Pfaadt did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over the Phillies in Game 7 of the NLCS, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks across four innings. He struck out seven.

EDGE Analysis

Pfaadt once again chained together a successful outing, pitching only four innings in the contest as the team turned things over to the bullpen ahead of anticipated rest days. Despite the shorter appearance, Pfaadt still impressed in the strikeout column. He has now pitched to a 11.9 K/9 in 16.2 postseason innings, compared to a 8.8 mark across 96 regular season innings. The hope heading into the World Series is that Pfaadt can maintain his newly discovered strikeout gains and continue his postseason success. He has pitched to a 2.70 ERA and 1.08 WHIP with 22 strikeouts in those 16.2 playoff innings.