In which I chronicle my adventures in solitaire Strat-O-Matic Baseball. Current project: A 64- team tournament with four teams selected from the NeL set and 60 teams picked (mostly) at random from the 1924, 1961, 1969, 1973, 2009, 2017 and 2019 sets.
Friday, March 21, 2025
George bracket: 2019 Cleveland Indians defeat 2019 Toronto Blue Jays in seven games
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Stat break: 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers
Hitters
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Avg,
Barnes 10 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .100
Beaty 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Bellinger 29 8 11 13 1 0 5 2 0 .379
Freese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Hernandez 18 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 .111
Martin 14 4 5 2 0 0 1 4 0 .357
Muncy 24 4 6 7 1 0 3 6 0 .250
Pederson 10 3 3 5 1 0 2 2 0 .300
Pollock 19 1 7 2 1 0 0 2 0 .368
C Seager 32 4 9 5 3 1 2 4 0 .281
Smith 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Taylor 24 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
Turner 28 11 12 4 2 0 2 4 0 .429
Verdugo 10 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Pitchers
Name G GS IP H R ER BB K Sv. W L ERA
Baez 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.00
Buehler 2 2 11 14 7 7 3 14 0 1. 1 5.73
Ferguson 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Floro 3 0 4 5 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 4.50
Garcia 3 0 3.3 1 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0.00
Jansen 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
Kelly 4 0 3.6 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0.00
Kershaw 2 2 11 12 5 5 2 9 0 1 1 4.09
Maeda 1 1 5 5 4 4 5 7 0 1 0 7.20
Ryu 2 2 12.6 13 6 6 1 12 0 1 1 4.26
Stripling 3 0 4 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 4.50
Urias 2 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.00
Monday, March 17, 2025
Stat break: 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks
Hitters
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Avg,
Blanco 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Descalso 7 3 3 5 0 3 0 1 0 .429
Drury 21 4 7 4 4 0 1 0 0 .333
Goldschmidt 29 5 7 3 2 0 2 1 0 .241
Herrmann 14 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .071
Iannetta 20 5 7 2 4 0 0 2 0 .350
Lamb 15 1 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .267
K Marte 27 2 8 2 2 0 1 1 0 .296
JD Martinez 26 1 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 .192
Mathis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Owings 16 1 6 3 0 2 1 1 0 .375
D Peralta 24 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .167
Pollock 33 2 8 2 3 0 0 2 1 .242
Pitchers
Chafin 4 0 3.3 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 5.41
Corbin 2 2 11 10 7 7 7 13 0 1 1 5.73
de la Rosa 2 0 3 3 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 6.00
Godley 1 1 3 6 4 4 2 4 0 0 1 12.00
D Hernandez 3 0 3 6 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 9.00
Hoover 4 0 3.6 7 4 4 2 5 0 0 0 9.81
McFarland 3 0 2.6 4 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 13.48
Rodney 3 0 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0.00
Ringo bracket: 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers defeat 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks in seven games
Cody Bellinger powered the Dodgers to the series win with 13 RBIs and five homers. Los Angeles outscored Arizona 42-28, but the series was much closer.
Game One: D'backs 6, Dodgers 3: Brandon Drury went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a homer, driving in two runs and scoring three. The Snakes scored twice in the top of the first inning and the Dodgers never caught up. Zach Greinke allowed one run in seven innings.
Game Two: Dodgers 5, D'backs 1: Walker Buehler scattered five hits in six innings, and three Dodgers relievers worked one scoreless frame apiece to even the series. Bellinger homered, doubled and singled, driving in four and scoring twice.
Game Three: D'backs 4, Dodgers 3: The Dodgers scored a pair in the top of the fifth, but homestanding Arizona got one back in the bottom of the inning, took the lead with two in the sixth and added a vital insurance run in the seventh. Andrew Chafin proected a one-run lead in the eighth by getting two outs with two on, and Fernando Rodney loaded the bases in the ninth before inducing a game-ending double play from Bellinger.
Game Four: Dodgers 13, D'backs 4: Bellinger hammered three homers and drove in eight runs in the rout. Justin Turner and Joc Pederson each drove in two runs as well.
Game Five: Dodgers 6, D'backs 1: Pederson drove in three runs with a pair of homers and Max Muncy hit a three-run homer to back Clayton Kershaw, who allowed one run in six innings.
Game Six: D'backs 8, Dodgers 5: Arizona flexed its muscle in the top of the sixith; its first five hitters that inning when double, double, double, triple and homer, that last a pinch-hit shot by Ketel Marte. Daniel Descalso hit a pair of triples. Corey Seager homered twice for the Dodgers.
Game Seven: Dodgers 7, D'backs 5: Max Muncy broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer in the fourth off Patrick Corbin, and Russell Martin added a two-run homer in the sixth. Seager also had two RBIs.
Projected rotation: Kershaw-Maeda(?)-Buehler-Ryu-(Kershaw)-(?)-Buehler. The bullpen will be fully available for the first game of the second round.
Monday, March 10, 2025
Stat break: 2009 Seattle Mariners
Hitters
F Gutierrez 24 1 7 2 2 0 0 2 0 .292
Langerhans 18 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .111
Sweeney 22 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .182
Jk Wilson 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .600
Pitchers
Batista 2 0 3.3 6 2 2 1 2 0 0. 0 5.41
Bedard 1 1 7 1 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 2.57
Fister 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1.80
F Hernandez 2 2 12 12 10 10 8 6 0 0 2 7.50
Kelley 2 0 3.3 4 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 2.70
M Lowe 3 0 3 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 6.00
Morrow 2 0 4 6 5 5 6 3 0 0 1 11.25
Rowland-Smith 1 1 5.3 8 5 5 1 4 0 1 0 8.44
Snell 1 1 7 3 2 2 2 8 0 0 1 2.57
Stat break: 2017 Minnesota Twins
Hitters
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Avg,
Adrianza 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buxton 20 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
J Castro 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .083
Dozier 24 3 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 .125
Escobar 22 4 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 .273
Gimenez 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
Grossman 12 2 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 .188
Kepler 16 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 .300
Mauer 25 4 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 .200
Polanco 22 5 9 2 2 2 0 2 0 .409
Rosario 22 7 6 12 3 0 5 3 0 .273
Sano 16 5 5 3 1 0 1 1 0 .313
Vargas 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Pitchers
Berrios 2 2 14 7 2 2 3 12 0 2 0 2.08
Colon 1 1 5.3 9 6 6 1 4 0 0 1 10.13
Duffey 2 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.00
Kintzler 3 0 2,3 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
Rogers 3 0 2.6 4 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 10.11
Santana 2 2 13 11 8 6 2 10 0 2 0 4.15
Santiago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
George bracket: 2017 Minnesota Twins defeat 2009 Seattle Mariners in six games
Eddie Rosario blasted five homers and drove in 12 runs in the six games to lead Minnesota to the series victory. Seattle's right-handed pitchers struggled to deal with the Twins platoon-heavy lineups.
Game One: Twins 10, Mariners 4: Rosario hit a three-run homer, and Robbie Grossman and Edurdo Escobar also went deep. The Twins scored five runs off Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, and then worked over two Mariners relievers in the seventh and eighth innings.
Game Two: Twins 3, Mariners 2: Releiver Brandon Morrow retired the first two Twins in the top of the ninth, but then the Twins went walk, single, walk, walk to break the tie. Rosario hit a two-run homer in the seventh for the only hit off Seattle lefty Erik Bedard.
Game Three: Mariners 9, Twins 5: Seattle peppered Kyle Gibson for nine hits and five runs in two innings Doug Fister allowed one run in five innings for the win.
Game Four: Mariners 9. Twins 8: Seattle scored at least one run in six different innings but never more than two, while the Twins did mose of their damage with a five-run fifth. Ryan Rowland-Smith got credit for the victory despite the difficult fifth. Seattle got homers from Russell Branyan and Jose Lopez,
Game Five: Twins 5, Mariners 4: Rosario hit a two-run homer in the first off King Felix and a three-run shot in the third to account for all of Minnesota's runs. Seattle made it close win in seventh with three runs, all charged to starter and winner Ervin Santana.
Game Six: Twins 2, Mariners 1: Escobar homered in the second and Rosario homered in the fourth, and Jose Berrios went seven innings for the series-clinching victory. Trevor Hildenberger retired all six men he faced to close out the pitchers duel. Seattle went hitless after the third inning..
Projected rotation: Santana-Gibson(?)-Berrios-Colon(?)-(Santana)-(Gibson?)-(Berrios). The Twins may swap out Colon and/or move Gibson to Game Four. The bullpen will be fully rested for the second round.