2019 Season
Congratulations to Jeremy Dieser and the Philadelphia Phillies on their 3rd World Series title. They rolled through the NBC playoffs, losing only 1 game out of the 13 they played. Also, congrats to Wes Oddan and the Kansas City Royals for their great comeback season.
National League
Wild Card
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals (Nationals win series 2-0)
NLDS
Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies (Phillies win series 4-1)
Houston Astros at Texas Rangers (Rangers win series 4-0)
NLCS
Philadelphia Phillies at Texas Rangers (Phillies win series 4-0)
American League
Play In Game
Boston Red Sox vs San Diego Padres (Red Sox win)
Wild Card
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays (Rays win series 2-1)
ALDS
Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals (Royals win series 4-1)
Cleveland Indians at Atlanta Braves (Indians win series 4-3)
ALCS
Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals (Royals lead series 4-1)
World Series
Kansas City Royals at Philadelphia Phillies (Phillies win series 4-0)
| N.L East |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Texas Rangers |
119 |
43 |
0.735 |
xxx |
66 - 15 |
53 - 28 |
| **Washington Nationals |
103 |
59 |
0.636 |
16 |
55 - 26 |
48 - 33 |
| New York Mets |
87 |
75 |
0.537 |
32 |
43
- 38 |
44 - 37 |
| San Francisco Giants |
74 |
88 |
0.457 |
45 |
31 - 50 |
43 - 38 |
| Cincinnati Reds |
62 |
100 |
0.383 |
57 |
33 - 48 |
29 - 52 |
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| N.L. Central |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Philadelphia
Phillies |
108 |
54 |
0.667 |
xxx |
61 - 20 |
47 - 34 |
| **St. Louis Cardinals |
102 |
60 |
0.630 |
6 |
60 - 21 |
42 - 39 |
| Colorado Rockies |
81 |
81 |
0.500 |
27 |
40 - 41 |
41 - 40 |
| Minnesota
Twins |
78 |
84 |
0.481 |
30 |
36 - 45 |
42 - 39 |
| Milwaukee Brewers |
58 |
104 |
0.358 |
50 |
27 - 54 |
31 - 50 |
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| N.L. West |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Houston Astros |
95 |
67 |
0.586 |
xxx |
50
- 31 |
45 - 36 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
82 |
80 |
0.506 |
13 |
37 - 44 |
45 - 36 |
| Miami Marlins |
79 |
83 |
0.488 |
18 |
34 - 47 |
45 - 36 |
| Chicago Cubs |
55 |
107 |
0.340 |
40 |
28
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27 - 54 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
46 |
116 |
0.284 |
49 |
24 - 57 |
22 - 59 |
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| A.L. East |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Cleveland Indians |
94 |
68 |
0.580 |
xxx |
51 - 30 |
43 - 38 |
| Boston
Red Sox |
92 |
70 |
0.568 |
2 |
57 - 24 |
36 - 48 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
84 |
78 |
0.519 |
10 |
52 - 29 |
32 - 49 |
| New York Yankees |
67 |
95 |
0.414 |
27 |
39 - 42 |
28 - 53 |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
62 |
100 |
0.383 |
32 |
33
- 48 |
29 - 52 |
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| A.L. Central |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Atlanta Braves |
99 |
63 |
0.611 |
xxx |
49 - 32 |
50 - 31 |
| **Tampa Bay Rays |
93 |
69 |
0.574 |
6 |
46 - 35 |
47 - 34 |
| San Diego Padres |
92 |
70 |
0.568 |
7 |
46
- 35 |
46 - 35 |
| Detroit Tigers |
71 |
88 |
0.447 |
26.5 |
31 - 50 |
40 - 38 |
| Chicago White Sox |
70 |
92 |
0.432 |
29 |
30 - 51 |
40 - 41 |
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| A.L. West |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| *Kansas City
Royals |
100 |
62 |
0.617 |
xxx |
52 - 29 |
48 - 33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
83 |
79 |
0.512 |
17 |
43 - 38 |
40 - 41 |
| Los Angeles Angels |
80 |
82 |
0.494 |
20 |
40 - 41 |
40 - 41 |
| Seattle Mariners |
61 |
101 |
0.377 |
40 |
28
- 53 |
33 - 48 |
| Oakland Athletics |
52 |
110 |
0.321 |
48 |
27 - 54 |
25 - 56 |
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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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| **Washington
Nationals |
103 |
59 |
0.636 |
xxx |
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| **St. Louis Cardinals |
102 |
60 |
0.630 |
xxx |
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| New York Mets |
87 |
75 |
0.537 |
15 |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers |
82 |
80 |
0.506 |
20 |
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| Colorado
Rockies |
81 |
81 |
0.500 |
21 |
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| Minnesota Twins |
78 |
84 |
0.481 |
24 |
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| Miami Marlins |
77 |
85 |
0.475 |
25 |
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| San Francisco Giants |
74 |
88 |
0.457 |
28 |
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| Cincinnati Reds |
62 |
100 |
0.383 |
40 |
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| Milwaukee
Brewers |
58 |
104 |
0.358 |
44 |
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| Chicago Cubs |
55 |
107 |
0.340 |
47 |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks |
46 |
116 |
0.284 |
56 |
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| American League |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
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| **Tampa Bay Rays |
93 |
69 |
0.574 |
xxx |
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| Boston
Red Sox |
92 |
70 |
0.568 |
xxx |
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| San Diego Padres |
92 |
70 |
0.568 |
xxx |
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| Baltimore Orioles |
84 |
78 |
0.519 |
8 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
83 |
79 |
0.512 |
9 |
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| Los Angeles Angels |
80 |
82 |
0.494 |
12 |
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| Detroit
Tigers |
72 |
90 |
0.444 |
20 |
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| Chicago White Sox |
70 |
92 |
0.432 |
22 |
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| New York Yankees |
67 |
95 |
0.414 |
25 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays |
62 |
100 |
0.383 |
30 |
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| Seattle Mariners |
61 |
101 |
0.377 |
31 |
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| Oakland
Athletics |
52 |
110 |
0.321 |
40 |
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American League
Starters
C - Gary Sanchez - Atlanta Braves
1B - Matt Carpenter - Tampa Bay Rays
2B - Javier Baez - Tampa Bay Rays
SS - Xander Bogaerts - Kansas City Royals
3B - Joey Wendle - Kansas City Royals
CF - Mike Trout - Seattle Mariners
OF - Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
OF - Ronald Acuna - Atlanta Braves
DH - Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Angels
SP - Chris Sale - Chicago White Sox
RP - Edwin Diaz - Seattle Mariners
Reserves
C - Brian McCann - Cleveland Indians
1B - Edwin Encarnacion - Chicago White Sox
2B - Ben Zobrist - Baltimore Orioles
2B - Jose Altuve - Toronto Blue Jays
SS - Ketel Marte - Seattle Mariners
3B - Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles
CF - Mallex Smith - Atlanta Braves
OF - Eddie Rosario - Los Angeles Angels
OF - Adam Eaton - Boston Red Sox
DH - Jedd Gyorko - Boston Red Sox
DH - Nick Castellanos - Detroit Tigers
SP - Eduardo Rodriguez - Kansas City Royals
SP - Charlie Morton - Pittsburgh Pirates
SP - Nathan Eovaldi - New York Yankees
SP - Blake Snell - Tampa Bay Rays
SP - Mike Foltynewicz - Atlanta Braves
RP - Brad Boxberger - Oakland A's
RP - Josh Hader - Los Angeles Angels
RP - Blake Treinen - San Diego Padres
National League
Starters
C - Yadier Molina - St. Louis Cardinals
1B - Rhys Hoskins - Philadelphia Phillies
2B - Jeff McNeill - New York Mets
SS - Jean Segura - Texas Rangers
3B - Alex Bregman - Houston Astros
CF - George Springer - Houston Astros
OF - Christian Yelich - Texas Rangers
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 - Paul Goldschmidt - Washington Nationals
2B - Scooter Gennett - Milwaukee Brewers
2B - Cesar Hernandez - Philadelphia Phillies
SS - Elvis Andrus - Minnesota Twins
SS - Jorge Polanco - Philadelphia Phillies
3B - Nolan Arenado - Colorado Rockies
CF - Mitch Haniger - Cincinnati Reds
OF - Charlie Blackmon - Chicago Cubs
OF - Ryan Braun - Philadelphia Phillies
OF - Giancarlo Stanton - Miami Marlins
OF - Denard Span - Minnesota Twins
SP - Patrick Corbin - Arizona Diamondbacks
SP - Walker Buehler - Texas Rangers
SP - Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
SP - Tyler Anderson - Texas Rangers
SP - Aron Nola - Philadelphia Phillies
RP - Ryan Pressly - Houston Astros
RP - Jeremy Jeffress - St. Louis Cardinals
RP - Adam Ottavino - Texas Rangers
Starting pitchers Scherzer vs Sale
1st inning:
Each pitcher mows them down 1, 2, 3.
2nd inning:
Sale strikes out the side to complete his 2 innings with 4 punch outs.
After Scherzer strikes out Judge, Matt Carpenter 1B's, he then strikes out Bogaerts, followed by an RBI 2B by Joey Wendle and a RBI 1B by Javier Baez before striking out the Sanchez for his 4th strike out through his 2 innings. After 2 inning American League leads 2-0.
3rd inning:
Foltynewicz now pitching for the American League. McNeil leads off with a walk, Hoiskins 2B's him home to cut the lead in half, Yadier Molina gets a 1B and it's first and 3rd with no one out, Jean Segura strikes out, but Alex Bregman hits a 3 run HR to give the National league a 4-2 lead. They are not finished in the 3rd, Yelich walks, JD Martinez reaches on a 2 base error by Matt Carpenter, who was the first batter that Blake Snell faced. He strikes out Haniger, but George Springer finishes off the 6 run rally with a 2 RBI 1B. Snell then gets McNeil to ground out.
Bottom of the 3rd: Acuna leads off with a 2B off of Kershaw, Trout quickly 1B's him in to cut the led in half. Kershaw settles downa nd gets Ohtani to fly out, Judge to hit a FC grounder and, followed by a 1B to Carpenter, but strikes out Bogaerts to end the threat. after 3 innings the National league leads 6-3.
4th inning:
Charlie Morton now pitching for the American league and Aaron Nola for the National League. Hoskins Fouls out to anchez, Molina 1B's again and gets to 2nd on a WP. Segura hits a weak grounder to Bogaerts advancing Molina to 3rd,Bregman 1B's him in for his 4th RBI of the game and Christian Yelich then launches a 2 run HR to make it 9-3. Eduardo Rodriguez comes in and strikes out JD Martinez to end the inning.
Bottom of the 4th: Wendle gets his 2nd hit of the game, Baez flie out, Sanchez hits a weak grounder Segura to get Wendle to 2nd. Acuna comes up and 2B's him home, Trout draws a walk, but Nola strikes out Ohtani to end the threat. After 4 innings the National League leads 9-4.
5th inning:
Rodriguez and Eovaldi work a scoreless inning with only Haniger getting and infield 1B.
From hear on out the National League pitchers all pitch 2/3 's of an inning regardless of situations. The American League team goes down 1, 2, 3. At this point all the subs come in to finishe the game.
6th inning:
Posey flies out, Andrus PH's for Segura and grounds out to Machado, Arenado now in for Bregman1B's and scores on an RBI 2B by Span.Braun taking over for Martinez grounds out to end the inning.
Bottom of the 6th the American League goes down 1, 2, 3 again. Score after 6 National League 10 American League 4.
7th inning:
Stanton 1B's off of Boxberger, Blackmon hits into a fielders choice ground outand Treinen comes in. He gets Gennett to fly out, walks Goldschmidt only to get Posey to fly out to end the threat.
Bottom of the Pressley gets Rosario and Mallex Smith to fly out. In comes Jeffress to face Jedd Gyorko and he immediately goes yard. Castellanos then flies out to end the inning with the score 10-5 National league.
8th inning
Josh Hader strikes out Polanco, gets Arenado out on a DD to CF and Span to ground out to 3rd.
Bottom of the inningEncarnacion and Ketel Marte get 1B's to lead off the inning against Jeffress, he then gets Machado to hit into a FC ground out. 1st and 3rd and Adam Ottavino comes in. He strikes out Altuve, walks Brian McCann, but gets Rosario to ground out to end the threat. After 8 innings National League still leads 10-5.
9th inning:
Here is our bonus....Shohei Ohtani comes back into the game to pitch to 1 hitter and strikes out Ryan Braun. Edwin Diaz then comes in to finish the inning by striking out bothStanton and Blackmon.
Bottom of the 9th against the last player standing Aroldis Chapman, Mallex Smith and Gyorko both ground out and Castellanos flies out to Stanton to end the game.
NATIONAL LEAGUE WINS 10-5
Winning pitcher Max Scherzer, losing pitcher Mike Foltynewicz.
MVP: ALEX BREGMAN 2-3 with 4 RBI, the go ahead 3 run HR and a RBI 1B. He scored 2 runs.
HR DERBY:
Rules: I ran it American vs National. I seeded the 4 players from each league 1-4 based on the # of HR's they have in our league through the games recorded. Each batter got 10 outs to hit as many HR's as possible. I had the RHB's hitting into LF and the LHB's hitting to RF, which in Safeco is the same distance. That distance rating was a 22. All the participants had 5 power so it was even in every match up. HR # needed was 36 or higher.
National league was #1 Yelich(same # of HR's as JD Martinez, but in fewer games) vs #4 Alex Bregman. In the other match up it was #2 seed JD Martinez vs #3 Rhys Hoskins.
American League was #1 Mike Trout vs #4 Eddie Rosario and #2 Edwin Encarnacion vs #3 Aaron Judge.
Round 1 National League
Yelich 12 HR's vs Bregman 20 HR's - Bregman winner
Hoskins and JD Martinez tied at 19(Martinez had to hit a HR before his last out to tie and then had a chance to win it if he hit another one, but came up short for the tie). I had a 5 swing swing off and Hoskins hit only 2 HR's in his 5 swings. Up steps Martinez and again he needed a HR to win it on his 5th swing or we would have had another swing off. He got the HR to move into the National League finals against Alex Bregman.
Round 1 American League
Mike Trout 22 HR's vs Eddie Rosario 13 HR's - Trout winner
Aaron Judge 16 HR's vs Edwin Encarnacion 13 HR's - Judge winner
Round 2 National League
Alex Bregman 20 HR's vs JD Martinez 12 HR's - Bregman winner
Round 2 American League
Mike Trout 16 HR's vs Aaron Judge 10 HR's - Trout winner
Championship round
Mike Trout 22 HR's vs Alex Bregman 15 HR's - Mike Trout the HR Derby champion