# MLB: The Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [October 2, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989 "2023-10-02T04:45:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989/301 "2023-11-04T20:25:07Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I’d be curious to hear an explanation of why teams play better on the road. The Rangers went 50-31 at home and 41-40 on the road during the regular season. Don’t use 16 games to reach such an overly broad conclusion - baseball is full of enough small sample size statistical anomalies as it is. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989/302 "2023-11-04T20:26:44Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I’d be curious to hear an explanation of why teams play better on the road. MOST teams play better at home over the course of a season. This year, Texas was 50-31 at home, and 40-41 on the road. Their road record in the postseason was, IMO, a huge anomaly. The Houston-Texas playoff series this year was only the second time that a road team won each game. Which reenforces the fact that teams are generally better at home than on the road. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989/303 "2023-11-05T22:02:31Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Given that the Rangers went 11-0 on the road but only 2-4 at home, I’d be curious to hear an explanation of why teams play better on the road. It’s just a fluke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989.md?page=15)