Game 1: Nationals 2, Yankees 1 (13 innings)
WP: Albers (3-0)
LP: Betances (1-1)
HR: S Castro (3)
Game 2: Nationals 9, Yankees 8
WP: Kintzler (1-0)
LP: Chapman (0-2)
HR: Goodwin (1), Sanchez (8), Harper (3), MA Taylor (4)
Game 3: Nationals 5, Yankees 0
WP: Gonzalez (4-1)
LP: Sabathia (1-1)
HR: Zimmerman (7)
Game 4: Nationals 4, Yankees 3 (10 innings)
WP: Kintzler (2-0)
LP: Kahnle (1-1)
Save: Doolittle (3)
HR: Judge (9), Hicks (1)
The vaunted New York bullpen suffered repeated meltdowns in the four games as the Nationals won three of the contests in their final at-bats.
The series opened in Washington with Max Scherzer (eight innings, four hits, 11 strikeouts) and Luis Severino (7.1 innings, three hits, 10 strikeouts) matching goose eggs. Their relievers followed suit until the 13th, when Starlin Castro hit a two-out homer off Matt Albers, in his third inning of relief, With Arodis Chapman and David Robertson having already been used, the Yankees used Dellin Betances in the bottom of the inning. Pinch-hitter Howie Kendrick singled. After Trea Turner popped up, Betances walked Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon and Daniel Murphy (with a wild pitch mixed in) in succession to tie the game. With Ryan Zimmerman at the plate, Harper then scored the winning run on a passed ball charged to Gary Sanchez.
That pitchers duel was followed by Game Two's slugfest. Masahiro Tanaka was pretty good for five innings (one run allowed) but Betances and Adam Warren each allowed three runs in one inning of work apiece. The Yankees scored four runs off Jacob Turner in the sixth and two more in the ninth off Matt Grace to take an 8-7 lead, but Chapman allowed singles to Harper and Rendon in the bottom of the inning followed by Zimmerman's two-out two-run double.
Gio Gonzalez took a two-hit shutout into the ninth of Game Three in Yankee Stadium, while Zimmerman hit a two-run homer and Matt Wieters chased home two runs with a double. Gonzalez walked the leadoff man in the ninth, and Brandon Kintzler entered to get three outs from two hitters, Aaron Judge and Sanchez, to end it.
The Nats wrapped up the series with another extra-inning win in Game Four. Wieters doubled in three runs in the second inning. Judge hit a two-run homer for New York in the third off Stephen Strasburg, and Aaron Hicks a solo shot in the fifth to tie the game at three. It remained 3-3 into the 10th. Tommy Kahnle walked Jayson Werth to open the inning, then allowed a single to Michael A. Taylor, advancing Werth to third. Betances entered and got a popup and a strikeout before walking Harper and Rendon to plate the go-ahead run. Sean Doolittle worked a perfect bottom of the 10th with a pair of strikeouts to end the game and series.
Player of the Series: Matt Wieters
Projected rotation: Scherzer-Gonzalez-Strasburg-Rourke-(Scherzer)-(Gonzalez)-(Strasburg)
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Saturday, March 9, 2019
End of Round 3: George bracket
Eliminated: 1924 Senators, 1961 Indians
2017 teams won both series. The 1961 team and the 1924 team lost their series.
One higher seed won, one higher seed lost.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
George bracket: 2017 Yankees defeat 1961 Indians in five games
Game 1: Yankees 2. Indians 0
WP: Severino (2-1)
LP: Grant (3-1)
Save: Chapman (4)
HR: Judge (6)
Game 2: Yankees 4, Indians 3
WP: Warren (2-0)
LP: Bell (0-3)
Save: Chapman (5)
HR: Judge (7), Piersall (1), Dillard (2)
Game 3: Yankees 4, Indians 2
WP: Green (2-0)
LP: Stigman (0-3)
Save: Chapman (6)
HR: T Frazier 2 (2)
Game 4: Indians 2, Yankees 1
WP: Latman (3-0)
LP: Pineda (0-1)
Save: Funk (3)
HR: Sanchez (7)
Game 5: Yankees 5, Indians 2
WP: Severino (3-1)
LP: Grant (3-2)
Save: Chapman (7)
HR: Judge (8), Kirkland (4)
The Yankee bullpen collectively worked 13 scoreless innings over the five games, allowing two hits.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first of the Yankee Stadium opener off Mudcat Grant, and that concluded the scoring for the day, Luis Severino allowed four hits in six innings for the win, and Dellin Betances, David Robertson and Aroldis Chapman each worked an inning.
Judge tied Game Two with an eighth-inning homer off Gary Bell. Chase Headley doubled home Gary Sanchez later in the inning with the winning run. Adam Warren, the second of three relievers, got the win.
The series shifted to 1961 and Municipal Stadium in Cleveland for Game Three. Todd Frazier hit a pair of homers and drove in all four runs to wreck Dick Stigman's long relief outing, initated when start Jim Perry was injured after two scoreless innings. Stigman allowed four runs on five hits in six innings. Chad Green was credited with the win.
Michael Pineda, New York's fourth starter for this series, wild-pitched home both Cleveland runs in Game Four. That was enough for the Tribe, who got seven innings of one-run, four-hit ball from Barry Latman and pieced together the final six outs from three relievers.
Severino and the bullpen wrapped up the series in Game Five. Judge hit his third homer of the series in the fourth inning. Severino didn't allow a hit until two outs into the sixth, when Willie Kirkland followed a Starlin Castro error with a homer. Severino finished the inning, but the Yankees then started their bullpen parade, with Tommy Kahnle, Robertson and Chapman each throwing a hitless inning -- a four-pitcher one-hitter.
Player of the series: Aroldis Chapman
Yankee staff on full rest for the next round.
Projected rotation: Severino-Tanaka-Sabathia-Montgomery-(Severino)-(Tanaka)-(Sabathia)
WP: Severino (2-1)
LP: Grant (3-1)
Save: Chapman (4)
HR: Judge (6)
Game 2: Yankees 4, Indians 3
WP: Warren (2-0)
LP: Bell (0-3)
Save: Chapman (5)
HR: Judge (7), Piersall (1), Dillard (2)
Game 3: Yankees 4, Indians 2
WP: Green (2-0)
LP: Stigman (0-3)
Save: Chapman (6)
HR: T Frazier 2 (2)
Game 4: Indians 2, Yankees 1
WP: Latman (3-0)
LP: Pineda (0-1)
Save: Funk (3)
HR: Sanchez (7)
Game 5: Yankees 5, Indians 2
WP: Severino (3-1)
LP: Grant (3-2)
Save: Chapman (7)
HR: Judge (8), Kirkland (4)
The Yankee bullpen collectively worked 13 scoreless innings over the five games, allowing two hits.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first of the Yankee Stadium opener off Mudcat Grant, and that concluded the scoring for the day, Luis Severino allowed four hits in six innings for the win, and Dellin Betances, David Robertson and Aroldis Chapman each worked an inning.
Judge tied Game Two with an eighth-inning homer off Gary Bell. Chase Headley doubled home Gary Sanchez later in the inning with the winning run. Adam Warren, the second of three relievers, got the win.
The series shifted to 1961 and Municipal Stadium in Cleveland for Game Three. Todd Frazier hit a pair of homers and drove in all four runs to wreck Dick Stigman's long relief outing, initated when start Jim Perry was injured after two scoreless innings. Stigman allowed four runs on five hits in six innings. Chad Green was credited with the win.
Michael Pineda, New York's fourth starter for this series, wild-pitched home both Cleveland runs in Game Four. That was enough for the Tribe, who got seven innings of one-run, four-hit ball from Barry Latman and pieced together the final six outs from three relievers.
Severino and the bullpen wrapped up the series in Game Five. Judge hit his third homer of the series in the fourth inning. Severino didn't allow a hit until two outs into the sixth, when Willie Kirkland followed a Starlin Castro error with a homer. Severino finished the inning, but the Yankees then started their bullpen parade, with Tommy Kahnle, Robertson and Chapman each throwing a hitless inning -- a four-pitcher one-hitter.
Player of the series: Aroldis Chapman
Yankee staff on full rest for the next round.
Projected rotation: Severino-Tanaka-Sabathia-Montgomery-(Severino)-(Tanaka)-(Sabathia)
Monday, February 25, 2019
George bracket: 2017 Washington Nationals defeat 1924 Washington Senators in seven games
Game 1: Senators 4, Nationals 3 (10 innings)
WP: Marberry (3-0)
LP: Doolittle (0-1)
HR: Harper (2), Lind (1)
Game 2: Senators 5, Nationals 2
WP: Mogridge (2-1)
LP: Gonzalez (2-1)
Save: Marberry (2)
HR: Bluege (2)
Game 3: Nationals 5, Senators 1
WP: Strasburg (2-1)
LP: Zachary (1-1)
HR: Wieters (1)
Game 4: Senators 1, Nationals 0
WP: Johnson (5-0)
LP: Roark (2-1)
Game 5: Nationals 5, Senators 4
WP: Scherzer (2-0)
LP: Zachary (1-2)
Save: Doolittle (1)
HR: Kendrick (1), Rendon 2 (4)
Game 6: Nationals 5, Senators 4
WP: Gonzalez (3-1)
LP: Mogridge (2-2)
Save: Kintzler (1)
HR: Zimmerman 2 (6)
Game 7: Nationals 4, Senators 3
WP: Strasburg (3-1)
LP: Johnson (5-1)
Save: Doolittle (2)
HR: Rendon (5), Taylor (3)
The Nationals had to win three straight one-run games -- and hand Walter Johnson his first loss of the tournament -- to advance to the elite eight.
The Nats almost beat Johnson in the opener. Bryce Harper's two-run homer gave the Nats a first-inning lead. Sam Rice tied it with a two-RBI single in the sixth, and the score remained tied at 2 into the 10th. Adam Lind led off the top of the 10th with a homer off Fred Marberry, but the Senators rallied with two outs in the bottom of the 10th off Sean Doolittle. Bucky Harris walked, Rice plated him with a double, and Goose Goslin singled Rice home.
The Senators led all the way in Game 3. Rice brought home a run in the first with a sac fly, and and Ossie Bluege' leadoff homer started a two-run second. George Mogridge went 6.2 innings for the win, with Allen Russell and Marberry splitting the rest of the outs.
The series shifted to 2017 and Nationals Park, and the Nats roughed up Tom Zachary for four runs in the first inning. The lefty was pulled after that frame, but Stephen Strasburg allowed one run in six innings for the win. The Nats used four relievers over the final three innings; they didn't allow a hit.
Johnson fired a five-hit shutout in Game 4 to put the Senators one game from advancing. The Big Train walked one and struck out 11. And he needed to be that good, as the only run the Senators got off Tanner Roark was unearned.
Facing elimination, the Nats got two homers from Anthony Rendon and another from Howard Kendrick to support Max Scherzer, who allowed three runs on nine hits in 7.1 innings. The Senators scored a run in the ninth off Doolittle to make it a one-run loss.
The series reverted to 1924 and Griffith Stadium. Once again, the Nationals won 5-4; this time they got two homers from Ryan Zimmerman. The Nats took a 5-0 lead into the ninth, and Doolittle again struggled, allowing four runs before Brandon Kintzler entered to get the last two outs with the tying run on third.
The Senators opened the finale with their, but Rendon hit a two-run homer in the first off Johnson, and Michael Taylor hit another in the fourth. Strasburg allowed two runs, one unearned, in six innings, and the Nationals bullpen allowed one run over the final three innings. Doolittle finally had a scoreless inning in the ninth to seal the series.
Player of the series: Anthony Rendon
Pitcher availability: Every reliever is available, but Kintzler pitched in six of the seven games, while Madson and Doolittle pitched in each of the final three games.
Projected rotation: Scherzer-Roark-Gonzalez-Strasburg-(Scherzer)-(Roark)-(Gonzalez)
WP: Marberry (3-0)
LP: Doolittle (0-1)
HR: Harper (2), Lind (1)
Game 2: Senators 5, Nationals 2
WP: Mogridge (2-1)
LP: Gonzalez (2-1)
Save: Marberry (2)
HR: Bluege (2)
Game 3: Nationals 5, Senators 1
WP: Strasburg (2-1)
LP: Zachary (1-1)
HR: Wieters (1)
Game 4: Senators 1, Nationals 0
WP: Johnson (5-0)
LP: Roark (2-1)
Game 5: Nationals 5, Senators 4
WP: Scherzer (2-0)
LP: Zachary (1-2)
Save: Doolittle (1)
HR: Kendrick (1), Rendon 2 (4)
Game 6: Nationals 5, Senators 4
WP: Gonzalez (3-1)
LP: Mogridge (2-2)
Save: Kintzler (1)
HR: Zimmerman 2 (6)
Game 7: Nationals 4, Senators 3
WP: Strasburg (3-1)
LP: Johnson (5-1)
Save: Doolittle (2)
HR: Rendon (5), Taylor (3)
The Nationals had to win three straight one-run games -- and hand Walter Johnson his first loss of the tournament -- to advance to the elite eight.
The Nats almost beat Johnson in the opener. Bryce Harper's two-run homer gave the Nats a first-inning lead. Sam Rice tied it with a two-RBI single in the sixth, and the score remained tied at 2 into the 10th. Adam Lind led off the top of the 10th with a homer off Fred Marberry, but the Senators rallied with two outs in the bottom of the 10th off Sean Doolittle. Bucky Harris walked, Rice plated him with a double, and Goose Goslin singled Rice home.
The Senators led all the way in Game 3. Rice brought home a run in the first with a sac fly, and and Ossie Bluege' leadoff homer started a two-run second. George Mogridge went 6.2 innings for the win, with Allen Russell and Marberry splitting the rest of the outs.
The series shifted to 2017 and Nationals Park, and the Nats roughed up Tom Zachary for four runs in the first inning. The lefty was pulled after that frame, but Stephen Strasburg allowed one run in six innings for the win. The Nats used four relievers over the final three innings; they didn't allow a hit.
Johnson fired a five-hit shutout in Game 4 to put the Senators one game from advancing. The Big Train walked one and struck out 11. And he needed to be that good, as the only run the Senators got off Tanner Roark was unearned.
Facing elimination, the Nats got two homers from Anthony Rendon and another from Howard Kendrick to support Max Scherzer, who allowed three runs on nine hits in 7.1 innings. The Senators scored a run in the ninth off Doolittle to make it a one-run loss.
The series reverted to 1924 and Griffith Stadium. Once again, the Nationals won 5-4; this time they got two homers from Ryan Zimmerman. The Nats took a 5-0 lead into the ninth, and Doolittle again struggled, allowing four runs before Brandon Kintzler entered to get the last two outs with the tying run on third.
The Senators opened the finale with their, but Rendon hit a two-run homer in the first off Johnson, and Michael Taylor hit another in the fourth. Strasburg allowed two runs, one unearned, in six innings, and the Nationals bullpen allowed one run over the final three innings. Doolittle finally had a scoreless inning in the ninth to seal the series.
Player of the series: Anthony Rendon
Pitcher availability: Every reliever is available, but Kintzler pitched in six of the seven games, while Madson and Doolittle pitched in each of the final three games.
Projected rotation: Scherzer-Roark-Gonzalez-Strasburg-(Scherzer)-(Roark)-(Gonzalez)
Sunday, January 6, 2019
End of Round 2: George bracket
Teams eliminated: 2017 Astros, 1961 Dodgers, 1924 Reds, 1961 White Sox
2017 teams won two series, lost one. 1961 teams won one series, lost two. 1924 teams won one series, lost one.
One lower seeded team won, the 1961 Indians over the 2017 Astros.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
George bracket: 1924 Senators defeat 1961 White Sox in five games
Game 1: Senators 7, White Sox 2
WP: W Johnson (3-0)
LP: Herbert (0-1)
HR: Sievers (4)
Game 2: White Sox 6, Senators 0
WP: Wynn (2-0)
LP: Mogridge (1-1)\
Game 3: Senators 3, White Sox 0
WP: Zachary (1-0)
LP: Pizzaro (1-2)
Save: Marberry (1)
Game 4: Senators 16, White Sox 3
WP: W Johnson (4-0)
LP: Pierce (1-2)
HR: Judge 2 (2)
Game 5: Senators 4, White Sox 3
WP: Marberry (2-0)
LP: Herbert (0-2)
Save: Speece (1)
HR: Bluege (1)
Washington scored 30 runs in the six games while allowing 15, and its bullpen allowed one unearned run in 12 innings.
The Senators needed no bullpen in the first game, played in Washington. Walter Johnson threw a four-hitter, allowing a homer to Roy Sievers in the fifth and an unearned tally in the ninth. Washington had a four-run lead before the White Sox had base runner. Ossie Bluege drove in four runs, two on a triple in the seventh. Goose Goslin scored three times, and Joe Judge went 4-for-4.
Early Wynn evened the series with a four-hit shutout in Game Two. He walked two and fanned three. Chicago racked George Mogridge for five runs on nine hits in three innings. Luis Aparico doubled twice, scored twice and went 4-for-5. Sievers went 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
The series shifted to 1961 and Comiskey Park. Tom Zachary blanked the Sox for eight innings, and Fred Marberry completed the shutout in Game Three. Judge singled, stole a base, scored a run and drove in a run for the Senators.
Game Four was an utter rout. Johnson allowed one earned run (and two unearned) in six innings before giving way to Slim McGrew and Paul Zahniser. Judge hit a pair of homers and drove in eight runs. He also had two singles and a double and scored three times. Earl McNeely was 5-for-6 with four runs scored. Johnson drove in three runs himself.
Bluege hit a two-run homer off Ray Herbert in the top of the eighth to put Washington up for good in Game Five. Marberry started for Washington and got the win with seven innings of three-run, six-hit ball; By Speece allowed one single in two innings but faced the minimum of six hitters for the save that wrapped up the series. Bluege was 3-for-4 and Nemo Leibold scored twice for Washington.
Player of the Series: Joe Judge
Staff will be fully rested for the third round
Projected rotation: Johnson-Mogridge-Zachary-Johnson-(?Ogden?)-(Mogridge)-(Johnson)
WP: W Johnson (3-0)
LP: Herbert (0-1)
HR: Sievers (4)
Game 2: White Sox 6, Senators 0
WP: Wynn (2-0)
LP: Mogridge (1-1)\
Game 3: Senators 3, White Sox 0
WP: Zachary (1-0)
LP: Pizzaro (1-2)
Save: Marberry (1)
Game 4: Senators 16, White Sox 3
WP: W Johnson (4-0)
LP: Pierce (1-2)
HR: Judge 2 (2)
Game 5: Senators 4, White Sox 3
WP: Marberry (2-0)
LP: Herbert (0-2)
Save: Speece (1)
HR: Bluege (1)
Washington scored 30 runs in the six games while allowing 15, and its bullpen allowed one unearned run in 12 innings.
The Senators needed no bullpen in the first game, played in Washington. Walter Johnson threw a four-hitter, allowing a homer to Roy Sievers in the fifth and an unearned tally in the ninth. Washington had a four-run lead before the White Sox had base runner. Ossie Bluege drove in four runs, two on a triple in the seventh. Goose Goslin scored three times, and Joe Judge went 4-for-4.
Early Wynn evened the series with a four-hit shutout in Game Two. He walked two and fanned three. Chicago racked George Mogridge for five runs on nine hits in three innings. Luis Aparico doubled twice, scored twice and went 4-for-5. Sievers went 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
The series shifted to 1961 and Comiskey Park. Tom Zachary blanked the Sox for eight innings, and Fred Marberry completed the shutout in Game Three. Judge singled, stole a base, scored a run and drove in a run for the Senators.
Game Four was an utter rout. Johnson allowed one earned run (and two unearned) in six innings before giving way to Slim McGrew and Paul Zahniser. Judge hit a pair of homers and drove in eight runs. He also had two singles and a double and scored three times. Earl McNeely was 5-for-6 with four runs scored. Johnson drove in three runs himself.
Bluege hit a two-run homer off Ray Herbert in the top of the eighth to put Washington up for good in Game Five. Marberry started for Washington and got the win with seven innings of three-run, six-hit ball; By Speece allowed one single in two innings but faced the minimum of six hitters for the save that wrapped up the series. Bluege was 3-for-4 and Nemo Leibold scored twice for Washington.
Player of the Series: Joe Judge
Staff will be fully rested for the third round
Projected rotation: Johnson-Mogridge-Zachary-Johnson-(?Ogden?)-(Mogridge)-(Johnson)
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
George backet: 2017 Nationals defeat 1924 Reds in five games
Game 1: Nationals 17, Reds 1
WP: Scherzer (1-0)
LP: Rixey (1-2)
HR: Murphy (1), MA Taylor (2), Rendon (1), Harper (1), Scherzer (2)
Game 2: Nationals 4, Reds 1
WP: Gonzalez (2-0)
LP: Luque (1-1)
Save: Kelley (1)
Game 3: Reds 3, Nationals 2
WP: Mays (3-0)
LP: Strasburg (1-1)
HR: Zimmerman (3)
Game 4: Nationals 11, Reds 2
WP: Roark (2-0)
LP: Donohue (0-2)
HR: Murphy (2), Turner (2), Rendon (2), Wieters (1), Zimmerman (4)
Game 5: Nationals 9, Reds 5 (12 innings)
WP: Albers (2-0)
LP: May (0-1)
HR: Zimmerman (5), Roush (1)
The Nationals overpowered the Reds, making even spacious Redlands Field play small while outhomering Cincinnati 12 to 1 and outscoring the Reds 43-12. A third of the Reds runs came in their final at-bats of the series.
The Nats opened with a bang, scoring two runs in the second inning of the opener and adding three more in each of the third and fifth innings. Winning pitcher Max Scherzer hit a grand slam in a nine-run sixth inning. He pitched eight innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits.
Matt Wieters tripled and doubled, scoring twice and driving in another, as the Nats took Game Two. Jayson Werth went 3-for-3. Gio Gonzalez allowed one run on two hits in six innings.
The series shifted to 1924 and Cincinnati's Redlands Field, where Carl Mays threw a complete game, scattering eight hits, in Game Three. Ivy Wingo singled in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning after Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer for the Nats.
The Nats put Game Four away early, with Trea Turner and Daniel Murphy opening the contest with back-to-back homers off Pete Donohue. The Nats also got two doubles and a triple in the opening frame. Anthony Rendon homered in the second, and Tanner Roark and three relievers cruised from there.
Scherzer and Eppa Rixey dueled in Game Five. Zimmerman homered in the second, and Wingo singled home Curt Walker in the sixth to tie it. Rixey went 10 innings before giving way to a pinch-hitter. Scherzer left after seven innings, with Oliver Perez, Brandon Kintzler and Matt Albers combining for four scoreless innings. The Nats erupted for eight runs in the top of the 12th, aided by a pair of Hughie Critz errors and a passed ball. The Reds scored four runs in the bottom of the inning, with Edd Roush hitting a two-run homer, but Shawn Kelly got the last out to end the game and series.
Player of the Series: Max Scherzer
Projected rotation: Scherzer-Gonzalez-Strasburg-Roark-(Scherzer)-(Gonzalez)-(Strasburg)
WP: Scherzer (1-0)
LP: Rixey (1-2)
HR: Murphy (1), MA Taylor (2), Rendon (1), Harper (1), Scherzer (2)
Game 2: Nationals 4, Reds 1
WP: Gonzalez (2-0)
LP: Luque (1-1)
Save: Kelley (1)
Game 3: Reds 3, Nationals 2
WP: Mays (3-0)
LP: Strasburg (1-1)
HR: Zimmerman (3)
Game 4: Nationals 11, Reds 2
WP: Roark (2-0)
LP: Donohue (0-2)
HR: Murphy (2), Turner (2), Rendon (2), Wieters (1), Zimmerman (4)
Game 5: Nationals 9, Reds 5 (12 innings)
WP: Albers (2-0)
LP: May (0-1)
HR: Zimmerman (5), Roush (1)
The Nationals overpowered the Reds, making even spacious Redlands Field play small while outhomering Cincinnati 12 to 1 and outscoring the Reds 43-12. A third of the Reds runs came in their final at-bats of the series.
The Nats opened with a bang, scoring two runs in the second inning of the opener and adding three more in each of the third and fifth innings. Winning pitcher Max Scherzer hit a grand slam in a nine-run sixth inning. He pitched eight innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits.
Matt Wieters tripled and doubled, scoring twice and driving in another, as the Nats took Game Two. Jayson Werth went 3-for-3. Gio Gonzalez allowed one run on two hits in six innings.
The series shifted to 1924 and Cincinnati's Redlands Field, where Carl Mays threw a complete game, scattering eight hits, in Game Three. Ivy Wingo singled in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning after Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer for the Nats.
The Nats put Game Four away early, with Trea Turner and Daniel Murphy opening the contest with back-to-back homers off Pete Donohue. The Nats also got two doubles and a triple in the opening frame. Anthony Rendon homered in the second, and Tanner Roark and three relievers cruised from there.
Scherzer and Eppa Rixey dueled in Game Five. Zimmerman homered in the second, and Wingo singled home Curt Walker in the sixth to tie it. Rixey went 10 innings before giving way to a pinch-hitter. Scherzer left after seven innings, with Oliver Perez, Brandon Kintzler and Matt Albers combining for four scoreless innings. The Nats erupted for eight runs in the top of the 12th, aided by a pair of Hughie Critz errors and a passed ball. The Reds scored four runs in the bottom of the inning, with Edd Roush hitting a two-run homer, but Shawn Kelly got the last out to end the game and series.
Player of the Series: Max Scherzer
Projected rotation: Scherzer-Gonzalez-Strasburg-Roark-(Scherzer)-(Gonzalez)-(Strasburg)
Saturday, October 20, 2018
George bracket: 2017 Yankees defeat 1961 Dodgers in six games
Game 1: Dodgers 4, Yankees 0
WP: Koufax (2-1)
LP: Severino (1-1)
Save: L Sherry (3)
HR: Snider (2)
Game 2: Yankees 12, Dodgers 6
WP: Kahnle (1-0)
LP: Williams (0-1)
HR: Judge (5), Sanchez (1)
Game 3: Yankees 11, Dodgers 9
WP: Shreve (1-0)
LP: Perranoski (0-1)
Save: Chapman (2)
HR: Fairly (1), Sanchez 2 (3), Larker (2), Neal 2 (2), Gregorius (3), Judge (6), Roseboro (3), Snider (3), Holliday (1)
Game 4: Dodgers 9, Yankees 1
WP: Podres (1-0)
LP: Garcia (0-1)
HR: Sanchez (4), Moon (3), Hodges (1)
Game 5: Yankees 4, Dodgers 3
WP: Green (1-0)
LP: Koufax (2-2)
Save: Chapman (3)
HR: Sanchez 2 (6), Snider (4)
Game 6: Yankees 4, Dodgers 2
WP: Betances (1-0)
LP: Perranoski (0-2)
HR: Castro (2), Holliday (2), Howard (1), Gilliam (1)
In a series of power hitters and power pitchers, three of the Yankees four wins came on home runs in their final at-bats.
Sandy Koufax dominated Game One in new Yankee Stadium, striking out 13 in 7.2 innnings, including seven in a row from the second through fourth innings. Koufax allowed four hits and three walks but was relieved after loading the bases with two outs in the eighth. Larry Sherry struck out three of the four men he faced for the save.
The Yankees bats awoke in Game Two. Gary Shanchez drove in six runs with a three-run homer and three-run triple. Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer and Didi Gregorius hit a two-run shot. Tommy Kahnle fanned both hitters he faced to get out of a fifth-inning jam created by starter CC Sabathia and was credited with the win.
The series shifted to 1961 and the misshapen L.A. Memorial Coliseum, and the two teams combined for 10 homers in Game Three. The Dodgers took a 9-8 lead into the ninth, but with two outs and one one defensive sub Daryl Spencer booted a grounder, and Sanchez followed with a three-run homer off Ron Perranoski. It was Sanchez's second homer of the game. Charley Neal also homered twice. Chasen Shreve, who got a double play from the only hitter he faced, was the winner.
Johnny Podres allowed a solo homer to Sanchez in Game Four but otherwise keeping the visitors off the scoreboard. Podres drove in three runs himself with a pair of singles and allowed eight hits in eight innings.
Koufax was again dominant in Game Five -- until the eighth inning. He had allowed just two hits in seven innings, one a homer by Sanchez. But in the eighth he walked Aaron Hicks and allowed a single to Starlin Castro. One out later, Sanchez hit another homer and turned a 3-1 L.A. lead into a 4-3 N.Y. lead, and Arodis Chapman threw a perfect ninth to save it for Chad Green.
The series returned to 2017 and New York. Frank Howard and Junior Gilliam each homered off Sabathia to stake Stan Williams to an early lead, but Matt Holliday homered to narrow the gap and brought home the tying run with a double play grounder in the seventh. And in the bottom of the ninth, Ron Perranoski hit Todd Frazier with a pitch, and Castro followed with a series-cliching walkoff homer.
Player of the Series: Gary Sanchez
Projected rotation: Severino-Tanaka-Sabathia-(?Pineda?)-(Severino)-(Tanaka)-(Sabathia)
WP: Koufax (2-1)
LP: Severino (1-1)
Save: L Sherry (3)
HR: Snider (2)
Game 2: Yankees 12, Dodgers 6
WP: Kahnle (1-0)
LP: Williams (0-1)
HR: Judge (5), Sanchez (1)
Game 3: Yankees 11, Dodgers 9
WP: Shreve (1-0)
LP: Perranoski (0-1)
Save: Chapman (2)
HR: Fairly (1), Sanchez 2 (3), Larker (2), Neal 2 (2), Gregorius (3), Judge (6), Roseboro (3), Snider (3), Holliday (1)
Game 4: Dodgers 9, Yankees 1
WP: Podres (1-0)
LP: Garcia (0-1)
HR: Sanchez (4), Moon (3), Hodges (1)
Game 5: Yankees 4, Dodgers 3
WP: Green (1-0)
LP: Koufax (2-2)
Save: Chapman (3)
HR: Sanchez 2 (6), Snider (4)
Game 6: Yankees 4, Dodgers 2
WP: Betances (1-0)
LP: Perranoski (0-2)
HR: Castro (2), Holliday (2), Howard (1), Gilliam (1)
In a series of power hitters and power pitchers, three of the Yankees four wins came on home runs in their final at-bats.
Sandy Koufax dominated Game One in new Yankee Stadium, striking out 13 in 7.2 innnings, including seven in a row from the second through fourth innings. Koufax allowed four hits and three walks but was relieved after loading the bases with two outs in the eighth. Larry Sherry struck out three of the four men he faced for the save.
The Yankees bats awoke in Game Two. Gary Shanchez drove in six runs with a three-run homer and three-run triple. Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer and Didi Gregorius hit a two-run shot. Tommy Kahnle fanned both hitters he faced to get out of a fifth-inning jam created by starter CC Sabathia and was credited with the win.
The series shifted to 1961 and the misshapen L.A. Memorial Coliseum, and the two teams combined for 10 homers in Game Three. The Dodgers took a 9-8 lead into the ninth, but with two outs and one one defensive sub Daryl Spencer booted a grounder, and Sanchez followed with a three-run homer off Ron Perranoski. It was Sanchez's second homer of the game. Charley Neal also homered twice. Chasen Shreve, who got a double play from the only hitter he faced, was the winner.
Johnny Podres allowed a solo homer to Sanchez in Game Four but otherwise keeping the visitors off the scoreboard. Podres drove in three runs himself with a pair of singles and allowed eight hits in eight innings.
Koufax was again dominant in Game Five -- until the eighth inning. He had allowed just two hits in seven innings, one a homer by Sanchez. But in the eighth he walked Aaron Hicks and allowed a single to Starlin Castro. One out later, Sanchez hit another homer and turned a 3-1 L.A. lead into a 4-3 N.Y. lead, and Arodis Chapman threw a perfect ninth to save it for Chad Green.
The series returned to 2017 and New York. Frank Howard and Junior Gilliam each homered off Sabathia to stake Stan Williams to an early lead, but Matt Holliday homered to narrow the gap and brought home the tying run with a double play grounder in the seventh. And in the bottom of the ninth, Ron Perranoski hit Todd Frazier with a pitch, and Castro followed with a series-cliching walkoff homer.
Player of the Series: Gary Sanchez
Projected rotation: Severino-Tanaka-Sabathia-(?Pineda?)-(Severino)-(Tanaka)-(Sabathia)
Sunday, October 14, 2018
George bracket: 1961 Indians beat 2017 Astros in six games
Game 1: Indians 9, Astros 5
WP: Grant (2-0)
LP: Verlander (0-1)
HR: Kirkland (2), Temple (1)
Game 2: Astros 6, Indians 5 (11 innings)
WP: Harris (1-0)
LP: Stigman (0-2)
HR: Gurriel (2), Held (1)
Game 3: Astros 4, Indians 3
WP: Morton (1-0)
LP: Bell (0-2)
Save: Giles (3)
HR: Gurriel (3)
Game 4: Indians 12, Astros 6
WP: Latman (2-0)
LP: McHugh (0-1)
HR: Francona 2 (3), Correa (4), Romano (2)
Game 5: Indians 2, Astros 1
WP: Grant (3-0)
LP: Verlander (0-2)
Game 6: Indians 5, Astros 3
WP: J Perry (2-0)
LP: Keuchel (1-1)
HR: McCann (1), Essegian (1), Held (2), Kirkland (3)
The 1961 Tribe upset the 2017 champions, getting complete games in the final two games and outscoring the Astros by 11 runs over the six contests.
The Astros jumped out in front in the opener at Minute Maid Park, with Jose Altuve and Marwin Gonzalez getting RBI hits in a three-run third. But the Tribe scored three of their own in the top of the fourth, with Johnny Temple hitting an unlikely two-run homer off Justin Verlander. Willie Kirkland's home in the fifth drove Verlander from the mound, and the Tribe tagged Luke Gregerson for three more in the sixth, with Kirkland picking up two more RBIs.
Houston even the series with an 11-inning win in Game Two. With two outs in the 11th, Altuve doubled and Gonzalez singled him in to make Dick Stigman the loser. Woodie Held hit for the cycle in Cleveland's loss, going 5-for-5 with two singles, a double, a triple and a homer. The homer came in the eighth inning off Francisco Liriano and tied the game.
The series shifted to 1961 and Memorial Stadium in Cleveland for Game Three. Yuri Gurriel hit a three-run homer in the second off Gary Bell. The Tribe did work a 3-3 tie, but consecutive doubles in the seventh from Gurriel and Alex Bregman put the Astros back in front, and Houston relievers Brad Peacock and Ken Gile stranded five baserunners in the final two innings to protect that lead.
Houston's Game Four starter, Collin McHugh, lasted just two innings, allowing six runs, five earned. Kirkland had three RBIs off McHugh. The Astros pulled within two runs after five innings, but in the sixth Tito Francona hit a three-run homer off Peacock. John Romano and Francona added solo shots in the eighth and ninth innings respectively.
Mudcat Grant outdueled Verlander in Game Five. Verlander yielded two runs in six innings on five hits; Grant went the distance on a four-hitter, with the only run coming in the sixth when Gonzalez followed Altuve's two-out single with a double. Grant struck out seven and walked none. Romano and Temple had the RBIs for the Indians.
The series reverted to 2017 and Houston for Game Six, and the Astros scored a pair of first inning runs. But designated hitter Chuck Essigian homered in the second off Dallas Keuchel, and Held hit a two-run homer to put Cleveland ahead. Kirkland hit another two-run homer in the fifth, and Jim Perry took it from there. Perry threw an eight-hitter, only four of them after the first inning, and walked none.
Player of the Series: Willie Kirkland
Projected rotation: Grant-Bell-Perry-Latman-(Grant)-(Bell)-(Perry)
WP: Grant (2-0)
LP: Verlander (0-1)
HR: Kirkland (2), Temple (1)
Game 2: Astros 6, Indians 5 (11 innings)
WP: Harris (1-0)
LP: Stigman (0-2)
HR: Gurriel (2), Held (1)
Game 3: Astros 4, Indians 3
WP: Morton (1-0)
LP: Bell (0-2)
Save: Giles (3)
HR: Gurriel (3)
Game 4: Indians 12, Astros 6
WP: Latman (2-0)
LP: McHugh (0-1)
HR: Francona 2 (3), Correa (4), Romano (2)
Game 5: Indians 2, Astros 1
WP: Grant (3-0)
LP: Verlander (0-2)
Game 6: Indians 5, Astros 3
WP: J Perry (2-0)
LP: Keuchel (1-1)
HR: McCann (1), Essegian (1), Held (2), Kirkland (3)
The 1961 Tribe upset the 2017 champions, getting complete games in the final two games and outscoring the Astros by 11 runs over the six contests.
The Astros jumped out in front in the opener at Minute Maid Park, with Jose Altuve and Marwin Gonzalez getting RBI hits in a three-run third. But the Tribe scored three of their own in the top of the fourth, with Johnny Temple hitting an unlikely two-run homer off Justin Verlander. Willie Kirkland's home in the fifth drove Verlander from the mound, and the Tribe tagged Luke Gregerson for three more in the sixth, with Kirkland picking up two more RBIs.
Houston even the series with an 11-inning win in Game Two. With two outs in the 11th, Altuve doubled and Gonzalez singled him in to make Dick Stigman the loser. Woodie Held hit for the cycle in Cleveland's loss, going 5-for-5 with two singles, a double, a triple and a homer. The homer came in the eighth inning off Francisco Liriano and tied the game.
The series shifted to 1961 and Memorial Stadium in Cleveland for Game Three. Yuri Gurriel hit a three-run homer in the second off Gary Bell. The Tribe did work a 3-3 tie, but consecutive doubles in the seventh from Gurriel and Alex Bregman put the Astros back in front, and Houston relievers Brad Peacock and Ken Gile stranded five baserunners in the final two innings to protect that lead.
Houston's Game Four starter, Collin McHugh, lasted just two innings, allowing six runs, five earned. Kirkland had three RBIs off McHugh. The Astros pulled within two runs after five innings, but in the sixth Tito Francona hit a three-run homer off Peacock. John Romano and Francona added solo shots in the eighth and ninth innings respectively.
Mudcat Grant outdueled Verlander in Game Five. Verlander yielded two runs in six innings on five hits; Grant went the distance on a four-hitter, with the only run coming in the sixth when Gonzalez followed Altuve's two-out single with a double. Grant struck out seven and walked none. Romano and Temple had the RBIs for the Indians.
The series reverted to 2017 and Houston for Game Six, and the Astros scored a pair of first inning runs. But designated hitter Chuck Essigian homered in the second off Dallas Keuchel, and Held hit a two-run homer to put Cleveland ahead. Kirkland hit another two-run homer in the fifth, and Jim Perry took it from there. Perry threw an eight-hitter, only four of them after the first inning, and walked none.
Player of the Series: Willie Kirkland
Projected rotation: Grant-Bell-Perry-Latman-(Grant)-(Bell)-(Perry)
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Round 1 recap: George bracket
Teams eliminated: 2017 Angels, 2017 Blue Jays, 2017 Athletics, 2017 Braves, 1924 Cardinals, 1961 Cubs, 2017 Giants, 1961 Senators.
1924 teams won two series, lost one.
1961 teams won three series, lost two.
2017 teams won three series, lost five.
The only higher seed to lose a series was the 2017 Angels.
Monday, September 3, 2018
George bracket: 1961 Dodgers defeat 2017 Braves in six games
Game 1: Braves 8, Dodgers 3
WP: Teheran (1-0)
LP: Koufax (0-1)
HR: Larker (1), Camargo (1), Albies (1), F Freeman (1)
Game 2: Dodgers 4, Braves 3
WP: Drysdale (1-0)
LP: Dickey (0-1)
Save: L Sherry (1)
HR: Moon (1), Suzuki (1)
Game 3: Braves 10, Dodgers 6
WP: Jackson (1-0)
LP: Farrell (0-1)
HR: Phillips (1)
Game 4: Dodgers 4, Braves 3 (10 innings)
WP: Farrell (1-1)
LP: Krol (0-1)
Save: L Sherry (2)
HR: Swanson (1), Suzuki (2), Roseboro (1), Moon (2)
Game 5: Dodgers 9, Braves 4
WP: Koufax (1-1)
LP: Teheran (1-1)
HR: F Freeman (2), T Davis (1)
Game 6: Dodgers 5, Braves 4
WP: Drysdale (2-0)
LP: Dickey (0-2)
Save: Perranoski (1)
HR: F Freeman (3), Kemp (1), Roseboro (2), Snider (1)
The Dodgers prevailed in a high scoring series with 17 homers in the six games.
Ozzie Albies, substituting for the injured Brandon Phillips, homered, tripled and doubled to lead the Braves in the opener in Los Angeles' Memorial Coliseum. He drove in five runs and scored twice. Julio Teheran threw six scoreless innings for the win. Johan Carmago had a three-run homer and two singles.
The Dodgers evened the series behind Don Drysdale in Game Two. Big D allowed one run on four hits through eight innings, but was pulled after allowing back-to-back doubles to open the ninth. Larry Sherry allowed the inherited runner to score but picked up the save. The Dodgers scored three runs in the sixth with just one hit, a two-run single by Frank Howard; they also drew three walks and a hit batter and had a sac fly.
The series shifted to 2017 suburban Atlanta and its new Sun Trust stadium, where neither starter made it past the fourth inning. Phillips had a grand slam in the seventh to make a loser of reliever Turk Ferrell; Phillips also drove in a pair with a third inning single off Stan Williams. Jim Gilliam drove in four runs for the Dodgers.
The series pivoted to the Dodgers in Game Four. Wally Moon hit a game-tying homer in the seventh, and in the 10th inning Willie Davis singled home John Roseboro for the go-ahead run. Sherry had to relieve Ferrell with two on and two out in the bottom of the inning to retire Phillips for the save.
The Dodgers jumped out to a big early lead in Game Five. Sandy Koufax staggered through seven innings (four runs on seven hits, three walks and a hit batter) for the win. Tommy Davis hit a grand slam and gathered five RBIs in all. He, Moon and Ron Fairly each scored two runs in the first three innings.
The series reverted to 1961 and the Coliseum for Game Six, and Los Angeles wrapped it up behind Roseboro's three-run homer and a solo shot from Duke Snider. Wally Moon nailed Phillips at the plate as the Atlanta second baseman tried to score the tying run in the sixth. Drysdale went eight innings for the victory, and Ron Perranoski survived his own bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth for the save.
Player of the Series: Jim Gilliam
Projected rotation: Koufax-Williams-Drysdale-Podres- (Koufax)-(Williams)-(Drysdale)
WP: Teheran (1-0)
LP: Koufax (0-1)
HR: Larker (1), Camargo (1), Albies (1), F Freeman (1)
Game 2: Dodgers 4, Braves 3
WP: Drysdale (1-0)
LP: Dickey (0-1)
Save: L Sherry (1)
HR: Moon (1), Suzuki (1)
Game 3: Braves 10, Dodgers 6
WP: Jackson (1-0)
LP: Farrell (0-1)
HR: Phillips (1)
Game 4: Dodgers 4, Braves 3 (10 innings)
WP: Farrell (1-1)
LP: Krol (0-1)
Save: L Sherry (2)
HR: Swanson (1), Suzuki (2), Roseboro (1), Moon (2)
Game 5: Dodgers 9, Braves 4
WP: Koufax (1-1)
LP: Teheran (1-1)
HR: F Freeman (2), T Davis (1)
Game 6: Dodgers 5, Braves 4
WP: Drysdale (2-0)
LP: Dickey (0-2)
Save: Perranoski (1)
HR: F Freeman (3), Kemp (1), Roseboro (2), Snider (1)
The Dodgers prevailed in a high scoring series with 17 homers in the six games.
Ozzie Albies, substituting for the injured Brandon Phillips, homered, tripled and doubled to lead the Braves in the opener in Los Angeles' Memorial Coliseum. He drove in five runs and scored twice. Julio Teheran threw six scoreless innings for the win. Johan Carmago had a three-run homer and two singles.
The Dodgers evened the series behind Don Drysdale in Game Two. Big D allowed one run on four hits through eight innings, but was pulled after allowing back-to-back doubles to open the ninth. Larry Sherry allowed the inherited runner to score but picked up the save. The Dodgers scored three runs in the sixth with just one hit, a two-run single by Frank Howard; they also drew three walks and a hit batter and had a sac fly.
The series shifted to 2017 suburban Atlanta and its new Sun Trust stadium, where neither starter made it past the fourth inning. Phillips had a grand slam in the seventh to make a loser of reliever Turk Ferrell; Phillips also drove in a pair with a third inning single off Stan Williams. Jim Gilliam drove in four runs for the Dodgers.
The series pivoted to the Dodgers in Game Four. Wally Moon hit a game-tying homer in the seventh, and in the 10th inning Willie Davis singled home John Roseboro for the go-ahead run. Sherry had to relieve Ferrell with two on and two out in the bottom of the inning to retire Phillips for the save.
The Dodgers jumped out to a big early lead in Game Five. Sandy Koufax staggered through seven innings (four runs on seven hits, three walks and a hit batter) for the win. Tommy Davis hit a grand slam and gathered five RBIs in all. He, Moon and Ron Fairly each scored two runs in the first three innings.
The series reverted to 1961 and the Coliseum for Game Six, and Los Angeles wrapped it up behind Roseboro's three-run homer and a solo shot from Duke Snider. Wally Moon nailed Phillips at the plate as the Atlanta second baseman tried to score the tying run in the sixth. Drysdale went eight innings for the victory, and Ron Perranoski survived his own bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth for the save.
Player of the Series: Jim Gilliam
Projected rotation: Koufax-Williams-Drysdale-Podres- (Koufax)-(Williams)-(Drysdale)
Saturday, July 28, 2018
George bracket: 2017 Astros defeat 1961 Senators in five games
Game 1: Senators 10, Astros 2
WP: Daniels (1-0)
LP: Fiers (0-1)
HR: Long (1), Woodling (1), Correa (1), Keough (1)
Game 2: Astros 3, Senators 2
WP: Keuchel (1-0)
LP: McClain (0-1)
Save: Giles (1)
HR: Bregman (1)
Game 3: Astros 5, Senators 3
WP: Devenski (1-0)
LP: Burnside (0-1)
Save: Giles (2)
HR: Green (1), Marisnick (1)
Game 4: Astros 3, Senators 2
WP: McCullers (1-0)
LP: Hobaugh (0-1)
Save: Gregerson (1)
HR: Gurriel (1)
Game 5: Astros 7, Senators 3
WP: Sipp (1-0)
LP: Gabler (0-1)
Save: Liriano (1)
HR: Correa 2 (3), Keough (2)
Each team scored just 20 runs in the series, but the Astros used theirs more efficiently.
The Senators jumped out to an early lead in the opener at Minute Maid Park, with Gene Woodling and Dale Long each hitting homers in the first inning off Mike Fiers. Marty Keough added another four-bagger in the second as Washington drove Fiers from the mound. Bennie Daniels allowed just five hits in the complete game win.
Joe McClain also went the distance for Washington in Game Two, but Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the sixth to put the Astros on top. Dallas Kuechel pitched into the eighth for the win, despite allowing six walks.
The series moved to Griffith Stadium for Game Three. Coot Veal's two-run double gave Dick Donovan a 2-1 lead in the fourth, which he held into the seventh, when two singles, an error, a passed ball and a sac fly gave Houston the lead. Gene Green tied it with a homer in the eighth, but Jake Marisnick hit a two-run homer off Pete Burnside in the ninth to give Chris Devenski the vultured win.
Lance McCullers held the Senators to one run in six innings in Game Four and drove in a run himself. Brad Peacock and Luke Gregerson combined for three innings of one-hit, one-run relief to finish the win.
The Astros finally got their bats going in the final innings of Game Five. Washington led 3-2 after six innings, but Houston scored five runs in the final three innings. Carlos Correa hit a pair of homers, Jose Altuve went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs and George Springer tripled. Tony Sipp, the first reliever used, got the win, and Francisco Lirano worked the final two innings for the save.
Player of the Series: Carlos Correa
Projected rotation: Justin Verlander-Kuechel-Charlie Morton-McCullers-(Verlander)-(Keuchel)-(Morton)
WP: Daniels (1-0)
LP: Fiers (0-1)
HR: Long (1), Woodling (1), Correa (1), Keough (1)
Game 2: Astros 3, Senators 2
WP: Keuchel (1-0)
LP: McClain (0-1)
Save: Giles (1)
HR: Bregman (1)
Game 3: Astros 5, Senators 3
WP: Devenski (1-0)
LP: Burnside (0-1)
Save: Giles (2)
HR: Green (1), Marisnick (1)
Game 4: Astros 3, Senators 2
WP: McCullers (1-0)
LP: Hobaugh (0-1)
Save: Gregerson (1)
HR: Gurriel (1)
Game 5: Astros 7, Senators 3
WP: Sipp (1-0)
LP: Gabler (0-1)
Save: Liriano (1)
HR: Correa 2 (3), Keough (2)
Each team scored just 20 runs in the series, but the Astros used theirs more efficiently.
The Senators jumped out to an early lead in the opener at Minute Maid Park, with Gene Woodling and Dale Long each hitting homers in the first inning off Mike Fiers. Marty Keough added another four-bagger in the second as Washington drove Fiers from the mound. Bennie Daniels allowed just five hits in the complete game win.
Joe McClain also went the distance for Washington in Game Two, but Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the sixth to put the Astros on top. Dallas Kuechel pitched into the eighth for the win, despite allowing six walks.
The series moved to Griffith Stadium for Game Three. Coot Veal's two-run double gave Dick Donovan a 2-1 lead in the fourth, which he held into the seventh, when two singles, an error, a passed ball and a sac fly gave Houston the lead. Gene Green tied it with a homer in the eighth, but Jake Marisnick hit a two-run homer off Pete Burnside in the ninth to give Chris Devenski the vultured win.
Lance McCullers held the Senators to one run in six innings in Game Four and drove in a run himself. Brad Peacock and Luke Gregerson combined for three innings of one-hit, one-run relief to finish the win.
The Astros finally got their bats going in the final innings of Game Five. Washington led 3-2 after six innings, but Houston scored five runs in the final three innings. Carlos Correa hit a pair of homers, Jose Altuve went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs and George Springer tripled. Tony Sipp, the first reliever used, got the win, and Francisco Lirano worked the final two innings for the save.
Player of the Series: Carlos Correa
Projected rotation: Justin Verlander-Kuechel-Charlie Morton-McCullers-(Verlander)-(Keuchel)-(Morton)
Sunday, July 1, 2018
George bracket: 1924 Reds beat 2017 Athletics in six games
Game 1: Athletics 10, Reds 6
WP: Dull (1-0)
LP: Rixey (0-1)
Game 2: Reds 4, Atheltics 2
WP: Mays (1-0)
LP: Cotton (0-1)
Game 3: Reds 4, Athletics 1
WP: Luque (1-0)
LP:Graveman (0-1)
HR: Joyce (1), Caveney (1)
Game 4: Atheltics 7, Reds 5
WP: Smith (1-0)
LP: Donohue (0-1)
Save: Treinen (1)
HR: Olson (1), Bressler (1)
Game 5: Reds 6, Atheltics 4
WP: Rixey (1-1)
LP: Hendriks (0-1)
Game 6: Reds 1, Athletics 0
WP: Mays (2-0)
LP: Cotton (0-2)
The Reds went to their bullpen just three times in the six games, and Carl Mays didn't allow an earned run in his two complete-game wins.
The series opened in Cincinnati's Redland Field, and the Reds got going with a three-run first. They held a 6-3 lead going into the seventh, but at that point the A's erupted for seven runs off Eppa Rixey and Paul Donohue, starting with a leadoff triple by Mark Canha and including RBI doubles from Jed Lowrie and Ryon Healy. Five Oakland reliever each threw a scoreless inning, with just one hit allowed in those frames.
The Reds evened the series behind Mays in Game Two. He allowed just six hits through the first eight innings. Oakland got two unearned runs in the ninth. Hughie Critz scored twice for the Reds.
The series moved to Oakland, and the Reds never trailed in Game Three. Ike Caveney got the first homer of the series in the fifth inning off Kendall Gravemanm and Matt Joyce responded with a solo shot off Dolph Luque. Luque allowed just four hits in his complete game.
The A's evened the series again in Game 4 despite allowing five runs in the first inning. A string of Oakland relievers held the Reds scoreless the rest of the way, and Matt Chapman's two-run double in the eighth put the A's ahead and drove Donohue out of the game.
Rixey went the distance in Game Five for the Reds, allowing two earned runs (and two unearned) on nine hits. Critz scored three runs for Cincinnati, and Edd Roush hit a pair of doubles and drove in two runs.
The series returned to Redland Field for Game Six, and Mays was brilliant, allowing just one baserunner (on a walk) in the first five innings. He finished with a two-hit shutout, and needed to be that good, as the Reds didn't break through against Jharel Cotton until the eighth inning. With two outs, Jake Daubert singled and Roush brought him home with a double.
Player of the Series: Carl Mays
Projected rotation: Rixey-Luque-Mays-Donohue-(Rixey)-(Luque)-(Mays)
WP: Dull (1-0)
LP: Rixey (0-1)
Game 2: Reds 4, Atheltics 2
WP: Mays (1-0)
LP: Cotton (0-1)
Game 3: Reds 4, Athletics 1
WP: Luque (1-0)
LP:Graveman (0-1)
HR: Joyce (1), Caveney (1)
Game 4: Atheltics 7, Reds 5
WP: Smith (1-0)
LP: Donohue (0-1)
Save: Treinen (1)
HR: Olson (1), Bressler (1)
Game 5: Reds 6, Atheltics 4
WP: Rixey (1-1)
LP: Hendriks (0-1)
Game 6: Reds 1, Athletics 0
WP: Mays (2-0)
LP: Cotton (0-2)
The Reds went to their bullpen just three times in the six games, and Carl Mays didn't allow an earned run in his two complete-game wins.
The series opened in Cincinnati's Redland Field, and the Reds got going with a three-run first. They held a 6-3 lead going into the seventh, but at that point the A's erupted for seven runs off Eppa Rixey and Paul Donohue, starting with a leadoff triple by Mark Canha and including RBI doubles from Jed Lowrie and Ryon Healy. Five Oakland reliever each threw a scoreless inning, with just one hit allowed in those frames.
The Reds evened the series behind Mays in Game Two. He allowed just six hits through the first eight innings. Oakland got two unearned runs in the ninth. Hughie Critz scored twice for the Reds.
The series moved to Oakland, and the Reds never trailed in Game Three. Ike Caveney got the first homer of the series in the fifth inning off Kendall Gravemanm and Matt Joyce responded with a solo shot off Dolph Luque. Luque allowed just four hits in his complete game.
The A's evened the series again in Game 4 despite allowing five runs in the first inning. A string of Oakland relievers held the Reds scoreless the rest of the way, and Matt Chapman's two-run double in the eighth put the A's ahead and drove Donohue out of the game.
Rixey went the distance in Game Five for the Reds, allowing two earned runs (and two unearned) on nine hits. Critz scored three runs for Cincinnati, and Edd Roush hit a pair of doubles and drove in two runs.
The series returned to Redland Field for Game Six, and Mays was brilliant, allowing just one baserunner (on a walk) in the first five innings. He finished with a two-hit shutout, and needed to be that good, as the Reds didn't break through against Jharel Cotton until the eighth inning. With two outs, Jake Daubert singled and Roush brought him home with a double.
Player of the Series: Carl Mays
Projected rotation: Rixey-Luque-Mays-Donohue-(Rixey)-(Luque)-(Mays)
Monday, June 25, 2018
George bracket: 1961 Indians defeat 2017 Angels in six games
Game 1: Angels 6, Indians 4, 11 innings
WP: Norris (1-0)
LP:Stigman (0-1)
HR: Upton (1), Pujols (1), Dillard (1), Trout (1)
Game 2: Angels 2, Indians 2
WP: Chavez (1-0)
LP: Bell (0-1)
Save: Parker (1)
HR: Kirkland (1)
Game 3: Indians 9, Angels 3
WP: Perry (1-0)
LP: Bridwell (0-1)
HR: De la Hoz (1), Romano (1)
Game 4: Indians 7, Angels 1
WP: Latman (1-0)
LP: Ramirez (0-1)
HR: Francona (1), Phillips (1)
Game 5: Indians 5, Angels 3
WP: Grant (1-0)
LP: Nolasco (0-1)
Save: Funk (1)
HR: Trout (2), Phillips (2), Cowart (1)
Game 6: Indians 7, Angels 5
WP: Hawkins (1-0)
LP: Bederosian (0-1)
Save: Funk (2)
HR: Phillips (3), Simmons (1), Cowart (2)
Cleveland dropped the first two games but bounced back for four straight wins,.
Mudcat Grant appeared in firm control of the opener in Anaheim's Angel Stadium, allowing just one hit (a Mike Trout homer) in the first eight innings. Don Dillard's homer in the eighth off reliever Fernando Salas gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead. But in the ninth Trout walked, Justin Upton singled and with two outs Albert Pujols tied it with a three-run shot off Grant. Upton hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 11th off Dick Stigman for the walkoff.
Jesse Chavez dominated for seven innings in Game Two. He held to Tribe to five hits and no runs while fanning seven. The Angels got three runs off Gary Bell, two on sac flies, and held on despite a two-run homer in the ninth by Willie Kirkland.
The series shifted to Cleveland's Memorial Stadium for Game Three, and the series tilted in Cleveland's favor. Jim Perry allowed three runs in eight innings, while Mike De la Hoz, subbing for the injured Bubba Phillips, hit a three-run homer and John Romano drove in another three with a homer and double. Romano also scored three runs.
Barry Latman took a shutout into the eighth inning for the Game Four victory. He allowed one run on four hits. Tito Francona broke the game open with a grand slam off Yusmeiro Petit.
Romero went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in Game Five, while Grant went eight innings despite allowing homers to Trout and Kaleb Cowart. Phillips and Vic Power each had a pair of RBIs.
The series went back to Anaheim, but the Tribe won on the road this time. Bell was pulled with one out in the fifth, trailing 4-2, but the Indians scored the next five runs, including a two-run homer by Phillips, his third straight game with a homer. Bobby Locke, John Antonelli and Wynn Hawkins combined to blank the Angels into the ninth. Anaheim rallied for a run off Hawkins in the ninth, but Frank Funk fanned Upton with the tying run on base for the series-clinching save.
Player of the Series; John Romano
Player availability notes: No issues for the Indians.
Projected rotation: Grant-Perry-Bell-Latman-(Grant)-(Perry)-(Bell)
WP: Norris (1-0)
LP:Stigman (0-1)
HR: Upton (1), Pujols (1), Dillard (1), Trout (1)
Game 2: Angels 2, Indians 2
WP: Chavez (1-0)
LP: Bell (0-1)
Save: Parker (1)
HR: Kirkland (1)
Game 3: Indians 9, Angels 3
WP: Perry (1-0)
LP: Bridwell (0-1)
HR: De la Hoz (1), Romano (1)
Game 4: Indians 7, Angels 1
WP: Latman (1-0)
LP: Ramirez (0-1)
HR: Francona (1), Phillips (1)
Game 5: Indians 5, Angels 3
WP: Grant (1-0)
LP: Nolasco (0-1)
Save: Funk (1)
HR: Trout (2), Phillips (2), Cowart (1)
Game 6: Indians 7, Angels 5
WP: Hawkins (1-0)
LP: Bederosian (0-1)
Save: Funk (2)
HR: Phillips (3), Simmons (1), Cowart (2)
Cleveland dropped the first two games but bounced back for four straight wins,.
Mudcat Grant appeared in firm control of the opener in Anaheim's Angel Stadium, allowing just one hit (a Mike Trout homer) in the first eight innings. Don Dillard's homer in the eighth off reliever Fernando Salas gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead. But in the ninth Trout walked, Justin Upton singled and with two outs Albert Pujols tied it with a three-run shot off Grant. Upton hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 11th off Dick Stigman for the walkoff.
Jesse Chavez dominated for seven innings in Game Two. He held to Tribe to five hits and no runs while fanning seven. The Angels got three runs off Gary Bell, two on sac flies, and held on despite a two-run homer in the ninth by Willie Kirkland.
The series shifted to Cleveland's Memorial Stadium for Game Three, and the series tilted in Cleveland's favor. Jim Perry allowed three runs in eight innings, while Mike De la Hoz, subbing for the injured Bubba Phillips, hit a three-run homer and John Romano drove in another three with a homer and double. Romano also scored three runs.
Barry Latman took a shutout into the eighth inning for the Game Four victory. He allowed one run on four hits. Tito Francona broke the game open with a grand slam off Yusmeiro Petit.
Romero went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in Game Five, while Grant went eight innings despite allowing homers to Trout and Kaleb Cowart. Phillips and Vic Power each had a pair of RBIs.
The series went back to Anaheim, but the Tribe won on the road this time. Bell was pulled with one out in the fifth, trailing 4-2, but the Indians scored the next five runs, including a two-run homer by Phillips, his third straight game with a homer. Bobby Locke, John Antonelli and Wynn Hawkins combined to blank the Angels into the ninth. Anaheim rallied for a run off Hawkins in the ninth, but Frank Funk fanned Upton with the tying run on base for the series-clinching save.
Player of the Series; John Romano
Player availability notes: No issues for the Indians.
Projected rotation: Grant-Perry-Bell-Latman-(Grant)-(Perry)-(Bell)
Friday, June 8, 2018
George bracket: 1924 Senators sweep 2017 Giants
Game 1: Senators 3, Giants 1
WP: W Johnson (1-0)
LP: Samardzija (0-1)
Game 2: Senators 6, Giants 2
WP: Mogridge (1-0)
LP: Moore (0-1)
Game 3: Senators 4, Giants 3
WP: Marberry (1-0)
LP: Melancon (0-1)
Save: A Russell (1)
Game 4: Senators 5, Giants 3
WP: W Johnson (2-0)
LP: Blach (0-1)
Neither team homered in the four games, and the Senators used just six pitchers, two of them for one inning apiece.
Walter Johnson outdueled Jeff Samardzija in the opener in D.C.'s Griffith Stadium. The only run the Giants got was unearned. San Francisco actually outhit Washington 6-5 but the Senators mixed some extra bases in with their singles. Goose Goslin doubled, singled, scored one run and drove in another, and Joe Judge tripled in a run.
The Senators beat up Matt Moore early in the second game, plated three runs in the first inning as Judge hit another triple. Roger Peckinpaugh scored a pair of runs for Washington. George Mogridge went eight innings for the win, with one of the two runs allowed unearned.
The series shifted to San Francisco and AT&T Park. Madison Bumgarner went seven innings and turned over a 1-0 lead to the bullpen, but the Senators pushed four runs across in the eighth on six singles. The Giants scored twice in the ninth, but spitballer Allan Russell stranded the tying run on third base for the save.
The Big Train went the distance again in Game Four, striking out 13 and again allowing just one earned run. Judge hit a pair of doubles, walked twice, scored twice and drove in a run.
Player of the Series: Walter Johnson
Player availability: All available
Projected rotation: Johnson-Mogridge-Zachary-Johnson-(Ogden?)-(Mogridge)-(Johnson)
WP: W Johnson (1-0)
LP: Samardzija (0-1)
Game 2: Senators 6, Giants 2
WP: Mogridge (1-0)
LP: Moore (0-1)
Game 3: Senators 4, Giants 3
WP: Marberry (1-0)
LP: Melancon (0-1)
Save: A Russell (1)
Game 4: Senators 5, Giants 3
WP: W Johnson (2-0)
LP: Blach (0-1)
Neither team homered in the four games, and the Senators used just six pitchers, two of them for one inning apiece.
Walter Johnson outdueled Jeff Samardzija in the opener in D.C.'s Griffith Stadium. The only run the Giants got was unearned. San Francisco actually outhit Washington 6-5 but the Senators mixed some extra bases in with their singles. Goose Goslin doubled, singled, scored one run and drove in another, and Joe Judge tripled in a run.
The Senators beat up Matt Moore early in the second game, plated three runs in the first inning as Judge hit another triple. Roger Peckinpaugh scored a pair of runs for Washington. George Mogridge went eight innings for the win, with one of the two runs allowed unearned.
The series shifted to San Francisco and AT&T Park. Madison Bumgarner went seven innings and turned over a 1-0 lead to the bullpen, but the Senators pushed four runs across in the eighth on six singles. The Giants scored twice in the ninth, but spitballer Allan Russell stranded the tying run on third base for the save.
The Big Train went the distance again in Game Four, striking out 13 and again allowing just one earned run. Judge hit a pair of doubles, walked twice, scored twice and drove in a run.
Player of the Series: Walter Johnson
Player availability: All available
Projected rotation: Johnson-Mogridge-Zachary-Johnson-(Ogden?)-(Mogridge)-(Johnson)
Monday, June 4, 2018
Stat break: 1961 Chicago White Sox
Hitters
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Avg,
Aparicio 27 1 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 .148
Carey 13 1 5 4 2 0 0 3 0 .385
Esposito 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fox 20 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .050
Goodman 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Landis 24 5 7 4 3 1 0 5 0 .292
Lollar 27 3 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 .407
Minoso 24 3 4 2 1 0 0 4 0 .167
Pilarcik 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fl Robinson 30 5 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 .100
Sievers 27 5 6 8 2 0 3 3 0 .222
A Smith 29 6 11 4 5 0 2 2 0 .379
Pitchers
Name G GS IP H R ER BB K Sv. W L ERA
Baumann 1 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hacker 3 0 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00
Herbert 1 1 9 7 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 3.00Kemmerer 2 0 3 5 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 12.00
Lown 2 0 1.6 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 10.77
McLish 2 0 8 13 7 7 4 4 0 0 1 7.88
Pierce 3 3 11 19 11 11 4 8 0 1 1 9.00
Pizzaro 2 2 15 12 5 5 8 14 0 1 1 3.00
Score 1 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Wynn 1 1 6.3 7 3 3 4 1 0 1 0 4.27
Score 1 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Sunday, June 3, 2018
George bracket: 1961 White Sox beat 2017 Blue Jays in seven
Game 1: Blue Jays 9, White Sox 5
WP: Biagini (1-0)
LP: McLish (0-1)
HR: Donaldson (1), Tulowitzki (1)
Game 2: White Sox 6. Blue Jays 1
WP: Pizzaro (1-0)
LP: Estrada (0-1)
HR: A Smith (1), Sievers (1), Fl Robinson (1)
Game 3: White Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (11 innings)
WP: Larsen (1-0)
LP: Barnes (0-1)
HR: A Smith (2), Bautista (1)
Game 4: White Sox 7, Blue Jays 5
WP: Wynn (1-0)
LP: Sanchez (0-1)
Save: Lown (1)
HR: Martin 2 (2), Pillar (1), Sievers (2)
Game 5: Blue Jays 8, White Sox 0
WP: Stroman (1-0)
LP: Pierce (0-1)
HR: Pearce (1), Donaldson (2), Smoak (1)
Game 6: Blue Jays 7, White Sox 4
WP: Estrada (1-1)
LP: Pizzaro (1-1)
HR: Sievers (3), Donaldson (3)
Game 7: White Sox 5, Blue Jays 4
WP: Pierce (1-1)
LP: Happ (0-1)
Save: Lown
HR: Donaldson (4), Bautista (2)
The White Sox were outscored by the Blue Jays but won the three closest games of the series to advance.
The Jays flew off to the early advantage, scoring five times in the first three innings of the opener off Billy Pierce. The White Sox tied it in the fourth, only to see the Jays rock reliever Cal McLish for four more runs and a lead they would not relinquish.
The Sox evened the series in the second game as Juan Pizzaro held the Jays to five hits and one run in eight innings. He was backed by long balls from Roy Sievers, Floyd Robinson and Al Smith.
The series moved to Toronto and the retractable roofed Rogers Center. Jose Bautista's third inning homer put the Jays up 3-1, but that was the end of their scoring off Ray Herbert and Don Larsen. The Jays turned three straight singles to open the seventh into a pair of runs, and the action was minimal until Smith homered in the 11th off Danny Barnes. Larsen retired all six men he faced in the 10th and 11th innings for the win.
The Sox pummeled Aaron Sanchez for six runs in the third inning of Game Four, with Sievers clubbing a three-run bomb. Early Wynn survived a fifth-inning bat-around to get the win. Russell Martin homered twice for the losers, the second part of a back-to-back salvo with Kevin Pillar.
Marcus Stroman kept the Jays alive with a four-hit shutout in Game Five. Steve Pearce's three-run homer in the first knocked Billy Pierce out of the game, with McLish eating six innings in relief.
The series returned to Chicago's Comiskey Park, and the Jays again beat up a lefty starter in the first inning. This time it was Juan Pizzaro, dinged for four runs in the opening frame, including a two-run homer from Josh Donaldson. Pizzaro settled down and the Jays pulled within a run after six innings, but the Jays scored three times in the eight and ninth innings to pull away.
Pierce, after his early departure in Game Five, started Game Seven on two days rest for Chicago and allowed just one run in six innings, a homer by Donaldson. The Sox knocked J.A. Happ out with a four-run first inning, and while they got just one run the rest of the way off the Jays relievers, that was barely enough. The Jays scored three runs in the top of the ninth with Bautista hitting a two-run homer off Turk Lown, but it was not enough.
Player of the Series: Al Smith
Pitcher restrictions: Russ Kemmerer should not pitch more than one inning in the opener of Round 2.
Projected rotation: Herbert-Wynn-Pizzaro-Pierce-(Herbert)-(Wynn or McLish)-(Pizzaro)
WP: Biagini (1-0)
LP: McLish (0-1)
HR: Donaldson (1), Tulowitzki (1)
Game 2: White Sox 6. Blue Jays 1
WP: Pizzaro (1-0)
LP: Estrada (0-1)
HR: A Smith (1), Sievers (1), Fl Robinson (1)
Game 3: White Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (11 innings)
WP: Larsen (1-0)
LP: Barnes (0-1)
HR: A Smith (2), Bautista (1)
Game 4: White Sox 7, Blue Jays 5
WP: Wynn (1-0)
LP: Sanchez (0-1)
Save: Lown (1)
HR: Martin 2 (2), Pillar (1), Sievers (2)
Game 5: Blue Jays 8, White Sox 0
WP: Stroman (1-0)
LP: Pierce (0-1)
HR: Pearce (1), Donaldson (2), Smoak (1)
Game 6: Blue Jays 7, White Sox 4
WP: Estrada (1-1)
LP: Pizzaro (1-1)
HR: Sievers (3), Donaldson (3)
Game 7: White Sox 5, Blue Jays 4
WP: Pierce (1-1)
LP: Happ (0-1)
Save: Lown
HR: Donaldson (4), Bautista (2)
The White Sox were outscored by the Blue Jays but won the three closest games of the series to advance.
The Jays flew off to the early advantage, scoring five times in the first three innings of the opener off Billy Pierce. The White Sox tied it in the fourth, only to see the Jays rock reliever Cal McLish for four more runs and a lead they would not relinquish.
The Sox evened the series in the second game as Juan Pizzaro held the Jays to five hits and one run in eight innings. He was backed by long balls from Roy Sievers, Floyd Robinson and Al Smith.
The series moved to Toronto and the retractable roofed Rogers Center. Jose Bautista's third inning homer put the Jays up 3-1, but that was the end of their scoring off Ray Herbert and Don Larsen. The Jays turned three straight singles to open the seventh into a pair of runs, and the action was minimal until Smith homered in the 11th off Danny Barnes. Larsen retired all six men he faced in the 10th and 11th innings for the win.
The Sox pummeled Aaron Sanchez for six runs in the third inning of Game Four, with Sievers clubbing a three-run bomb. Early Wynn survived a fifth-inning bat-around to get the win. Russell Martin homered twice for the losers, the second part of a back-to-back salvo with Kevin Pillar.
Marcus Stroman kept the Jays alive with a four-hit shutout in Game Five. Steve Pearce's three-run homer in the first knocked Billy Pierce out of the game, with McLish eating six innings in relief.
The series returned to Chicago's Comiskey Park, and the Jays again beat up a lefty starter in the first inning. This time it was Juan Pizzaro, dinged for four runs in the opening frame, including a two-run homer from Josh Donaldson. Pizzaro settled down and the Jays pulled within a run after six innings, but the Jays scored three times in the eight and ninth innings to pull away.
Pierce, after his early departure in Game Five, started Game Seven on two days rest for Chicago and allowed just one run in six innings, a homer by Donaldson. The Sox knocked J.A. Happ out with a four-run first inning, and while they got just one run the rest of the way off the Jays relievers, that was barely enough. The Jays scored three runs in the top of the ninth with Bautista hitting a two-run homer off Turk Lown, but it was not enough.
Player of the Series: Al Smith
Pitcher restrictions: Russ Kemmerer should not pitch more than one inning in the opener of Round 2.
Projected rotation: Herbert-Wynn-Pizzaro-Pierce-(Herbert)-(Wynn or McLish)-(Pizzaro)
Thursday, April 26, 2018
George bracket: 2017 Nationals sweep 1961 Cubs
Game 1: Nationals 8. Cubs 7 (11 innings)
WP: Albers (1-0)
LP: Brewer (0-1)
HR: Turner (1), Scherzer (1)
Game 2: Nationals 5, Cubs 4
WP: Gonzalez (1-0)
LP: Ellsworth (0-1)
Save: Romero (1)
HR: Banks 2 (2), Williams (1), Zimmerman (1)
Game 3: Nationals 7, Cubs 4
WP: Strasburg (1-0)
LP: Hobbie (0-1)
HR: MA Taylor (1), Bouchee (1)
Game 4: Nationals 5, Cubs 1
WP: Roark (1-0)
LP: Cardwell (0-1)
HR: Zimmerman (2), Altman (1)
The scores were competitive, thanks in part to Washington's underwhelming bullpen, but the outcome wasn't. (The Nationals did not have their three late-season bullpen additions active for this series.)
The Nationals rallied in the opener to overcome a 7-2 deficit. Trey Turner hit a three-run homer in the seventh, and the Nats tied it in the ninth on two singles, a double and a pinch-hit sac fly. Bryce Harper doubled Turner home from first in the bottom of the 11th for the winning tally. Max Scherzer, who homered, was more effective as a hitter than as a pitcher.
Ernie Banks homered twice off Gio Gonzalez in the second game at Nationals Park, but the Nats already led and managed to hold on despite their leaky bullpen. Washington used three relievers to get though the ninth without allowing the tying run to score.
The series moved to Wrigley Field for Game Three. Michael A. Taylor hit a three-run homer in the eighth to open a 7-1 lead, but the Cubs got those three runs back in the eighth and ninth innings to make the final respectable.
Don Cardwell came back on short rest for Game Four, and he and Tanner Rourke dueled evenly for eight innings. But the Nats rallied for four runs in the ninth, with Ryan Zimmerman blasting a three-run homer off reliever Bob Anderson for the climax, and the Nats again went through three relief pitchers for three outs in the ninth, this time getting a 1-2-3 inning.
Player of the Series: Daniel Murphy
Player availability: All pitchers will be rested and ready for the opener of Round Two. Brandon Kintzler will be added to the active roster.
Projected rotation: Scherzer-Gonzalez-Strasburg-Roark-(Scherzer)-(Gonzalez)-(Strasburg)
WP: Albers (1-0)
LP: Brewer (0-1)
HR: Turner (1), Scherzer (1)
Game 2: Nationals 5, Cubs 4
WP: Gonzalez (1-0)
LP: Ellsworth (0-1)
Save: Romero (1)
HR: Banks 2 (2), Williams (1), Zimmerman (1)
Game 3: Nationals 7, Cubs 4
WP: Strasburg (1-0)
LP: Hobbie (0-1)
HR: MA Taylor (1), Bouchee (1)
Game 4: Nationals 5, Cubs 1
WP: Roark (1-0)
LP: Cardwell (0-1)
HR: Zimmerman (2), Altman (1)
The scores were competitive, thanks in part to Washington's underwhelming bullpen, but the outcome wasn't. (The Nationals did not have their three late-season bullpen additions active for this series.)
The Nationals rallied in the opener to overcome a 7-2 deficit. Trey Turner hit a three-run homer in the seventh, and the Nats tied it in the ninth on two singles, a double and a pinch-hit sac fly. Bryce Harper doubled Turner home from first in the bottom of the 11th for the winning tally. Max Scherzer, who homered, was more effective as a hitter than as a pitcher.
Ernie Banks homered twice off Gio Gonzalez in the second game at Nationals Park, but the Nats already led and managed to hold on despite their leaky bullpen. Washington used three relievers to get though the ninth without allowing the tying run to score.
The series moved to Wrigley Field for Game Three. Michael A. Taylor hit a three-run homer in the eighth to open a 7-1 lead, but the Cubs got those three runs back in the eighth and ninth innings to make the final respectable.
Don Cardwell came back on short rest for Game Four, and he and Tanner Rourke dueled evenly for eight innings. But the Nats rallied for four runs in the ninth, with Ryan Zimmerman blasting a three-run homer off reliever Bob Anderson for the climax, and the Nats again went through three relief pitchers for three outs in the ninth, this time getting a 1-2-3 inning.
Player of the Series: Daniel Murphy
Player availability: All pitchers will be rested and ready for the opener of Round Two. Brandon Kintzler will be added to the active roster.
Projected rotation: Scherzer-Gonzalez-Strasburg-Roark-(Scherzer)-(Gonzalez)-(Strasburg)
Friday, March 23, 2018
The George bracket
(8) 2017 Los Angeles Angels (80-82) vs. (9) 1961 Cleveland Indians (78-83): Mike Trout had only 507 plate appearances because of injury, which may have kept the Angels out of the playoffs. But he and Andrelton Simmons were really the only good players on the roster. The Indians have a lack of stars but also a lack of obvious weak spots. It was Jimmy Dykes' final year as a major league manager.
(5) 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers (89-65) vs. (12) 2017 Atlanta Braves (72-90): The Dodgers were a year away from greatness in 1961, their last in the misshapen Coliseum. The Braves have Freddie Freeman and not much else to interest me.
(4) 2017 New York Yankees (91-71) vs. (13) 1924 St. Louis Cardinals (65-89): Two historic seasons here: Aaron Judge and his 52 homers as a rookie, and Rogers Hornsby and his modern record .424 batting average. Should be a tough series to be a pitcher.
(3) 2017 Washington Nationals (97-65) vs. (14) 1961 Chicago Cubs (64-90): Ernie Banks! Bryce Harper! Ron Santo! Anthony Rondon! Billy Williams! Max Scherzer! Richie Ashburn! Daniel Murphy! The Cubs have four Hall of Famers and a lousy team. The Nationals will probably be better in this tournament than that 97-win season suggests because they'll have the bullpen reinforcements for the whole thing, not just the final two months.
(6) 1924 Cincinnati Reds (83-70) vs. (11) 2017 Oakland Athletics (75-87): A really solid pitching staff for the Reds -- Eppa Rixey, Carl Mays, Dolf Luque, Pete Donohue -- but the lineup ain't much. The A's a just kind of blah.
(7) 1961 Chicago White Sox (86-76) vs. (10) 2017 Toronto Blue Jays (76-86): Bill Veeck's final season in his first go-around on the South Side, and his preference for older players really shows on this roster. A win-now team that finished more than 20 games out. The Jays are, like the A's above, kind of blah; there are a lot of 2017 teams with very similar records.
(2) 1924 Washington Senators (92-62) vs. (15) 2017 San Francisco Giants (64-98): The only Washington team to win a World Series opens the tournament with a series against the descendents of the team they beat in that classic Classic. The Senators boast four Hall of Famers, counting player-manager Bucky Harris. The Giants were a major disappointment but still have Buster Posey.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
George bracket: Orioles (69) defeat Dodgers (69) in seven games
WP: Hardin (1-0)
LP: A Foster (1-1)
Save: Watt (1)
HR: D Johnson (1)
Game Two: 69 Orioles 3, 69 Dodgers 2
WP: McNally (3-0)
LP: Osteen (4-2)
Save: Watt (2)
HR: Etchebarren (1)
Game Three: 69 Dodgers 5, 69 Orioles 2
WP: Singer (4-2)
LP: Palmer (3-1)
Save: Brewer (5)
HR: F Robinson (7)
Game Four: 69 Dodgers 8, 69 Orioles 2
WP: Sutton (3-3)
LP: Phoebus (1-3)
HR: Kosco (6)
Game Five: 69 Dodgers 2, 69 Orioles 1
WP: Osteen (5-2)
LP; Cuellar (2-1)
Game Six: 69 Orioles 4, 69 Dodgers 3
WP: McNally (4-0)
LP: Singer (4-3)
Save: Watt (3)
HR: Buford (1), Russell (1)
Game Seven: 69 Orioles 6, 69 Dodgers 1
WP: Palmer (4-1)
LP: Sutton (3-4)
HR: Powell (7)
It was a road warrior series, as the visitors won each game. The Orioles prevailed despite being outscored 25-24.Three of the seven games were decided by one run, and another went 16 innings.
That marathon was the opener, played in Dodger Stadium. Boog Powell singled home Don Buford in the first inning, and Buford had an RBI single in the fourth to give the Orioles an early 2-0 lead. The Dodgers The Dogers used a walk, two singles and a sac fly to tie it in the bottom of the fourth, then took the lead on another sac fly in the fifth. Davy Johnson tied it in the eighth with a homer off reliever Jim Brewer, and the bullpens dueled deep into extra innings. Dave Leonhard threw five scoreless frames for the Orioles, who took the lead in the 12th when Johnson singled off Pete Mikkelsen, stole second and came around on Powell's double. But Pete Richert couldn't hold the lead; Bill Russell doubled and scored on Ted Sizemore's two-out single. There followed three more scoreless innings. In the top of 16th, Hardin singles, Buford walked, Johnson doubled home Hardin and Frank Robinson plated Buford with a ground ball. Eddie Watt relieved Hardin in the bottom of the inning after a one-out single to wrap it up.
Game Two was a shorter affair. Andy Etchebarren hit a two-run homer off Claude Osteen in the second inning. In the seventh, Mark Belanger tripled and scored on a fly ball. Dave McNally carreda three-hit shutout into the eighth, when, with one out, Tom Haller and pinch-hitter Bill Sudakis singled and Maury Wills walked. Reliever Dick Hall induced a popup, but then Willie Davis singled in two runs before Hall got out of the inning. Watt allowed a harmless single in the ninth to secure the win.
The series moved to Memorial Stadium in Baltimore for Game Three, and the Dodgers nicked Jim Palmer for two runs on five singles in the first inning, with Wills stealing second and third. Frank Robinson retaliated in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homer, but the Birds wouldn't score again, while Palmer was victimized for three runs in the fifth. Davis and Willie Crawford singled and Wes Parker walked to load the bases. Sudakis singled home the first two runners, and Len Gabrielson's fly ball plated Parker. The Orioles loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but Brewer got pinch-hitter Curt Motton to bounce into a double play.
The Dodgers evened the series in Game Four by pummeling Tom Phoebus for six runs in five innings. Andy Kosco hit the Bums' first homer of the series in the second inning, but the big damage came in the third. Don Sutton led off with a walk. He took second on a wild pitch and third on Wills' bunt. Sizemore singled Sutton home. Davis walked, and both runners advanced on Crawford's grounder. Parker singled both men home, and Tom Haller brought Parker around with a double. Davis was 3-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored, while Parker had four RBIs. Sutton went seven innings.
Game Five was not only a close contest -- 2-1 Dodgers -- but saw three key players taken out for the rest of the series by injury. Frank Robinson went down in the first inning for Baltimore, while the Dodgers lost Parker in the third inning and Davis in the sixth, The Dodgers scored first in the second inning; Jim Lefebvre singled, went to third on Mike Cuellar's throwing error, and scored on Jeff Torborg's base hit. In the third, Wills singled, stole second, took third on Sizemore's bunt and scored on Davis' single. The Orioles got one back off Osteen in the fourth, but the scoring ended there. Osteen scattered nine hits, all singles.
The series returned to Los Angeles with the Dodgers one win shy of advancing. Buford put the Orioles ahead with a homer in the third, and the Dodgers never caught up. The Orioles added a run in the fifth on Dave May's sac fly, Buford doubled in another run in the seventh and Brooks Robinson homered in the eighth. Bill Russell homered off McNally in the sixth, and the Dodgers scored two in the eighth to make it close.
Game Seven pitted two Hall of Fame hurlers in Palmer and Sutton. It was scoreless for three innings, but in the fourth the Orioles scored three runs -- Brooks Robinson doubled, Paul Blair singled, Johnson and Merv Rettemund walked, Elrod Hendricks singled and Belanger hit a sac fly. Palmer's error set up a Dodger run in the bottom of the inning, but in the fifth Johnson singled, Rettemund doubled, Hendricks singled in Johnson and Belanger brought in Rettemund with a grounder for a 5-1 lead. Powell capped the scoring with a homer in the seventh. Palmer went the distance, allowing just three hits.
Player of the series: Davy Johnson went 15-for-29 with five runs and two RBIs.
Player availability: Frank Robinson will be available for Game One. Palmer cannot pitch until Game Three.
Projected rotation: Cuellar-McNally-Palmer-Phoebus (or Hardin)-(Cuellar)-(McNally)-(Palmer)
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