Game 1: Dodgers 3, Phillies 2
WP: Kershaw (3-2)
LP: Pivetta (2-2)
Save: Jansen (5)
HR: Turner (3), Rupp (4)
Game 2: Dodgers 6, Phillies 2
WP: Maeda (3-0)
LP: Eickhoff (1-1)
Save: Stripling (1)
HR: Saunders (2)
Game 3: Phillies 8, Dodgers 4
WP: Nola (3-2)
LP: Romo (0-1)
HR: Puig 2 (4), Saunders (3), Herrera (4), Rupp (5), Hoskins (9)
Game 4: Dodgers 6, Phillies 1
WP: McCarthy (2-0)
LP: Velasquez (0-1)
HR: Turner (4), Bellinger 2 (3)
Game 5: Dodgers 4, Phillies 2
WP: Fields (1-0)
LP: Morgan (1-1)
Save: Jansen (6)
HR: Turner (5), Bellinger (4), Saunders (4)
The Phillies unlikely run through the tourney ran out of steam against the Dodgers.
Clayton Kershaw threw six shutout innings in the Dodger Stadium opener. and Justin Turner homered and scored twice for the Dodgers. Cameron Rupp homered off Pedro Baez and scored the other Phillies run off closer Kenley Jansen in the ninth. Kershaw allowed three hits and two walks.
The Dodgers tagged Jarad Eickhoff for five runs in the first inning of Game Two, with doubles by Corey Seager, Yasiel Puig, Yasmani Grandal and Joc Pederson. All five runs were unearned. Kenta Maeda allowed two runs in six innings for the win, and Ross Stripling worked three scoreless frames for the save.
The series moved to Philadelphia for Game Three, and the Dodgers again broke out big in the first inning with three runs off Aaron Nola, capped by a Puig homer. But the Phillies got solo homers in each of the first three innings off Hyun-Jin Ryu to even the score. After the Dodgers hit for Ryu, Sergio Romo entered, and the Phillies teed off on him for five runs, and the Dodgers could not catch up.
Game Four opened with another crooked number for the Dodgers, a three-spot hung on Vince Velasquez highlighted by back-to-back homers by Turner and Cody Bellinger. Bellinger hit a three-run homer in the second inning. That was all the runs the Dodgers got, but it was more than they needed. Brandon McCarthy went seven innings for the win, allowing one run on two hits.
Bellinger's ninth-inning two-run homer off Adam Morgan in Game Five broke a 2-2 tie and gave Jansen a lead to hold. Josh Field vultured the win after giving up a game-tying homer in the eighth to pinch-hitter Michael Saunders. Kershaw allowed one run in seven innings for the no-decision.
Player of the Series: Cody Bellinger
Pitcher restrictions: With four days off, the Dodgers will be fully rested for the fifth round
Projected rotation: Kershaw-Hill-Wood-Darvish-(Kershaw)-(Hill)-(Wood)
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Monday, April 1, 2019
Sunday, March 24, 2019
End of Round 3; Paul bracket
Eliminated: 2017 Red Sox, 1924 White Sox
2017 teams won two series, lost one. There were no 1961 teams in the third round, and the sole 1924 team lost.
The Phillies are the lowest seed to advance to the elite eight and the only one with a sub-.500 real life record to reach the fourth round.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Paul bracket: 2017 Phillies defeat 2017 Red Sox in seven games
Game 1: Phillies 6, Red Sox 5, 10 innings
WP: Morgan (1-0)
LP: Kimbrel (0-1)
Save: Neris (4)
HR: Hoskins 2 (7), Altherr (2)
Game 2: Red Sox 6, Phillies 3
WP: Porcello (3-2)
LP: Hellickson (1-2)
Save: Kimbrel (4)
HR: Saunders (1), Moreland (4)
Game 3: Phillies 4, Red Sox 3 (13 innings)
WP: Neris (2-0)
LP: Boyer (2-1)
HR: Sandoval (1), Rupp (3), Joseph (3)
Game 4: Phillies 5, Red Sox 1
WP: Eickhoff (1-0)
LP: Price (0-1)
HR: Bradley (3)
Game 5: Red Sox 3, Phillies 1
WP: Sale (4-0)
LP: Pivetta (2-1)
Save: Kimbrel (5)
Game 6: Red Sox 12, Phillies 0
WP: Porcello (4-2)
LP: Hellickson (1-3)
HR: Moreland (5), Benintendi (4)
Game 7: Phillies 7, Red Sox 5
WP: Nola (2-2)
LP: Pomeranz (2-2)
Save: Neris (5)
HR: Hoskins (8), Nunez (1)
The Phillies won their third straight Game Seven to knock off the favored Red Sox. Two of their wins came in extra innings with clutch homers off Boston relief ace Craig Kimbrel.
The first of those came in Game One in Fenway Park. Boston opened a 5-3 lead with four-run fourth, but Rhys Hoskins tied it with a two-run homer in the seventh. Kimbrel entered in the 10th with the score still knotted, but Hoskins led off the inning with his second homer of the game, and the Phillies' Hector Neris protected the lead in the bottom of the inning.
The Red Sox took Game Two with a five-run third inning and 7.1 innings from Rick Porcello, who allowed two runs on nine hits. Mitch Moreland doubled and homered to drive in three runs for Boston, and Andrew Benintendi also doubled in a pair.
Game Three was in Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Ballpark, and it was a doozy. Pedro Sandoval, who took over at third base when Brock Holt was injured, clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh to give Boston a 3-1 lead. Kimbrel struck out the first two men in the ninth, but then Maikel Franco doubled and Cameron Rupp homered to tie the game. Blaine Boyer faced the minimum in the 10th, 11th and 12th innings, but in the bottom of the 13th Hoskins doubled home Odubel Herrera from first base to win it. Adam Morgan pitched five scoreless innings of relief for the Phillies.
Philadelphia scored five runs off David Price in the fifth inning of Game Four, with an error by Jackie Bradley Jr. playing an unlikely role in the disaster. Bradley's homer off winner Jerad Eickoff was the only tally for the Red Sox. Tommy Joseph had three RBIs for the Phillies.
In the first of three elimination games, Chris Sale outdueled Nick Pivetta in Game Five. Sale allowed one unearned run in six innings, leaving for a pinch-hitter (Sandoval, who singled in a run). The Boston bullpen recorded the final six outs on strikeouts.
The Sox romped in their home park in Game Six, scoring 12 runs on 13 hits, six walks and a hit batter to even the series. Porcello went seven innings for the win, surrendering five hits and fanning eight. Moreland and Xander Bogaerts each drove in four runs.
Hoskins hit a two-run homer off Drew Pomeranz in the first inning of Game Seven, but Eduardo Nunez led off the bottom of the inning with a homer of his own off Aaron Nola, and Bogaerts singled home Benintendi later in the inning to even the score. But the Phillies scored single runs in the third and fourth innings and then erupted for three more in the fifth, working through three Red Sox hurlers in the inning. Nola scattered seven hits in 6.2 innings and left with a 7-2 lead. The Phillies bullpen spluttered getting the final seven outs. Moreland doubled home two runs in a three-run eighth, and Neris allowed a single and double in the ninth before retiring Bogaerts on a deep fly ball to end the game and series.
Player of the Series: Rhys Hoskins
Pitcher availability: Phillies bullpen will be fully available for the opener of the fourth round.
Projected rotation: Pivetta-Eickhoff-Nola-Lively-(Pivetta)-(Eickhoff)-(Nola)
WP: Morgan (1-0)
LP: Kimbrel (0-1)
Save: Neris (4)
HR: Hoskins 2 (7), Altherr (2)
Game 2: Red Sox 6, Phillies 3
WP: Porcello (3-2)
LP: Hellickson (1-2)
Save: Kimbrel (4)
HR: Saunders (1), Moreland (4)
Game 3: Phillies 4, Red Sox 3 (13 innings)
WP: Neris (2-0)
LP: Boyer (2-1)
HR: Sandoval (1), Rupp (3), Joseph (3)
Game 4: Phillies 5, Red Sox 1
WP: Eickhoff (1-0)
LP: Price (0-1)
HR: Bradley (3)
Game 5: Red Sox 3, Phillies 1
WP: Sale (4-0)
LP: Pivetta (2-1)
Save: Kimbrel (5)
Game 6: Red Sox 12, Phillies 0
WP: Porcello (4-2)
LP: Hellickson (1-3)
HR: Moreland (5), Benintendi (4)
Game 7: Phillies 7, Red Sox 5
WP: Nola (2-2)
LP: Pomeranz (2-2)
Save: Neris (5)
HR: Hoskins (8), Nunez (1)
The Phillies won their third straight Game Seven to knock off the favored Red Sox. Two of their wins came in extra innings with clutch homers off Boston relief ace Craig Kimbrel.
The first of those came in Game One in Fenway Park. Boston opened a 5-3 lead with four-run fourth, but Rhys Hoskins tied it with a two-run homer in the seventh. Kimbrel entered in the 10th with the score still knotted, but Hoskins led off the inning with his second homer of the game, and the Phillies' Hector Neris protected the lead in the bottom of the inning.
The Red Sox took Game Two with a five-run third inning and 7.1 innings from Rick Porcello, who allowed two runs on nine hits. Mitch Moreland doubled and homered to drive in three runs for Boston, and Andrew Benintendi also doubled in a pair.
Game Three was in Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Ballpark, and it was a doozy. Pedro Sandoval, who took over at third base when Brock Holt was injured, clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh to give Boston a 3-1 lead. Kimbrel struck out the first two men in the ninth, but then Maikel Franco doubled and Cameron Rupp homered to tie the game. Blaine Boyer faced the minimum in the 10th, 11th and 12th innings, but in the bottom of the 13th Hoskins doubled home Odubel Herrera from first base to win it. Adam Morgan pitched five scoreless innings of relief for the Phillies.
Philadelphia scored five runs off David Price in the fifth inning of Game Four, with an error by Jackie Bradley Jr. playing an unlikely role in the disaster. Bradley's homer off winner Jerad Eickoff was the only tally for the Red Sox. Tommy Joseph had three RBIs for the Phillies.
In the first of three elimination games, Chris Sale outdueled Nick Pivetta in Game Five. Sale allowed one unearned run in six innings, leaving for a pinch-hitter (Sandoval, who singled in a run). The Boston bullpen recorded the final six outs on strikeouts.
The Sox romped in their home park in Game Six, scoring 12 runs on 13 hits, six walks and a hit batter to even the series. Porcello went seven innings for the win, surrendering five hits and fanning eight. Moreland and Xander Bogaerts each drove in four runs.
Hoskins hit a two-run homer off Drew Pomeranz in the first inning of Game Seven, but Eduardo Nunez led off the bottom of the inning with a homer of his own off Aaron Nola, and Bogaerts singled home Benintendi later in the inning to even the score. But the Phillies scored single runs in the third and fourth innings and then erupted for three more in the fifth, working through three Red Sox hurlers in the inning. Nola scattered seven hits in 6.2 innings and left with a 7-2 lead. The Phillies bullpen spluttered getting the final seven outs. Moreland doubled home two runs in a three-run eighth, and Neris allowed a single and double in the ninth before retiring Bogaerts on a deep fly ball to end the game and series.
Player of the Series: Rhys Hoskins
Pitcher availability: Phillies bullpen will be fully available for the opener of the fourth round.
Projected rotation: Pivetta-Eickhoff-Nola-Lively-(Pivetta)-(Eickhoff)-(Nola)
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Paul bracket: 2017 Dodgers defeat 1924 White Sox in seven games
Game 1: White Sox 11, Dodgers 9
WP: Cvengros (1-0)
LP: Kershaw (2-1)
Save: Connally (3)
HR: Kamm (3), Forsythe (1), Barrett (1), Granderson (1), Seager (1)
Game 2: Dodgers 7, White Sox 3
WP: Wood (1-0)
LP: Lyons (2-2)
HR: Blankenship (1)
Game 3: White Sox 9, Dodgers 1
WP: Faber (4-0)
LP: Ryu (0-1)
HR: Mostil (2)
Game 4: Dodgers 13, White Sox 3
WP: Morrow (2-0)
LP: Thornton (2-4)
HR: Granderson (2), Puig (2)
Game 5: White Sox 6, Dodgers 0
WP: Lyons (3-2)
LP: Kershaw (2-2)
HR: Sheely (1), Barrett (2)
Game 6: Dodgers 6, White Sox 4
WP: Wood (2-0)
LP: Blankenship (0-1)
Save: Jansen (4)
HR: Falk (1), Mostil (3), Seager (2)
Game 7: Dodgers 4, White Sox 2 (10 innings)
WP: Jansen (1-0)
LP: Thurston (2-5)
HR: Granderson (3)
It took seven games -- and extra innings in that finale -- but the heavily favored Dodgers held off the underdog White Sox.
The Dodgers battered Sloppy Thurston for six runs in the first inning of the opener at Chavez Ravine, with Logan Forsythe driving the White Sox workhorse from the hill with a three-run homer. But Clayton Kershaw couldn't hold that lead as the Sox scored eight times in the fifth, with Willie Kamm and Bill Barrett hitting back-to-back homers. The Chicago bullpen allowed three runs in 8.6 innings.
Los Angeles repeated the first-inning hit fest in Game Two, plating five tallies off Ted Lyons without benefit of an extra base hit. Alex Wood didn't repeat Kershaw's collapse, although he did surrender a pair of runs in the fourth and left the bases loaded. Wood went six innings, allowing five hits, for the win.
The series shifted to Comiskey Park and 1924 for Game Three, and Red Fazber continued his scintillating tournament. The spitballer went eight innings, allowing one run on three hits, and carried a no-hitter into the sixth. Earl Sheely had five RBIs for Chicago with a pair of doubles, and Harry Hooper scored three times. Johnny Mostil capped the scoring with a three-run homer.
The Dodgers again evened the series in Game Four with a late-inning comeback. Thurston carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth, but Cody Bellinger tripled in the tying run and scored the go-ahead run on a sac fly. The Dodgers beat up on a weary Thornton in the ninth and did even more damage when Leo Magnum relieved. Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam off Magnum to cap the nine-run outburst.
Lyons got the ball for Game Five after his abbreviated start in Game 2 and threw a gem, scattering seven hits and holding the Dodgers scoreless. Sheely and Barrett each homered in the fourth off Kershaw to tag the Dodger ace with another loss.
The Dodger limped back home facing elimination, but Wood and Corey Seager came through in Game Six. Seager hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run fourth, and Wood again allowed just two runs in six frames.
That set up Game Seven. Thornton allowed a run in the first on a Seager triple and Bellinger single, and the Sox tied it in the third on Mostil's successful squeeze bunt. Barrett singled home the go-ahead run for the Sox in the sixth, and Thornton held that lead until Granderson doubled in Puig from first in the eighth. The Grandy Man came through one more time in the 10th. After Thornton got the first two hitters, Yasmani Grandal singled and Granderson followed with the series-clinching homer.
Player of the series: Curtis Granderson
The Dodger bullpen will be rested for the fourth round.
Projected rotation: Kershaw-Hill-Maeda-McCarthy-(Kershaw)-(Hill)-(Maeda)
WP: Cvengros (1-0)
LP: Kershaw (2-1)
Save: Connally (3)
HR: Kamm (3), Forsythe (1), Barrett (1), Granderson (1), Seager (1)
Game 2: Dodgers 7, White Sox 3
WP: Wood (1-0)
LP: Lyons (2-2)
HR: Blankenship (1)
Game 3: White Sox 9, Dodgers 1
WP: Faber (4-0)
LP: Ryu (0-1)
HR: Mostil (2)
Game 4: Dodgers 13, White Sox 3
WP: Morrow (2-0)
LP: Thornton (2-4)
HR: Granderson (2), Puig (2)
Game 5: White Sox 6, Dodgers 0
WP: Lyons (3-2)
LP: Kershaw (2-2)
HR: Sheely (1), Barrett (2)
Game 6: Dodgers 6, White Sox 4
WP: Wood (2-0)
LP: Blankenship (0-1)
Save: Jansen (4)
HR: Falk (1), Mostil (3), Seager (2)
Game 7: Dodgers 4, White Sox 2 (10 innings)
WP: Jansen (1-0)
LP: Thurston (2-5)
HR: Granderson (3)
It took seven games -- and extra innings in that finale -- but the heavily favored Dodgers held off the underdog White Sox.
The Dodgers battered Sloppy Thurston for six runs in the first inning of the opener at Chavez Ravine, with Logan Forsythe driving the White Sox workhorse from the hill with a three-run homer. But Clayton Kershaw couldn't hold that lead as the Sox scored eight times in the fifth, with Willie Kamm and Bill Barrett hitting back-to-back homers. The Chicago bullpen allowed three runs in 8.6 innings.
Los Angeles repeated the first-inning hit fest in Game Two, plating five tallies off Ted Lyons without benefit of an extra base hit. Alex Wood didn't repeat Kershaw's collapse, although he did surrender a pair of runs in the fourth and left the bases loaded. Wood went six innings, allowing five hits, for the win.
The series shifted to Comiskey Park and 1924 for Game Three, and Red Fazber continued his scintillating tournament. The spitballer went eight innings, allowing one run on three hits, and carried a no-hitter into the sixth. Earl Sheely had five RBIs for Chicago with a pair of doubles, and Harry Hooper scored three times. Johnny Mostil capped the scoring with a three-run homer.
The Dodgers again evened the series in Game Four with a late-inning comeback. Thurston carried a 3-2 lead into the eighth, but Cody Bellinger tripled in the tying run and scored the go-ahead run on a sac fly. The Dodgers beat up on a weary Thornton in the ninth and did even more damage when Leo Magnum relieved. Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam off Magnum to cap the nine-run outburst.
Lyons got the ball for Game Five after his abbreviated start in Game 2 and threw a gem, scattering seven hits and holding the Dodgers scoreless. Sheely and Barrett each homered in the fourth off Kershaw to tag the Dodger ace with another loss.
The Dodger limped back home facing elimination, but Wood and Corey Seager came through in Game Six. Seager hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run fourth, and Wood again allowed just two runs in six frames.
That set up Game Seven. Thornton allowed a run in the first on a Seager triple and Bellinger single, and the Sox tied it in the third on Mostil's successful squeeze bunt. Barrett singled home the go-ahead run for the Sox in the sixth, and Thornton held that lead until Granderson doubled in Puig from first in the eighth. The Grandy Man came through one more time in the 10th. After Thornton got the first two hitters, Yasmani Grandal singled and Granderson followed with the series-clinching homer.
Player of the series: Curtis Granderson
The Dodger bullpen will be rested for the fourth round.
Projected rotation: Kershaw-Hill-Maeda-McCarthy-(Kershaw)-(Hill)-(Maeda)
Friday, December 14, 2018
End of Round 2: Paul bracket
Teams advancing: 2017 Dodgers, 2017 Red Sox, 1924 White Sox, 2017 Phillies
Teams eliminated: 1961 Orioles, 1961 Cardinals, 1924 Athletics, 2017 Pirates
2017 teams won three series and lost one, 1961 teams lost both their series, 1924 teams won one series and lost one.
Two lower seeds won: the 1924 White Sox over the 1961 Orioles and the 2017 Phillies over the 1961 Cardinals.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Paul bracket: 2017 Phillies defeat 1961 Cardinals in seven games
Game 1: Phillies 11, Cardinals 3
WP: Pivetta (1-0)
LP: Gibson (0-2)
HR: Herrera (2), Musial (4)
Game 2: Cardinals 4, Phillies 2
WP: Simmons (2-0)
LP: Ramos (0-1)
Save: Gibson (1)
Game 3: Cardinals 6, Phillies 4
WP: Sadecki (1-1)
LP: Thompson (0-1)
Save: McDaniel (1)
HR: Hoskins (5), Altherr (1)
Game 4: Cardinals 7, Phillies 4
WP: Jackson (2-0)
LP: Lively (0-1)
Save: McDaniel (2)
HR: Boyer (3), Musial (5), Warwick (2)
Game 5: Phillies 3, Cardinals 2
WP: Pivetta (2-0)
LP: Gibson (0-3)
Save: Neris (1)
HR: Musial (6)
Game 6: Phillies 4, Cardinals 2
WP: Ramos (1-1)
LP: BL Miller (1-1)
Save: Neris (2)
HR: Joseph (2)
Game 7: Phillies 4, Cardinals 2
WP: Garcia (1-0)
LP: Sadecki (1-2)
Save: Neris (3)
HR: Franco (2), Herrera (3)
The Cardinals' erratic fielding and weak bullpen troubled them throughout the series and swung each of the final three games to the Phillies.
The series opened with its sole rout. Philadelphia drove Bob Gibson from the mound in the first inning with a four-run outburst that included two hits, three walks and a costly Curt Flood error. Odubel Herrera scored three times and drove in three on a homer, a double and two singles. Nick Pivetta allowed three runs in the first two innings but then shut out St. Louis for four innings before turning it over to the bullpen.
The Cardinals evened the series behind Curt Simmons, who allowed just one earned run in seven innings. St. Louis trailed 2-1 going into the bottom of the seventh but scored three times off three Phillies pitchers, with Flood contributing a two-run double. Gibson worked the ninth for the save.
The series shfited to 2017 and Citizens Bank Park for Game Three. Ray Sadecki went eight innings, allowing two earned runs, for the win. Flood had three hits and two runs scored, and Bill White had three doubles and a single for St. Louis.
The Cardinals hit three homers in Game Four, with Ken Boyer, Carl Warwick and Stan Musial each hitting two-run shots. It was the only game of the series in which the Cardinals did not allow at least one unearned run.
On the verge of elimination, the Phillies beat Gibson again in Game Five. The Cardinals were charged with three errors in the Phillies' two-run fifth, two by second baseman Julian Javier and one by catcher Hal R. Smith. Cesar Hernandez scored twice for Philadelphia.
The series reverted to 1961 and the venerable venue popularly known as Sportsman's Park. Simmons carried a 2-1 lead through eight innings for the Cardinals but was injured during his bottom-of-the-eighth at-bat. Bob L. Miller surrendered three runs in the top of the ninth on an error (shortstop Bob Lillis), a hit batter, a double by Aaron Altherr and a two-run single by Maikel Franco.
Game Seven pit aces Sadecki and Aaron Nola. White doubled home two runs in the third, and Sadecki held Phildelphia scoreless until Franco homered in the seventh. Musial threw out Tommy Joseph at the plate in the eighth to preserve the 2-1 lead. Freddy Galvis led off the top of the ninth with a single and took second on a passed ball by Carl Sawtaski. Galvis took third on a ground out and scored on a Sadecki wild pitch to even the score. With two outs and none on, Herrera homered to put the Phillies ahead, and Sadecki followed that with a two-base error. Miller entered and promptly allowed an RBI single to Rhys Hoskins. Hector Neris threw a perfect ninth for his third straight save to clinch the series.
Player of the Series: Nick Pivetta
Projected rotation: Pivetta-Hellickson-Nola-Eickhoff-(Pivetta)-(Hellickson)-(Nola)
WP: Pivetta (1-0)
LP: Gibson (0-2)
HR: Herrera (2), Musial (4)
Game 2: Cardinals 4, Phillies 2
WP: Simmons (2-0)
LP: Ramos (0-1)
Save: Gibson (1)
Game 3: Cardinals 6, Phillies 4
WP: Sadecki (1-1)
LP: Thompson (0-1)
Save: McDaniel (1)
HR: Hoskins (5), Altherr (1)
Game 4: Cardinals 7, Phillies 4
WP: Jackson (2-0)
LP: Lively (0-1)
Save: McDaniel (2)
HR: Boyer (3), Musial (5), Warwick (2)
Game 5: Phillies 3, Cardinals 2
WP: Pivetta (2-0)
LP: Gibson (0-3)
Save: Neris (1)
HR: Musial (6)
Game 6: Phillies 4, Cardinals 2
WP: Ramos (1-1)
LP: BL Miller (1-1)
Save: Neris (2)
HR: Joseph (2)
Game 7: Phillies 4, Cardinals 2
WP: Garcia (1-0)
LP: Sadecki (1-2)
Save: Neris (3)
HR: Franco (2), Herrera (3)
The Cardinals' erratic fielding and weak bullpen troubled them throughout the series and swung each of the final three games to the Phillies.
The series opened with its sole rout. Philadelphia drove Bob Gibson from the mound in the first inning with a four-run outburst that included two hits, three walks and a costly Curt Flood error. Odubel Herrera scored three times and drove in three on a homer, a double and two singles. Nick Pivetta allowed three runs in the first two innings but then shut out St. Louis for four innings before turning it over to the bullpen.
The Cardinals evened the series behind Curt Simmons, who allowed just one earned run in seven innings. St. Louis trailed 2-1 going into the bottom of the seventh but scored three times off three Phillies pitchers, with Flood contributing a two-run double. Gibson worked the ninth for the save.
The series shfited to 2017 and Citizens Bank Park for Game Three. Ray Sadecki went eight innings, allowing two earned runs, for the win. Flood had three hits and two runs scored, and Bill White had three doubles and a single for St. Louis.
The Cardinals hit three homers in Game Four, with Ken Boyer, Carl Warwick and Stan Musial each hitting two-run shots. It was the only game of the series in which the Cardinals did not allow at least one unearned run.
On the verge of elimination, the Phillies beat Gibson again in Game Five. The Cardinals were charged with three errors in the Phillies' two-run fifth, two by second baseman Julian Javier and one by catcher Hal R. Smith. Cesar Hernandez scored twice for Philadelphia.
The series reverted to 1961 and the venerable venue popularly known as Sportsman's Park. Simmons carried a 2-1 lead through eight innings for the Cardinals but was injured during his bottom-of-the-eighth at-bat. Bob L. Miller surrendered three runs in the top of the ninth on an error (shortstop Bob Lillis), a hit batter, a double by Aaron Altherr and a two-run single by Maikel Franco.
Game Seven pit aces Sadecki and Aaron Nola. White doubled home two runs in the third, and Sadecki held Phildelphia scoreless until Franco homered in the seventh. Musial threw out Tommy Joseph at the plate in the eighth to preserve the 2-1 lead. Freddy Galvis led off the top of the ninth with a single and took second on a passed ball by Carl Sawtaski. Galvis took third on a ground out and scored on a Sadecki wild pitch to even the score. With two outs and none on, Herrera homered to put the Phillies ahead, and Sadecki followed that with a two-base error. Miller entered and promptly allowed an RBI single to Rhys Hoskins. Hector Neris threw a perfect ninth for his third straight save to clinch the series.
Player of the Series: Nick Pivetta
Projected rotation: Pivetta-Hellickson-Nola-Eickhoff-(Pivetta)-(Hellickson)-(Nola)
Friday, December 7, 2018
Paul bracket: 2017 Red Sox defeat 2017 Pirates in six games
Game 1: Red Sox 8, Pirates 2
WP: Sale (2-0)
LP: Cole (1-2)
HR: Polanco (2), Ramirez (1), Devers (2)
Game 2: Pirates 3, Red Sox 2
WP: Taillon (1-1)
LP: Pomeranz (1-1)
Save: Rivero (1)
HR: Bogaerts (3)
Game 3: Red Sox 6, Pirates 3
WP: Boyer (2-0)
LP: TWilliams (0-1)
Save: Kimbel (2)
HR: Moreland (3)
Game 4: Pirates 5, Red Sox 4 (10 innings)
WP: Kontos (1-0)
LP: Hembree (0-1)
HR: Bradley (2)
Game 5: Red Sox 8, Pirates 4
WP: Sale (3-0)
LP: Cole (1-3)
HR: Betts (1), D Freese (1), J Bell (2)
Game 6: Red Sox 3, Pirates 1
WP: Pomeranz (2-1)
LP: Taillon (1-2)
Save: Kimbrel (3)
The series opened in Fenway Park, where Chris Sale allowed two runs on four hits in six innings. Andrew Benintendi went 5-for-5, driving in three runs and scoring once. He had three doubles. Gregory Polanco had three hits for the visitors and scored both Pittsburgh runs.
The Pirates evened the series in Game Two on the strength of a three-run fourth inning highlighted by Francisco Cervelli's two-run double. Xander Bogearts hit a two-run homer off winner Jonathan Taillon in the sixth to account for Boston's runs.
The series shifted to PNC Park, and Benitendi had three more hits in Boston's Game Three win. Mitch Moreland homered in the seventh off Trevor Williams to break a 3-3 deadlock. Blaine Boyer vultured the win in relief of Rick Porcello.
The Pirates even the series again with a 10-inning win. Josh Bell opened the 10th off Heath Hembree with a double. He moved to third on a ground out and scored on David Freese's fly ball. Jackie Bradley Jr. scored three runs for Boston; he homered and walked twice. Josh Harrison drove in two runs for Pittsburgh.
Game Five was Chris Sale again for the Red Sox. He took a no-hitter into the seventh. Bell homered to end the no-hitter and the shutout. The Red Sox scored six runs off Garrett Cole in the first three innings and cruised to the win despite allowing three runs in the final two innings.
The Sox wrapped it up in Game Six behind Drew Pomeranz, who allowed no runs in 6.2 innings. He scattered four hits and walked four. Benintendi scored two of Boston's three runs, and Craig Kimbrel struck out all four men he faced for the save.
Player of the series: Andrew Benintendi
Projected rotation: Sale-Porcello-Pomeranz-Price or Rodriguez-(Sale)-(Porcello)-(Pomeranz)
WP: Sale (2-0)
LP: Cole (1-2)
HR: Polanco (2), Ramirez (1), Devers (2)
Game 2: Pirates 3, Red Sox 2
WP: Taillon (1-1)
LP: Pomeranz (1-1)
Save: Rivero (1)
HR: Bogaerts (3)
Game 3: Red Sox 6, Pirates 3
WP: Boyer (2-0)
LP: TWilliams (0-1)
Save: Kimbel (2)
HR: Moreland (3)
Game 4: Pirates 5, Red Sox 4 (10 innings)
WP: Kontos (1-0)
LP: Hembree (0-1)
HR: Bradley (2)
Game 5: Red Sox 8, Pirates 4
WP: Sale (3-0)
LP: Cole (1-3)
HR: Betts (1), D Freese (1), J Bell (2)
Game 6: Red Sox 3, Pirates 1
WP: Pomeranz (2-1)
LP: Taillon (1-2)
Save: Kimbrel (3)
The series opened in Fenway Park, where Chris Sale allowed two runs on four hits in six innings. Andrew Benintendi went 5-for-5, driving in three runs and scoring once. He had three doubles. Gregory Polanco had three hits for the visitors and scored both Pittsburgh runs.
The Pirates evened the series in Game Two on the strength of a three-run fourth inning highlighted by Francisco Cervelli's two-run double. Xander Bogearts hit a two-run homer off winner Jonathan Taillon in the sixth to account for Boston's runs.
The series shifted to PNC Park, and Benitendi had three more hits in Boston's Game Three win. Mitch Moreland homered in the seventh off Trevor Williams to break a 3-3 deadlock. Blaine Boyer vultured the win in relief of Rick Porcello.
The Pirates even the series again with a 10-inning win. Josh Bell opened the 10th off Heath Hembree with a double. He moved to third on a ground out and scored on David Freese's fly ball. Jackie Bradley Jr. scored three runs for Boston; he homered and walked twice. Josh Harrison drove in two runs for Pittsburgh.
Game Five was Chris Sale again for the Red Sox. He took a no-hitter into the seventh. Bell homered to end the no-hitter and the shutout. The Red Sox scored six runs off Garrett Cole in the first three innings and cruised to the win despite allowing three runs in the final two innings.
The Sox wrapped it up in Game Six behind Drew Pomeranz, who allowed no runs in 6.2 innings. He scattered four hits and walked four. Benintendi scored two of Boston's three runs, and Craig Kimbrel struck out all four men he faced for the save.
Player of the series: Andrew Benintendi
Projected rotation: Sale-Porcello-Pomeranz-Price or Rodriguez-(Sale)-(Porcello)-(Pomeranz)
Friday, November 2, 2018
Paul bracket: 1924 White Sox defeat 1961 Orioles in six games
Game 1: Orioles 6, White Sox 5
WP: Barber (2-0)
LP: Lyons (1-1)
Save: Wilhelm (3)
Game 2: White Sox 4, Orioles 0
WP: Thurston (1-3)
LP: Estrada (1-1)
Game 3: White Sox 1, Orioles 0
WP: Faber (3-0)
LP: Pappas (0-1)
Game 4: Orioles 5, White Sox 4
WP: Brown (2-0)
LP: Robertson (1-1)
Save: Hall (2)
Game 5: White Sox 7, Orioles 6
WP: Thurston (2-3)
LP: Barber (2-1)
Save: Connally (2)
HR: Brandt (1), Gentile (4)
Game 6: White Sox 10, Orioles 1
WP: Lyons (2-1)
LP: Estrada (1-2)
The White Sox didn't hit a homer in the six game series, but they allowed just one (unearned) run in three complete game wins en route to their second straight series upset.
The first game, in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, went to the favored O's. Baltimore scored five runs in the third innings, topped by a three-run double by Ron Hansen on which Hansen scored on Bibb Falk's error. The White Sox never caught up.
Sloppy Thurston threw a seven-hit shutout in the second game to even the series. He walked one and struck out three. Falk went 4-for-4 for the Sox, while Earl Sheely scored twice and Willie Kamm drove in a pair.
The series moved to 1924 and Comiskey Park for Game 3, and Red Faber threw his third straight complete game shutout. The spitballer allowed four hits, waking none and striking our five. Falk drew a bases-loaded walk in the third inning to bring home Harry Hooper with the game's only tally.
Baltimore evened the series behind Hal Brown, who allowed one run in seven innings. The Sox made it close with two runs in the eighth off Hoyt Wilhelm and another in the ninth off Dick Hall. Brooks Robinson and Jerry Adair each drove in a pair of runs for Baltimore, and Jackie Brandt scored twice.
The Sox retook the series lead on a pair of big innings in Game 5, plating four runs in the third and three more in the fourth off Steve Barber. Hooper, Eddie Collins and Sheely each scored twice. The Orioles hit the only homers of the series off Thurston, who won despite allowing five runs in eight innings.
The series returned to 1961 Baltimore, and the Sox clinched the series in a sloppy Game 6 rout. A Brooks Robinson error set up three unearned runs in the first inning, and Chuck Estrada walked four and threw a wild pitch in the second. The Sox scored two more unearned runs in the fifth. Lyons went the distance, allowing an unearned run on six hits and four walks. Kamm drove in three runs as the Sox drew nine walks off four Baltimore pitchers.
Player of the Series: Earl Sheely
Projected rotation: Thurston-Lyons (with penalty)-Faber-Thurston-(Robertson)-(Lyons [full rest])-Thurston
WP: Barber (2-0)
LP: Lyons (1-1)
Save: Wilhelm (3)
Game 2: White Sox 4, Orioles 0
WP: Thurston (1-3)
LP: Estrada (1-1)
Game 3: White Sox 1, Orioles 0
WP: Faber (3-0)
LP: Pappas (0-1)
Game 4: Orioles 5, White Sox 4
WP: Brown (2-0)
LP: Robertson (1-1)
Save: Hall (2)
Game 5: White Sox 7, Orioles 6
WP: Thurston (2-3)
LP: Barber (2-1)
Save: Connally (2)
HR: Brandt (1), Gentile (4)
Game 6: White Sox 10, Orioles 1
WP: Lyons (2-1)
LP: Estrada (1-2)
The White Sox didn't hit a homer in the six game series, but they allowed just one (unearned) run in three complete game wins en route to their second straight series upset.
The first game, in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, went to the favored O's. Baltimore scored five runs in the third innings, topped by a three-run double by Ron Hansen on which Hansen scored on Bibb Falk's error. The White Sox never caught up.
Sloppy Thurston threw a seven-hit shutout in the second game to even the series. He walked one and struck out three. Falk went 4-for-4 for the Sox, while Earl Sheely scored twice and Willie Kamm drove in a pair.
The series moved to 1924 and Comiskey Park for Game 3, and Red Faber threw his third straight complete game shutout. The spitballer allowed four hits, waking none and striking our five. Falk drew a bases-loaded walk in the third inning to bring home Harry Hooper with the game's only tally.
Baltimore evened the series behind Hal Brown, who allowed one run in seven innings. The Sox made it close with two runs in the eighth off Hoyt Wilhelm and another in the ninth off Dick Hall. Brooks Robinson and Jerry Adair each drove in a pair of runs for Baltimore, and Jackie Brandt scored twice.
The Sox retook the series lead on a pair of big innings in Game 5, plating four runs in the third and three more in the fourth off Steve Barber. Hooper, Eddie Collins and Sheely each scored twice. The Orioles hit the only homers of the series off Thurston, who won despite allowing five runs in eight innings.
The series returned to 1961 Baltimore, and the Sox clinched the series in a sloppy Game 6 rout. A Brooks Robinson error set up three unearned runs in the first inning, and Chuck Estrada walked four and threw a wild pitch in the second. The Sox scored two more unearned runs in the fifth. Lyons went the distance, allowing an unearned run on six hits and four walks. Kamm drove in three runs as the Sox drew nine walks off four Baltimore pitchers.
Player of the Series: Earl Sheely
Projected rotation: Thurston-Lyons (with penalty)-Faber-Thurston-(Robertson)-(Lyons [full rest])-Thurston
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Paul bracket: 2017 Dodgers defeat 1924 Athletics in five games
Game 1: Dodgers 3, Athletics 2 (10 innings)
WP: Watson (1-0)
LP: Gray (1-1)
Game 2: Dodgers 8, Athletics 0
WP: Hill (1-0)
LP Heimach (1-1)
HR: Bellinger (1)
Game 3: Dodgers 7, Athletics 4
WP: Maeda (2-0)
LP: Baumgartner (1-1)
HR: Hauser (2), Turner (1)
Game 4: Athletics 5, Dodgers 4
WP: Gray (2-1)
LP: Darvish (0-1)
Save: Harriss (2)
HR: Hauser (3), Galloway (3)
Game 5: Dodgers 5, Athletics 0
WP: Kershaw (2-0)
LP: Meeker (0-1)
HR: Turner (2), Puig (1)
The Los Angeles pitchers muted the Philadelphia bats, casting a pair of shutouts.
Game One, in Dodger Stadium, was a duel between aces Eddie Rommel and Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw went seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits; the Athletics first run scored on a balk, and the the other on a ground out. Rommel went nine innings, scattering nine hits and surrendering two runs. Dodger relievers Pedro Baez, Kenley Jansen and Tony Watson each threw a hitless inning, and in the bottom of the 10th A's reliever Sam Grey allowed two walks and two hits to plate the decisive run..
The second game was all Dodgers. Rich Hill, Brandon Morrow, Tony Cigrani and Ross Stripling combined for a seven-hit shutout, with Hill going five innings.
The series shifted to 1924 and Philadelphia, and the Dodgers rode a five-run fifth to the win in Game Three. Justin Turner drove in three runs; he went 2-for-2 with a homer, two walks and a sac fly. Kneta Maeda threw seven innings for the win, allowing three runs on six hits.
The Athletics staved off elimination in Game Four, overcoming a 3-0 deficit after the first inning. Joe Hauser and Chick Galloway each homered in the A's three-run sixth to take the lead. Dennis Burns threw three scoreless innings of relief to keep the game close, and Sam Gray allowed one run in three-plus innings for the win, with Slim Harris getting the final three outs after Gray allowed the first two men to reach in the ninth.
Kershaw threw a three-hit shutout in Game Five to wrap up the series for the Dodgers. The lefty drove in the first two runs for L.A. with a second-inning double, and Turner and Yasiel Puig added homers.
Player of the series: Justin Turner.
Projected rotation: More roster changes. Kershaw-Wood-Ryu-?McCarthy?-(Kershaw)-(Wood)-(Ryu).
WP: Watson (1-0)
LP: Gray (1-1)
Game 2: Dodgers 8, Athletics 0
WP: Hill (1-0)
LP Heimach (1-1)
HR: Bellinger (1)
Game 3: Dodgers 7, Athletics 4
WP: Maeda (2-0)
LP: Baumgartner (1-1)
HR: Hauser (2), Turner (1)
Game 4: Athletics 5, Dodgers 4
WP: Gray (2-1)
LP: Darvish (0-1)
Save: Harriss (2)
HR: Hauser (3), Galloway (3)
Game 5: Dodgers 5, Athletics 0
WP: Kershaw (2-0)
LP: Meeker (0-1)
HR: Turner (2), Puig (1)
The Los Angeles pitchers muted the Philadelphia bats, casting a pair of shutouts.
Game One, in Dodger Stadium, was a duel between aces Eddie Rommel and Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw went seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits; the Athletics first run scored on a balk, and the the other on a ground out. Rommel went nine innings, scattering nine hits and surrendering two runs. Dodger relievers Pedro Baez, Kenley Jansen and Tony Watson each threw a hitless inning, and in the bottom of the 10th A's reliever Sam Grey allowed two walks and two hits to plate the decisive run..
The second game was all Dodgers. Rich Hill, Brandon Morrow, Tony Cigrani and Ross Stripling combined for a seven-hit shutout, with Hill going five innings.
The series shifted to 1924 and Philadelphia, and the Dodgers rode a five-run fifth to the win in Game Three. Justin Turner drove in three runs; he went 2-for-2 with a homer, two walks and a sac fly. Kneta Maeda threw seven innings for the win, allowing three runs on six hits.
The Athletics staved off elimination in Game Four, overcoming a 3-0 deficit after the first inning. Joe Hauser and Chick Galloway each homered in the A's three-run sixth to take the lead. Dennis Burns threw three scoreless innings of relief to keep the game close, and Sam Gray allowed one run in three-plus innings for the win, with Slim Harris getting the final three outs after Gray allowed the first two men to reach in the ninth.
Kershaw threw a three-hit shutout in Game Five to wrap up the series for the Dodgers. The lefty drove in the first two runs for L.A. with a second-inning double, and Turner and Yasiel Puig added homers.
Player of the series: Justin Turner.
Projected rotation: More roster changes. Kershaw-Wood-Ryu-?McCarthy?-(Kershaw)-(Wood)-(Ryu).
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Round One recap: Paul bracket
Eliminated: 1924 Giants, 2017 Twins, 1924 Tigers, 2017 Rays, 2017 Marlins, 2017 Padres, 2017 Reds, 1924 Braves
2017 teams won four series, lost five
1961 teams won two series, lost none
1924 teams won two series, lost three
Four higher seeds were upset: 1924 Giants, 2017 Twins, 1924 Tigers and 2017 Rays. One DH team remains in the bracket.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Paul bracket: 1924 Athletics beat 2017 Rays in five games
Game 1: Rays 8, Athletics 5
WP: Cishek (1-0)
LP: Rommell (0-1)
Save: Colome (1)
HR: Hale (1), Hauser (1), Galloway (1)
Game 2: Athletics 7, Rays 5
WP: Heimach (1-0)
LP: Cobb (0-1)
Save: Baumgartner (1)
HR: Bishop (1)
Game 3: Athletics 5, Rays 4
WP: Baumgartner (1-0)
LP: Odorizzi (0-1)
Save: Harris (1)
HR: Galloway (2), Longoria (1), Ramos (1)
Game 4: Athletics 5, Rays 1
WP: Rommell (1-1)
LP: Snell (0-1)
Game 5: Athletics 6, Rays 1
WP: Gray (1-0)
LP: Archer (0-1)
HR: Miller (1)
Philadelphia battered the Tampa Bay starters throughout the series; the only Rays starter to go at least five innings, Alex Cobb, surrendered six runs.
The series opened in Tropicana Field, and the A's racked up a pair of runs in each of the first two innings off Chris Archer, with Joe Hauser driving in three of those runs. Eddie Rommell took a 5-0 lead into the fifth, but the Rays tied it with two in the fifth and three in the sixth. The 5-5 tie held until the eighth, when Adeiny Hechavarria and Kevin Kiermeier powered a three-run inning with back-to-back doubles.
Philadelphia evened the series despite Steven Souza Jr.'s three-run triple in the first. Max Bishop hit a leadoff homer for the A's and drove in two more in the fourth with a double as the Rays scored four runs to take the lead. Fred Heimach, who allowed five runs in the first four innings, allowed just two singles and a walk in his next four innings, and Stan Baumgartner finished it with an easy three-batter ninth.
The series shifted to 1924 and Shibe Park for Game Three, and the Athletics called on Baumgatner to start on one day's rest. The lefty shut out the Rays for five innings before allowing three runs in the sixth, By then the A's had scored five runs off Jake Odorizzi, with Al Simmons collecting two RBIs and a run scored with three hits, one a double. Wilson Ramo's homer in the eighth pulled Tampa Bay within a run, but the Rays left the bases loaded in the ninth.
Philadelphia started Rommell on three days rest in Game Four, and the knuckleballer came through with eight shutout innings and even drove in the A's second run with a fourth-inning double off loser Blake Snell. Simmons hit two more doubles and a single, scoring once and driving in another.
Bing Miller hit a grand slam in the first inning of Game Five for the Athletics off Archer, and Sam Gray went the distance to wrap up the series, scattering six hits. He walked two and fanned seven.
Player of the Series: Al Simmons.
Projected rotation: Rommell-Heimach-?? (Baumgartner, Gray or Meeker)-Rommell (with penalty)-(??)-(Heimach)-(Rommell with double penalty)
WP: Cishek (1-0)
LP: Rommell (0-1)
Save: Colome (1)
HR: Hale (1), Hauser (1), Galloway (1)
Game 2: Athletics 7, Rays 5
WP: Heimach (1-0)
LP: Cobb (0-1)
Save: Baumgartner (1)
HR: Bishop (1)
Game 3: Athletics 5, Rays 4
WP: Baumgartner (1-0)
LP: Odorizzi (0-1)
Save: Harris (1)
HR: Galloway (2), Longoria (1), Ramos (1)
Game 4: Athletics 5, Rays 1
WP: Rommell (1-1)
LP: Snell (0-1)
Game 5: Athletics 6, Rays 1
WP: Gray (1-0)
LP: Archer (0-1)
HR: Miller (1)
Philadelphia battered the Tampa Bay starters throughout the series; the only Rays starter to go at least five innings, Alex Cobb, surrendered six runs.
The series opened in Tropicana Field, and the A's racked up a pair of runs in each of the first two innings off Chris Archer, with Joe Hauser driving in three of those runs. Eddie Rommell took a 5-0 lead into the fifth, but the Rays tied it with two in the fifth and three in the sixth. The 5-5 tie held until the eighth, when Adeiny Hechavarria and Kevin Kiermeier powered a three-run inning with back-to-back doubles.
Philadelphia evened the series despite Steven Souza Jr.'s three-run triple in the first. Max Bishop hit a leadoff homer for the A's and drove in two more in the fourth with a double as the Rays scored four runs to take the lead. Fred Heimach, who allowed five runs in the first four innings, allowed just two singles and a walk in his next four innings, and Stan Baumgartner finished it with an easy three-batter ninth.
The series shifted to 1924 and Shibe Park for Game Three, and the Athletics called on Baumgatner to start on one day's rest. The lefty shut out the Rays for five innings before allowing three runs in the sixth, By then the A's had scored five runs off Jake Odorizzi, with Al Simmons collecting two RBIs and a run scored with three hits, one a double. Wilson Ramo's homer in the eighth pulled Tampa Bay within a run, but the Rays left the bases loaded in the ninth.
Philadelphia started Rommell on three days rest in Game Four, and the knuckleballer came through with eight shutout innings and even drove in the A's second run with a fourth-inning double off loser Blake Snell. Simmons hit two more doubles and a single, scoring once and driving in another.
Bing Miller hit a grand slam in the first inning of Game Five for the Athletics off Archer, and Sam Gray went the distance to wrap up the series, scattering six hits. He walked two and fanned seven.
Player of the Series: Al Simmons.
Projected rotation: Rommell-Heimach-?? (Baumgartner, Gray or Meeker)-Rommell (with penalty)-(??)-(Heimach)-(Rommell with double penalty)
Monday, August 20, 2018
Paul bracket: 2017 Phillies defeat 1924 Giants in seven games
Game 1: Giants 13, Phillies 3
WP: V Barnes (1-0)
LP: Nola (0-1)
HR: Jackson (1), Hoskins (1), Snyder (1), Nava (1)
Game 2: Giants 5, Phillies 3
WP: Nehf (1-0)
LP: Hellickson (0-1)
Save: Jonnard (1)
HR: Rupp (1), Jackson (2)
Game 3: Giants 5, Phillies 1
WP: McQuillan (1-0)
LP: Nola (0-2)
HR: Joseph (1)
Game 4: Phillies 6, Giants 5 (10 innings)
WP: Milner (1-0)
LP: Ryan (0-1)
HR: Kelly (1), Jackson (3), Hoskins (2)
Game 5: Phillies 5, Giants 4 (10 innings)
WP: Neris (1-0)
LP: Ryan (0-2)
HR: Rupp (2)
Game 6: Phillies 8, Giants 4
WP: Hellickson (1-1)
LP: Nehf (1-1)
Save: Ramos (1)
HR: Hoskins 2 (4), Terry (1), Herrera (1)
Game 7: Phillies 11, Giants 5
WP: Nola (1-2)
LP: McQuillan (1-1)
HR: Gowdy (1), Franco (1), Galvis (1)
Philadelphia, one of the worst teams of the 2017 season, won four straight elimination games -- two of them in extra innings -- to knock off a 1924 pennant winner.
The Giants romped in the opener, driving Aaron Nola from the box in the first inning and enjoying a second bat-around frame in the third. Winning pitcher Virgil Barnes was one of four Giants to score a pair of runs (also: Ross Youngs, Irish Meusel and Travis Jackson). Jackson had four hits.
Jackson hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning of Game Two to support Art Nehf, who scattered five hits in eight innings.
The series shifted to 2017 and Philly's Citizens Bank Park. New York made itself at home in Game Three: Hugh McQuillian allowed one run on two hits in eight innings, while the Giants plated single runs in five different innings. Nola started on two days rest after his Game 1 debacle and took another loss. Heine Groh went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for the visitors.
The Giants, needing one win to advance, scored five runs in the first two innings of Game Four. But Jake Thompson relieved Nick Pivetta in the third and threw five shutout innings, and the Phillies stung Rosy Ryan for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score. Hoby Milner surved a three-walk top of the 10th for the Phils, and Giants reliever Claude Jonnard didn't retire a batter in the bottom of the frame, with Odubel Herrera plating Freddy Galvis with the winning run.
The Giants led Game Five 4-2 after five innings, but the Phillies scored two in the seventh to tie it. In the bottom of the 10th, Ryan allowed three straight singles, to J.P. Crawford, Herrera and Cesar Hernandez, for the Phillies win.
The series reverted to the 1924 Polo Grounds for Game Six, and the Phillies again came back. A Bill Terry homer and a two-run double from Meusel put the Giants up 3-1, but in the sixth Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer off Neft to put the Phillies ahead -- and in the eighth Hoskins hit another three-run homer for useful insurance. The Giants scored a run in the ninth and had the bases loaded when Edubray Ramos entered to strike out pinch-hitter Hack Wilson for the final out.
The Phillies needed no comeback in Game Seven. They scored the first 11 runs -- three in the second as Galvis hit a two-run double, two in the third on Maikel Franco's homer, three more in the fifth as Galvis homered, three more in the eighth as Herrera, Hoskins and Nick Williams all doubled. New York scored five runs in the eighth and ninth, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
Player of the series: Rhys Hoskins.
Projected rotation: Pivetta-Eickoff-Nola-Lively-(Pivetta)-(Eickoff)-(Nola). Hellickson will be deactivated.
WP: V Barnes (1-0)
LP: Nola (0-1)
HR: Jackson (1), Hoskins (1), Snyder (1), Nava (1)
Game 2: Giants 5, Phillies 3
WP: Nehf (1-0)
LP: Hellickson (0-1)
Save: Jonnard (1)
HR: Rupp (1), Jackson (2)
Game 3: Giants 5, Phillies 1
WP: McQuillan (1-0)
LP: Nola (0-2)
HR: Joseph (1)
Game 4: Phillies 6, Giants 5 (10 innings)
WP: Milner (1-0)
LP: Ryan (0-1)
HR: Kelly (1), Jackson (3), Hoskins (2)
Game 5: Phillies 5, Giants 4 (10 innings)
WP: Neris (1-0)
LP: Ryan (0-2)
HR: Rupp (2)
Game 6: Phillies 8, Giants 4
WP: Hellickson (1-1)
LP: Nehf (1-1)
Save: Ramos (1)
HR: Hoskins 2 (4), Terry (1), Herrera (1)
Game 7: Phillies 11, Giants 5
WP: Nola (1-2)
LP: McQuillan (1-1)
HR: Gowdy (1), Franco (1), Galvis (1)
Philadelphia, one of the worst teams of the 2017 season, won four straight elimination games -- two of them in extra innings -- to knock off a 1924 pennant winner.
The Giants romped in the opener, driving Aaron Nola from the box in the first inning and enjoying a second bat-around frame in the third. Winning pitcher Virgil Barnes was one of four Giants to score a pair of runs (also: Ross Youngs, Irish Meusel and Travis Jackson). Jackson had four hits.
Jackson hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning of Game Two to support Art Nehf, who scattered five hits in eight innings.
The series shifted to 2017 and Philly's Citizens Bank Park. New York made itself at home in Game Three: Hugh McQuillian allowed one run on two hits in eight innings, while the Giants plated single runs in five different innings. Nola started on two days rest after his Game 1 debacle and took another loss. Heine Groh went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for the visitors.
The Giants, needing one win to advance, scored five runs in the first two innings of Game Four. But Jake Thompson relieved Nick Pivetta in the third and threw five shutout innings, and the Phillies stung Rosy Ryan for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score. Hoby Milner surved a three-walk top of the 10th for the Phils, and Giants reliever Claude Jonnard didn't retire a batter in the bottom of the frame, with Odubel Herrera plating Freddy Galvis with the winning run.
The Giants led Game Five 4-2 after five innings, but the Phillies scored two in the seventh to tie it. In the bottom of the 10th, Ryan allowed three straight singles, to J.P. Crawford, Herrera and Cesar Hernandez, for the Phillies win.
The series reverted to the 1924 Polo Grounds for Game Six, and the Phillies again came back. A Bill Terry homer and a two-run double from Meusel put the Giants up 3-1, but in the sixth Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer off Neft to put the Phillies ahead -- and in the eighth Hoskins hit another three-run homer for useful insurance. The Giants scored a run in the ninth and had the bases loaded when Edubray Ramos entered to strike out pinch-hitter Hack Wilson for the final out.
The Phillies needed no comeback in Game Seven. They scored the first 11 runs -- three in the second as Galvis hit a two-run double, two in the third on Maikel Franco's homer, three more in the fifth as Galvis homered, three more in the eighth as Herrera, Hoskins and Nick Williams all doubled. New York scored five runs in the eighth and ninth, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
Player of the series: Rhys Hoskins.
Projected rotation: Pivetta-Eickoff-Nola-Lively-(Pivetta)-(Eickoff)-(Nola). Hellickson will be deactivated.
Monday, July 23, 2018
Paul bracket: 1961 Cardinals defeat 2017 Marlins in six games
Game 1: Cardinals 5, Marlins 4
WP: McDaniel (1-0)
LP: McGowan (0-1)
HR: K Boyer (1), Musial (1)
Game 2: Cardinals 4, Marlins 3
WP: Jackson (1-0)
LP: Urena (0-1)
Save: BL Miller (1)
HR: Musial (2), Stanton (1)
Game 3: Marlins 1, Cardinals 0
WP: Conley (1-0)
LP: Gibson (0-1)
Save: Garcia (1)
Game 4: Cardinals 7, Marlins 1
WP: Simmons (1-0)
LP: Chen (0-1)
HR: K Boyer (2), Warwick (1)
Game 5: Marlins 6, Cardinals 2
WP: Straily (1-0)
LP: Sadecki (0-1)
Game 6: Cardinals 6, Marlins 5 (11 innings)
WP: BL Miller (1-0)
LP: Phelps (0-1)
HR: Musial (3), Ozuna (1)
Stan the Man was indeed the man for the Cardinals as they advanced.
Game One opened heavily in the Marlins favor, as they plated three unearned runs in the top of the first against Ray Sadecki. Ken Boyer hit a two-run homer in the third to narrow the gap. The Cardinals tied it in the sixth and Musial's solo shot in the seventh put St. Louis ahead. Miami scored in the top of the ninth off Lindy McDaniel to even the score again, but Curt Flood led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple. Two intentional walks later (Musial and Boyer), Bill White singled for the walk-off.
Musial homered again in Game Two, this time with a runner on as part of a three-run inning that put St. Louis up for good. Two of the three runs allowed by Larry Jackson in eight innings were unearned. Carl Warwick threw out the tying run at home plate in the ninth to preserve the lead.
Adam Conley, pitching in Miami's home yard, threw a gem in Game Three, allowing just five hits and one walk in eight innings. Bob Gibson allow just two hits in his eight innings, but one of them came in an inning with two walks, and Justin Bour's sac fly in the fourth plated Dee Gordon with the only run of the game.
Fellow southpaw Wei-Yin Chen could not duplicate Conley's success in Game Four. Boyer hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Chen walked five in the inning. Chen found his control for the next four innings, but Warwick hit a solo shot in the fifth. That was plenty for Curt Simmons, who allowed one run on six hits in eight innings.
The Fish avoided elimination in Game Five, taking the lead in the second inning and never letting the Cardinals get back into it. Dan Straily allowed one run in five innings, and the Miami bullpen held the Cardinals to one run on two hits over the final four innings.
The series returned to St. Louis and Busch Stadium I (aka Sportsman's Park). Miami led 5-0 going into the bottom of the fourth, with Marcel Ozuna hitting a homer off Larry Jackson. But the Cards came back.. with Musial's fifth-inning homer pulling St. Louis to within two. In the seventh, a single, double, wild pitch and sac fly (by Musial) evened the score. Bob L. Miller wriggled out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the 10th, and in the bottom of the 11th, Hal R. Smith led off with a walk and scored from first base on Warwick's triple to end the series.
Player of the Series: Stan Musial
Projected rotation: Gibson-Simmons-Sadecki-Jackson-(Gibson)-(Simmons)-(Sadecki)-(Jackson). {The '61 Cardinals will not reset their rotation.)
WP: McDaniel (1-0)
LP: McGowan (0-1)
HR: K Boyer (1), Musial (1)
Game 2: Cardinals 4, Marlins 3
WP: Jackson (1-0)
LP: Urena (0-1)
Save: BL Miller (1)
HR: Musial (2), Stanton (1)
Game 3: Marlins 1, Cardinals 0
WP: Conley (1-0)
LP: Gibson (0-1)
Save: Garcia (1)
Game 4: Cardinals 7, Marlins 1
WP: Simmons (1-0)
LP: Chen (0-1)
HR: K Boyer (2), Warwick (1)
Game 5: Marlins 6, Cardinals 2
WP: Straily (1-0)
LP: Sadecki (0-1)
Game 6: Cardinals 6, Marlins 5 (11 innings)
WP: BL Miller (1-0)
LP: Phelps (0-1)
HR: Musial (3), Ozuna (1)
Stan the Man was indeed the man for the Cardinals as they advanced.
Game One opened heavily in the Marlins favor, as they plated three unearned runs in the top of the first against Ray Sadecki. Ken Boyer hit a two-run homer in the third to narrow the gap. The Cardinals tied it in the sixth and Musial's solo shot in the seventh put St. Louis ahead. Miami scored in the top of the ninth off Lindy McDaniel to even the score again, but Curt Flood led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple. Two intentional walks later (Musial and Boyer), Bill White singled for the walk-off.
Musial homered again in Game Two, this time with a runner on as part of a three-run inning that put St. Louis up for good. Two of the three runs allowed by Larry Jackson in eight innings were unearned. Carl Warwick threw out the tying run at home plate in the ninth to preserve the lead.
Adam Conley, pitching in Miami's home yard, threw a gem in Game Three, allowing just five hits and one walk in eight innings. Bob Gibson allow just two hits in his eight innings, but one of them came in an inning with two walks, and Justin Bour's sac fly in the fourth plated Dee Gordon with the only run of the game.
Fellow southpaw Wei-Yin Chen could not duplicate Conley's success in Game Four. Boyer hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Chen walked five in the inning. Chen found his control for the next four innings, but Warwick hit a solo shot in the fifth. That was plenty for Curt Simmons, who allowed one run on six hits in eight innings.
The Fish avoided elimination in Game Five, taking the lead in the second inning and never letting the Cardinals get back into it. Dan Straily allowed one run in five innings, and the Miami bullpen held the Cardinals to one run on two hits over the final four innings.
The series returned to St. Louis and Busch Stadium I (aka Sportsman's Park). Miami led 5-0 going into the bottom of the fourth, with Marcel Ozuna hitting a homer off Larry Jackson. But the Cards came back.. with Musial's fifth-inning homer pulling St. Louis to within two. In the seventh, a single, double, wild pitch and sac fly (by Musial) evened the score. Bob L. Miller wriggled out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the 10th, and in the bottom of the 11th, Hal R. Smith led off with a walk and scored from first base on Warwick's triple to end the series.
Player of the Series: Stan Musial
Projected rotation: Gibson-Simmons-Sadecki-Jackson-(Gibson)-(Simmons)-(Sadecki)-(Jackson). {The '61 Cardinals will not reset their rotation.)
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Paul bracket: 1924 White Sox defeat 2017 Twins in seven games
Game 1: Twins 9, White Sox 3
WP: Santana (1-0)
LP: Thornton (0-1)
HR: Hooper (1), Sano (1)
Game 2: White Sox 3, Twins 0
WP: Faber (1-0)
LP: Berrios (0-1)
HR: Kamm (1)
Game 3: Twins 5, White Sox 0
WP: K Gibson (1-0)
LP: Thornton (0-2)
HR: Kepler (1)
Game 4: White Sox 8, Twins 3
WP: Lyons (1-0)
LP: Duffey (0-1)
HR: Kamm (2)
Game 5: White Sox 3, Twins 1
WP: Robertson (1-0)
LP: Santana (1-1)
Save: Connally (1)
HR: Buxton (1)
Game 6: Twins 11, White Sox 5
WP: Duffey (1-1)
LP: Thornton (0-3)
HR: Escobar (1), Sano (2), Kepler (2)
Game 7: White Sox 3, Twins 0
WP: Faber (2-0)
LP: K Gibson (1-1)
HR: Mostil (1), Hooper (2)
Red Faber threw two complete game shutouts to lead Chicago to the upset.
The Twins battered Sloppy Thurston for five runs in the first inning of the opener, driving the Chicago workhorse from the mound after one frame, and tagged reliever Ted Lyons for three more runs in two innings. Eduardo Escobar and Max Kepler each had two-run doubles in the first inning, and Miguel Sano hit a two-run homer in the second.
Faber responded with a five-hit shutout in the second game. The spitballer walked two and struck out five. Willie Kamm hit a two-run homer in the second inning off Jose Berrios.
The series moved to Comiskey Park for Game Three, and Kyle Gibson and the Twins bullpen shut out the Pale Hose. Gibson scattered seven hits and four walks in 6.1 innings; Alan Busenitz, Taylor Rogers, Buddy Boshers and Phil Hughes combined for eight outs with one baserunner and two doubleplays. Kepler drove in three runs, and Jorge Polanco doubled twice for the Twins.
Chicago evened the series in Game Four, as Lyons went the distance, allowing nine hits. Twins starter Hector Santiago left with an injury after two scoreless innings, and the Twins bullpen couldn't dupliate its stellar Game 3 performance. Ray Schalk went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and Earl Sheely also went 3-for-4 with two runs; Sheely hit a pair of doubles and drove in a run.
Charlie Robertson allowed three hits in eight innings of Game Five, while his teammates stun Ervin Santana for a pair of runs in the third inning. Robertson walked three and fanned eight. Sarge Connally worked a hitless ninth for the only save of the series.
Back in Target Field, the Twins spotted the White Sox three runs in the first inning but clawed back against Thornton. Sano's fifth inning homer tied the game at 5, and Kepler's blast in the sixth put the Twins ahead to stay. Tyler Duffey threw four scoreless innings of relief for the win.
Faber came through in the finale with an eight-hitter. He retired the final eight hitters and finshed with seven strikeouts and two walks. Gibson allowed just one run in 4.2 innings, Harry Hooper's second homer of the series, but that was one more run than Faber surrendered.
Player of the Series: Red Faber.
Pitcher availability: Faber can't pitch until Game Three, Thornton can't pitch until Game Two.
Projected rotation: Lyons-Thornton-Faber-Robertson-(Thornton)-(Lyons)-(Faber)
WP: Santana (1-0)
LP: Thornton (0-1)
HR: Hooper (1), Sano (1)
Game 2: White Sox 3, Twins 0
WP: Faber (1-0)
LP: Berrios (0-1)
HR: Kamm (1)
Game 3: Twins 5, White Sox 0
WP: K Gibson (1-0)
LP: Thornton (0-2)
HR: Kepler (1)
Game 4: White Sox 8, Twins 3
WP: Lyons (1-0)
LP: Duffey (0-1)
HR: Kamm (2)
Game 5: White Sox 3, Twins 1
WP: Robertson (1-0)
LP: Santana (1-1)
Save: Connally (1)
HR: Buxton (1)
Game 6: Twins 11, White Sox 5
WP: Duffey (1-1)
LP: Thornton (0-3)
HR: Escobar (1), Sano (2), Kepler (2)
Game 7: White Sox 3, Twins 0
WP: Faber (2-0)
LP: K Gibson (1-1)
HR: Mostil (1), Hooper (2)
Red Faber threw two complete game shutouts to lead Chicago to the upset.
The Twins battered Sloppy Thurston for five runs in the first inning of the opener, driving the Chicago workhorse from the mound after one frame, and tagged reliever Ted Lyons for three more runs in two innings. Eduardo Escobar and Max Kepler each had two-run doubles in the first inning, and Miguel Sano hit a two-run homer in the second.
Faber responded with a five-hit shutout in the second game. The spitballer walked two and struck out five. Willie Kamm hit a two-run homer in the second inning off Jose Berrios.
The series moved to Comiskey Park for Game Three, and Kyle Gibson and the Twins bullpen shut out the Pale Hose. Gibson scattered seven hits and four walks in 6.1 innings; Alan Busenitz, Taylor Rogers, Buddy Boshers and Phil Hughes combined for eight outs with one baserunner and two doubleplays. Kepler drove in three runs, and Jorge Polanco doubled twice for the Twins.
Chicago evened the series in Game Four, as Lyons went the distance, allowing nine hits. Twins starter Hector Santiago left with an injury after two scoreless innings, and the Twins bullpen couldn't dupliate its stellar Game 3 performance. Ray Schalk went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and Earl Sheely also went 3-for-4 with two runs; Sheely hit a pair of doubles and drove in a run.
Charlie Robertson allowed three hits in eight innings of Game Five, while his teammates stun Ervin Santana for a pair of runs in the third inning. Robertson walked three and fanned eight. Sarge Connally worked a hitless ninth for the only save of the series.
Back in Target Field, the Twins spotted the White Sox three runs in the first inning but clawed back against Thornton. Sano's fifth inning homer tied the game at 5, and Kepler's blast in the sixth put the Twins ahead to stay. Tyler Duffey threw four scoreless innings of relief for the win.
Faber came through in the finale with an eight-hitter. He retired the final eight hitters and finshed with seven strikeouts and two walks. Gibson allowed just one run in 4.2 innings, Harry Hooper's second homer of the series, but that was one more run than Faber surrendered.
Player of the Series: Red Faber.
Pitcher availability: Faber can't pitch until Game Three, Thornton can't pitch until Game Two.
Projected rotation: Lyons-Thornton-Faber-Robertson-(Thornton)-(Lyons)-(Faber)
Friday, May 4, 2018
Paul bracket: 2017 Red Sox defeat 2017 Reds in six games
Game 1: Red Sox 9, Reds 8, 10 innings
WP: Boyer (1-0)
LP: Storen (0-1)
HR: Benintendi (1), Duvall (1), Mesaraco (1), Turner (1), Moreland (1), Bogaerts (1), Votto (1)
Game 2: Reds 8, Red Sox 4
WP: Feldman (1-0)
LP: Porcello (0-1)
HR: Gennett (1), Schebler (1), Bogaerts (2), Duvall (2)
Game 3: Red Sox 14, Reds 2
WP: Pomeranz (1-0)
LP: Bailey (0-1)
HR: Moreland (2), Votto (2)
Game 4: Reds 3, Red Sox 0
WP: Romero (1-0)
LP: E Rodriguez (0-1)
Save: Inglesias (1)
Game 5: Red Sox 8, Reds 1
WP: Sale (1-0)
LP: Adleman (0-1)
HR: Bradley (1), Benintendi 2 (3)
Game 6: Red Sox 5, Reds 4
WP: Porcello (1-1)
LP: Feldman (1-1)
Save: Kimbrel (1)
HR: Devers (1), Vazquez (1), Peraza (1), Suarez (1)
The two teams combined for 20 homers over the six games, with only Game Four lacking multiple long balls.
Home runs certainly dominated the opener at Fenway Park. The Red Sox led 7-1 after four innings with ace Chris Sale working, but Adam Duvall's homer in the six narrowed the margin to 8-4 and drove Sale from the game. The Reds got three solo homers in the eighth to tie the game, but got no more. Consecutive singles in the bottom of the 10 by Mitch Moreland, Sandy Leon and Jackie Bradly Jr. gave the Sox with win.
Scott Feldman allowed two runs in Game Two as the Reds evened the series. Zach Cozart hit a bases-loaded triple in the fifth to bust the game open. Scooter Gennett homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in a pair for Cincinnati.
The series shifted to Cincy and Great American Ballpark, and the Red Sox feasted on Homer Bailey. Their nine-run third featured five walks and five singles, plus a double. Mitch Moreland homered and drew three walks for Boston; he scored twice and drove in three. Drew Pomeranz allowed two hits in seven innings but walked five.
Sal Romero shut down the Red Sox in Game Four, throwing seven scoreless innings while scattering six hits. Scott Schebler doubled in two runs in in the third to give Cincinnati a 3-0 lead, and Romero, Drew Storen and Rafael Ingelsias held that lead the rest of the way.
Andrew Benintendi homered twice in Game Five to power another Red Sox rout. He drove in five runs. Bradley also hit a three-run homer. Sale allowed two hits and a run in the first inning and just three harmless singles in his next six innings while striking out eight.
The Sox put the series away back in Fenway with a 5-4 win powered by Rafeal Dever's three-run homer in the fourth. Rick Porcello went seven innings for the win, allowing three runs non seven hits and retiring the final seven men he faced.
Player of the Series: Andrew Benintendi
Player availability: The Red Sox bullpen will be fully rested for the start of Round 2. Porcello cannot start without penalty until Game Three.
Projected rotation: Sale-Pomeranz-Porcello-uncertain-(Sale)-(Pomeranz)-(Porcello). Fourth starter for the Sox will fluctuate.
WP: Boyer (1-0)
LP: Storen (0-1)
HR: Benintendi (1), Duvall (1), Mesaraco (1), Turner (1), Moreland (1), Bogaerts (1), Votto (1)
Game 2: Reds 8, Red Sox 4
WP: Feldman (1-0)
LP: Porcello (0-1)
HR: Gennett (1), Schebler (1), Bogaerts (2), Duvall (2)
Game 3: Red Sox 14, Reds 2
WP: Pomeranz (1-0)
LP: Bailey (0-1)
HR: Moreland (2), Votto (2)
Game 4: Reds 3, Red Sox 0
WP: Romero (1-0)
LP: E Rodriguez (0-1)
Save: Inglesias (1)
Game 5: Red Sox 8, Reds 1
WP: Sale (1-0)
LP: Adleman (0-1)
HR: Bradley (1), Benintendi 2 (3)
Game 6: Red Sox 5, Reds 4
WP: Porcello (1-1)
LP: Feldman (1-1)
Save: Kimbrel (1)
HR: Devers (1), Vazquez (1), Peraza (1), Suarez (1)
The two teams combined for 20 homers over the six games, with only Game Four lacking multiple long balls.
Home runs certainly dominated the opener at Fenway Park. The Red Sox led 7-1 after four innings with ace Chris Sale working, but Adam Duvall's homer in the six narrowed the margin to 8-4 and drove Sale from the game. The Reds got three solo homers in the eighth to tie the game, but got no more. Consecutive singles in the bottom of the 10 by Mitch Moreland, Sandy Leon and Jackie Bradly Jr. gave the Sox with win.
Scott Feldman allowed two runs in Game Two as the Reds evened the series. Zach Cozart hit a bases-loaded triple in the fifth to bust the game open. Scooter Gennett homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in a pair for Cincinnati.
The series shifted to Cincy and Great American Ballpark, and the Red Sox feasted on Homer Bailey. Their nine-run third featured five walks and five singles, plus a double. Mitch Moreland homered and drew three walks for Boston; he scored twice and drove in three. Drew Pomeranz allowed two hits in seven innings but walked five.
Sal Romero shut down the Red Sox in Game Four, throwing seven scoreless innings while scattering six hits. Scott Schebler doubled in two runs in in the third to give Cincinnati a 3-0 lead, and Romero, Drew Storen and Rafael Ingelsias held that lead the rest of the way.
Andrew Benintendi homered twice in Game Five to power another Red Sox rout. He drove in five runs. Bradley also hit a three-run homer. Sale allowed two hits and a run in the first inning and just three harmless singles in his next six innings while striking out eight.
The Sox put the series away back in Fenway with a 5-4 win powered by Rafeal Dever's three-run homer in the fourth. Rick Porcello went seven innings for the win, allowing three runs non seven hits and retiring the final seven men he faced.
Player of the Series: Andrew Benintendi
Player availability: The Red Sox bullpen will be fully rested for the start of Round 2. Porcello cannot start without penalty until Game Three.
Projected rotation: Sale-Pomeranz-Porcello-uncertain-(Sale)-(Pomeranz)-(Porcello). Fourth starter for the Sox will fluctuate.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Paul bracket: 1961 Orioles sweep 2017 Padres
Game 1: Orioles 2, Padres 1
WP: Barber (1-0)
LP: Chacin (0-1)
Save: Wilhelm (1)
Game 2: Orioles 7, Padres 4
WP: Estrada (1-0)
LP: Richard (0-1)
Save: Wilhelm (2)
HR: Gentile (1)
Game 3: Orioles 2, Padres 1
WP: Pappas (1-0)
LP: Perdomo (0-1)
HR: Solarte (1)
Game 4: Orioles 5, Padres 2
WP: Brown (1-0)
LP: Lamet (0-1)
Save: Hall (1)
HR: Gentile 2 (3)
Baltimore held the Padres to eight runs and 20 hits in the four game series.
Steve Barber went seven innings in the opener at Memorial Stadium, allowing one run on three hits. Brooks Robinson singled home Whitey Herzog in the first inning to put the Orioles in front, and they never relinquished the lead. Hoyt Wilhelm got the last two outs with the tying run in scoring position to secure the win.
Chuck Estrada fought his control in Game Two with seven walks, but he also struck out 13. The Padres had their biggest inning of the series when they scored three runs in the eighth, two charged tp Estrada and one to Wes Stock, but the Orioles already had a big lead. Steve Busby went 3-for-4 with four RBIs.
Milt Pappas went the distance in Game Three, played in San Diego's Petco Park, He allowed three hits and walked three with five strikeouts. Gus Triandos doubled home Baltimore's two runs in the sixth inning.
Hal Brown came one out shy of a complete game in the finale. Brown held the Padres scoreless until the ninth, allowing six hits and two runs. Jim Gentile homered twice for the Birds and drove in four runs.
Player of the Series: Jim Gentile
Player availability: All pitchers rested and ready for Round Two. No roster moves for Baltimore.
Projected rotation: Barber-Estrada-Pappas-Brown-(Barber)-(Estrada)-(Pappas)
WP: Barber (1-0)
LP: Chacin (0-1)
Save: Wilhelm (1)
Game 2: Orioles 7, Padres 4
WP: Estrada (1-0)
LP: Richard (0-1)
Save: Wilhelm (2)
HR: Gentile (1)
Game 3: Orioles 2, Padres 1
WP: Pappas (1-0)
LP: Perdomo (0-1)
HR: Solarte (1)
Game 4: Orioles 5, Padres 2
WP: Brown (1-0)
LP: Lamet (0-1)
Save: Hall (1)
HR: Gentile 2 (3)
Baltimore held the Padres to eight runs and 20 hits in the four game series.
Steve Barber went seven innings in the opener at Memorial Stadium, allowing one run on three hits. Brooks Robinson singled home Whitey Herzog in the first inning to put the Orioles in front, and they never relinquished the lead. Hoyt Wilhelm got the last two outs with the tying run in scoring position to secure the win.
Chuck Estrada fought his control in Game Two with seven walks, but he also struck out 13. The Padres had their biggest inning of the series when they scored three runs in the eighth, two charged tp Estrada and one to Wes Stock, but the Orioles already had a big lead. Steve Busby went 3-for-4 with four RBIs.
Milt Pappas went the distance in Game Three, played in San Diego's Petco Park, He allowed three hits and walked three with five strikeouts. Gus Triandos doubled home Baltimore's two runs in the sixth inning.
Hal Brown came one out shy of a complete game in the finale. Brown held the Padres scoreless until the ninth, allowing six hits and two runs. Jim Gentile homered twice for the Birds and drove in four runs.
Player of the Series: Jim Gentile
Player availability: All pitchers rested and ready for Round Two. No roster moves for Baltimore.
Projected rotation: Barber-Estrada-Pappas-Brown-(Barber)-(Estrada)-(Pappas)
Monday, April 23, 2018
Paul bracket: 2017 Dodgers sweep 1924 Braves
Game 1: Dodgers 2, Braves 1
WP: Kershaw (1-0)
LP: J. Barnes (0-1)
Save: Jansen (1)
Game 2: Dodgers 12, Braves 3
WP: Maeda (1-0)
LP: Genewich (0-1)
HR: Stengel (1), Pederson (1)
Game 3: Dodgers 3, Braves 2
WP: Morrow (1-0)
LP: Cooney (0-1)
Save: Jansen (2)
Game 4: Dodgers 11, Braves 1
WP: McCarthy (1-0)
LP: Marquard (0-1)
HR: Taylor (1)
The havily favored Dodgers held the punchless Braves to seven runs in the four-game sweep.
The first game, in Dodger Stadium, was quite the pitchers duel. Jesse Barnes allowed two unearned runs in seven innings, set up by Johnny Cooney's two-base error in right field; Barnes walked none and struck out five. Clayton Kershaw allowed one run in 7.6 innings; Pedro Baez got the last out of the eighth and Kenley Jansen fanned the side in the ninth.
Game Two was a rout, with Los Angeles scoring at least two runs in five innings. Casey Stengel's two-run homer in the third gave the Braves a short-lived lead, but the Dodgers hit six doubles, a pair of triples and one homer (Joc Pederson). The Dodgers hit for the cycle in the eighth inning against reliever Tim McNamera.
The series moved to Boston and Braves Field for another pitchers duel. Two-way player Johnny Cooney went the distance for the Braves for the loss and drove in both Boston runs at the plate. The Los Angeles bullpen worked four innings, allowing one run.
Rube Marquard took the hill for Boston in Game Four but didn't live up to his Hall of Fame credentials. The Dodgers drove him from the hill in the third inning. Chris Taylor hit a solo homer and Yasiel Puig a two-run triple in that inning.
Player of the Series: Yasiel Puig
Player availablity: All pitchers will be fully rested for the first game of the second round.
Projected rotation: We'll substitute heavily behind Kershaw as the tournament progesses. Kershaw-Rich Hill-Maeda-Darvish-(Kershaw)-(Hill)-(Maeda)
WP: Kershaw (1-0)
LP: J. Barnes (0-1)
Save: Jansen (1)
Game 2: Dodgers 12, Braves 3
WP: Maeda (1-0)
LP: Genewich (0-1)
HR: Stengel (1), Pederson (1)
Game 3: Dodgers 3, Braves 2
WP: Morrow (1-0)
LP: Cooney (0-1)
Save: Jansen (2)
Game 4: Dodgers 11, Braves 1
WP: McCarthy (1-0)
LP: Marquard (0-1)
HR: Taylor (1)
The havily favored Dodgers held the punchless Braves to seven runs in the four-game sweep.
The first game, in Dodger Stadium, was quite the pitchers duel. Jesse Barnes allowed two unearned runs in seven innings, set up by Johnny Cooney's two-base error in right field; Barnes walked none and struck out five. Clayton Kershaw allowed one run in 7.6 innings; Pedro Baez got the last out of the eighth and Kenley Jansen fanned the side in the ninth.
Game Two was a rout, with Los Angeles scoring at least two runs in five innings. Casey Stengel's two-run homer in the third gave the Braves a short-lived lead, but the Dodgers hit six doubles, a pair of triples and one homer (Joc Pederson). The Dodgers hit for the cycle in the eighth inning against reliever Tim McNamera.
The series moved to Boston and Braves Field for another pitchers duel. Two-way player Johnny Cooney went the distance for the Braves for the loss and drove in both Boston runs at the plate. The Los Angeles bullpen worked four innings, allowing one run.
Rube Marquard took the hill for Boston in Game Four but didn't live up to his Hall of Fame credentials. The Dodgers drove him from the hill in the third inning. Chris Taylor hit a solo homer and Yasiel Puig a two-run triple in that inning.
Player of the Series: Yasiel Puig
Player availablity: All pitchers will be fully rested for the first game of the second round.
Projected rotation: We'll substitute heavily behind Kershaw as the tournament progesses. Kershaw-Rich Hill-Maeda-Darvish-(Kershaw)-(Hill)-(Maeda)
Monday, April 16, 2018
Paul bracket: 2017 Pirates defeat 1924 Tigers in six games
Game 1: Pirates 7, Tigers 1
WP: Cole (1-0)
LP: Whitehill (0-1)
HR: McCutchen (1), Cobb (1), Bell (1), Jaso (1)
Game 2: Pirates 3, Tigers 2
WP: LeBlanc (1-0)
LP: Dauss (0-1)
Save: Rivero (1)
HR: Rigney (1)
Game 3: Tigers 11, Pirates 3
WP: Stoner (1-0)
LP: Taillon (0-1)
HR: Polanco (1), Manush (1)
Game 4: Pirates 5, Tigers 4
WP: Brault (1-0)
LP: Dauss (0-2)
HR: Heilmann (1)
Game 5: Tigers 4, Pirates 1
WP: Whitehill (1-1)
LP: Cole (1-1)
HR: Cobb (2)
Game 6: Pirates 6, Tigers 5
WP: Nova (1-0)
LP: Collins (01)
Save: Rivero (2)
HR: Mercer (1)
The 11-seeded Pirates won three one-run games, two of them with ninth-inning rallies, to defeat the sixth-seeded Tigers.
The opener was Pittsburgh's "easy" win. Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put the Pirates in the lead, and four Pittsburgh relievers held the Tigers scoreless in the final four innings. Josh Harrison scored three runs for the Pirates.
Jody Mercer doubled in two unearned runs with two out in the ninth inning of the second game to put the Pirates in the lead. One of the two runs the Tigers scored was also unearned as starters Ivan Nova and Rip Collins dueled to no-decisions.
The series shifted to PNC Park for Game Three, and the Tigers feasted on Jameson Taillon. He faced nine men and retired only one of them. Harry Heilmann cleared the bases with a double, and Les Burke doubled home a pair in the inning as well. The Tigers scored nine runs in the inning. Lil Stoner went the distance for Detroit.
Heilmann's sixth-inning homer in Game Four put the Tigers up 5-4, and it appeared Detroit was about to even the series. But the Pirates opened the bottom of the ninth with a pinch-hit walk off Dutch Leonard. Hooks Dauss entered and got a flyout, but then Harrison doubled and McCutchen singled, with Harrison easily beating Heine Manush's throw to the plate wth the winning run.
Ty Cobb's three-run homer in the fifth inning of Game 5 gave Earl Whitehill the runs he needed. The lefty scatted seven hits in the complete game victory to stave off elimination.
The series returned to Detroit's Navin field for Game 6. Sterling Marte tripled home two runs in the third to put the Pirates ahead, and the Tigers never caught up despite scoring three runs in the top of the ninth against three Pittsburgh relievers. Felipe Rivero retired Manush and Frank O'Rourke with the tying run on base to end the game and the series.
Player of the Series: Andrew McCutchen
Player availability: Ivan Nova can't pitch until Game 3.
Projected rotation: Cole-Taillon-Nova-Kuhl-(Cole)-(Taillon)-(Nova)
WP: Cole (1-0)
LP: Whitehill (0-1)
HR: McCutchen (1), Cobb (1), Bell (1), Jaso (1)
Game 2: Pirates 3, Tigers 2
WP: LeBlanc (1-0)
LP: Dauss (0-1)
Save: Rivero (1)
HR: Rigney (1)
Game 3: Tigers 11, Pirates 3
WP: Stoner (1-0)
LP: Taillon (0-1)
HR: Polanco (1), Manush (1)
Game 4: Pirates 5, Tigers 4
WP: Brault (1-0)
LP: Dauss (0-2)
HR: Heilmann (1)
Game 5: Tigers 4, Pirates 1
WP: Whitehill (1-1)
LP: Cole (1-1)
HR: Cobb (2)
Game 6: Pirates 6, Tigers 5
WP: Nova (1-0)
LP: Collins (01)
Save: Rivero (2)
HR: Mercer (1)
The 11-seeded Pirates won three one-run games, two of them with ninth-inning rallies, to defeat the sixth-seeded Tigers.
The opener was Pittsburgh's "easy" win. Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put the Pirates in the lead, and four Pittsburgh relievers held the Tigers scoreless in the final four innings. Josh Harrison scored three runs for the Pirates.
Jody Mercer doubled in two unearned runs with two out in the ninth inning of the second game to put the Pirates in the lead. One of the two runs the Tigers scored was also unearned as starters Ivan Nova and Rip Collins dueled to no-decisions.
The series shifted to PNC Park for Game Three, and the Tigers feasted on Jameson Taillon. He faced nine men and retired only one of them. Harry Heilmann cleared the bases with a double, and Les Burke doubled home a pair in the inning as well. The Tigers scored nine runs in the inning. Lil Stoner went the distance for Detroit.
Heilmann's sixth-inning homer in Game Four put the Tigers up 5-4, and it appeared Detroit was about to even the series. But the Pirates opened the bottom of the ninth with a pinch-hit walk off Dutch Leonard. Hooks Dauss entered and got a flyout, but then Harrison doubled and McCutchen singled, with Harrison easily beating Heine Manush's throw to the plate wth the winning run.
Ty Cobb's three-run homer in the fifth inning of Game 5 gave Earl Whitehill the runs he needed. The lefty scatted seven hits in the complete game victory to stave off elimination.
The series returned to Detroit's Navin field for Game 6. Sterling Marte tripled home two runs in the third to put the Pirates ahead, and the Tigers never caught up despite scoring three runs in the top of the ninth against three Pittsburgh relievers. Felipe Rivero retired Manush and Frank O'Rourke with the tying run on base to end the game and the series.
Player of the Series: Andrew McCutchen
Player availability: Ivan Nova can't pitch until Game 3.
Projected rotation: Cole-Taillon-Nova-Kuhl-(Cole)-(Taillon)-(Nova)
Thursday, March 22, 2018
The Paul bracket
(8) 2017 Tampa Bay Rays (80-82) vs. (9) 1924 Philadelphia Athletics (71-81): The Rays are one of three 2017 AL teams with 80-82 records. Some power, good defense, reasonable pitching, but overall problems scoring runs. The A's are notable to this Minnesotan for Joe "Unser Choe" Hauser, who spent much of his career putting up truly heroic home run numbers for the Minneapolis Millers in the 1930s.
(5) 1961 Baltimore Orioles (95-67) vs. (12) San Diego Padres (71-91): The Orioles were turning the corner. Brooks Robinson hit .287 with 38 doubles and, of course, brilliant defense, and Jim Gentile hit 46 homers with 141 RBIs. The Padres might be the biggest overseed in the tournament; their run differential suggests they should have more than 100 losses and be a No. 16 seed.
(4) 2017 Minnesota Twins (85-77) vs. (13) 1924 Chicago White Sox (66-87): The Twins making the playoffs (barely) induced me to play this tournament. The White Sox boast five Hall of Fame players: Ray Schalk, Eddie Collins, Harry Hooper, Red Faber and Ted Lyons, but finished last anyway.
(3) 2017 Boston Red Sox (93-69) vs. (14) 2017 Cincinnati Reds (68-94): Boston's lineup was surprisingly unproductive by their standards. Cincinnati's Joey Votto was great, as usual, but the pitching was a disaster.
(6) 1924 Detroit Tigers (86-68) vs. (11) 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates (75-87): The Tigers boast a rare Hall of Fame outfield: Heinie Manush in left, Ty Cobb in center, Harry Heilmann in right. The Pirates had a disappointing season, but Andrew McCutcheon had a good bounce-back season.
(7) 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (80-74) vs. (10) 2017 Miami Marlins (77-85): Miami has an outstanding outfield (Marcel Ozuna, Christian Yelich, Giancarlo Stanton) and other good lineup pieces. The Cardinals have an aging Stan Musial plus Bob Gibson, Ken Boyer and Curt Flood.
(2) 1924 New York Giants (93-60) vs. (15) 2017 Philadelphia Phillies (66-96): The Giants, who lost a classic World Series in seven games, have seven Hall of Famers, no more than two of them truly deserving. The Phillies had a strong September to avoid 100 losses; had they hit triple digits, I would have had all three Philly teams as 16 seeds.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Paul bracket: Reds (09) defeat Pilots (69) in six games
WP: Segui (1-2)
LP: K Wells (2-2)
Save: Locker (4)
HR: Mincher (4), Oyler (4)
Game Two: 09 Reds 8, 69 Pilots 5
WP: Harang (2-1)
LP: Brabender (2-3)
Save: Cordero (9)
HR: Hegan (6), L Nix (4), Bruce (4)
Game Three: 09 Reds 8, 69 Pilots 4
WP: Rhodes (1-0)
LP: O'Donoghue (3-1)
HR: Harper (1)
Game Four: 09 Reds 5, 69 Pilots 1
WP: M Maloney (1-0)
LP: Marshall (0-1)
HR: Bruce (5)
Game Five: 69 Pilots 15, 09 Reds 11
WP: O'Donoghue (4-1)
LP: Rhodes (1-1)
Save: Bouton (1)
HR: T Davis (1), Al Gonzalez (3), Bruce (6), Votto (6), Pagliaroni (2), Harper (2)
Game Six: 09 Reds 7, 69 Pilots 3
WP: Harang (3-1)
LP: Brabender (2-4)
Save: Cordero (10)
HR: Bruce (7), Votto (7), Harper (3)
The 2009 Cincinnati Reds had a grand time of it, hitting three grand slams and taking advantage of 13 Pilots errors to win this unlikely matchup for the Paul bracket title.
Game One, played in Cincinnati's Great American Park, was a slugfest that went to the Pilots. The Pilots scored three runs on four hits in the first inning; the Reds retaliated with two in their half of the inning and tied it in the second, The Pilots retook the lead with a five-run top of the third, Ray Oyler clubbing a three-run homer. That inning chased Bronson Arroyo, but he was taken off the hook by his teammates as they scored twice in their half of the inning, two more in the fourth and one more in the sixth, all off Diego Segui. With the score tied at 8 entering the seventh, Kip Wells relieved for the Reds. He retired the leadoff hitter, but then Tommy Harper walked and stole second. Mike Hegan doubled him home, and out out later Don Mincher homered for a three-run lead. John Gelnar and Bob Locker combined for three innings of scoreless relief. Mincher was 5-for-5 with three runs, three RBIs and a steal.
Hegan's two-run homer put the Pilots ahead in Game Two before Aaron Harang retired a batter, but the Reds took the lead off Gene Brabender in the bottom of the inning on Laynce Nix's grand slam. The two teams traded runs in the fourth, and Jay Bruce homered in the fifth for a 6-3 lead. The Pilots scored twice in the sixth, but the Reds added single runs in the sixth and seventh. Nix had five RBIs, while Brandon Phillips, Bruce and Ramon Hernandez each scored twice.
The tied series moved to Seattle and Sick's Stadium for Game Three. Cincy starter Johnny Cueto walked five men in the Pilots' three-run third and nine (plus a hit batter) in his five innings of work. George Brunet carried a 4-2 lead into the seventh, when his own error put two one with two outs for reliever John O'Donoughue. It didn't work. Joey Votto singled home one run, and the tying run scored on a passed ball by Jim Pagliaroni. Phillips and Johnny Gomes walked to load the bases, Jerry Hariston Jr. singled for two runs and Bruce doubled in two more. Jared Burton and Wells combined for three innings of one-hit ball to wrap up the comeback win.
Matt Maloney, activated for the first time, had the best start of the series in Game Four, allowing four hits in the complete game win. The Pilots reached him for a first inning run (John Kennedy walked, stole second and scored on Wayne Comer's single) but got only two other men in scoring position. Bruce hit a three-run homer in the fifth off Mike Marshall, who was the eighth starter deployed by the Pilots in the series.
The Reds looked for much of Game Five as if they were about to wrap up the series. The Pilots started Gelnar, who entered the game with a 1.32 ERA for the tournament, but the Reds tattooed him for six runs in the first inning, climaxed by a grand slam by Alex Gonzalez. (Two Pilots errors meant four of the runs were unearned). The Pilots scored one in the bottom of the first and two in the second on Tommy Harper's homer. The Reds bombed Steve Barber for four more runs in the fourth to make it 10-3, with Phillips plating two runs with a single and Bruce following with a homer. But Harper and Comer drove in three runs in the home half of the inning to make it 10-6. Votto's solo shot in the sixth gave the Reds an 11-6 lead, but John Donaldson singled in two runs in the bottom the seventh to make it 11-8. Arthur Rhodes entered for the eighth inning. Steve Whitaker led off with a single, Harper reached on an error by center fielder Chris Dickerson. Mike Hegan singled home Whitaker, and Comer plated Harper with a sac fly. Tommy Davis homered to put Seattle ahead, Steve Hovley walked and Pagliaroni homered for a cushion.
The Reds had to go back home to clinch, and that they did. For only the second time in the series, neither team scored in the first inning. Indeed, Brabender and Harang matched scoreless frames for five innings, with Brabender hold the Reds hitless for 17 outs. Alex Taveras walked with one out in the bottom of the sixth, stole second and went to third on Votto's ground ball. Phillips tripled for the Reds first hit and the go-head run, and Bruce homered for the fourth time in the series and for the third straight game. Barber relieved for the seventh inning, but a pair of errors helped load the bases with two outs for Votto, and he hit a grand slam for a 7-0 lead. The Pilots scored three in eighth to chase Harang, but Rhodes and Cordero got the final four outs without further damage.
Player of the Series: Jay Bruce was 11-for-22 with seven runs and 13 RBIs, including four homers.
Player availability: Harang cannot start until Game Three. Maloney will not be active.
Projected rotation: Arroyo-Cueto-Harang-Owing or Bailey-(Arroyo)-(Cueto)-(Harang).
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