Saturday, May 2, 2020

Dodgers-Astros grudge match highlights 2nd IL Round with top records in each league

 Note: You can play your own games using these Scoresheets with line-ups filled in for all 30 teams. Click here for the free game with a Google sheet to all player cards, and here are the out charts for playing with dice. As we play the current 2020 season:

The only NL team to start 6-0 in the 1st round of interleague play, the Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off the second round visiting the team they feel stole their title - the Houston Astros, who owned the best AL record at 12-6. Those results and the second and final matchup for all 30 MLB teams will be posted below as they go final.

EastWLCentralWLWestWL
Balt816CWS (div)159Hou (Div)177
Bost 1212Cle 1212LAA1212
NYY (Div)159Det1014Oak1113
TB (wc1)1410KC1014Sea 1113
Tor1212Min915Tex1014
If playoffs today: cle-bost-tor-laa at TB wild card, winner at Hou. Cleve at NYY.

The following were the NL records in our interleague games.

Statis-ProWLW%
STL1020.833
ARI840.667
MIL840.667
Wash840.667
LAD750.583
ATL660.500
CHC660.500
NYM660.500
PIT660.500
SD660.500
CIN570.417
Col480.333
Mia480.333
Phil480.333
SF480.333
NL vs. AL92880.511
in NL Parks56340.622
in AL Parks36540.400

The 1st 2 series are here, and 1st interleague series results here, which featured the top two starting pitchers for each team and pitchers batting in NL parks. The games below will feature the DH hitting against the No. 3 and 4 starter for each team.

Scores will be listed here, then you can click on "find in page" to see the score sheet for the game further down.

East (alpha by home team)
Washington won 2-1, 8-4 at Baltimore.
NY Mets won 6-3 at Boston won 7-3.
Philadelphia at NY Yankees won 10-3, 2-1.
Miami at Tampa Bay won 6-1, 2-0.
Atlanta at Toronto won 10-8, 8-0.

Central
Pittsburgh at Chi White Sox won 16-2, 1-0
St. Louis win 4-1 and 6-1 at Cleveland.
Cincinnati win 4-3 (10) at Detroit 9-8 (10).
Milwaukee won 10-8 in 11 at KC which win 6-5..
Chi Cubs sweep 17-7 at Minnesota won 5-2.

West
LA Dodgers at Houston won 8-1, 10-9
San Diego won 6-4 at LA Angels won 4-1
San Fran at Oakland won 4-1 in 10, 6-3 in 11
Arizona won 12-1 at Seattle won 10-3
Colorado at Texas swept 8-5 (up 8-1 after 8 inn) and won 7-6.

NL won interleague play 92-88 (finished 56-34 in NL parks with pitchers hitting, 36-54 in AL parks with DH hitting).

Arizona won 12-1 at Seattle won 10-3





Colorado at Texas swept 8-5 (up 8-1 after 8 inn) and won 7-6.





Milwaukee won 10-8 in 11 at KC which win 6-5





Atlanta at Toronto won 10-8, 8-0. One of the most shocking series to date as leadoff Biggio reached 6 of 10 times and Guerrero went 8 of 10 with a 1.400 slugging percentages to get credit for a 5 games to 1 win and move up to .500 at 12-12.




Washington won 2-1, 8-4 at Baltimore.




Cincinnati win 4-3 (10) at Detroit 9-8 (10). 3 games each. Reds Shogo Akiyama leading off as perhaps the most exciting new card.




Pittsburgh at Chi White Sox won 16-2, 1-0 White Sox 5 games to 1




Chi Cubs sweep 17-7 at Minnesota won 5-2 (Cubs 4 he's to 2)




San Diego won 6-4 at LA Angels won 4-1. The first time in history I've had one team lose 5 players to ejection or injury in the first two innings. The starting pitcher Heaney was already getting hammered in the first inning when a Z-play (unusual play) game up and an RBI roller down the 1st base line resulted in him, his catcher and the 1st baseman getting ejected. After Tommy Pham hit his second homer of the game for the Padres in the 2nd inning, Trout collided with his right fielder chasing a double (luckily in my game injuries just last one game because I use projected stats and the injury rules are meant to take players with great cards but only a few games played out for long stretches). There was even a rain delay later, which makes both pitchers less effective when play resumes. Angels stayed in the game despite having noone left on the bench, so coming back to win the second game and get a split was a major victory.




St. Louis win 4-1 and (sweep) 6-1 at Cleveland. The Indians still have the scary top of the order, but if they don't produce in a given game they are much weaker because the once mighty bullpen looks very average this year and they just don't have the sluggers in the bottom half of the order they often had.




San Fran at Oakland won 4-1 in 10, 6-3 in 11. Note we use international rules for extra innings. In the 10th each team can go to any place in the line-up and put the first two runners on base on "intentional" walks, and then at the beginning of the 11th and beyond the next two batters who would have hit are instead given a base on balls. Semien therefore saved the A's in the first game with a 2-out double in the 9th to force an extra inning, then he was back up to start the 10th and blasted a 3-run homer due to the two preceeding runners already being on base.  Then they won in 11 innings - I only let most relievers (unless they are a long reliever) pitch one inning unless the game goes to extra innings - and the A's closer Henricks was perfect for three innings for that win.




Miami at Tampa Bay won 6-1, 2-0 (5 games to 1). The Rays are the best team in Florida.




Philadelphia at NY Yankees won 10-3, 2-1 (5 games to 1). The Yanks line-up and bullpen are both scary good.





NY Mets won 6-3 at Boston won 7-3 (series split 3-3). Red Sox might fall back toward .500 with key players lost (Betts, Price) and Mets pen looks like it finally really should have a great year - but so far both stayed right at .500 for the year.




LA Dodgers at Houston won 8-1, 10-9 (5 games to 1 Astros). This would definitely be the most unpopular result, and it looked like the Dodgers would trade blowouts with Houston after building an 8-0 lead in game two. However, Yordan Alvarez hit two doubles and then a walk-off homer to give Houston the incredible rally for a win.







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