I would have to disagree, that it equates to a coin flip. I don't think it's as cold as that. You hear NBA players talk about seeing the basket as big as a lake when they feel on.... and you hear similar about baseball players as well. Take Edwin..... when he used to be streaky and was off, you could see it at the plate that he was wayyyyyy off... and like wise when he was on.
I am sure that if a player is feeling confidence... and likewise a pitcher is seeing the stats that a batter is putting up... that effects things. In this case Jose fought off a tough pitch for the win.... so the pitcher didn't crumble at all.
I wonder if JPA was hitting where Lind was, if Maddon would have walked JB and EE to get to him.