Cubs & Dodgers in the second half & September

The first table below shows the team stats in the 2nd half. It sure looks like the Cubs had been playing better than the Dodgers, especially when you look at the OPS differential. The Cubs were ahead by .059 (.112 vs. .053). Run differential was a big edge for the Dodgers (127 vs. 27).

Stat	Cubs	Dodgers
W	49	43
L	25	29
Pct	0.662	0.597
Runs	423	307
Opp. Runs	296	280
Differential	127	27
OPS	0.811	0.749
Opp OPS	0.699	0.696
OPS Diff	0.112	0.053

The Cubs had an even bigger lead in Sept. They were 6.5 games better, 52 runs better and .068 better in OPS differential. Yet, the Dodgers easily beat the Cubs in the LCS. The Dodgers also swept their division series while it took the Cubs 5 games.

Stat	Cubs	Dodgers
W	19	13
L	10	17
Pct	0.655	0.433
Runs	147	114
Opp. Runs	114	133
Differential	33	-19
OPS	0.753	0.710
Opp OPS	0.705	0.730
OPS Diff	0.048	-0.020