The teams whose hitters had the higher regular - season contact rate have gone 32 - 14 in postseason series over that span .
That will rise to 34 - 14 if the Royals and Mets do n't relinquish hitters ' leads in the current round .
The teams whose hitters had the higher regular - season contact rate have gone 32 - 14 in postseason series over that span , and that will rise to 34 - 14 if the Royals and Mets do n't relinquish their leads in the current round .