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For the first time since 2018, the team with the best regular season record won the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers, 105-57 (.648) faced off against the second best team during the regular season, the Houston Astros, 103-59 (.636) in the 2022 World Series. The Dodgers won the series in six games.

The New York Mets were the only other team to finish with 100 or more wins.



Here are the Dodgers' top five batters by WAR:

• Mike Trout, CF (670 PA, 8.0 WAR)
  .302 AVG, .413 OBP, .542 SLG, 112 R, 30 HR, 82 RBI, 7 SB, 160 wRC+
• Yasiel Puig, RF (684 PA, 5.2 WAR)
  .274 AVG, .357 OBP, .508 SLG, 88R, 35 HR, 114 RBI, 0 SB, 140 wRC+
• Buster Posey, C (594 PA, 3.9 WAR)
  .278 AVG, .322 OBP, .411 SLG, 84 R, 15 HR, 56 RBI, 4 SB, 108 wRC+
• Cody Bellinger, 1B (583 PA, 3.9 WAR)
  .266 AVG, .329 OBP, .513 SLG, 76 R, 34 HR, 95 RBI, 1 SB, 130 wRC+
• Nolan Arenado, 3B (651 PA, 2.9 WAR)
  .233 AVG, .283 OBP, .454 SLG, 61 R, 32 HR, 96 RBI, 0 SB, 94 wRC+

And their top five pitchers by WAR:

• Julio Urias, SP (218.1 IP, 6.1 WAR)
  34 GS, 20 W, 5 L, 2.93 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 228 K, 1.4 BB/9, 9.4 K/9, 3.02 FIP
• Alex Wood, SP (219.2 IP, 5.6 WAR)
  33 GS, 13 W, 7 L, 2.66 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 196 K, 1.6 BB/9, 8.0 K/9, 3.22 FIP
• Sonny Gray, SP (214.1 IP, 3.5 WAR)
  31 GS, 13 W, 6 L, 2.65 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 135 K, 2.4 BB/9, 5.7 K/9, 3.90 FIP
• David A. Peterson, SP (138.2 IP, 3.2 WAR)
  21 GS, 12 W, 5 L, 2.99 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 134 K, 1.2 BB/9, 8.7 K/9, 3.37 FIP
• Yo****eru Yamamoto, SP (173.2 IP, 1.8 WAR)
  32 GS, 11 W, 6 L, 3.58 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 159 K, 3.2 BB/9, 8.2 K/9, 4.37 FIP

Overall, this looks like a team that excels at hitting the long ball (four of top five WAR hitters have 30 or more home runs) and limiting base runners (three of the top five WAR pitchers have a 1.00 WHIP and the other two are only 1.16). This team may be the most balanced between hitting and pitching talent of the past five champions.

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