Statis-Pro NL Schedule After Giants Back as 11th NL Team

We still question if the San Francisco Giants can last in the NL playoff race. However, when we updated our Statis-Pro cards for players who dramatically improved or fell short of their projections, it was amazing to see the incredible improvement of the entire rotation, plus Posey's home run range improving from 33-34 to 33-37. 

The Giants were one of five teams relegated after Series 6 of the season due to a record of 14-22. We let them go back and play Series 7 and 8 with the updated cards, and an 8-4 mark actually improved them to 22-26 to sneak ahead of the Cubs for 10th place of 11 (see photos of 2 series below).

At that stage we put them back in the mix, scheduling out Series 9-14 with all 11 of these teams playing the other 10, plus four other series against teams that had been relegated in either the AL or NL. While the Cubs are a game behind the Giants by one game in last place, the grid of games shows they are the only team that has yet to play a relegated team and thus gets to pay one in Series 11, 12, 13 and 14. That gives them a big chance to advance, since so far the 11 teams in the league are 85-47 against relegated teams.

 

Team	W	L	Win%	GB	Series 9
NYM	30	18	0.625	0	stl
MIL	31	23	0.574	-2	split LAD 3-3
ARI	27	21	0.563	-3	chc
STL	27	21	0.563	-3	nym
LAD	30	24	0.556	-3	split Mil 303
CIN	29	25	0.537	-4	split SF 3-3
ATL	25	23	0.521	-5	sd
SD	25	23	0.521	-5	atl
Wash	25	23	0.521	-5	Phil (relegated)
SF	25	29	0.463	-8	split Cin 3-3
CHC	21	27	0.438	-9	az
Relegated	47	85	0.356	NA
Total Record	342	342
Total Series	57

The Giants went 5-1 against the Pirates, as Gausman and Wood showed off their improved PB2-9 and PB2-8 cards, allowing only 4 total hits over a combined 12 2/3 innings. 

The Giants almost lost the series to the Marlins, but a 3-run rally in the bottom of the 9th inning of the nightcap gave them the split.

Series 9

LAD Split 3-3 with Milwaukee

Arizona vs. Chicago Cubs

Vs.lanta vs. San Diego

Cincinnvs.i split 3-3 San Francisco

NY Mets vs. St. Louis

Washington vs. Relegated

 

Series 10

Arizona vs.  NY Mets

Vs.lanta vs. LA Dodgers

Chicago vs. Relegated

Cincinnvs.i vs. San Diego

Milwaukee vs. San Francisco

St. Louis vs. Washington

 

Series 11             

Vs.lanta vs. Relegated   

Arizona vs. LAD

Cincinnvs.i vs. Washington          

Milwaukee vs. San Diego              

NYM vs. San Francisco   

AL Team vs. St. Louis      

AL Team vs. Chicago       

 

Series 12

Milwaukee vs. St. Louis

Chicago vs. San Francisco

Arizona vs. Vs.lanta

Cincinnvs.i vs. LA Dodgers

Relegated vs. San Diego

Relegated vs. St. Louis

Relegated vs. Washington

NY Mets vs. Relegated

 

Series 13

St. Louis vs. San Francisco

Arizona vs. Washington

Los Angeles vs. San Diego

All others playing Relegated teams

 

Series 14

LAD vs. St. Louis

All others playing Relegated teams.