2018 Season
Congratulations to Scott Janoe and the Chicago Cubs for winning the 2018 World Series. The Cubs were runners up last season, but broke through this year. Also, congratulations to Darrel Bimberg and the Atlanta Braves. They lost a hard fought series, but will be a force to reckoned with for years to come.
2018 Playoff match ups
National League
Wild Card
Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds (Astros win series 2-1)
NLDS
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs (Cubs win series 4-0)
Houston Astros at Washington Nationals (Astros win series 4-1)
NLCS
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs (Cubs win series 4-3)
American League
Wild Card
Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox (White Sox win series 2-1)
ALDS
Chicago White Sox at Atlanta Braves (Braves win series 4-0)
Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners (Mariners win series 4-0)
ALCS
Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners (Braves win series 4-1)
World Series
Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves (Cubs win series 4-2)
| N.L East |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Washington Nationals |
110 |
52 |
0.679 |
xxx |
67 - 14 |
43 - 38 |
| **Cincinnati Reds |
106 |
56 |
0.654 |
4 |
54 - 27 |
52 - 29 |
| San Francisco Giants |
77 |
85 |
0.475 |
33 |
42
- 39 |
35 - 46 |
| Texas Rangers |
74 |
88 |
0.457 |
36 |
38 - 43 |
36 - 45 |
| New York Mets |
44 |
118 |
0.272 |
67 |
20 - 61 |
24 - 57 |
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| N.L. Central |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *St. Louis Cardinals |
86 |
76 |
0.531 |
xxx |
50
- 31 |
36 - 45 |
| Minnesota Twins |
79 |
83 |
0.488 |
7 |
41 - 40 |
38 - 43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
75 |
87 |
0.463 |
11 |
39 - 42 |
36 - 45 |
| Colorado Rockies |
70 |
92 |
0.432 |
16 |
38 - 43 |
32
- 49 |
| Milwaukee Brewers |
68 |
94 |
0.420 |
18 |
41 - 40 |
27 - 54 |
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| N.L. West |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Chicago Cubs |
111 |
51 |
0.685 |
xxx |
63 - 18 |
48 - 33 |
| **Houston Astros |
89 |
73 |
0.549 |
22 |
50
- 31 |
39 - 42 |
| Miami Marlins |
86 |
76 |
0.531 |
25 |
52 - 29 |
34 - 47 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
85 |
77 |
0.525 |
26 |
44 - 37 |
41 - 40 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
63 |
99 |
0.389 |
48 |
35
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28 - 53 |
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| A.L. East |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Boston Red Sox |
90 |
72 |
0.556 |
xxx |
52 - 29 |
38 - 43 |
| **Cleveland Indians |
85 |
77 |
0.525 |
5 |
49 - 32 |
36 - 45 |
| Toronto Blue
Jays |
77 |
85 |
0.475 |
13 |
42 - 39 |
35 - 46 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
74 |
88 |
0.457 |
16 |
43 - 38 |
31 - 50 |
| New York Yankees |
66 |
96 |
0.407 |
24 |
32 - 49 |
34 - 47 |
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| A.L. Central |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Atlanta
Braves |
107 |
55 |
0.660 |
xxx |
57 - 24 |
50 - 31 |
| **Chicago White Sox |
105 |
57 |
0.648 |
2 |
53 - 28 |
52 - 29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
80 |
82 |
0.494 |
27 |
42 - 39 |
38 - 43 |
| Tampa Bay
Rays |
76 |
86 |
0.469 |
31 |
40 - 41 |
36 - 45 |
| Detroit Tigers |
70 |
92 |
0.432 |
37 |
39 - 42 |
31 - 50 |
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| A.L. West |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Seattle Mariners |
111 |
51 |
0.685 |
xxx |
62 - 19 |
49
- 32 |
| Los Angeles Angels |
83 |
79 |
0.512 |
28 |
47 - 34 |
36 - 45 |
| San Diego Padres |
74 |
88 |
0.457 |
37 |
45 - 36 |
29 - 52 |
| Kansas City Royals |
64 |
98 |
0.395 |
47 |
39 - 42 |
25 - 56 |
| Oakland
Athletics |
45 |
117 |
0.278 |
66 |
26 - 55 |
19 - 62 |
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| *clinched division |
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| **clinched wild card |
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| #clinched playoff spot |
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| National League |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
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| **Cincinnati
Reds |
106 |
56 |
0.654 |
xxx |
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| **Houston Astros |
89 |
73 |
0.549 |
xxx |
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| Miami Marlins |
86 |
76 |
0.531 |
3 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers |
85 |
77 |
0.525 |
4 |
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| Minnesota Twins |
79 |
83 |
0.488 |
10 |
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| San Francisco
Giants |
77 |
85 |
0.475 |
12 |
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| Philadelphia Phillies |
75 |
87 |
0.463 |
14 |
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| Texas Rangers |
74 |
88 |
0.457 |
15 |
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| Colorado Rockies |
70 |
92 |
0.432 |
19 |
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| Milwaukee Brewers |
68 |
94 |
0.420 |
22 |
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| Arizona
Diamondbacks |
63 |
99 |
0.389 |
26 |
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| New York Mets |
44 |
118 |
0.272 |
43 |
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| American League |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
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| **Chicago White Sox |
105 |
57 |
0.648 |
xxx |
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| **Cleveland Indians |
85 |
77 |
0.525 |
xxx |
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| Los
Angeles Angels |
83 |
79 |
0.512 |
2 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
80 |
82 |
0.494 |
5 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays |
77 |
85 |
0.475 |
8 |
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| Tampa Bay Rays |
76 |
86 |
0.469 |
9 |
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| San Diego Padres |
74 |
88 |
0.457 |
11 |
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| Baltimore
Orioles |
74 |
88 |
0.457 |
11 |
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| Detroit Tigers |
70 |
92 |
0.432 |
15 |
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| New York Yankees |
66 |
96 |
0.407 |
19 |
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| Kansas City Royals |
64 |
98 |
0.395 |
21 |
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| Oakland Athletics |
45 |
117 |
0.278 |
40 |
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American League
Starters
C - Gary Sanchez - Atlanta Braves
1B - Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves
2B - Jose Altuve - Toronto Blue Jays
SS - Eduardo Nunez - Seattle Mariners
3B - Jose Ramirez - Los Angeles Angels
CF - Mike Trout - Seattle Mariners
OF - Michael Conforto - Atlanta Braves
OF - Eddie Rosario - Los Angeles Angels
DH - Jose Abreu - Chicago White Sox
SP - Carlos Carrasco - Chicago White Sox
RP - Brandon Morrow - Pittsburgh Pirates
Reserves
C - J.T. Realmuto - Oakland A's
1B - Mark Reynolds - Baltimore Orioles
2B - Whit Merrifield - Kansas City Royals
SS- Javy Baez - Tampa Bay Rays
SS - Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
3B - Jedd Gyorko - San Diego Padres
3B - Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles
CF - Kevin Kiermaier - Chicago White Sox
OF - Avisail Garcia - Detroit Tigers
OF - Jackie Bradley - Sand Diego Padres
OF - Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
SP - Alex Wood - Seattle Mariners
SP - Robbie Ray - Detroit Tigers
SP - Zach Godley - Boston Red Sox
SP - Chris Sale - Chicago White Sox
SP - Gio Gonzalez - Atlanta Braves
RP - Roberto Osuna - Chicago White Sox
RP - Sean Doolittle - Oakland A's
RP - Craig Kimbrel - Seattle Mariners
National League
Starters
C - Evan Gattis - Minnesota Twins
1B - Justin Bour - Arizona Diamondbacks
2B - Starlin Castro - Arizona Diamondbacks
SS - Marwin Gonzalez - Chicago Cubs
3B - Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
CF - Charlie Blackmon - Chicago Cubs
OF - Marcell Ozuna - Philadelphia Phillies
OF - J.D. Martinez - St. Louis Cardinals
SP - Max Scherzer - Philadelphia Phillies
RP - Aroldis Chapman - Cincinnati Reds
Reserves
C - Buster Posey - San Francisco Giants
1B - Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds
1B - Paul Goldschmidt - Washington Nationals
2B - Scooter Gennett - Milwaukee Brewers
2B - Dee Gordon - New York Mets
SS - Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
3B - Josh Harrison - St. Louis Cardinals
3B - Nolan Arenado - Colorado Rockies
CF - Christian Yelich - Texas Rangers
CF - George Springer - Houston Astros
OF - Joey Gallo - Texas Rangers
OF - Giancarlo Stanton - Miami Marlins
SP - Jaime Garcia - St. Louis Cardinals
SP - Masahiro Tanaka - Cincinnati Reds
SP - Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
SP - Sonny Gray - Chicago Cubs
SP - Jose Berrios - Minnesota Twins
RP - Ken Giles - Houston Astros
RP - Kenley Jansen - Chicago Cubs
RP - Matt Bowman - Texas Rangers
2018 All Star Game (Texas)
1st inning: Scherzer (Phillies) mows down the AL in the 1st with a 1,2, 3 inning and 2 Ks. Carrasco (White Sox) was as fortunate in the bottom half. Gonzalez (Cubs) leads off with a bomb to left. Blackmon (Cubs) singles and scores on a Ozuna (Phillies) double. The NL gets a single from Gallo (Rangers) and then anothor RBI double. This time off the bat of Bour (DBacks). NL 4 - AL 0
2nd inning: Ramirez (Angels) ambushes a Scherzer fast ball for a solo homer, but that is all they get. The hot NL answers with singles from Castro (DBacks) and Blackmon. Ozuna drives them both in with a 2 run single. NL 6 - AL 1
3rd inning: The AL gets their bats going with one out. Altuve (Blue Jays) doubles and scores on a Trout (Mariners) single. Trout steals 2nd and 3rd and is driven in by Freeman's (Braves) single. The NL will have nothing of it. Bour leads off with a single, Castro is hit by a pitch, Gonazlez singles, and Blackmon's ground out plates one. Martinez (Cardinals) steps up and crushes a 3 run shot. NL 10 - AL 3
4th inning: Comeback? The AL gets a double from Conforto (Braves). He would hit 3 doubles in the game. Rosario (Angels) smashes a 2 run shot. Nunez (Mariners) starts it back up with a single and scores on Trout's 2 run blast. The AL is within 3 run 10-7. Gonzalez (Braves) comes in to pitch and try to hold the NL down. A lead off walk looks like will to waste until back to back doubles from Gattis (Twins) and Castro score 2. NL 12 - AL 7
5th inning: The NL gets a guy on with an error and Ozuna is at it again with his 3rd hit. This time it is a RBI double. NL 13 - AL 7
8th inning: Votto (Reds) and Posey (Giants) single and Votto scores on a Gennett (Brewers) single. Yelich (Rangers) drives in another on a RBI ground out. NL 15 - AL 7
9th inning: Chapman (Reds) comes in and gives up singles to Gyork (Padres) and Judge (Yankee), but strikes out Bradley (Padres) to end tis high scoring affair.
Marcell Ozuna (Phillies) is named All Star MVP with a 3-4 day and 2 doubles and 4 RBIs
R H E
AL All Stars 7 15 2
NL All Stars 15 19 0
W: Scherzer (Phillies)
L: Carrasco (White Sox)
HRs: Trout (Mariners), Ramirez (Angels), Rosario (Angels), Gonzalez (Cubs), Martinez (Cardinals)
The Chicago White Sox Jose Abreu wins the Home Run Derby over Texas Rangers Joey Gallo