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Coming into the game, current Dodgers were 2-for-19 against Hader in the regular season, and they didn’t score off him last postseason. So, just what makes Hader, well, Hader?\n\n“Analytics?” Hernandez said. “I don’t know -- extension, spin rate, whatever you want to call it. Drop, angle, bouncy. It gets there quick. He does a really good job of hiding it. He’s got an unorthodox windup, kind of. He’s aggressive, his hair is flowing everywhere. It always seems like his fastball is a tick higher than you think it is. It was all about matching the plane and keeping the swing short.”\n\nAccording to Statcast, the 95.5-mph pitch had a [spin rate](http://m.mlb.com/glossary/statcast/spin-rate) of 2327 RPM and a pitch height of 3.04 feet, and Hader had an [extension](http://m.mlb.com/glossary/statcast/extension) of 7.1 feet. It [exited](http://m.mlb.com/glossary/statcast/exit-velocity) at 106.1 mph and traveled an estimated 399 feet with a [launch angle](http://m.mlb.com/glossary/statcast/launch-angle) of 20 degrees and a hang time of 4.3 second.
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\n\nRoberts seemed to think the key pitch was the one that preceded the homer, an inside fastball plate umpire Brian O’Nora called strike two. Hernandez thought it was ball one. He described it with an expletive after the game, but during the game he responded by backing off the plate.\n\n“Actually, it might have worked in our favor,” Roberts said, “because he backed off and gave himself extra room and put a short swing on the next pitch.”\n\nHader said he wanted the fastball in on Hernandez's hands, but the height was right. He was more upset about walking
\n\n \n\nThe Dodgers cut the deficit in half in the second inning.
\n\nStripling struck out eight and walked three in 4 2/3 innings.\n\n“MVP and 11 homers for a reason,” Stripling said of Yelich’s homer.\n\nReliever