Game 1: Braves 9, Pirates 7
WP: Spahn (5-1)
LP: Cooper (1-3)
Save: McMahon (4)
HR: Mathews (4)
Game 2: Braves 5, Pirates 3
WP: Burdette (3-0)
LP: Meadows (1-2)
Save: McMahon (5)
HR: Maye (4), Cuyler (5), Adcock (7)
Game 3: Pirates 2, Braves 1
WP: Kremer (5-0)
LP: Buhl (2-2)
Save: Morrison (1)
Game 4: Pirates 5, Braves 4
WP: Yde (3-1)
LP: Nottebart (0-1)
Game 5: Braves 2, Pirates 1
WP: Spahn (6-1)
LP: Cooper (1-4)
HR: Torre (4), Carey (4)
Game 6: Pirates 10, Braves 2
WP: Meadows (2-2)
LP: Burdette (3-1)
HR: Cuyler (6)
Game 7: Braves 4, Pirates 3
WP: Hendley (1-0)
LP: Kremer (5-1)
Save: McMahon (6)
HR: Adcock (8), Traynor (2), Bolling (2)
The Braves won three road games to advance to the final four despite being outscored for the series.
Milwaukee scored an unearned run in the second inning of the opener in Forbes Field to take the lead and opened it up in the third as the first six hitters that inning got hits or walks. Warren Spahn allowed two runs in seven innings. The Pirates scored five runs in the final two innings off Claude Raymond and Moe Drabowsky to make the final score close.
Lee Maye hit a two-run homer in the third inning of Game Two to stake Lew Burdette to the early lead and singled home another run in the fifth. Kiki Cuyler hit a three-run homer in the seventh to cut the margin to 4-3, but Joe Adcock homered in the eighth off reliever Johnny Morrison to give Don McMahon some breathing room in the ninth.
The series moved to 1961 and County Stadium. The Braves struck quickly off Ray Kremer, with leadoff man Maye getting a single and scoring from first on Henry Aaron's double. But Aaron was thrown out at home on Adcock's grounder, and Kremer and Morrison allowed no runs the rest of the way. The Pirates turned two walks and two singles into two runs in the fourth, and that was enough for the win.
Emil Yde went the distance in Game Four as the Pirates evened the series. The southpaw scattered seven hits, including RBI triples by Adcock and Roy McMillan. Pittsburgh took the lead in the seventh with a three-run rally off Don Nottebart without an extra-base hit.
Warren Spahn dominated Game 5. allowing three hits and no walks. The sole Pittsburgh run came on Max Carey's homer in the ninth. Wilbur Cooper pitched well in the loss; Joe Torre homered in the second, and the other Milwaukee run came courtesy of Pie Traynor's two-base error in the seventh.
The series reverted to Pittsburgh 1924 for Game Six, and it was the series' only blow out. The Pirates scored six runs off Burdette in the first four innings, with triples from Charlie Grimm, Rabbit Maranville and starter Lee Meadows. Cuyler put an exclaimation mark on the score with a three-run homer off Tony Cloninger in the sixth. Meadows allowed one earned run in eight innings on seven hits.
That sent the series to a Game Seven. Traynor touched Milwaukee starter Bob Buhl for a two-run homer in the second, and Kremer held the 2-0 lead until Adcock hit his own two-run shot in the sixth. Carey gunned down McMillan at the plate on Del Crandall's pinch-hit double to end the seventh, and reliever Bob Hendley held the Pirates scoreless for two innings. Frank Thomas doubled home Maye in the eighth and Frank Bolling homered in the top of the ninth for a 4-2 lead. McMahon allowed a run in the bottom of the inning, but struck out pinch-hitter Earl Smith with two on to end the game and series.
Player of the Series: Warren Spahn
Pitcher use restrictions: Milwaukee's bullpen will be fully rested for the next round. Spahn and Burdette may now pitch on short rest without penalty, the only pitchers to qualify for that status remaining.
Projected rotation: Spahn-Burdette-Buhl-Spahn-(Burdette)-(Willey)-(Spahn)
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Saturday, April 13, 2019
Saturday, March 23, 2019
End of Round 3: John bracket
Eliminated: 1961 Yankees, 2017 Brewers
The 1961 teams split their series, the sole 1924 team advanced and the sole 2017 team was ousted.
The lower seed won one of the two series.
Saturday, March 16, 2019
John bracket: 1924 Pirates defeat 1961 Yankees in seven games
Game 1: Yankees 7, Pirates 5
WP: Ford (3-1)
LP: Cooper (1-1)
Save: Arroyo (4)
HR: Mantle 2 (2)
Game 2: Pirates 9, Yankees 7
WP: Adams (1-1)
LP: Coates (2-1)
HR: Mantle (3)
Game 3: Pirates 6, Yankees 5 (16 innings)
WP: Morrison (3-0)
LP: Coates (2-2)
Game 4: Yankees 7, Pirates 5 (10 innings)
WP: Coates (3-2)
LP: Stone (0-1)
HR: Mantle (4)
Game 5: Yankees 8, Pirates 5
WP: Ford (4-1)
LP: Cooper (1-2)
Save: Sheldon (1)
HR: Cerv (1), Cuyler (3)
Game 6: Pirates 8, Yankees 3
WP: Yde (2-1)
LP: Daley (0-1)
Save: Adams (1)
HR: Cuyler (4), Wright (2)
Game 7: Pirates 7, Yankees 5
WP: Kremer (4-0)
LP: Terry (2-1)
HR: Maranville (1), Mantle (5), Berra (2), E Smith (3)
The 1924 Pirates won three games in Yankee Stadium to oust the favored 1961 Yankees.
Game One was the only home win for the Yankees. Mickey Mantle hit a three-run homer in the first inning, his first circuit clout of the tournament, to give the Yankess a lead they would not relinquish. Whitey Ford allowed two earned runs in seven innings for the win
The Pirates evened the series in Game Two despite a six-run sixth inning from the Yankees, Pittsburgh hit five triples and six doubles. Babe Adams threw three perfect innings in relief and was credited with the win.
The series moved to Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, circa 1924, for the next three games. Game Three was a marathon affair, with both Johnny Morrison and Luis Arroyo throwing six innings of relief. Arroyo entered in the bottom of the 10th with a man on second and no outs and wriggled out of the jam. The Yankees broke through in the 16th for an unearned run off Morrison, but but Kiki Cuyler tripled home the tying run off Jim Coates in the bottom of the inning and scored the winner on a single by Pie Traynor.
Game Four went 10 innings. Mantle's three-run homer in the fifth gave New York a 5-0 lead, but the Priates got a run in the eighth and four in the ninth off Tex Clevenger and Coates to tie it. Errors by Pittsburgh's middle infielders set up a pair of unearned runs in the 10th, and Coates held Pittsburgh off the board in the bottom of the inning.
New York won Game Five with a seven-run seventh. Pittsburgh had taken a 5-0 lead after four innings, with Wilbur Cooper driving in three runs with a single and double and Cuyler hitting a two-run homer off Ford. But Pittsburgh committed a pair of errors to ioen the top of the seventh, and Bob Cerv capped the rally with a three-run shot. All eight Yankee runs were unearned, but they all counted.
The series returned to 1961's version of Yankee Stadium for Game Six. The hoem tem led 3-2 after seven innings, but Cuyler's lead-off homer tied it in the eighth, and later in the inning pinch-hitter Carson Bigbee tripled in two runs to cap a four-run rally. Glenn Wright hit a two-run homer in the ninth for the final margin.
Mantle hit another three-run first-inning homer in Game Seven, but the game and series turned on the fourth inning when left fielder Johnny Blanchard could not corral a ball hit by Charlie Grimm that went for a two-out RBI single. Rabbit Maranville followed with a two-run homer that put Pittsburgh up 4-3. The Pirates plated two more runs in the fifth with triples from Max Carey and Traynor. Ray Kremer went the distance for Pittsburgh, alloing just one earned run over the final eight innings.
Player of the series: Kiki Cuyler
Pitcher restrictions: Pirates bullpen will be fully rested for Round 4
Projected rotation: Cooper-Meadows-Kremer-Yde-(Cooper)-(Meadows)-(Kremer)
WP: Ford (3-1)
LP: Cooper (1-1)
Save: Arroyo (4)
HR: Mantle 2 (2)
Game 2: Pirates 9, Yankees 7
WP: Adams (1-1)
LP: Coates (2-1)
HR: Mantle (3)
Game 3: Pirates 6, Yankees 5 (16 innings)
WP: Morrison (3-0)
LP: Coates (2-2)
Game 4: Yankees 7, Pirates 5 (10 innings)
WP: Coates (3-2)
LP: Stone (0-1)
HR: Mantle (4)
Game 5: Yankees 8, Pirates 5
WP: Ford (4-1)
LP: Cooper (1-2)
Save: Sheldon (1)
HR: Cerv (1), Cuyler (3)
Game 6: Pirates 8, Yankees 3
WP: Yde (2-1)
LP: Daley (0-1)
Save: Adams (1)
HR: Cuyler (4), Wright (2)
Game 7: Pirates 7, Yankees 5
WP: Kremer (4-0)
LP: Terry (2-1)
HR: Maranville (1), Mantle (5), Berra (2), E Smith (3)
The 1924 Pirates won three games in Yankee Stadium to oust the favored 1961 Yankees.
Game One was the only home win for the Yankees. Mickey Mantle hit a three-run homer in the first inning, his first circuit clout of the tournament, to give the Yankess a lead they would not relinquish. Whitey Ford allowed two earned runs in seven innings for the win
The Pirates evened the series in Game Two despite a six-run sixth inning from the Yankees, Pittsburgh hit five triples and six doubles. Babe Adams threw three perfect innings in relief and was credited with the win.
The series moved to Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, circa 1924, for the next three games. Game Three was a marathon affair, with both Johnny Morrison and Luis Arroyo throwing six innings of relief. Arroyo entered in the bottom of the 10th with a man on second and no outs and wriggled out of the jam. The Yankees broke through in the 16th for an unearned run off Morrison, but but Kiki Cuyler tripled home the tying run off Jim Coates in the bottom of the inning and scored the winner on a single by Pie Traynor.
Game Four went 10 innings. Mantle's three-run homer in the fifth gave New York a 5-0 lead, but the Priates got a run in the eighth and four in the ninth off Tex Clevenger and Coates to tie it. Errors by Pittsburgh's middle infielders set up a pair of unearned runs in the 10th, and Coates held Pittsburgh off the board in the bottom of the inning.
New York won Game Five with a seven-run seventh. Pittsburgh had taken a 5-0 lead after four innings, with Wilbur Cooper driving in three runs with a single and double and Cuyler hitting a two-run homer off Ford. But Pittsburgh committed a pair of errors to ioen the top of the seventh, and Bob Cerv capped the rally with a three-run shot. All eight Yankee runs were unearned, but they all counted.
The series returned to 1961's version of Yankee Stadium for Game Six. The hoem tem led 3-2 after seven innings, but Cuyler's lead-off homer tied it in the eighth, and later in the inning pinch-hitter Carson Bigbee tripled in two runs to cap a four-run rally. Glenn Wright hit a two-run homer in the ninth for the final margin.
Mantle hit another three-run first-inning homer in Game Seven, but the game and series turned on the fourth inning when left fielder Johnny Blanchard could not corral a ball hit by Charlie Grimm that went for a two-out RBI single. Rabbit Maranville followed with a two-run homer that put Pittsburgh up 4-3. The Pirates plated two more runs in the fifth with triples from Max Carey and Traynor. Ray Kremer went the distance for Pittsburgh, alloing just one earned run over the final eight innings.
Player of the series: Kiki Cuyler
Pitcher restrictions: Pirates bullpen will be fully rested for Round 4
Projected rotation: Cooper-Meadows-Kremer-Yde-(Cooper)-(Meadows)-(Kremer)
Monday, January 28, 2019
John bracket: 1961 Milwaukee Braves defeat 2017 Milwaukee Brewers in five games
Game 1: Braves 2, Brewers 1
WP: Spahn (3-1)
LP: Davies (1-3)
HR: Santana (3), Adcock (3)
Game 2: Brewers 3, Braves 2 (10 innings)
WP: Hader (2-0)
LP: Willey (1-1)
Save: Knebel (2)
HR: Santana (4)
Game 3: Braves 9, Brewers 6
WP: Cloninger (2-0)
LP: Nelson (2-1)
Save: McMahon (3)
HR: Adcock 3 (6), Vogt (1), Thames (3)
Game 4: Braves 4, Brewers 1
WP: Willey (2-1)
LP: Anderson (2-1)
Save: Nottebart (2)
HR: Aaron (2), Maye (3)
Game 5: Braves 6, Brewers 1
WP: Spahn (4-1)
LP: Davies (1-4)
HR: Torre (3)
The Braves made quick work of this battle for the beer and cheese, outscoring the Brewers 23-12 over the five games. Joe Adcock by himself hit as many homers as the entire Brewers team.
Warren Spahn went the distance in the opener, played in 1961's County Stadium. Domingo Santana homered in the first for the Brew Crew, but Adcock hit a two-run homer off Kyle Davies in the fourth, and that concluded the scoring. Spahn allowed four hits and one walk.
The Brewers won the second game in extra innings, with pinch-hitter Eric Sogard leading off the top of the 10th with a base hit and eventually scoring on Travis Shaw's fly ball. The Brewers got four scoreless innings from relievers Jared Hughes, Josh Hader and Corey Knebel after Matt Garza went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Lew Burdette went nine innings for the Braves and allowed the tying homer to Santana in the eighth.
The series moved forward 56 years and a few hundred feet east to Miller Park for Game Three. The Braves started Bob Buhl, but hit for him after four innings. Pinch-hitter Mack Jones delivered a two-run, game-tying double, and Tony Cloninger and Bob Hendley followed with two scoreless innings apiece. Meanwhile. Joe Adcock hit three homers to give the Braves a 9-3 lead. The Brewers plated three runs off Claude Raymond and Moe Drabowsky before Don McMahon entered with two on and two outs in the ninth to get the final out.
Hank Aaron and Lee Maye hit homers in Game Four, and Carl Willey went six innings for the win. Don Nottebart allowed one hit in three innings for the save.
Spahn wrapped up the series with another complete game in Game Five, allowing an unearned run on four hits and three walks. Joe Torre's three-run homer in the seventh provided plenty of breathing room.
Player of the series: Warren Spahn
The Braves staff will be fully rested for the fourth round.
Projected rotation: Spahn-Burdette-Buhl or Willey-Willey, Buhl or Spahn-(Spahn or Burdette)-(Burdette or X)-(X)
WP: Spahn (3-1)
LP: Davies (1-3)
HR: Santana (3), Adcock (3)
Game 2: Brewers 3, Braves 2 (10 innings)
WP: Hader (2-0)
LP: Willey (1-1)
Save: Knebel (2)
HR: Santana (4)
Game 3: Braves 9, Brewers 6
WP: Cloninger (2-0)
LP: Nelson (2-1)
Save: McMahon (3)
HR: Adcock 3 (6), Vogt (1), Thames (3)
Game 4: Braves 4, Brewers 1
WP: Willey (2-1)
LP: Anderson (2-1)
Save: Nottebart (2)
HR: Aaron (2), Maye (3)
Game 5: Braves 6, Brewers 1
WP: Spahn (4-1)
LP: Davies (1-4)
HR: Torre (3)
The Braves made quick work of this battle for the beer and cheese, outscoring the Brewers 23-12 over the five games. Joe Adcock by himself hit as many homers as the entire Brewers team.
Warren Spahn went the distance in the opener, played in 1961's County Stadium. Domingo Santana homered in the first for the Brew Crew, but Adcock hit a two-run homer off Kyle Davies in the fourth, and that concluded the scoring. Spahn allowed four hits and one walk.
The Brewers won the second game in extra innings, with pinch-hitter Eric Sogard leading off the top of the 10th with a base hit and eventually scoring on Travis Shaw's fly ball. The Brewers got four scoreless innings from relievers Jared Hughes, Josh Hader and Corey Knebel after Matt Garza went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Lew Burdette went nine innings for the Braves and allowed the tying homer to Santana in the eighth.
The series moved forward 56 years and a few hundred feet east to Miller Park for Game Three. The Braves started Bob Buhl, but hit for him after four innings. Pinch-hitter Mack Jones delivered a two-run, game-tying double, and Tony Cloninger and Bob Hendley followed with two scoreless innings apiece. Meanwhile. Joe Adcock hit three homers to give the Braves a 9-3 lead. The Brewers plated three runs off Claude Raymond and Moe Drabowsky before Don McMahon entered with two on and two outs in the ninth to get the final out.
Hank Aaron and Lee Maye hit homers in Game Four, and Carl Willey went six innings for the win. Don Nottebart allowed one hit in three innings for the save.
Spahn wrapped up the series with another complete game in Game Five, allowing an unearned run on four hits and three walks. Joe Torre's three-run homer in the seventh provided plenty of breathing room.
Player of the series: Warren Spahn
The Braves staff will be fully rested for the fourth round.
Projected rotation: Spahn-Burdette-Buhl or Willey-Willey, Buhl or Spahn-(Spahn or Burdette)-(Burdette or X)-(X)
Sunday, January 20, 2019
End of Round 2: John bracket
Eliminated: 1961 Reds, 2017 Cubs, 2017 Rockies, 1924 Browns
2017 teams won one series, lost two. 1961 teams won two series, lost one. 1924 teams won one series, lost one series.
Three lower seeds won their second round series; the only higher seed to advance was the 1961 Yankees.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
John bracket: 1961 Yankees defeat 1924 Browns in seven games
Game 1: Yankees 7, Browns 1
WP: Ford (2-0)
LP: Danforth (0-1)
HR: Howard (1), Maris (7), Skowron (1)
Game 2: Browns 5, Yankees 4
WP: Wingard (1-2)
LP: Sheldon (0-1)
Save: Shocker (1)
Game 3: Browns 10, Yankees 4
WP: Davis (2-0)
LP: Stafford (1-1)
HR: Williams (1)
Game 4: Yankees 1, Browns 0 (11 innings)
WP: Coates (2-0)
LP: Shocker (3-1)
Save: Arroyo (3)
HR: Kubek (2)
Game 5: Browns 3, Yankees 1
WP: Pruitt (1-0)
LP: Ford (2-1)
Save: Danforth (1)
Game 6: Yankees 9. Browns 2
WP: Terry (2-0)
LP: Wingard (1-3)
HR: Maris 2 (9), Blanchard (2), Skowron (2)
Game 7: Yankees 9, Browns 0
WP: Stafford (2-1)
LP: Davis (2-1)
HR: Marris (10), Berra (1)
The Browns won every game in which the Yankees failed to hit a homer. Unfortunately for St. Louis, that only happened three times in the series.
Game One turned into a Yankee rout late. Elston Howard homered in the fourth to give the home team a 2-0 lead and drove in another run in the sixth. After the Browns broke through in the top of the seventh to make it 3-1, however, the Browns bullpen surrendered two more two-run homers, to Roger Maris and Bill Skowron.
The Browns evened the series with a three-run outburst in the eighth against Rollie Sheldon and Luis Arroyo, Hack Severeid had a crucial triple in the middle of the inning. Urban Shocker made a one-batter appearance in the ninth with two on and two out to get the save. Winner Ernie Wingard allowed three earned runs in seven innings on five hits and five walks.
The series shifted to 1924 and Sportsman's Park in St. Louis for Game Three. Ken Williams drove in four runs on a triple and homer, and each of the first four hitters in the Browns lineup scored at least twice. Dixie Davis allowed three hits in 6.1 innings for the win.
The bats were silent in Game Four. Shocker pitched all 11 innings for the Browns and was victimized by Tony Kubek's two-out homer in the final frame. Bud Daley threw seven scoreless innings for the Yankees, followed by three more by Jim Coates, who got credit for the win. Shocker allowed six hits and one walk.
The Browns left home with the series lead after piecing together a stout game from bullpen parts. Bill Baynes (four innings), George Grant (one), Hub Pruett (2), George Lyons (0.1) and Danforth (1.6) combined for a seven hitter. The Browns scored three runs in the seventh off Whitey Ford and Sheldon, with Jack Tobin driving in a pair.
Back in 1961's Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers took control in Game Six. The Browns scored a pair of unearned runs in the second after a Skowron error to take an early lead, but that was not only the last lead the Browns would hold in the series, it was the last runs they would tally. The Yankees got a pair of homers from Maris, plus longballs from Skowron and Johnny Blanchard, and won 9-2.
Game Seven was over early. Yogi Berra hit a three-run homer off Davis in the first inning; Maris hit a three-run homer off Elam Vangilder in the second. Bill Stafford went the distance for the win, allowing just two singles and one walk.
Pitcher use restrictions: Yankee bullpen is fully rested for Round Three
Projected rotation: Ford-Daley-Terry-Stafford-(Ford)-(Daley)-(Terry)
WP: Ford (2-0)
LP: Danforth (0-1)
HR: Howard (1), Maris (7), Skowron (1)
Game 2: Browns 5, Yankees 4
WP: Wingard (1-2)
LP: Sheldon (0-1)
Save: Shocker (1)
Game 3: Browns 10, Yankees 4
WP: Davis (2-0)
LP: Stafford (1-1)
HR: Williams (1)
Game 4: Yankees 1, Browns 0 (11 innings)
WP: Coates (2-0)
LP: Shocker (3-1)
Save: Arroyo (3)
HR: Kubek (2)
Game 5: Browns 3, Yankees 1
WP: Pruitt (1-0)
LP: Ford (2-1)
Save: Danforth (1)
Game 6: Yankees 9. Browns 2
WP: Terry (2-0)
LP: Wingard (1-3)
HR: Maris 2 (9), Blanchard (2), Skowron (2)
Game 7: Yankees 9, Browns 0
WP: Stafford (2-1)
LP: Davis (2-1)
HR: Marris (10), Berra (1)
The Browns won every game in which the Yankees failed to hit a homer. Unfortunately for St. Louis, that only happened three times in the series.
Game One turned into a Yankee rout late. Elston Howard homered in the fourth to give the home team a 2-0 lead and drove in another run in the sixth. After the Browns broke through in the top of the seventh to make it 3-1, however, the Browns bullpen surrendered two more two-run homers, to Roger Maris and Bill Skowron.
The Browns evened the series with a three-run outburst in the eighth against Rollie Sheldon and Luis Arroyo, Hack Severeid had a crucial triple in the middle of the inning. Urban Shocker made a one-batter appearance in the ninth with two on and two out to get the save. Winner Ernie Wingard allowed three earned runs in seven innings on five hits and five walks.
The series shifted to 1924 and Sportsman's Park in St. Louis for Game Three. Ken Williams drove in four runs on a triple and homer, and each of the first four hitters in the Browns lineup scored at least twice. Dixie Davis allowed three hits in 6.1 innings for the win.
The bats were silent in Game Four. Shocker pitched all 11 innings for the Browns and was victimized by Tony Kubek's two-out homer in the final frame. Bud Daley threw seven scoreless innings for the Yankees, followed by three more by Jim Coates, who got credit for the win. Shocker allowed six hits and one walk.
The Browns left home with the series lead after piecing together a stout game from bullpen parts. Bill Baynes (four innings), George Grant (one), Hub Pruett (2), George Lyons (0.1) and Danforth (1.6) combined for a seven hitter. The Browns scored three runs in the seventh off Whitey Ford and Sheldon, with Jack Tobin driving in a pair.
Back in 1961's Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers took control in Game Six. The Browns scored a pair of unearned runs in the second after a Skowron error to take an early lead, but that was not only the last lead the Browns would hold in the series, it was the last runs they would tally. The Yankees got a pair of homers from Maris, plus longballs from Skowron and Johnny Blanchard, and won 9-2.
Game Seven was over early. Yogi Berra hit a three-run homer off Davis in the first inning; Maris hit a three-run homer off Elam Vangilder in the second. Bill Stafford went the distance for the win, allowing just two singles and one walk.
Pitcher use restrictions: Yankee bullpen is fully rested for Round Three
Projected rotation: Ford-Daley-Terry-Stafford-(Ford)-(Daley)-(Terry)
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Stat break: 1961 Braves defeat 2017 Cubs in seven games
Game 1: Cubs 3, Braves 2
WP: Lester (1-0)
LP: Spahn (1-1)
Save: Davis (3)
HR: Rizzo (1)
Game 2: Braves 5, Cubs 3
WP: Burdette (2-0)
LP: Arrieta (0-1)
Save: McMahon (2)
HR: Rizzo (2), Schwarber (4), Maye (1)
Game 3: Cubs 5, Braves 3
WP: Lackey (2-0)
LP: Buhl (1-1)
Save: Davis (4)
HR: Adcock (1)
Game 4: Braves 6, Cubs 3
WP: Willey (1-0)
LP: Quintana (0-1)
Save: Nottebart (1)
HR: Mathews 2 (2), Heyward (1)
Game 5: Braves 5, Cubs 0
WP: Spahn (2-1)
LP: Lester (1-1)
HR: Mathews (3)
Game 6: Cubs 2, Braves 1 (16 innings)
WP: Montgomery (1-0)
LP: Raymond (0-1)
HR: Schwarber (5), Contreras (4)
Game 7: Braves 13, Cubs 3
WP: Buhl (2-1)
LP: Lackey (2-1)
Save: Hendley (1)
HR: Aaron (1), Adcock (2), Thomas (2), Torre (2), Maye (2)
The Cubs won three competitve games, few more competitve than the 16-inning Game Six. The Braves won the easy ones, few more one-sided than Game Seven.
Game One, in Wrigley Field, was a duel between two star southpaws. Anthony Rizzo's two-run homer in the first off Warren Spahn gave the Cubs a lead they would never relinquish. Winner Jon Lester threw six scoreless innings before giving way to a pinch-hitter. The Braves were held to just three hits by four Cubs pitchers.
The Braves evened the series in Game Two. They scored three runs in the second off Jake Arrieta on three singles and two walks, scored again in the fifth on Lee Maye's homer and added a tally in the eighth. Lew Burdette went 7.2 innings for the win, allowing three runs on six hits, two of them homers.
The series shifted to 1961 and County Stadium, and Bob Buhl's wildness cost Milwaukee. He walked eight in 2.1 innings, including four in a row in the Cubs' four run third. The Braves bullpen shut down the Cubs after that, but John Lackey held the Braves to three runs in six innings and the Cubs bullpen also threw goose eggs the rest of the way. Joe Adcock drove in all three Milwaukee runs with a homer and a double.
Eddie Mathews homered twice in Game Four to back up Carl Willey's six innings of five-hit ball. Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer for Chicago in the second inning, but the Cubs couldn't score after that. Mathews drove in four runs, and Hank Aaron had three singles, scored twice and drove in a run. Don Nottebart got Javy Baez to ground out with the bases loaded in the ninth for a one-out save.
Spahn gave Milwaukee its first lead of the series with a four-hit shutout in Game Five. He walked three and struck out four, and had two hits himself, a double and an RBI single. Frank Bolling tripled and doubled for the Braves, scoring twice.
Game Six, back in Chicago, was a classic. Arrieta held the Braves hitless until the fifth inning and scoreless until the seventh, when McMillian singled with one out and Lew Burdette walked. Justin Wilson relieved and retired pinch-hitter Gino Cimoli, but Aaron singled in McMillian for the lead. Burdette carried that 1-0 lead into the ninth, when Kyle Schwarber led off with a homer. Burdette left for a pinch-hitter after that inning, and Nottebart threw five scoreless innings, allwoing seven baserunners but getting two double play grounders. The Cubs ran through seven relievers, with Mike Montgomery working the final three innings. Claude Raymond worked a scoreless bottom of the 15th for the Braves, but Willson Contreras led off the 16th with a homer.
Game Seven was an anti-climax after that drama. Lee Maye led off the game with homer off Lackey,
and a rare error by Anthony Rizzo with two outs and the bases loaded in the third not only allowed a second Braves run to score but set up a grand slam by the next hitter, Frank Thomas. Milwaukee got homers from Aaron, Adcock and Joe Torre as the game progressed, and Buhl held the Cubs scoreless until the sixth, when his own error set up Heyward's bases-loaded triple. Bob Hendley relieved Buhl to start the seventh and worked three innings to get credit for the save.
Player of the series: Joe Adcock
Pitching limitations: Nottebart should not pitch the first two games of Round Three, and Hendley should not pitch in Game One. Willey is available for bullpen duties in Game 1.
Projected rotation: Spahn-Burdette (w/ penalty)-Willey or Buhl-Buhl or Willey-(Spahn)-(Burdette)-(Game 3 starter)
WP: Lester (1-0)
LP: Spahn (1-1)
Save: Davis (3)
HR: Rizzo (1)
Game 2: Braves 5, Cubs 3
WP: Burdette (2-0)
LP: Arrieta (0-1)
Save: McMahon (2)
HR: Rizzo (2), Schwarber (4), Maye (1)
Game 3: Cubs 5, Braves 3
WP: Lackey (2-0)
LP: Buhl (1-1)
Save: Davis (4)
HR: Adcock (1)
Game 4: Braves 6, Cubs 3
WP: Willey (1-0)
LP: Quintana (0-1)
Save: Nottebart (1)
HR: Mathews 2 (2), Heyward (1)
Game 5: Braves 5, Cubs 0
WP: Spahn (2-1)
LP: Lester (1-1)
HR: Mathews (3)
Game 6: Cubs 2, Braves 1 (16 innings)
WP: Montgomery (1-0)
LP: Raymond (0-1)
HR: Schwarber (5), Contreras (4)
Game 7: Braves 13, Cubs 3
WP: Buhl (2-1)
LP: Lackey (2-1)
Save: Hendley (1)
HR: Aaron (1), Adcock (2), Thomas (2), Torre (2), Maye (2)
The Cubs won three competitve games, few more competitve than the 16-inning Game Six. The Braves won the easy ones, few more one-sided than Game Seven.
Game One, in Wrigley Field, was a duel between two star southpaws. Anthony Rizzo's two-run homer in the first off Warren Spahn gave the Cubs a lead they would never relinquish. Winner Jon Lester threw six scoreless innings before giving way to a pinch-hitter. The Braves were held to just three hits by four Cubs pitchers.
The Braves evened the series in Game Two. They scored three runs in the second off Jake Arrieta on three singles and two walks, scored again in the fifth on Lee Maye's homer and added a tally in the eighth. Lew Burdette went 7.2 innings for the win, allowing three runs on six hits, two of them homers.
The series shifted to 1961 and County Stadium, and Bob Buhl's wildness cost Milwaukee. He walked eight in 2.1 innings, including four in a row in the Cubs' four run third. The Braves bullpen shut down the Cubs after that, but John Lackey held the Braves to three runs in six innings and the Cubs bullpen also threw goose eggs the rest of the way. Joe Adcock drove in all three Milwaukee runs with a homer and a double.
Eddie Mathews homered twice in Game Four to back up Carl Willey's six innings of five-hit ball. Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer for Chicago in the second inning, but the Cubs couldn't score after that. Mathews drove in four runs, and Hank Aaron had three singles, scored twice and drove in a run. Don Nottebart got Javy Baez to ground out with the bases loaded in the ninth for a one-out save.
Spahn gave Milwaukee its first lead of the series with a four-hit shutout in Game Five. He walked three and struck out four, and had two hits himself, a double and an RBI single. Frank Bolling tripled and doubled for the Braves, scoring twice.
Game Six, back in Chicago, was a classic. Arrieta held the Braves hitless until the fifth inning and scoreless until the seventh, when McMillian singled with one out and Lew Burdette walked. Justin Wilson relieved and retired pinch-hitter Gino Cimoli, but Aaron singled in McMillian for the lead. Burdette carried that 1-0 lead into the ninth, when Kyle Schwarber led off with a homer. Burdette left for a pinch-hitter after that inning, and Nottebart threw five scoreless innings, allwoing seven baserunners but getting two double play grounders. The Cubs ran through seven relievers, with Mike Montgomery working the final three innings. Claude Raymond worked a scoreless bottom of the 15th for the Braves, but Willson Contreras led off the 16th with a homer.
Game Seven was an anti-climax after that drama. Lee Maye led off the game with homer off Lackey,
and a rare error by Anthony Rizzo with two outs and the bases loaded in the third not only allowed a second Braves run to score but set up a grand slam by the next hitter, Frank Thomas. Milwaukee got homers from Aaron, Adcock and Joe Torre as the game progressed, and Buhl held the Cubs scoreless until the sixth, when his own error set up Heyward's bases-loaded triple. Bob Hendley relieved Buhl to start the seventh and worked three innings to get credit for the save.
Player of the series: Joe Adcock
Pitching limitations: Nottebart should not pitch the first two games of Round Three, and Hendley should not pitch in Game One. Willey is available for bullpen duties in Game 1.
Projected rotation: Spahn-Burdette (w/ penalty)-Willey or Buhl-Buhl or Willey-(Spahn)-(Burdette)-(Game 3 starter)
Monday, December 31, 2018
John bracket: 1924 Pirates defeat 2017 Rockies in seven games
Game 1: Rockies 5, Pirates 4 (10 innings)
WP: Holland (1-0)
LP: Yde (1-1)
HR: Arenado (4)
Game 2: Pirates 3, Rockies 2
WP: Kremer (2-0)
LP: Marquez (1-1)
HR: Gonzalez (2)
Game 3: Rockies 6, Pirates 2
WP: Freeland (1-0)
LP: Meadows (1-1)
Save: Holland (4)
Game 4: Rockies 4, Pirates 3 (10 innings)
WP: Ottavino (1-0)
LP: Adams (0-1)
Save: Holland (5)
HR: Blackmon (1)
Game 5: Pirates 8, Rockies 4
WP: Cooper (1-0)
LP: Anderson (2-1)
HR: Arenado (5)
Game 6: Pirates 6, Rockies 0
WP: Kremer (3-0)
LP: Marquez (1-2)
HR: Cuyler 2 (2), Traynor (1)
Game 7: Pirates 8, Rockies 5 (11 innings)
WP: Morrison (2-0)
LP: Holland (1-1)
HR: Smith (2), Story (1), Wright (1)
The 1924 Pirates won the final three to take a tight series that featured three extra-inning games.
Nolan Arenado led off the bottom of the 10th of Game One with a homer off reliever Emil Yde to give the Rockies the win. The Rockies scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth off reliever Johnny Morrison and Yde to send the game into extras. Charlie Blackmon had three doubles and a bases-loaded walk for Colorado.
Ray Kremer went the distance in Game Two to even the series for Pittsburgh. The righty allowed two runs on six hits, one a solo homer by Carlos Gonzalez. Earl Smith went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI for the Pirates, and Eddie Moore and Glenn Wright each had three hits.
The series shifted to 1924's version of Forbes Field for Game Three. The Rockies got four scoreless innings of relief from Pat Neshek, Chris Rusin, Adam Ottavino, Antonio Senzatela and Greg Holland to support Kyle Freeland, who was credited with the win for five innings of two-run ball. Arenado drove in two runs for Colorado.
Blackmon's 10th inning homer off Babe Adams lifted the Rockies to their third win of the series in Game Four. Blackmon scored three of Colorado's four runs (Arenado had the other) and had a triple and single. Moore scored two of Pittsburgh's three runs; he and Kiki Cuyler had back-to-back triples in the first inning off Tyler Chatwood.
Pittsburgh won its first elimination game on the strength of a five-run third inning in which the Pirates hit four consecutive doubles off starter and loser Tyler Anderson -- Cuyler, Wright, Pie Traynor and Charlie Grimm. Wright went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a single and a steal; he scored one run and drove in four. Wilbur Cooper went the distance despite allowing a two-run homer to Arenado in the opening frame and single runs in the third and fifth innings. Arenado singled twice and totaled three RBIs.
The series reverted to 2017's Coors Field, and Kremer threw another complete game win to send the series to a seventh game. This one was a five-hit shutout in which no Rockie reached second base. Cuyler hit a pair of two-run homers and Traynor hit a solo shot, all off German Marquez.
The decisive tilt was a see-saw affair. Pittsburgh took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, with Wright hitting a leadoff homer in that frame off Jon Gray and Rabbit Maranville and starter Lee Meadows contributing RBI singles. But Trevor Story hit a three-run homer in the Rockies' four-run third for the lead. Pittsburgh retook the lead in the sixth, with Meadows driving in another run with a base hit, but Blackmon's two-out single in the bottom of the frame retied it. The 5-5 score held though the 10th inning. Morrison relieved Meadows in a double switch in the eighth inning after catcher Johnny Gooch was injured, and the Rockies got scoreless innings from Mike Dunn, Jake McGee and Neshek before turning the game over to Holland in the ninth. The Rockies tried to get a third inning from their closer in the 11th, and failed. With one out, Maranville walked, Smith homered and Max Carey walked; by the time Ottavino and Rusin got out of the inning, another run had scored. Morrison wrapped the game, and the series, with a fourth scoreless inning of relief.
Player of the Series: Ray Kremer
Pitching restriction: Morrison cannot pitch in Game One of the third round and should be limited to one inning in Game Two.
Projected rotation: Cooper-Yde-Kremer-Meadows-(Cooper)-(Yde)-(Kremer)
WP: Holland (1-0)
LP: Yde (1-1)
HR: Arenado (4)
Game 2: Pirates 3, Rockies 2
WP: Kremer (2-0)
LP: Marquez (1-1)
HR: Gonzalez (2)
Game 3: Rockies 6, Pirates 2
WP: Freeland (1-0)
LP: Meadows (1-1)
Save: Holland (4)
Game 4: Rockies 4, Pirates 3 (10 innings)
WP: Ottavino (1-0)
LP: Adams (0-1)
Save: Holland (5)
HR: Blackmon (1)
Game 5: Pirates 8, Rockies 4
WP: Cooper (1-0)
LP: Anderson (2-1)
HR: Arenado (5)
Game 6: Pirates 6, Rockies 0
WP: Kremer (3-0)
LP: Marquez (1-2)
HR: Cuyler 2 (2), Traynor (1)
Game 7: Pirates 8, Rockies 5 (11 innings)
WP: Morrison (2-0)
LP: Holland (1-1)
HR: Smith (2), Story (1), Wright (1)
The 1924 Pirates won the final three to take a tight series that featured three extra-inning games.
Nolan Arenado led off the bottom of the 10th of Game One with a homer off reliever Emil Yde to give the Rockies the win. The Rockies scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth off reliever Johnny Morrison and Yde to send the game into extras. Charlie Blackmon had three doubles and a bases-loaded walk for Colorado.
Ray Kremer went the distance in Game Two to even the series for Pittsburgh. The righty allowed two runs on six hits, one a solo homer by Carlos Gonzalez. Earl Smith went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI for the Pirates, and Eddie Moore and Glenn Wright each had three hits.
The series shifted to 1924's version of Forbes Field for Game Three. The Rockies got four scoreless innings of relief from Pat Neshek, Chris Rusin, Adam Ottavino, Antonio Senzatela and Greg Holland to support Kyle Freeland, who was credited with the win for five innings of two-run ball. Arenado drove in two runs for Colorado.
Blackmon's 10th inning homer off Babe Adams lifted the Rockies to their third win of the series in Game Four. Blackmon scored three of Colorado's four runs (Arenado had the other) and had a triple and single. Moore scored two of Pittsburgh's three runs; he and Kiki Cuyler had back-to-back triples in the first inning off Tyler Chatwood.
Pittsburgh won its first elimination game on the strength of a five-run third inning in which the Pirates hit four consecutive doubles off starter and loser Tyler Anderson -- Cuyler, Wright, Pie Traynor and Charlie Grimm. Wright went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a single and a steal; he scored one run and drove in four. Wilbur Cooper went the distance despite allowing a two-run homer to Arenado in the opening frame and single runs in the third and fifth innings. Arenado singled twice and totaled three RBIs.
The series reverted to 2017's Coors Field, and Kremer threw another complete game win to send the series to a seventh game. This one was a five-hit shutout in which no Rockie reached second base. Cuyler hit a pair of two-run homers and Traynor hit a solo shot, all off German Marquez.
The decisive tilt was a see-saw affair. Pittsburgh took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, with Wright hitting a leadoff homer in that frame off Jon Gray and Rabbit Maranville and starter Lee Meadows contributing RBI singles. But Trevor Story hit a three-run homer in the Rockies' four-run third for the lead. Pittsburgh retook the lead in the sixth, with Meadows driving in another run with a base hit, but Blackmon's two-out single in the bottom of the frame retied it. The 5-5 score held though the 10th inning. Morrison relieved Meadows in a double switch in the eighth inning after catcher Johnny Gooch was injured, and the Rockies got scoreless innings from Mike Dunn, Jake McGee and Neshek before turning the game over to Holland in the ninth. The Rockies tried to get a third inning from their closer in the 11th, and failed. With one out, Maranville walked, Smith homered and Max Carey walked; by the time Ottavino and Rusin got out of the inning, another run had scored. Morrison wrapped the game, and the series, with a fourth scoreless inning of relief.
Player of the Series: Ray Kremer
Pitching restriction: Morrison cannot pitch in Game One of the third round and should be limited to one inning in Game Two.
Projected rotation: Cooper-Yde-Kremer-Meadows-(Cooper)-(Yde)-(Kremer)
Saturday, November 24, 2018
John bracket: 2017 Brewers defeat 1961 Reds in seven games
Game 1: Reds 7, Brewers 1
WP: Jay (1-0)
LP: Davies (1-1)
HR: Coleman (2)
Game 2: Brewers 9. Reds 7
WP: Nelson (1-0)
LP: Purkey (0-3)
Save: Knebel (1)
HR: F. Robinson (3), Edwards (1), Walker (2), Broxton (2)
Game 3: Brewers 3, Reds 2 (10 innings)
WP: Suter (1-0)
LP: K Johnson (0-1)
HR: Shaw (3), F. Robinson (4)
Game 4: Reds 9, Brewers 3
WP: Nunn (1-0)
LP: Suter (1-1)
Game 5: Reds 7, Brewers 2
WP: Jay (2-0)
LP: Davies (1-2)
HR: Santana (1)
Game 6: Brewers 11, Reds 3
WP: Nelson (2-0)
LP: Purkey (0-4)
HR: Santana (2), Broxton 2 (4)
Game 7: Brewers 5, Reds 0
WP: Anderson (2-0)
LP: O'Toole (1-1)
HR: Aguilar (1)
Milwaukee won three games on the road to eliminate the 1961 National League pennant winners.
Cincinnati's Joey Jay dominated the visiting Brewers in the opener in Crosley Field, allowing two hits while striking out 10. Gordy Coleman homered to open the scoring in the second inning for the Reds, and he, Frank Robinson and Johnny Edwards each drove in two runs.
Neil Walker hit a grand slam in the fifth inning of the second game as the Brewers evened the series. Walker also had a two-run double in the seventh. Travis Shaw, Domingo Santana and Marcus Thames each scored a pair of runs.
Travis Shaw homered with two outs in the bottom of the 10th of Game 3 to give the Brewers the win in 2017's Miller Park. Robinson homered in the ninth off Milwaukee closer Corey Knebel to send the game to extras.
The Reds rebounded in Game 4, plating eight runs on nine hits in the final three innings to make a winner of reliever Howie Nunn. Brent Suter, the winner of Game Three, took the loss.
Jay again held the Brewers in check in Game 5. He allowed a two-run homer to Santana in the fourth, but the Brewer got just four other hits in the game. The Reds scored four runs in the first and were never challenged. Eddie Kasko went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for Cincinnati.
The series returned to Crosley Field, and the Brewers took immediate control of Game 6 to even the series. Milwaukee got three runs in the first on two doubles and a triple and added two more in the second off Bob Purkey. Keon Broxton homered twice and doubled for four RBIs. Santana drove in three and Shaw two. Robinson had a pair of doubles with two runs in a 3-for-4 performance for the losers.
The Brewers took the decisive Game Seven as four pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout. Chase Anderson worked the first six innings, and Jacob Barnes, Anthony Swarzak and Jeremy Jeffress each faced the minimum. Jesus Aguliar hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Bill Henry to give the Brewers a comfortable cushion.
Player of the Series: Domingo Santana
Projected rotation: Davies-Garza-Nelson-Anderson-(Davies)-(Garza)-(Nelson)
WP: Jay (1-0)
LP: Davies (1-1)
HR: Coleman (2)
Game 2: Brewers 9. Reds 7
WP: Nelson (1-0)
LP: Purkey (0-3)
Save: Knebel (1)
HR: F. Robinson (3), Edwards (1), Walker (2), Broxton (2)
Game 3: Brewers 3, Reds 2 (10 innings)
WP: Suter (1-0)
LP: K Johnson (0-1)
HR: Shaw (3), F. Robinson (4)
Game 4: Reds 9, Brewers 3
WP: Nunn (1-0)
LP: Suter (1-1)
Game 5: Reds 7, Brewers 2
WP: Jay (2-0)
LP: Davies (1-2)
HR: Santana (1)
Game 6: Brewers 11, Reds 3
WP: Nelson (2-0)
LP: Purkey (0-4)
HR: Santana (2), Broxton 2 (4)
Game 7: Brewers 5, Reds 0
WP: Anderson (2-0)
LP: O'Toole (1-1)
HR: Aguilar (1)
Milwaukee won three games on the road to eliminate the 1961 National League pennant winners.
Cincinnati's Joey Jay dominated the visiting Brewers in the opener in Crosley Field, allowing two hits while striking out 10. Gordy Coleman homered to open the scoring in the second inning for the Reds, and he, Frank Robinson and Johnny Edwards each drove in two runs.
Neil Walker hit a grand slam in the fifth inning of the second game as the Brewers evened the series. Walker also had a two-run double in the seventh. Travis Shaw, Domingo Santana and Marcus Thames each scored a pair of runs.
Travis Shaw homered with two outs in the bottom of the 10th of Game 3 to give the Brewers the win in 2017's Miller Park. Robinson homered in the ninth off Milwaukee closer Corey Knebel to send the game to extras.
The Reds rebounded in Game 4, plating eight runs on nine hits in the final three innings to make a winner of reliever Howie Nunn. Brent Suter, the winner of Game Three, took the loss.
Jay again held the Brewers in check in Game 5. He allowed a two-run homer to Santana in the fourth, but the Brewer got just four other hits in the game. The Reds scored four runs in the first and were never challenged. Eddie Kasko went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for Cincinnati.
The series returned to Crosley Field, and the Brewers took immediate control of Game 6 to even the series. Milwaukee got three runs in the first on two doubles and a triple and added two more in the second off Bob Purkey. Keon Broxton homered twice and doubled for four RBIs. Santana drove in three and Shaw two. Robinson had a pair of doubles with two runs in a 3-for-4 performance for the losers.
The Brewers took the decisive Game Seven as four pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout. Chase Anderson worked the first six innings, and Jacob Barnes, Anthony Swarzak and Jeremy Jeffress each faced the minimum. Jesus Aguliar hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Bill Henry to give the Brewers a comfortable cushion.
Player of the Series: Domingo Santana
Projected rotation: Davies-Garza-Nelson-Anderson-(Davies)-(Garza)-(Nelson)
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Round One recap: John bracket
Eliminated: 2017 St. Louis Cardinals, 2017 Seattle Mariners, 1961 Boston Red Sox, 1961 Los Angeles Angels, 1924 Cleveland Indians, 2017 Chicago White Sox, 2017 Detroit Tigers, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies.
1924 teams won two series, lost one.
1961 teams won three series, lost three.
2017 teams won three series, lost four.
The only higher seed to lose was the No. 8 seed, the 2017 Cardinals. No DH teams advanced.
John bracket: 1961 Reds defeat 2017 Tigers in six games
Game 1: Reds 9, Tigers7
WP: Maloney (1-0)
LP: A Wilson (0-1)
Save: Brosnan (1)
HR: Kasko (1), Chacon (1)
Game 2: Reds 4, Tigers 3
WP: Brosnan (1-0)
LP: A Wilson (0-2)
JR: F Robinson (1)
Game 3: Tigers 9, Reds 6
WP: Boyd (1-0)
LP: Purkey (0-1)
HR: Presley (1), Cabrera (1). V Martinez (1)
Game 4: Reds 5, Tigers 2
WP: Hunt (1-0)
LP: Sanchez (0-1)
Save: Maloney (1)
HR: F. Robinson (2), Coleman (1)
Game 5: Tigers 3, Reds 2 (10 innings)
WP: J Wilson (1)
LP: Purkey (2)
HR: JD Martinez (1), Lynch (1)
Game 6: Reds 3, Tigers 1
WP: O'Toole (1-0)
LP: Zimmermann (0-1)
Save: Brosnan (2)
Jim Brosnan and Jim Maloney combined for nine innings of shutout relief work for Cincinnati, gathering two wins and three saves.
They both got decisions in the Crosley Field opener. Detroit rattled Cincy starter Joey Jay for six runs in five innings and added a seventh run in the sixth off Howie Nunn, but Eddie Kasko's three-run homer off Shane Greene capped a five-run eighth. Maloney loaded the bases in the top of the eights with one out but got Alex Avila to ground into a double play to escape the jam. and Brosnan worked the ninth to nail it down.
The Reds needed another bottom-of-the-eighth homer to pull out Game Two. This time it was Frank Robinson connecting off Alex Wilson for a two-run homer. Brosnan worked two innings in relief for the win. Gordy Coleman had a pair of RBI singles for Cincinnati.
The series shifted to 2017 and Comerica Park for Game Three. The Tigers drove Bob Purkey from the mound with five runs and two homers (Victor Martinez and Alex Presley) in the first inning, and Matt Boyd made the early runs stand up. The Reds made the final score superficially close with three runs in the ninth off Francisco Rodriguez. Presley had four RBIs for the Tigers and Miguel Cabrera scored three runs.
Robinson hit a three-run homer in the first inning of Game Four to vault the Reds into an early lead. Ken Hunt allowed two runs in six innings; after he allowed the first two men to reach in the seventh. Maloney relieved and retired nine of the 10 men he faced, with the only blemish being an error by second baseman Don Blasengame. Maloney fanned five in his three innings of work and got the save.
J.D. Martinez's walk-off homer off Purkey in the bottom of the 10th in Game Five staved off elimination. Jay allowed two runs in nine innings for the no-decision, and he was essentially match by Michael Fulmer (two runs in eight innings), with reliever Justin Wilson striking out five of his six hitters for the win.
The Reds returned to 1961 and Crosley to wrap up the series. Jim O'Toole allowed one run in seven innings, allowing six hits, and Brosnan allowed one hit in two innings of relief. Blasengame scored two runs for Cincinnati.
Player of the series: Vada Pinson
Projected rotation: Jay-Purkey-O'Toole-Hunt-(Jay)-(Purkey)-(O'Toole)
WP: Maloney (1-0)
LP: A Wilson (0-1)
Save: Brosnan (1)
HR: Kasko (1), Chacon (1)
Game 2: Reds 4, Tigers 3
WP: Brosnan (1-0)
LP: A Wilson (0-2)
JR: F Robinson (1)
Game 3: Tigers 9, Reds 6
WP: Boyd (1-0)
LP: Purkey (0-1)
HR: Presley (1), Cabrera (1). V Martinez (1)
Game 4: Reds 5, Tigers 2
WP: Hunt (1-0)
LP: Sanchez (0-1)
Save: Maloney (1)
HR: F. Robinson (2), Coleman (1)
Game 5: Tigers 3, Reds 2 (10 innings)
WP: J Wilson (1)
LP: Purkey (2)
HR: JD Martinez (1), Lynch (1)
Game 6: Reds 3, Tigers 1
WP: O'Toole (1-0)
LP: Zimmermann (0-1)
Save: Brosnan (2)
Jim Brosnan and Jim Maloney combined for nine innings of shutout relief work for Cincinnati, gathering two wins and three saves.
They both got decisions in the Crosley Field opener. Detroit rattled Cincy starter Joey Jay for six runs in five innings and added a seventh run in the sixth off Howie Nunn, but Eddie Kasko's three-run homer off Shane Greene capped a five-run eighth. Maloney loaded the bases in the top of the eights with one out but got Alex Avila to ground into a double play to escape the jam. and Brosnan worked the ninth to nail it down.
The Reds needed another bottom-of-the-eighth homer to pull out Game Two. This time it was Frank Robinson connecting off Alex Wilson for a two-run homer. Brosnan worked two innings in relief for the win. Gordy Coleman had a pair of RBI singles for Cincinnati.
The series shifted to 2017 and Comerica Park for Game Three. The Tigers drove Bob Purkey from the mound with five runs and two homers (Victor Martinez and Alex Presley) in the first inning, and Matt Boyd made the early runs stand up. The Reds made the final score superficially close with three runs in the ninth off Francisco Rodriguez. Presley had four RBIs for the Tigers and Miguel Cabrera scored three runs.
Robinson hit a three-run homer in the first inning of Game Four to vault the Reds into an early lead. Ken Hunt allowed two runs in six innings; after he allowed the first two men to reach in the seventh. Maloney relieved and retired nine of the 10 men he faced, with the only blemish being an error by second baseman Don Blasengame. Maloney fanned five in his three innings of work and got the save.
J.D. Martinez's walk-off homer off Purkey in the bottom of the 10th in Game Five staved off elimination. Jay allowed two runs in nine innings for the no-decision, and he was essentially match by Michael Fulmer (two runs in eight innings), with reliever Justin Wilson striking out five of his six hitters for the win.
The Reds returned to 1961 and Crosley to wrap up the series. Jim O'Toole allowed one run in seven innings, allowing six hits, and Brosnan allowed one hit in two innings of relief. Blasengame scored two runs for Cincinnati.
Player of the series: Vada Pinson
Projected rotation: Jay-Purkey-O'Toole-Hunt-(Jay)-(Purkey)-(O'Toole)
Friday, September 28, 2018
John bracket: 2017 Brewers sweep the 2017 Mariners
Game 1: Brewers 10, Mariners 7
WP: Davies (1-0)
LP: Miranda (0-1)
Save: Suter (1)
HR: Villar (1), Shaw (1)
Game 2: Brewers 6, Mariners 3 (10 innings)
WP: Hader (1-0)
LP: Pazos (0-1)
HR: Shaw (2), Cruz (1), Broxton (1)
Game 3: Brewers 6, Mariners 0
WP: Anderson (1-0)
LP: Gallardo (0-1)
HR: Thames (1), Braun (1), Walker (1)
Game 4: Brewers 6, Mariners 2
WP: Garza (1-0)
LP: Hernandez (0-1)
HR: Thames (2), Gamel (1)
Milwaukee scored at least six runs in each game to overpower Seattle.
The Brewers opened Game One in Miller Park with a three-run first and essentially put the game away with four unearned runs in the third inning. Fernando Villar drove in three runs for the Brewers and Travis Shaw scored three times.
Game Two featured star closers blowing leads. It was scoreless after seven innings (James Paxon for the M's, Jimmy Nelson for the Brew Crew) until Nelson Cruz hit a solo homer in the eighth for Seattle. The Brewers responded with two in the bottom of the inning, getting hits off three different Seattle relievers, and brought in Corey Knebel for the save op. But Keon Broxton muffed a fly in center to set up two unearned runs that put the visitors in the lead. Edwin Diaz in turn surrendered a solo homer to Broxton n the bottom of the inning to even the score. After Josh Hader threw a perfect 10th, James Pazos failed to get an out in the bottom of the frame, with Travis Shaw hitting a three-run homer.
The series shifted to Seattle and Safeco Field, where Milwaukee's Chase Anderson allowed five hits in seven scoreless innings. Eric Thames and Ryan Braun hit back-to-back homers in the eighth for the visitors.
Milwaukee wrapped it up with a quick demolition of "King Felix" Hernandez in Game Four, peppering Hernandez for six runs on nine hits in 3.6 innings. Matt Garza allowed two runs in five innings, and the Brewer bullpen allowed just one hit and one walk over the final four innings. Pazos struck out seven men in a 2.1 inning relief stint for Seattle.
Player of the Series: Travis Shaw
Projected rotation: Davies-Nelson-Anderson-Garza-(Davies)-(Nelson)-(Anderson)
WP: Davies (1-0)
LP: Miranda (0-1)
Save: Suter (1)
HR: Villar (1), Shaw (1)
Game 2: Brewers 6, Mariners 3 (10 innings)
WP: Hader (1-0)
LP: Pazos (0-1)
HR: Shaw (2), Cruz (1), Broxton (1)
Game 3: Brewers 6, Mariners 0
WP: Anderson (1-0)
LP: Gallardo (0-1)
HR: Thames (1), Braun (1), Walker (1)
Game 4: Brewers 6, Mariners 2
WP: Garza (1-0)
LP: Hernandez (0-1)
HR: Thames (2), Gamel (1)
Milwaukee scored at least six runs in each game to overpower Seattle.
The Brewers opened Game One in Miller Park with a three-run first and essentially put the game away with four unearned runs in the third inning. Fernando Villar drove in three runs for the Brewers and Travis Shaw scored three times.
Game Two featured star closers blowing leads. It was scoreless after seven innings (James Paxon for the M's, Jimmy Nelson for the Brew Crew) until Nelson Cruz hit a solo homer in the eighth for Seattle. The Brewers responded with two in the bottom of the inning, getting hits off three different Seattle relievers, and brought in Corey Knebel for the save op. But Keon Broxton muffed a fly in center to set up two unearned runs that put the visitors in the lead. Edwin Diaz in turn surrendered a solo homer to Broxton n the bottom of the inning to even the score. After Josh Hader threw a perfect 10th, James Pazos failed to get an out in the bottom of the frame, with Travis Shaw hitting a three-run homer.
The series shifted to Seattle and Safeco Field, where Milwaukee's Chase Anderson allowed five hits in seven scoreless innings. Eric Thames and Ryan Braun hit back-to-back homers in the eighth for the visitors.
Milwaukee wrapped it up with a quick demolition of "King Felix" Hernandez in Game Four, peppering Hernandez for six runs on nine hits in 3.6 innings. Matt Garza allowed two runs in five innings, and the Brewer bullpen allowed just one hit and one walk over the final four innings. Pazos struck out seven men in a 2.1 inning relief stint for Seattle.
Player of the Series: Travis Shaw
Projected rotation: Davies-Nelson-Anderson-Garza-(Davies)-(Nelson)-(Anderson)
Friday, September 21, 2018
John bracket: 1924 Browns beat 2017 Cardinals in seven games
Game 1: Browns 5, Cardinals 2
WP: Shocker (1-0)
LP: C Martinez (0-1)
Game 2: Browns 2, Cardinals 1 (15 innings)
WP: Davis (1-0)
LP: Cecil (0-1)
Save: Vangilder (1)
Game 3: Cardinals 14, Browns 7
WP: Wacha (1-0)
LP: Wingard (0-1)
HR: Grichuk (1), DeJong (1), Wong (1), Sisler (1)
Game 4: Browns 4, Cardinals 0
WP: Shocker (2-0)
LP: Wainwright (0-1)
Game 5: Cardinals 10, Browns 9
WP: Rosenthal (1-0)
LP: Wingard (0-2)
Save: Oh (1)
Game 6: Cardinals 1, Browns 0
WP: Nicosia (1-0)
LP: Vangilder (0-1)
Game 7: Browns 11, Cardinals 6
WP: Shocker (3-0)
LP: C Martinez (0-2)
HR: Sisler (2), Tobin (1)
This battle of St. Louis swung from pitchers duels to slugfests.
Urban Shocker scattered six hits while going the distance in the opener at Busch Stadium III. Wally Gerber double in two runs in the second inning to stake Shocker to the lead, and Marty McManus scored a pair of runs for the Browns.
The Browns also took Game 2, but it took 15 innings. McManus scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 15th on a two-out error by Kolten Wong, and Elam Vangilder stranded the tying run at third in the bottom of the inning. Lance Lynn threw seven scoreless innings for a no-decision, allowing just four hits.
The series shifted to 1924's Sportsman's Park, and the Cardinals drove Ernie Wingard from Game Three in the first inning. Randall Grichuk's three-run homer capped a five-run outburst. The Browns whittled away at the lead, but their bullpen surrendered seven runs in the final four innings, including a three-run homer by Paul DeJong in the ninth.
Shocker returned for Game Four and was masterful. The only hit the Cardinals got off the spitballer was a second-inning single by Stephen Piscotty. Shocker walked two and struck out eight, and also tripled and scored the first run of the game.
The Browns blasted Cardinals ace Carlos Martinez from the mound in the first inning in Game Five; Martinez didn't record an out as the Browns peppered him for six runs on a walk, two singles and three doubles. But the Cardinals avoided elimination with seven runs in the final three innings, tagging Wingard, who worked the ninth, with the 10-9 loss.
The series reverted to 2017 and Busch III, and Lynn dueled Dixie Davis. Each threw eight scoreless innings before leaving for pinch hitters. Jose Martinez plated the only run of the game in the bottom of the ninth with a single that bought in Grichuk.
Game Seven rematched Game One's starters: Shocker, working for the second time on short rest, against Martinez, getting the ball on two days rest after failing to record an out in Game Five. Martinez again failed to retire a hitter, although this time there was an error involved. George Sisler homered off Martinez, and Jack Tobin capped the eight-run first with a three-run homer off Matt Bowman. The Cards plated four unearned runs in the second, but Shocker recovered to toss seven innings, allowing just one earned run, before turning the final two innings over to Vangilder, who allowed an unearned run but nailed down the game and the series.
Player of the Series: Urban Shocker.
Pitcher use note: Avoid using Vangilder in Game 1 of Round 2.
Projected rotation: Danforth-Wingard-Shocker-Davis-(Danforth?)-(Wingard)-(Shocker)
WP: Shocker (1-0)
LP: C Martinez (0-1)
Game 2: Browns 2, Cardinals 1 (15 innings)
WP: Davis (1-0)
LP: Cecil (0-1)
Save: Vangilder (1)
Game 3: Cardinals 14, Browns 7
WP: Wacha (1-0)
LP: Wingard (0-1)
HR: Grichuk (1), DeJong (1), Wong (1), Sisler (1)
Game 4: Browns 4, Cardinals 0
WP: Shocker (2-0)
LP: Wainwright (0-1)
Game 5: Cardinals 10, Browns 9
WP: Rosenthal (1-0)
LP: Wingard (0-2)
Save: Oh (1)
Game 6: Cardinals 1, Browns 0
WP: Nicosia (1-0)
LP: Vangilder (0-1)
Game 7: Browns 11, Cardinals 6
WP: Shocker (3-0)
LP: C Martinez (0-2)
HR: Sisler (2), Tobin (1)
This battle of St. Louis swung from pitchers duels to slugfests.
Urban Shocker scattered six hits while going the distance in the opener at Busch Stadium III. Wally Gerber double in two runs in the second inning to stake Shocker to the lead, and Marty McManus scored a pair of runs for the Browns.
The Browns also took Game 2, but it took 15 innings. McManus scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 15th on a two-out error by Kolten Wong, and Elam Vangilder stranded the tying run at third in the bottom of the inning. Lance Lynn threw seven scoreless innings for a no-decision, allowing just four hits.
The series shifted to 1924's Sportsman's Park, and the Cardinals drove Ernie Wingard from Game Three in the first inning. Randall Grichuk's three-run homer capped a five-run outburst. The Browns whittled away at the lead, but their bullpen surrendered seven runs in the final four innings, including a three-run homer by Paul DeJong in the ninth.
Shocker returned for Game Four and was masterful. The only hit the Cardinals got off the spitballer was a second-inning single by Stephen Piscotty. Shocker walked two and struck out eight, and also tripled and scored the first run of the game.
The Browns blasted Cardinals ace Carlos Martinez from the mound in the first inning in Game Five; Martinez didn't record an out as the Browns peppered him for six runs on a walk, two singles and three doubles. But the Cardinals avoided elimination with seven runs in the final three innings, tagging Wingard, who worked the ninth, with the 10-9 loss.
The series reverted to 2017 and Busch III, and Lynn dueled Dixie Davis. Each threw eight scoreless innings before leaving for pinch hitters. Jose Martinez plated the only run of the game in the bottom of the ninth with a single that bought in Grichuk.
Game Seven rematched Game One's starters: Shocker, working for the second time on short rest, against Martinez, getting the ball on two days rest after failing to record an out in Game Five. Martinez again failed to retire a hitter, although this time there was an error involved. George Sisler homered off Martinez, and Jack Tobin capped the eight-run first with a three-run homer off Matt Bowman. The Cards plated four unearned runs in the second, but Shocker recovered to toss seven innings, allowing just one earned run, before turning the final two innings over to Vangilder, who allowed an unearned run but nailed down the game and the series.
Player of the Series: Urban Shocker.
Pitcher use note: Avoid using Vangilder in Game 1 of Round 2.
Projected rotation: Danforth-Wingard-Shocker-Davis-(Danforth?)-(Wingard)-(Shocker)
Saturday, September 8, 2018
John bracket: 1961 Braves sweep 1961 Red Sox
Game 1: Braves 3, Red Sox 2
WP: Cloninger (1-0)
LP: Monbouquette (0-1)
Game 2: Braves 2, Red Sox 1
WP: Burdette (1-0)
LP: Conley (0-1)
Save: McMahon (1)
Game 3: Braves 8, Red Sox 2
WP: Buhl (1-0)
LP: Schwall (0-1)
HR: Bolling (1), Thomas (1)
Game 4: Braves 6, Red Sox 4
WP: Spahn (1-0)
LP: DeLock (0-1)
HR: Spahn (1), Torre (1)
The Braves allowed just nine runs in the the four game sweep -- while striking out just seven Red Sox hitters.
The series opened in Milwaukee's County Stadium, and the Red Sox were in control most of the way. plating single runs in the fourth and seventh innings off Warren Spahn. Bill Monbouquette held Milwaukee to two singles in the first eight innings. But after he struck out Hank Aaron to open the ninth, he walked Eddie Mathews and Joe Adcock. Frank Thomas singled home Mathews, and Mike Fornieles relieved. He walked Frank Bolling to load the bases, and Charlie Lau singled in Adcock and Thomas for the win.
Lew Burdette allowed one unearned run in seven innings in Game Two for the Braves. Pinch-hitter Mack Jones put Milwaukee up in the bottom of the seventh with a base hit, and three Braves relievers combined for the final six outs. Joe Torre scored both Milwaukee runs.
The series moved to Fenway Park for Game Three, and the bats awoke -- at least for the Braves. Thomas drove in three runs with a two-run homer and a bases-loaded walk, and Bolling clubbed a three-run homer. Bob Buhl went seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits, for the win.
The Braves went for the kill in Game Four, bringing back Spahn on short rest, and it worked. Spahn homered in the second and allowed two runs on three hits in 7.1 innings, leaving after he walked two and allowed a single in the eighth. Claude Raymond threw a double-play ball to end that threat, and while Tony Cloninger wild-pitched two runs home in the ninth, he still got the three outs needed to end the game. Torre hit a three-run homer in the eighth.
Player of the Series: Warren Spahn
Projected rotation: Spahn-Burdette-Buhl- ???. Spahn and Burdette probably with penalty on three days rest, in which case Spahn-(Burdette)-(Willey)-(Spahn with double penalty).
WP: Cloninger (1-0)
LP: Monbouquette (0-1)
Game 2: Braves 2, Red Sox 1
WP: Burdette (1-0)
LP: Conley (0-1)
Save: McMahon (1)
Game 3: Braves 8, Red Sox 2
WP: Buhl (1-0)
LP: Schwall (0-1)
HR: Bolling (1), Thomas (1)
Game 4: Braves 6, Red Sox 4
WP: Spahn (1-0)
LP: DeLock (0-1)
HR: Spahn (1), Torre (1)
The Braves allowed just nine runs in the the four game sweep -- while striking out just seven Red Sox hitters.
The series opened in Milwaukee's County Stadium, and the Red Sox were in control most of the way. plating single runs in the fourth and seventh innings off Warren Spahn. Bill Monbouquette held Milwaukee to two singles in the first eight innings. But after he struck out Hank Aaron to open the ninth, he walked Eddie Mathews and Joe Adcock. Frank Thomas singled home Mathews, and Mike Fornieles relieved. He walked Frank Bolling to load the bases, and Charlie Lau singled in Adcock and Thomas for the win.
Lew Burdette allowed one unearned run in seven innings in Game Two for the Braves. Pinch-hitter Mack Jones put Milwaukee up in the bottom of the seventh with a base hit, and three Braves relievers combined for the final six outs. Joe Torre scored both Milwaukee runs.
The series moved to Fenway Park for Game Three, and the bats awoke -- at least for the Braves. Thomas drove in three runs with a two-run homer and a bases-loaded walk, and Bolling clubbed a three-run homer. Bob Buhl went seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits, for the win.
The Braves went for the kill in Game Four, bringing back Spahn on short rest, and it worked. Spahn homered in the second and allowed two runs on three hits in 7.1 innings, leaving after he walked two and allowed a single in the eighth. Claude Raymond threw a double-play ball to end that threat, and while Tony Cloninger wild-pitched two runs home in the ninth, he still got the three outs needed to end the game. Torre hit a three-run homer in the eighth.
Player of the Series: Warren Spahn
Projected rotation: Spahn-Burdette-Buhl- ???. Spahn and Burdette probably with penalty on three days rest, in which case Spahn-(Burdette)-(Willey)-(Spahn with double penalty).
Monday, August 13, 2018
John bracket: 1924 Pirates sweep 1961 Angels
Game 1: Pirates 7, Angels 6 (10 innings)
WP: Morrison (1-0)
LP: Morgan (0-1)
HR: Smith (1), Bilko (1)
Game 2: Pirates 3, Angels 1
WP: Kremer (1-0)
LP: Grba (0-1)
Game 3: Pirates 6, Angels 2
WP: Meadows (1-0)
LP: Bowsfield (0-1)
HR: Carey 2 (2)
Game 4: Pirates 9, Angels 5
WP: Yde (1-0)
LP: Spring (0-1)
Save: Pfeffer (1)
HR: Carey (3), G Thomas (1)
This series pitted a team with power with a homer-enhancing park against a lineup prioritized for defense and sequential offense in a spacious yard. No matter the venue, the latter won each game.
Game One, in Forbes Field, went 10 innings and was decided by Rabbit Maranville's two-out, bases-loaded hit. The Pirates got shutout relief from Emil Yde (two innings) and Johnny Morrison (one inning) to get to Maranville's heroics.
Ray Kremer went the distance for the win in Game Two, scattering six hits. The Pirates scored all three of their runs in the first inning, peppering Eli Grba for four hits and a walk in that inning. Pittsburgh got just one hit the rest of the way, but had enough to win.
The series shifted to the Los Angeles version of Wrigley Field for Game Three, and Max Carey emerged as an unlikely slugger. The Pirates' centerfielder and leadoff man clubbed a pair of homers. Kiki Cuyler went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a walk and a double, and Pie Traynor tripled and singled. Lee Meadows went seven innings for the win.
Facing elimination, the Angels brought back Ken McBride on short rest for Game Four, and his mates supported him with four runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run homer from George Thomas off starter Yde. But Yde followed that bad inning with five scoreless frames, and his teammates knocked McBride out in the sixth. Los Angeles reliever Jack Spring was stung for four runs in the seventh, including a three-run homer from Carey, and Jeff Pfeffer threw three shutout innings for the save.
Player of the Series: Max Carey
Projected rotation: Cooper-Kremer-Meadows-Yde or Morrison-(Cooper)-(Kremer)-(Meadows)
WP: Morrison (1-0)
LP: Morgan (0-1)
HR: Smith (1), Bilko (1)
Game 2: Pirates 3, Angels 1
WP: Kremer (1-0)
LP: Grba (0-1)
Game 3: Pirates 6, Angels 2
WP: Meadows (1-0)
LP: Bowsfield (0-1)
HR: Carey 2 (2)
Game 4: Pirates 9, Angels 5
WP: Yde (1-0)
LP: Spring (0-1)
Save: Pfeffer (1)
HR: Carey (3), G Thomas (1)
This series pitted a team with power with a homer-enhancing park against a lineup prioritized for defense and sequential offense in a spacious yard. No matter the venue, the latter won each game.
Game One, in Forbes Field, went 10 innings and was decided by Rabbit Maranville's two-out, bases-loaded hit. The Pirates got shutout relief from Emil Yde (two innings) and Johnny Morrison (one inning) to get to Maranville's heroics.
Ray Kremer went the distance for the win in Game Two, scattering six hits. The Pirates scored all three of their runs in the first inning, peppering Eli Grba for four hits and a walk in that inning. Pittsburgh got just one hit the rest of the way, but had enough to win.
The series shifted to the Los Angeles version of Wrigley Field for Game Three, and Max Carey emerged as an unlikely slugger. The Pirates' centerfielder and leadoff man clubbed a pair of homers. Kiki Cuyler went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a walk and a double, and Pie Traynor tripled and singled. Lee Meadows went seven innings for the win.
Facing elimination, the Angels brought back Ken McBride on short rest for Game Four, and his mates supported him with four runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run homer from George Thomas off starter Yde. But Yde followed that bad inning with five scoreless frames, and his teammates knocked McBride out in the sixth. Los Angeles reliever Jack Spring was stung for four runs in the seventh, including a three-run homer from Carey, and Jeff Pfeffer threw three shutout innings for the save.
Player of the Series: Max Carey
Projected rotation: Cooper-Kremer-Meadows-Yde or Morrison-(Cooper)-(Kremer)-(Meadows)
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
John bracket: 2017 Cubs sweep 2017 White Sox
Game 1: Cubs 3, White Sox 2
WP: Rondon (1-0)
LP: Farquhar (0-1)
Save: Davis (1)
HR: Moncada (1), Contreras (1)
Game 2: Cubs 4, White Sox 3
WP: Duensing (1-0)
LP: Swarzak (0-1)
Save: Davis (2)
HR: LaStella (1), Schwarber (1)
Game 3: Cubs 11, White Sox 8
WP: Lackey (1-0)
LP: Hollard (0-1)
HR: Abreu 2 (2), Happ (1), Contreras (2), Anderson (1), Almora (1), Baez (1)
Game 4: Cubs 10, White Sox 1
WP: Hendricks (1-0)
LP: Rodon (0-1)
HR: Schwarber 2 (3), Russell (1), Contreras (3)
The Cubs won two games late, then crushed the White Sox pitchers early in a pair of road wins for the sweep.
Yoan Moncada got the Sox off to a sweet start, homering off Jon Lester to lead off Game One in Wrigley Field. But Moncada and Tim Anderson were each charged with errors in the bottom of the inning as the Cubs tied the game, and the teams exchanged solo runs in the sixth. Addison Russell singled home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth, and Wade Daivs fanned two in a perfect ninth for the save.
The Sox led Game Two almost the entire way. James Shields held the Cubs hitless through four innings and took a 3-0 lead into the seventh, when Tommy LaStella hit a two-run pinch-hit homer. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth to put the Cubs in front, and Davis again struck out two in the ninth for the save.
The series moved to the South Side, and it was the baddest side of town for the White Sox pitchers. Derrek Holland allowed seven runs on three homers and three doubles in five innings of Game Three, and Mike Pelfrey walked four in allowing three runs in two innings. Jose Abreu homered in the eighth and ninth innings, the latter a grand slam, to make the final score deceptively close.
Game Four wasn't even deceptively close. Russell and Schwarber homered in a four-run second inning, and Schwarber hit a three-run homer in the fourth. Kris Bryant walked five times.
Player of the Series: Kyle Schwarber
Player availability: Every pitcher will be rested and ready for the second round opener
Projected rotation: Lester-Arrieta-Lackey-Hendricks-(Lester)-(Arrieta)-(Lackey)
WP: Rondon (1-0)
LP: Farquhar (0-1)
Save: Davis (1)
HR: Moncada (1), Contreras (1)
Game 2: Cubs 4, White Sox 3
WP: Duensing (1-0)
LP: Swarzak (0-1)
Save: Davis (2)
HR: LaStella (1), Schwarber (1)
Game 3: Cubs 11, White Sox 8
WP: Lackey (1-0)
LP: Hollard (0-1)
HR: Abreu 2 (2), Happ (1), Contreras (2), Anderson (1), Almora (1), Baez (1)
Game 4: Cubs 10, White Sox 1
WP: Hendricks (1-0)
LP: Rodon (0-1)
HR: Schwarber 2 (3), Russell (1), Contreras (3)
The Cubs won two games late, then crushed the White Sox pitchers early in a pair of road wins for the sweep.
Yoan Moncada got the Sox off to a sweet start, homering off Jon Lester to lead off Game One in Wrigley Field. But Moncada and Tim Anderson were each charged with errors in the bottom of the inning as the Cubs tied the game, and the teams exchanged solo runs in the sixth. Addison Russell singled home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth, and Wade Daivs fanned two in a perfect ninth for the save.
The Sox led Game Two almost the entire way. James Shields held the Cubs hitless through four innings and took a 3-0 lead into the seventh, when Tommy LaStella hit a two-run pinch-hit homer. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth to put the Cubs in front, and Davis again struck out two in the ninth for the save.
The series moved to the South Side, and it was the baddest side of town for the White Sox pitchers. Derrek Holland allowed seven runs on three homers and three doubles in five innings of Game Three, and Mike Pelfrey walked four in allowing three runs in two innings. Jose Abreu homered in the eighth and ninth innings, the latter a grand slam, to make the final score deceptively close.
Game Four wasn't even deceptively close. Russell and Schwarber homered in a four-run second inning, and Schwarber hit a three-run homer in the fourth. Kris Bryant walked five times.
Player of the Series: Kyle Schwarber
Player availability: Every pitcher will be rested and ready for the second round opener
Projected rotation: Lester-Arrieta-Lackey-Hendricks-(Lester)-(Arrieta)-(Lackey)
Monday, May 7, 2018
John bracket: 1961 Yankees defeat 1961 Phillies in five games
Game One: Phillies 6, Yankees 5 (12 innings)
WP: Ferrarese (1-0)
LP: Arroyo (0-1)
Save: Baldschun (1)
HR: Demeter (1), Maris 2 (2), Dalrymple (1), Kubek (1)
Game Two: Yankees 2, Phillies 0
WP: Terry (1-0)
LP: Mahaffey (0-1)
HR: Maris (3)
Game Three: Yankees 3, Phillies 2
WP: Stafford (1-0)
LP: Buzhardt (0-1)
Save: Arroyo (1)
HR: Maris (4)
Game Four: Yankees 10, Phillies 5
WP: Coates (1-0)
LP: Green (0-1)
HR: Maris (5), Blanchard (1), Demeter (2), BG Smith (1), Del Greco (1)
Game Five: Yankees 6, Phillies 4
WP: Ford (1-0)
LP: Roberts (0-1)
Save: Arroyo (2)
HR: Maris (6)
Roger Maris homered in each game as a Yankees got their expected series win, although with closer games than anticipated.
The bottom-seeded Phillies took the opener in Yankee Stadium, with light-hitting catcher Clay Dalrymple homering for their first run and singling in the go-ahead run in the 12th. Tony Kubek and Maris hit back-to-back homers in the first inning off Robin Roberts, and Maris hit another in the third. Chris Short allowed one run in four-plus innings of relief to give the Phillies the chance for the extra-inning win.
Ralph Terry evened the series with a two-hit shutout. He allowed just four baserunners -- a hit batter and an error -- and wiped one out with a double play grounder. Maris hit a two-run homer in the sixth for all the runs.
The series moved to Philadelphia and Connie Mack Stadium for Game Three. Maris homered in the first and drove in the final run with a ground out. Bill Stafford allowed one run in five innings for the win, with Rollie Sheldon, Hal Reniff and Luis Arroyo splitting the remaining four innings.
The Phillies led Game Four 5-3 after seven innings, but their bullpen couldn't hold the lead. The Yankees scored two in the top of the eighth and five more in the ninth, with Maris opening the inning with another homer. Kubek hit three doubles for the Yankees, driving in a pair in the ninth with his final two-bagger. Bobby Gene Smith and Bobby Del Greco hit back-to-back homers off Bud Daley in the fifth for the Phils.
Maris opened the scoring in Game Five with an RBI triple. He added a two-run homer in the fifth off Roberts. Whitey Ford allowed four runs in 6.1 innings but was credited with the win. Arroyo retired the final five batters to secure the game.
Player of the series: Roger Maris
Player availability: The Yankees pitchers will be fully rested for the second round.
Projected rotation: Ford-Terry-Stafford-Daley-(Ford)-(Terry)-(Stafford)
WP: Ferrarese (1-0)
LP: Arroyo (0-1)
Save: Baldschun (1)
HR: Demeter (1), Maris 2 (2), Dalrymple (1), Kubek (1)
Game Two: Yankees 2, Phillies 0
WP: Terry (1-0)
LP: Mahaffey (0-1)
HR: Maris (3)
Game Three: Yankees 3, Phillies 2
WP: Stafford (1-0)
LP: Buzhardt (0-1)
Save: Arroyo (1)
HR: Maris (4)
Game Four: Yankees 10, Phillies 5
WP: Coates (1-0)
LP: Green (0-1)
HR: Maris (5), Blanchard (1), Demeter (2), BG Smith (1), Del Greco (1)
Game Five: Yankees 6, Phillies 4
WP: Ford (1-0)
LP: Roberts (0-1)
Save: Arroyo (2)
HR: Maris (6)
Roger Maris homered in each game as a Yankees got their expected series win, although with closer games than anticipated.
The bottom-seeded Phillies took the opener in Yankee Stadium, with light-hitting catcher Clay Dalrymple homering for their first run and singling in the go-ahead run in the 12th. Tony Kubek and Maris hit back-to-back homers in the first inning off Robin Roberts, and Maris hit another in the third. Chris Short allowed one run in four-plus innings of relief to give the Phillies the chance for the extra-inning win.
Ralph Terry evened the series with a two-hit shutout. He allowed just four baserunners -- a hit batter and an error -- and wiped one out with a double play grounder. Maris hit a two-run homer in the sixth for all the runs.
The series moved to Philadelphia and Connie Mack Stadium for Game Three. Maris homered in the first and drove in the final run with a ground out. Bill Stafford allowed one run in five innings for the win, with Rollie Sheldon, Hal Reniff and Luis Arroyo splitting the remaining four innings.
The Phillies led Game Four 5-3 after seven innings, but their bullpen couldn't hold the lead. The Yankees scored two in the top of the eighth and five more in the ninth, with Maris opening the inning with another homer. Kubek hit three doubles for the Yankees, driving in a pair in the ninth with his final two-bagger. Bobby Gene Smith and Bobby Del Greco hit back-to-back homers off Bud Daley in the fifth for the Phils.
Maris opened the scoring in Game Five with an RBI triple. He added a two-run homer in the fifth off Roberts. Whitey Ford allowed four runs in 6.1 innings but was credited with the win. Arroyo retired the final five batters to secure the game.
Player of the series: Roger Maris
Player availability: The Yankees pitchers will be fully rested for the second round.
Projected rotation: Ford-Terry-Stafford-Daley-(Ford)-(Terry)-(Stafford)
Thursday, April 5, 2018
John bracket: 2017 Rockies defeat 1924 Indians in six
Game One: Rockies 13, Indians 1
WP: Gray (1-1)
LP: Shaute (0-1)
HR: Jamieson (1), Arenado (1)
Game 2: Rockies 6, Indians 5
WP: Anderson (1-0)
LP: Covaleski (0-1)
Save: Holland (1)
HR: Speaker (1), Jamieson (2), Gonzalez (1)
Game 3: Rockies 4, Indians 2
WP: Marquez (1-0)
LP: Smith (0-1)
Save: Holland (2)
HR: Arenado (2)
Game 4: Indians 8, Rockies 5
WP: Uhle (1-0)
LP: Chatwood (0-1)
Save: Shaute (1)
HR: Burns (1)
Game 5: Indians 4, Rockies 2
WP: Covaleski (1-1)
LP: Senzatela (0-1)
HR: Speaker (2)
Game 6: Rockies 7, Indians 6
WP: Anderson (2-0)
LP: Shaute (0-2)
Save: Holland (3)
HR: Arenado (3), Valaika (1)
Colorado won all three games in Coors Field to power past the 1924 Cleveland Indians.
Game One was a rout. Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the Rox batted around in the fourth and seventh innings. Trevor Story had a bases loaded triple and drove in four in total. Arenado went 4-for-5, drove in three and scored three. Jon Gray threw seven scoreless innings.
The Rockies had another bat-around inning in Game Two. The Indians took an early 3-0 lead, but the Rox plated four in the fourth off Stan Covaleski, highlighted by a two-run pinch single by Raimel Tapia, and got two more in the fifth when Carlos Gonzalez hit a two-run homer. Tyler Anderson threw two scoreless innings to get credit for the win.
The series shifted to Cleveland's more pitching-friendly Dunn Field for Game Three. The Rockies broke a 1-1 game open in the sixth with four straight hits, including two doubles, off loser Sherry Smith. The inning might have been bigger, but Cleveland right fielder Homer Summa gunned down Gonzalez at the plate to end the inning.
The Tribe staved off elimination in Game Four behind George Uhle and Shaute, who provided two scoreless innings of relief on three days rest. George Burns hit a three-run homer and drove in four, while Riggs Stephenson had three RBIs. Tris Speaker (3-for-4) scored three runs. Three of the five runs allowd by Uhle were unearned.
Covaleski had the series best start in Game Five; the spitballer went the distance, allowing six hits. Both runs he allowed reached base by error. Speaker homered in the third and Charlie Jamieson hit a two-run single in the seventh to break the tie.
The series returned to Coors Field, and the Tribe booted their chances away in the eighth. Leading 6-4 behind Shaute, Cleveland committed three errors with two outs and allowed three runs in the process. Anderson, the fifth Colorado pitcher, picked up the win with a scoreless top of the eighth. All told, five of the Rockies runs were unearned.
Projected rotation for Round Two: Gray-Marquez-Freeland-Chatwood-(Gary or Senzatela)-(Marquez-Gray)-(Freeland-Marquez-Gray). Gray gets a second start only in an elimination game.
WP: Gray (1-1)
LP: Shaute (0-1)
HR: Jamieson (1), Arenado (1)
Game 2: Rockies 6, Indians 5
WP: Anderson (1-0)
LP: Covaleski (0-1)
Save: Holland (1)
HR: Speaker (1), Jamieson (2), Gonzalez (1)
Game 3: Rockies 4, Indians 2
WP: Marquez (1-0)
LP: Smith (0-1)
Save: Holland (2)
HR: Arenado (2)
Game 4: Indians 8, Rockies 5
WP: Uhle (1-0)
LP: Chatwood (0-1)
Save: Shaute (1)
HR: Burns (1)
Game 5: Indians 4, Rockies 2
WP: Covaleski (1-1)
LP: Senzatela (0-1)
HR: Speaker (2)
Game 6: Rockies 7, Indians 6
WP: Anderson (2-0)
LP: Shaute (0-2)
Save: Holland (3)
HR: Arenado (3), Valaika (1)
Colorado won all three games in Coors Field to power past the 1924 Cleveland Indians.
Game One was a rout. Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the Rox batted around in the fourth and seventh innings. Trevor Story had a bases loaded triple and drove in four in total. Arenado went 4-for-5, drove in three and scored three. Jon Gray threw seven scoreless innings.
The Rockies had another bat-around inning in Game Two. The Indians took an early 3-0 lead, but the Rox plated four in the fourth off Stan Covaleski, highlighted by a two-run pinch single by Raimel Tapia, and got two more in the fifth when Carlos Gonzalez hit a two-run homer. Tyler Anderson threw two scoreless innings to get credit for the win.
The series shifted to Cleveland's more pitching-friendly Dunn Field for Game Three. The Rockies broke a 1-1 game open in the sixth with four straight hits, including two doubles, off loser Sherry Smith. The inning might have been bigger, but Cleveland right fielder Homer Summa gunned down Gonzalez at the plate to end the inning.
The Tribe staved off elimination in Game Four behind George Uhle and Shaute, who provided two scoreless innings of relief on three days rest. George Burns hit a three-run homer and drove in four, while Riggs Stephenson had three RBIs. Tris Speaker (3-for-4) scored three runs. Three of the five runs allowd by Uhle were unearned.
Covaleski had the series best start in Game Five; the spitballer went the distance, allowing six hits. Both runs he allowed reached base by error. Speaker homered in the third and Charlie Jamieson hit a two-run single in the seventh to break the tie.
The series returned to Coors Field, and the Tribe booted their chances away in the eighth. Leading 6-4 behind Shaute, Cleveland committed three errors with two outs and allowed three runs in the process. Anderson, the fifth Colorado pitcher, picked up the win with a scoreless top of the eighth. All told, five of the Rockies runs were unearned.
Projected rotation for Round Two: Gray-Marquez-Freeland-Chatwood-(Gary or Senzatela)-(Marquez-Gray)-(Freeland-Marquez-Gray). Gray gets a second start only in an elimination game.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
The John bracket
(8) 2017 St Louis Cardinals (83-79) vs. (9) 1924 St. Louis Browns (74-78): The Cardinals are the lowest seed of any .500 or better club in the tournament. No real strength, no real weakness. The Browns have an impressive lineup, with Hall of Famer George Sisler perhaps the second weakest hitter, but the pitching, despite Urban Shocker, was a problem.
(5) 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates (90-63) vs. (12) 1961 Los Angeles Angels (70-91): The Pirates were one year away from winning the World Series. The Angels were a first-year expansion team, and surprisingly competitive.
(4) 2017 Colorado Rockies (87-75) vs. (13) 1924 Cleveland Indians (67-86): Tris Speaker in center for Cleveland, Charlie Blackmon for Colorado. Speaker was, of course, the greater player, but Blackmon is probably better for this season. (Speaker was 36.)
(3) 2017 Chicago Cubs (92-70) vs. (14) 2017 Chicago White Sox (67-95): The Sox are the only 14 seed the Cubs could face, as the other 14 seeds were teh '61 Cubs team and two other 2017 NL clubs (Reds and Mets).
(6) 1961 Milwaukee Braves (83-71) vs. (11) 1961 Boston Red Sox (76-86): The Braves have Henry Aaron in center field, plus Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn, two other all-time greats. The Red Sox have nobody with even 20 homers.
(7) 2017 Milwaukee Brewers (86-76) vs. (10) 2017 Seattle Mariners (78-84): The Brew Crew has three 30-homer guys and plenty of pop behind that. Seattle's Nelson Cruz hit more homers than any of 'em.
(2) 1961 Cincinnati Reds (93-61) vs. (15) 2017 Detroit Tigers (64-98): I'm loking forward to playing with the 1961 Reds because of Jim Brosnan's book about that season, Pennant Race. There's really not much to look forward to the the '17 Tigers.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
John bracket: Giants (09) defeat Angels (09) in six games
WP: Lincecum (5-0)
LP: Bulger (0-1)
Save: B. Wilson (8)
Game Two: 09 Angels 5, 09 Giants 1
WP: E Santana (2-0)
LP: Cain (2-2)
Game Three: 09 Giants 5, 09 Angels 2
WP: Zito (3-1)
LP: Saunders (2-2)
Save: B Wilson (9)
Game Four: 09 Angels 8, 09 Giants 3
WP: Lackey (2-1)
LP: J Sanchez (1-1)
HR: Ju Uribe (6), J Rivera (2)
Game Five: 09 Giants 7, 09 Angels 4
WP: Lincecum (6-0)
LP: Jer Weaver (2-4)
Save: B Wilson (10)
HR: Morales (3), Rowand (4)
Game Six: 09 Giants 6, 09 Angels 3
WP: Medders (4-0)
LP: D Oliver (3-1)
Save: Romo (1)
The two teams combined for 54 runs in the six games but only four homers in a series marked by sequential offense.
It opened in San Francisco's AT&T Park, where the Giants broke out early with two runs in the first inning. Fred Lewis singled, and Freddie Sanchez' hit-and-run single moved him to third. Jered Weaver wild-pitched Lewis home, and Pedro Sandoval doubled Sanchez home. The Giants made it 3-0 in the third, when Aaron Rowand walked with two outs and Juan Uribe doubled him home. But the Angels strung together a walk, three singles and a sac fly in the fourth to tie it, with Juan Rivera gathering two RBIs. The teams traded runs in the fourth and fifth innings. The Giants took the lead for good in the eighth, stringing together three walks and two singles.
Ervin Santana shined in Game Two, allowing one run on five hits in seven innings for the Angels. He walked one, hit one and struck out three, and drove in two runs himself with doubles in the second and fourth inning off Matt Cain. Howie Kendrick scored three runs and went 3-for-4.
The series moved to Anaheim, and Barry Zito was "effectively wild" for the Giants in Game Three. The lefty walked seven in six-plus innings. The Angels loaded the bases with no outs in the second and did not score; they loaded the bases with no outs again in the third and got just one run out of it on a double play. Zito allowed two runs on four hits. Meanwhile, his teammates scored twice in the second and three times in the third off Joe Saunders; the third inning rally featured five consecutive singles, by Sanchez, Sandoval, Uribe, Nate Schierholtz and Beng Molina.
Rivera's grand slam in the fourth inning of Game Four powered the Angels to the win and evened the series once more. Jonathan Sanchez allowed eight runs in four innings on just five hits; he walked six and allowed four steals. Kendrys Morales drove in three runs while scoring twice. John Lackey scattered eight hits in seven innings. In a significant injury, Torii Hunter was lost for the rest of the series during the big fourth inning rally.
Game Five was a see-saw affair early. The Giants scored twice in the first inning, getting doubles from Lewis and Uribe. Morales homered in the second for the Angels. and Gary Matthews Jr., subbing for Hunter, doubled in two more to give the Angels the lead. The Giants took advantage of a two-out error by Erick Aybar to score twice in the fourth, but Howie Kendrick tripled home Mike Napoli in the bottom of the inning to tie it. But Tim Lincecum stiffened after that -- he allowed just one more hit in the next four innings -- and the Giants scored twice in the fifth on a Uribe single, Eugenio Velez triple and Randy Winn double, and tacked on another run in the sixth on Rowand's solo homer.
The series returned to San Francisco, and the Giants scored single runs in the first and second innings to stake Cain to a 2-0 lead, which he held into the seventh. With one out, Aybar tripled, and Napoli and Matthews singled. Bob Howry relieved to get pinch-hitter Vladimir Guerrero to pop up, but Chone Figgins and Abreu singled to give the Angels a 3-2 lead. Darren Oliver threw a scoreless seventh for the Angels and got the first two outs of the eighth. But then Travis Ishikawa doubled, and Molina singled him home for the tie. Oliver wild-pitched the plodding Molina to second, and Rowand double him home. Figgins booted Winn's grounder to keep the inning alive, and Schierholtz doubled Rowand and Winn in. Sergio Romo got three outfield flies in the ninth for the save and the series win.
Player of the series: Juan Uribe led the Giants in runs (five), RBIs (seven), hits (eight) and walks (four) while tying for the team lead in doubles (two) and homers (one).
Player availability: Cain can pitch Game Two with the penalty. Or Zito can pitch on full rest.
Projected rotation: Lincecum-Cain-Zito-J Sanchez-(Lincecum)-(Cain)-(Zito)
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