Saturday November 1st, 2025: The Dodgers rallied from a two-run deficit to defeat the Blue Jays 5–4 in extra innings. With this win, Los Angeles secured back-to-back World Series championships, marking their third title in six years. In the top of the 4th inning, Hernández hit a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Smith to score from third and cut the deficit to 1-3. The Dodgers in four, secured 3 hits and snagged 4 bases. Tallied 1 walk and 0 home runs. 0 stolen bases and they stranded 3. Not to mention they struck out twice. The Dodgers didn’t have their best hitting performance and struggled to advance runners. They failed to drive in runs and hit no home runs, stole no bases, and stranded several batters. On the bright side, they managed to draw a walk and kept strikeouts low. Moving to the top of the 6th inning, Edman delivered a sacrifice fly to center field, bringing Betts home from third to make it 2–3. The Dodgers closed the inning by scoring one run on two hits. Then, in the top of the 8th, Muncy launched a solo home run over the right-field wall to come within one, 3–4. Switching to the top of the 9th, Rojas followed with a solo shot to left, evening the score at 4–4. In the top of the 10th, Hernandez drew a walk, advancing Muncy to second and Betts to third to load the bases. Shortly after, Hernandez grounded out to first to end the inning. Moving to the top of the 11th, Smith crushed a solo home run to left, putting Los Angeles ahead 5–4. Los Angeles made 11 hits with 21 bases and they secured 5 RBIs. Earned 5 walks and stole 0 bases. Bullpen threw 12 strikeouts and stranded 14. The Dodgers made solid contact throughout the game, collecting key hits and rounding plenty of bases. They hit multiple home runs, worked walks, and capitalized late with runners in scoring position while keeping strikeouts to a minimum. The bullpen induced swings and misses on quality strikeouts and held runners from scoring late, stranding several on base. However, they did allow some hits and walks, surrendered a home run, and gave up a stolen base. Los Angeles hit 1 double, Yamamoto threw 2 strikeouts and they won the series 4-3.
The Blue Jays fell to the Dodgers 5–4 in extra innings. Toronto has yet to win a championship since 1993. During the bottom of the 3rd inning, Bichette launched a three-run home run over the center-field wall, bringing Guerrero Jr. and Springer home for a 3-0 lead. Toronto closed the inning with 3 runs on 3 hits. Torn through three, acquired 6 hits and picked up 9 bases. They struck out 4 times and stranded 4. Took 2 walks and were caught stealing once. The Blue Jays made quality contact at the plate, rounded the bases efficiently, kept strikeouts low, and drew walks while adding a home run. Now they managed to bring home runners who were in scoring position. The number they left on base was respectable, though not great — they converted in some innings but left runs on the table in others. Don't forget they were caught stealing. Pushing to the bottom of the 6th inning, Gimenez hit a double to deep right field, sending Clement home from second to make it 4–2. It marked the Blue Jays’ first run since the fourth. Toronto ended the inning with one run on two hits. In the bottom of the 11th, with Barger on first, Kirk hit a grounder to the shortstop, who turned a double play by retiring Barger at second and Kirk at first. Toronto acquired 14 hits and picked up 20 bases. They took 4 walks and hit 1 home run. Secured 4 RBIs too. Bullpen threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 10. The Blue Jays made solid contact throughout the game, rounding several bases. They drew walks, stole a base, and even hit a home run. However, they also struck out swinging and left several runners stranded, struggling to bring runners home late. The bullpen struggled, recording few strikeouts and allowing multiple hits. They gave up bases, issued walks, surrendered home runs, and faltered late with runners in scoring position. At least they stranded several batters and didn’t allow any stolen bases. Toronto delivered 3 doubles, Springer struck out 3 times and they lost the series 3-4.
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Friday October 31st, 2025: The Blue Jays fell to the Dodgers 1-3, ending their two-game winning streak. Toronto now has a chance to bounce back in Game 7. Toronto's 2-Game win streak ended and they have a chance to bounce back for game 7. During the bottom of the 3rd inning, Springer hit a single toward deep center field, bringing Barger home from 3rd to make it 1-3. Toronto wrapped up the inning with 1 run on 1 hit. Moving to the top of the 4th, Gausman delivered a fastball to Edman, who popped it up toward 3rd for the final out of the inning. Gausman, through four innings, struck out eight and stranded two. He allowed three hits, five total bases, two walks, and no home runs. Gausman denied hits and struck batters out effectively, allowing no home runs. However, he rarely stranded batters and often struggled when facing runners in scoring position. In the bottom of the 6th, Varsho struck out on a Yamamoto splitter and the side retired. The Blue Jays through six recorded 5 hits and snagged 7 bases. They struck out 6 times and stranded 4. Earned 1 walk and tallied no home runs. 0 stolen bases too. Toronto generated a walk and made quality contact but went without a home run, struggled in scoring position, and struck out chasing. Top of the 9th — Barger on first, Gimenez lines one to Rojas, who snags it and fires to second for a game-ending double play. Toronto ended their night by adding 8 hits and snagged 12 bases. Tallied 2 walks and 0 home runs. Stole 0 bases as well. The bullpen delivered 12 strikeouts and stranded 5. The Blue Jays struggled offensively, recording few hits and striking out often. They stranded runners and failed to hit any home runs, having trouble driving runs in. On the bright side, they managed to draw walks and were hit by a pitch. Rounded all the bases too. The bullpen showcased strong command, mixing in strikeouts while limiting hits and home runs. However, they had difficulty containing runners in scoring position and surrendered a few walks. Toronto hit 4 doubles, Springer had the team's only RBI and the series is tied at 3-3.
The Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays 3-1, snapping a two-game losing streak and forcing a decisive Game 7. In the top of the 3rd inning, Smith hit a double toward left field and it brought Edman home from 2nd, 1-0. Two bagels later, Mookie Betts lined a single toward shallow left field, which led Smith, Freeman and Ohtani home, 3-0. The Dodgers capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 3 hits. Then in the top of the 5th, Smith hit a line drive toward left field and the side retired. Through five innings, Los Angeles recorded 3 hits for 5 total bases, struck out 8 times, stranded 2 runners, and drew 2 walks with no stolen bases. the Dodgers struggled with low hit totals and often struck out while trying to make contact. They brought runners home from scoring position and drew a few walks. They rarely stranded batters and continued to advance the bases, though they didn’t hit any home runs. Los Angeles recorded 4 hits and picked up 7 bases. They took 4 walks and stole 0 bases. 0 home runs and 3 RBI's. Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 8. The Dodgers struck out chasing and earned few bases throughout the game. No home runs ethier. They rarely made solid contact and hardly stranded any batters. Still, they managed to bring runners home from scoring position and drew a few walks. The bullpen impressed by striking batters out with sharp pitches and limiting hits. They also held runners from scoring and didn’t allow a single home run, stranding multiple batters in the process. However, they did give up some bases, surrendered walks, and even hit a batter with a pitch. Los Angeles hit 3 doubles, Yamamoto threw 6 strikeouts in 6 innings and they knotted the series at 3-3.
Wednesday October 29th, 2025: The Blue Jays defeated the Dodgers 6–1. Toronto has won two straight and is now one win away from capturing the World Series title. In the top of the first inning, Schneider hit a solo home run that sailed over the left field wall, putting the Blue Jays ahead 1-0. Shortly after, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. crushed another solo home run, also clearing the left field wall and extending the lead to 2-0. The Blue Jays opened the game with two impressive home runs. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Yesavage threw a splitter to strike out Edman, retiring the side. Over two innings, Yesavage struck out four batters and allowed zero hits, with no walks or base runners either. Home runs were kept to a minimum, and no stolen bases were given up. On the pitching side, Yesavage effectively attacked the strike zone and limited hits. He successfully prevented runners from scoring, denied walks, and restricted bases. They also allowed no stolen bases. In the top of the 4th inning, Clement hit a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Varsho to score from 3rd base, making it 3-1. Toronto concluded this inning by scoring 1 run on 1 hit. Toronto recorded 5 hits and 13 total bases. They had 2 walks and hit 2 home runs, earning 3 RBIs, but were caught stealing once. The team struck out 6 times and stranded 3 runners on base. Toronto made solid contact with the ball and hit home runs. They took walks and rounded the bases. Now they managed to bring home runners who were in scoring position. The number they left on base was respectable, though not great — they converted in some innings but left runs on the table in others. They struck out while chasing pitches and were also caught stealing bases. In the top of the 7th inning, Barger scored from third base, and Gimenez advanced to second on a wild pitch, making the score 4-1. Following that play, Bichette hit a single to right field, driving Gimenez home from second base and bringing the score to 5-1. The Blue Jays concluded the inning by scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Moving to the top of the 8th inning, Kiner Faleda lines a single toward shallow left field and it brought Clement home from 2nd, 6-1. ??. The Blue Jays rarely made solid contact and struck out often, though they managed to strand several runners. Despite that, they accumulated a fair number of bases, drew walks, and hit home runs, even stealing a base along the way. They also capitalized with runners in scoring position, bringing several home. On the mound, their bullpen limited hits and restricted bases, effectively preventing stolen bases and shutting down runners in scoring position. However, they did surrender a home run late. Toronto hit 1 triple, Yesavage had 12 strikeouts in 7 innings and they took a 3-2 series lead.
The Dodgers fell to the Blue Jays 1–6. Los Angeles has now dropped two straight and their backs are against the wall. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Kike Hernandez launched a solo home run that cleared the left field wall, making the score 1-2. This marked the Dodgers' first run of the game. Then, in the bottom of the 5th inning, Call struck out on a Yesavage slider, retiring the side. By the end of five innings, the Dodgers had recorded 2 hits and reached 5 bases. They struck out 10 times and stranded 2 runners, with no walks and 1 RBI. They also added 1 home run. In the bottom of the 9th, Hernández struck out on a Jeff Hoffman slider for the third and final out. Los Angeles finished with 4 hits and 7 total bases, drawing 1 walk and recording no stolen bases. The bullpen notched 7 strikeouts and stranded 7 runners. the Dodgers struggled with low hit totals and often struck out while trying to make contact. They faced challenges in driving in runs and left several batters stranded on base. Their base movement was also inadequate. There were no walks or home runs either. The bullpen threw a variety of strikeouts and limited hits, but they allowed walks, home runs, and stolen bases. They also struggled to contain runners in scoring position and surrendered bases. However, they did manage to catch Toronto stealing. Los Angeles hit 0 doubles, Kike Hernandez had the team's only run of the game and they trial the series 2-3.
Monday October 28th, 2025: The Blue Jays were edged by the Dodgers 5-6 in 18 innings. Toronto now has its backs against the wall, sitting two losses away from dropping the World Series. During the top of the 4th inning, Alejandro Kirk hit a 2-run home run over the center field wall, bringing Bichetteand Vladimir Guerrero Jr home, main the score 3-2. This marked the Blue Jays first home run of the game. Just three batters later, Andres Gimenez hit a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Barger to score from 3rd base, bringing the score to 4-2. The inning ended with Toronto scoring a total of 4 runs on 3 hits. Their aggressive approach at the plate paid off, as they consistently drove in runners in scoring position and rarely left opportunities stranded. Maintained low strikeouts and drew walks. Hit a home run and rounded all the bases. In the top of the 7th inning, Bichette hit a single toward right field, bringing Guerrero Jr. home from 1st base, making the score 5-4. So in the top of the 8th, Heineman struck out on a Klein curveball for third out and side retired. The Blue Jays secured 15 hits and picked up 19 bases. Took 9 walks and secured 5 RBIs. Bullpen threw 13 strikeouts and stranded 18. Toronto made solid contact throughout the game and rounded plenty of bases. They hit a home run and showed patience at the plate by taking walks. However, late in the game they struggled to drive runners home and struck out chasing pitches. The bullpen delivered quality strikeouts and stranded batters in between, even catching Los Angeles trying to steal. Unfortunately, they also surrendered hits and allowed too many bases. Walks and home runs hurt them, along with a hit batter and a stolen base allowed. In the end, they couldn’t stop runners in scoring position late. Toronto was hit by 1 pitch, hit 1 double and they trail the series 1-2.
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The Dodgers outlasted the Blue Jays 6-5 in 18 innings. Los Angeles has now won two straight and is just two wins away from capturing the World Series title. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Hernandez hit a solo home run that soared over the left center field wall, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. They called the inning off by scoring 1 run on 1 hit. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Ohtani delivered a another solo home run, this time bringing the score to 2-0. This marked Ohtani's 7th home run of the Postseason. Shortly after, with two outs, Smith hit a single to right field; however, Freeman was tagged out at home plate, ending the inning. Los Angeles finished the 3rd with 1 run on 2 hits. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Ohtani hit a double to left-center field, driving Hernandez home from 1st base, 3-4. Shortly afterward, Freeman hit a single to shallow right field, bringing Ohtani home from second base, which tied the game at 4-4. The Dodgers concluded this inning by scoring 2 runs on 3 hits. They displayed quality hitting and advanced many runners on the bases. They recorded walks and hit home runs, successfully bringing players home who were in scoring position while keeping strikeouts to a minimum. This inning also includes a stolen base, and they rarely left batters stranded on base. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Ohtani hit a solo home run that sailed over the left center field wall, tying the game at 5-5. In the end, during the bottom of 18th inning, Freeman hit a solo home run over the center field wall, 6-5. The Dodgers had 14 hits and snagged 26 bases. They took 9 walks and hit 1 home run. Bullpen threw 13 strikeouts and stranded 16. Los Angeles made solid contact with the ball, successfully rounding several bases. They performed well with runners in scoring position and drew walks, even managing to steal a base. However, they also struck out swinging and left several batters stranded. The Dodgers had 16 hits and 31 bases. Took 10 walks and snagged 6 RBIs. Bullpen delivered 16 strikeouts and stranded 19. Los Angeles made solid contact with the ball, successfully rounding several bases. They performed well with runners in scoring position and drew walks, even managing to steal a base. However, they also struck out swinging and left several batters stranded. The bullpen had batters swinging and missing for quality strikeouts. They also stranded runners and prevented stolen bases. Unfortunately, they allowed hits and gave away bases. They issued walks and surrendered a home run. Also late in this game they prevented runners in scoring position from advancing. L.A. stole 1 base, Kershaw finished with a 3.86 ERA and they took a 2-1 series lead.
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Saturday October 25th, 2025: The Dodgers bounced back and defeated the Blue Jays, 5-1. Los Angeles is back in the series and is three wins away from winning it all. In the top of the 1st inning, Freddie Freeman doubled to right field with two outs. A batter later, Will Smith lined a single to center, bringing Freeman home for a 1-0 Dodgers lead. Los Angeles capped the inning with 1 run on 2 hits. Moving to the top of the 4th, Hernández went down swinging on a Gausman splitter, and the side was retired. Through two innings, the Dodgers totaled 2 hits, 3 total bases, and 3 strikeouts. They stranded just 1 runner and recorded 1 RBI, with no walks. Overall, Los Angeles produced limited hits and rarely reached base. They drew no walks either, but capitalized on scoring chances and kept strikeouts low. The Dodgers also avoided leaving many runners stranded in between innings. Shifting to the top of the 7th inning, Smith launched a solo home run over the left-field wall, making it 2-1. Two batters later, Muncy crushed another solo shot to extend the Dodgers’ lead to 3-1. Moving to the top of the 8th, Betts drew a walk on ball four, sending Ohtani to second and Pages to third to load the bases. Two batters later, Pages scored on a wild pitch as Ohtani advanced to third and Betts to second, pushing the lead to 4-1. Shortly after, Smith reached on a fielder’s choice to shortstop, allowing Ohtani to come home from third and make it 5-1. Los Angeles capitalized by bringing runners home from scoring position and added a home run. They drew walks and rarely left runners stranded, doing a good job moving around the bases. Unfortunately, their overall hit total was low, and they struck out often while chasing pitches. Yamamoto forced batters to swing and miss, racking up quality strikeouts. They limited hits and kept runners off the bases, issuing no walks and preventing any home runs. They also shut down threats with runners in scoring position. Yamamoto finished with 8 strikeouts in 9 innings, Los Angeles hit 1 double and they tied the series at 1-1.
The Blue Jays struggled in their recent game, losing 1-5 to the Dodgers. Toronto fell short at home and will aim to recover in game three. During the bottom of the 3rd inning, Kirk with two outs hit a sacrifice fly to center field and it brought Springer home from 3rd, 1-1. Moving to the bottom of the 5th inning, Luke's launched a grounder back to the pitcher, and the side was retired. Through five innings, Toronto collected 4 hits for 5 total bases, struck out 4 times, and stranded 4 runners. They recorded 1 RBI and drew no walks. The team struggled with low hit totals and often struck out while trying to make contact. They faced challenges in driving in runs and left several batters stranded. They managed to bring home a runner who was in scoring position. They capitalized in some innings but left runs on the table in others. Still, they did a good job moving runners around the bases. In the bottom of the 9th, Varsho popped out to third for the final out. The Blue Jays ended their night by adding 4 hits and picked up 5 bases. Earned 1 RBI and took 0 walks. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 4. Toronto's offense struggled with their hitting performance and didn't run the bases effectively. They failed to capitalize on opportunities with players in scoring position and had a high number of strikeouts. Struggled to draw walks and did not hit any home runs. The bullpen was effective, striking out batters and preventing hits. They allowed walks and rarely stranded batters. They restricted home runs and struggled to stop runners in scoring position. Toronto delivered 1 double, Alejandro Kirk had the team's only RBI and their in a 1-1 tied series.
Monday October 13th, 2025: The Brewers lost to the Dodgers 1-2. Milwaukee lost at home and they'll look to rebound In the next game. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Ortiz grounded out to third base to retire the side. Through six innings, the Brewers managed just one hit and one total base while striking out eight times and stranding none. Milwaukee struggled to make solid contact, with several batters going down swinging. They drew no walks, were caught stealing, and failed to produce any home runs. Their continued inability to reach scoring position highlighted just how ineffective the offense had been, and the fact that they didn’t strand any runners only underscored their struggles at the plate. Heading to the bottom of the 9th inning, Chourio hit a sacrifice fly to center field, bringing Collins home from third and cutting the deficit to 1-2. While they finally managed to score, their overall performance with runners in scoring position remained disappointing. Shortly after, Turang struck out on a Sasaki fastball for the third and final out, sealing the game. Milwaukee finished the night with two hits and three total bases. They drew three walks but stole no bases. The bullpen recorded four strikeouts and stranded 11 runners. The Brewers struggled with low hit totals and often struck out while trying to make contact. They faced challenges in driving in runs and left several batters stranded on base. They were caught stealing as well. On a positive note, they did manage to acquire walks. The bullpen struggled, recording few strikeouts and allowing several baserunners. They had difficulty handling situations with runners in scoring position and gave up a home run. On the positive side, they managed to strand some batters and kept the number of hits relatively low. Milwaukee hit 1 double, stole 1 base and they trail the series 0-1.
The Dodgers held on by a thread to defeat the Brewers 2-1. Los Angeles earned their second consecutive win and picked up a road victory. In the top of the 4th inning, Edman singled to center field, advancing Smith to second and Hernandez to third to load the bases. Next, with Smith on second, Muncy hit into a fielder’s choice toward the shortstop, resulting in a double play as Smith was thrown out at second and Hernandez at home. Through four innings, L.A. managed just two hits and two total bases, striking out twice and leaving four runners stranded. They recorded no walks or home runs. Midway through the game, L.A.’s offense struggled at the plate, failed to generate movement on the bases, and remained ineffective with runners in scoring position. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Blake Snell threw a slider to Frelick, who grounded out toward the shortstop to retire the side. Through five innings, Snell was dominant, allowing just one hit and one total base. He struck out six, issued no walks, and gave up no home runs or stolen bases. Most of his strikeout damage came on the edges of the plate, where he consistently hit his spots. He prevented runners in scoring position from advancing, allowed no home runs, and effectively limited both hits and total bases. Snell also issued no walks and caught a runner attempting to steal. It’s worth noting that L.A. didn’t leave anyone stranded, largely due to how ineffective Milwaukee’s offense had been up to that point. Switching to the top of the 6th inning, Freeman launched a solo home run over the right-field wall to break the scoreless tie, 1-0. From there, Los Angeles began to find their rhythm at the plate, stringing together hits and moving runners around the bases. In the top of the 9th inning, Mookie Betts with bases loaded got walked on a ball four and it drove Muncy home from 3rd, 2-0. The Dodgers finished the night with 7 hits and 12 total bases, drawing 8 walks and hitting 1 home run. Their bullpen recorded 11 strikeouts while leaving 3 runners on base. On offense they had trouble making contact and stranded batters in between. Luckily for them strikeouts were minimal and they recorded walks. Hit a home run and moved the bases. Now they managed to bring home runners who were in scoring position. The number they left on base was respectable, though not great — they converted in some innings but left runs on the table in others. The bullpen continued the momentum, getting batters to swing and miss with quality strikeouts. They issued no walks or home runs, denied hits, and effectively shut down the bases. They also caught Milwaukee attempting to steal and restricted runners who were set in scoring position.They also caught Milwaukee attempting to steal and restricted runners who reached scoring position. They stranded just one runner, which further reflected how ineffective Milwaukee’s offense had been throughout the game. Los Angeles hit 2 doubles, Snell threw 10 strikeouts in 8 innings and they took a 1-0 series lead.
Sunday October 12th, 2025: The Blue Jays fell to the Mariners 1-3, snapping their bid for back-to-back victories. Toronto couldn’t defend home field, dropping Game 1 of the series. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Springer launched a solo home run over the right-field wall, giving Toronto a 1-0 lead. The Blue Jays wrapped up the inning with 1 run on 1 hit. Moving to the bottom of the 4th, Clement lined out to center field for an easy third out. Keep in mind, Toronto hasn’t scored since the 1st. Through four innings, the Blue Jays recorded 2 hits, earned 1 RBI, struck out twice, and stranded 3 runners. Toronto struggled to make solid contact with the ball, and stranded batters in between. They managed to bring home a runner who was in scoring position. The number they left on base was respectable, though not great — they converted in some innings but left runs on the table in others. They drew walks and hit a home run, kept strikeouts low, and moved runners around the bases. In the top of the 5th inning, Gausman fired a fastball to Robles, who lined it deep to right field for the final out of the frame. Through five innings, Gausman tallied 4 strikeouts, stranded 2 runners, surrendered just 2 hits, and allowed 2 total bases without giving up a run. The Blue Jays’ starter was sharp, striking batters out effectively and limiting any threats in scoring position. He denied hits, restricted baserunners, and kept the ball in the park. Home runs were nonexistent, no walks were issued, and he stranded batters in between. In the top of the 9th inning, Kirk hit a fly ball to shallow left field for the third and final out. The Blue Jays closed out their night with 2 hits, 5 total bases, 1 RBI, and 3 walks, including a home run. Bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and stranded 7. Toronto struggled to get on base and produced few hits, having trouble driving runners home and recording no stolen bases. Still, there were some positives — they managed a home run, drew several walks, and kept strikeouts to a minimum. The bullpen turned in a solid performance, stranding batters on base while collecting strikeouts and keeping hits to a minimum. They had trouble containing runners in scoring position. However, they did allow some walks and gave up a home run. Toronto had no doubles, Springer recorded the team's only RBI, and they trail in the series 0-1.
The Mariners came from behind to beat the Blue Jays 3-1, picking up their second straight win and stealing Game 1 on the road. In the top of the 6th inning, Cal Raleigh launched a solo home run over the right-field wall to tie the game at 1-1. Four batters later, Polanco lined a single to left field, bringing Rodriguez home from second to make it 2-1. Through six innings, the Mariners recorded 4 hits and 7 total bases, secured 2 RBIs, drew 1 walk, and added 1 home run. They struck out 6 times and stranded 3 runners. Offensively, Seattle struggled to make consistent contact and went down swinging often. Their ability to draw walks was limited, and they failed to steal any bases. Still, they managed to produce a home run and move runners around the bases. Although they brought a few runners home from scoring position, they also left several opportunities on the table. Switching to the top of the 8th inning, Polanco lined a single to right field, bringing Arozarena home from third to make it 3-1. The Mariners finished their night with 7 hits, 11 total bases, 3 RBIs, and 3 walks. The bullpen tallied 4 strikeouts and stranded 5 runners. Offensively, Seattle struggled to make consistent contact and often went down chasing, leaving several runners on base despite bringing some home from scoring position. Still, they showed solid base movement, drew walks, and added a home run. On the mound, the bullpen limited hits, denied bases, and prevented any stolen bags while stranding batters effectively. However, they did surrender a home run and issue a few walks. Seattle hit 1 double, stole 2 bases and they lead the series 1-0.
Saturday October 11th, 2025: The Cubs fell to the Brewers, 1-3, officially ending their Postseason run. During the top of the 2nd inning, Suzuki delivered a solo home run that went over the right center field wall, 1-1. Chicago ended this inning scoring 1 run on 2 hits. Then in the top of the 4th inning, Kelly hit a line drive to right field and the side retired. Through four innings, the Cubs recorded 3 hits and 5 total bases. They struck out 3 times, stranded 2 runners, and drew no walks. Chicago’s lone run came back in the 2nd inning, and since then they’ve struggled to drive in runs. They’ve barely managed to make contact, with no stolen bases, though they did move runners and notch a home run earlier. Hardly stranded batters too. In conclusion, during the top of the ninth inning, Kelly grounded out to the shortstop for the third and final out. The Cubs ended their night with 4 hits and 7 total bases. They drew 1 walk, hit 1 home run, and finished with 0 RBIs. The bullpen recorded 4 strikeouts and stranded 6 runners. Offensively, Chicago struggled to make solid contact and often went down swinging. They failed to steal a base and continued to struggle with runners in scoring position. Base movement was limited, but they did manage a home run and a walk to avoid being shut down completely. First and foremost the bullpen was struggling to throw strikeouts. They allowed a home run and gave up walks, relinquished stolen bases, and struggled to stop runners in scoring position. Luckily, they stranded batters in between and managed to take away bases. Chicago hit 0 doubles, Suzuki had the team's only RBI and they lost the series 2-3.
The Brewers knocked off the Cubs 3-1. Milwaukee advances to the NLCS for the first time since 2018, where they’ll face the Dodgers. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Contreras launched a solo home run over the left-center field wall to give Milwaukee an early 1-0 lead. The Brewers closed the inning with 1 run on 1 hit. Moving to the bottom of the 4th, Vaughn added another solo shot, this time over the left-field wall, extending the lead to 2-1. It marked Milwaukee’s second home run of the day. The Brewers wrapped up the inning with 1 run on 3 hits. Through six innings, Milwaukee totaled 5 hits and 11 bases, drew 2 walks, struck out 3 times, stranded 4 runners, and stole 1 base. Milwaukee stayed hot at the plate, driving the ball well and moving around the bases. They powered a few home runs, took their walks, kept strikeouts low, and added a stolen base for good measure. Now they managed to bring home runners who were in scoring position. The number they left on base was respectable, though not great — they converted in some innings but left runs on the table in others. So in the bottom of the 8th inning, Turang launched a solo home run over the center field wall, 3-1. Milwaukee capped their night off by adding 6 hits and picked up 15 bases. Earned 4 walks and 3 RBIs. Bullpen struck out 8 and stranded 5. The Brewers didn’t have the greatest hitting performance and stranded several batters between innings. They hit home runs and drew walks while keeping strikeouts to a minimum. They also managed to get runners home who were set in scoring position. Although overall base movement was poor. The bullpen stranded batters in between and delivered quality strikeouts. They also managed to limit hits and total bases for the opposing team. No stolen bases allowed. However, they issued a walk and were tagged for a home run. Milwaukee stole 2 bases, Misiorowski threw 3 strikeouts in four innings and they won the series 3-2.
Thursday October 9th, 2025: The Phillies were defeated 2-1 in extra innings against the Dodgers. Philadelphia couldn’t force another game and has been eliminated from the Postseason. During the top of the 4th inning, JT Realmuto hit a ground ball toward third base, but the side retired. By the end of four innings, Philadelphia had recorded 1 hit and 2 total bases. The team struck out 4 times and left 3 runners on base. They earned 0 RBIs and took 2 walks. The Phillies struggled with low hit totals and often struck out while trying to make contact. They faced challenges in driving in runs and left several batters stranded on base. On a positive note, they did manage to acquire walks. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Sánchez threw a slider to Edman, who grounded it back to the mound for an easy third out. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sánchez was dominant, striking out five and stranding five runners. He allowed no walks, no home runs, and gave up no runs. Sánchez effectively shut down base movement, denying hits and keeping runners from advancing into scoring position. He consistently left runners on base. Switching to the top of the 7th inning, Castellanos drilled a double to left field, bringing Kepler home from first to make it 1-0. Castellanos now has 2 RBIs in this year’s postseason. Philadelphia capped the inning by scoring 1 run on 2 hits. During the bottom of the 9th inning, Matt Strahm came in to relieve Duren and threw a fastball to Pages, who hit a fly ball to left field for the final out, sending the game into extra innings. The Phillies wrapped up their day with 4 hits and 6 total bases, recording 1 RBI and drawing 4 walks. The bullpen delivered 12 strikeouts and stranded 11. Philadelphia struggled to make solid contact, often striking out swinging and rarely advancing runners. They failed to come through late with runners in scoring position and didn’t hit any home runs. On the bright side, they managed to draw walks and stole a base. The bullpen attacked the strike zone, limited hits, and allowed no home runs. They denied stolen bases and stranded batters consistently, though they did issue some walks and faltered late when facing runners in scoring position. Philly hit 2 doubles, stole 1 base and lost the series 1-3.
The Dodgers outlasted the Phillies 2-1 in extra innings and are headed back to the NLCS for the second year in a row, their 17th appearance all-time. In the top of the third inning, Glasnow threw a fastball to strike out Turner, ending the inning. Over three innings, he recorded four strikeouts and stranded two runners. He allowed one walk and did not give up any runs. Glasnow effectively limited hits and bases, preventing home runs and stolen bases as well. He also successfully shut down runners who were in scoring position, although he did issue one walk. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Pages reached on a fielder’s choice toward the shortstop, but Call was thrown out at second to end the frame. The Dodgers recorded 2 hits and 2 total bases, struck out 4 times, and stranded 3 runners. They finished the inning with no RBIs and no walks. L.A. struggled to make solid contact with the ball, and many batters struck out swinging. Their execution with runners in scoring position was poor, and they stranded batters. There were no walks or home runs either. Bad base movement too. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Ohtani was intentionally walked to load the bases. Shortly after, Betts drew a walk on ball four, bringing Dean home from 3rd to tie the game at 1-1. Moving ahead to the bottom of the 11th, Muncy lined a single to center field that advanced Kim to 3rd. A batter later, Hernández drew a walk to load the bases once again. Then, Pages reached on a fielder’s choice back to the pitcher, allowing Kim to score from 3rd for the 2-1 walk-off win. The Dodgers collected 7 hits and 7 total bases, earning 2 RBIs and 4 walks. The bullpen tallied 12 strikeouts and stranded 7 runners. Offensively, Los Angeles struggled to make solid contact, frequently striking out and failing to steal any bases. Base movement was limited throughout most of the game. However, they managed to come through late with a key run in scoring position and stayed patient at the plate to draw walks. On the pitching side, the bullpen attacked the zone effectively, getting batters to swing and miss on quality pitches. They kept hits and bases under control, stranded runners in key spots, and held firm against threats in scoring position — though they did surrender a few walks and one stolen base. L.A. was hit by 1 pitch, Sasaki delivered 2 strikeouts and they won the series 3-1.
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Wednesday October 8th, 2025: The Mariners were defeated by the Tigers with a score of 3-9. Seattle could not advance to the NLCS and must play another game. During the top of the 2nd inning, Canzone hit a single toward right field and it brought Naylor home from 2nd, 1-0. Seattle capped this inning off by scoring 1 run on 2 total hits. In the top of the fourth inning, Garver was walked on ball four, advancing Suarez to second base and Naylor to third, which loaded the bases. Shortly after, with Garver at first and Robles at bat, Robles hit a grounder toward the shortstop. The shortstop managed to get Garver out at second base, and Robles was also out at first for a double play. However, during this process, Naylor crossed home plate from third base, making the score 2-0. As we moved to the top of the 5th inning, Raleigh delivered a single to right-center field, bringing Arozarena home from second base, making the score 3-0. After five innings, Seattle recorded six hits and had seven runners on base. They struck out 6 times and left five runners stranded. Gained 1 RBI as well. Overall, Seattle was effective at hitting the ball, picking up bases, drawing walks, and getting runners home who were in scoring position. However, they did leave batters stranded and did not hit any home runs. Keep note they converted in some innings but left runs on the table in others. They struck out chasing too. In the top of the 9th inning, Arozarena struck out on a Will Vest slider, marking the third and final out. Seattle concluded their day by recording 8 hits, gaining 9 bases, earning 4 walks, and tallying 3 RBIs. The bullpen struck out 3 batters and left 4 on base. The Mariners struggled with low hit totals and often struck out while trying to make contact. They faced challenges in driving in runs and left several batters stranded on base. They barely moved the bases. On a positive note, they did manage to acquire walks. However, their bullpen struggled, as they recorded low strikeout numbers and allowed numerous hits. They gave up bases and permitted home runs, let up a stolen base, and rarely stranded batters. Additionally, they had difficulty stopping runners in scoring position. Seattle hit 1 double, relieve Pitcher Luzardo threw 2 strikeouts and the the series is tied at 2-2.
The Tigers overcame a 3-run deficit to defeat the Mariners 9-3. Detroit managed to force a fifth game, thereby avoiding elimination from the series. In the top of the 3rd inning, Mize threw a splitter to strike out Polanco, retiring the side. In total, Casey Mize recorded 6 strikeouts, stranded 3 runners, allowed 1 walk, and gave up just 1 hit. He did not permit any RBIs or home runs. Mize was effective in striking out batters and limiting hits while restricting base runners. However, he struggled with runners in scoring positions and rarely stranded batters in between innings, also allowing some walks. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Dingler hit a double to left center field, allowing McKinstry to score from first base, making the score 1-3. Two batters later, Jones hit a double to left field, bringing Dingler home from second base, bringing the score to 2-3. After that, Báez hit a single to center field, which sent Jones home from second base, tying the game at 3-3. The Tigers finished the inning with 3 runs on 4 hits. Moving to the bottom of the 6th inning, Greene launched a solo home run that sailed over the right field wall, giving the Tigers their first lead of the game at 4-3. Three batters later, McKinstry hit a single to right field, driving Torkelson home from second base, extending the lead to 5-3. Shortly after, Báez hit another solo home run, this time over the left field wall, sending Pérez home from second base, which brought the score to 7-3. By the end of the sixth inning, the Tigers had accumulated 11 hits and gained 21 total bases. They struck out 3 times and left 3 runners on base, earning a total of 7 RBIs. Milwaukee made solid contact with the ball, successfully rounding several bases. They performed well with runners in scoring position and drew walks, even managing to steal a base. Limited strikeouts and hit home runs. Barley stranded batters in between too. As we transitioned to the bottom of the 7th inning, Torres hit a solo home run that cleared the right field wall, bringing the score to 8-3. In the following inning, during the bottom of the 8th, Baez reached on a fielder's choice toward the shortstop, resulting in Dingler being out at second and McKinstry scoring from third, making it 9-3. The Tigers recorded 13 hits, accumulating 26 total bases. They drew 2 walks and earned 9 RBIs. The bullpen struck out 10 batters and stranded 7 runners. Detroit's offense put the ball in play effectively and drove players home with strong baserunning. They capitalized on walks, hit home runs, stole a base, and rarely left batters stranded. Additionally, they kept the strikeouts low. The bullpen forced batters to swing and miss, resulting in high-quality strikeouts. Moreover, they prevented runners in scoring position from advancing and did not allow any home runs, successfully limiting hits and total bases for the opposing team. Although, they relquinshed walks. Detroit hit 4 doubles, stole 1 base and they tied the series at 2-2.
Monday October 6th, 2025: The Dodgers in a nail-biter defeated the Phillies 4-3. Los Angeles won 4 consecutive and their one win away from advancing to the NLCS. The Dodgers edged out the Phillies 4-3 in a nail-biter. Los Angeles has now won four straight and is just one win away from advancing to the NLCS. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Blake Snell threw a slider to Marsh, who grounded out to first for a quick third out. Through five innings, Snell recorded seven strikeouts, allowed one hit and two walks, and stranded two runners. He consistently struck batters out on the edges of the plate and at the knees, rarely allowing solid contact or baserunners. Snell didn’t surrender any home runs and denied runners from reaching scoring position. He also caught Philadelphia stealing and kept their offense contained throughout his outing. In the top of the 6th inning, Mookie Betts hit a foul ball toward first base for an easy third out. The Dodgers managed just one hit and one base through six innings, striking out five times and stranding two runners. They failed to produce any runs as their offense struggled at the plate and on the basepaths. LA also came up short with runners in scoring position and often went down swinging. Also no home runs were hit, though they did manage to draw a few walks. In the top of the 7th inning, Hernández reached on a fielder’s choice to the shortstop, driving Teoscar Hernández home from third for the first run of the game, 1-0. A few batters later, Muncy drew a walk on ball four to move Hernández to second and load the bases. Then, with two outs, Smith lined a single to left-center field, bringing home Hernández and Freeman to extend the lead to 3-0. Thereafter, Ohtani lined a single to shallow right field, driving Muncy home from second to make it 4-0. The Dodgers capped off the inning with 4 runs on 4 hits. Los Angeles collected 7 hits and 9 total bases, driving in 4 runs and drawing 3 walks. The bullpen struck out 10 and stranded 7 runners. Los Angeles recorded a few hits and struck out often while chasing pitches. However, they did a fairly good job of not leaving too many runners stranded. Late in the game, they managed to bring home runners who were in scoring position. The number they left on base was respectable, though not great — they converted in some innings but left runs on the table in others. Now they had poor base movement for most of the game. The bullpen performed well, striking batters out with solid pitches and limiting hits. They allowed no stolen bases and stranded opposing runners effectively. Still, they did issue a few walks and allowed some bases along the way. Dodgers hit 2 doubles, Hernandez added 2 RBI's and they took a 2-0 series lead.
The Phillies’ rally came up just short as they fell 3–4 to the Dodgers. With back-to-back losses, Philadelphia now stares down elimination. Jesús Luzardo capped off the top of the 4th inning with a sharp slider to strike out Tommy Edman, retiring the side. Through four innings, Luzardo has been dominant—striking out five while stranding two runners. He’s allowed just one hit and one walk, keeping hitters off balance with precise command on the edges of the plate and at the knees. Luzardo has effectively contained baserunners, surrendered no home runs, and consistently denied opportunities with runners in scoring position. His control and efficiency have kept opposing hitters quiet, rarely allowing anyone to linger on the bases. Then in the bottom of the 7th inning, Stott grounded out to second to retire the side. The Phillies wrapped up the inning with just 1 hit and 1 total base. They recorded no RBIs, struck out 9 times, and drew 4 walks while stranding 4 runners. Philadelphia struggled to make solid contact at the plate, with many batters going down swinging. Their execution with runners in scoring position was poor, and they were even caught stealing. The team showed sloppy base running overall, though they did manage to draw a few walks. Going to the bottom of the 8th inning, Turner drilled a single toward center field and it got Kepler home from 3rd, 1-4. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Castellanos hit a double toward left field, which brought Realmyto and Bohm home, 3-4. Phillies had life after this. Too bad this inning ended with Turner hitting a grounder toward 2nd for the third and final out. Going into the bottom of the 8th inning, Turner lined a single to center field that brought Kepler home from 3rd, cutting the deficit to 1-4. Then in the bottom of the 9th, Castellanos doubled to left field, driving in Realmuto and Bohm to make it 3-4. The Phillies showed some late life, but the rally fell short as Turner grounded out to 2nd for the third and final out. Philadelphia finished with 7 hits and 11 total bases, earning 3 RBI and drawing 4 walks. The bullpen struck out 8 batters and stranded 6. The Phillies struggled offensively with a low hit total and frequently struck out while trying to make contact. They had trouble driving in runs late in the game and left several runners stranded on base. They were also caught attempting to steal. On the positive side, they managed to draw some walks and advanced baserunners when opportunities arose. The bullpen delivered quality strikeouts and got batters to swing and miss on well-placed pitches. They defended the bases effectively and limited hits, though they did surrender some walks. Their ability to strand runners was mixed—successful in some innings but inconsistent in others, allowing a few runs across the stretch. Philly recorded 2 doubles, Castellanos secured 2 RBI's and they trail this series 0-2.
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Sunday October 5th, 2025: The Yankees’ slow start proved costly as they fell 7-13 to the Blue Jays. New York has now dropped two straight games, putting their backs against the wall in this series. In the top of the 5th inning, Volope with two gone struck out on a Yesavage splittler and the side separated. New York across five innings had 0 hits and 0 total bases. They struck out 11 times and stranded 2. Had 1 walks as well. In top of the 5th inning, with two outs, Anthony Volpe struck out on a splitter from Yesavage to end the frame. Through five innings, New York has yet to record a hit or total base. The lineup has struck out 11 times, drawn one walk, and left two runners stranded. Then in the top of the 6th inning, Bellinger delivered a 2-run home run that sailed over the right field wall and it got Judge from 1st, 2-12. Through the top of the seventh inning, the Yankees finally showed life at the plate. Trent Grisham singled to right field, moving Paul Goldschmidt to second and Ryan McMahon to third to load the bases. Aaron Judge followed with a single to center, driving in McMahon to make it 3–13. Cody Bellinger then lifted a sacrifice fly to left, allowing Goldschmidt to score from third, cutting the deficit to 4–13. The rally continued as Austin Rice doubled deep to right, bringing Grisham home for another run. Giancarlo Stanton capped off the surge with a hard single to left, plating both Rice and Judge to make it 7–13. The Yankees finally capitalized with runners in scoring position, putting up five runs on six hits in the inning. In the top of the ninth, Stanton struck out on a Dominguez slider for the final out. New York finished with 10 hits, 15 total bases, three walks, and one home run, while driving in seven runs. The bullpen recorded five strikeouts and stranded four runners. Offensively, New York’s bats were quiet through the first five innings before catching fire in the sixth and seventh, scoring seven combined runs. Despite their late surge, the Yankees struggled with strikeouts and left several runners stranded. On the pitching side, the bullpen filled up the strike zone and prevented stolen bases, but walks, hits, and a home run allowed proved to be costly. They struggled to contain runners in scoring position and failed to limit the early damage, surrendering 12 runs in the first five innings — a hole too deep to climb out of. New York hit 2 doubles, had 0 stolen bases and their behind in the series 0-2.
The Blue Jays’ five-home run outburst powered them to a 13–7 victory over the Yankees. Toronto has now won two in a row and is just two wins away from advancing to the ALCS. So in the bottom of the 2nd inning, Clemet hit a 2-run homer run that sailed over the left field wall and, it brought Varsho home from 3rd, 2-0. Now during the top of the 3rd inning, Yesavage threw a splitter to strikeout Grisham and the side retired. Yesavage through three, sent 7 strikeouts and stranded 1. No runs allowed and gave up 1 walk. No hits or bases were given up. Starting Pitcher, Yesavage struck out batters on the edge of the plate or at the knees. Took away bases and hits. Contained runners who were set in scoring position and stranded batters in between. Now they did allow walk. Then in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Kirk who was the fourth batter in the lineup, hit a grounder toward 1st base, but during that process it sent Schneider home from 3rd, 3-0. Shortly after, Varsho delivered a double to center field and it brought Vladimir Guerrero Jr. home from 2nd base, making the score 4-0. A bat later, Clement hit a single that went to left field and it drove Varsho home from 2nd base, bringing the score to 5-0. Toronto capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 3 total hits. Bottom of the 4th Inning, George Springer drew a walk on ball four, advancing Myles Straw to second and moving Andrés Giménez to third, loading the bases. Two batters later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. crushed a grand slam over the left field wall, extending the lead to 9–0. Afterward, Varsho hit a two-run home run over the right-field wall, bringing Kirk home from first and extending the lead to 11–0. The Blue Jays recorded 11 hits and racked up 22 total bases through four innings. They drove in 11 runs, drew 3 walks, and struck out just once. Left 2 runners on base and hit 3 home runs. Toronto made solid contact with the ball, successfully rounding several bases. They performed well with runners in scoring position and drew walks, even managing to hit a home run. They barley stranded batters in between and kept strikeouts low. In the bottom of the fifth inning, George Springer launched a solo shot over the left-center field wall, extending the lead to 12–0 and marking Toronto’s fourth home run of the day. One inning later, during the bottom 6th, Daulton Varsho added to the fireworks with a solo homer to right field, making it 13–2 — the club’s fifth home run of the game. By the end of the day, the Blue Jays’ offense racked up 15 hits, 33 total bases, 13 RBIs, and 3 walks. Their aggressive approach at the plate paid off, as they consistently drove in runners in scoring position and rarely left opportunities stranded. Though they struck out several times and failed to steal any bases, their power display more than made up for it. On the mound, the bullpen was equally impressive, racking up 15 strikeouts and stranding 7 runners. They effectively shut down rallies late, getting opposing hitters to swing and miss with quality pitches. However, the relievers did surrender some hits and a home run, along with a few walks — the lone blemishes on an otherwise commanding team effort. Overall, it was a statement win for Toronto — a showcase of power, precision, and poise on both sides of the ball. The Toronto Blue Jays exploded offensively in a dominant outing, highlighted by a barrage of home runs and sharp bullpen work. Toronto earned 3 doubles, relieve Pitcher Dominguez had 2 strikeouts and they took a 2-0 series lead.
Saturday October 4th, 2025: The Brewers defeated the Cubs with a final score of 9-3. Milwaukee starts the NLDS with a home win. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Chourio hit a double toward left field. Following that, Turang delivered a double to deep right field, bringing Chourio home to make the score 1-1. A batter later, Contraras hit a double to deep left field, scoring Turang and making it 2-1. Milwaukee hit three consecutive doubles. Three batters later, Frelick hit a bouncing grounder and reached 1st base due to a fielding error by Hoerner, which allowed Contraras to score from 3rd base, making it 3-1. Milwaukee continued to build their lead when Perkins launched a single to shallow center field, driving Vaughn home from 2nd base to extend the score to 4-1. Shortly after, Chourio with loaded bases hit a single to shallow left field, bringing both Perkins and Frelick across the plate, increasing the lead to 6-1. The Brewers' offensive surge continued, as Chicago ended the inning having scored 6 runs on 5 hits. In total, Chicago recorded 5 hits and advanced 8 bases, earning 6 RBIs and 2 walks. They also had 2 strikeouts and left 2 runners stranded. Overall, their offense was impressive, with a lot of hits and only a few strikeouts. They effectively moved the bases, capitalized on scoring opportunities, and limited the number of stranded batters while also drawing walks. In the bottom of the second inning, Vaughn hit a single to shallow left field, advancing Yelich to second and Contreras to third, thus loading the bases. Moments later, Durbin delivered a single to center field, bringing home both Contreras and Yelich, making the score 8-1. This was an offensive onslaught. Following that, with the bases still loaded, Chourio hit an infield single toward third base, allowing Vaughn to score from third, bringing the score to 9-1. By the end of the second inning, the Brewers had already accumulated 9 hits and 13 total bases. Milwaukee capped off the inning by scoring 3 runs on 5 hits. In the top of the third inning, Freddy Peralta threw a curveball to strike out Suzuki, retiring the side. Milwaukee's starting pitcher, Freddy Peralta, allowed 2 hits and 5 baserunners, giving up 1 run and walking 2 batters, which included 1 home run. Along with 5 strikeouts. Peralta struck out batters effectively, getting them to swing and miss on quality pitches. He denied hits and restricted runners in scoring. Although he gave up a home run and allowed walks. Barley stranded batters in between. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Frelick hit a grounder toward second base, and the side was retired. Milwaukee finished their day with 13 hits and 17 total bases. They earned 8 RBIs and secured 5 walks. The bullpen recorded 12 strikeouts and stranded 5 runners. Milwaukee made solid contact with the ball, successfully rounding several bases. They performed well with runners in scoring position and drew walks, even managing to steal a base. However, they also struck out swinging and left several batters stranded. There were no home runs either. On the pitching side, the bullpen effectively attacked the strike zone and limited hits. They successfully prevented runners from scoring and stranded multiple batters. However, they did allow a number of walks and eventually gave up a few home runs. Milwaukee hit 4 doubles, stole 1 base and took a 1-0 series lead.
The Cubs were defeated by the Brewers with a score of 3-9. Chicago starts the NLDS with a road loss, ending their back-to-back wins. During the top of the 1st inning, Michael Busch hit a solo home run that sailed over the right field wall, making the score 1-0. This marked Busch's 2nd home run of the postseason. In the top of the 2nd inning, Crow Armstrong hit a pop fly to first base, and the side was retired. In four innings, the Cubs recorded 2 hits, gained 6 bases, and stranded 3 runners. They struck out 5 times and earned 1 RBI. Recorded 2 walks as well. Chicago struggled to make solid contact with the ball, and many batters struck out swinging. Their execution with runners in scoring position was poor. The only run they scored came from the home run, and they added some walks. As the game reached the top of the 6th inning, Happ hit a solo home run that sailed over the center field wall, bringing the score to 2-9. Later, in the top of the 8th inning, Hoerner launched another solo home run over the left field wall, making it 3-9. In conclusion, during the top of the 9th inning, Ballesteros grounded out to first base for the third and final out. The Cubs wrapped up the game with 6 hits and recorded a total of 16 bases. They took 3 walks and earned 3 RBIs. The bullpen had a solid performance, striking out 8 batters and stranding 9. However, the team struggled with low hit totals and often struck out while trying to make contact. They faced challenges in driving in runs and left several batters stranded on base. On a positive note, they did manage to acquire walks and hit home runs, accumulating a decent number of bases. The bullpen performed well, achieving effective strikeouts and not allowing any home runs. Unfortunately, they allowed a fair number of bases and hits, gave up a stolen base, and had difficulty controlling runners in scoring position. Permitted walks as well. Chicago tallied 1 double, acquired 3 home runs and they trail the series 0-1.
Thursday October 2nd, 2025: The Padres lost to the Cubs with a final score of 1-3. San Diego has been eliminated from the postseason and could not force a game five. Durbin was on first base when Contreras hit a grounder toward Shaw. Shaw threw to second base to get Durbin out, and then he completed the double play by throwing to first base to get Contreras out. San Diego through six recorded 4 hits and picked up 6 bases. Struck out 6 times and stranded 4. No RBI's and 1 walk. They struck out chasing while earning very few hits. They struggled with runners who were set in scoring position. They created a route for a walk and left very few players stranded in between. They also secured bases. As the game entered the top of the 9th inning, Jackson Merrill launched a solo home run that cleared the right field wall, bringing the score to 1-3. Two batters later, O'Hearn was hit by a pitch, and the next batter also took a pitch to the body, advancing O'Hearn to second base. Unfortunately, Fermin hit a fly ball to deep center field for the third and final out. San Diego finished the game with 7 hits and totaled 12 bases, contributing 1 RBI as well. Their bullpen recorded 11 strikeouts while stranding 8 runners. Offensively, the team struggled to make contact and left players on base. They faced difficulties executing with runners in scoring position, often striking out while chasing pitches. Although they hit a home run and stole a base, they also experienced multiple hit-by-pitches and drew several walks. They successfully reached base as well. The bullpen effectively struck out batters on the inside corners and edges of the plate, but they allowed a home run and issued a walk. They surrendered bases and struggled to contain runners in scoring position, ultimately having a difficult time against the hits. San Diego hit 2 doubles, stole 1 base and lost the series 1-2.
The Cubs bounced back and defeated the Padres 3-1. Chicago advances to the NLDS, marking their first trip since 2017. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Suzuki, who was the second batter in the lineup, hit a double to left field, advancing Tucker to third base. A batter later, Kelly was hit by a pitch, which loaded the bases. Following that, Crow-Armstrong delivered a single to center field, bringing Tucker home and making the score 1-0. Two batters later, Swanson walked, sending Suzuki home from third base and increasing the lead to 2-0. In the top of the 3rd inning, Tallion threw a slider to strike out Fernando Tatis Jr., retiring the side. Starting pitcher Jameson Tallion recorded 4 strikeouts and stranded 2 runners while allowing 0 runs and only 1 hit. He also permitted just 1 base runner. Tallion effectively restricted hits and struck out batters, allowing no walks or home runs. He put pressure on runners in scoring position and rarely stranded players on base. During the bottom of the 4th inning, Shaw struck out on a slider from Michael King, and the sides were separated. It's important to note that their last run came in the 2nd inning. The Cubs had 6 hits and were on base 7 times in four innings. They earned 2 RBIs and secured 1 walk, but also struck out 6 times and left 4 runners stranded. Chicago did manage to bring some runners home who were in scoring position and created walks. Chicago made hits and advanced their bases, but they also struck out swinging and left players on base. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Michael Busch hit a solo homer that sailed over the right center field wall, making the score 3-0. This was the team's first run since the 2nd inning. The bullpen recorded 8 strikeouts and stranded 8 runners. Chicago finished the game with 13 hits and 19 total bases, earning 3 RBIs and taking 1 walk. Their aggressive batting led to numerous hits and bases earned, including a homer and a walk. They managed to get runners home late who were set up in scoring position, and even benefited from being by a hit by pitch. However, they left players stranded on base and struck out while chasing pitches. They also had some players caught stealing bases. On the opposing side, the bullpen effectively struck out batters and limited the number of runners in scoring position. They were able to minimize hits as well. However, they did allow a walk, hit some batters with pitches, and gave up a stolen base along with a home run. Chicago secured 3 doubles, Thielbar tossed 2 strikeouts and they won the series 2-1.
Tuesday September 30th, 2025: The Guardians' late surge was cut short, as they suffered a 1-2 loss against the Tigers. Cleveland lost game 1 and at home on top of that. In the bottom 4th Aris reached an infield single toward 2nd and it got Martinez home from 2nd, tying the game at 1-1. In the bottom of the 4th, Aris reached on an infield single toward 2nd base, which got Martinez home from 2nd, tying the game at 1-1. The Guardians secured 3 hits and picked up 3 bases in the four innings. They struck out 6 times and stranded 3 runners. They also created 2 walks and recorded 1 RBI. Cleveland barely made contact with the ball and struck out swinging. They rarely advanced the runners as well. Luckily, they got a runner home who was in scoring position and drew walks. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Rocchio, with two outs, struck out on a sinker from Skubal that reached 101 MPH and broke away sharply. Cleveland has already struck out 13 times and hasn't recorded a hit or scored since the fourth inning. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Ramirez reached base on an infield single toward second base. However, due to a fielding error by Baez, he advanced to third. After that, Kayfus with two gone hit a fly ball toward the shortstop for a quick third out. Cleveland finished the game with a total of 4 hits and 4 total bases, took 3 walks, and scored 1 run batted in (RBI). The bullpen recorded 13 strikeouts while stranding 6 runners. On offense, the team struggled to make contact and rarely got on base, particularly with runners in scoring position, often striking out due to chasing pitches. There were no home runs, and they left runners stranded on base without managing a stolen base. The bullpen was effective, attacking the strike zone and limiting hits while defending against base movement. Late in the game, they were unable to stop runners positioned to score. Starting Pitcher Williams threw 8 strikeouts, hit 0 doubles and trail the series 0-1.
The Tigers pulled off with a 2-1 win over the Guardians. Detroit opened the playoffs with a huge game 1 win and they did it on the road. In the top of the first inning, Torkelson hit a single to shallow left field, bringing Carpenter home from second base and making the score 1-0. Moving to the bottom of the third, Skubal threw a sinker to Kwan, who hit a line drive to left field for a quick third out. Starting pitcher Tarik Skubal allowed only one hit and gave up no runs. He permitted one walk and recorded four strikeouts, while also surrendering one base. Skubal effectively got batters to swing and miss, resulting in solid strikeouts. He kept runners from scoring, limited hits, and effectively shut down the bases, despite giving up one walk. Barley stranded batters too. Shifting to the top of the 5th, Meadows struck out on a Williams slider, and the side was retired. The Tigers haven't scored since the 1st. The Tigers, through five innings, recorded 4 hits and snagged 3 total bases. They struck out 7 times and stranded 3 runners. They earned 1 RBI and generated 1 walk. Detroit recorded low hits and struck out chasing. They had trouble driving runners home who were in scoring position, and hits were hard to come by. They also showed issues getting on base. At least they drew a walk and rarely stranded batters. In the top of the 7th inning, McKinstry successfully executed a sacrifice bunt to first base, which allowed Greene to score from third, bringing the score to 2-1. Detroit finished this inning with 1 run on 2 hits. Throughout the game, they accumulated a total of 5 hits, stole 6 bases, earned 2 walks, and recorded 2 RBIs. The bullpen was impressive, striking out 15 batters and leaving 5 on base. Although Detroit struggled to score for most of the game, they executed well late in the innings with runners in scoring position. The run scored in the 7th inning proved to be crucial. They also managed to get walks. The bullpen excelled at getting batters to swing and miss, resulting in quality strikeouts. They successfully denied hits and limited runners on the bases, particularly those in scoring position, leaving players stranded. There were no home runs in the game, and while they did allow some walks, that was the extent of the opponent's successes. Detroit was hit by 1 pitch, Skubal tossed 14 strikeouts in 7 innings and they took a 1-0 series lead.
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Wednesday October 30th, 2024: The Yankees fell apart defensively in the 5th inning and it led to a 6-7 loss against the Dodgers. New York couldn't stave off elimination. In the bottom 1st Aaron Judge hit a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it brought Soto home from 1st, 2-0. A bat later Chrisholm delivered a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 3-0. This would be back to back homers for the Yankees. Moving to the bottom 2nd Verdugo hit a single toward shallow right field and it sent Volpe home from 3rd, 4-0. Scored runs in back to back innings. An inning later Giancarlo Stanton drianed a solo home run that went over the right field wall, 5-0. The Yankees in three quick innings hit the ball 5 times and picked up 15 total bases. Earned 5 RBI's and stranded 3. New York made hard contact on the ball and got on base. They drew walks and hit home runs(3). Kept strikeouts low and executed in scoring position. Not to mention they hardly stranded(3) batters. Heading to the bottom 6th Stanton blasted a sacrifice fly ball toward center field and it sent Soto home from 3rd, 6-5. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Verdugo with two gone struck out on a Walker Buehler curveball for the third and final out. The Yankees tallied 8 hits and snagged 19 total bases. Earned 6 RBI's too. Bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and stranded 10. New York barely made hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Although, they slacked late with runners in scoring position and stranded a bunch in between. Despite that, they picked up a bunch of bases and drew walks. Hit home runs too. Bullpen got batters to swing and miss on quality strikeouts. They restricted most bases and limited home runs. However, they struggled with runners in scoring position and permitted walks. New York had 9 walks, hit 3 home runs and lost the series 1-4.
The Dodgers rallied back from a 5-run deficit to take a 7-6 win over the Yankees. Los Angeles wins the World Series for the first time since 2020 and it's their 2nd one in 5 years. During the top 4th Muncy delivered a line drive toward center field for an easy third out. The Dodgers through four made 0 hits with 0 total bases. Earned 2 walks and struck out 3 times. Los Angeles was having a difficult time making contact on the ball and rarely got on base. They slacked with runners in scoring position. Luckily they drew some walks and kept stikeouts limited. Shifting to the top 5th Smith reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop and Edman was safe at 2nd on a Volpe throwing error with Hernandez reaching 3rd to load the bases. Few bats later Betts reached an infield single toward 1st and it got Hernandez home from. 3rd, 1-5. First run of the game. After that, Freeman launched a single to center field which got Smith and Edman home, 3-5. Afterwards, Hernandez hit a double toward deep center field while leading Freeman and Betts home, 5-5. Los Angeles capped off inning 5 by scoring 5 runs on 4 total hits. Advancing to the top 8th Lux hit a sacrifice fly ball to center field and it drove Hernandez home from 3rd, 6-6. Few bats later Betts delivered a sacrifice fly ball into center field and it brought Tommy Edman home from 3rd, 7-6. The Dodgers acquired 7 hits and picked up 8 total bases. Had 7 RBI's. The bullpen tossed 7 strikeouts and stranded 11. Los Angeles recorded low hits and struck out chasing. They drew walks and capitalized in scoring position. Too bad they secured low base totals and stakes players in between. Bullpen showed solid execution in the strike zone by forcing batters to swing and miss. They limited hits and denied bases. To make matters even better they limited runners late who were set up in scoring position. Los Angeles recorded 7 walks, Buehler threw 2 K's and they won the series 4-1.
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Tuesday October 29th, 2024: The Dodgers get pounded by the Yankees after losing 4-11. Los Angeles couldn't close out and their 3-Game win streak snapped. In the top 1st Freddie Freeman drilled a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it got Betts home from 2nd, 2-0. Freeman has homered in four consecutive games. Shifting to the middle of the 4th. The Dodgers through five secured 4 hits with 9 total bases and they struck out once. Stranded 2 and snagged 1 walk. L.A.'s offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and they hardly drew walks. Outside of that, they got runners home who were set in scoring position and kept strikeouts low. Hit a homer to go along and rarley stranded batters. Pushing to the top 5th Smith hammered a solo home run that went over the right field wall, 3-5. In the end, during the top 9th Smith with two gone hit a line drive to center field for a quick third out. The Dodgers tallied 6 hits and picked up 14 total bases. Earned 11 RBI's as well. Bullpen threw 4 strikeouts and stranded 6. L.A. wasn't making a lot of hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Had trouble executing in scoring position. Luckily they drew walks and hit homers. Picked up a lot of bases too. Barley stranded players in between. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikeouts but they did the next best thing which is force grounders and pop ups. Moving forward they'll need more than 4 strikeouts because they definitely slacked in that area. Allowed walks and relinquished bases. Also let up homers and allowed stolen bags. Doesn't help either that they slacked when facing runners in scoring position. Los Angeles tallied 3 walks, Freeman had 3 RBI's amd lead the series still 3-1.
The Yankees thrashed the Dodgers by snagging and 11-4 Victory. New York avoided elimination and their 3-Game losing streak ended. During the bottom 2nd Verdugo hit a grounder toward 1st but still got Volpe home from 3rd, 1-2. An inning later during the bottom 3rd Chrisholm launched a single toward deep right field and it sent Judge to 3rd. After that, Chrisholm stole 2nd. A bat later Stanton got walked on a ball four to load the bases. Thereafter, Volpe hit a grand slam home run that went over the left field wall, 5-2. The Yankees capped this inning off by scoring 4 runs on 2 total hits. Switching to the Wells delivered a solo homer that was sent over the right field wall, 6-4. The Yankees in six tallied 5 hits with 12 total bases and gained 6 RBI's. Were struck out 4 times and stranded 5. New York hit the ball effectively and picked up bases. They drew walks and stole bags. They hit home runs and limited strikeouts. Not to mention they executed in scoring position. Now they did strand some in between innings. Heading to the bottom 8th New York extended their lead after Verdugo reached a fielders choice toward 2nd and it pushed Volpe home from 3rd, 7-4. A bat later Torres blasted a 3-run homer over the right field wall which led Verdugo and Wells home, 10-4. After that, Judge delivered a single to left field and it brought Soto home from 2nd, 11-4. New York recorded 9 hits and picked up 21 total bases. Gained 11 RBI's too. Bullpen tossed 8 strikeouts and stranded 4. The Yankees secured 9 hits and snagged 21 total bases. Had 4 RBI's too. Bullpen tossed 8 strikeouts and stranded 4. First off, New York recorded low hits. Despite that, they hit homers and drew walks. Stole bags and capitalized in scoring position. Don't forget they denied most strikeouts due to good vision and rarely stranded batters. Bullpen showed solid execution in the strike zone by forcing batters to swing and miss. Limited hits as well. Also they shutdown runners who were set up in scoring position. Too bad they allowed bases and permitted walks. Hardly stranded batters in between and gave up homers. New York acquired 6 walks, hit 3 doubles and made the series 1-3.
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Monday October 28th, 2024: The Yankees suffered a 2-4 loss against the Dodgers. New York has their backs against the wall and they lost 3 in a row. Now in the top 6th Verdugo launched a line drive into right field for an easy third out. New York in five tallied 2 hits and acquired 3 total bases. Were struck out 5 times and they stranded 3. Were scoreless in five innings as well. The Yankees were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. Even if they did get players in position it's not like the Yankees were capitalizing. Struck out hacking as well. Switching to the bottom 9th Verdugo with two outs blasted a 2-run homer that flew over the right field wall and it got Rizzo home from 2nd, 2-4. In conclusion, Torres hit a line drive toward the shortstop for the third and final out. The Yankees had 5 hits and tallied 9 total bases. Along with 2 RBI's. Bullpen tossed 7 strikeouts and stranded 7. New York's offense had a poor hitting performance and they weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. Stranded a bunch in between innings as well. Firslty, for the bullpen they struck batters out on inside corners. They limited hits and denied most bases. Now they allowed bunch a lot of walks and struggled when facing runners in scoring position. The Yankees attained 6 walks, hit 1 double and they trail the series 0-3.
The Dodgers secured a 4-2 win over the Yankees. Los Angeles won 3 in a row and their one win away from clinching the World Series. So in the top of the 1st inning Freeman drilled a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it brought Ohtani home from 1st, 2-0. Freddie Freeman has a home run in 3 straight games. Moving to the top 3rd Mookie Betts delivered a single to shallow right field and it got Edman home from 2nd, 3-0. Moving to the bottom 3rd Walker Buehler threw a curveball to Soto who hit a grounder toward 1st for a quick third out. Buehler through three threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 2. Allowed 0 hits and 0 total bases. Gave up 2 walks as well. Walker Buehler did damage by striking batters out on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate or occasionally at the knees. Allowed no hits or bases. Not to mention they restricted the few runners that were set in scoring position. However, they did permitt some walks. Heading to the middle of the 4th inning Mookie Betts with two gone hit a line drive toward left field for a quick third out. The Dodgers in four secured 3 hits with 6 total bases and snagged 3 RBI's. Earned 5 walks and were struck out 4 times. L.A. wasn't making a lot of hits on the ball and stranded players in between innings. Outside of that, they rounded up the bases and got runners home who were set in scoring position. Drew walks too. Shifting to the top 6th Hernandez hit a single toward shallow center field and it sent Lux home from 2nd, 4-0. Los Angeles added 5 hits and recorded 8 total bases. Had 4 RBI's and were scoreless in their final four innings. Bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and stranded 8. The Dodgers didn't have greatest hitting performance and stranded players in between innings. Drew walks to go along. Also, executed in scoring position. Now they did strikeout due to chasing and stranded players in between innings. Don't forget they hardly moved the bases. Bullpen got batters to swing and miss on quality strikeouts. Kept the base and hit totals low. Also, they stranded runners that were set up in scoring position. Although, they allowed walks but nothing too major. The Dodgers acquired 6 walks, stole 1 base and they took a 3-0 series lead.
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Saturday October 26th, 2024: The Yankees were defeated by the Dodgers after losing 2-4. New York is still winless in the World Series and they lost 2 straight. Their bats need to WAKE UP before it's too late! In the top 3rd Juan Soto blasted a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-1. Switching to the top 5th Verdugo with two gone hit a fly ball toward deep left field for a quick third out. The Yankees in five acquired 1 hit with 4 total bases and picked up 2 walks. Struck out 3 times and stranded 2. New York's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position. Now they drew a few walks and kept stikeouts minimized. Now in the top 8th. The Yankees offense continues to struggle. They haven't made a hit or scored a run since the 3rd. Not to mention Aaron Judge in this Postseason was struck out 17 times on 37 at bats. Like the team he can't get going. Moving to the top 9th Stanton hit a single toward shallow left field and it sent Soto home from 2nd, 2-4. Two bats later Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch and it pushed Chrisholm to 2nd with Stanton reaching 3rd to load the bases. In the end, with gone Trevino hit a line drive toward deep center field for the third and final out. New York acquired 4 hits and gained 7 total bases. Earned 2 RBI's as well. Bullpen threw 6 strikeouts and stranded 4. The Yankees didn't have greatest hitting performance and stranded players in between innings. They recorded low bases and struck out chasing. Obviously, they struggled with runners who set up in scoring position. At least they drew some walks. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. They denied most hits too. Although, they hardly stranded runners who were in position to score and let up some walks. Also allowed bases and permitted home runs. New York had 1 walk, stole 1 base and trail the series 0-2.
The Dodgers knocked off the Yankees 4-2. Los Angeles needs two more wins to clinch the World Series and they won 3 consecutive. By the way Ohtani left the game in the 7th inning with a shoulder injury after stealing a base. Now in the bottom 2nd Tommy Edman delivered a solo homer over left field wall, 1-0. An inning later Hernandez buried a 2-run homer that went over the right center field wall and it got Betts home from 1st, 3-1. A bat later Freddie Freeman drilled a home run that flew over the right field wall, 4-1. The Dodgers capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 4 hits. Los Angeles in three quick innings delivered 6 hits and snagged 16 total bases. Earned 4 RBI's and 3 homers. Struck out twice and stranded 2. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. Tallied some home run balls too. Also got runners home who were set in scoring position. Now they drew no walks and kept strikeouts low. Jumping to the bottom 6th Smith launched a grounder toward 3rd and the sides retired. Scoring wise this offense fizzled out because their last run was in the 3rd. The Dodgers picked up 8 hits and tallied 19 total bases with 4 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 7 strikeouts and stranded 6. Los Angeles recorded low hits and struck out chasing. Walks were non-existent and they hardy batters in between innings. Luckily they capitalized in scoring position and moved the bases. Bullpen attacked the strike zone and restricted hits. Can't exclude their ability to put a strain on bases. To make matters even better they limited runners late who were set up in scoring position. Los Angeles snagged 2 walks, Hernandez tallied 2 RBI's with 1 homer and they lead the series 2-0.
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Friday October 25th, 2024: The Yankees were beat by the Dodgers 3-6 in extra innings. New York takes the first bump of this series and their 2-Game win streak ended. In the top 4th Anthony Rizzo hit a line drive toward left field for a quick third out. New York had 3 hits with 3 total bases and were struck out 3 times. Stranded 1 as well. The Yankees were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. Even when they did get have players in position it's not like they were capitalizing. Rarely drew walks too. Luckily, they denied strikeouts. Two innings later during the top 6th Giancarlo Stanton delivered a 2-run homer over the left field wall, and it pushed Soto home from 1st, 2-1. First lead for the Yankees. The Yankees in six tallied 7 hits with 10 total bases and snagged 2 RBI's. Were struck out 8 times and they stranded 7. New York made hard contact on the ball and got on base. Also, they started capitalizing with runners who were set up in scoring position. Now they struck out a lot and stranded players in between. Switching to the top 10th Volpe reached a fielder's choice toward the shortstop and it got Chrisholm home 3rd while Rizzo was out at 2nd, 3-2. New York recorded 10 hits and snagged 14 total bases. Earned 3 RBI's as well. Bullpen threw 4 strikeouts and stranded 4. Keep note the Yankees stole 3 bases in this inning alone. The Yankees aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. Bullpen didn't throw a lot of strikeouts but they did the next best thing which was force grounders and pop ups. Moving forward though they need to up their strike total. Now they gave up hits and allowed bases. Denied runners in scoring position and permitted a few walks. Dodgers secured 2 walks, Freeman had 4 RBI's with 1 homer and took a 1-0 series lead.
The Dodgers in extra innings defeated the Yankees 6-3. Los Angeles is three wins away from winning the World Series and they won 2 in a row. During the top 5th Flahtery threw a slider at Torres who hit a grounder toward left center field and the sides retired. Flahtery through five threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 4. Gave up 3 hits and 3 bases. Firstly, Jack Flahtery did most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners or at the knees. He denied hits and shutdown runners who were set in scoring position. Restricted walks too. Jumping to the bottom 5th Smith hit a sacrifice fly ball to right field and it brought Hernandez home from 3rd, 1-0. Heading to the bottom 8th Betts hit a sacrifice fly to center field and it sent Ohtani home from 3rd, 2-2. LA's first run since the 5th. Transitioning to the bottom 9th Hernandez with two gone launched fly ball toward left field for a quick third out. This forced extra innings. In the end, during the bottom 10th Freeman hit a grand slam home run, 6-3. LA acquired 7 hits and picked up 16 total bases. Gained 6 RBI's to go along. The bullpen tossed 13 strikeouts and stranded 11. The Dodgers didn't have greatest hitting performance and stranded players in between innings. Outside of that they moved the bases and some drew walks. Hardly stranded runners and kept strikeouts low. Also late they executed with runners in scoring position. Firstly, the Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts. They also restricted players that were set up in scoring position. Now they allowed walks and gave up stolen bags. New York stole 4 bags, Stanton racked up 2 RBI's and they trail the series 0-1.
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Sunday October 20th, 2024: The Mets were blown out by the Dodgers after losing 5-10. New York has a heartbreaking elimination and they and couldn't force game 7. During the top 1st Alonso reached an infield single toward the shortstop which brought Lindor from 3rd and Alonso got to 2nd on a Taylor throwing error, 1-0. Moving to the top 4th Vientos drilled a 2-run homer that went over the center field wall and it sent Alvarez home from 1st, 3-6. The Mets in four acquired 5 hits and picked up 8 total bases. Struck out 3 times and stranded 7. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. Strikeouts were non-existent and they drew walks. Not to mention they executed in scoring position. Now they strand runners in between innings. Transitioning to the top 7th New York came within three after Alvarez hit a sacrifice fly to right field and it pushed Taylor home from 3rd, 4-7. Their first run since the 4th inning. In the 9th McNeil delivered a single to shallow right field and it led Taylor home from 1st, 5-10. The Mets had 11 hits with 14 total bases and they secured 5 RBI's. New York hit the ball extremely well and ran the bags effectively. Now they had an inability to drive runners home who were set in scoring position. They forced walks and moved the bases. They allowed an abundance of hits and permitted bases. Also they gave up walks and let homers fly. They were even worse when facing runners in scoring position and barely threw strikeouts. The Mets acquired 1 home run, had 6 walks and they lost the series 2-4.
The Dodgers obliterated the Mets after picking up a 10-5 win. Los Angeles is heading to the World Series for the first time since 2020 and they meet the Yankees. In the bottom 1st LA answered back after Tommy Edman buried a double toward deep deep left field which brought Hernandez and Ohtani home, 2-1. Two innings later in the bottom 3rd Edman hit a 2-run homer over the left center field wall and it led Hernandez home from 1st, 4-1. Six bats later Smith buried a 2-run homer that flew over the center field wall and it drove Muncy home from 2nd, 6-1. Los Angeles through three had 6 hits and 10 total bases with 4 RBI's. They struck out twice and stranded 3. The Dodgers aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. They limited strikeouts and hardly stranded batters. Also they got runners home who were set in scoring position. Tallied a few homers too. Heading to the bottom 6th Ohtani delivered a single to center field and it pushed Smith home from 2nd, 7-3. First run since the 3rd. Switching to the bottom 8th L.A. increased their lead after Betts hit a double to deep left field and it brought Taylor home from 2nd, 8-4. A bat later Hernandez launched a sacrifice fly to right field and it sent Ohtani home from 3rd, 9-4. Things only got better for L.A. because Hernandez hit a single toward right field and it got Edman home from 2nd, 10-4. The Dodgers tallied 11 total hits and snagged 19 total bases. Gained 9 RBI's as well. Struck out 4 times and stranded 7. Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 12. Los Angeles put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. They also kept strikeouts low due to good vision. Don't forget they drew walks. Bullpen showed efficiency in the strike zone and restricted runners who in position to score. They did give up walks and surrendered bases. Relinquished hits too. Los Angeles hit 2 doubles, Edman secured 4 RBI's with 1 homer and they won the series 4-2.
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Saturday October 19th, 2024: The Yankees in extra innings beat the Guardians 5-2. New York advances to the World Series for the first time since 2009 and they won 2 striaght. By the way this will be the Yankees 41st World Series trip in team history. In the bottom 3rd Rodon threw a fastball to Ramirez who hit grounder toward 2nd for a quick third out Rodon in three threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 2. Gave up 1 walk and allowed 1 RBI. Rodon struck struck batters out on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. He denied most bases and limited walks. Although, he struggled just a bit with runners in scoring position. In the top 5th Verdugo launched a line drive toward center field for a quick out. New York in five had 3 hits and 4 total bases. Struck out 5 times and stranded 3. New York wasn't making hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. No walks and they slacked in scoring position. Struck out too. We now transition to the top 6th, where Stanton lifted a 2-run homer over the left center field wall and it drove Torres home from 3rd, 2-2. Transitioning to the top 10th Juan Soto buried a 3-run homer run that flew over the center field wall which led Verdugo and Dominguez home, 5-2. The Yankees New York recorded low hits and struck out chasing. Hardly drew walks too. Now they got runners home late who were set in scoring position and hardly stranded anyone. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Stranded players in scoring position as well. Now they gave up walks and allowed bases. New York hit 1 double, Soto had 3 RBI's with 1 home run and they won the series 4-1.
The Guardians suffered a heartbreaking 2-5 against the Yankees in extra innings. Cleveland couldn't stave off elimination and they lost 2 in a row. In the bottom 2nd Naylor hit a double to deep right field and it brought Naylor home from 1st, 1-0. Heading to the top 4th Rizzo with two gone hit a fly ball into left field for an easy third out. Bibee through four tossed 5 strikeouts and stranded 3. Gave up 2 hits and permitted 3 total bases. Bibee attacked the strike zone and restricted hits. Shutdown most bases and walks were restricted. Denied runners who were set in scoring position as well. Advancing to the bottom 5th Kwan rifled a single toward center field and it led Gimenez home from 2nd, 2-0. Now in the bottom 6th Naylor at 1st. Gimenez at bat hits a grounder to Torres who got Naylor out at 2nd and Gimenez at 1st for a double play. The Guardias in six secured 6 hits and snagged 8 total bases. Earned 2 RBI's and stranded 6. Were sat down on 6 strikeouts and picked up 3 walks. Cleveland put the ball in play and drove players home off solid baserunning. Drew walks as well. Now Cleveland stranded players in between innings and they struck out chasing. Switching to the bottom 9th Rocchio hit a ground ball toward 1st for a quick third out. This of course forced extra innings. Also their offense at this point of the game started lacking run production. Last run came in the 5th. In the end, during the bottom 10th Thimas hit a fly ball toward deeo right field for the third and final out.The Guards had 7 hits and snagged 9 total bases. Earned 2 RBI's too. Bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and steamed 4. Cleveland had difficult time making contact on the ball and stranded players in scoring position. Struck out constantly and barely moved the bases. Now they drew walks. Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and kept hits low. Rarely allowed walks too. Had trouble standing runners who in position to score and surrendered bases. Cleveland acquired 2 doubles, Naylor and Kwan were combined for 2 RBI's while losing the series 1-4.
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Friday October 18th, 2024: The Mets blew out the Dodgers by a final of 12-6. New York avoided elimination and snapped their 2-Game losing streak. In the bottom 1st Pete Alonso drilled a 3-run homer over the center field wall which led Nimmo and Hernandez home, 3-0. Two innings later during the bottom 3rd Marte delivered a double to left field while driving Winker and Alonso home, 5-1. Three bats later Alvarez crushed a single toward left field and drove Mart home from 3rd, 6-1. Following that play Lindor launched a triple toward right field and it sent Alvarez home from 1st, 7-1. Doesn't stop there either because a bat later a Nimmo single to right center field would drive Lindor home, 8-1. The Mets in three quick innings tallied 8 hits and snagged 16 total bases. Had 0 strikeouts under their belt and they stranded 4. Added 8 RBI's. Offensively, New York made swings on the ball which led to solid hits and they snagged bases. They forced walks and kept strikeouts limited while barely stranding batters. Can't exclude their ability to capitalize in scoring position. Now in the bottom 4th New York's lead grew after Winker hit a triple toward right field and it brought Pete Alonso home from 1st, 9-2. A few bats later McNeil hit a sacrifice fly to center field and it got Winker home from 3rd, 10-2. Hits were still effective and they picked up more bases. New York ended this inning by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. Transitioning to the bottom 6th McNeil buried a sacrifice fly to center field and it got Winker home from 3rd thus going up 11-6. Jumping to the bottom 8th Marte delivered a single to shallow center field and drove Alnoso home from 3rd, 12-6. The Mets acquired 14 hits and picked up 25 total bases. Secured 12 RBI's as well. The bullpen tossed 11 strikeouts and stranded 9. New York made hard contact on the ball and got on base. Strikeouts were non existent and they executed in scoring position. Were drawing a lot of walks too. New York struck batters out effectively and stranded players late who were set in scoring position. No stolen bases ethier. Now they permitted walks and allowed home runs. Also the base total climb. The Mets hit 4 doubles, Marte had 3 RBI's and they made the series 2-3.
The Dodgers were defeated by the Mets after getting blown out 6-12. Los Angeles allowed this series to get tied and their 2-Game win streak ended. During the top 2nd Pages hit a single to right field and it sent Hernandez to 3rd. After that, Hernandez scored and Pages was sent to 2nd on a wild pitch, 1-3. Moving to the top 4th Pages creamed a home run that went over the left field wall, 2-8. Los Angeles through four secured 6 hits and 10 total bases. Earned 2 RBI's and struck out 4 times. Stranded 8 as well. The Dodgers aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. For most of the game they denied strikeouts and drew walks. Now they executed poorly with runners in scoring position. Switching to the top 5th Pages drained a 3-run homer over the left field wall which got Muncy and Hernandez home, 5-10. They cut an 8-run deficit to five. This also happen to be Pages 2nd home run with 4 RBI's tallied. Advancing to the top 6th Mookie Betts hit a home run that flew over the left field wall, 6-10. In conclusion, during the top 9th Hernandez with two gone hit a fly ball toward right field for a quick third out. The Dodgers recorded 9 hits and snagged 19 total bases. Had 5 RBI's to go along. Bullpen threw 0 strikeouts and stranded 8. Los Angeles recorded low hits and struck out chasing. They were lacking late with runners in scoring position. Stranded a bunch in between innings as well. Luckily they drew walks and hit homers. For the bullpen they allowed hits and surrendered bases. They were sluggish at stopping runners who in position to score and gave up walks. They didn't even throw a strikeout. At least they stranded runners in between innings. Los Angeles racked up 1 double, Pages had 4 RBI's and they still lead the series 3-2.
Thursday October 17th, 2024: The Yankees in extra innings suffered a 5-7 loss to Guardians. New York had their 3-Game win streak end and they blow a lead. During the top 2nd Trevino buried a single to right field and it brought Volpe home from 3rd, 1-0. However, after this Trevino was caught trying to steal 2nd base for our number two. Following this play Torres hit a line drive toward left field and the sides retired. We now turn our attention toward the top 4th, where Volpe hit a grounder to the shortstop for a quick third out. Keep note the Yankees haven't scored since 2nd. The Yankees in four secured 2 hits with 2 total bases and snagged 1 RBI. Were struck out 4 times and left 3. New York's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Also despite scoring a run, they've struggled in scoring position. Some positives were that they kept strikeouts to a minimum and drew walks. So moving to the top 8th Soto was walked. Afterwards, Judge zipped a 2-run homer that went over the right field wall and it got Soto home, 3-3. A bat later Stanton hit a home run of his own and pushed it over the right center field wall, 4-3. Back to back home runs for Yankees. New York ended the 8th with 3 runs and 3 total hits. Switching to the top 9th Torres hit a sacrifice fly to center field and it drove Volpe home from 3rd, 5-3. This would The Yankees last run moving forward. New York tallied 6 hits with 14 total bases and secured 7 RBI's. Bullpen threw 5 strikeouts and stmesded 11. The Yankees didn't have greatest hitting performance and stranded players in between innings. Had trouble executing in scoring position. Outside of that they moved the bases and drew walks. Stole bases and hit some homers. Now don't kid yourself New York wasn't effective in the strike zone but they forced a lot of grounders and pop ups. Unfortunately, they allowed hits and relinquished bases. Let home runs pile and they surrendered steals. Were even worse when facing runners in scoring position. New York acquired 2 doubles, stole 1 base and allowed this series to become 2-1.
The Guardians rallied late and beat the Yankees 7-5 in extra innings. Cleveland is one win away from tying the series and their 3-Game losing streak snapped. In the bottom 3rd Manzardo delivered a 2-run homer over right field wall and it sent Rocchio home from 1st, 2-1. This would be Cleveland's first lead of the ALCS. Shifting to the bottom 5th Naylor with two gone launched a fly ball to left field and the sides separatd. The Guardians through five tallied 5 hits with 10 total bases and they picked up 2 RBI's. Sat down on 2 strikeouts and steamed 5 Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. Executed with some runners who were set in scoring position. Strikeouts were limited as well. Now some flaws were that they barely drew walks and stranded players in between. Last run came in the 4th too. Now relieve Pitcher Cade Smith came in Matthew Boyd and threw a fastball to Stanton who hit a grounder toward 3rd for a quick third out. Between starting and relieve Pitcher they threw a combined 5 strikeouts and stranded 3. Allowed 3 hits and gave up 3 total bases. Bullpen struck batters out on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. He denied hits and limited bases. Restricted runners who were in scoring position. Now they did give up some walks but nothing major. Jumping to the bottom 6th Gimenez who was the fifth batter in the lineup delivered a single toward center field and it drove Thomas home from 3rd, 3-1. Transitioning to the bottom 9th Noel knocked a 2-run homer over the left field wall and it pushed Thomas home from 2nd, 5-5. This would force extra innings. In the end, during bottom 10th Fry lifted a walk-off 2-run homer over the left field wall and it led Naylor home from 3rd, 7-5. ??. Cleveland made hard contact on the ball and got on base. Strikeouts were non existent for the most part and they drew walks. Hit home runs and stole some bases. Firstly, for the bullpen they struck batters out on inside corners or on the edge of the plate. Limited hits as well. Don't forget they put a strain on runners who were set in scoring position. Some flaws were giving up walks and allowing bases. Let up a few steals and permitted homers. Things they can correct going forward but overall good game and good comeback. Cleveland hit 4 doubles, stole 3 bases and made the series 1-2.
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Wednesday October 16th, 2024: The Dodgers routed the Mets 8-0. Los Angeles is 2 wins away from advancing to the World Series and they avoided back to back losses. In the top 2nd Smith reached an infield single toward the shortstop and it brought Muncy home from 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Tommy Edman hit a sacrifice fly to center field and it sent Hernandez home from 3rd, 2-0. Two runs in two quick innings for the Dodgers. Good start. Moving to the bottom 3rd Buehler struck Martinez out on a slider and the sides retired. Buehler in three threw 5 strikeouts and allowed 3 total hits with 3 bases given up. Stranded 6 as well. Buehler attacked the strike zone and restricted hits. Shutdown runners who were set in scoring position and denied bases. Barley allowed walks too. Heading to the top 6th Hernandez hit a 2-run homer over the left center field wall and it brought Tommy Edman home from 2nd, 4-0. Los Angeles through six made 5 hits on the ball and picked up 8 total bases. Struck out 5 times and stranded 6. Offensively, Los Angeles made swings on the ball which led to solid hits and snagged bases. LA forced walks and capitalized in scoring position. Now they did manage to strand runners in between but that about it. Transitioning to the top 8th Ohtani drilled a 3-run homer that flew over the right field wall which led Hernandez and Smith home, 7-0. Now in the middle of the 9th Muncy launched a home run that went over right field wall, 8-0. In the end, during the bottom 9th relieve Pitcher Casparius delivered a fastball to Bader who hit a fly ball toward shallow left field for the third and final out. Los Angeles tallied 10 hits and snagged 19 total bases with 8 RBI's. They were struck out 8 times and stranded 10. For the bullpen they would send 13 strikeouts and stranded 8. Allowed 4 hits and relinquished 4 total bases. Los Angeles made quality contact on the ball and ran the bags well while driving runners home who were in scoring position. Don't get me wrong L.A. still stranded batters in between innings and struck out chasing. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Don't forget they eliminated runners who were set in scoring position. Shutdown bases and limited hits. Now they allowed some walks but that was about it. Bullpen gave up 4 walks, hit 3 homers and took a 2-1 series lead.
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Tuesday October 15th, 2024: Aaron Judge's 3 RBI's and 1 homer pushed the Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Guardians. New York is 2 wins away from advancing to the World Series and they've won 4 Postseason games in a row. In the bottom 1st Judge was safe at 1st base on a Rocchio finding error and it sent Torres home from 3rd, 1-0. Then in the bottom 2nd Verdugo hit a double to left field and it led Volpe home with Rizzo reaching 3rd, 2-0. After that, Juan Soto was intentionally walked to load the bases. Four bats later Judge hit a sacrifice fly to center field and it sent Rizzo home, 3-0. New York made hard contact on the ball and got on base. Kept strikes to a minimum and got runners home who were in scoring position. Now they barely drew walks and stranded some in between innings. Heading to the bottom 6th Rizzo launched a double to right field and Volpe scored on a Brennan fielding error, 4-2. First score since the 2nd. Transitioning to the bottom 7th Judge buried a 2-run home run over the center field wall, 6-2. They scored 3 runs between the 6th and 7th inning. New York acquired 11 total hits and snagged 18 total bases. Gained 4 RBI's and as well. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 11. The Yankees aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. They got runners home who were set in scoring position. Now New York wasn't drawing a lot of walks and they struck out. Stranded players in between as well. New York struck batters out effectively and stranded players in scoring position. Put a strain on most hits too. Although, they allowed walks and permitted bases. New York snagged 3 walks, hit 4 doubles and took a 2-0 series lead.
The Guardians were defeated by the Yankees after going down 3-6. Cleveland is 2 losses away from elimination and they suffered 2 striaght Postseason defeats. So Rocchio with two gone struck out on a Cole curveball and the sides retired. The Guardians were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. Even when they did have have players in position it's not like they were capitalizing. Luckily they kept strikeouts low and drew a couple of walks. Moving to the top 5th Naylor sacrifice fly to right field and it pushed Kwan home while Manzardo got to the 3rd, 1-3. Afterwards, Thomas was walked to load the bases. Few bats later Brennan reached a fielders choice toward 1st and it got Manzardo home 3rd but Thomas was out at 2nd, 2-3. The Guardians at this point of the game bumped their total up to 6 and started moving the bases(6) a little. Although, they've struck out one too many times due to constant chasing. Cleveland secured 8 total hits and picked up 11 total bases. Had 3 RBI's to go along. The bullpen tossed 7 K's and stranded 7. During the top 9th Ramirez would bury a solo homer that flew over the right field wall, 3-6. In the end, Thomas hit a grounder toward 3rd for a quick third out. First run since the 5th inning. Cleveland barely made hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. To make worse they struggled in scoring position. At least they drew walks and moved the bases. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Hardly gave up walks too. Outside of that they authorized one too many bases and showed insufficiency when facing runners in scoring position. Gave up hits and relinquished bases. Cleveland had 6 walks, Ramirez tallied 1 RBI with 1 homer and they trial the series 0-2.
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Monday October 14th, 2024: The Dodgers took a rough 3-7 loss to the Mets. Los Angeles had back to back postseason wins denied and their 29 scoreless innings have ended. Finally the Dodgers get on the board after Max Muncy in the bottom 5th hit a home run that flew over right field wall, 1-6. The Dodgers through five secured 2 hits with 5 total bases and earned 1 RBI. Were struck out 7 times and stranded 3. Los Angeles wasn't making hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Also despite having a run, LA was still struggling with palyers who were set in scoring position and walks were rare. Luckily they only cked up some bases and tailed a homer. Hardly stranded runners in between as well. Heading to the bottom 6th Freeman reached a fielders choice toward Iglesias who dropped the ball for a fielding error and it led Hernandez to 2nd with Betts reaching 3rd to load the bases. Three bats later Tommy Edman crushed a single to right field which brought Hernandez and Freeman home, 3-6. LA on offense was starting to drive runners home. Afterwards, Muncy was walked and it sent Edman to 2nd while Freeman stayed on 3rd to re-load the bases. Now Muncy still on 1st. Hernandez at bat hits a grounder to Iglesias who got Muncy out at 2nd and Hernandez at 1st for a double play. LA ended this inning by scoring 2 runs on 1 total hit. So in the bottom 9th Freeman struck out on a Diaz slider for the third and final out. The Dodgers acquired 5 hits and snagged 8 total bases. Had 3 RBI's to go along. The bullpen tossed 6 strikeouts and stranded 10. Los Angeles barely made hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Slacked in scoring position and they hardly moved the bases. Stranded runners in between innings as well. Despite some negatives, they still stole a few bags and drew walks. Bullpen did most of their strikeout damage on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate or occasionally through the middle. Too bad they let the base total climb and gave up hits. Authorized one too many walks and showed insufficiency when facing runners in scoring position. New York hit 2 doubles, Vientos secured 4 RBI's with 7 walks and they tied the series at 1-1.
The Mets knocked off the Dodgers 7-3. New York forced a series tie and avoided back to back losses in the Playoffs. During the top 1st Francisco Lindor drilled a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. This would snap the Dodgers 29 scoreless innings. Moving to the top 2nd Taylor hit a double toward deep left field and brought Marte home from 2nd with Winker reaching 3rd, 2-0. After that, Lindor was intentionally walked to load the bases. A bat later Vientos launched a grand slam home run that went over the center field wall, 6-0. An inning later during the top 3rd Taylor was walked and it sent Iglesias to 2nd with Alonso reaching 3rd to load the bases. Afterwards, Alvarez hit a fly ball to center field for a quick third out. The Mets in three quick innings delivered 6 hits and snagged 13 total bases. They stranded 3 and struck out twice. Gained 6 RBI's too. New York made hard contact on the ball and got on base. Strikeouts were limited and they drew walks. Barley stranded batters and executed in scoring position. During the bottom 4th Manaea tossed a sinker to Edman who hit line drive toward right field and the sides retired. Manaea in four threw 6 strikeouts and stranded 3. Gave up 2 walks and no scores. Permitted 1 total base and authorized 1 hit. Manaea threw quality strikeouts on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. He denied most hits and shutdown bases. Hardly allowed walks and stranded runners who were set up in scoring position. Simply had great command on the mound. Switching to the top 7th Iglesias struck out on a Honeywell slider and the sides separated. Keep note they've made 2 hits since the 4th and their last run came in the 2nd. In other words this offense has fizzled out a little bit. Moving to the top 9th Marte hit a single to shallow center field and it sent Alnoso home from 2nd, 7-3. The Mets tallied 10 total hits and reeled in 18 total bases. Gained 7 RBI's as well. Bullpen threw 10 strikeouts and stranded 9. New York made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. They also drew walks and moved the bases. More importantly they executed late with runners who were set in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. For the bullpen struck batters out on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. They stranded players late that were set up in position to score and denied most bases. Now they allowed walks and gave up some stolen bags. Los Angeles had 8 walks, Tommy Edman added 2 RBI's and they let the series get tied at 1-1.
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Sunday October 13th, 2024: The Dodgers took a 9-0 blowout win over the Mets. Los Angeles strikes first in this series and they won 3 in a row. By the way the Dodgers bullpen has pitched 29 scoreless innings. In the bottom 1st Hernandez was walked on a ball four and it sent Freeman to 2nd with Betts reaching 3rd to load the bases. Two bats later Muncy hit a single toward center field which brought Freeman and Betts home, 2-0. LA capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 1 total hit. Then during the bottom 3rd Ohtani delivered a single into right field and it led Lux home from 2nd, 3-0. During the top 4th Jack Flahtery threw a slider to Marte who hit a fly ball toward deep right field for an easy third out. Flahtery in four threw 5 strikeouts and stranded 2. Allowed 2 total bases and permitted 0 hits. Flahtery threw quality strikeouts on the inside corners or at times outside the zone at your feet and kept hits low. Stranded the few runners that they had in scoring position and hardly allowed bases. Although, they've given up some walks(2). Moving to the bottom 4th Edman launched a single to right field and it sent Hernandez home from 2nd, 4-0. A bat later Ohtani crushed a double into deep right field and it got Edman ho.e from 1st, 5-0. Afterwards, a Freeman single to left field brought Ohtani home from 1st, 6-0. They are putting in an offensive onslaught. Just consistently scoring. An inning later during the bottom 5th Lux hit a grounder toward the shortstop for a quick third out. LA through five acquired 7 hits with 7 total bases and snagged 5 RBI's. Gained 4 walks and struck out 4 times. Stranded 5. The Dodgers aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. They limited strikeouts and drew walks. Not to mention they got runners home who set in scoring position. Now I guess one negative was stranding runners in between innings. We now turn our attention toward the bottom 7th, where Muncy drilled a fly ball into left field for a quick third out. Keep note this Dodgers offense went stale. They haven't scored since the 4th. An inning later during the bottom 8th Ohtani was walked on a ball four and it put Kiermaier on 2nd with Hernandez reaching 3rd to load the bases. Thereafter, Betts hit a double to deep left field which got Kiermaier, Hernandez and Ohtani home, 9-0. LA's offense was back on track. In conclusion, during the top 9th Ben Casparius relieved for Daniel Hudson and threw a fastball to strikeout Marte for the third and final out. The Dodgers ended with 9 hits and snagged 10 total bases. Stranded 7 and struck out 6 times. Secured 8 RBI's as well. Bullpen threw 8 strikeouts and stranded 5. Allowed 3 hits and gave up 3 total bases. The Dodgers didn't have a great hitting performance and they struck out quiet a bit due constant chasing. Also stranded some in between innings. Despite that, they still drew walks and got players home that were set up in position to score. Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and kept hits low. Shutdown bases and denied walks. Don't forget they shutdown runners who were set up in scoring position. The Dodgers tallied 7 walks, Betts and Muncy were combined for 5 RBI's while taking a 1-0 series lead.
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Saturday October 12th, 2024: The Tigers blow a lead and went down 3-7 against Guardians. Detroit was eliminated from the Postseason and they lost 2 consecutive. During the top 5th Carpenter drilled a single to deep right center field and it brought Sweeney home from 1st, 1-0. The Tigers through five had 3 hits with 5 total bases and picked up 1 RBI. Struck out 9 times and stranded 5. Gained 3 walks to go along. Detroit wasn't making much contact but they got enough to get on base and drew walks. They executed with runners who were set up in scoring position and stole a bag. Now they struck out one too many times due to constant chasing and stranded some in between. Now moving to the top 6th Rogers buried a single to right center field and it pushed Torklelson home from 1st while placing Meadows on 3rd, 2-5. Then in the top 7th Keith buried a double into deep center field and it pushed Greene home from 1st, 3-5. Keep in mind the Tigers have scored a run in three straight innings from the 5th to the 7th. In the end, during the top 9th Keith lifted a grounder to 1st for the third and final out. The Tigers secured 7 hits and picked up 11 total bases. Earned 3 RBI's as well. Bullpen struck out 10 batters and stranded 7. Detroit's offense had a poor hitting performance and they struck out consistently due bad vision. They stole a few bags and forced walks. With that being said, they were slacking with runners in scoring position and stranded a bunch in between innings. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Kept walks minimized and stranded a lot in between. Now they gave up hits and allowed bases to pile. They were poor when facing runners in scoring position as well. Skubal threw 6 K's, hit 4 doubles while acquiring 6 walks and they lost the series 2-3.
The Guardians blow out the Tigers by a final score of 7-3. Cleveland advances to the ALCS for the first time since 2016 and they'll face the Yankees. So in the top 2nd Boyd threw a slider that struck Sweeney out and the sides retired. Be aware that this would be Boyd's last inning pitched and Smith would relieve him. Boyd in 2 quick innings tossed 5 strikeouts and allowed 1 hit. Gave up 2 total bases as well. Boyd showed efficiency in the strike zone and denied hits. Put a strain on bases and they limited runners in scoring position. Only 1 walk given up as well. Solid day for him. Now in the bottom 4th Naylor with two gone hit a fly ball toward left field for an easy third out Cleveland through four secured 2 hits with 2 total bases and snagged 1 walk. Stranded 4 and struck out 4 times. Cleveland recorded low hits and hardly drew walks. They're barely getting on base and when they do their struggling to get runners home. Luckily they kept strikeouts to a minimum. Advancing to the bottom 5th Fry reached an infield single toward Ibanez and it sent Kwan to 2nd with Gimenez reaching 3rd to load the bases. After that, Ramirez was hit by pitch and it led Gimenez home, 1-1. A bat later Thomas launched a grand slam home run over the left center field wall, 5-1. First lead for Cleveland all game long after trailing 0-1. Three innings later rdiring the bottom 7th Thomas reached an infield single toward 2nd and it sent Kwan home from 3rd, 6-3. Cleveland's first run since 5th. An inning later during the bottom 8th Rocchio hit a single to center field and it got Gimenez home from 2md, 7-3. Cleveland had 11 hits and snagged 15 total bases. Gained 7 RBI's to go along. The bullpen tossed 16 strikeouts and stranded 10. The Guardians aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. More importantly they executed in scoring position. Now they struck out hacking and rarely drew walks. Stranded some in between as well. Bullpen attacked the strike zone and restricted hits. They also stranded runners who were set in scoring position and no homers were given up. Now they allowed walks and permitted bases. Gave up some stolen bags too. Cleveland recorded 1 home run, Thomas had 5 RBI's and they won the series 3-2.
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Friday October 11th, 2024: The Dodgers knocked off the Padres by a final score 2-0. Los Angeles advances to the NLCS for the first time since 2021 and they'll meet the Mets. The Dodgers would strike first in the bottom 2nd after Hernandez buried a solo home run over the left center field wall, 1-0. Moving to the bottom 5th Gavin Lux hit a grounder toward 1st for a quick third out. The Dodgers in five had 2 hits and 5 total bases. Drew 1 walk and struck out 3 times. Stranded 1 as well. Los Angeles wasn't making much contact but they got enough to get on base and kept strikeouts low. Barley stranded anyone too. Now they weren't capitalizing with runners who were set up in scoring position and drawing walks was difficult. Heading to the bottom 7th Hernandez drilled a solo homer that flew over the left field wall, 2-0. First score since the 2nd. In the end, during the top 9th Blake Trenin relieved for Michael Kopech and threw a slider to Fernando Tatis Jr. who hit a grounder toward 3rd for the final out. Keep note this was a Pitching duel between the two but the Dodgers bullpen was dominant all night long from the start of the game to the end. Literally LA pitched 9 scorless innings. The Dodgers acquired 4 hits and snagged 10 total bases. They were struck out 5 times and stranded 2. Had 2 RBI's as well. Bullpen threw 7 strikeouts and stranded 2. Allowed 2 hits and permitted 2 bases. Los Angeles recorded low hits and hardly drew walks. Outside of that, they picked up a lot bases and tallied a couple homers. Also executed late with runners who were iin scoring position and kept strikeouts limited. Los Angeles struck batters out effectively and stranded players in scoring position. Shutdown hits and restricted bases. Not to mention they forced a lot of grounders and pop up's. Barley allowed walks too. Dodgers had 1 walk, stole 1 base and won the series 3-2.
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Wednesday October 9th, 2024: The Mets defeated the Phillies 4-1. New York is going to the NLCS for the first time since 2015 and it's they're first clinching win at home. So in the bottom 1st Pete Alonso reached an infield single toward the shortstop and it sent Nimmo to 2nd with Vientos reaching 3rd to load the bases. Shifting to the Igasias with two gone hit a grounder toward the Catcher for a quick third out. New York made positive hits on the ball and they rounded a bunch of bases. They drew walks as well. Now New York struggled in scoring position and struck out chasing. Heading to the bottom 6th Marte on a wild pitch would safely make it to 2nd and it sent Martinez to 3rd. After that, Taylor got walked to load the bases. Following this play Alvarez reached a fielders choice toward the shortstop which put Taylor at 2nd and got Marte to 3rd to keep the bases loaded but Martinez was out at home. Two bats later Vientos drilled a grand slam home run that flew over the right center field, 4-1. First lead of the night for the Mets. The Mets throughout the entire game acquired 8 hits with 14 total bases and snagged 4 RBI's. Bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and stranded 9. New York wasn't making hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. They did strand a bunch in between innings. Now they got runners home who were set up in scoring position and drew walks. Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and kept hits low. Shutdown bases too. To make matters even better they denied players who were ein scoring position. Unfortunately they allowed walks but that was about it. New York hit 3 doubles with 6 walks, Lindor secured 4 RBI's and they won the series 3-1.
The Phillies suffered a heartbreaking 1-4 loss against the Mets. Philadelphia was eliminated from the Postseason and lost 2 in a row. During the bottom 2nd Suarez struck Nimmo out on a sinker and the sides retired. Suarez struck batters out effectively and stranded players in scoring position. Denied most hits too. Now he did give up bases. Now in the top 4th Bohm reached a fielders choice toward the Pitcher it brought Harper home from while Castellanos got to 3rd on a 3rd baseman fielding error, 1-0. Philadelpha's offense had a poor hitting performance and they weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and barely drew walks. Luckily they kept stikeouts at least. Transitioning to the top 9th Schwarber struck out on a Diaz fast all for the third and final out. Keep note the Phillies last score came in the 4th. ??. Philadelphia had a difficult time making contact on the ball and rarely got on base. They struck out constantly due to poor plate vision and even if Philadelphia did get in scoring position it's not like they were capitalizing. Now they did draw walks which was pretty good. Bullpen showed efficiency in the strike zone and denied hits. Here's the thing.....they slacked when facing runners in scoring position and gave up bases. Permitted walks too. Philly snagged 2 doubles, were walked 5 times and they lost the series 1-3.
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Tuesday October 8th, 2024: The Phillies got knocked off by the Mets after losing 2-7. Philadelphia is one loss away from being eliminated and they lost 2 Postseason games in a row. During the top 4th Realmuto hit a fly ball toward center field for a quick third out. The Phillies were struggling to make contact and hardly got on base let alone in scoring position. Even if they did have have players in position it's not like they were capitalizing. Luckily they kept strikeouts low. Then in the top 8th Harper delivered a single to right field and it led Sosa home from 3rd. Two bats later Castellanos buried a single toward left field and it got Schwarber from 3rd, 2-6. In the end, during the top 9th Clemens with two gone suffered a strikeout on Stanke's fastball for the third and final out. Philly recorded 5 hits with 5 total bases and snagged 2 RBI's. Bullpen stranded 7 and struck out 11. Philadelphia's offense had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position and struck out hacking. Barley forced walks too. Bullpen attacked the strike zone and restricted most hits. Although, shutting runners down in scoring position was tough and they allowed one too many bases. Permitted walks and gave up homers. Philly Schwarber tallied a 2-RBI day, Nola threw 8 K's in five innings and they trail the series 1-2.
The Mets obliterated the Phillies by a final of score 7-2. New York is one win away from advancing ALCS and they won 2 Postseason games in a row. In the bottom 2nd Pete Alonso hit a solo homer over the right field wall, 1-0. Then in the bottom 4th Winker drilled a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 2-0. 2nd homer of the day for New York. Heading to the bottom 5th Lindor struck out off a Nola fastball and the sides retired. New York wasn't making hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Now they picked up a lot bases with a couple of homers. Also got runners home who were in position to score and they rarely stranded anyone. Advancing to the 6th Turner was on 1st. Castellanos at bat off a Manaea changeup hit a line drive toward Sosa who got who got Schwarber out at 2nd for a double play.. Manaea denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and kept hits low. Restricted runners in scoring position and limited walks. Took away bases too. Shifting to the bottom 6th Marte launched a single to center field which brought Alonso and Nimmo home, 4-0. Transitioning to the bottom 7th Iglesias hit a single toward center field while leading Nimmo and Bader home, 6-0. They've scored 4 runs between the 6th and 7th. Now in the bottom 8th Lindor hit a double to right field and led Martinez home from 2nd, 7-2. The Mets acquired 9 hits and picked up 16 total bases. Had 7 RBI's as well. For the bullpen they struck out 8 batters and stranded 6. New York recorded low hits and struck out chasing. Stranded runners in between innings as well. However, they capitalized in scoring position and drew walks. Knocked some home runs too. Bullpen denied batters by forcing quality strikeouts and kept hits low. Denied runners who were in scoring position and put a strain on walks. Restricted bases too. New York secured 5 walks, Nimmo and Alonso were combined for 4 RBI's while taking a 2-1 series lead.
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Monday October 7th, 2024: Skubal delivered 8 strikeouts and the Tigers picked up a 3-0 win over the Guardians. Detroit had their first Postseason shutout win since 2013 and they're 2 wins away from advancing to the ALCS. Now in the bottom 3rd Skubal threw a fastball to strikeout Rocchio and the sides retired. Skubal in three tossed 6 strikeouts and stranded 0. Gave up 0 hits and 0 walks. Skubal attacked the strike zone and restricted hits. He shutdown runners who were in scoring position and limited walks. Allowed 0 bases to go along. Pushing to the top 6th Perez with two gone suffered a foul tipped strikeout off Cade Smith's fastball for the third out. The Tigers in six recorded 4 hits with 5 total bases and they struck out 7 times. Stranded 5 and drew 2 walks. Detroit recorded low hits and struck out chasing. They were slacking with runners in scoring position and drawing walks was difficult. One positive was collecting some bases. FINALLY....during the top 9th Carpenter with two gone hit a 3-run homer over the right field wall while leading Rogers and Sweeney home, 3-0. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th relieve Pitcher Beau Brieake came in for Vest and threw a fastball to strikeout Fry for the the final out. Detroit acquired 9 hits and secured 14 total bases. Took 4 walks and hit 1 homer. Including 3 RBI's and they were struck out 10 times. Stranded 9 to go along. Bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and stranded 2. Allowed 5 total bases and permitted 3 hits. Detroit's offense didn't have the best hitting performance and they struck out hacking. They stranded a bunch as well. Now they drew walks and executed late with runners in scoring position. Bullpen showed efficiency in the strike zone and denied hits. Limited walks and shutdown bases. Don't forget they did excellent when facing runners in scoring position. Detroit took 4 walks, Carpenter had a 3-RBI day and they tied the series at 1-1.
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Sunday October 6th, 2024: The Mets took a derailing 6-7 loss against the Phillies. New York had back to back playoff wins denied and their looking to rebound in game two. In the top 3rd Vientos hammered a 2-run homer over the right field wall and it brought Lindor home from 1st, 2-0. New York capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits. Then in the top 4th Alvarez with two gone struck out on a Smachez sinker and the sides retired. New York in four had 5 hits with 9 total bases and snagged 2 RBI's. Were struck out 5 times and they stranded 3. The Mets aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. Hardly stranded anyone too. Speaking of which they capitalized with runners who were set up in scoring position. Although, they struck out constantly. In the bottom 5th Severino threw a slider to Sosa who hit a grounder toward 3rd for a quick third out. Severino through five threw 6 strikeouts and gave up 3 hits. No earned runs ethier. Severino showed efficiency in the strike zone and denied hits. He barely allowed walks and restricted runners who were set up in scoring position. Put a strain on base totals as well. Moving to the top of the 6th Pete Alonso buried a solo homer that went over the right center field wall, 3-0. An inning later during the top 7th Brandon Nimmo hit a home run over the right field wall thus going up 4-3. Shifting to the top 9th Vientos delivered a 2-run homer over the left center field wall and it got Lindor home from 1st, 6-6. New York acquired 11 hits and snagged 24 total bases. Had 6 RBI's as well. Bullpen threw 11 strikeouts and stranded 7. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. Too bad they struck out one too many times due to poor vision and late they slacked with runners who were in scoring position. Simply couldn't score when it was time too and they stranded a lot in between innings. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Unfortunately, New York's bullpen late had issues shutting down players that were in position to score and they allowed hits. Permitted far too many bases. New York tallied 1 triple, Vientos had 2 RBI's and they have a 1-1 tied series.
The Phillies slide past the Mets after picking up a 7-6 win. Philadelphia ties the NLDS and avoided back to back losses. So during the bottom. 6th Bryce Harper hit a 2-run homer over the center field wall and it got Turner home from 1st, 2-3. A bat later Castellanos launched a home run that flew over the left center field wall, 3-3. Philly in six acquired 6 hits with 12 total bases and picked up 3 RBI's. Were sat down on 7 strikes and stranded 3. Philadelphia made hard contact on the ball and got on base a bunch. They got players home that were in position to score and stole bags. Now they did strikeout a lot due to poor vision and walks were rare. Heading to the bottom 8th Stott hit a triple toward shallow right field which led Harper and Castallenos home, 5-4. Two bats later Realmuto reached a fielders choice toward the Pitcher and it sent Stott home from 3rd, 6-4. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Castallenos hit a game winning single to deep left field and it pushed Turner home from 2nd, 7-6. Philadelphia made quality contact and effectively ran the bags. Most importantly they executed with runners who were in scoring position. Although, they manage to strikeout swinging and stranded players in between. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. They also restricted runners late who were in position to score. Although, they allowed way too many hits and gave up bases. Harper had a 2-RBI day, took 2 walks and evened the series at 1-1.
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Saturday October 5th, 2024: The Guardians took a 7-0 win against the Tigers. Cleveland leads the ALDS series and they've won 3 in a row. So in the bottom 1st Ramirez reached a fielders choice toward left field which got Kwan home from 2nd and it sent Fry to 3rd while Ramirez secured 3rd on a McKinstry fielding error, 1-0. A bat later Naylor delivered a single to right field and it sent Fry home, 2-0. Two bats later Thomas buried a 3-run homer over the left field wall while getting Ramirez and Naylor home, 5-0. During the bottom 2nd Thomas struck out on an Olson changeup and the sides retired. The Guardians in the early innings earned 5 hits and snagged 9 total bases. Struck out twice and stranded 3. Drew only 2 walks though. Cleveland made hard contact on the ball and got on base. Kept strikeouts to a minimum and excuted with runners who were set up in scoring position. Heading to the top 3rd Bibee threw a fastball at Vierling who hit a grounder toward 2nd for an easy third out. Bibee in three tossed 5 strikeouts and stranded 3 with 2 hits given up. Bibee denied hits and restricted bases. Not to mention he struck batters out on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. They limited walks and put a strain on runners who were in scoring position. Shifting to the bottom 6th Fry bit a double toward deep left field which led Kwan and Noel home, 7-0. This happen to be their first score since the 1st. In the end, during the top 9th relieve Pitcher Emmanuel Clase came in for Hunter Gaddis and threw cutter to Greene who hit a grounder toward 2nd for a quick third out. The Guardians throughout their day recorded 7 hits with 13 total bases and snagged 7 RBI's. Stranded 7 and struck out 8 times. For the bullpen they threw 13 strikeouts and and stranded 5. Gave up 4 hits and allowed 5 total bases. Cleveland recorded low hits and struck out chasing. They did strand some in between innings as well. On the other hand they picked up a lot of bases and drew walks. Don't forget they got runners home who were set in position to score and added a few steals. Bullpen showed efficiency in the strike zone and denied hits. They shutdown bases and rarley allowed walks. To make matters even better they limited runners who were set up in scoring position. Cleveland had 5 walks, stole 2 bases and took a 1-0 series lead.
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Thursday October 3rd, 2024: The Mets rallied from 2 run deficit to take a 4-2 win over the Brewers. New York advanced to the NLDS for the first time since 2015 and they'll take on the Phillies. So in the top 4th Iglesias with two gone hit a grounder toward the shortstop for an easy third out. New York wasn't making hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Rarely drew walks and struggled with runners who were set up in scoring position. Baserunning was in-effective as well. Luckily they kept strikeouts low. In the top 9th Nimmo who was the second batter in the lineup hit a single to right field and it sent Lindor to 3rd. After that, Pete Alonso launched a 3-run homer over the right field wall, 3-2. First score of the night for the Mets. The Mets had 5 hits with 9 total bases and snagged 4 RBI's. Bullpen threw 9 strikeouts and stranded 7. New York wasn't hitting the ball all that well and baserunning was poor. They struck out constantly and barely drew walks. The Mets hardly stranded anyone and they executed late with runners in scoring position. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Kept hits minimized and denied walks. Also put a strain on runners who were set in scoring position. Now they allowed bases to rack up and gave up steals. New York had 1 walk, stole 1 base and won the series 2-1.
The Brewers blew a late lead and it led to a 2-4 loss to the Mets. Milwaukee has been eliminated from the Postseason and they'll head back to the drawing board for next year. During the top 5th Meyers threw a slider at Alvarez who hit a pop fly toward 1st for a quick third out. Meyers denied hits and restricted bases. Not to mention he struck batters out on the inside corners, on the edge of the plate or up high in the zone. He eliminated runners who were set up in scoring position and reduced walks. Then in the bottom 6th Sanchez struck out on a Quintana changeup and the sides retired. New York recorded low hits and struck out chasing. Rarely earned walks and they were insufficient with runners in scoring position. Shifting to the bottom 7th Bauers delivered a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-0. A bat later Frelick hit a solo homer that flew over the right field wall, 2-0. Back to back home runs for the Brewers. WOW! In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Frelick at 1st. Turang at bat hits a grounder toward the shortstop who got Frelick out at 2nd and Turang at 1st for a double play. The Brewers recorded 6 hits and picked up 14 total bases. Gained 2 RBI's as well. Bullpen tossed 9 K's and stranded 4. Milwaukee's offense had a poor hitting performance and they struck out hacking. Also stranded runners in scoring position. Now they stole a lot of bases and moved them. Their bullpen showed efficiency in the strike zone and they limited hits. Shutdown most of the bases and didn't give up walks. Too bad they slacked late when facing runners in scoring position. Milwaukee earned 3 walks, Meyers delivered 5 strikeouts in five innings and lost the series 1-2.
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Wednesday October 2nd, 2024: The Orioles suffered a heartbreaking 1-2 loss against the Royals. Baltimore has now been eliminated from the Postseason and they lost 2 consecutive. Now in the bottom 5th Mullins delivered a solo home run over the right field wall, 1-1. This happen to be their first score of the Postseason. Next bat Westburg was safe at 1st on a Lugo fielding error and it sent Henerderson to 2nd with Urias reaching 3rd to load the bases. Unfortunately, this inning came to end after Rustchman launched a grounder to the shortstop and the sides retired. Baltimore in five made 5 hits with 8 total bases and snagged 1 RBI. Stranded 7 and struck out 7 times. The Orioles aggressive batting resulted in a lot of hits and bases earned. Despite 1 score, they still struggled with runners in scoring position and struck hacking. Just stranded far too much up to this point of the game. Rarely drew walks as well. In the end, during the bottom 9th Henderson struck out on a Lucas Erceg changeup for the third and final out. The Orioles acquired 6 hits and 9 total bases. Earned 1 RBI as well. Bullpen tossed 10 strikeouts and stranded 12. Baltimore wasn't making hits on the ball and they struck out swinging. Not to mention they executed poorly with runners in scoring position and hardly drew walks. Rarely moved the bases too. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. They restricted hits while forcing pop up's and grounders. So look, for most of the game they did well when facing runners in scoring position but late they struggled. Allowed wallks and gave up bases. Baltimore had 2 walks, Eflin secured 3 strikeouts in four innings and they lost the series 0-2.
The Royals knocked off the Orioles by a final score of 2-1. Kansas City swept Baltimore and they'll move on to the ALDS for the first time since 2015. Be aware They'll meet the Yankees next in Saturday. The Royals would strike first in the top 1st after Pasquantino buried a single to right field and it brought Massey home from 3rd, 1-0. Moving to the bottom 3rd Lugo tossed a slider to Wesburg who hit grounder toward the shortstop for an easy third out. Lugo in three threw 5 strikeouts and allowed 1 hit. Permitted 0 earned runs and stranded 2. Seth Lugo struck batters out on the outside zone or at the knees. He denied hits and shutdown bases. Allowed no walks ethier. More importantly he put strain on runners who were set up in scoring position. During the middle of the 4th inning Garcia hit a fly ball toward left field for a quick third out. The Royals through four secured 4 hits and snagged 5 total bases. Earned 1 RBI and they struck out 3 times. Stranded 5 and drew 1 walk. Kansas City's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position. Don't forget they haven't scored since the 1st. Barely drew walks too. Luckily they kept strikeouts down due to good vision. We now turn our attention toward the top 6th, where Bobby Witt Jr. reached an infield single toward 2nd and it led Isbel home from 3rd, 2-1. The Royals turned in 9 hits and snagged 10 total bases. Along with 2 RBI's. Bullpen delivered 12 strikeouts and stranded 10. Kansas City recorded low hits and struck out chasing. Stranded players in between innings as well. Now the Royals weren't excellent all matchup long with runners in scoring position but late in the game they buckeled down and executed. Picked up a lot bases in the process and drew walks. Bullpen shutdown hits and restricted bases. Not to mention they struck batters out on the inside corners or on the edge of the plate. He eliminated runners who were set up in scoring position and reduced walks. Kansas City stole 1 base with 4 walks, hit 1 double and win the series 2-0.
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Tuesday October 1st, 2024: The Tigers defeated the Astros 3-1. Detroit leads the wild card series. In the top 2nd Detroit struck first after Rodgers hit a single to shallow center field and it brought Perez home from 3rd, 1-0. A bat later Sweeney with two outs delivered a single toward center field and it led Meadows home from 2nd, 2-0. After that, Vierling launched a single into center field and it sent Rogers home from 3rd, 3-0. The Tigers scored 3 runs on 4 total hits. Keep note Detroit won't hit a bunch of homers but they can drive runners home. Keep you you thinking too. Now in the top 3rd Torklelson with two gone hit a line drive to the shortstop for an easy third out. Offense off good eye sight hit the ball extremely well and picked up a lot of bases. They denied strikeouts(1) and executed in scoring position. Rarely stranded batters(3). Then three innings later during the top 6th Vierling would strikeout on Bryan King fastball and the sides retired. Keep in mind the Tigers offense had fizzled out in terms of scoring. No runs since the 3rd. Now shifting to the bottom 6th Skubal threw a fastball that struck Diaz out and the sides separated. Look, Skubal did most of his strikeout damage on the inside corners, through the middle of the zone or in the edge of the plate. Denied hits and shutdown runners who were set up in scoring position. The Tigers acquired 10 hits with 12 total bases and snagged 3 RBI's. Bullpen threw 10 strikeouts and stranded 8. Detroit made hard contact and got on base. Drew walks too Now late they struggled with runners who were set up in scoring position and struck out chasing. Stranded a bunch of players in between innings as well. They shutdown hits and restricted bases. Put a strain on runners who were in position to score. Hardly walked batters too. Detroit had 6 walks, Skubal threw 6 strikeouts and they took a 1-0 series lead.
The Astros took a disappointing 1-3 loss to the Tigers. Houston is behind in the wild card series. During the bottom 3rd Jose Altuve drilled a single into left field and got Dubon to 2nd. Too bad this inning ended with Tucker hitting a line drive toward left field for the third out. So in the bottom 4th Carantini struck out on a Skubal changeup for an easy third out. Houston's offense midway through had a poor hitting performance and weren't running the bags all that well. Not to mention they were insufficient with players in scoring position. By the way yes they stranded only 2 but that's because there rarely getting on base and when they do their not executing. Luckily they strikeouts at a distance. Heading to the bottom 9th Diaz hit a single to shallow right field and it pushed Dezenzo home from 3rd, 1-3. Few bats later McCormick was walked on a ball four to load the bases. In conclusion, Heyward with two batters gone hit a line drive toward 1st for the third and final out. The Astros concluded their day by picking up 7 hits and gained 8 total bases. Earned 1 RBI. Bullpen stranded 10. Houston recorded low hits and struck out hacking. Rarely moved the bases and walks were non existent. To make matters worse they slacked in scoring position. Bullpen struck batters out by forcing swings and misses over the plate. Stranded players in between as well. Outside of that they allowed hits and permitted bases. Not to mention they had trouble when facing runners who were in scoring position and gave up walks. Houston had 1 walk, bullpen delivered 10 strikeouts and they trail 0-1 in this AL wild card series.
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Saturday November 5th, 2022: Astros stun the Phillies after picking up an impressive 4-1 Victory. Astros win 2nd World Series title since 2017 and Rookie Jermey Pena won MVP. Kyle Tucker in the bottom 4th with gone would hit a grounder to 2nd base for an easy 3rd out. The Astros offense in four has done a nice job of staying away from the heavy strikeouts but got on base just twice with 2 team hit added. Stros have to put the ball in play better and start getting players on base. Now heading into the bottom 6th Houston would finally get on the scoreboard. After Yordan Alvarez bombed a 3-run home run over the left field wall, 3-1. Houston after that, would extend their lead after Vasquez delivered a single that flew into left field and got Bregman home from 3rd, 4-1. The Stros caped this inning off by scoring 4 runs on 5 hits and between both Wheeler and Alvarado they kept them on the mound for 35 total pitches. In the end, during the top 9th relief Pitcher Ryan Pressley would fire a slider that forced Castellanos to hit a foul ball towards right field for the 3rd and final out. Astros late muscled in 7 hits with 4 RBI's tallied and jumped on base 10 total times but were held without a score in their final three innings. Stros offense simply made all the hits that were necessary in crunch time and capitalized with runners in scoring position. As for their bullpen they frustrated Philly by tossing 12 strikes and left 4 batters stranded on a bag. This bullpen managed to limit hit and base totals and eliminated any scoring chances Philly may have from the 7th inning on. You can't leave out the defender behind the mound ethier, after they fielded bouncing grounders and caught simple fly balls. Stros secured 2 walks, matched Philadelphia with a 1 home run each and won the World Series 4-2.
Phillies held to one run all game long and it sent them to a 1-4 loss to the Astros. Phillies were denied of a game seven and will now head back to drawing board for next year. Sosa in the top 5th would be struck out by a Valdez curveball for a quick 3rd out. The Phillies in five shutout innings turned in 2 hits with 2 total bases gained and were sat down on 8 strikeouts. Phillies offense has absolutely struggled in terms of making contact at the plate and couldn't get players on base. Phils have to start capitalizing when they have runners in position and need to put more bats on balls. As well as limiting the strike rate. During the top 6th Philadelphia would finally break this 0-0 tie as Kyle Schwarber belted a solo home run over the right field wall, thus going up 1-0. Unfortunately, this would the Phillies only score moving forward. Phillies were held to 3 hits with 6 total bases earned and got 1 run to score across home plate but were shutout in their final three innings. Phillies lost this matchup due to the lack of hitting and struggled to drive in runs when they had players on base. They also suffered majorly in the strike zone area with a few swings and misses over the plate. Bullpen on the other hand punched in 9 strikes and left 4 on base. Bullpen actually dominated this game for their team, as they hammered the zone well and from time to time they were able to strand batters on a bag. Phillies were walked twice, hit by 1 pitch and lost this series 2-4.
Saturday November 5th, 2022: Astros stun the Phillies after picking up an impressive 4-1 Victory. Astros win 2nd World Series title since 2017 and Rookie Jermey Pena won MVP. Kyle Tucker in the bottom 4th with gone would hit a grounder to 2nd base for an easy 3rd out. The Astros offense in four has done a nice job of staying away from the heavy strikeouts but got on base just twice with 2 team hit added. Stros have to put the ball in play better and start getting players on base. Now heading into the bottom 6th Houston would finally get on the scoreboard. After Yordan Alvarez bombed a 3-run home run over the left field wall, 3-1. Houston after that, would extend their lead after Vasquez delivered a single that flew into left field and got Bregman home from 3rd, 4-1. The Stros caped this inning off by scoring 4 runs on 5 hits and between both Wheeler and Alvarado they kept them on the mound for 35 total pitches. In the end, during the top 9th relief Pitcher Ryan Pressley would fire a slider that forced Castellanos to hit a foul ball towards right field for the 3rd and final out. Astros late muscled in 7 hits with 4 RBI's tallied and jumped on base 10 total times but were held without a score in their final three innings. Stros offense simply made all the hits that were necessary in crunch time and capitalized with runners in scoring position. As for their bullpen they frustrated Philly by tossing 12 strikes and left 4 batters stranded on a bag. This bullpen managed to limit hit and base totals and eliminated any scoring chances Philly may have from the 7th inning on. You can't leave out the defender behind the mound ethier, after they fielded bouncing grounders and caught simple fly balls. Stros secured 2 walks, matched Philadelphia with a 1 home run each and won the World Series 4-2.
Phillies held to one run all game long and it sent them to a 1-4 loss to the Astros. Phillies were denied of a game seven and will now head back to drawing board for next year. Sosa in the top 5th would be struck out by a Valdez curveball for a quick 3rd out. The Phillies in five shutout innings turned in 2 hits with 2 total bases gained and were sat down on 8 strikeouts. Phillies offense has absolutely struggled in terms of making contact at the plate and couldn't get players on base. Phils have to start capitalizing when they have runners in position and need to put more bats on balls. As well as limiting the strike rate. During the top 6th Philadelphia would finally break this 0-0 tie as Kyle Schwarber belted a solo home run over the right field wall, thus going up 1-0. Unfortunately, this would the Phillies only score moving forward. Phillies were held to 3 hits with 6 total bases earned and got 1 run to score across home plate but were shutout in their final three innings. Phillies lost this matchup due to the lack of hitting and struggled to drive in runs when they had players on base. They also suffered majorly in the strike zone area with a few swings and misses over the plate. Bullpen on the other hand punched in 9 strikes and left 4 on base. Bullpen actually dominated this game for their team, as they hammered the zone well and from time to time they were able to strand batters on a bag. Phillies were walked twice, hit by 1 pitch and lost this series 2-4.
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Thursday November 3rd, 2022: Verlander's 6 strikes in 5 innings was enough to lead the Astros past the Phillies for a 3-2 Victory. Verlander earns first win in the World Series and are one win away from winning their 2nd title in five years. Astros would gain an early lead during the top 1st after Jeremy Pena knocked in a double that flew over the center field wall and it got Altuve home from 2nd, 1-0. This happen to be Pena's 8th RBI of the Postseason. Then during the top 4th Houston would ragain their lead after Pena blasted a solo home run that went over the left field wall, thus going up 2-1. Houston's offense in four muscled in 4 hits with 1 homer added and drove home 2 runs on 9 total bases gained. One major flaw would be that they suffered 7 strikeouts. Astros were simply putting the ball in play well and ran the bases effectively but have to figure out how to minus how many times they go down on K's, because from time to time they are caught chasing pitches and it led them to a few swings and misses over the plate. We now turn our attentions over to the top 8th where Alvarez hit a ground ball out towards 1st base and managed to get Altuve home from 3rd, 3-2. Astros concluded their night by securing 9 hits with 3 doubles tallied and got 3 RBI's across home plate on 15 total bases. Astros offense made just enough contact on the ball to get players on base and capitalized well when provided with a scoring opportunity. As for their bullpen they hammered Philly inside the zone for 12 strikeouts and left 12 batters on base. This bullpen hounded Philadelphia with a ton of strikes and eliminated most of their scoring chances. Including their defense behind them doing a nice job of fielding grounders and pop flys for easy outs. Stros stole 1 base, walked twice and took a 3-2 series lead.
Phillies in game five suffer a nail-biting 2-3 one run loss to the Astros. Phillies now have their backs against the wall and need a game six win to keep Postseason hopes alive. Phillies in the bottom 1st would quickly even this bout up after Schwarber buried a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-1. This would be Schwarber's 5th homer of the 2022 Playoffs. Now heading into the middle of the 3rd Noah Syndergaard would fire a slider that forced Altuve into hitting a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Noah Syndergaard in three delivered 4 early strikes and gave up just 2 hits. Syndgaard doing a nice of dominating the strike zone while limiting how much contact is made and rarely let Houston get on base. Going into the bottom innings of the 5th Castallanos with two gone would hit a fly ball towards left field a d the sides would retire. Phillies offense through five turned in 4 hits and got 1 RBI to score on 8 total bases gained but haven't posted a run since the 1st while being struck out 6 times with 7 batters stranded. Phillies by this point were struggling to make contact on the ball and haven't been able to capitalize with runners on base. More hits and runs need to be scored if they want a chance to win. Two innings later during the bottom 7th Bryce Harper would hit a pop fly high into the air towards 3rd base for an easy 3rd out. This Phillies offense were in a scoring slump as they struggled to get runs in and were forced into hitting mainly grounders and pop flys. Entering the bottom 8th Philadelphia would inch within one after Segura hit a single to deep right field and it brought home Castellaonos home from 2nd, 2-3. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Castallanos would hit a grounder to the shortstop for the 3rd and final out of the night. Phillies throughout this matchup jammed in 6 hits while securing 10 total bases and got 2 RBI's in with 6 walks added but were shutout in their final inning. This offense suffered a tough loss by simply lacking in the hit department late as they turned in a ton of grounders and missed alot of balls over the plate. Bullpen on the other hand flexed in 12 strikes and left 7 on base. This bullpen worked the strikezone well but they had issues in eliminating runs and gave up to much contact. Phillies were hit by a pitch twice, sunk in 1 home run and fell to a 2-3 series deficit.
Thursday November 3rd, 2022: Verlander's 6 strikes in 5 innings was enough to lead the Astros past the Phillies for a 3-2 Victory. Verlander earns first win in the World Series and are one win away from winning their 2nd title in five years. Astros would gain an early lead during the top 1st after Jeremy Pena knocked in a double that flew over the center field wall and it got Altuve home from 2nd, 1-0. This happen to be Pena's 8th RBI of the Postseason. Then during the top 4th Houston would ragain their lead after Pena blasted a solo home run that went over the left field wall, thus going up 2-1. Houston's offense in four muscled in 4 hits with 1 homer added and drove home 2 runs on 9 total bases gained. One major flaw would be that they suffered 7 strikeouts. Astros were simply putting the ball in play well and ran the bases effectively but have to figure out how to minus how many times they go down on K's, because from time to time they are caught chasing pitches and it led them to a few swings and misses over the plate. We now turn our attentions over to the top 8th where Alvarez hit a ground ball out towards 1st base and managed to get Altuve home from 3rd, 3-2. Astros concluded their night by securing 9 hits with 3 doubles tallied and got 3 RBI's across home plate on 15 total bases. Astros offense made just enough contact on the ball to get players on base and capitalized well when provided with a scoring opportunity. As for their bullpen they hammered Philly inside the zone for 12 strikeouts and left 12 batters on base. This bullpen hounded Philadelphia with a ton of strikes and eliminated most of their scoring chances. Including their defense behind them doing a nice job of fielding grounders and pop flys for easy outs. Stros stole 1 base, walked twice and took a 3-2 series lead.
Phillies in game five suffer a nail-biting 2-3 one run loss to the Astros. Phillies now have their backs against the wall and need a game six win to keep Postseason hopes alive. Phillies in the bottom 1st would quickly even this bout up after Schwarber buried a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-1. This would be Schwarber's 5th homer of the 2022 Playoffs. Now heading into the middle of the 3rd Noah Syndergaard would fire a slider that forced Altuve into hitting a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Noah Syndergaard in three delivered 4 early strikes and gave up just 2 hits. Syndgaard doing a nice of dominating the strike zone while limiting how much contact is made and rarely let Houston get on base. Going into the bottom innings of the 5th Castallanos with two gone would hit a fly ball towards left field a d the sides would retire. Phillies offense through five turned in 4 hits and got 1 RBI to score on 8 total bases gained but haven't posted a run since the 1st while being struck out 6 times with 7 batters stranded. Phillies by this point were struggling to make contact on the ball and haven't been able to capitalize with runners on base. More hits and runs need to be scored if they want a chance to win. Two innings later during the bottom 7th Bryce Harper would hit a pop fly high into the air towards 3rd base for an easy 3rd out. This Phillies offense were in a scoring slump as they struggled to get runs in and were forced into hitting mainly grounders and pop flys. Entering the bottom 8th Philadelphia would inch within one after Segura hit a single to deep right field and it brought home Castellaonos home from 2nd, 2-3. In conclusion, during the bottom 9th Castallanos would hit a grounder to the shortstop for the 3rd and final out of the night. Phillies throughout this matchup jammed in 6 hits while securing 10 total bases and got 2 RBI's in with 6 walks added but were shutout in their final inning. This offense suffered a tough loss by simply lacking in the hit department late as they turned in a ton of grounders and missed alot of balls over the plate. Bullpen on the other hand flexed in 12 strikes and left 7 on base. This bullpen worked the strikezone well but they had issues in eliminating runs and gave up to much contact. Phillies were hit by a pitch twice, sunk in 1 home run and fell to a 2-3 series deficit.
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Wednesday November 2nd, 2022: Astros steamroll the Phillies by picking up a 5-0 shutout Victory. This mives the Astros two games closer to their first World Series win since 2017. Diaz with two gone in the top 4th would hit a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. The Astros offense in four scorleess innings got on base 5 total times with 4 hits added and have sat down on 4 K's. Astros have to start getting more contact on the ball and get players home who are in scoring position. Houston doesn't need the home run bomb, just simple hits and get on base. Then during the middle of the 5th Houston would load the bases after Pena launched a single to left field while sending McCormick to 3rd base and Altuve to 2nd. A bat later Alvarez would be hit by Nola's fastball and it brought home McCormick, 1-0. Afterwards, Bregman with 1 out would fling in a double that flew into deep right field while bringing home both Pena and Altuve, 3-0. Tucker who was the next batter in the lineup would turn in a sacrifice fly ball to center field and it allowed for Alvarez to score from 3rd, 4-0. Houston after that, continuted their onslaught after Gurriel blasted a single to left field and led Bregman home from 3rd base, 5-0. Houston through five bumped their hit total to 9 with 2 doubles tallied and got players on base 11 total times. Stros by this point put the ball in play much better and ran the bases effectively. Now heading into the bottom of the 6th inning Javier would fire a fastball that forced Hoskins into hitting a grounder towards the shortstop, for an easy 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Cristian Javier in six scoreless innings owned the mound by holding Philly to 0 hits and struck them out 9 times. Javier has done a nice job of forcing Philly into an abundance of swings and misses over the plate while keeping them off the scoresheet, let alone get on base. In the end, dueing the bottom 9th relief Pitcher Ryan Pressley woukd deliver a pitch that made Realmuto hit a grounder to 3rd base for the final out. Offensively the Astros concluded their night by muscling in 10 hits and snagged themselves 12 total bases but were shutout in their final four innings. This offense unlike the last game, were very patient at the plate as they weakened the Philly bullpen with an abundance of hits and capitalized with runners in scoring position. As for their bullpen they frustrated Philadelphia by delivering 14 strikeouts. Javier turned in 9 K's in 6 innings, Bregman recorded 2 RBI's and tied series at 2-2.
Wednesday November 2nd, 2022: Astros steamroll the Phillies by picking up a 5-0 shutout Victory. This mives the Astros two games closer to their first World Series win since 2017. Diaz with two gone in the top 4th would hit a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. The Astros offense in four scorleess innings got on base 5 total times with 4 hits added and have sat down on 4 K's. Astros have to start getting more contact on the ball and get players home who are in scoring position. Houston doesn't need the home run bomb, just simple hits and get on base. Then during the middle of the 5th Houston would load the bases after Pena launched a single to left field while sending McCormick to 3rd base and Altuve to 2nd. A bat later Alvarez would be hit by Nola's fastball and it brought home McCormick, 1-0. Afterwards, Bregman with 1 out would fling in a double that flew into deep right field while bringing home both Pena and Altuve, 3-0. Tucker who was the next batter in the lineup would turn in a sacrifice fly ball to center field and it allowed for Alvarez to score from 3rd, 4-0. Houston after that, continuted their onslaught after Gurriel blasted a single to left field and led Bregman home from 3rd base, 5-0. Houston through five bumped their hit total to 9 with 2 doubles tallied and got players on base 11 total times. Stros by this point put the ball in play much better and ran the bases effectively. Now heading into the bottom of the 6th inning Javier would fire a fastball that forced Hoskins into hitting a grounder towards the shortstop, for an easy 3rd out. Starting Pitcher Cristian Javier in six scoreless innings owned the mound by holding Philly to 0 hits and struck them out 9 times. Javier has done a nice job of forcing Philly into an abundance of swings and misses over the plate while keeping them off the scoresheet, let alone get on base. In the end, dueing the bottom 9th relief Pitcher Ryan Pressley woukd deliver a pitch that made Realmuto hit a grounder to 3rd base for the final out. Offensively the Astros concluded their night by muscling in 10 hits and snagged themselves 12 total bases but were shutout in their final four innings. This offense unlike the last game, were very patient at the plate as they weakened the Philly bullpen with an abundance of hits and capitalized with runners in scoring position. As for their bullpen they frustrated Philadelphia by delivering 14 strikeouts. Javier turned in 9 K's in 6 innings, Bregman recorded 2 RBI's and tied series at 2-2.
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Tuesday November 1st, 2022: Phillies destroyed the Astros by scooping up an impressive 7-0 shutout win. Phillies are 6-0 at home in this years Postseason and avoided back to back losses. Phillies would snag first lead in the bottom 1st after Harper on the first pitch he saw rung in a 2-run homerun that flew over the right field wall and brought home Schwarber from 1st, 2-0. Phillies capped this inning off by outscoring Houstin two runs to none in 5 hits. An inning later during the bottom 2nd Philadelphia would extend their lead thanks to Alec Bohm hammering a solo homer over the left field wall, 3-0. Marsh who was the next batter in the lineup would cream a solo home run of his own and sent it past the right field wall, this gaining a 4-0 lead. Keep note that the Phils ended this inning by scoring 3 off 2 total hits and belted 3 home runs on 9 plate appearances. Philly in two were held to 3 hits but got players on base 12 total times with 4 RBI' tallied and have been sat down on 4 K's. Phillies were able to get players home who were on base and capitalized with runs being scored yet they have to put the ball in play better. Heading into the bottom of the 5th inning Kyle Schwarber would belt a solo home run off a McCullers chageup and sent it over the left field wall while leading Marsh home from 1st, 6-0. This would be the Phillies 4th homer of the night. Few at bats later Hoskins would make McCullers night that much worse after lifting a home run that flew over the left field wall, 7-0. To seal this inning off Philly scored 3 runs on 3 complete hits. In the end, during the top 9th relief Pitcher Andrew Bellati would zip in an 85 mile per hour slider to strikeout McCormick for an easy third out. Phillies ended their night by muscling in 7 team hits and drove home 5 RBI's on 22 total bases earned but their one flaw was that they were struck out 11 times. Including 5 home runs batted in. Phillies simply did a terrific job of getting bats on balls for solid hits and capitalized well with runners in scoring position. Phillies were shutout in their final four innings, left 2 batters on base and took a 2-1 series lead.
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Saturday October 29th, 2022: Valdez fires in 9 strikeouts and it led the Astros over the Phillies by a score of 5-2. Stros improve to 8-1 in the 2022 Postseason and are three wins away from winning forst World Series since 2017. Astros in the bottom 1st would strike after Pena hit a double towards shallow left field and it brought home Altuve, 1-0. Houston after that, continued to extend their lead following Alvarez hitting a to left fled and it allowed for Pena to score from 2nd, 2-0. Gurriel who was the next batter in the lineup would hit a single to the shortstop and it got Alvarez to score from 3rd, allowing Gurriel to reach 1st off a Sosa throwing error, 3-0. Astros capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 2 total hits delivered. Heading into the top 3rd starting Pitcher Framber Valdez fired a fastball that forced Realmuto to hit a grounder for an easy 3rd out. Valdez through three shutout innings frustrated Philly batters by tossing 5 strikeouts with 1 hit allowed and stranded 3 batters on a bag. Valdez simply doing a nice job of dominating the middle of the strike zone while forcing a ton swings and misses over plate. In the bottom 5th Houston's lead would continue to increase after Bregman buried a 2-run homer over the left center field wall and got Alvarez home 3rd, 5-0. Astros in five turned in 6 hits with 1 homer added and got players on base 12 total times with 5 runs tallied. Stros simply doing a nice job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position and got a ton of solid hits at plate but they have to find a way to sustain more pressure as the innings go along. We now shift our attentions to the bottom 8th as Gurriel blasted a fly ball into left field for a quick 3rd out. Astros at this point were now starting to struggle in terms of scoring and let up on sustained pressure. Astros jammed in 7 hits and snagged 13 total bases but were shutout in their final four innings. Astros simply managed to get guys on base and continuted to make solid contact on the ball when at the plate. Bullpen on other hand worked the Philly batters by tossing 11 K's and stranded 7. This bullpen was able to minus how much contact was made while minusing the hit total and had a great night in the strike zone. Most importantly they held a lead by eliminating scoring chances. Astros belted 3 doubles, bullpen walked 4 batters and tied this World Series at 1-1.
Phillies get dealt to a tough gane two 2-5 loss to the Astros. This defeat denied Philly of winning back to back games and have to wait until game three to try and regain a series lead. Bohm in the middle 4th was struck out off a Valdez slider for an easy 3rd out. The Phillies through four scoreless innings got on base just once with 1 team hit added and were sat down on 7 strikeouts. Phillies were lacking offensive hits when at the plate and struggled to get runners on base. Phils also have to be patient and not swing at everything they see. I don't about you but it'll be hard to win games if you can't hit or get on base. Entering the middle of the 7th Philadelphia would finally get on the board after Segura hit a sacrifice fly ball into left field and it got Castellanos home from 3rd, 1-5. This was their first run of the game. Going into the top 9th Phillies would would inch a little closer after Marsh hit a single towards 2nd base and it got Bohm home, allowing Marsh to get on 1st off a Gurriel felding error, 2-5. In the end, Stott hit a grounder towards 2nd base for the 3rd and final out of the night. Phillies knocked in 6 hits while driving home 2 runs off 8 total bases tallied and scored two runs between the 7th and 9th innings. Phillies lost this game off poor contact and sustained to many strikeouts. As for their bullpen they muscled in 6 strikes and left 4 batters in a bag. Bullpen just had an issue keeping players off base while allowing to many runs to score and couldn't limit the hit total. Phillies secured 2 doubles, bullpen earned 1 team error and are knotted in the World Series at 1-1.
Saturday October 29th, 2022: Valdez fires in 9 strikeouts and it led the Astros over the Phillies by a score of 5-2. Stros improve to 8-1 in the 2022 Postseason and are three wins away from winning forst World Series since 2017. Astros in the bottom 1st would strike after Pena hit a double towards shallow left field and it brought home Altuve, 1-0. Houston after that, continued to extend their lead following Alvarez hitting a to left fled and it allowed for Pena to score from 2nd, 2-0. Gurriel who was the next batter in the lineup would hit a single to the shortstop and it got Alvarez to score from 3rd, allowing Gurriel to reach 1st off a Sosa throwing error, 3-0. Astros capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 2 total hits delivered. Heading into the top 3rd starting Pitcher Framber Valdez fired a fastball that forced Realmuto to hit a grounder for an easy 3rd out. Valdez through three shutout innings frustrated Philly batters by tossing 5 strikeouts with 1 hit allowed and stranded 3 batters on a bag. Valdez simply doing a nice job of dominating the middle of the strike zone while forcing a ton swings and misses over plate. In the bottom 5th Houston's lead would continue to increase after Bregman buried a 2-run homer over the left center field wall and got Alvarez home 3rd, 5-0. Astros in five turned in 6 hits with 1 homer added and got players on base 12 total times with 5 runs tallied. Stros simply doing a nice job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position and got a ton of solid hits at plate but they have to find a way to sustain more pressure as the innings go along. We now shift our attentions to the bottom 8th as Gurriel blasted a fly ball into left field for a quick 3rd out. Astros at this point were now starting to struggle in terms of scoring and let up on sustained pressure. Astros jammed in 7 hits and snagged 13 total bases but were shutout in their final four innings. Astros simply managed to get guys on base and continuted to make solid contact on the ball when at the plate. Bullpen on other hand worked the Philly batters by tossing 11 K's and stranded 7. This bullpen was able to minus how much contact was made while minusing the hit total and had a great night in the strike zone. Most importantly they held a lead by eliminating scoring chances. Astros belted 3 doubles, bullpen walked 4 batters and tied this World Series at 1-1.
Phillies get dealt to a tough gane two 2-5 loss to the Astros. This defeat denied Philly of winning back to back games and have to wait until game three to try and regain a series lead. Bohm in the middle 4th was struck out off a Valdez slider for an easy 3rd out. The Phillies through four scoreless innings got on base just once with 1 team hit added and were sat down on 7 strikeouts. Phillies were lacking offensive hits when at the plate and struggled to get runners on base. Phils also have to be patient and not swing at everything they see. I don't about you but it'll be hard to win games if you can't hit or get on base. Entering the middle of the 7th Philadelphia would finally get on the board after Segura hit a sacrifice fly ball into left field and it got Castellanos home from 3rd, 1-5. This was their first run of the game. Going into the top 9th Phillies would would inch a little closer after Marsh hit a single towards 2nd base and it got Bohm home, allowing Marsh to get on 1st off a Gurriel felding error, 2-5. In the end, Stott hit a grounder towards 2nd base for the 3rd and final out of the night. Phillies knocked in 6 hits while driving home 2 runs off 8 total bases tallied and scored two runs between the 7th and 9th innings. Phillies lost this game off poor contact and sustained to many strikeouts. As for their bullpen they muscled in 6 strikes and left 4 batters in a bag. Bullpen just had an issue keeping players off base while allowing to many runs to score and couldn't limit the hit total. Phillies secured 2 doubles, bullpen earned 1 team error and are knotted in the World Series at 1-1.
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Friday October 28th, 2022: Astros can't hang on to their lead and they suffered a tough 5-6 one run loss to the Phillies. Astros fall behind and had their 7-Game Postseason win streak end. Astros in the bottom 2nd would snag the games first lead after Kyle Tucker on the third pitch he saw bekted a solo gome run over the right field wall, 1-0. Three bats later with 1 gone McCormick would zip in a single that flew into right field and it sent Gurrriel to 3rd. Maldonado who the next batter in the lineup would launch a single into center field and it brought home Gurriel, 2-0. Then during the bottom 3rd Tucker would smash a 3-run home run that flew over the right field wall whike leading both Bregman and Pena home, 5-0. The Astros offense in three quick innings turned in 5 hits with 2 homers added and got 5 runs to score in 13 total bases gained. Astros simply doing a great job of making early contact in the ball and got runners on base at a high rate. Now heading into the bottom 6th Houston's offense was at a slow after Maldonado hit a grounder towards 3rd base for an easy 3rd out. The Astros dueing this point in time were lacking offensive production as they haven't scored a run since 3rd and have been struck out 6 times. Astros have to start getting runs to score before Philly does and need to limit the strikeout totals. In conclusion, during the bottom 10th Diaz who was the last batter in the lineup would belt a grounder towards 3rd for the final out of the night. Astros ended thus inning by leaving runners on 2nd and 3rd base. Astros concluded their night by securing 10 hits and tallied in 18 total bases but were scoreless in their final 7 innings. Astros did terrific when it came to getting players on base but they lacked hitting production and couldn't drive in many runs. Bullpen delivered 11 K's and left 8 on base. Verlander tossed 5 strikes in five innings, stole 1 base and fell to an 0-1 series record.
Phillies rally back from five runs and knocked off the Astros 6-5 in 10 innings. Phillies snag early series lead and will look to increase it come game two. Castellanos in the top 4th would hit a single to left field and it led Hiskins home from 3rd base, 1-5. Phillies after that, would come wuthin two follwoimg . Phillies through four were held to 4 hits and snagged 3 RBI's on 5 total bases earned. Phillies are having a tough time putting the ball in play while struggling to get players on base and suffered 4 strikeouts already. Phillies need to make better contact and start capitalizing with players in position. As well as keeping the K rate low. An inning later during the top 5th Phillies would rally back after Realmuto blasted a double into left center field and got Marsh to score from 2nd, 5-5. Phils at this point have scored back to back runs between the 4th and 5th innings. Transitioning into the top 7th Castellanos with two batters gone would suffer a strikeout off relief Pitcher Abreu's splitter to retire the side. Philly in seven simply had way to many misses i
Over the plate as they were struck out 9 times. In order for the Phillies to lessen the strike total they need to be patient and not swing at everything they see. Entering the bottom 9th would force extra innings after relief Pitcher Dominguez fired a fastball that forced Pema into hitting a high fly ball to shallow left field for a quick 3rd out. Phillies were doing such a great job of holding Houston without a scored run between the 4th and 9th innings. Including dominating the strikeout zone for 10 K's. In the top 10th Philly would snag their lead after Realmuto hammered a solo homer over the right field wall, 6-5. This would be the decsive score moving forward. Phillies got 6 runs to score across home plate while adding 15 total bases and turned in 9 hits. Phillies offense simply put the ball in play and capitalized with runners in scoring position. As for their bullpen they stranded 6 batters off 12 K's tossed. This bullpen deserves credit because they did great at limiting scored runs after the 5th and frustrated Houston batters with a ton of swings and misses over the plate. Phillies stole 1 base, walled 5 times and took a 1-0 series lead.
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Sunday October 23rd, 2022: Yankees unable to force a game five after going down to the Astros 5-6. This defeat sends the Yankees home packing and have been swept in the ALCS. Yankees in the bottom 1st would go up first after Rizzo hit a single to right center field and it brought home Bader from 2nd base, 1-0. Yankees after that, extended their lead after Torres belted a single of his own and sent it into shallow center field while bringing in Rizzo from 3rd base, 2-0. Yankees outscored Houston 2-0 on 2 hits delivered to seal this inning. An inning later dueing the bottom 2nd Anthony Rizzo would launch a double into left field and it led Kimer Falefa home from 2nd base, thus gaining a 3-0 lead. This would be Rizzo's 5th RBI of the 2022 Postseason and New York has now scored in back to back innings between the 1st and 2nd. Entering the bottom of the 4th inning New York would notch this game up after Rizzo belted a single into shallow center field and by doing so it would lead Bader home from 2nd, 4-4. Yankees through four put the ball in play for 8 hits and capitalized with players in position by driving in 4 runs on 11 total bases gained. Yankees have done such a nice job of pressuring the Astros by making good contact and got runners home who were in scoring position. During the bottom 6th New York would jump ahead once again after Harrison Bader lifted a Solo home run over the left field wall, 5-4. Yankees at this point of the game just continued their dominace at the plate as they bumped their hit total to 9. In the end, dueing the bottom 9th Judge off relief Pitcher Ryan Pressley's slider would be forced into hitting a grounder towards 1st for the 3rd and final out. Yankees throughout their night were outstanding at the plate as mucled in 9 hits and were very efficient on the bases as they picked up 14 total yet they lacked scoring after being shutout in their final three innings. Bullpen on the other hand delivered a 6 K night and left 6 batters stranded. Yanks had 1 fielding error, hit 2 doubles and lost the ALCS 0-4.
Astros will face the Phillies in the World Series after knocking off the Yankees 6-5. Stros now 7-0 when playing in the Postseason and are back in the World Series for the first time since 2019. Astros would quickly tie this bout up during the tip 3rd as Pena hammered a 3-run home run over the left field wall while bringing home both Maldanado and Altuve, 3-3. Afterwards, Tucker would reach an infield single towards the Pitcher and got Alvarez to 3rd base. Gurriel who was the next batter in the lineup would zip in a single that flew into shallow right field and got Alvarez to score, 4-3. Astros finished this inning by scoring 4 runs on 2 total hits turned in. Then during the top of the 5th inning Tucker with two gone would blast a grounder towards Pitcher Wendy Peralta for an easy 3rd out. Houston's offense in five managed to get 4 RBI's across home plate on 9 total bases earned and secured 5 hits yet they haven't posted a scored run since the 3rd. Astros like the Yankees have also done a solid job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position but have been slowed down in the last few innings. In the top of the 7th inning Houston would quiet New York fans after an Alvarez single into shallow right field would bring in Altuve from 2nd base, 5-5. Few bats later and the Stros would regain their lead back thanks to Bregman blasting a single to right center field and it allowed for Pena to come home from 3rd, 6-5. Stros outscored New York two runs to none to cap off this inning. Astros ran the bases effectively after snagging 12 total with 6 RBI's added and made good contact on the ball for 8 hits but were held scoreless in their final two innings. As for their bullpen they did a nice job of attacking New York batters by delivering 10 strikes and left 7 players on a bag. Houston hit 1 double, McCullers threw 6 strikes and won the series 4-0.
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Saturday October 22nd, 2022: Astros hold off the Yankees by picking up a 5-0 shutout win. This helps Houston improve to 6-0 in the Postseason and are one win away from the World Series. Houston would strike first in the top 2nd after McCormick hammered a 2-run home run over the right center field wall and brought Vasquez home from 1st, 2-0. Stros forced the Yankees starting Pitcher Geritt Cole to stay on the mound for 11 pitches and outscored them two runs to none. Heading into the top 5th Jose Altuve would get on 2nd base after blasting a double into deep right field. Unfortunately, this inning would come to an end after Alvarez suffered a strikeout off Cole's high fastball for an easy 3rd out. Astros in five were limited to 3 hits and got 2 runs to score off 7 total bases gained. Including no runs scored since the 2nd. Stros have also had to many swings and misses iver the plate as its led to 7 strikes with 4 batters stranded. Houston just has to put the ball in play and get players in scoring position. During the middle of the 6th Houston with no outs would load the bases after Gurriel hit a single to right field and it sent Bregman to 3rd while Tucker reached 2nd. Few at bats later Mancini would zip in a sacrifice fly ball into left field and got Bregman to score, 3-0. Vasquez who was the next batter in the lineup would lift a single into left field while sending home both Tucker and Gurriel, thus going up 5-0. Stros outscored New York 3-0 on 5 total hits delivered. In the end, during the bottom Bryan Abreu would relief for Montero before firing in a fastball to strikeout Donaldson for a quick 3rd out.Astros did a nice job of putting the ball in play for 6 hits and capitalized with runners in scoring position by driving home 5 runs on 11 total bases earned. One negative would be that they were shutout in their final three innings. As for their bullpen they managed to deliver 11 strikeouts as most of them came in the middle of the zone and allowed 3 hits with 7 batters left on a bag. Stros leave 7, were walked 4 times and took a 3-0 series lead.
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Friday October 21st, 2022: Phillies take a much needed advantage in this NLCS matchup after earning a 4-2 win against the Padres. Phillies two wins away from advancing to the World Series for the first time since 2008. Phillies would start the scoring early diring the bottom 1st after Kyle Schwrber belted a solo home run over the right center field wall, 1-0. This would be Schwarber's 5th Postseason homer so far. Then during the bottom 4th Philly would break this tie gane after Segura hit a single to right center field while bringing in both Bohm and Stott, thus going up 3-1. Phillies capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 3 total hits delivered. Now heading into bottom 6th Philly would increase their lead after Alec Bohm buried a double into deep right field and it brought Castellanos home from 2nd, 4-2. Phillies through six ran the bases effectively after securing 11 total and turned in 3 RBI's with 6 hits added but haven't posted a scored run since the 4th. Phillies also had to many swings and misses iver the plate as it led them to 5 strikeouts. In the end, during the middle innings of the 9th with two gone relief Pitcher Dominguez fired a slider to strikeout Nola for the 3rd and final out of the night. Phillies earned themselves 16 total bases off solid running and got 4 RBI's to score on 9 hits tallied but their scoring production lacked in the end as they were shutout theough their final three innings. As for their bullpen they did a great job of hammering the middle of the zone with 8 K's and left 4 batters stranded on a bag. Phillies hit 4 doubles, were walked twice and took a 2-1 lead.
Padres have their backs against the wall after a game three 2-4 loss to the Phillies. Padres were denied of two striaght wins dueing this NLCS matchup. Cronenworth in the top 4th woukd reach a fielder's choice towards the shortstop and it sent Soto home from 3rd, allowing Drury to get on the 2nd base off a Segura fielding error, 1-1. The Padres offense in four were held to 2 hits with 2 total bases gained and got 1 run score across home plate but have been struck out 3 times. Padres simply needed to do a better job of getting runners on base and start putting the ball in play more. An inning later during the top 5th San Diego would come within one after Kim hit a grounder towards the shortstop and by doing so it woukd lead Grisham home from 3rd, 2-3. Keep note that this would he Kim's 6th RBI of the 2022 Playoffs and the Padres have scored consecutive runs between 4th and 5th innings. Transitioning into top 7th San Diego was starting to lack offensive production after Kim blasted a grounder towards 2nd base for a quick 3rd out. Padres in seven have been scoreless since the 5th and if they aren't being struck out then their being forced into hitting mainly pop flys or grounde balls. Padres capped off their slugging in 5 hits and racked up 5 total bases but were shutout in their final 6 innings. The Padres in tonight's game just couldn't capitalize nor get runners in scoring position and lacked making contact. Their bullpen on the other hand flexed in 7 strikes with 4 doubles allowed and left 5 batters on base. Musgrove threw 5 K's, Kim hit games only RBI and are down in this series 1-2.
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Thirsday October 20th, 2022: Astros utilized one home run to send them to a 3-2 win against the Yankees. Alex Bregman in the bottom 3rd woukd launch a 3-run home run over the left field wall while bringing in both Alvarez and Maldanado, 3-0. The Astros offense in five racked up 4 hits and ran the bases well by securing 7 total while tallying 3 RBI's but were slowed down a bit as they were sat down on 5 strikes and stranded 3 batters. Now heading into the top 6th starting Pitcher Framber Valdez woukd fire a fastball that forced Torres into hitting a grounder towards 1st base for an easy 3rd out. Valdez through six strong innings worked the middle of the zone well by delivering 6 strikes and allowed just 4 hits in total. Entering the bottom 8th Houston's offense was starting to look like jello after Tucker hit a grounder pop fly high into the air and into the Catcher's glove to retire the sides. Astros at this point were getting good contact but couldn't turn them into scores as their last run came back in the 3rd. Offensively the Astros made great contact on the ball as they belted in 7 hits and got runners on base 10 total times but were scoreless in their final five innings. Over on the bullpen's side they absolutely frustrated New York's offense by striking them out 13 times and left 5 batters stranded on a bag. Valdez threw 9 strikes, were walked twice and took a 2-0 lead.
Yankees fall to the Astros after getting knocked off 2-3. Yankees in the top 4th would finally get on the board after Rizzo hir a grounder towards 1st base and it allowed for Judge to score from 3rd, 1-3. Torres who was the next batter in the lineup wouldn infoeld single towards the shortstop and it got Stanton home from 3rd base, 2-3. New York capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Yankees through four doing a nice job of getting runners on base as they secured 6 total with 2 RBI's added and turned in 3 hits. Yankees main struggles at this point woukd be that they suffered 4 strikes and were forced into a few ground ball attempts. Includimg the lack of hitting. Transitioning into the top 7th the Yankees offense was lacking production after Peralta suffered a strikeout off Valdez's curveball for a quick 3rd out. Yankees at this time haven't scored a run since the 4th and have struck out 9 times off to many swings and misses. In the end, during the middle of the 9th inning Carpenter woukd sustain a strikeout off Ryan Pressley's curveball for the 3rd and final out. Yankees offense throughout this night turned in only 4 hits with 5 total bases gained and were shutout theough their final four inning. It was a lack of hitting and getting on base that ultamately cost them. Keep note that the Yabkees haven't recorded a hit since the 5th. As for their bullpen they did a nice job of leaving 5 batters on base with few grounders added and earned themselves a 6 strikeout day. Yankees turned in 2 walks, hit 1 double and fall down 0-2.
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Wednesday October 19th, 2022: Phillies can't hold on their lead and they suffer a crazy 5-8 loss to the Padres. This snaps the Phillies three game win streak and are now three victories away from advancing to the World Series. Phillies would tally the first score of the game in the top 2nd after Bohm hit a single into right center field and it sent Castellanos to 2nd base, allowing Bohm to get on 3rd off a Soto throwing error, 1-0. Veirling who was the next batter in the lineup would launch a double into deep right field and it brought home Castellanos to score, 2-0. Afterwards, Sosa would smash in a single that flew into left field and got Bohm to score from 3rd, thus going up 3-0. Phillies after that, contonuted their onslaught as Schwarber hit a grounder to 1st base and allowed Vireling to score, 4-0. Phils capped off this inning by scoring 4 runs on 5 hits and forced the Padres starting Pitcher Blake Snell to throw a total of 37 pitches in this inning alone. Two innings later during the top 4th Vierling would suffer a foul tipped strikeout off Blake Snell's fastball for an easy 3rd out. Phillies on offense through four turned in 5 hits and got 4 runs to score on 6 total bases tallied but have been slowed down just a bit as they haven't posted a scored run since the 2nd and have been struck out 5 times. During the top of the 7th Kyle Schwarber would blast a grounder towards 3rd base to retire the sides. The Phillies by this point of the game were lacking offensive production as they have scored a run since back in 4th and have been struck out 9 times. Keep in mind Philly has had a few swings and misses over the plate and need to find a way to clean that up. Phillies during the top 8th would finally get back on the scoresheet after Hoskins hit a homer over the left field wall, 5-8. In conclusion, during the top 9th Vierling woukd sustain a foul tipped strikeout off relief Pitcher Josh Hader's changeup for the 3rd and final out of the night. Phillies offense would rack in 8 team hits with 5 RBI's scoring and earned themselves 13 total bases but would be shutout in the final inning. Phillies bullpen on the other hand managed to strand 8 batters on base and fired 10 K's yet they gave up 8 striaght runs in a row from the 5th on. Phils record 2 doubles, Nola threw 6 K's in 4.2 innings and are now tied at 1-1 in this NLCS matchup.
Padres rally from four runs down to knock off the Phillies 8-5. Padres avoid falling in a big hole and are three wins away from advancing to the World Series. Padres in the bottom 2nd would quickly find themselves within three after Drury hammered a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-4. Padres then came within two as Josh Bell knocked in a solo home run of his own and sent it past the right field wall, 2-4. Padres finalized this inning by scoring 2 runs in 3 hits. Now heading into the bottom 5th San Diego would catch fire as Nola buried a single to right center field and by doing so it would lead Kim home from 3rd, 3-4. Two bats later Soto woukd drive in the tying run as he belted a double to deep right field and got Nola to score from 3rd base, 4-4. The Padres would continue to roll as Drury on a bases loaded crushed a single to center field and it led Profar home from 3rd, 6-4. Bell who was the next batter sunk in a single to center field and brought home Cronenworth to score, 7-4. Padres in this avalanche of an inning scored 5 runs in 7 hits while forcing the Phillies two pitchers into staying on the mound for a total of 46 pitches thrown. Padres through five got players on base 17 total times with 7 RBI's added and utilized 15 hits. Padres simply were doing a nice job of making contact with the ball and getting runners in scoring position. Entering the bottom 7th San Diego would put Philly's backs against the wall after Manny Machado zipped in a solo home run over the right field wall, 8-4. This would be Machado's 3rd homer of the 2022 Playoffs. Padres late in this matchup put the ball in the play for 13 hits and ran the bases effectively after hauling in 24 total with 8 RBI's tallied. Padres basically calmed down after falling behind early as they turned negative plays into positives by making solid contact and getting runners home or on a base. As for their bullpen they they hammered the middlenof the zone for most of the night as they flamed in 13 strikeouts with 8 batters left on a bag. Padres hit 3 homers,, secured 2 doubles and knotted the NLCS at 1-1.
Wednesday October 19th, 2022: Phillies can't hold on their lead and they suffer a crazy 5-8 loss to the Padres. This snaps the Phillies three game win streak and are now three victories away from advancing to the World Series. Phillies would tally the first score of the game in the top 2nd after Bohm hit a single into right center field and it sent Castellanos to 2nd base, allowing Bohm to get on 3rd off a Soto throwing error, 1-0. Veirling who was the next batter in the lineup would launch a double into deep right field and it brought home Castellanos to score, 2-0. Afterwards, Sosa would smash in a single that flew into left field and got Bohm to score from 3rd, thus going up 3-0. Phillies after that, contonuted their onslaught as Schwarber hit a grounder to 1st base and allowed Vireling to score, 4-0. Phils capped off this inning by scoring 4 runs on 5 hits and forced the Padres starting Pitcher Blake Snell to throw a total of 37 pitches in this inning alone. Two innings later during the top 4th Vierling would suffer a foul tipped strikeout off Blake Snell's fastball for an easy 3rd out. Phillies on offense through four turned in 5 hits and got 4 runs to score on 6 total bases tallied but have been slowed down just a bit as they haven't posted a scored run since the 2nd and have been struck out 5 times. During the top of the 7th Kyle Schwarber would blast a grounder towards 3rd base to retire the sides. The Phillies by this point of the game were lacking offensive production as they have scored a run since back in 4th and have been struck out 9 times. Keep in mind Philly has had a few swings and misses over the plate and need to find a way to clean that up. Phillies during the top 8th would finally get back on the scoresheet after Hoskins hit a homer over the left field wall, 5-8. In conclusion, during the top 9th Vierling woukd sustain a foul tipped strikeout off relief Pitcher Josh Hader's changeup for the 3rd and final out of the night. Phillies offense would rack in 8 team hits with 5 RBI's scoring and earned themselves 13 total bases but would be shutout in the final inning. Phillies bullpen on the other hand managed to strand 8 batters on base and fired 10 K's yet they gave up 8 striaght runs in a row from the 5th on. Phils record 2 doubles, Nola threw 6 K's in 4.2 innings and are now tied at 1-1 in this NLCS matchup.
Padres rally from four runs down to knock off the Phillies 8-5. Padres avoid falling in a big hole and are three wins away from advancing to the World Series. Padres in the bottom 2nd would quickly find themselves within three after Drury hammered a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-4. Padres then came within two as Josh Bell knocked in a solo home run of his own and sent it past the right field wall, 2-4. Padres finalized this inning by scoring 2 runs in 3 hits. Now heading into the bottom 5th San Diego would catch fire as Nola buried a single to right center field and by doing so it would lead Kim home from 3rd, 3-4. Two bats later Soto woukd drive in the tying run as he belted a double to deep right field and got Nola to score from 3rd base, 4-4. The Padres would continue to roll as Drury on a bases loaded crushed a single to center field and it led Profar home from 3rd, 6-4. Bell who was the next batter sunk in a single to center field and brought home Cronenworth to score, 7-4. Padres in this avalanche of an inning scored 5 runs in 7 hits while forcing the Phillies two pitchers into staying on the mound for a total of 46 pitches thrown. Padres through five got players on base 17 total times with 7 RBI's added and utilized 15 hits. Padres simply were doing a nice job of making contact with the ball and getting runners in scoring position. Entering the bottom 7th San Diego would put Philly's backs against the wall after Manny Machado zipped in a solo home run over the right field wall, 8-4. This would be Machado's 3rd homer of the 2022 Playoffs. Padres late in this matchup put the ball in the play for 13 hits and ran the bases effectively after hauling in 24 total with 8 RBI's tallied. Padres basically calmed down after falling behind early as they turned negative plays into positives by making solid contact and getting runners home or on a base. As for their bullpen they they hammered the middlenof the zone for most of the night as they flamed in 13 strikeouts with 8 batters left on a bag. Padres hit 3 homers,, secured 2 doubles and knotted the NLCS at 1-1.
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Tuesday October 18th, 2022: Yankees mock Naylor and scoop a 5-1 win against the Guardians. This win allows New York to advance to the ALCS where theyll take in the Astros. Yankees would strike in a big way early in the bottom 1st after Stanton hammered a 3-run home run over the right center field wall, 3-0. Yankees making early noise by getting players on base 5 times and outscored Cleveland 3-0. Then during the bottom 2nd New York would push their lead following a Judge solo home run that flew over the right center field wall, 4-0. Keep note that this would be the Yankees 2nd homer of the day. Two innings later during the top 4th Gonzalez with two gone suatained a strikeout off Steohan's 97 mile per hour fastball for the 3rd out of this inning. Yabkees offense in four were held to 3 hits and did a nice job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving in 4 runs on 9 total bases gained. Yabkees just need to find ways to get better contact on the ball and have been chasing pitches a bit to much as it's led them to be struck out 6 times. Now heading into the bottom 5th New York would continue to extend their lead after Rizzo belted a single to right center field and got Torres to score from 2nd base, thus going up 5-1. This would be the Yankees first scored run since the 2nd and bumped their hit total up to 4. During the bottom 7th Josh Donaldson would suffer a strikeout off relief Pitcher Karinchak's cutter for quick 3rd out. Despite no runs, New York did force Karinchak to stay on the mound for 10 total pitches. Yankees day ended by muscling in 6 hits with 12 total bases earned and got 5 runs to score but would be shutout in their final four innings. You also have to credit the bullpen as they beat the middle of the zone up with 7 strikes and stranded 8 batters. Yankees were walked 4 times, stole 1 base and won the ALDS 3-2.
Guardians held to 1 run all game long and the final results showed a disappointing 1-5 loss to the Yankees. This defeat officially eliminates the Guardians from this years Postseason. The Guardians in the top 3rd would load the bases after Rosario's got walked on ball four by Nestor Cortes and sent Hedges to 3rd base while Kwan reached 2nd. Ramirez who the next batter in the lineup would hammer a sacrifice fly ball to center field and it brought home Hedges, 1-4. This happen to be Ramirez's third RBI of the 2022 Postseason. Later on during the top 5th Kwan off a Cortes fastball knocked in a line drive hit towards right field for an easy 3rd out. Guardians in five got on base 3 total times off 3 hits added and drove home just 1 RBI. Including 3 batters stranded. Cleveland were simply having trouble getting players on base and had an even tougher time trying to make contact with the ball. In conclusion, during the top 9th Straw would reach a fielder's choice towards the shortstop who got Maile out at 2nd to end the game. Guardians finished with 8 hits and snagged 8 total bases but were scoreless through their six innings. Lack of hitting and base running is what ultamately cost the Guardians. Bullpen fondly delivered 12 strikeouts and left 8 batters in a bag. Cleveland were walked 1 time, relief Pitcher Stephan fired in 4 strikes and lost this series 2-3.
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Sunday October 16th, 2022: Guardians can get rid of the Yankees and it led them to a difficult 2-4 loss. The Guardians were dneied of back to back wins in a row and will look to try an advance to the ALCS on Monday night. In the bottom 3rd Ramirez would inch Cleveland within two after hitting a single into shallow left field and it would lead Kwan home from 2nd, 1-3. Keep in mind that the Guardians capped this inning by making the Yankees starter Gerrit Cole stay on the mound and throw a total of 15 pitches. Cleveland in three innings would be limited to 4 total bases off 4 hits added and got 1 run to score. Guardians simply needed to put the ball in play with better contact and couldn't get guys in scoring position. Now heading into the bottom 4th Cleveland would come within one after Naylor hammered a solo home run over the right center field wall, 2-3. The Guardians at this time had posted back to back scores between the 3rd and 4th innings and this happen to be their last score moving forward. In conclusion, during the top 9th Ramirez with two gone would suffer a strikeout off relief Pitcher Wendy Peralta's sinker for an easy 3rd out. Guardians closed out their night by muscling in 6 team hits and ran the bases well by hauling in 9 total yet they were slowed down late by getting shutout in their final 6 innings. Despite a struggling offense, the bullpen pounded the zone with 11 strikeouts and stranded 2 on a bag. Cleveland stole 1 base, hit 1 homer and are now in a tied 2-2 series.
Yankees hang on by a thread after knocking off the Guardians by a score of 4-2. Yankees avoid two striaght losses and forced game five. Yankees in the top 1st would get off to a fast start after Rizzo hammered a single into center field and it allowed Torres to come home from 2nd, 1-0. Keep note that for New York this was a good start early on as they got on the board first but now they gotta try and maintain thier lead moving forward. Then the Yankees dueing the top 2nd would extend their lead after a Bader 2-run home run that went over the left center field wall and it got Donaldson to score from 2nd, 3-0. This would be Bader's 4th Postseason homer. Entering the middle 5th with two gone, Hicks on 1st, Torres at bat hits a grounder to Rmairez who got Hicks out at 2nd base and Torres at 1st for a double play. The Yankees offense in five did a nice job of getting runners on base after snagging 7 total with 3 RBI's tallied and turned in 4 hits but haven't scored a run since the 2nd. Yankees tracking back to their last game a little as they were struggling to get runners to score again. The Yankees transitioning into the top innings of the 6th would end their scorleess drought thanks to Stanton getting a sacrifice fly ball into left field and got Judge home from 3rd, 4-2. Yankees at this point in time bumped their base total up to 10 but were chasing way to many pitches and suffered 10 K's for it. The Yankees throughout their night jammed in 6 team hits and utilized a 1 home run night but they recorded no hits or scores since the 6th. Yankees late had a tough time racking in contact and couldn't get runners in position. Which I can't stress enough.....if they want to win they'll have to put the ball in play better and get runners to score. Over on the bullpen's side they frustrated Cleveland players by tossing 10 strikes and left 4 batters stuck on base. Cole threw 8 strikes in seven innings, secured 1 error and knotted this series at 2-2.
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Saturday October 15th, 2022: Padres score fuve runs in the 7th as it led them to a big 5-3 Victory, over the Dodgers. Padres now atop two wins in a row and are going back to the NLCS forbthe first time since 1998. Myers in the bottom 4th blast a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. Padres in four scoreless innings got in base twice with 2 team hits tallied and have been struck out 5 times. Padres at this point were struggling to make contact in the ball and couldn't get runners in scoring position. Now heading into the top of the 6th inning starting Pitcher Joe Musgrove woukd fire a fastball to strikeout Muncy for the 3rd out of this inning. Musgrove through eight innings dominated the strike zone by tossing 8 K's with 6 hits allowed. Then during the bottom 7th San Diego would finally get on the board after Nola reached an infield single towards 2nd base and by doing so it brought home Profar from 3rd, 1-3. Afterwards, Kim would bury a double into left field and it got Grisham home from 2nd, 2-3. Soto who was the next batter in the lineup with no outs would hit a single to right field and drove in Nola from 3rd base, 3-3. Few at bats later San Diego would earn their first lead of the night thanks to Cronenworth knocking in a single towards center field whike getting Soto and Kim to score, 5-3. Keep note that San Diego forced LA to stay on the mound for 31 putches total. Padres late in this matchup got much better contact at the plate after turning in 9 hits and started capitalizing with runners in position by driving home 5 runs on 10 total bases. Over in the bullpen's side they pounfed in 13 strikes with 9 batters stranded. Padres earned 1 double, were walked 4 times and won this series 3-1.
Dodgers blow a three run lead that led them to a tough 3-5 loss to the Padres. Dodgers were dneied of going back to the NLCS for what would have been a third year in a row. Dodgers in the top of the 3rd inning would take a quick two run lead after Freeman belted a double towards right field while getting both Betts and Turner to score, thus going up 2-0. Dodgers offense in three were running the bases effectively after hauling in 7 total and added 2 RBI's off 4 team hits. Dodgers are simply doing a nice job of getting runners on base and in scoring position. Four innings later in the top 7th the Dodgers would end their scoreless drought after Smith hit a sacrifice fly ball to left field and got Betts home from 3rd, 3-0. This would be the Dodgers first scored run since the 3rd bit in that process they had 7 batters left on base. In conclusion, during the middle 9th Freddie Freeman woukd suffer a strikeout off reliver Josh Hader's fastball forbthe 3rd and final out of the night. The Dodgers concluded their night by muscling in 7 hits with 3 doubles added and snagged a 3 RBI night on 10 total bases earned but recorded no hits or scores in their final two innings. As for their bullpen they did a solid job of delivering 12 strikes and left 8 batters in a bag but couldn't close out when they needed to. LA stole 2 bases, recorded 3 doubles and lost the series 1-3.
Saturday October 15th, 2022: Padres score fuve runs in the 7th as it led them to a big 5-3 Victory, over the Dodgers. Padres now atop two wins in a row and are going back to the NLCS forbthe first time since 1998. Myers in the bottom 4th blast a grounder towards the shortstop for an easy 3rd out. Padres in four scoreless innings got in base twice with 2 team hits tallied and have been struck out 5 times. Padres at this point were struggling to make contact in the ball and couldn't get runners in scoring position. Now heading into the top of the 6th inning starting Pitcher Joe Musgrove woukd fire a fastball to strikeout Muncy for the 3rd out of this inning. Musgrove through eight innings dominated the strike zone by tossing 8 K's with 6 hits allowed. Then during the bottom 7th San Diego would finally get on the board after Nola reached an infield single towards 2nd base and by doing so it brought home Profar from 3rd, 1-3. Afterwards, Kim would bury a double into left field and it got Grisham home from 2nd, 2-3. Soto who was the next batter in the lineup with no outs would hit a single to right field and drove in Nola from 3rd base, 3-3. Few at bats later San Diego would earn their first lead of the night thanks to Cronenworth knocking in a single towards center field whike getting Soto and Kim to score, 5-3. Keep note that San Diego forced LA to stay on the mound for 31 putches total. Padres late in this matchup got much better contact at the plate after turning in 9 hits and started capitalizing with runners in position by driving home 5 runs on 10 total bases. Over in the bullpen's side they pounfed in 13 strikes with 9 batters stranded. Padres earned 1 double, were walked 4 times and won this series 3-1.
Dodgers blow a three run lead that led them to a tough 3-5 loss to the Padres. Dodgers were dneied of going back to the NLCS for what would have been a third year in a row. Dodgers in the top of the 3rd inning would take a quick two run lead after Freeman belted a double towards right field while getting both Betts and Turner to score, thus going up 2-0. Dodgers offense in three were running the bases effectively after hauling in 7 total and added 2 RBI's off 4 team hits. Dodgers are simply doing a nice job of getting runners on base and in scoring position. Four innings later in the top 7th the Dodgers would end their scoreless drought after Smith hit a sacrifice fly ball to left field and got Betts home from 3rd, 3-0. This would be the Dodgers first scored run since the 3rd bit in that process they had 7 batters left on base. In conclusion, during the middle 9th Freddie Freeman woukd suffer a strikeout off reliver Josh Hader's fastball forbthe 3rd and final out of the night. The Dodgers concluded their night by muscling in 7 hits with 3 doubles added and snagged a 3 RBI night on 10 total bases earned but recorded no hits or scores in their final two innings. As for their bullpen they did a solid job of delivering 12 strikes and left 8 batters in a bag but couldn't close out when they needed to. LA stole 2 bases, recorded 3 doubles and lost the series 1-3.
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Friday October 14th, 2022: The Guardians handle the Yankees in game two of this ALDS matchup after picking up a 4-2 Victory in ten innings. Guardians managed to even this ALDS series up and avoided two losses in a row. The Guardians in the top 4th would come within a score after Gimenez belted a single to right field and got Naylor home safely from 2nd, 1-2. Guardians offense in four turned in 4 hits while getting 1 RBI to score on 4 total bases gained but have struggled to drive runners in who were in scoring position. Then during the top 5th off a Nestor Cotres 4-Seam fastball Ramirez would deliver a solo home run that flew over the center field wall and it allowed for Cleveland to tie this bout up at 2-2. Cleveland by this point of the game bumped their hit total up to 6 while scoring a run in back to back innings between the 4th and 5th. The Guardians in the bottom 9th would force extra innings after Clase fired a fastball that forced Torres into reaching a fielder's choice towards Falefa who got Rizzo out at 2nd for an easy 3rd out. Entering the top 10th Cleveland would get some offense rolling after Rosario's hit a double into shallow left field but in that process got to 3rd off a Donaldson throwing error. Gonzalez who was the next batter in the lineup would launch a single into shallow right field and it led Rosario's home, 3-2. After that, Cleveland would extend their lead by one more thanks to Naylor zipping in a double into deep center field and brought home Gonzalez from 1st, thus going up 4-2. Offensively the Guardians late did a nice job of putting the ball in play for 9 team hits and drive home 4 RBI's on 14 total bases snagged. Cleveland simply did their part by not chasing and forced New York Pitchers to stay on the mound for long periods of time. As for their bullpen Cleveland worked the inside zone real well by tossing 8 strikes and left 10 batters stranded on base. Cleveland tallied 1 stolen bag, Rosario's secured a homer with 1 RBI and they tie this series at 1-1.
Yankees got outscored 2-0 in the tenth inning as the final score showed a 2-4 loss to the Guardians. Yankees were denied of back to back wins and were unable to full control of this series Yankees strike first the bottom 1st after Stanron blasted a 2-run home run over the right field wall and got Torres home from 1st, 2-0. Yankees capped this inning off by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits delivered and this would be Stanton's 5th homer of the postseason. During the bottom 5th New York's offense lacked production after Torres reached a fielder's choice towards the Pitcher and got Anthony Rizzo out at 2nd for the 3rd out of this inning. The Yankees in five secured 4 hits with 1 homer added and got 2 runs to across home plate on 9 total bases earned but haven't scored a run since the 1st and were sat down on 5 K's. Yankees are simply having a difficult time getting players to score when in position and needed to start getting more contact on the ball. Now heading into the bottom 6th Kiner Falefa would get on 1st base after burying a single to shallow right field and it sent Donaldson to 2nd. Keep note that this would be the play that forced the Guardinas to relive their starting Pitcher Shane Bieber for Trevor Stephan. A bat later this inning would come to an abrupt end after Carpenter suffered a strikeout off Trevor Stephan's splitter to retire the sides. Yanks continue to strand runners in position and are chasing pitches way to much as their strikeout total reached 8. In conclusion, during the bottom 10th Kiner Falefa knocked in a ground ball that went to 2nd base for a quick 3rd out. Yankees offense finished their afternoon by jamming in 9 total bases with 6 hits tallied and were held scoreless in their final 9 innings. All I'm going to say here is that New York did fantastic with getting guys in base yet they couldn't capitalize with runners in position. Over the bullpen's side like Cleveland they were monsters on the mound after firing a 8 strikeout day with 10 batters left on a bag and allowed 5 walks. Yanks stole 2 bases, Cortes and Trevino were combined for 5 strikes while falling to a 1-1 tie.
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Thursday Ocrober 13th, 2022: Astros have a comfy lead in the ALDS after knocking off the Mariners by a score of 4-2. Astros are now two victories away from advancing to the ALCS for a fifth striaght year in a row. Astros in the bottom 2nd would break this scoreless tie after Kyler Tucker rocketed a solo home run that went over the right field, 1-0. This happen to be Tucker's sixth career postseason homer. Then during the top 3rd starting Pitcher Valdez would fire a curveball that forced Rodriguez into a hitting a bouncing grounder towards Altuve who made the throw from behind 2nd base and got it to 1st for an easy 3rd out. Valdez in three shutout innings did a nice job on the mound after tossing 3 K's with 1 hit allowed and forced Seattle into a few ground ball attempts. Two innings later during the bottom 5th Meyers with two gone would be struck out on a Castillo fastball that traveled at 98 miles per hour for a quick 3rd out. Astros through five jammed in 2 hits and got players on base 6 total times with 1 RBI tallied but haven't scored a run since the 2nd while being sat down on 5 strikes. Offensively Houston just needs to calm down on the swings as they've had more than a few misses over the plate. During the bottom of the 6th inning Houston would regain their back thanks to Alvarez hammering a much needed 2-run home run over the right field wall and by doing so it would lead Pena home from 1st, thus gaining a 3-2 lead. This would be Alvarez's 2nd homer in back to back ganes and the Astros finished this inning by scoring 2 runs on 2 total hits. We now transition into the bottom 8th where Bregman delivered a single into right field and it led Pena home from 2nd, 4-2. This would be Bregman's third RBI of the 2022 Postseason. The Astros throughout their afternoon racked up 6 team hits and did a solid job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position by driving home 4 RBI's on 14 total bases earned. As for their bullpen they dominated the strike zone well by turning in 9 K's and left 9 batters on base. Astros were walked twice, Alvarez secured 2 RBI's and took a 2-0 series lead.
Castillo's 7 strikeout day just wasn't enough and it led the Mariners to a difficult 2-4 loss against the Astros. Seattle is riding two losses in a row and will look to avoid being swept come game three. Seattle in the top 4th would earn a fielders choice off Santana hitting a grounder towards the Pitcher and it allowed Suarez to score from 3rd off a Valdez throwing error to home plate, 1-1. A bat later Seattle woukd take their first lead of the day thanks to Moore hitting a single into right field and it got Hanigar home safely from 3rd, 2-1. Seattle capped this inning off by outscoring Houston 2 runs to none. Mariners in four turned in 3 hits with 2 doubles added and got 1 RBI to score on 5 total bases gained. Seattle is simply getting good contact on the ball unlike the 1st and 3rd innings. Now heading into top of the 6th Santana would get on 2nd base after hitting a double into deep right field and it sent Haniger to 3rd. After that, Seattle would load the bases after Moore was walked by Valdez. Unfortunately, this inning would come to an end after Raleigh blasted a grounder towards the shortstop for a quick 3rd out. The Mariners by this point in time were lacking offensive production after not scoring any runs since the 4th and have been struck out 6 total times with 5 batters stranded. In conclusion, during the top of the 9th inning Meyers would suffer a strikeout off relief Pitcher Ryan Pressley's curveball for the 3rd and final out of the day. Mariners on 28 at bats were restricted to 4 hits while snagging 7 total bases and were walked 6 times but remained scoreless in their final five innings. Seattle's offense all game long chased way to many pitches in the zone and struggled to score runs when they ha players in position. Bullpen on the other hand made Houston work for their scores as they fired 8 strikeouts and in that process they stranded 4 batters on a bag. Seattle was walked 7 times, turned in 4 doubles and fell down in this series 0-2.
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Wednesday October 12th, 2022: Wright delivered 6 strikes in 6 innings and it led the Braves to a 3-0 shutout win against the Phillies. Braves avoided two losses in a row and are two wins away from moving on to the NLCS in back to back years. Riley during the bottom 4th would be forced into hitting a grounder towards 1st base off a Wheeler fastball and it enforced a quick 3rd out.The Braves struggling offense in four were held to no bases or hits and have been struck out twice. Braves were simply looking for answers early as they seem to be unable to make contact on the ball and couldn't get runners set up in scoring position let alone a base. Two innings later during the bottom 6th Atlanta would snag the games first lead after Olson hit a single into right field and by doing so it would bring home Acuna from 2nd base, 1-0. Riley who was the next batter in the lineup would reach an infield single towards the Pitcher and it led Swanson home from 3rd, thus going up 2-0. The Braves after that, would continue their offensive onslaught thanks to d'Arnaud launching a single into shallow center field and it would lead Olson home from 2nd, 3-0. Braves capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 5 total hits delivered Now heading into the bottom 8th Riley with two batters gone would lift a fly ball high into the air towards left field for an easy 3rd out. Braves at this point in time of the game haven't scored a run or recorded a hit since the 6th. In the end, during the top 9th Kenley Jansen would relieve for Iglesias before tossing a cutter that struck Bryce Harper out for the 3rd and final out of the night. Braves concluded their night by muscling in 4 team hits and got 3 runs to score on 4 total bases earned but were shutout in their final three innings with 6 K's under their belt. As for their bullpen they managed to fish in 8 strikeouts with 4 batters left on base and gave up only 3 hits. Atlanta themselves left 4 on base, were walked twice and tied this series at 1-1.
Wednesday October 12th, 2022: Wright delivered 6 strikes in 6 innings and it led the Braves to a 3-0 shutout win against the Phillies. Braves avoided two losses in a row and are two wins away from moving on to the NLCS in back to back years. Riley during the bottom 4th would be forced into hitting a grounder towards 1st base off a Wheeler fastball and it enforced a quick 3rd out.The Braves struggling offense in four were held to no bases or hits and have been struck out twice. Braves were simply looking for answers early as they seem to be unable to make contact on the ball and couldn't get runners set up in scoring position let alone a base. Two innings later during the bottom 6th Atlanta would snag the games first lead after Olson hit a single into right field and by doing so it would bring home Acuna from 2nd base, 1-0. Riley who was the next batter in the lineup would reach an infield single towards the Pitcher and it led Swanson home from 3rd, thus going up 2-0. The Braves after that, would continue their offensive onslaught thanks to d'Arnaud launching a single into shallow center field and it would lead Olson home from 2nd, 3-0. Braves capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 5 total hits delivered Now heading into the bottom 8th Riley with two batters gone would lift a fly ball high into the air towards left field for an easy 3rd out. Braves at this point in time of the game haven't scored a run or recorded a hit since the 6th. In the end, during the top 9th Kenley Jansen would relieve for Iglesias before tossing a cutter that struck Bryce Harper out for the 3rd and final out of the night. Braves concluded their night by muscling in 4 team hits and got 3 runs to score on 4 total bases earned but were shutout in their final three innings with 6 K's under their belt. As for their bullpen they managed to fish in 8 strikeouts with 4 batters left on base and gave up only 3 hits. Atlanta themselves left 4 on base, were walked twice and tied this series at 1-1.
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Tuesday October 11th, 2022: Astros rally from four runs down to knock off the Mariners by a score of 8-7. Astros steal game 1 and will look to go up two games to none come game 2. Houston in the bottom 3rd would runners in scoring position after Pena hit a fly ball into deep center field and it allowed McCormick to reach 3rd base. After that, Alvarez with two gone would zip in a double that went into right field while driving in Altuve and McCormick, 2-4. Astros finalized this inning by outscoring Seattle 2-0 on 2 total hits delivered. Heading into the bottom 4th Gurriel on the fourth pitch he saw hung in a solo home run that was sent over the left field wall and brought Houston within three, 3-6. This would be Gurriel's 1st homer of the 2022 Postseason. Transitioning into the bottom 5th it would be a quick inning for the Astros after Alvarez was forced into hitting a grounder towards the 2nd baseman for an easy 3rd out. Astros through five got players on base 8 total times with 3 runs added and were restricted to 4 team hits. Houston at the plate has also gotten caught chasing pitches way to much and its led them to be struck out 5 times. Entering the bottom 8th Houston would finally get back on the scoresheet thanks to Bregman hammering a 2-run home run over the left center field wall and got Gurriel to score safely from 3rd, 5-7. This would be Houston's first score since the 4th. In the end, dueing the bottom 9th with two batters gone Yordan Alvarez would hammer a game winning walk off 3-run home run that went over the right field wall while leading Pena and Meyers to score, 8-7. Astros offense wrapped up their day by securing 11 hits and were very effective at base running after hauling in 21 total with 8 RBI's added. Bullpen on the other hand flexed in 8 strikeouts while stranding 4 batters on a bag. Alvarez secured 5 RBI's, were walked twice and took a 1-0 series lead.
Gilbert fired 5 strikes in five in half innings but the Mariners still suffered a tough 7-8 loss to the Astros. Mariners dro. Seattle would rattle Houston early in the top 1st after France hit a single into shallow right field and it sent Rodriguez to 3rd base. Few at bats later Raleigh with no outs would belt a single into deep right field and got Rodriguez home, 1-0. Then during the top 2nd Seattle's offensive onslaught would continue after Rodriguez zipped in a RBI double that flew into deep right center field while bringing in both Kelonic and Frazier, thus going up 3-0. Keep note Rodruguez is hitting a .320 when facing a fastball. France who was the next batter in the lineup would rocket a single towards shallow center field and it drove in Rodriguez from 2nd, 4-0. Seattle capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and bumped their base total up to 7. Two innings later dueing the top 4th Seattle's lead would move to three runs after J.P. Crawford launched a solo home run off a Verlander fastball, 5-2. Moments after, Seattle would see France who was the fifth batter in the lineup lift a double towards deep left field and in that process got Rodriguez to score from 3rd, 6-2. This happen to be the games first homer. Seattle's offense in four dominated at the plate after turning in 10 hits and did a great job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position as they drove in 6 RBI's on 17 total bases gained. Mariners were simply staying patient by waiting for the right pitch to be thrown and have been sat down on only 3 K's. During the top innings of the 7th Seattle would add on their already massive leaf thaks to Suarez delivering a solo homer of his own and sent it over the left field wall, 7-3. Unfortunately, this would be the Mariners final score moving forward. Offensively the Mariners remained sharp at the plate as they sunk in 13 team hits with 2 homer runs tallied and got 7 RBI's to score off 23 total bases earned but were shutout in their final two innings. As for their bullpen they did an outstanding job of dominating the inside part of the zone by delivering 8 strikes and stranding 5 batters on base. Seattle hit 2 doubles, relief pitcher Munoz fired 2 strikes in 1 inning and are down 0-1 in this ALDS.
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Sunday October 9th, 2022: Padres knock off the Mets by a shutout score of 6-0. Padres advance to the NLDS and will take on the Dodgers starting Tuesday. The Padres in the top 2nd would get a bases loaded situation after Grisham was walked on a ball four by Bassitt and sent Kim to 2nd base while Bell reached 3rd. After that, Nola blasted a single into shallow left field while bringing in both Kim and Bell, 2-0. Padres capped off this inning by outscoring New York two runs to none. Two innings later during the top 4th Grisham would belt a single into center field and got Kim to score from 2nd, thus going up 3-0. Padres offense in four got 3 RBI's to score on 3 total baes gained and added 3 hits. The low amount of hits are due to turning in a few fly balls while being sat down on 2 strikes and haven't posted a scored run since the 1st. Now heading into the top 5th San Diego would increase their lead as Profar scored from 2nd off a Machado single that flew into right center field, 4-0. Keep note that Padres have scored in back to back innings between the 4th and 5th. During the top 7th San Diego would runners in scoring position after Machado zipped in a double towards shallow left field and got Soto to 3rd. Unfortunately, San Diego could not capitalize on that big opportunity after Meyers suffered a strikeout off reliver Seth Lugo's fastball for the 3rd out of this inning. Padres in seven haven't scored a run since the 5th and have been struck out 6 times with 8 batters left on base. Later on during the top 8th the Padres onslaught continuted after Soto hit a single that flew through shallow left field while bringing home both Grisham and Kim, 6-0. In the end, dueing the bottom 9th relief Pitcher Josh Hader fired a slider that forced Marte into hitting a grounder to 3rd base for a quick 3rd out. Offensively the Padres remained sharp at the plate after turning in 10 hits and added 6 RBI's on 11 total bases earned but sustained a 9 strikeout night. Padres all night were consistent on making contact and did an even better job of getting runners in scoring position. Bullpen remained dominate as usual as theybstrnaded 2 batters on base and delivered an 8 strikeout night. Padres sunk in 1 double, bullpen held Mets to 1 hit and won the series 2-1.
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Saturday October 8th, 2022: McNeil scores off a Vogelback sacrifice fly ball back in the 7th and it led the Mets to a 7-3 Victory. Mets keep their season alive and forced a game three. Mets would jump on the board first dueing the bottom 1st after Francisco Lindor belted a solo home run over the left field wall, 1-0. This happen to be Lindor's 1st homer of the 2022 Postseason. Then during the bottom innings sof the 4th Brandon Nimmo would launch a single into left field while bringing in both Escobar and Ruf, thus regaining a 2-1 lead. Nimmo by this point in time had been 3 for 3 when making appreances at the plate. During the bottom 5th New York for a second time would regain their back thanks to Pete Alonso delivering a solo home run of his own and sent it over the left field wall, 3-2. Mets in five muscled in 5 team hits with 2 homers tallied and got 3 runs to score on 11 total bases gained. A few flaws in New York's game was that they were forced into a ton of swings and misses over the plate that led them to be struck out 5 times with 7 batters left on base. Now transitioning into top 6th starting Pitcher Jacob deGrom would force Kim to hit a grounder towards 3rd base for an easy 3rd out. Keep in mind this would deGrom's final inning on the mound as he was relived by Edwin Diaz. deGrom through six strong innings dominated the strikezone by flexing in 8 K's with only 5 hits allowed and forced San Diego into few fly ball outs. Entering the bottom 7th New York would load the bases after Canha was walked by relief Pitcher Adrian Morejon and it sent Alonso to 2nd base while allowing Lindor to reach 3rd. A bat later McNeil would hit a double towards right center field while getting both Alosno and Lindor home, 5-2. Escobar who was the next batter in the lineup would reach an infield single to the shortstop and it got Canha to score from 3rd, 6-2. Mets capped this inning off by scoring 4 runs in 5 total hits delivered. Mets finalized their night by recording 9 hits and did a great job of capitalizing with runners in scoring position as they snagged a 7 RBI night on 16 total bases earned but were shutout in their final two innings. Over on the bullpen's side they were just as effective after punching out 11 batters and stranded 10 on base but allowed 6 walks. Relief Pitcher Ottavino finished with 2 K's, hit by a pitch once and evened this series at 1-1.
Padres were unable to advance to the NLDS round after suffering a 3-7 loss when going up against the Mets. This forces the Padres to wait another game to try and advance while being denied of back to back wins in a row. Padres would even this bout up during the top of the 3rd inning thanks to Grisham lifting a solo home run over the left center field wall, 1-1. For Graham this would be his 1st home run of the 2022 playoffs. An inning later during the top 4th Kim would reach a fielders choice towards the shortstop but it got Drury out at 2nd base to retire the sides. Padres in four were held to 3 team hits with 1 RBI added and got players on base 6 total times yet they were slowed down by stranding 5 on a bag with 5 K's under their belt. Come the top innings of the 5th San Diego would even this game up again after Profar blasted a single into shallow right field and by doing so it lead Grisham home from 2nd, 2-2. This would Profar's 1st RBI of the 2022 Postseason. Heading into the top 9th San Diego would load the bases after Soto was walked on a ball four by reliver Ovattino. After that, Machado would also be walked on a ball four by Ottavino and in that process it would drive home Grisham from base 3, 3-7. Keep note that this would force Ottavino no to leave the mound for New York. In conclusion, with two gone Bell would be forced into hitting a grounder towards 1st base for the third final out of the night. Padres wrapped their night up by turning in 6 team hits with 1 homer tallied and got 2 RBI's to score off 9 total bases. That also includes being held scorleess between the 6th and 9th innings. As for their bullpen yes they gave up a ton of runs but still managed to deliver a 9 strikeout night with 10 batters left on base. Padres were hit by a pitch 1 time, Snell earned 5 strikes in 3.1 innings and were tied a 1-1.
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Friday October 7th, 2022: Mariners on the road shutout the Blue Jays by a score of 4-0. This would help Seattle secure their first Postseason win since 2001 and will look to sweep come game two. The Mariners would strike first during the top 1st after Suarez belted a double into deep right field and got Rodgriguez to score from 2nd, 1-0. A bat later Raleigh on the seventh pitch he saw crushed a 2-run home run that went over the right field wall while getting Suarez to score from 2nd, thus going up 3-0. Seattle capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 2 total hits delivered. Then during the top of the 4th inning Frazier would knock in a ground ball towards the 2nd baseman for a quick 3rd out. Mariners offense in four got 3 runs to score on 7 total bases earned and added 4 team hits but were slowed down a bit as they haven't posted a scored run since the 1st with 4 K's under their belt. An inning later during the top 5th Seattle would extend their lead to four runs following Suarez reaching an infield single towards the shortstop and by doing so it would lead Rodriguez home from 3rd, 4-0. This would be Squarez's 1st RBI of the 2022 Postseason. Now heading into the bottom 7th starting Pitcher Luis Castillo would fire a fastball in order to strikeout Jansen for an easy 3rd out. Keep note that Castillo in 7 strong innings delivered 5 strikeouts with only 6 hits allowed. In the end, during bottom 9th relief Pitcher Andres Munoz would fire a fastball that forced Tapia into hitting a grounder towards 2nd base for the 3rd and final out of the day. Mariners throughout their afternoon made good contact on the ball as it led them to 7 team hits and got players on base 12 total times but were shutout in their final four innings while being sat down on 6 strikes. Bullpen on the other hand flexed in a 7 strikeout day while stranding 7 Toronto batters on base. Mariners left 7 batters on a bag themselves, utilized 1 homer and took a 1-0 series lead in this best of three AL wild card.
Friday October 7th, 2022: Mariners on the road shutout the Blue Jays by a score of 4-0. This would help Seattle secure their first Postseason win since 2001 and will look to sweep come game two. The Mariners would strike first during the top 1st after Suarez belted a double into deep right field and got Rodgriguez to score from 2nd, 1-0. A bat later Raleigh on the seventh pitch he saw crushed a 2-run home run that went over the right field wall while getting Suarez to score from 2nd, thus going up 3-0. Seattle capped this inning off by scoring 3 runs on 2 total hits delivered. Then during the top of the 4th inning Frazier would knock in a ground ball towards the 2nd baseman for a quick 3rd out. Mariners offense in four got 3 runs to score on 7 total bases earned and added 4 team hits but were slowed down a bit as they haven't posted a scored run since the 1st with 4 K's under their belt. An inning later during the top 5th Seattle would extend their lead to four runs following Suarez reaching an infield single towards the shortstop and by doing so it would lead Rodriguez home from 3rd, 4-0. This would be Squarez's 1st RBI of the 2022 Postseason. Now heading into the bottom 7th starting Pitcher Luis Castillo would fire a fastball in order to strikeout Jansen for an easy 3rd out. Keep note that Castillo in 7 strong innings delivered 5 strikeouts with only 6 hits allowed. In the end, during bottom 9th relief Pitcher Andres Munoz would fire a fastball that forced Tapia into hitting a grounder towards 2nd base for the 3rd and final out of the day. Mariners throughout their afternoon made good contact on the ball as it led them to 7 team hits and got players on base 12 total times but were shutout in their final four innings while being sat down on 6 strikes. Bullpen on the other hand flexed in a 7 strikeout day while stranding 7 Toronto batters on base. Mariners left 7 batters on a bag themselves, utilized 1 homer and took a 1-0 series lead in this best of three AL wild card.
The Atlanta Braves win their 2nd World Series title and it's their 1st in 26 years after picking up a 7-0 Victory, over the Houston Astros. Now Jorge Soler would quickly quiet the Astros fans in the 1st inning of play.....after blasting a grand slam home run that flew over the left field wall, while getting Rosario's home from 2nd base and AL from 1st. 3-0. For the Braves they would just continue to pile on more damage to the Houston Astros, as Dansby Swanson zipped in a 2-run home run that went over the left field wall and got Albies home from 2nd base, 5-0. Braves ended the middle innings of the 5th by outscoring Houston 3 runs to none. But as expected, the Braves would seal this game in the 9th inning after Gurriel knocked a grounder towards the shortstop before being recorded out at 1st base. Thus forcing out number 3. Soler won the 2021 World Series MVP, Fried threw 6 strikeouts through 6 innings and won the World Series 4-2.
Sunday, October 31st 2021: Bullpen struck out 7 batters and rallied from a four run deficit, following a huge Astros 9-5 Victory when going against the Braves. This win allowed the Astros to keep their World Seriee hopes up and forced a game 6. Naturally, the Astros would respond with a score of their own and came within two runs, after Maldanato hit a sacrifice fly ball towards center field and got Tucker to score from 3rd base. 2-4. Stros turned in 2 scored runs on 2 hits to end the middle innings of the 2nd. Afterwards, Alex Correa in the top of the 3rd would rally his squad back to even game 5 at 4-4. Thanks to hitting a grounder towards the shortstop before being recorded out at 1st base. But did get Brantley home from 3rd. Astros outscored the Braves 2 runs to 1 to seal this inning up. Then Alex Correa in the 8th inning would deliver a dagger of an RBI single that flew through left field and got Altuve home from 3rd base, 9-5. Astros turned in 12 team hits to the Braves 8, earned 15 total bases and cut the World Series deficit to 2-3.
The Braves will have to wait at least another game to possibly close out after being thumped 5-9 and lost to the Astros. Braves entered last night hoping to end a 26 year World Series drought(1995). The Braves started the bottom of the 1st inning with a BANG! Thanks to Duvall blasting a grand slam home run to give Atlanta a 4-0 lead. Then Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the 3rd inning would break this 4-4 tie, following his solo homer that went over the right center field wall, 5-4. However, Soler with 2 outs in the 9th would suffer a strikeout off Graveman's slider and out number would be forced. Braves left 5 runners star dedicated on base to the Astros 9, knocked in 2 home runs and still have a 3-2 series lead.
Saturday, October 30th 2021: The Astros now have their backs against the wall in this year's 2021 World Series, following a distasteful 2-3 loss to the Braves. This defeat denied Houston from tying this World Series and are now on the brink of elimination. Be aware to that Houston's offense stranded 11 batters on base while their bullpen gave up 2 home runs. Now the Astros would strike first in the top of the 1st inning, following Correa hitting a grounder towards 3rd base before being recorded out at 1st. But allowed Altuve to score from 3rd 1-0. Then Houston three innings later in the top of the 4th, would go up by two runs off a Jose Altuve solo home run that went over the center field wall, 2-0. Afterwards, Austin Riley in the bottom 4th would knock a single through center field to get on 1st base. Then Pederson would be the next at bat as he blasted a bouncing grounder to Altuve who got Riley out at 2nd base then Pederson out on 1st on a double play. Thus imposing the 3rd out. It's just unfortunate that the Astros night ended in the 9th inning of play.....thanks to Alvarez hitting a ground ball out towards the 1st baseman for out number 3 and this would end game 4. Grenkie earned 3 strikeouts with a 2.84 ERA, held to 8 total hits and are down in this series 1-3.
The Braves rallied back from being two runs down to pick up a hard fought 3-2 Victory, over the Astros. This win allows the Braves to take a commanding lead in the World Series while pushing their Postseason win streak to 2 in a row. The Braves finally got on the board in the bottom 6th and chopped into Houston's two run lead. As Austin Riley blasted an RBI single towards left field and allowed Rosario's to score from 2nd base, 1-2. Unfortunately for the Astros the Braves were starting to catch fire by the time the bottom 7th came around. After Dansby Swnason blasted a solo home run over the right field wall to tie this game up at 2-2. Then two at bats later and this time it would be Jorge Soler launching a solo homer of his own and gave Atlanta their first lead of the game. 3-2. Braves ended the bottom 7th, by shutting Houston out 2 runs to none. Braves stranded 7 batters on base, Wright tossed 3 K's through 4.2 innings pitched and they secure themselves a 3-1 lead.
Friday, October 29th 2021: The Atlanta Braves bullpen struck out a combined 7 batters while allowing 2 just hits to power themselves past the Astros for a 2-0 shutout Victory. Thus win would allow Atlanta to secure a World Series lead and avoided losing back to back matchups. Keep note to that the Braves came soo close from utilizing a no-hitter that would be broken up in the top of the 8th inning off Tyler Matzek. Now this game would remain scoreless until the bottom of the 3rd inning, following Riley hitting an RBI double towards left field and allowed Rosario's to come home from 2nd base, 1-0. Then the Braves would pounce their lead to two runs after Travis d'Arnaud delivered an 8th inning dagger of a solo home run that flew over the center field wall, 2-0. But ultimately, the Braves bullpen would put this game away in the 9th inning, once Tucker knocked in a fly ball towards deep center field off Will Smith's slider and out number 3 would be imposed. Braves shutout Houston 1-0 in the 8th, offense tallied in 11 total bases and extended their series lead to 2-1.
Wednesday, October 27th 2021: Houston Astros racked in a 6 RBI night in game 2 to slide past the Braves for a huge 7-2 blowout Victory. Thus win allowed the Astros to even this series up at 1 apiece. Along Altuve having the second most Playoff homers and it ties him up with Bernie Williams. Astros would be the first team to strike first on the scoreboard, following Alex Bregman dinging in a sacrifice fly ball towards center field in order to bring home Jose Altuve. Next, Michael Brantley would add on to the Stros three run lead in the bottom of the 2nd inning. As he delivered in an RBI single that flew through right field and got Maldonado home from 3rd pitch. Stros ended the games first 2 innings of play by turning in 5 hits and outscored Atlanta 4 runs to 1. Eventually, Jose Altuve would be the player to hammer in a dagger if a solo home run that flew over the left field wall, 7-2. Urquidy tossed out 7 batters through 5 innings, earned 9 team hits to the Braves 7 and tied this series up at 1-1.
The Braves were denied of securing a two game series lead after being thumped by the Astros by a lopsided 2-7 loss. Braves also had their 2-Game postseason win streak snapped as well. Despite loss, Max Fried pitched 5 inn while allowing 7 hits, 6 earned runs, 6 strikes and a 5.40 ERA. Braves would get on the board during the middle innings of the 2nd to tie this game up. After d'Arnaud blasted a solo homer over the left field wall, 1-1. Then the Braves 2nd and last run would come in the top of the 5th, as Freddie Freeman launched an RBI single towards left field and brought d'Arnaud home from 2nd base, but still trailed 2-5. Braves secured 2 hits and scored 1 run in the process. However, Dansby Swanson in the 9th would suffer a strikeout off a Graveman 97 mile per hour slider to force out number 3. Braves secured 1 double, 2 RBI's and now have a locked up 1-1 World Series.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021: Braves racked in two total home runs to blast past the Astros for a 6-2 Victory. This win allowed the Braves to advance to a 2-Game postseason win streak. Along with losing Charlie Morton for the year to a broken leg after taking a line drive shot. Here's the crazy thing...Morton was still able to force three outs after the injury occurred before closing out the bottom 3rd and eventually leaving the game. Now Soler on the first pitch he saw rocketed a solo homer that went over the left field wall, 1-0. Braves ended the top of the 1st by securing 3 hits and outscored Houston 2-0. Then just two innings later in the top of the 3rd, you'd spot Duvall blasting a critical 2-run home run that flew over the left field wall and brought Rosario's from 1st base, 5-0. However, the Atlanta Braves would put an end to the Astros in game 1 if the 2021 World Series, following Freddie Freeman launching a game ending sacrifice fly ball towards right field and allowed Swnason to score from 3rd, 6-1. Braves racked in 12 team hits to Houston's 8, 1 stolen base earned and took a 1-0 series lead.
Astros take a game 1 loss at home to start off the World Series, following a tough 2-6 loss to the Braves. During this loss, Altuve and Bregman really struggled as they were struck out a combined total of 5 times. Along with the team as a whole leaving 9 runners left on base. For the Astros they would finally get themselves on the scoresheet after McCormick was able to reach a fielder's decsion towards the shortstop on a Swanson fieding mistake before being recorded out at 1st. But did allow Tucker to score from 3rd base 1-5. Astros ended the bottom 4th by securing 2 hits and shutout Atlanta 2 runs to none. Afterwards, during the bottom 8th the Astros would sneak in yet another run only this time it would come from Correa knocking in a ground ball towards 2nd base before being immediately recorded out at 1st, but got home Alvarez home in the process 2-6. Unfortunately the Astros night was sealed in the 9th with Brantley hitting a ground ball on the third pitch he saw before being recorded out at 1st base, thus forcing out number 3. Houston secured 12 total bases to the Braves 20, allowed 3 walks and staggered to an 0-1 series.
Saturday, October 23rd 2021: The Braves avenge their NLCS loss from a year ago and defeat the Dodgers 4-2 in game 6. Well ladies and gentlemen the Braves are going to the World Series for the first time since the 1999 season and will meet the Astros. Austin Riley opened up the scoring for the Braves in the bottom 1st, after securing an RBI double that through left field and allowed Albies to score from 2nd, 1-0. Ultimately, it would Rosarios who knocked in a dagger of a 3-run homer over the left field wall and brought home Adrianza from 2nd base and d'Arnaud from 3rd, 4-1. Braves outscored the Dodgers 3 runs to 1 to close out the bottom 4th. Braves secured 1 homer, offense earned 4 doubled and won this series 4-2.
The defending champion Dodgers have been knocked off their throne after taking a 2-4 defeat to the Atlanta Braves. Dodgers chances of going to back to back World Series were denied along with having their repeat hopes diminished. Despite a heartbreaking loss, the Dodgers would eventually respond with a score of their own once Bellinger launched an RBI single towards left field and got Turner home from 2nd base, 1-1. Dodgers at some point during the top of the 7th inning got on the board once again after Pollock on the 4th pitch he saw delivered an RBI double towards shallow left field and brought home Bellinger from 1st base and Taylor from 2nd, 2-4. LA secured 2 hits while shutting Atlanta out 1-0 to wrap up the middle innings of the 7th. Dodgers night ultamately came to an end in the 9th after Pollock with 2 outs hit a grounder towards the shortstop area and was recorded out at 1st. Dodgers secured 8 total based to the Braves 16, Buehler struck out 6 batters with 4 earned runs through 4 innings and were eliminated 2-4.
Thursday, October 21st 2021: Chris Taylor powered in a 3 home run night to help the Dodgers cruise past the Atlanta Braves for an 11-2 win during this NLCS matchup. The Dodgers with this win staved off elimination for at least one more game. For the Dodgers they'd have to thank Chris Taylor for delivering a 2-run home run that went over the left field wall and got Albert Pujols home from 1st base, 3-2. LA shutout Atlanta 3-0 to wrap up the bottom 2nd. Chris Taylor would then come in clutch yet again only this time it would be during the bottom 5th, after launching a 2-run homer over the center field wall and brought home Pujols from 1st base 6-2. Making this Taylor's 2nd homer of this game at this point in time. Dodgers weren't done yet as they would turn in yet another scored run just an inning later in the 8th. Following Pollock hammering in a 3-run homer that went over the left center wall and brought home Seager from 1st base and Turner from 2nd, 11-2. Dodgers tallied in 32 total bases to Atlanta's 9, racked in 5 home runs and made this series 2-3.
The Atlanta Braves get smashed by the Dodgers and lost by a score of 2-11. This loss disallowed the Braves of closing out and advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1999. Braves slid into last night bout, expecting to close this NLCS out and advance to the World Series for the first time since ??. The Braves started the top of the 1st inning with a Freddie Freeman 2-run homer that went off the center field wall and allowed Albies to come home from 1st base, 2-0. It's just unfortunate that the Braves night came to a screeching halt during the top of the 9th, as Riley knocked in a line drive hit towards right field and out number 3 would be forced. Braves secured 5 hits to the Dodgers 17, were outscored 4-0 in the 8th but still lead the NLCS 3-2.
Wednesday, October 20th 2021: Framber Valdez delivered 5 strikeouts through 8 innings with the Astros outscoring Boston 2-0 in the 9th, following a huge 9-1 win. Astros have now earned back to back victories while securing a crucial series lead. Alvarez would be responsible for giving the Astros a quick 1-0 during the 2nd inning, as he hammered a solo homer over the left field wall. For the Astros this game never really opened up for them until the middle innings of the 6th. As Gurriel blasted a double towards shallow right field and brought home Alvarez from 3rd base, 4-0. Astros utilized 4 hits while shutting out Boston 5-0 to end this innings of play. Then during the top of the 9th Houston would extend their big lead to 7 runs....after Gurriel on the first pitch he saw launched a single towards shallow center field, 9-1. Astros earned 16 total bases, 2 doubles and a 3-2 ALCS lead. One win away from going back to the World Series for the first time since 2019.
Red Sox have been outscored a combined total of 18-3 through games 4 and 5 of this ALCS, as they suffered a 1-9 loss to the Astros. Red Sox during this defeat are now atop a 2-Game postseason losing streak and are now on the verge of elimination. Now during the early stages of the top of the 4th inning, you'd see Chris Sale deliver a 99 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Yuli Gurriel to impose the 3rd out. Sale ended the 4th by allowing 1 hit with no runs allowed. However, the Red Sox finally found a way to get themselves on the board during the bottom 7th....following a Dever solo homer that went over the right field wall, 1-7. This would unfortunately be there only scored run moving forward. Boston's night would eventually come to an end once Boegarts turned in a grounder towards 1st base and was immediately recorded out. Boston turned in 2 errors, secured 7 total bases and are now down 2-3.
Wednesday October 20th 2021: The Braves utilized a 4 home run night to slide past the Dodgers for a 9-2 Victory. This win allowed the Braves to bounce back from 6-5 loss to LA back on October the 19th. Now the Braves would be the team to extend their lead to two runs in the 2nd inning, following Duvall hammering a solo homer over the center field wall. 2-0. Braves pounced back to back homers to put this inning away. Quickly after, the Braves then pushed their lead to three....thanks to a Freeide Freeman solo home run that was sent over the right field wall, 3-0. Braves turned in 3 hits and outscored LA 2-0 to wrap up the top of the 3rd. Now were going to head over to the bottom of the 4th inning, where Smyly tossed an 80 mile per hour curveball to strikeout Smith for out number 3 and the sides would retire. Smyly allowed no runs or hits to end this inning of play. At some point offensively the Braves would put this game away and increased their lead to 7 runs. Following Rosarios knocking in a 2-run homer that flew over the right field wall and got Freeman home from 2nd base and Albies from 1st, 9-2.
The Dodgers were outscored 4-0 in the 9th and are on the brink of elimination, after suffering a 2-9 blowout loss to the Atlanta Braves. Dodgers with this loss fall two games behind in this NLCS matchup. Incluing Julio Urias ultamately struggled on the mound in last night's NLCS bout. After giving up 3 home runs on 8 hits through 5 innings pitched. Dodgers would get on the scoreboard during the bottom 5th. Following a Pollock RBI single that went through right center field and allowed Bellinger to score from 2nd base and Turner from 3rd, 2-5. Dodgers turned in 2 scored runs off 3 total hits to wrap up the 5th. Now shifting our attentions to the bottom 7th where the Dodgers tried to put up another scored run. But instead Turner knocked a grounder to Freddie Freeman who stepped on the 2nd base bag to get Buehler out before firing the ball to 1st base to get Turner out seconds after. Thus forcing out number 2 on a double play. Followed up with Cody Bellinger then dinging in a line drive hit towards center field and the 3rd out would be enforced. Eventually, the Dodgers night came crashing down in the bottom 9th after Smith utilized a fly ball towards deep center field and was immediately recorded out. Dodgers were held to 4 hits all game long, 4 total bases and are now down 1-3 in this series.
Tuesday, October 19th 2021: The Dodgers rallied from a three run deficit that started in the 5th inning and knocked off the Braves 6-5. This win allowed the Dodgers to avoid falling 3 games to none and chipped into the Braves two series lead. Along with sitting atop a 3-Game Postseason win streak. Dodgers would jump on top of the Braves during the bottom 1st. As Seager launched a 2-run home run over the center field wall to secure a 2-0 lead. While Betts scored from 1st. LA shutout the Braves 2-0 with 1 hit to end this entire 1st inning. Afterwards, Cody Bellinger would come in clutch like Superman as he turned in a 3-run homer that went over right center field and got Smith home from 2nd base and Pollock from 1st. This would be the turning point if this game for LA. Thus tying this game up at 5-5. Followed up LA eventually regaining a 6-5 one run lead, once Betts blasted a double that went through right center field and got Taylor home from 3rd base. Dodgers ended the 8th inning by outscoring Atlanta 4-0. Dodgers stole 2 bases, tallied 1 critical double and made this 1-2 NLCS deficit.
The Braves were cooled down a little bit in game 3 and lost by a score of 5-6 against the Dodgers. The Braves unfortunately had their 2-Game Postseason win streak snapped. Including their walk off hero from games 1 and 2 Austin Riley who was also struck out 3 total times. Braves in the 4th inning of play would rally from a 2 run deficit to tie this bout at 2-2. After Duvall hammered in a single towards left field and allowed Pederson to score from 1st base. Then just two at bats later and Atlanta would secure their first lead all game long after Swanson blasted a single that flew through shallow left field and got Perderson home from 3rd base, 3-2. Braves secured 5 hits on Buehler while shutting them out 4-0 to end the top of the 4th. Now we are going to turn our attentions over to the top of the 9th inning after Duvall suffered a foul tipped strikeout off Kenley Jansen's 95 mile per hour sinker. Thus forcing out number 3. Braves batters were struck out by Jansen three straight times in order. Braves earned 13 total bases to LA's 17, walked the Dodgers 7 total times and still lead 2-1.
Monday, October 18th 2021: The Red Sox offense utilized four total home runs in a 12-3 blowout Victory when going against the Houston Astros. This win would allow the Red Sox to extend their Postseason win streak to 2 in a row. With the help their offense outscoring Houston a combined total 9 rins to none between innings 2 and 3. Including Rodriguez tossing 7 K's in 6 innings as well. Now the Red Sox got off to a fast 2nd inning 6-0 lead after Scawhber launched a grand slam home run that went over the right field wall. Red Sox outscored Houston 6 runs to none to seal this inning up. Then just an inning later and it would be Arroyo turning in a 2-run homer that flew over the left field wall and allowed Vasquez to score from 1st base, 9-0. Although, the Red Sox offensively would continue to pile on the damage to the Houston Astros. Thanks to Devers on the first pitch he saw blasted a 2-run home run that flew over the left field wall, 12-3. Red Sox secured 24 total bases to the Astros 8, 12 RBI's and an ALCS 2-1 lead to go with it.
The Astros in game 3 get obliterated by the Red Sox and suffered a difficult 3-12 loss. The Astros with this win have punched their Postseason losing streak to three striaght and Urquidy allowed 5 earned runs, 1 homer given up and ended with a 27.00 ERA through 1.2 innings pitched. Astros at some point during the top of the 4th would come within 6 runs, following Kyle Tucker knocking in a 2-run homer over the right field wall and came within four runs, 3-9. Now during the bottom of the 4th inning Blake Taylor would relief for Yimi Garcia, before striking out Renfroe by delivering a 97 mile per hour fastball for our number 2. Then a play later and you'd see Correa knock in a fly ball towards right field and was immediately recorded out. As the 3rd out would be imposed. Astros offense was held to just 1 hit on no runs to end this inning. It's just unfortunate that the Astros night would be sealed in the middle innings of the 9th. Where Carlos Correa with 2 outs would suffer a line drive hit towards right field and was immediately recorded out. Houston outscored Boston 3-0 in the 4th, offense secured 5 hits to their opponents 11 and are now down 1-2 in this ALCS.
Thursday, October 14th 2021: Bellinger comes in clutch in middle innings of the 9th as the Dodgers blasted themselves past the Giants for a 2-1 Victory. The Dodgers will now head to the NLCS for a 4th consecutive year in a row and will meet the Braves. Keep note that this will be a rematch from a season ago after LA rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to advance to the 2020 World Series. Now the Dodgers at some point or another would break this games tie....thanks to Corey Seager launching an RBI double towards left field and allowed Betts to come home from 2nd base, 1-0. This score was set up on a Mookie Betts 2nd base steal. Eventually, Max Scherzer would be hero during the bottom of the 9th inning.....as he delivered an 87 mile per hour slider to strikeout Wade on a controversial check swing. Thus putting an end to this contest. LA secured 2 base sole 2 bases, Scherzer struck 2 batters out and they won the series 3-2.
Webb threw 7 K's in 7 innings and the Giants get outscored 1-0 in the 9th, which of course led them to a heartbreaking 1-2 loss to the Dodgers. The current NL West Division Champs with this loss have now been eliminated from Postseason play. Giants had a great year as they ended the Dodgers 8 year reign of winning the NL West. Also won 109 games this year as well. Naturally, the Giants would respond with a score of their own in a big way during the bottom 6th. As Darin Ruf secured a solo home run that went over the center field wall, 1-1. Giants to end this inning had turned in 1 scored run on 2 total hits. We will now jump on over to the middle innings of the 7th, where the Giants would force out number 3 by Logan Webb firing an 81 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Cody Bellinger on his 8th pitch. Webb allowed no runs or hits to wrap up the 7th. Giants tallied 10 total bases to LA's 9, Posey struck out twice and they lost 2-3 to watch their season end.
Tuesday, October 12th 2021: The Giants get pounced for second time during this NLDS bout and were obliterated 2-7 by the Dodgers. This loss would not allow the San Francisco Giants to close this series out. Giants now have to prepare for a game 5 win or go home situation. Giants finally chipped into the Dodgers four run lead in the middle innings of the 5th, as Ruf blasted a ground ball out to 2nd base. But did manage to get Longoria to come home from 3rd 1-4. Now the Giants entering the top of the 7th inning were looking to make something happen. Instead with 2 outs Darin Ruf would suffer a strikeout off Vesia's 98 mile per hour fastball for the 3rd and final out. Ultimately, San Francisco's night would crumble down during the 9th inning.....once Solano turned in a pop fly ball towards right field and the 3rd out would be imposed.
Buehler allowed 1 total run through 4.1 innings pitched and it led the Dodgers to yet another dismantling 7-2 win against the Giants. The Dodgers with this win were able to stave off elimination and forced a critical game 5. Which will be in San Francisco. Now Turner in the bottom 1st would help LA go up 1-0, after blasting a double towards right center field and allowed Seager to score from 1st. Thereafter, Chris Taylor would rocket in a sacrifice fly ball that flew through left field and brought home Gavin Lux from 3rd base, 2-0. However, Will Smith would put somewhat of a dagger into the Giants night during the 8th inning. Thanks to powering in a 2-run home run that flew over the center field wall and extended their lead to 7-2. Buehler earned a 3.38 ERA with 4 K's (third lowest ERA number when on the brink of being eliminated in baseball history), offense secured 2 homers and tied this series at 2-2.
Tuesday, October 12th 2021: Freddie Freeman helps the Braves slide past the Brewers for a 5-4 Victory in game 4. This win officially allows the Braves to advance to the NLCS for a 2nd consecutive year in a row. As they await the winner of Dodgers vs Giants. Now for the Braves they would quickly start to rally from a two run deficit in the bottom 4th to tie this game. Following Rosario's on the 4th pitch he saw blasted a single off Lauer's fastball and sent it through shallow center field, while bringing in Riley from 3rd base and Heredia from 2nd. 2-2. Braves were then sparked on offense in the bottom 5th, as d'Arnaud turned in a single towards right field and got Riley home from 3rd base. 4-4. Next, during the bottom of the 6th inning Austin Riley could not capitalize with 2 outs and two men on base. As he ended up hitting the first pitch he saw into a grounder towards 3rd base, before being recorded out at 1st and the sides would retire. Eventually, Freeman would be the one to hammer in a game winning solo home run off Josh Hader's slider and sent it over the center field wall, 5-4 in the 8th. Braves shutout Milwaukee 1-0 in the 9th, Freeman earned an RBI and they took home a 3-1 series win.
Monday, October 11th 2021: Evan Longoria blasted his 10th Playoff home run since 2014 and it helped the Giants to a 1-0 shutout Victoy, over the Dodgers. This win allowed the Giants to bounce back from dismantling 9-2 loss to LA, back in game 3. Giants also had a little from a great bullpen that fanned away 14 total LA batters. Giants would jump out to a 1-0 lead after Longoria blasted a solo homer off Scherzer's fastball and sent it over the center field wall. Now Brandon Crawford defensively would force the 3rd and final out to wrap up the 7th inning of play. As Mookie Betts rocketed a line drive hit towards the shortstop area with 2 outs before Crawford made a leaping one handed catch. Which forced both sides to officially retire. Eventually, it would be Doval putting this contest away during the 9th inning. After firing a 99 mile per hour fastball to force Gavin Lux to secure a fly ball to deep center field for out number 3. Giants earned 6 total bases to LA's 5, 3 runners left in scoring position and tool a 2-1 NLDS lead.
Monday, October 11th 2021: Hernandez would be the ALDS hero to help lift the Red Sox to an impressive 6-5 win. When going against the Rays. This win helped the Red Sox advance to the ALCS for the first time since 2018. Along with winning the World Series that year as well. Red Sox are also riding a 3-Game Postseason win streak. Now the Red Sox would be fortunate enough to really start to take full control of this bout. As Devers racked in a 2-run home run on the first pitch he saw and sent over the center field wall, 3-0. Then during the same inning, you'd see Martinez ding in a single through center field off McClanahan's slider and brought home Verdugo from 2nd base, 5-0. Red Sox managed to shutout Tampa Bay 5 runs to none on 6 total hits to wrap up the bottom 6th. Ultamately during the games final inning of play, Hernandez would be the guy to power Boston to the ALCS....following his game winning sacrifice fly ball that went towards left field and allowed Santana to come home from 3rd base, 6-5. Rodriguez in 5 innings allowed 3 hits with 6 strikeouts, Shaw credited for a 2nd base steal back in the bottom 9th and won series 3-1.
The 100 win Rays are now eliminated from this year's 2021 MLB Postseason, following a difficult 5-6 one run loss to the Red Sox. The Rays unfortunately were unable to force a game 5 and will now have to go back to the drawing board to prepare for next season. 100 WINS is just so hard to do in today's day and age. Meadows during the 5th inning would help Tampa Bay come within four runs....thanks to hitting a grounder towards 1st base before being recorded out and got Luphow home from 3rd, 1-5. Then the Rays late surge was on by the time the top of the 3rd inning came around. After Wander Franco delivered a much needed 2-run homer that went over the center field wall and brought home Kiermaier from 3rd. 3-5. Rays would be fortunate enough to shutout Boston 2 runs to none to seal the middle innings of the 3rd. However, the Tampa Bay Rays would rally themselves back into this matchup after trailing 5-0 earlier on. Once Randy Arozarena launched a single towards shallow right center field and brought home Kevin Kiermaier from 2nd base, 5-5. We will now head to the top of the 9th, where Meadows would come up to the plate with 2 outs trying to break this 5-5 tie, but instead he turned in a fly ball towards left field off Whitlock's changeup and out number 3 would be forced. Bullpen utilized 3 total strikeouts, 5 RBI's and lost this series 1-3.
Sunday, October 10th 2021: The White Sox snap 2-Game Postseason losing streak with a 12-6 Victory over the Astros in game 3. With this win it allowed Chicago to avoid being swept to keep their hopes alive in this ALDS matchup. Relief pitcher, Michael Kopeck earned the win in last nights start on the mound....as he pitched 2.1 innings while allowing 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 homer given up, 5 K's and an 11.57 ERA number. For the White Sox they would earn themselves a 1-0 lead during the 1st inning, as Jimenez drilled in a single that flew through center field and allowed Anderson to find home plate when coming from 2nd base. Afterwards, Grandal with a 2-0 count and 2 outs would hammer in a 3-run home run over the center field wall. As this would give the White Sox's a 6-5 lead. White Sox ended the games first 3 innings of play, by turning in 5 runs scored on 4 hits. Chicago would ultamately put an end to this bout offensively.....once Anderson jammed in a single shot that went through shallow center field and allowed Garcia to score from 3rd base, 12-6. White Sox rallied from four runs down when going into the 4th, secured 24 total bases and cut into Houston's series lead 1-2.
Astros will have to wait at least another game before advancing to the ALCS after being handed a difficult 6-12 six run loss to the White Sox. The Astros were outscored 3 runs to none in the 8th and were denied a chance of going to the ALCS for a 2nd year in a row. Meyers would be responsible for giving the Stros a two run lead in the middle innings of the 2nd, as he turned in a single that was sent through left field and got Kyle Tucker home from 3rd, 3-1. Astros ended this inning by securing 3 runs to none. Kyle Tucker then in the top of the 3rd inning would drill a 2-run home run off Kopeck's fastball and sent it over the left field wall. While getting Correa home from 1st, 5-1. Now the Astros final scored run of the game would come in the top of the 4th inning. As Bregman turned in an single towards shallow center field and brought home Alutuve from 2nd base, tying this matchup at 6-6. Astros ended the middle innings of the 4th by securing 1 scored run on 2 total hits. Next, Altuve was the last batter during the top of the 9th. But he ended up taking a strikeout off Liam Hendriks 99 mile per hour fastball for out number 3. Astros ended this inning with batters getting struck out back to back. Stros were out hit 16-6, 2 homers hit but still leads 2-1.
Sunday,October 10th 2021: Vasquez comes in clutch in extra innings to help the Red Sox squeeze past the Rays for a 6-4 Victory. This win ultamately allows Boston to be on a 2-game postseason win streak. As well as breaking this 1-1 tie in this year's ALDS matchup. Bullpen also struck a total of 20 batters through 13 innings. The Boston Red Sox would have to give credit to Devers for giving them their first lead of the game. As he blasted a single towards shallow center field and brought home Schwarber from 2nd base, 3-2. Boston shutout Tampa Bay 2-0 to wrap up the 3rd inning. Thereafter, just two innings later in the 5th, you'd spot Hernandez darting a solo home run over the left field wall, thus increasing lead to 4-2. Now this game would ultimately go into extra innings due to Devers knocking in a grounder towards 2nd base before immediately being recorded out at 1st. As the 3rd out would be forced. Eventually, Boston would put an end to this game in a big way! As Vasquez launched a walk-off 2-run homer off Patino's fastball that was sent over the left center field wall and pushed their lead to 6-4. Eovaldi turned in 8 K's through 5 innings, tallied a 3 home run night and now have a 2-1 series lead.
The Tampa Bay Rays get shutout 2-0 in the 13th inning of play that would lead to a difficult 4-6 loss to the Red Sox. Rays with this loss will now look to stave off elimination when they take on Boston on Monday night. At Fenway Park. The Rays would quickly get out to a 2-0 lead during the 1st inning of play....as Meadown turned in a 2-run homer off Eovaldi's fastball that went over the right field wall. Rays were fortunate enough to outscore Boston 2 runs to none to end the bottom 1st. Now Tampa Bay would remain off the scoresheet until the 8th inning and came within 1 run. Thanks to Wander Franco blasting in a solo homer that flew over the right field wall to make things 3-4. Then a couple at bats later and Randy Arozarena would be responsible for turning in a double that went through center field and allowed Margot to score from 3rd base, 4-4. Now during the top of the 13th inning Chicago thought they had a 2-run home run after Kevin Kiermaier rocketed a heavy shot towards deep center field where the ball bounced off the base of the wall and over it went. Along with getting Diaz to home plate from 3rd as well. Unfortunately the 2-run homer would be ruled a double instead and Diaz was back on 3rd base. Then an at bat later, Mike Zunnino would suffer a strikeout off Pivetta's fastball to force out number 3. White Sox blasted in 2 homers of their own, 10 runners left on base and staggered down to 1-2 series deficit.
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Saturday, October 9th 2021: Max Fried threw 9 K's with only 3 hits given up through 6 innings and it helped lift the Braves past the Brewers for a hard fought 3-0 shutout Victory. With this win it allowed Atlanta to outscore Milwaukee 2 runs to none to end the 3rd inning of play while securing a series tie. Braves would quickly jump on top of the Milwaukee Brewers in the middle innings of the 3rd, following a Freedie Freeman single that went towards right field and got Soler home from 2nd base, 1-0. Then just two at bats later and Albies would turn in double shot that went through deep right field while allowing Freeman to score from 1st, 2-0. Braves at some point would add in another scored run to increase their lead to three....once Riley launched a solo home run over the center field wall, 3-0. However, Tyler Matzek would relief for Luke Johnson and with 2 men on base he would deliver an 88 mile per hour slider to strikeout Taylor to force out number 3. Matzek allowed 1 hit with no runs to wrap up the games first 7 innings of play. Braves would get out of the bottom of the 9th unscathed. After Urias was on 1st base with 1 out until Malie knocked in a grounder towards Austin Riley at 3rd before quickly tossing the ball to 2nd base where Urias would be tagged out. Then Kolten Wong from 2nd would beat Malie at 1st before reaching the bag and recorded a double play. Braves turned in 6 team hits, 3 RBI's and evened the ALDS up at 1-1.
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Saturday, October 9th 2021: Dodgers go on the road and quiet the crowd as they blew out the Giants by a score of 9-2. The Dodgers were able to tie this series up while avoiding a two game deficit during this NLDS matchup. Dodgers during the middle innings of the 2nd would jump to a 2-0 lead thanks to Betts crushing a single off Gausman's splitter and sent it to left center field while getting Pollock home from 3rd. Then a play later on a 2-2 count, Cody Bellinger would suffer a strikeout off Gausman's 85 mile per hour splitter to end inning number 2. Dodgers by the time the top of the 6th inning rolled around would capitalize on a bases loaded situation. After Cody Bellinger turned in a hard 2-run double off Leon's fastball and sent it through left center field and brought home Smith from 2nd base and Turner from 3rd, 4-1. Naturally, the Dodgers tried to respond with a score of their own in the top of the 7th, but instead Turner rocketed a fly ball to center field before Kris Bryant made a diving catch for the 2nd out. At this point in time. Dodgers ended the middle of the 7th by earning no hits or runs. Afterwards, Will Smith on his very first pitch would blast a solo home run off Littell's slider and sent it over the left field wall, 7-2. Keep note to that we had just comeback from commercial break before Zach Littell even entered the game. Dodgers ended 8th by shutting San Francisco out 3-0. Dodgers tallied in 1 homer, 11 team hits and notched this series up at 1-1.
Gausman retired 10 consecutive batters in a row with 7 K's, but the Giants get man handled 2-9 against the Dodgers. The Giants were denied of back to back wins in this year's MLB Postseason and will head back to Dodgers stadium with an NLDS tie. On that note....Giants offense struggled in last nights matchup after being held to just 6 hits while leaving 12 total players on base. Giants would get themselves on the scoreboard in the bottom 2nd and chipped into LA's two run lead. Following a Solano sacrifice fly ball that went through center field and got home Flores from 3rd base, 1-2. Giants then with 2 outs in the bottom 6th would add in another scored run after Crawford singled to right field and allowed Wade to score from 3rd base. But in the same play Flores would get tagged out at 3rd base coming from 2nd by Mookie Betts delivering a spinning throw from the outfield, Thus forcing out number 3. As expected, the Giants night would end in the middle innings of the 9th...after Longoria pounced a fly ball towards right field and was immediately recorded for out number 3. Giants turned in 8 total bases to the Dodgers 18, secured 2 doubles and are now tied at 1-1.
Friday, October 8th 2021: The 107 win Giants cruise to an impressive 4-0 shutout win when going against the Dodgers. Giants during this win launched 3 home runs on offense while Webb fanned 10 batters through 7.2 innings pitched. Giants would ultimately take a two run lead in the bottom 1st....following Buster Posey launching a 2-run home run off Buehler's 96 mile per hour fastball that went over the right field wall and brought home La Stella from 3rd base, 2-0. Giants turned in 1 hit on 2 runs scored to cap off the games 1st inning of play. But you see....the Giants just weren't finished with the Dodgers just yet, as Kris Bryant would come in clutch by hammering a 7th inning home run over the left field wall to increase their lead to 3-0. Then the Giants would pretty much put this game away soundly by the time the 8th inning had rolled around, following Crawford turning in a rocket of solo homer that flew over the center field wall, 4-0.
Friday, October 8th 2021: The NL East champions, Atlanta Braves couldn't come away with a win as they faced a disappointing 1-2 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers. Braves during this loss were held to just 1 run on 29 at bats and racked in 7 total bases. Braves, Charlie Morton would keep this game at 0-0 after delivering a 96 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Garcia to force both sides to retire. This also happen to be Morton's 8th K of the night. Now at some point in this contest the Braves would get on the board and chipped into Milwaukee's two run lead in the 8th, following a solo homer that flew over the left field wall by Joc Pederson, 1-2. However, an inning later during the 9th and Arcia would hit a ground ball towards 2nd base before being recorded out at 1st, thus enforcing the 3rd and final out. Bullpen walked 2 Milwaukee batters, left 5 runners on base and staggered down to a 0-1 NLDS deficit.
The 2nd seed Brewers squeeze past the Atlanta Braves in game 1 of this NLDS and won by a score of 2-1. Milwaukee now two more wins from advancing to the NLCS while outscoring Atlanta 2 runs to none to seal inning 7. Eventually, this scoreless tie would be broken in the bottom of the 7th inning, following Tellez launching a 2-run home run over the center field wall while bringing home Garcia from 1st, 2-0. Now Adrian Houser during the middle innings of the 7th would utilize a 95 mile per hour sinker to force Jorge Soler to knock in a ground ball to the 3rd base before being recorded out at 1st. Thus imposing out number 3. Houser allowed no runs or hits to cap off the top of the 7th. Bullpen walked 4 batters, offense turned in 1 homer and they snagged a 1-0 series lead.
Friday, October 8th 2021: The 100 win Tampa Bay Rays cruise to 5-0 shutout Victory when going against the Red Sox in game 1 of this ALDS. McClanhan during this win struck out 8 batters through 5 innings pitched and the offense blasted in two crucial home runs. Including Randy Arozarena making Playoff history after being just the 1st player to record a stolen base and a home run all in one game. Yandy Diaz started to ruffle the feathers of the Red Sox early on in the 2nd inning, following his fielders decsion towards the shortstop position while getting Wander Franco home from 3rd base 2-0. Rays outscore Boston 2-0 on 2 hits. However, Tampa Bay continued to make life hard in the Red Sox by the time the 5th inning came around, following Arozarena delivering a sky rocket of a solo home run towards the left field wall, 5-0. Rays tallied 1 hit on 1 run to end this inning. Nevertheless, Just two innings later and the Rays would start to add more pressure on Boston in the 7th inning of play, following Franco knocking in a double to left field and got Arozarena to 3rd. A play later, Arozarena would successfully steal home plate to push lead to 5-0. As expected, the Rays bullpen would finish this off in the top of the 9th following Feyereisen turning in a fastball that forced Vasquez to hit a foul ball in the direction of right field to be recorded out. Tampa Bay turned in 4 RBI's, 14 total bases and and secured a 1-0 series lead.
Friday, October 8th 2021: The Astros two wins away from securing the ALDS after utilizing a 6-1 Victory, over the White Sox. McCullers turned in 4 strikeouts through 6.2 innings during win. Astros also on a 2-Game win streak. Now the Astros would ultimately get rolling in the 3rd inning after Alvarez turned in a double that flew through through deep center field and brought Bregman home from 1st base, 3-0. Then an inning later during the 4th, Houston would push their lead to five runs following Brantley knocking in a single towards right field and allowed Altuve to score from 2nd base and Meyers from 3rd, 5-0. Keep note by this time the Astros had outscored the White Sox a combined total of 4-0 between innings 3 and 4. Astros eventually put somewhat of a dagger in this contest in the bottom 5th....thanks to Alvarez turning in a solo homer over the right center wall, 6-0. Astros turned in 2 doubles, 6 RBI's and took a 1-0 series lead.
Chicago White Sox's down a game in the ALDS as they suffered a difficult 1-6 blowout loss against the Astros. During this loss, Lance Lynn would be tossed out after 3.2 innings on the mound...as he gave up 5 earned runs and 6 hits on 4 K's. Along with the offense leaving 7 runners left in scoring position. Now defensively, Lance Lynn had to bounce back from giving up two runs in a row during the bottom 3rd....as he fired an 86 mile per hour cutter to strikeout Yuli Gurriel to record out number 3. For the White Sox's they'd finally get on the scoresheet during the top of the 8th inning, following Jose Abreu launching a single towards right field and by doing so he got home Tim Anderson from 2nd base, but still trailed 1-6. White Sox ended the bottom 3rd by securing 2 hits on 1 run scored. Unfortunately by the time the middle innings of the 9th had rolled around, you'd spot Ryan Pressley slinging an 84 mile per hour curveball to strikeout Sheets for out number 2. Then an at bat later and Engel would hammer a ground ball in the direction of 2nd baseman Leury Garcia who then darted the ball over to 1st and the 3rd and final out would be enforced. Eight runners left on base, McCullers goes to 1-0 on the mound as the Astros as a whole take a 1-0 lead.
Wednesday, October 6th 2021: Chris Taylor's 6th Postseason homer leads the Dodgers to take on the Giants in the NLDS, following a huge 3-1 Victory against the St. Louis Cardinals. Dodgers outscored the Cardinals 2-0 in the 9th inning while Scherzer tossed 4 K's and allowed just 1 earned run, during win. Now Max Scherzer would be responsible for keeping this game at a 1-0 St. Louis lead in the top of the 4th, as he fired an 87 mile per hour slider to strikeout Wainwright to impose the 3rd out. Then an inning later in the bottom 4th, you'd see Trea Turner blast in a game tying solo home run over the left field wall, 1-1. We will now shift on over to the bottom of the 8th inning of play where the Dodgers tried to snap this 1-1 tie, but instead Will Smith turned in a fly ball towards Dejong who made a beautiful leaping catch to force out number 3. Dodgers capped off the first 8 inning by securing 1 hit with no runs scored. However, during the bottom 9th Chris Taylor would blast in a walk-off 2-run home run over the left field wall and brought home Bellinger from 2nd base, 3-1. Dodgers secured 7 team hits, racked in 13 total bases to the Cardinals 5 and earned a massive wild card win.
Adam Wainwright threw out 5 batters through 5.1 innings, but the St. Louis Cardinals suffered a 1-3 defeat to the Dodgers in the wild card matchup. This is absolutely heartbreaking for the Cardinals especially after getting off to a 17-Game win streak during the month of September. Cardinals would strike first and fast after max scherzer on a wild throw allowed Paul Goldschmidt to get to 2nd base and got Edman home from 3rd, 1-0. Now during the games bottom of the 5th inning, you'd see Adam Wainwright fire an 85 Ile per hour cutter to Mookie Betts, who ended up knocking in a ground ball towards 3rd base before being recorded out at 1st. Thus forcing out number 3. Offensively though, the Cardinals with 2 outs in the top of the 8th tried to break this 1-1 tie but Bader earned himself a strikeout off Knebel's 81 mile per hour curveball to force the sides to retire. Then Tyler O'Neil during the middle innings of the 9th would suffer a strikeout off Kenley Jansen's cutter that traveled at 94 miles per hour and the 3rd out would be imposed. St. Louis ended this inning by having back to back batters struck out on 1 hit allowed. Bullpen struck out 10 Dodgers batters, secured 3 stolen bases and now find themselves eliminated from the 2021 Postseason.
Nathan Eovaldi threw a postseason career best 8 strikeouts on 4 hits to send the Boston Red Sox to the 2021 ALDS, following an important 6-2 win against the Yankees. This win will now allow the Red Sox to meet the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS while the offense turned in 6 RBI's, during last night's win. Red Sox would waste no time getting on the scoreboard in the 1st inning, following Xander Bogaerts launching a 2-run home run that flew over the center field wall and brought home Devers from 1st base, 2-0. Thereafter, the Red Sox would then snag themselves a 3-0 lead in the 3rd inning after Schwarber turned in a solo homer that went over the right field wall off Gerrit Cole's 97 mile per hour fastball. Red Sox ended this inning, by securing 2 hits while outscoring New York 1 run to none. Now As expected, the Red Sox bullpen stayed sharp by the time the top of the 8th inning rolled around, after Robles had to relieve for Houck and fired a 96 mile per hour fastball to strikeout Anthony Rizzo for out number 3. Boston turned in 6 RBI's, bullpen struck out 11 total New York batters on 2 earned runs and they secured a single elimination wild card win.
The Yankees elimination leaves them winless against the Red Sox when playing in the postseason as they fell to 0-3 since 2003. Gerrit Cole exits the game after just 3 total innings on 50 pitches and the New York Yankees would get dealt by the Red Sox and lost by a score of 2-6. Anthony Rizzo would be the guy to help New York cut into the Red Sox's three run lead.....after blasting a solo home run that flew over the right field wall, 1-3. Now during the same inning of play in the 6th, Stanton would be responsible for reaching 2nd base off a single that bounced off the center field wall while Aaron Judge would be caught and tagged out at home plate by Kevin Plawecki. Yankees capped off the middle innings of the 6th, by securing 1 run on 3 hits. Were now going turn our attentions to the top of the 9th inning, where Stanton drilled in a much needed solo home run that went over the right field wall, but still trailed 2-6. Two at bats later and Torres would knock in a pop fly ball towards deep right field for the 3rd and final out. Yankees were held to just 6 hits, bullpen walked the Red Sox 7 total times and were a one and done team.
In courtesy of ctvnews.caCorey Seager wins World Series MVP, the Los Angeles Dodgers(4-2) finally capture the World Series after defeating the 1st seed Tampa Bay Rays, by score of 3-1, in six games. Both the Dodgers and the Rays broke a record by turning in 27 total strikeouts, during win. Tony Gonsolin got the start in game 6 and is averaging 9 strikeouts and 7 walks through 7.2 innings pitched during the MLB playoffs. During the bottom of the 6th inning Austin Barnes was able to score at home after a Tampa Bay throwing error, tying the game up at 1-1. Mookie Betts delivered a game clinching solo home run and drove it through left center field, increasing the lead to 3-1, during the 8th inning. Dodgers bullpen throws out 11 batters and for the first time in 32 years the Los Angeles Dodgers win their 7th World Series championship in team history. Clayton Kershaw the Hall of Fame bound pitcher finally earns his first World Series ring, even after everything he went through year in and year out.
As for the Tampa Bay Rays they suffer a heartbreaking 1-3 loss against the high powered Los Angeles Dodgers, in what was a very hard fought World Series battle between the two teams. Kevin Cash has Tampa Bay fans scratching their heads after game 6, following his decision to take Blake Snell out after he was dominating the mound inning by inning. Randy Arozarena so far in the MLB playoffs is racking up 27 hits, 9 home runs at the time and 52 complete bases. Arozarena in the top of the 1st inning delivered is now 10th home run of the playoffs, after hitting off Gonsolin's 89 mile per hour slider, 1-0. Blake Snell allowed just 2 hits, 9 strikeouts through 5.1 innings, that also includes him finishing with a 6.08 ERA. After an odd switch to the mound..Tampa Bay's reliever Nick Anderson came in and allowed 2 unanswered runs to be scored to cap off the 6th. Tampa Bay Rays tally just 1 run the whole game and faltered 4 games to 2, unable to force a game 7.
In courtesy of nbclosangeles.comLos Angeles Dodgers(3-2) bounce back after a devastating loss in game 4 and cruised to a well earned 4-2 Victory in game 6 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Before we start talking about the offense, we need to talk firstly about Clayton Kershaw's dominating performance. Kershaw capped his night off with 5 in two thirds of an inning pitched, allowing 5 hits, 2 earned runs, struck out 6 batters and finished with a 4.35 ERA. Along with Dustin May, who relieved and struck 2 batters in one in two thirds of an inning, ending with a 0.75 ERA. Cody Bellinger dinged a single through second base and drove in Corey Seager to score at home and they went up by two runs in the top of the 1st, 2-0. Joc Pederson hammered a solo home run off Tyler Glasnow and boosted LA's lead to 3-0. In the top of the 5th inning Kershaw saw Manuel Margot trying to steal home plate and he threw the ball to Will Smith to record the 3rd and final out, retiring the sides, keeping the game at a 3-2 lead for LA. On Tyler Glasnow's 97th pitch in the top of the 5th inning, you would see Max Muncy blast a solo homer to increase the Dodgers lead to 4-2. Max Muncy now has 3 homers and 12 RBI's with 2 guys out during this year's 2020 playoffs. Muncy and Joc each homered, the Dodgers bullpen struck out 10 batters and the Dodgers take a commanding 3-2 series lead, with a chance to close out on Tuesday night.
The Tampa Bay Rays(2-3) looked deflated after giving up a few home runs and had its trouble trying to score off Kershaw and May, along with the other bullpen pitchers. Tampa Bay Rays suffer a game 5 2-4 loss against a very tough LA Dodgers team and will look to bounce back in game 6. Despite a daunting defeat, Kevin Kiermaier was able to reach home plate after Yandy Diaz notched a triple in the bottom of the 3rd inning and Rays got on the board, 1-3. Moments later..Randy Arozarena delivered a single and drove it through shallow left field, bringing in Yandy Diaz, as the Rays were then down by just 1 run, 2-3. Tyler Glasnow ended his night with 4 earned runs, 2 home runs given up, struck out 7 LA batters and finished with a 9.64 ERA. The Tampa Bay Rays are a team who loves playing with the lead, they are 33-7 when leading and they need to find ways to score first and keep LA at a distance. Unfortunately the Rays tallied just 2 runs and now they are down 3 games to 2.
In courtesy of latimes.comThe Tampa Bay Rays survive game 4 of World Series and hang on by just a thread in order to knock off the Los Angeles Dodgers, in what was an absolutely crazy finish to an 8-7 Victory. Ryan Yarbrough had a tough night on the mound, ending with 5 hits, 2 earned runs and tallied a 7.20 ERA, including a strikeout. To add on to an already rough night for him, he allowed 2 home runs during the 1st and 3rd innings of the game. John Curtiss got the win on the mound, pitching 1 in a half innings and allowed no more than 2 hits, ending with a 22.50 ERA. After 4 in a half scoreless innings for the Tampa Bay Rays, Randy Arozarena on the first pitch he saw leveled a home run off Urias and drove it through right field and brought Tampa Bay within one run, 1-2. Tampa Bay Rays started to feel it, so come the bottom of the 5th Hunter Renfroe crushed a 95 mile per hour fastball and allowed his team to come within one run again, 2-3. Brandon Lowe was able to read Baez's eyes and then plastered a 3-run home run in the bottom 6th and drove in Choi and Randy Arozarena, giving the Rays their first lead of the entire game 5-4. In the later stages of the 9th inning and 2 outs, Brett Phillips delivered a game winning walk off single and two Dodger fielding mistakes, allowing Arozarena and Kiermaier to score, winning 8-7 and the series is now all evened up at 2-2.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lose a reeling game 4 matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays and lost by just one run, 7-8. Starting pitcher, Julio Urias played a pretty solid night, after pitching 4 and in two thirds of an inning, enabling just 2 earned runs, 4 hits and struck out 9 batters...but gave up 2 crucial home runs during innings 4 and 5, during loss. In the top of the 1st inning Justin Turner blasted a solo home run and drove it through center field, taking an early 1-0 lead. That home run allowed Justin Turner to surpass Duke Snider for 1st place with 12 playoff home runs in team history. Top of the 3rd Corey Seager delivered his 8th playoff home run and helped the Dodgers secure a 2-0 lead. Dodgers would strike again on offense in the top of the 5th after Max Muncy hit a single to deep right field and drove in Corey Seager to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead. Unfortunately Max Muncy tried for 2nd base and was tagged out. Corey Seager deflated the Rays after knocking a single through left center field and drove in Chris Taylor to score at home, breaking the 6-6 tie, taking a 7-6 lead in the bottom 7th. Chris Taylor misplayed the ball in the outfield, along with Max Muncy making a terrible throw to Will Smith's glove at home plate, and they now fall to 2 games apiece, instead of being up 3-1.
In courtesy of ocregister.comLos Angeles Dodgers bounce back in game 3 of the World Series and shutdown the Tampa Bay Rays, winning by score of 6-2. Walker Buehler entered game 3 with 29 struck out batters, 11 base on balls playing through 19 innings pitched and earned a 1.89 ERA, during the MLB PLayoffs. Justin Turner in the top of the 1st inning delivered a solo home run off Charlie Morton's 99 mile per hour fastball, 1-0. With that home run it tied Justin Turner with Duke Snider for 11 playoff home runs. Max Muncy in the top of the 3rd inning crushed a single through right center field and allowed both Justin Turner and ey Seager to score at home plate, widening the gap to a 3-0 lead. Mookie Betts capped off the top of the 4th, after delivering a single and was responsible for driving in Joc Pederson, 5-0. Dodgers recorded two unanswered runs during the 4th. Two innings later during the 6th...Austin Barnes smashed a solo home run and drove it through center field, extending the lead to 6-1. Buehler struck out 10 batters through 6 innings pitched and LA takes a 2-0 World Series lead.
As for the 1st seed Tampa Bay Rays they get dealt by the 1st seed Los Angeles Dodgers, losing in blowout fashion, as final results read a 2-6 defeat. Tampa Bay Rays stepping into game 3 has a 32-7 win/loss record when recording the first score throughout both the regular season and in the playoffs. Charlie Morton got the call to start last night, he entered the game with 17 strikeouts, 4 base on balls through 15.2 pitched innings and a 0.57 ERA. Now 3-1 on the mound. Including 3 wins and no losses on the mound at that point in time...until last night. Charlie Morton ended his night with 7 hits, 5 earned runs, homer given up and struck out 6 LA batters. The Rays during the bottom 5th finally got on the scoresheet after Willy Adames drilled a double to deep left field and in the process he was able to get Manuel Margot home, 1-5. Randy Arozarena tallied the teams second scored run of the game, by blasting a solo homer through left field...yet they fall behind 2 games to 1 in the World Series.
In courtesy of tampabay.comBlake Snell pitches brilliantly, the Tampa Bay Rays bounce back in game 2 and hand the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-4 loss, in the World Series. Blake Snell was absolutely astonishing on the mound last night, turning in 4.2 innings pitched, allowing 2 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 homer given up, 9 strikeouts and ended with a 6.75 ERA. Blake Snell at the time had delivered 8 strikeouts through 4 innings pitched. First time that was done was when Sandy Koufax did it in 1963. Brandon Lowe was having a pretty solid 2020 regular season, turning in 14 home runs, 37 RBI's and a batting average of .269. But it's been a different story in the 2020 playoffs, where he is putting up 1 home run at that time, 2 RBI's and has been struck out 19 total times. Brandon Lowe would turn in his 2nd home run of the playoffs after launching that ball through left center field and made the game 1-0 right off the bat in the top of the 1st inning. Joey Wendle was responsible for recording a double and drove it through deep right field in the top of he 4th and brought in both Choi and Margot, increasing their lead to 3-0. Austin Meadows read Dustin May's pitch and launched a 2-run home run in order to allow Tampa Bay to expand their lead to 5-0, during the top of the 5th. An inning later during the 6th, Joey Wendle enlarged the Rays lead to 6-2, after hitting a fly ball, but was responsible for driving in Choi to reach home plate. The Tampa Bay Rays split the series at 1-1 even, now looking to go up two games, when game 3 takes place on Friday night, at 5pm.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were dealt by the Tampa Bay Rays in game 2 of the World Series, as the final score showed a two run loss, 4-6. Dodgers coming ino game 2 have had 54 pitching changes through 14 played games. Will Smith in the top of the 2nd inning darted the ball to second base and got Willy Adames out trying to steal, keeping the game knotted up and retired the sides. Dodgers finally got added on the scoresheet in the bottom 5th, following Chris Taylor drilling a 2-run home run and came within three runs, 2-5. Will Smith also turned in his 5th homer of the MLB postseason and dinged it through left field, 3-6. Dustin May punched out 1 Tampa Bay batter and allowed 3 runs, but gave up a home run, in which he had been reileved by Joe Kelley, who turned in just 2 strikeouts and a 9.00 ERA through one inning pitched. Corey Seager would then be responsible for smashing a his 7th playoff home run in the bottom 8th, bringing LA just two runs short of tying, 4-6. Dodgers bullpen allowed 6 runs and 10 hits, thus dropping game 2 and the World Series is all evend up at 1 apiece. Keep in mind though, LA almost made a comeback after being down 5-0.
In courtesy of sports.yahoo.comThe 1st seed Lost Los Angeles Dodgers cruise to a huge 8-3 blowout win over the 1st seed Tampa Bay Rays, in game 1 of the World Series. Clayton Kershaw stepped foot in game 1 with 193 strikeouts during the playoffs at the time, putting him 13 strikeouts away from surpassing Justin Verlander. Injured shoulder or not Cody Bellinger dinged a 2-run home run in order to break the games tie in the bottom 4th and gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Clayton Kershaw utilized an 87 mile per hour slider to strikeout Willy Adames and it was his 7th strikeout through 5 innings pitched. Kershaw also jumped over John Smoltz with 200 strikeouts in the MLB playoffs. Moving him into second place on the postseason strikeout leaderboards. He is now 5 away from tying Verlander and 6 away from from surpassing, as Verlander has 205 strikeouts. In the bottom of the 5th Max Muncy delivered a shot to 1st base and was responsible for getting Mookie Betts home to increase their lead to 3-1. Kike Hernandez capped off the 5th with a single and drove in Will Smith to extend the lead to 6-1. Dodgers record 4 unanswered runs to finish the 5th. Coming into the 6th inning, Max Muncy drilled a double to deep right field and allowed Justin Turner to score, moments after Betts hit his first homer of the playoffs, 8-1. Kershaw throws out 8 and the Dodgers go up in the series 1-0.
Tampa Bay Rays were toppled by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the final results showed 3-8 when the dusk settled. It's only one game, so there is plenty of time for them to redeem themselves and figure it out, because if not, Dodgers will continue to hammer and they won't let up. Tyler Glasnow enters game 1 of the World Series when throwing a velocity speed of 98 miles per hour when utilizing his speedy fastballs. Tyler Glasnow was shining through the first three innings, as he earned a strikeout against Corey Seager, Mookie Betts and the got Justin Tuner out on a 100 mile per hour fastball, retiring the sides and keeping the game tied at 0-0. Kevin Kiermaier was responsible for getting Tampa Bay on the board, after he dinged a solo home run to right field and cut the Dodgers lead in half, 1-2 during the 5th inning. Tyler Glasnow ended his night with 3 hits, 6 earned runs and 8 strikeouts through 4 in a half innings pitched. It would thrust in Ryan Yarbrough, who turned in 2 hits and ended with a 7.71 ERA. Kevin Kiermaier blasted a single into right center center field in the 7th and brought in Joey Wendle to score at home, coming within five runs, 3-8. Rays tally 3 runs, 8 hits and fall behind in the series 0-1. Rays will look to bounce back on later on tonight in game 2, which takes place at 5pm.
In courtesy of cbssports.comThe LA Dodgers bullpen tallied 3 hits, 3 runs and 4 total team strikeouts...leading them to a well earned 4-3 win over a very tough Atlanta Braves team, in game 7 of the NLCS. Dodgers bullpen played absolutely outstanding last night, starting with Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin, who each delivered 1 strikeout, followed by Brusdar Graterol pitching 1 full inning and struck out 2 Atlanta batters, during win. Will Smith was responsible for driving in Max Muncy and Justin Turner, following his single through center field, evening the game up at 2-2, during the 3rd inning. Dodgers were able to get Austin Riley out going to home plate and then Turner quickly turned around and darted the ball to 3rd base to record a double play, keeping the lead at 3-2 to end the top of the 4th inning. Kike Hernandez crushed a game tying home run in the 6th inning and drove it towards left center field, including Kike being a pinch hitter in the process, 3-3. Cody Bellinger blasted a solo home run in the 7th inning and by doing so it gave the Dodgers their first lead of the game, 4-3. Cody's home run proved to be the game clincher and it helped lead the Dodgers to the 2020 World Series, where they will take on the 1st seed Tampa Bay Rays, on Tuesday night.
The Atlanta Braves are heading home after watching a 2-0 lead go right down the drain, along with their 3-2 lead disappearing as well, losing by just one run, 3-4 against the 1st seed Los Angeles Dodgers in game 7. Despite a reeling defeat, Marcell Ozuna broke the games tie very early in the 1st inning, after crushing a single and driving in Ronald Acuna Jr, 1-0. Few moments later Dansby Swanson knocked a solo homer through left center field and helped the Braves go up 2-0. Austin Riley quickly got his team up to a 3-2 lead in the top of the 4th...after knocking in a single and brought in Ozzie Albies, as they jumped ahead once again. With a bases loaded situation Tyler Matzek struck out Max Muncy once utilizing a 97 mile per hour fastball to record the 3rd out and retired the sides in the bottom 4th. The Atlanta Braves blow a 3-1 series lead and get pounced late in game 7, going down 4 games to 3. What is next for Atlanta moving forward?, especially after the amazing run they had in this year's 2020 MLB postseason. Braves were seeking their first World Series since the year of 1999, but as you can see that wasn't the case.
In courtesy of washingtonpost.comThe Los Angeles Dodgers(3-3) cruise to a 3-1 Victory over the 2nd seed Atlanta Braves in game 6, with the help of starting pitcher, Walker Buehler. Walker Buehler turned in 7 hits, 6 strikeouts and a 3.12 ERA through 6 full innings pitched, along with allowing no runs or earned runs, during win. Dodgers become just the nineteenth team in MLB Playoff history to comeback from being down 3 games to 1. Dodgers got off to another big 1st inning! Once Corey Seager dinged a solo home run to right field, followed by Justin Turner drilling a homer for himself, giving LA a 2-0 lead. Dodgers turned in two home runs and a single to cap off the bottom of the 1st. Ending with three total runs scored on offense. Mookie Betts robbed Marcell Ozuna from a home run by making a spectacular catch, keeping their lead well in tact at 3-0, through 5 in a half innings. Dodgers crush 3 home runs over Atlanta and leads LA to force a 7th game, which takes place on Sunday, at 5p.m. tonight.
As for the Atlanta Braves they are riding a two game losing streak after suffering a gut-wrenching 1-3 loss against the LA Dodgers, during last night's meeting. Walker Buehler held the Braves to 6 scoreless innings, until the 7th inning, where Ronald Acuna Jr knocked in a double to deep right field and brought in Nick Markakis to score, 1-3. Atlanta Braves will need to wait until Sunday, in a winner take all game and the series is all evened out at 3-3 now.
The Tampa Bay Rays(4-3) have officially won the AL Pennant after defeating a very tough 6th seed Houston Astros team in 7 games and won by score of 4-2. Starting pitcher, Charlie Morton came into game seven's matchup yesterday with a 3-0 record, now 4-0 when starting on the mound and a 0.64 ERA when playing in win or go home situations. Charlie Morton capped his day night off in game 7 with no runs allowed and struck out 6 Houston batters, finishing with a 1.23 ERA. Nick Anderson was thrown in to relieve for Morton, in which Nick Anderson finished his night with 3 hits, 2 earned runs and ended with an 8.31 ERA, with two full innings pitched, during win. Randy Arozarena on a 2-2 count crushed a 2-run home run off Lance McCullers 97 mile per hour sinker, during the bottom of the 1st, 2-0. Then moments following it would be Tampa's catcher, Mike Zunino, who dinged one to left field and extended the Rays lead to three in the 2nd, 3-0. Tampa Bay Rays were far from done and would extend their lead to 4-0 in the top of the 6th inning, following Mike Zunino drilling a fly ball to the outfield position, but by doing so it allowed Choi to reach home plate. The Tampa Bay Rays snap their 3 game losing streak and advance to the 2020 World Series for the first time since 2008. Tampa Bay will await the winner of the Dodgers vs Braves.
Such a good season despite all the injuries the Houston Astros(3-4) had and they suffer a heartbreaking 2-4 defeat in game 7, against perhaps the best team in the AL, the Tampa Bay Rays. The Houston Astros entered game 7 as just the second team in MLB history to come back from being down 3 games to none. The first team to ever do it was the Boston Red Sox, back in 04 against the New York Yankees. Red Sox also went on that year to win the World Series...but that wasn't in the Astros 2020 story this season. Lance McCullers had to be replaced by Brooks Raley in the top of the 4th. Lance ended his day with 7 strikeouts and 4 hits given up through three and two thirds of innings he pitched, during loss. Carlos Correa launched Pete Fairbanks 91 mile per hour slider and was able to bring in both Brantley and Altuve, cutting the Rays lead in half, and were down by two runs, 2-4. During the 8th inning, along with finally getting on the board after 8 in a half innings played. The Houston Astros win three straight to force a game 7, but lose by just two measly runs to end their season. Also this could very well be George Springers last time in a Houston jersey??
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Los Angeles Dodgers(2-3) bounce back in game 6 to knock off the 2nd seed Atlanta Braves, as results showed LA winning by four runs, 7-3. Dodgers needed this win, especially after the beatdown they sustained back in the 5th game of the NLCS. Favor was well returned for Atlanta last night and LA rallied from a 2-0 deficit. Corey Seager started the top of the 4th with a bang, following his solo home run and coming within one run, 1-2. Next the 25 year old catcher, Will Smith crushed a 2-run home run to left field and was able to slide Max Muncy into home plate, taking a roughly earned 4-2 lead. Corey Seager would then whack a 2-run home run and by doing so he was responsible for driving in Mookie Betts, 7-2 during the 7th inning. Seager racked up a 3 RBI night and 2 home runs during last night's Victory. Mookie Betts made an outstanding catch in the outfield in the earlier innings of this matchup, and Marcell Ozuna's run ended up being overturned, along with the Umpires taking a Braves scored run away, instead of LA being down 3-0, they were down 2-0. Dodgers now come within a win away of tying the NLCS, but for right now it stands at 2 games to 3.
What a tough break for the Atlanta Braves during a depleting game 6 matchup, as they got thumped and pushed around by the Los Angeles Dodgers, losing by score of 3-7 when the dusk settled in. Travis d'Arnaud on a 1-1 count blasted a fly ball to right field and brought in Freddie Freeman, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom 1st. Atlanta was just warming up in the 1st...because come the bottom of the 2nd, Pache hit an 86 mile per hour curveball off Dustin May and drove it through center field, along with bringing in Dansby Swanson 2-0. The Atlanta Braves defense in the 7th inning gave up 2 consecutive runs in a row. An inning later in the 8th Travis d'Arnaud launched a grounder and it traveled through the shortstop position and got Freddie Freeman home, 3-7. Braves were unable to finish off the series and the offense struggled at the plate, putting this NLCS at 3-2, Braves still lead. Braves back in game 5 tallied 10 runs scored and 14 hits in their win over LA. But here in game 6 the Braves offense was struck out 10 total times and notched a 4 hit night, in their efforts to try to close out.
In courtesy of crawfishboxes.comThe Houston Astros(3-3) winning streak continues after they blasted past the best team in baseball and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by score of 7-4, during game 6. Framber Valdez with 2 outs in the bottom 1st struck out Hunter Renfroe to record the 3rd and final out, as the game remained knotted up at 0-0. Framber Valdez finished his day by pitching 6 tough innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 earned run, struck out 9 batters and ended with a 2.70 ERA. Including Ryan Pressley, who relieved and turned in 1 hit and 1 strikeout through just 1 inning pitched, finishing his night with a 7.71 ERA, during win. The Houston Astros remained off the scoresheet...that was up until George Springer recorded a single that traveled to the infield and by doing so it allowed Yuli Gurriel and Diaz to get to home plate, taking their first lead of the game, 2-1. Two plate appearances later...Carlos Correa knocked in a single to left field and brought in Jose Altuve, now going by three runs, 4-1, even after being held scoreless for 5 in half innings. Astros recorded 4 unanswered runs to cap off the 5th. Michael Brantley hit an 85 mile per hour slider off Shane McClanahan and drove it through shallow center field, 6-1. Astros were far from done, following Kyle Tucker hitting a fly ball to left field, but brought in Michael Brantley, extending their lead to 7-1. With 2 outs in the 9th, Ryan Pressley allowed Brosseau to hit a grounder and it forced Houston's defense to record a double play and ended the game with Pressley picking up the save, as the Astros win their 3rd consecutive game in the ALCS, evening the series at 3-3, after being down 3 games to none.
The Tampa Bay Rays(3-3) are STILL having issues trying to close out the 6th seed Houston Astros, as the final score resulted in a 4-7 loss in game 6 last night. Rays entering game 6 with a 30-6 record when scoring first in the regular season and have a 5-0 unbeaten record when striking first in the MLB Playoffs. Blake Snell leads the whole AL with 8 wild pitches thrown. Snell capped his day off with 3 hits, 2 earned runs and 4 strikeouts through 4 innings pitched, finishing with a 7.36 ERA. Jose Altuve was caught trying to steal second base and the catcher threw a laser beam to get him out, thus retiring the sides and keeping the game at 0-0. Willy Adames recorded a double to center field and allowed Brandon Lowe to get home, breaking the games tie, 1-0 during the bottom of the 2nd. Manuel Margot turned in a beauty of a solo home run in the bottom 7th and scored the Rays first run since the 1st inning, coming within five, 2-7. Manuel Margot would then cash in his 2nd home run back to back, making the score 4-7 and only down by three runs at that point in time, during the 8th inning. Rays have now suffered 3 straight losses in a row and now the series is tied up a 3 apiece.
In courtesy of espn.co.ukAstros inching closer to a game 7 after knocking off the 1st seed Tampa Bay Rays in game 6, as the final score showed a one run Victory, 4-3. George Springer opened up the top of the 1st inning once he delivered a solo home run and it traveled through left field and got off to a fast 1-0 lead. This time it wasn't Jose Altuve who knocked in the 1st inning home run. Michael Brantley in the bottom of the 3rd inning tallied a single through right field and in the process was able to get Josh Reddick and Maldonado to reach home plate on a 2-run RBI, going up by two runs, 3-1. Luis Garcia's day came to an end after pitching 2 full innings and struck out just 1 batter. Ryan Presley came in and saved the game and earned the win on the mound, as he relieved and struck out 2 guys through 1.1 inning pitched. Astros bullpen turned in 11 total team strikeouts and cut the Rays series lead in half, now behind 2 games to 3.
Tough break for the Tampa Bay Rays after suffering a gut-wrenching 3-4 loss at the hands of the 6th seed Houston Astros, during what was supposed to be a close out night for Tampa Bay. Brandon Lowe repaid the Astros with a solo homer of his own, tying the game at 1-1. Randy Arozarena during the 5th drilled his 3rd home run of the MLB playoffs and brought Tampa Bay within one run, 2-3. Randy Arozarena so far in the 2020 postseason has turned in 3 home runs, 4 RBI's and a .926 in slugging percentage. Three innings later during the 8th...it would be Choi, who crushed the team's third home run of the night and evened up the game at 3-3. Tampa Bay Rays are still having trouble closing out the ALCS and now the series lead is 3-2. Even after being up 3-0 to start.
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The Atlanta Braves bounce back in game 4 and thumped the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning in blowout fashion, 10-2. Braves were defeated 15-3 in game 3 and what a turn around it was for them last night. Ronald Acuna Jr was responsible for tying the game up in the 4th and turned in a solo homer to left center field, 1-1. Atlanta Braves busted the game wide open in the 6th inning starting with Freddie Freeman doubling to deep right field, allowing Ronald Acuna to score, giving Atlanta their first lead of the game 2-1. It was quickly followed up by Riley hitting a single through center field and by doing so it enabled Dansby Swanson to reach home plate safely, 6-1. Ozzie Albies came in clutch in the 7th inning, by making a great catch at 2nd base off Will Smith's line drive hit, in which he was able to record the teams 3rd out and retired the sides, along with having a bases loaded situation. Marcell Ozuna blasted a home run in the bottom of the 7th and increased their lead to 8-2. Marcell Ozuna would finalize the Dodgers night, after delivering a single and brought in Ronald Acuna Jr, tallying their 10th run scored of the night. Braves turn in 10 runs scored, 14 hits and takes a 3-1 series lead.
Dodgers blew out and played an amazing game 3 and knocked over the Braves....but was a much different story in game 4, as the tables do a little role reversal after getting crushed 2-10 by the Atlanta Braves during last night's meeting between the two teams. Edwin Rios entered the 1st inning and leveled a solo home run and drove it through right center field, 1-0. Clayton Kershaw had to be taken out the game after pitching 5 innings while enabling 7 hits, 4 earned runs, gave up a home run to Ronald Acuna Jr and had a 4 strikeout night, finishing with a 6.52 ERA. The LA Dodgers fell apart somewhat during the 6th inning, following LA giving up 6 unanswered runs in row. Dodgers were finally able to score their second run of the night, following Edwin Rios notching a fly out ball through center field and it allowed Justin Turner to get home, bringing the Dodgers within 5 runs, 2-8. Dodgers now in a very deep hole, as they see themselves down 1 game to 3. One more loss and it's no World Series for them.
In courtesy of us.newschant.comJose Altuve did a much better job of fielding last night in game 4 and was able to lead the Houston Astros(1-3) to a well earned 4-3 Victory, over the 1st seed Tampa Bay Rays. The Astros needed to get their hitting on offense back on track, especially since they were batting a .333 and had 12 home runs in their ALDS win over the Athletics. But here in the ALCS they are batting a .167. Jose Altuve dinged a home run that traveled through left field and put Houston on top first, 1-0 through the 1st inning. Altuve has 18 playoff home runs and 7 of those came during the 1st inning. Including 3 homers through the last 4 played games, thus far. Astros defense during the top of the 3rd forced a key double play to get two Tampa Bay batters out in one play. Followed by Alex Bregman securing a ground ball and firing it to first base and notched the 3rd out and retired the sides, keeping the score at 1-0 Houston. Astros went up 2-0 during the bottom 3rd after Jose Altuve notched a 2-RBI double through deep right field and drove in Maldonado. Then on Tyler Glasnow's 2-1 count, George Springer delivered a bomb of a 2-run home run and boosted the lead to 4-2. Greinke punches out 7 batters and they avoid a sweep, making the series 1-3.
As for the top seeded Tampa Bay Rays(3-1) they were dealt by the Houston Astros in game 4, after losing by score of, 3-4. Tyler Glasnow pitched 6 tough innings, notching 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 home runs given up, a 5 strikeout night and an ERA of 8.71. Glasnow has allowed 7 home runs in his playoff career. Randy Arozarena was responsible for driving in Austin Meadows, following his home run to left field, along with evening the game at 2-2 during the 4th. Willy Adames leveled a double to left center field and was able to drive in Joey Wendle, coming within one run, making the score 3-4, during the 9th inning. Rays will have to wait another day to close out, after losing by one run, but still leads the ALCS 3-1.
In courtesy of ocregister.comThe Los Angeles Dodgers(1-2) utilize 15 RBI's and 5 Home Runs to lead them past the 2nd seed Atlanta Braves, winning in blowout fashion, 15-3 in game 3 of the NLCS. Corey Seager got the Dodgers offense rolling in the top of the 1st inning, once Seager drilled a double and drove in Mookie Betts, 1-0. Followed by Joc Pederson knocking in a 2-run home run and extended the lead to 5-0. Max Muncy would finally cap off the 1st inning by crushing a grand slam home run and boosted LA to a staggering 11-0 lead. The Dodgers tacked on 3 homers and score 11 runs in the 1st inning, which is a record for most runs scored through one game in an MLB playoff matchup. Cody Bellinger robbed Ozzie Albies from a home run after making a great catch off the wall and kept the game right where it stood, which was at 11-0. Corey Seager in the top of the 3rd busted his 2nd home run of the day, his 3rd of the playoffs and made the LA lead 13-0, through three innings played. Dodgers tally their first win of the NLCS and cut the Atlanta Braves series lead in half, now down 1-2.
The Atlanta Braves(2-1) suffer their first defeat of the NLCS after getting toppled by a score of 3-15, against a Los Angeles Dodgers team that they could not contain. During the 1st inning it took the Braves 32 minutes to record 3 outs. Despite a reeling loss, Kyle Wright had to be replaced in the top of the 1st after pitching half an inning, enabling 5 hits and a 23.63 ERA, including 2 home runs given up in the 1st. Dayton also gave up a grand slam and the Braves allow 11 consecutive runs in a row. The Atlanta Braves finally got on the board, once Pache drilled a 388 foot home run and put the score at 1-15, still trailing by 14 runs. Atlanta Braves would add just two more runs during the 9th, starting with Riley hitting a ground ball, but by doing so it allowed Ozzie Albies to score. Then moments later, Camargo knocked in a double and drove in Albies, 3-15. Braves get completely flattened, but still leads the NLCS 2 games to 1.
In courtesy of cbssports.comTampa Bay Rays tally a 5 RBI night and the bullpen strikes out 9 batters, leading them to a well deserved 5-2 Victory, over the 6th seed Houston Astros in game 3. Brandon Lowe and Arozarena each made it safely to home plate after Joey Wendle delivered a single to left field, giving Tampa Bay their first lead of the game, 2-1 in the 6th inning. Next plate appearance was by Hunter Renfroe and he delivered a 2-run RBI and increased the Rays lead to 5-1. Pitcher Ryan Yarbrough ended his night on the mound pitching 5 great innings, allowing just 3 hits, 2 runs, and a 5 strikeout night, ending with a 5.40 ERA. He would be relieved by John Curtiss, who turned in 2 hits only, including 1 strikeout and finished with a 27.00 ERA. Tampa Bay Rays now take full command of the ALCS and lead it 3 games to none, with one more win they can finally advance to the World Series for the first time since 2008, where they were put out by the Phillies 4 games to 1 that year.
Houston Astros blast two home runs, yet they were still defeated in game 3, following a difficult 2-5 loss against a very tough Tampa Bay Rays team. Jose Altuve dinged his 2nd home run to left field, giving the Astros an early 1-0 lead in the 1st inning. In the top of the 6th inning Jose Altuve had a fielding error to second base, followed by Enoil Paredes walking two Tampa Bay batters in a row, putting Houston in a two run hole, at that point in time. Astros cap off the top of the 6th with 3 unanswered runs scored. Michael Brantley on the very first pitch drilled his 3rd homer of the MLB Playoffs and brought Houston within three, 2-5. During the bottom of the 6th. Astros will try to avoid being swept in the ALCS, as they are behind 0-3.
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The Atlanta Braves survive a scare in the late innings, but still found a way to hold off the Los Angeles Dodgers and by score of 8-7. The Atlanta Braves have won 7 consecutive postseason games in a row. Freddie Freeman got the Braves on the board in the 4th inning and delivered a 2-run shot to right field, along with being able to drive in Ronald Acuna Jr, 2-0. With bases loaded and 1 out in the top of the 5th inning, Pache launched a double through left field and drove in Nick Markakis, extending the lead to 5-0. Two innings later the Braves would see Dansby Swanson drill a double to shallow left field and he brought in Ozzie Albies to reach home plate, 7-0. Ozzie Albies in the 9th inning dinged a solo home run that traveled through center field and increased their lead to 8-3. Braves extend their NLCS lead to 2-0. Now the Braves are just two wins away from advancing to the World Series.
No Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers lose a stinging game 2 matchup, after being defeated by the 2nd seed Atlanta Braves, as final results showed a one run loss, 7-8. Clayton Kershaw was expected to start in game 2, but ended up being pulled out of the game hours before game time, due to back spasms. Despite the loss, Gonsolin had a tough day on the mound as he allowed 3 runs, 7 strikeouts and gave up a home run during the 4th inning, finishing his day with an 8.31 ERA through 4.1 innings pitched. LA Dodgers started to struggle after giving up 2 runs in the 4th and 4 runs in the 5th. Los Angeles Dodgers finally got on the scoreboard after 7 scoreless innings. Corey Seager delivered a 3-run shot and drove in Taylor and Joc Pederson, coming within four runs, 3-7 during the 7th inning. Max Muncy in the bottom of the 9th recorded a 2-run homer and brought LA within two runs, 6-8. Followed by Cody Bellinger knocking in a triple and drove in Wil Smith, now it's a one score game after trailing 7-0, now 7-8. Dodgers scored 3 straight runs in a row during the 9th, yet they still fall behind 2-0.
The 2nd seed Atlanta Braves earn a dazzling 5-1 Victory over the 1st seed Los Angeles Dodgers. The Atlanta Braves earned 4 shutouts through 5 games played. Which means the Braves become just the second team in MLB Playoffs history to do that. First team team to do it was the Giants and it was back in 1905. Freddie Freeman busted the game wide open, following his solo home run that traveled through right field and gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead, during the 1st inning. Max Fried through the first two innings secured 4 strikeouts and a 6.35 ERA...at that point in time. Fried capped his day off with 9 strikeouts through six innings pitched and earned an ERA of 4.66. He would be relieved by Chris Martin, who threw 1 strikeout and pitched just 1 inning, earning a 4.50 ERA. Atlanta Braves started to take full control of game 1, once Austin Riley delivered a solo home run during the 9th inning. A couple plat appearances later...Ozzie Albies crushed the teams third home run of the night through left center field and by doing so it allowed Marcell Ozuna to score at home plate, 5-1. Braves utilize 3 9th inning runs and hold the Dodgers to just 1 run and take a 1-0 lead in the NLCS.
As for the Los Angeles Dodgers they get thumped by a surging Atlanta Braves team, losing by score of 1-5, during last night's intense matchup. The Los Angeles Dodgers tallied their first swing of the game in the bottom of the 3rd. Dodgers would finally even up the game in the 5th inning, following Enrique Hernandez driving a solo home run to left field and tied the matchup at 1-1. Dodgers fall behind 1 game to none during the NLCS and will be looking to bounce back when they meet Atlanta again for game 2.
The Tampa Bay Rays push past the Houston Astros and picked up a big 4-2 Victory. Manuel Margot opened up the scoring in the 1st inning after delivering a 3-run home run, in which it enabled Arozarena and Choi to score, 3-0. Pitcher Charlie Morton had a great day when stepping on to the mound, as he ended his day with 5 hits and 5 Houston batters struck out through five innings pitched, including a 1.35 ERA. Peter Fairbanks had to relieve for Morton. Fairbanks capped off his day with 1 run, 1 hit, 1 homer given up, 3 strikeouts and an ERA of 5.40. With a bases loaded situation in the top of the 9th, in which Alex Bregman launched a line drive out to center field and the Rays outfield were able to record the 3rd and final out. Rays bullpen tallied 8 team strikeouts and go up 2-0 in ALCS.
The Houston Astros were toppled by two runs after being defeated 2-4 against the Tampa Bay Rays, during yesterday's game 2 matchup. The Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers put his team at a disadvantage following his two homers given up, during innings 1 and then again in the 7th. Despite that, five innings later during the 6th inning Carlos Correa dinged a solo home run through center field and cut Tampa Bay's lead in half, 1-3. Lance McCullers ended his stellar day with 7 tough innings pitched, enabling 11 total strikeouts and an ERA number of 5.40. It allowed Andre Scrubb to come in and relieve for him. Andre Scrubb tallied 8 strikeouts through 1 inning pitched. George Springer brought the Astros within two, following his sacrifice groundout ball, and by doing so it allowed Yuli Gurriel to reach home plate, 2-4 during the top of the 9th, but failed to stage a comeback win and fall behind 0-2 in the ALCS.
In courtesy of bleachereport.comBREAKING: Earlier on this morning the Chicago White Sox have gone ahead and fired Rick Renteria, after advancing to the MLB postseason in 2020, and it was Chicago's first appearance since the 08 season. Chicago White Sox racked up a 35-25 winning record and stood in 3rd place in the AL Central Division. White Sox season came to an abrupt end, considering the Oakland Athletics knocked them out 2 games to 1 in the Wild Card round. Question now is where will Rick go from here?
In courtesy of fansided.comThe Tampa Bay Rays(1-0) hold off a surging 6th seed team in the Houston Astros and earned a hard fought 1-2 Victory. Tampa Bay Rays bullpen was just so amazing to watch, tallying in just 9 hits, 1 run and 5 strikeouts through 9 innings played. Tampa Bay's Blake Snell did give up an inning 1 homer, but three innings later during the 4th inning, Randy Arozarena repaid Houston by delivering a game tying homer that traveled through center field, 1-1. Tampa Bay Rays would get a chance to extend their lead by one, following Mike Zunino hitting a single and was responsible for driving in Adames, and allowed the Rays to take their first lead of the game, 2-1 during the 5th inning. Rays reliever Diego Castillo entered the game in the bottom of the 8th and was able to force a double play to get the third out with all three bases loaded. Keeping the Rays lead well in tact at 2-1. Blake Snell struck out 2, Diego Castillo struck out 1 and the Tampa Bay Rays go on to take a 1-0 lead in the ALCS.
The Houston Astros(0-1) faltered at the hands of the 1st seed Tampa Bay Rays and suffered a game 1 1-2 loss. The Houston Astros offense had 33 plate appearances and turned in 1 run, 9 hits, 1 homer and 1 RBI, during a game 1 defeat. Astros bullpen was just as effective as the Tampa Bay Rays last night, allowing 6 hits and 13 Strikeouts. Jose Altuve opened up the 1st inning with a beauty of a solo Home run, giving Houston a 1-0 lead. Framber Valdez was relieved by Blake Taylor after pitching 6 total innings, allowing just 2 runs and 8 strikeouts, ending with a 3.60 ERA. Taylor recorded 1 inning pitched and earned 1 strikeout, which he would then be relieved by Enoil Paredes, who turned in a 2 strikeout day, but it didn't help Valdez as he drops to a 1-1 record when playing in the 2020 postseason. Enoil Paredes utilized a fastball in order to get Brandow Lowe out swinging, with a bases loaded situation during the bottom of the 7th. Houston Astros lose just their second game during the 2020 MLB postseason, now at 4-2 and are down 1 game to none, after dropping game 1 of the ALCS.
In courtesy of accesswdun.comThe Tampa Bay Rays(3-2) survive a win or go home situation, after the Rays held off the high powered New York Yankees, winning by just one run late, 2-1. Rays have to thank their pitchers Tyler Glasnow and reliever Diego Castillo. Tyler Glasnow pitched 2.1 innings, enabling no hits, no runs, 2 strikeouts and an ERA number of 9.00. Diego Castillo relieved and turned in 4 strikes through 2 innings pitched, during win. Austin Meadows was able to even the game up at 1-1, following his solo home run to right field, during the 5th inning. Game 5 was tied up at 1-1 for a while...up until the 8th inning where Mike Brosseau drilled a game ending home run and gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 win. Meadows turned in a game winning home run and helped the Rays eliminate the Yankees and have moved on to the ALCS, where they will take on the 6th seed Houston Astros.
The 5th seed New York Yankees(2-3) will be heading home after getting knocked out the MLB playoffs, losing against a tough 1st seed Rays team by score of 1-2, in game 5. Yankees, Aaron Judge broke the games 0-0 tie and knocked a home run through center field and gave New York a 1-0 lead, during the 4th inning. Andy Chapman late in the 8th inning allowed a home run to Mike Brosseau and it pretty much ended the Yankees season. Andy Chapman ended his night with 1.1 innings pitched, allowing 1 run, 1 hit, 1 home run and an ERA number of 6.75. Yankees fought so hard after falling behind 2 games to 1, followed by tying the series in game 4...ultamately losing in game 5 and were eliminated 3 games to 2.
In courtesy of espn.comThe Atlanta Braves(3-0) use 6 RBI's and the bullpen struck out 9 Miami Marlins batters during their impressive 7-0 shutout Victory. Travis d'Arnaud drilled a double and was able to drive in both Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna, 3-0 in the top of the 3rd inning. d'Arnaud a few plays later in the same inning scored off Dansby Swanson's fly out ball, going up an inch higher on their lead, 4-0. Freddie Freeman drove a single through deep center field and was responsible for bringing in Ronald Acuna Jr, increasing their lead to five in the top of the 4th, 5-0. Kyle Wright finished his day with 3 hits and 7 strikeouts, pitching six shutout innings. A.J. Minter came in and relieved for Kyle Wright. Minter in 2020 was pitching a 0.96 through five playoff games, which is a team low for ERA's. Minter capped off his day by allowing no hits, no runs, and 1 strikeout through just 1 inning pitched, during win. The Atlanta Braves sweep the Miami Marlins and are heading back to the ALCS for the first time in 19 seasons. Along with snapping the Miami Marlins MLB playoff record, which stood at 7-0...now 7-1 in postseason games all time.
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Greinke throws out 4 and leads the Houston Astros(3-1) to a huge 11-6 Victory over the 2nd seed Oakland Athletics, during game four's meeting. Houston Astros entered game 4 with a 3-0 record when playing in elimination games...now 4-0. Zack Greinke pitched 4.2 innings, allowing 5 hits, 4 runs, 2 homers, 4 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 11.05. Josh Reddick was responsible for stealing away a Matt Olson home run in the top of the 4th, by making a spectacular catch while crashing into the wall, keeping the game at 0-3, instead of going down 0-4. Michael Brantley crushed a 2-run homer to right field and brought in Jose Altuve to score, bringing Houston within one run, 2-3. Carlos Correa a few plate appearances later, zipped a 3-run home run off Frankie Montas and gave Houston a 5-3 lead. Astros tallied back to back home runs to cap off the top of the 4th. Michael Brantley just like Ramon Laureano recorded his second home run of the afternoon and helped the Astros bump their lead to 6-4 in the 5th. Two innings later during the 7th inning...Jose Altuve sealed Oakland's day after he launched a 2-run home run through center field and drove in Maldonado to score at home, 11-4. Astros score 11 runs after being down by three and will advance to the ALCS for the 2nd straight year in a row, and they did it as a 6th seed and under 1st year manager Dusty Baker.
Greinke throws out 4 and leads the Houston Astros(3-1) to a huge 11-6 Victory over the 2nd seed Oakland Athletics, during game four's meeting. Houston Astros entered game 4 with a 3-0 record when playing in elimination games...now 4-0. Zack Greinke pitched 4.2 innings, allowing 5 hits, 4 runs, 2 homers, 4 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 11.05. Josh Reddick was responsible for stealing away a Matt Olson home run in the top of the 4th, by making a spectacular catch while crashing into the wall, keeping the game at 0-3, instead of going down 0-4. Michael Brantley crushed a 2-run homer to right field and brought in Jose Altuve to score, bringing Houston within one run, 2-3. Carlos Correa a few plate appearances later, zipped a 3-run home run off Frankie Montas and gave Houston a 5-3 lead. Astros tallied back to back home runs to cap off the top of the 4th. Michael Brantley just like Ramon Laureano recorded his second home run of the afternoon and helped the Astros bump their lead to 6-4 in the 5th. Two innings later during the 7th inning...Jose Altuve sealed Oakland's day after he launched a 2-run home run through center field and drove in Maldonado to score at home, 11-4. Astros score 11 runs after being down by three and will advance to the ALCS for the 2nd straight year in a row, and they did it as a 6th seed and under 1st year manager Dusty Baker.
As for the Oakland Athletics(1-3) they were sent home packing after being eliminated by a 6th seed Houston Astros team, as final results tallied a 6-11 defeat. Frankie Montas had himself a tough day...after pitching 3.2 innings, racking up 7 hits, 5 runs allowed, 5 earned runs allowed, struck out 3 Astros batters and ended his day with a 18.56 ERA. Frankie Montas put himself and the team at a disadvantage in the middle innings, allowing back to back homers during the 4th. Frankie Montas in his first 4 games in 2020 tallied a 2-1 win/loss record, along with no home runs and a 1.57 ERA this season, including a .175 on opposition batting average. Since then Frankie Montas has racked up a 1-4 losing record with an 8.70 ERA, along with 10 home runs allowed and a .328 in opposition batting average through 7 played games this year. Ramon Laureano was able to bust the game wide open following his 3-run home run that he drilled through left center field and put the A's lead to 3-0, during inning number two. Ramon Laureano picked up his second home run of the day and brought Oakland within a one run, 4-5, during the top of the 5th inning. Semien was able to score at home plate to give Oakland their final run scored of the day after Tommy La Stella reached first base off a single to infield, coming within five during the 9th inning, 6-11. Oakland A's turned in 2 scored runs in the 9th, yet still get eliminated in four games, losing the ALDS 3 games to 1.
In courtesy of detroitnews.comThe 1st seed Los Angeles Dodgers(2-0) hang on by just a thread following their one run game win, 6-5 ad it was over the 4th seed San Diego Padres, during game 2. Before we talk about the offense of the Dodgers, we need to talk about how well Clayton Kershaw performed, after turning in 6 innings pitched, allowing 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 home runs, 6 Padres batters were struck out and earned an ERA number of 5.06. Though Clayton Kershaw did have a rough top of the 6th inning, allowing back to back home runs and almost let the Padres comeback. Corey Seager was responsible for giving LA their first lead of the game, after doubling to shallow right field and in the process drove in A.J. Pollock and Barnes 2-1. Followed by Max Muncy hitting a single off Davies and increased their lead to 3-1. Dodgers turned in 3 runs to end the bottom of the 2nd. Cody Bellinger in the 4th inning zipped a home run through center field and boosted the lead to 4-1. Then to pretty much finalize the Padres night...Max Muncy drilled a 7th inning single to left field and it enabled him to bring in Corey Seager to reach home plate, 6-3. Dodgers take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the ALDS and look to advance to the ALCS after just one more win needed.
San Diego Padres suffer their second ALDS defeat and lost against the high powered Los Angeles Dodgers, by score of 5-6. Will Myers drove in Tommy Pham and broke the games tie and went up 1-0, during the top of the 2nd inning, after launching a double. Manny Machado made a diving catch to get Mookie Betts out and forced the teams 2nd out in the bottom of the 3rd. Machado again came up big after tagging out Barnes who was trying to slide safely into 3rd base. But Padres offense was struggling and could only muster in 1 run at that time. 1st baseman Eric Hosmer was responsible for bringing San Diego within a run, after knocking a solo home run to right center field, 3-4. Padres utilized back to back home runs in the 6th inning, in order to make this a game again. During the 9th inning Trent Grisham brought San Diego again within one run, following him hitting a single through deep right field and by doing so it enabled Mitch Moreland to score, 5-6. Padres still ended up losing game 2 and fell behind 2 games to none, looking to avoid being swept in the ALDS.
In courtesy of mercurynews.comOakland Athletics finally earn an ALDS Victory in game 3 after holding off the Houston Astros and won by score of 9-7. The Athletics have to be proud about the way they played, tallying in 8 team Strikeouts and 5 offensive home runs secured, during win. For the very 1st time in Baseball history both Houston and Oakland recorded 8 or more hits through 3 played games. Oakland A's got off to a strong start in the 1st inning, starting with Tommy La Stella hitting a solo homer to center field, going up first, 1-0. Then during the 2nd inning Mark Canha launched a solo home run for himself, driving it through center field and allowed Oakland to tie the game at 2-2. Matt Olson turned in a 4th inning homer and Semien did the same in the 5th inning, 4-2. Oakland Athletics had a chance to blow this game wide open with bases loaded in the top of the 5th and an already 4-2 lead, unfortunately Mark Canha hit a fly out ball and the sides retired. After Jesus Luzardo gave up home runs through innings 1 and 4, including 4 runs allowed, it forced Oakland to replace him with Yusmeiro Petit. Petit relieved for Jesus Luzardo and finished with 3 hits enabled, no K's and had an ERA of 32.40. When all seemed done...Pinder in the top of the 7th launched a 3-run homer and knotted the game up at 7-7. A's were down 4-7 when entering the top of the 8th inning, until Sean Murphy scored on a fielder's option in order to give Oakland an 8-7 lead. Liam Hendriks relieved for Jake Diekman and threw out 4 Houston batters and rallied from a 4-7 deficit late, in order to cut the Astros series lead in half, 1-2.
Undefeated in postseason play no more and the Houston Astros suffer a tough 7-9 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Houston Astros entered game 3 with a 4-0 unbeaten record in the MLB playoffs, now 4-1 but still lead the series 2-1. Jose Altuve in the bottom of the 1st inning blasted a solo home run off Jesus Luzardo and tied the game at 1-1. In a blink of an eye the Astros were up 2-1, following Carlos Correa bringing in Bradley to score. Astros ended the bottom of the 1st with two unanswered runs. In the bottom of the 5th inning Houston Astros were able to even the game out at 4-4, following Aledmys Diaz crushing a home run off Jesus Luzardo. Two plays later Tucker knocked a single through shallow center field and drove in Alex Bregman to reach home plate, taking a comfy 7-4 lead. Astros allow three unanswered runs in the late innings and couldn't close out the ALDS.
In courtesy of covers.comThe Tampa Bay Rays hold off the New York Yankees and roll to a big game 2 7-5 Victory and Glasnow threw out 10 batters, during win. Tyler Glasnow entered game 2 of the ALDS averaging a 96% when utilizing the peed of his fastballs. Marking him in at 3rd place in 2020. Tyler Glasnow ended his day with 5 pitched innings, allowing 3 hits, 4 runs, 10 strikeouts and an ERA number of 7.71. Arozarena opened up the bottom of the 1st by launching a solo home run to right field and went up early 1-0. Arozarena after that notched his 24th homer through his last 24 played games. Zunino recorded a 2-run homer to center field and was responsible for bringing Choi in to score at home, 3-1. Followed by Margot drilling a 2-run home run for himself and boosted the teams lead to 5-1. Kiermaier recorded a single and drove it towards center field, in which it enabled Austin Meadows to reach home plate, going up by two runs, 6-4. Tampa Bay Rays would preferably seal New York's night by Austin Meadows delivering a solo homer through center field and increased their lead to 7-4. Tampa Bay Rays had to fight hard for this win and were rewarded with tying the series up at 1-1.
As for the New York Yankees they allow Tampa Bay Rays to even the series after being held off by a score of 5-7, during game two's meeting between the two teams. Despite the loss, New York dominated the mound after their bullpen tallied 18 team strikeouts. Starting pitcher, Deivi Garcia racked up 1 inning pitched, allowing 1 run, 1 hit and a 9.00 ERA. Garcia did manage to give up an early 1st inning home run to Arozarena. Deivi Garcia debuted in the MLB four seasons ago and since then Garcia is averaging a 12.75 ERA. J.A. Happ relieved for Deivi Garcia and pitched 2.2 innings, turning in 5 hits, 4 runs, allowed two homers during the 2nd and 3rd innings and finished his day with a 13.50 ERA, including tallying in 2 strikeouts. Giancarlo Stanton returned the favor in a big way, as he crushed a solo home run to even the score at 1-1, during the top of the 2nd. Stanton improved to 4 straight homers in a row. Two innings later during the 4th inning, Giancarlo Stanton recorded his 2nd home run of the the night and crushed it through left field and drove in Luke Voit and Aaron Hicks to reach home plate, coming within one run, 4-5. Yankees final run of the night wouldn't come until the top of the 9th inning, where DJ LeMahieu drove a single into center field and it allowed him to bring in Urshela, 5-7. Yankees are in a 1-1 tie and will be looking to re-group in game 3 and take a 2-1 series lead, when these two square off on Wednesday, at 4pm.
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Fried strikes out 4 batters, Atlanta Braves use a 9 RBI night to blow past the Miami Marlins in game 1 of the NLDS, winning 9-5. Braves blew this game wide open with a single and back to back home runs during the 7th inning, in order to cruise to a win. Keep in mind this game was very tight until the 7th. Braves, Ronald Acuna Jr opened up the top of the 1st inning with a solo home run to right center field, 1-0. Ronald Acuna notched his 18th homer when playing against the Marlins, which put's him in third for most by any other MLB player going against an advisory for the first time since the 2018 season. Braves found themselves down 1-4 entering the 3rd inning, it wasn't until Marcell Ozuna brought his team within two, after drilling a double to left field and drove in Ronald Acuna, 2-4. The Braves capped off the 3rd by utilizing 2 unanswered runs, heading into the 4th down one, 3-4. Albies in the top of the 4th made a great catch across second base and recorded a key 2nd out. Braves defense allowed just 1 hit to end the top of the 4th. Marcell Ozuna crushed a single to deep left field and drove in Austin Riley, tying the game at 4-4, in the bottom 7th. d'Arnaud a few plays later launched a 3-run home run off Garcia's 87 mile per hour sinker to center field and broke the games 4-4 tie and went up 7-4. d'Arnaud and Swanson each tallied a 7th inning home run and drove some guys in, boosting them to a 9-4 lead. Atlanta utilized two 9th inning Strikeouts and a fly out to end the inning early and took a 1-0 series lead. Max Fried tallied in 4 innings pitched, allowing 6 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 4 K's and an ERA number of 5.86. Fried did allow an early home run, but shook it off and after that pitched lights out moving forward.
Miami Marlins bullpen throws out 10, but allowed 3 home runs in the process...thus losing by score of 5-9 and against a high powered team in the Atlanta Braves. It was a close matchup throughout the first 3 innings, until Alcantara, Garcia and Hoyt each gave up a home run, during loss. Sandy Alcantara pitched 6 strong innings and threw out 8 batters. Miami's bullpen unfortunately fell apart after enabling three unanswered runs during the 7th. Sandy Alcantara threw all 8 of his strikeouts through 6 innings and was relieved by Yimi Garcia, who pitched in 14 games, throwing 19 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.6, including a 3-0 record to cap off the 2020 regular season. Yimi ended game 1 with 3 hits allowed and a 27.00 for his ERA. Miami Marlins responded with a home run of their own in the bottom of the 2nd inning and Rojas crushed crushed a solo home run, evening the score up at 1-1. Garrett Cooper notched a double to shallow left field and by doing so it enabled Magneuris Sierra and Berti to score, going up 3-1, followed by Anderson singling to center field and drove in Garrett Cooper 4-1. Marlins final run wouldn't be scored until Matt Joyce knocked in a single and was able to bring in Anderson and brought Miami within four, 5-9, during the 8th inning. Miami allowed a total of 6 runs to be scored in the 7th and fall behind 0-1.
In courtesy of cbssports.comNew York Yankees(1-0) rally in the 9th and made a statement after toppling the Tampa Bay Rays and won by 7 runs, 9-3. Aaron Hicks opened the game up in the 1st inning and notched a fly out to center field and by doing so it allowed DJ LeMahieu to reach home plate, 1-0. Todd Frazier gave New York a chance to to regain a 2-1 lead after knocking a Home Run to left field during the 3rd inning. Two inning later, during the 5th Higashioka drilled a tying Home Run 3-3, followed up with Aaron Judge hitting his first Home Run of the playoffs and gave Yankees a 4-3 lead. Yankees Giancarlo Stanton launched a top of the 9th inning grand slam Home Run and gave New York a 9-3 lead. Yankees racked up their 14th grand slam of the MLB playoffs. Yankees turn in 4 Home Runs on the night and take a 1-0 series lead in the ALDS.
As for the Tampa Bay Rays it was a tough night after being defeated by the 5th seed New York Yankees in game 1 of the ALDS and lost by score of 3-9. Arozarena was responsible for tying the game at 1-1, during the bottom of the 1st inning, once he crushed a solo shot to center field. Then in the 4th inning Choi crushed a Home Run to center field and brought in Arozarena to score, taking a 3-2 lead. Blake Snell turned in 5 innings pitched, allowing 6 Hits, 4 Runs, 3 Homers, 4 batters struck out and an ERA of 5.40. It was a tough night on the mound for John Curtiss, who relived in 0.2 innings, enabling 4 Hits, 5 Runs, 1 Home Run, 1 Strikeout and an ERA of 67.50. John Curtiss gave up a grand slam in the 9th and a base hit, which led to him being pulled out the game. The 1st seed Rays allow a grand slam and fall behind 0-1.
In courtesy of fansided.comHouston Astros(1-0) tally 3 home runs to blast past the Oakland Athletics and won by score of 10-5, during today's ALDS. Lance McCullers pitched 4 strong innings, allowing 8 Hits, 4 Runs, 5 Strikeouts and an ERA of 9.00, during comeback win. Lance McCullers came into game 1 of the ALDS with a 37.6 high percentage of utilizing his curballs. Astros also has the best percentage when it comes to fielding....as they have a .991, which is major league's best yet, since Baltimore did it 7 seasons ago. Lance managed to give up a Home Run in the bottom of the 2nd inning, before retiring the side. Alex Bregman cut the Athletics lead in half after knocking a solo Home Run in the top of the 4th inning off Chris Bassitt and came within two, 1-3. Bregman has 11 homers through 47 games played games. The very next play Alex Correa drilled a 2-run Home Run and brought in Tucker to score, tying the game at 3-3, after being down 3-0. With 2 outs in the top of the 6th inning, Jose Altuve was responsible for driving in George Springer to reach home after delivering a single to left field and gave the Astros a go ahead 6-5 lead. Yuli Gurriel notched a fly out to left field and allowed Tucker to get home, boosting the lead to 10-5, during the 9th inning. Houston Astros rallied from being down 3-0, then were down 3-5 and ended game 1 with a 10-5 win and take a 1-0 series lead.
Oakland Athletics(0-1) watched two of their leads go down the drain and were dealt by the Houston Astros, losing by five runs, 5-10. Chris Bassitt turned in 4 innings pitched, enabling 9 Hits, 3 Runs, struck out 4 Houston batters and had an ERA of 5.68. Athletics bullpen as a unit allowed 16 Hits, 10 Runs and gave up three homers, during loss. Khris Davis brought home Matt Olson after delivering a 2-run shot to right center field and took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 2nd. Oakland came up big again in the 3rd inning, following Sean Murphy knocking in a solo Home Run to increase their lead to 3-0. Oakland Athletics started game 1 with a 3-0 lead and then by the end of the 4th inning...game would be tied at 3-3, after Chris Bassitt allowed back to back homers. Matt Olson did help Oakland regain the a run lead following his Home Run to center field and made their lead 4-3, followed by Canha's 5th inning fly out to right field and by doing so it allowed Semien to score at home plate, going up by two, 5-3. That would be their last score for the rest of the game. Oakland Athletics reliving pitchers here in 2020 racked up 1st place throughout the league with a 2.72 ERA, they are in second place in terms of opposition batting average, 23 Home Runs enabled which is also second fewer, including a total of 4 blown saves, which ties them for second fewer as well. Athletics relivers Yusmeiro Petit and J.B. Wendelken unfortunately in the top of the 6th each allowed a Home Run and let Houston record 3 unanswered runs to be scored, losing their second straight lead of the matchup. Oakland is now behind early in the ALDS, 0-1.
In courtesy of cbssports.comThe Miami Marlins(2-0) have officially swept the Chicago Cubs(0-2) and won by score of 2-0. What a crazy two years for the Miami Marlins, as they were tossed from playoff contention after going 57-105, along with being held in last place in the NL East Division. Then you have the year of 2020...where the Marlins couldn't play games for a while during a Coronavirus pandemic that was happening. Despite the rocky start to 2020, they were able to to climb into 2nd place in the NL East Division this year and finished with a 31-29 record. Matt Joyce made a spectacular throw from the right field position and launched it to home plate, in order to get Wilson Contreras out at home, keeping the game knotted at 0-0, during the bottom of the 4th inning. Miami Marlins jumped to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 7th inning, starting with Garrett Cooper delivering a solo Home Run, which would be followed up by Magneuris Sierra knocking a single to right field and brought in Brinson to score, going up 2-0. Marlins capped off the 7th with two unanswered runs scored. Especially since the game was scoreless for seven in a half innings. Miami Marlins now push to a 7-0 unbeaten win/loss record when playing in a playoff series. Now they advance to the NLDS, where they will take on a high powered Atlanta Braves team.
In courtesy of kxnet.comThe 4th seed San Diego Padres(2-1) steamroll through the 5th seed St. Louis Cardinals(1-2), winning in shutout fashion, 4-0. With the help of their bullpen. Starting pitcher Craig Stammen had himself a solid night after pitching 1.2 innings, allowing just 1 hit the whole game, followed by the bullpen as a unit which allowed no more than 4 Hits, 3 Base on Balls and 8 total team Strikeouts, during win. Padres tied the MLB record with 7 grand slams through 60 played games. Fernando Tatis Jr finally broke the games tie in the bottom 5th, after Hosmer drilled a single off Jack Flaherty, making the game 1-0. Two innings later, during the 7th....Manny Machado was able to get on 3rd base after a fielding choice, which of course would allow Jake Cronenworth to reach home plate, 2-0. The very play on offense Eric Hosmer had to walk and by doing so it enabled Trent Grisham to get home safely, extending their lead to 3-0. Jake Cronenworth sealed the Cardinals World Series hopes...by delivering a dagger of a solo Home Run in the 8th inning, going up 4-0 and eventually earned the win in the end. The San Diego Padres will take on the LA Dodgers in the NLDS, after eliminating the St. Louis Cardinals.
In courtesy of latimes.comClayton Kershaw throws 13 Strikeouts to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers(2-0) to a game two 3-0 shutout Victory, over the 8th seed Milwaukee Brewers(0-2), along with sweeping the NL Wild Card series. Clayton Kershaw got the starting job in game 2 against the Brewers. He enters with a 4.43 ERA in the postseason. That is higher than any pitcher in 100 pitched innings. Kershaw capped his night off by delivering 13 K's and 3 hits through 8 innings pitched, during win. Then in the same inning, during the 5th..Mookie Betts crushed a double to left field and drove in Corey Seager, extending their lead to 3-0 even after hitting it off Josh Hader's sinker. Dodgers finish the series early and will advance to the NLDS, where they are awaiting the winner of San Diego vs St. Louis.
In courtesy of fansided.comThe Atlanta Braves(2-0) swept the Cincinnati Reds(0-2) and walked out with a big 5-0 shutout Victory. The Atlanta Braves entered game 2 with a 5-0 undefeated record when playing the Cincinnati Reds in a postseason game. Now 6-0. Ian Anderson hasn't allowed a Home Run since he last versed New York and gave one up to Luke Voit. Ian Anderson was saved by his defense in the top of the 2nd inning with bases loaded, after getting Freddy Galvis out at second base. Ronald Acuna with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th inning launched a double to deep center field and brought in Austin Riley to score, finally breaking the games 0-0 tie, 1-0. Acuna so far through 5 innings was accountable for starting the game a perfect 3 for 3 when appearing at the plate. Marcell Ozuna in the bottom 8th knocked a 2-run Home Run off Raisel Iglesias into left field and went up 3-0. Adam Duvall would then deliver the teams following Home Run off Iglesias, 5-0. Atlanta Braves for the first time in 19 seasons win an MLB Playoff series. Now awaiting the winner of Miami vs Cubs.
In courtesy of kark.comThe Atlanta Braves(1-0) start the Wild Card series off to a great start after shutting out the Cincinnati Reds(0-1), in what was a crazy 13 inning game between the two teams 1-0. Along with some records being broken, one of which was breaking the Dodgers vs Red Sox World Series 2018 Strikeouts record, which was 34 at the time. After yesterday's matchup...both teams were combined for 37 total Strikeouts through 13 innings played. Atlanta Braves have had the best batting average in 2020. The Braves batted a .322 which is 1st in Major League rankings. Pitcher, Max Fried had a Reds player on 2nd and 3rd base, but thanks to Mike Moustakas grounding out, it allowed Max Fried to escape an early disaster during the top of the 1st inning. Keeping the game tied at 0-0 after one. Max Fried pitched a very hard, tough 7 innings in which he allowed just 6 Hits, 0 Runs and 5 Strikeouts. During the top of the 6th inning Atlanta Braves outfielder, Adam Duvall recorded a key out by throwing the ball from the outfield position and launched it all the way to third base, getting Nick Castellanos out and it would be followed up by Max Fried utilizing a curveball to get Eugenio Suarez out, retiring the side. Yet the score remained knotted at 0-0 through 6 innings of play. In the top of the 12th inning relieving pitcher, Tyler Matzek was able to Strikeout Freddy Galvis, even with a man on 2nd and 3rd base. Tyler Matzek threw 4 total Strikeouts to cap off his day on the mound. Then finally in the 13th inning Freddie Freeman drilled a game winning walk off single to center field and it allowed him to drive in Pache to score at home, 1-0. Braves with win take a 1-0 series lead. Needing just one more win to advance to the next round.
In courtesy of chicoer.comThe Oakland Athletics(1-1) bounce back in game 2 and found a way to knock off the Chicago White Sox(1-1), winning by score of 5-3. Pitcher Chris Bassitt entered yesterday's elimination game with a 5-2 win/loss record and a 2.29 ERA. Oakland Athletics at the time have lost their last 6 postseason matchups in a row. That has tied the franchise for most losses in a postseason game. Chris Bassitt capped his day off with 7 great innings pitched, enabling 6 Hits, 1 Run, 5 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 1.29, during win. Ramon Laureano and Tommy La Stella in the 1st inning were able to score at home plate, due to Nick Madrigal's error trying to field the ball, putting Oakland up first, 2-0. Then in the 2nd inning Semien would be responsible for knocking a Home Run to center field and in the process was able to bring in Murphy to score at home, 4-0. Oakland in the first few innings were having their way with the White Sox, because next it would be Khris Davis drilling a solo Homer to left center field and boosted the A's lead to 5-0, in the 4th inning of play. The Oakland Athletics in the top of the 5th inning would see Mark Canha make an unbelievable catch off the wall in outfield, which meant he stole extra bases and a Moncada Home Run away. Keeping the game right at 5-0. Jake Diekman had to come fill in for Liam Hendricks late in the 9th inning in order to try and close the game out. Diekman did allow a walk in score, but redeemed himself the next play and saw Grandal ground out. Diekman ended his day with just 1 Home Run allowed. Oakland Athletics fought off a late Chicago surge, but in the end the Athletics tie the Wild Card series at 1-1, with the help of Chris Bassitt and Liam Hendricks each throwing a 5 Strikeout day. Now both teams needing just one more win to advance.
Tough break for the Chicago White Sox who were trying to close out and move on, but that wasn't the case. White Sox were dealt in game 2 by the 2nd seed in the AL, Oakland Athletics and lost by score of 3-5. Starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel squared off against Chris Bassitt during game two's best of three series versing the Athletics. Keuchel entered yesterday's game with a 6-2 record on the mound, along with a 1.99 ERA. That's not all though....Dallas Keuchel during the 2020 season recorded a low of Home Run percentages this year, which stood at 0.8% in 2020. Yasmani Grandal for the second game in a row crushed a 2-run Home Run in the 8th inning, bringing his team within 3 runs, 2-5. Then in the 9th inning Chicago got a little to close to comfort for the A's, following Yasmani Grandal getting walked, which allowed Nick Madrigal to get home on a bases loaded situation, 3-5.The Chicago White Sox lose a stinger in game 2, with an opportunity to close out. It's a win or go home situation for both the A's and them when they play a game 3 tomorrow, at 12pm.
In courtesy of espn.comNew York Yankees(1-0) offense dismantles Shane Bieber and the defense shutdown that Cleveland offense, turning in a 12-3 blowout Victory, during last night's matchup between the two teams. The story heading into this matchup was a battle between the best pitchers of the MLB of this year. Gerrit Cole clearly won this battle, turning in 7 tough innings pitched, 6 Hits allowed, 2 Runs allowed, 1 Home Run given up and struck out over a dozen batters, ending his night with a 2.57 ERA. Gerrit Cole got the first win of the series. Luis Cessa closed out for New York and allowed just 2 Hits, 1 Run, 1 Strikeout and an ERA of 4.50, during win. Yankees won 6 of their last 8 regular season matchup's, this season. Aaron Judge drilled a 2-run Home Run off Shane Bieber's fastball on just 4 pitches in the 1st inning, giving New York a fast 2-0 lead. Luke Voit would be the next guy to increase New York's lead...by delivering a 3rd inning double to left center field and drove in Adam Hicks to score at home plate, 3-0. Pitcher, Gerrit Cole allowed 1 run to be scored in the bottom of the 3rd inning, but quickly rebounded the next play and struck out Carlos Santana. Keeping the game at 3-1. During the 4th inning New York's, Brett Gardner knocked a double to left center field and by doing so it allowed him to drive in Torres, extending the lead by three, 4-1. Then in the Torres crushed a single to center field and let Luke Voit score, 9-2. Moments after that....Brett Gardner delivered a 2-run Home Run to center field late in the 7th inning and drove in Gleyber Torres, making their lead even larger, 11-2. Yankees were far from done, as Giancarlo Stanton added a little more salt to the wound, after crushing a solo Home Run in the 9th inning, sealing the Indians fate, with the final score showing a 12-3 win. Yankees offense turned in 4 team Home Runs, Gerrit Cole struck out 13 batters and they cruise to a 1-0 series lead in the AL Wild Card round.
Tough night for Shane Bieber and his Cleveland Indians after getting jousted in game 1...losing by score of 3-12, in what was a crushing blowout defeat for them. Especially in a game this big. Back in the year of 2017 the Cleveland Indians were up 2 games to none over the Yankees, yet somehow Yankees made a turn around in the AL Division series matchup and ended up thumping Cleveland 3 games to 2 and moved on to he next round of play. It was a very hard day for Bieber on the mound....Shane Bieber pitched 4.2 innings last night, letting up 9 Hits, 7 Runs, 7 Strikeouts and an ERA of 13.50. Bieber dropped to 0-1 when stepping on to the mound and will be seeking another opportunity to try and step up next time he play's. Third baseman, Jose Ramirez recorded his 12th extra base hit during the bottom of the 3rd inning. Jose Ramirez delivered a double to right field and drove in DeShields, bringing his team within two, 1-3. Shane Bieber really started to struggle in the top of the 4th inning, after giving up 2 unanswered runs to be scored, including tallying in 6 Strikeouts through 4 innings pitched. The Indians next run wouldn't be scored until Josh Naylor secured a 4th inning solo Home Run to right center field and made the game a little bit closer, 2-5. Indians last run would be scored in the bottom of the 9th inning, following Tyler Naquin drilling a 2-run Home Run to center field and it allowed Naylor to reach home plate, but by this time the lead to big for Cleveland to overcome, 3-12.
In courtesy of twincities.comThe Houston Astros(1-0) plunk the Minnesota Twins(0-1) in game 1 winning by score of 4-1. Astros, Alex Bregman during the season suffered an injury to his hamstring. Before Bregman's injury occurred, he was averaging a .272 in batting average, an on base percentage of .874 and 4 Home Runs. Since his return in early September he averaged a .197 in batting, an on base percentage of .692 and 2 Home Runs, through 18 games. During the bottom of the 1st inning with 2 outs...Alex Bregman darted the ball from shortstop to 1st base and recorded the third out, getting Zack Greinke out of a bases loaded situation. Houston Astros did fall behind and stayed behind up until the 7th inning came around, following a George Springer single to shallow center field and was responsible for allowing Josh Reddick to score at home plate, tying the game late, 1-1. The 9th inning was what I call a Houston comeback, considering Jose Altuve was walked and that would allow Yuli Gurriel to reach home plate, giving Houston their first lead of the day, 2-1. Followed by Brantley crushing a single himself, bringing in Alex Correa and George Springer home, winning in the end 4-1. Houston Astros outscored the Twins 3 to 0 in the 9th inning, along with taking a 1-0 series lead in the AL Wild Card round.
As for the Minnesota Twins they have managed to give up a 1-0 lead midway through the game, after being thumped late in the 9th by the Houston Astros, losing by three runs, 1-4. The Twins had a 28-4 win/loss record when scoring first this season. Now 28-5 after defeat. Twins also had a 6-25 record when in the playoffs. Minnesota has currently lost 16 straight games in a row, during the Playoffs. Making this MLB's longest losing streak. The Twins bullpen played a pretty solid game last night, even if they lost. Twins Kenta Maeda pitched 5 flawless innings, enabling 2 Hits, No Runs, 5 Strikeouts and an ERA number of 0.00. Minnesota's bullpen as a whole turned in 8 Hits, 4 Runs and 7 total team Strikeouts tossed, during loss. Twins did manage to get on the board first, after Nelson Cruz crushed a double to deep right field and brought in Kepler to reach home plate, 1-0. Minnesota Twins extended their playoff losing streak to 17 games in a row and are behind early in this AL series, 0-1.
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BREAKING: Starting pitcher Max Scherzer was a key contributor to the Nats clinching their 1st World Series Championship, after pitching 5 good innings, allowing 7 Hits, 2 Runs, 3 Strikeouts & 1 homerun allowed, ending his night with a 2.40 ERA & winning the World Series M.V.P. Award. Scherzer had one heak of a postseason as he posted up a win/loss record of 11-7, throwing 243 strikes to just 33 balls, with 172.1 innings pitched along with an ERA of 2.92.
After the Nationals(4-3) started the year 19-31, now can call themselves World Series Champions for the 1st time in franchise history after defeating the top seed Houston Astros(3-4) 6-2, in a thrilling 7 games. The Nats faced a 0-2 deficit heading into the 7th inning, until a clutch solo homerun Anthony Rendon delivered, bringing the Nats within one, 1-2. Afterwards it would be Howie Kendrick delivering a 7th inning homer, & in the process was able to bring in Juan Soto for the score, giving Washington a 3-2 lead. Both 7th inning homeruns played a key factor in the Nationals 1st World Series title. Now let's shift over to the mound where Patrick Corbin closed the game out as he went on to pitch 3 tough innings, while allowing 2 Hits & recorded 3 Strikeouts, ending his night with a 5.79 ERA. Corbin would also deliver the teams final out to become WS Champions. CONGRATS!! For a moment let's take a brief look at the Nats opponents this postseason down below,
*Wild Card- Nationals(1-0) def. Brewers(0-1) 4-3
*NLDS- Nationals(3-2) def. Dodgers(2-3) 7-3
*NLCS- Nationals(4-0) def. Cardinals(0-4) 7-4
*World Series 2019- Nationals(4-3) def. Astros(3-4) 6-2.
Tough way to end what was such a great year for the Houston Astros, who were looking to win their 2nd World Series title in 3 years. Unfortunately Astros could not hang in, as they suffer a hard game 7 loss even after being up 2-0 early on. 1st baseman, Yuli Gurriel recorded the teams first homerun of the game allowing Houston to take a 1-0 lead. Three innings later, you would see Houston capitalize once more following his single to left field, allowing Yuli Gurriel to score at home & going up 2-0. The Astros pitcher Zack Greinke pitched well for the most part as he pitched 6 strong innings, allowing 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 3 Strikeouts, ending his night with a 4.68 ERA. Greinke was doing fine until letting up two homeruns during the 7th inning.
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Washington Nationals(3-3) force a game 7 in the World Series, following their huge 7-2 Victory! Over the Houston Astros(3-3). Adam Eaton recorded a 5th inning solo homer to right field tying the game up at 2-2. Along with teammate, Juan Soto who delivered solo homer as well. For the Nationals they the scoring only heated up, Anthony Rendon hit a double to deep field, bringing in Adam Eaton, Turner to score, increasing their lead to 7-2. On the mound Stephen Strasburg played lights out, as he pitched 8 strong innings, allowing 5 Hits, & 2 Strikeouts, ending his night with a 1.98 ERA.
Despite Astros being unable to close out in game 6, Alex Bregman managed to help his team take a 2-1 lead, following a Bregman solo homerun. Bregman finished game 6 with just 1 hit & an RBI, ending his night with a batting average of .246.
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Houston Astros(2-2) win game 4 & tie the World Series by defeating the red hot Washington Nationals(2-2) by a dominating score of 8-1. Alex Bregman dominated on offense as he drove in five RBI's & a homerun, to help contribute to Houston's scoring. Alex Bregman opened up the scoring off his single to left center field, bringing in Jose Altuve to score at home, taking a 1-0 lead. During the 4th inning Houston's Catcher, Robinson Chirinos recorded a homerun to left field, in the process would bring in Correa to score, increasing the Astros lead to four, 4-0. Astros weren't done there, as Alex Bregman drilled a 7th inning homerun to left field, allowing Michael Brantley, George Springer & Kyle Tucker to all score, sealing the game up, winning it 8-1. Shifting over to the mound, where we would see pitcher Jose Urquidy play a stellar game 4 & shutdown that Washington offense. Jose Urquidy pitched 5 tough innings allowing, just 2 Washington hits, no runs allowed & 4 Strikeouts, ending his night with a 0.96 ERA.
The Nationals drop a tough game 4 loss to the Astros & now find the series all knotted up at 2-2. The Washington Nationals struggled throughout the game to get anything going on offense, & had trouble slowing the down the Houston Astros offense. Nats would be held off the score sheet for five rough innings, until Anthony Rendon scored off of Juan Soto's groundout, cutting Houston's lead to three, 1-4. On the mound, Patrick Corbin struggled for six innings & in the process allowed 7 Hits, 4 Houston Runs, 5 Strikeouts, & a homerun allowed, ending his night with a 6.64 ERA. Nats will look to take a 3-2 WS lead on Sunday October 27th 2019.
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Stephen Strasburg used 7 Strikeouts, to help the Nationals(2-0) take a 2-0 World Series lead, following their game two Victory, over the Houston Astros(0-2), by a dominating score, of 12-3. On the mound, Stephen Strasburg pitched 6 tough innings, allowing just 7 Hits, 2 Runs allowed, 7 Strikeouts, ending his dominating night, with a 1.93 ERA. On offense the Nationals would take over from start, to finish. The Nats would jump to a 1st inning 2-0 lead, after Anthony Rendon recorded a double, bringing in Adam Eaton & Trea Turner to score at home. Nats would do a little more damage to Houston, following a Juan Suzuki solo homerun, to left field, increasing the Nats to take a 3-2 lead, during the 7th inning. Nationals would seal game 2 up, after Taylor recorded a solo homer, going up 12-2.
The Astros struggled on both, offense & defense, unable to get anything going against this tough Nationals baseball team. For Houston's pitcher, Justin Verlander, who also struggled on the mound, pitched 6 innings, allowing 7 Hits, 4 Runs, 6 Strikeouts, including a homerun allowed, ending his night with a 4.15 ERA. Offensively, Alex Bregman would record a bottom 1st homerun, bringing in Michael Brantley to score, tying the game up at 2-2. Astros would be held scoreless, until a 9th inning homerun by Maldonado, losing by 9 runs, 12-3.
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The Nationals(1-0) stun the Astros(0-1), to take a 1 to 0 World Series lead, after knocking Houston off by score of 5-4. Nationals rallied back from a 0-2 deficit, following a Zimmerman homer, bringing the Nats within one, 1-2 during the 2nd inning. Juan Soto would go ahead & nail a game tying homerun, 2-2, in the 4th inning. Juan Soto would make his presence felt once more, following a Soto double to left field, allowing Rendon & Robles to score, increasing the Nats lead to 5-2.
Houston despite a tough game 1 loss, the Astros in the 1st inning took an early 2-0 lead, following Gurriel's double, while allowing Jose Altuve to score at home. Offensively, George Springer played lights out, after tacking on a 7th inning homerun, then picked up an 8th inning double, allowing Tucker to score, bringing the Astros within one run, but losing 4-5 in the end.
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The Houston Astros(4-2) eliminate the New York Yankees(2-4) 6-4, to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2017, where they defeated the Dodgers 4 games to 3. Astros on offense got off to a red hot start, as Gurriel homered to left field, bringing in Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve to score at home & give Houston a 1st inning 3-0 lead. After going toe to toe, you would see Jose Altuve deliver a homerun to left center field, allowing George Springer to go home & score, giving Houston a 6-4 win & another trip the 2019 World Series, where they will take on the Washington Nationals.
New York Yankees turn away elimination in game five, but that was then & this is now, the Yankees lose it in six to the Houston Astros. Yankees heading into the 2nd inning were facing a 0-3 deficit, until Gary Sanchez came in & recorded a single, allowing Didi Gregarious to score, cutting the Astros lead to just two. Early in the 9th, the Yankees, DJ LeMahieu recorded a homerun to right field, bringing in Urshela in to score, tying the game up at 4-4.
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New York Yankees(2-3) force a game 6, following their Victory over the Houston Astros(3-2), by score of 4-1. Offensively the Yankees DJ LeMahieu recorded a solo homerun to even up the game, 1-1. Yankees didn't stop there during the 1st inning Torres, Aaron Judge scored at home, following a Hicks homerun, increasing New York's lead to 4-1.
Astros despite game 5 loss, were able to start the game off with a bang! George Springer scored off a Brantley mistake, giving Houston a 1-0 lead. Astros would be shutdown for the rest of the night, dropping game 5, looking for a chance to close out in game 6.
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Houston Astros(3-1) take a 3 to 1 ALCS series lead after turning away the New York Yankees(1-3) 8-3. After falling 0-1 in the 1st inning Houston would battle back, following George Springer's homerun to left field, allowing Josh Reddick & Chirinos to score at home, giving the Astros a 3-1 lead. Houston's short-stop, Carlos Correa would follow up with that by hitting a homerun himself, while allowing Alex Bregman, Alvarez to score, increasing their lead to 6-1.During the 9th inning Houston's Michael Brantley would record a single to left field, with Jose Altuve scoring at home, winning 8-3.
Yankees fall in a tough position going down 1 game to 3 in the ALCS & could be going home in game 5. Yankees, left fielder, Brett Gardner helped New York take an early 1-0 lead, following his walk, which allowed Aaron Judge to come home. New York wasn't done their, after Gary Sanchez recorded a homerun, bringing in Brett Gardner to score 3-6, during the 6th inning. After that, it was all Houston.
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Gerrit Cole & the Houston Astros(2-1) take a 2 to 1 series lead after knocking off the Yankees(1-2) 4-1. Astros wasted little time as Jose Altuve recorded a 1st inning solo homerun to put Houston up, 1-0. Heading into the 2nd inning, we would see Josh Reddick pick up a solo homerun as well, watching Astros lead go to 2-0. Houston would tack on two more runs to win it 4-1. Gerrit Cole pitched an incredible game 3! Gerrit Cole made it hard for New York to spark anything on offense, following his 7 Strikeouts & his 4 Hits allowed.
The Yankees just couldn't figure out how to score off of pitcher, Gerrit Cole. It would take the Yankees eight innings to finally score a run, following 2nd baseman, Gleyber Torres, who picked himself up a solo homer in the 8th inning, 1-4. New York's pitcher Luis Severino allowed two homeruns in the 1st & 2nd inning, forcing the Yankees to go down early, 0-2.
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The Washington Nationals(4-0) with an upset win over the Brewers, then knocking out the Dodgers, now upset & shock people by sweeping the Cardinals(0-4) 7-4!, To advance to their 1st World Series. Anthony Rendon off his error allowed Turner to score at home, to give Washington a 1st inning 1-0 lead. The Nats scoring would continue on in the 1st inning, following Trea Turner singling to left field, increasing the Nats lead to 7-0. The Natz would score the first 7 runs during the 1st inning. On the mound the Nationals, Patrick Corbin pitched 5 tough innings, 4 Hits, 4 Runs, 1 homerun allowed, & an impressive 12 Strikeouts. Corbin pitched against a tough offense, in the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing just 4 hits & 4 runs.
The Cardinals had a tough NLCS match-up going against the Washington Nationals, losing in a stunning, 4 games to zero. The Cardinals while facing elimination almost pulled off a comeback win. Despite being down 0-7, St. Louis later in the 4th inning saw Molina record a solo homerun to center field, putting the Cards on the board, 1-7. Cardinals during the 5th inning saw Jose Martinez hit a double to right field, allowing Wong & Fowler to score at home cutting the Nats lead to three, 4-7.
The Washington Nationals(3-0) stun the St. louis Cardinals(0-3) by taking a dominating 8-1 Victory, including a three games to none series lead. Nats took control early, following Anthony Rendon's double to left field, bringing in Eaton to score, giving the Nats a 3rd inning 2-0 lead, moments after, Howie Kendrick recoded a double to right center field, allowing Anthony Rendon to score at home, going up 4-0. During the 6h inning, Washington's center fielder, Victor Robles picked up a solo homerun, increasing their lead 7-0. On the mound, the Nats pitcher Stephen Strasburg had a stellar night, pitching 7 innings, allowng, 7 Hits, 1 Run, & an impressive 12 Strikeouts, ending his night with a 1.64 ERA. The Washington Nationals are 1 win away from advancing to the 2019 World Series.
St. Louis Cardinals need to figure it out & quick! Cardinals are down 3 games, to zero & they have struggled to get it going in these first three games. The Cards were down 0-7 & would be held scoreless, until the 7th inning, after Paul DeJong hit a single to left field, allowing Martinez to score at home, with the game now being 1-7. Cardinals would not score after that, they now face a 3 games to zero, with a win or go home on Tuesday October 15th 2019, at 5pm.
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The Houston Astros(1-1) tie the series after defeating the New York Yankees(1-1), 3-2 in the 11th inning. During the 5th inning George Springer connected on a solo homerun to left center field, evening the game up at 2-2. Heading into the 11th inning, Houston's Carlos Correa delivered a solo homerun to right center field, giving Houston the 3-2 Victory.
Yankees lose a close one to Houston, but despite their 2-3 loss, Yankees during the 4th inning saw Aaron Judge deliver a homerun to center field, bringing in DJ LeMahieu to score.
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New York Yankees(1-0) wrap game 1 up with an impressive 7-0 blowout win over the Houston Astros(0-1). Yankees dominated the Astros at the hands of good pitching by Masahiro Tanaka, pitching 6 tough innings, while allowing 1 Hit, no runs allowed, 4 Strikeouts, & ended his night with a 0.82 ERA. New York offensively, started their night off with a Torres double in the 4th inning, bringing in LeMahieu to score, giving his team an early 1-0 lead. Followed by that Torres caught fire by recording a solo homerun to left field, advancing their lead to 2-0. Torres would make his presence felt once more, recording a single to right center field, in the process he was able to bring home Didi Gregorious & DJ LeMahieu pushing their lead to five.
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The Nationals(2-0) are now two wins away from advancing to the 2019 World Series, following there 3-1 Victory over the Cardinals(0-2). The Nationals dominated their pitching game, as Matt Scherzer pitched 7 strong innings, allowing just 1 Hit, 11 Strikeouts & a 1.80 ERA. Offensively, Washington saw their first score of the game during the 1st inning, following Taylor's solo homerun, giving his team a 1-0 lead. Washington heading into the 8th inning recorded an Eaton double, bringing in Adams & Turner into score at home, increasing their lead to 3-0.
Cardinals find themselves in a 0-2 series deficit, following there 1-3 loss to the Nationals. The Cardinals were held scoreless for eight innings, until DeJong scored at home after Jose Martinez recorded a double, cutting the Nats lead to two.
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Washington Nations(1-0) shock people once more, following their Victory over the St. Louis Cardinals(0-1) 3-1. The Nats started the game off strong, & finished the same way they came in. The Nats early during inning two, saw Yan Gomes record a double to deep center field, bringing in Kendrick to score. Five inning later, Nationals, Howie Kendrick hit a single to center field, while allowing Adam Eaton to score, giving their team a 2-0 shutout Victory. On the mound, Anibal Sanchez pitched 7.2 IP, allowing just 1 hit, & 5 Strikes, ending his night with a 0.71 ERA. The Nationals dominated both on offense & defense.
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The Houston Astros(3-2) eliminate the Tampa Bay Rays(2-3) 6-1, & advance to the ALCS series. Astros dominated this game from the start, starting with their pitcher, Gerrit Cole, who played outstanding with eight innings pitched, 2 Hits, 1 Run, & 10 Strikeouts, capping his night off with a 0.57 ERA. Over on offense the Astros would record a 4-0 lead during the 1st inning, following Gurriel's single to left field & bringing in Alex Bregman to score. Heading into the 8th inning Houston would completely destroy, as both Jose Altuve & Brantley recorded solo homeruns, increasing their lead to 6-1 & a well deserved Victory. The Astros will take on the New York Yankees in the ALCS, Saturday October 12th 2019 at 5pm.
The Tampa Bay Rays staved off elimination twice, but this time they were unable to pull off an upset & fell to the league's best team in Baseball 1-6. The Rays pitcher, Tyler Glasnow allowed 5 Hits, 4 Runs, with just 3 Strikeouts & an ERA of 7.71. Offensively, Tampa struggled all game long & just couldn't figure out Houston's, Gerrit Cole. Rays during the 2nd inning finally put a run on the board, following Sogard's solo homerun, giving his team a 1-4 score.
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The Cardinals(3-2) eliminate the Atlanta Braves(2-3) by a crushing 13-1 score, this game was over in the 1st inning, as the Cardinals scored 10 runs during the 1st inning of play to advance to the NLCS to play against the Washington Nationals on Friday October 11th 2019. The Cardinals 3rd baseman, Tommy Edman helped his team jump to a 4-0 lead after he doubled to right field & in the process brought in Ozuna & Molina to score. St. Louis continued to do damage with more runs scored, including DeJong's single to left field, increasing their lead to 13-0.
The Braves were just flat out beaten down as this game ended in the 1st inning for the Braves. It took the Braves four innings to finally put a run on the board, after 3rd baseman, Josh Donaldson recorded a 4th inning homerun, 1-13. Braves have eight times in the NLDS round, with their last win being in 2001, when they defeated the Houston Astros 3-0.
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The Washington Nationals(3-2) close out in game 5 & eliminate the Dodgers(2-3) 7-3, thanks to 2nd baseman, Howie Kendrick, who delivered a grand slam homerun during the 10th inning, to advamce them to the NLCS series. The Nats early on were facing a 0-3 deficit, until the 8th inning where Washington just took over, starting with Anthony Rendon's homerun to left center field to reduce LA's lead to one, 2-3. Afterwards the Nats continued to dominate after Juan Soto crushed a game tying homerun, making it 3-3. What happens after was just incredible to watch! As Howie Kendrick came up to the plate & whacked a grand slam homerun to win it for Washington 7-3. The Nats pulled off a big upset! Also got revenge on the Dodgers for their 2016 elimination in 2016.
Dodgers(2-3) suffer a tough elimination & were unable to get past their first round series, including a questionable call, after Dave Roberts put Clayton Kershaw in, & which Kershaw allowed back to back homeruns & that would allow the Nats to tie it up. Dodgers had the momentum early on, following Max Muncy who homered in the 1st & allowed Pederson to score, making it a 2-0 lead. Afterwards, LA were feeling it as Hernandez would be the next to crush a solo homerun to center field & giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. After that they just fell apart & it would get worse because Kershaw allowed two homers in a row, which probably wasn't the best move.
Tampa Bay Rays(2-2) get Verlander out in 4 innings & tie the series up at 2-2, by defeating the Astros(2-2) 4-1. Tampa Bay had a game plan & it worked, as Tommy Pham opened up the scoring early during the 1st inning after delivering a solo homerun to left center field, giving Tampa a 1-0 lead. Tampa would go on & attach two more scores during the 1st inning. Heading into the 4th inning you would see Willy Adames connect with a center field solo homerun & upped their lead to 4-0. It will be win or go home for both teams in game 5, with a chance to advance to the ALCS.
Even after resting Justin Verlander for three days, it still wasn't enough to close the series out during last nights outing, losing 1-4. Verlander had pitched 3.2 innings with 7 Hits, 4 Runs, 5 Strikeouts & ended his night with a 3.38 ERA. On offense it took Houston eight innings to finally score, following Robinson Chirinos solo homer to right field & making the score 1-4, but that would be all as the Rays earned & forced a game 5, which will take place on Thursday October 10th, 2019 at 4pm.
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Yadier Molina & the St. Louis Cardinals(2-2) tie the series & were able to force a game 5, by knocking off the Braves(2-2) 5-4 in 10 innings. WOW is all I can really say about game 4! During the 1st inning both Paul Goldschmidt & Marcell Ozuna each recorded solo homeruns to give St. Louis a 2-0 advantage. As the game went on Molina during the 8th inning allowed Goldschmidt to score after singling to right field, then during the 10th inning Molina sacrificed himself to be out, but that would allow Goldschmidt to come home & score, giving them a 5-4 walk off Victory. The Cardinals will be looking to advance to the NLCS & face the winner of Dodgers vs Nationals.
Braves lose a tough one to the Cards despite being able to rally back from a 0-2 deficit & still come up short. Braves will be looking to advance to the NLCS in game 5, on Wednesday October 9th 2019. Atlanta heading into the 8th inning would regain a 4-3 lead, following 2nd baseman, Ozzie Albies homerun to right field & in the process allowed Adam Duvall to score at home. Braves would not only lose the lead but eventually would lose the game in 10 innings, thanks to the Cardinals stingy offense.
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The Yankees(3-0) are the only team to pull off a sweep in the AL Division Series, by eliminating the Minnesota Twins(0-3) 5-1 in game 4 to advance to the ALCS. Yankees showed no signs of slowing down on offense as Gleyber Torres recorded 3 Runs, 1 RBI, 1 homerun, including his solo homerun shot to left field during the 2nd inning, giving his team an early 1-0 advantage. Five innings later during the 7th Torres would score a run off of Didi Gregorius single to right field, increasing New York's lead to 3-0. Yankees would go on to tack on another homerun, & that included another Didi Gregorius single which allowed Torres to score again during the 9th inning, earning a 5-1 lead & eventually the Victory & sweep over the Twins. Not all the credit can go to the offense, what about New York's pitching? Well Luis Severino pitched 4 strong innings, allowing just 4 total Minnesota hits, & 4 Strikeouts.
Twins had a rough series going against the Yankees & just couldn't find their groove as they fell behind 1-5 & is now the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs. It would take the Twins eight total innings to finally score, following right-fielder, Eddie Rosario's solo homerun, & making it a two score game, 1-3. Despite their elimination, the Twins have nothing to be ashamed of they played a tough New York team & it's not even that, they came a long way from going 78-84 in 2018, to 101 wins in 2019 so a lot to be proud of from this organization.
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Atlanta Braves(2-1) survive the St. Louis Cardinals(1-2) to take a 2-1 series lead, by the score of 3-1. Braves offensively were held down pretty much all game long, until short-stop Dansby Swanson recorded a 9th inning double to deep left field & bringing in Hamilton in to score, knotting the game up at 1-1. Moments later it would be Atlanta's, Adam Duvall recording a single to left field & in the process was able to bring in Dansby Swanson & Ortega to score at home, giving them a 3-1 Victory.
The Cardinals suffer a tough loss after leading for most of the game, St. Louis just couldn't hang on as they saw their 1-0 lead slip away heading into the 9th inning. Cardinals, Marcell Ozuna was able to score at home, thanks to 3rd baseman, Matt Carpenter's sacrifice hit & that would allow them to take an early 1-0 lead.
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LA Dodgers(2-1) bounce back in game three to take a 2-1 series lead, following their Victory over the Washington Nationals(1-2), 10-4. Dodgers fell behind early 0-2, until the 6th inning as Kike Hernandez & Martin each recorded a double to give LA a 5-2 lead. Dodgers didn't slow down after that, as they headed into the 9th inning where Russell Martin recorded a game sealing homerun & improved their lead to 10-4 & brought home David Freese. Over on the mound, Hyun Jin Ryu pitched 5 strong innings allowing 4 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 earned runs & 3 Strikeouts, ending his night with a 3.60 ERA.
Washington Nationals for most of the game had a 2-0 lead, but couldn't close it out like they did in game two. Despite their loss, the Nationals, Juan Soto hit a 1st inning homerun to give them a lead early on. LA would go on to hold the Nats scoreless until the 6th inning, where 3rd baseman, Anthony Rendon would score off of LA's wild pitch, making the score 8-3. The Nats would score one more run during the same inning, but the Dodgers stayed on the gas pedal & secured the Victory in Washington.
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New York Yankees(1-0) defeat the Minnesota Twins(0-1) 10-4, & take a game 1 ALDS series lead after a dominating performance. Yankees DJ LeMahieu helped his team in a big way! by recording a 6th inning homerun to left center field to give his team a 6-4 lead. Afterwards LeMahieu an inning later would record a double to deep left field & in the process he was able to bring in Didi Gregorius, Torres & Maybin in to score at home.
Twins take a tough game 1 loss during the ALDS series against the Yankees & having a 2-0 lead ripped away, after fighting back & fourth all game long. Despite the loss, the Twins Nelson Cruz delivered a solo homerun to right field to help his team take an early 3rd inning 2-0 lead. Afterwards, it would be Alvarez scoring at home, following Jorge Polanco's 5th inning game tying double, to even the score 3-3. Miguel Sano for the Twins would then go on & deliver a homerun to right field, helping his team come within 1 run, 4-5. Eventually as the game went on Yankees did more & scored more, & that homer in the 6th would be the last time Minnesota scored.
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Houston Astros(1-0) take game 1 of the ALDS series, at the hands of Houston's dominate pitching & their offensive on slaught, defeating Tampa Bay(0-1) 6-2. Before we get into their pitching, offensively the Astros, 2nd baseman Jose Altuve helped his team take a 2 run lead after delivering a homerun to left field & bringing in Reddick to score at home. Things only heated up for Houston heading into the 7th inning, when Gurriel recorded a double into right field, & was able to bring in Alvarez to score at home, increasing their lead to 6-0. Now shifting over to the mound, where Justin Verlander pitched 7 strong innings allowing just 1 hit the whole game & 8 total Strikeouts.
Rays just were unable to slow down the best team in baseball, Houston Astros. Despite their loss, it would take them 8 full innings to finally get on the board thanks to Sogard's single & Meadows double, cutting Houston's lead to 4. Rays will look to even the series on Saturday, October 5th at 6pm.
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After a back & fourth defensive battle the LA Dodgers(1-0) were still able to secure a 1-0 series lead, after knocking off the Washington Nationals(0-1) 6-0. Even though LA was up 2-0 early on it was still a slow start scoring wise, but things quickly started to heat up for LA as Max Muncy racked up a single to right field & in the process was able to bring in Joc Pederson, Justin Turner to score at home, giving LA a 7th inning 4-0 lead. An inning later heading into the 8th, Joc Pederson & Gavin Lux each recorded solo homeruns increasing LA's lead to six. Over on the mound Walker Buehler pitched 6 strong innings, allowing just 1 Hit, no runs allowed & 7 Strikeouts.
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St. Louis Cardinals battled back late in the 9th inning to hold off the Atlanta Braves, winning it in stunning fashion 7-6 & taking a 1-0 series lead. St. Louis for the most part struggled & fell behind 1-3, but Paul Goldschmidt during the 8th inning recorded a solo homerun to left field cutting Braves lead to just one. Afterwards the Cardinals would capitalize once more, as Matt Carpenter recorded a single to left field & brought in DeJong for the game tying run. It would be Wong's double to right field, allowing Ozuna & Goldschmidt to score, as that would put the icing on the cake. Shifting over to the mound where Miles Mikolas had 5 innings pitched, 3 Hits allowed, 1 Run & 2 Strikeouts, ending his day with a 1.80 ERA.
Braves had a 3-1 cushion throughout the day & a few minor mistakes by Ronald Acuna watching the ball instead of just running & possibly getting a double. But can't put the blame all on him, despite the game 1 loss, Braves short-stop, Dansby Swanson tacked on an in field single, allowing Nick Markakis & Josh Donaldson to score at home, giving them a 3-1 lead. Braves lead would slowly start to decrease towards the 9th inning, but a comeback wasn't impossible, as Freddie Freeman hit a solo homerun in the bottom 9th cutting the Cardinals lead to one & that would be it.
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The Tampa Bay Rays secure a 5-1 Victory over the Oakland Athletics in the AL Wild Card, & will advance to the ALDS to take on the Houston Astros on Friday. Tampa Bay dominated from start to finish, as we watched 1st baseman, Yandy Diaz hit two solo homeruns during the 1st & 3rd inning, alongside his teammates, Tommy Pham who hit a homer during the 5th inning & Garcia who added one during the 2nd inning & brought in Duffy to score at home. Shifting to the defense where Charlie Morton just dominated for 5 innings, allowing just 5 Hits, 1 Run, 4 Strikeouts.
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After being dominated for 7 in a half innings, the Washington Nationals shock the Brewers with a 4-3 come from behind Victory. Nats will advance to vs the Dodgers in the NLDS. Trea Turner during the 3rd inning crushed a solo homerun giving them an early 1-0 lead. It would be Juan Soto hitting a single to right field, bringing in Rendon, Stevenson & Taylor to all score at home & take a late 4-3 lead, as that would be the deciding factor.
Brewers dominated all game long but were unable to close it out. Brewers made a minor mistake after miscalculating the ball once it was hit into the outfield. Despite the loss, early during inning one Yasmani Grandal helped his team get on the board off his homerun to right field & in the process he was able to let Trent Grisham to score, giving them a quick 2-0 lead. Afterwards 1st baseman, Eric Thames who would help tack on a 2nd inning homerun & increasing their lead to 3.
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