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Wild Card and Divisional Series
September 28th, 2030: I got the achievenement "Batting Champion" for Ernie Frye leading the league in batting average.
Here is who is representing the American League:
AL East: Baltimore Orioles (91-71)
AL Central: Minnesota Twins (85-77)
AL West: Seattle Mariners (100-62)
Wild Card Host: Houston Astros (93-69)
Wild Card Guest: Texas Rangers (89-74)
And representing the NL:
NL East: Miami Marlins (99-63)
NL Central: Chicago Cubs (100-62)
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers (99-63)
Wild Card Host: Arizona Diamondbacks (96-66)
Wild Card Guest: Philadelphia Phillies (92-70)
I got my roster ready for the start of the playoffs tomorrow.
September 29th, 2030: Jacksonville righty Dave Chutz was named Southern League Reliever of the Year. He went 7-2 with 4 saves and a 1.71 ERA in 63.1 innings. He had a 0.92 WHIP and struck out 73 hitters.
The NL kicked off the playoffs with the Phillies in Arizona to face the Diamondbacks. It was a close one, but the Phillies edged the Snakes 5-3, and will take on the Cubs in the NLDS. 2B Masyn Winn was 2-for-3 with 2 runs and a walk in the victory. Juan Morales (1-3, RBI, R, BB) and Iestyn Spreckley (1-3, R, 2 BB) were productive in the loss.
September 30th, 2030: The Rangers were in Houston for the AL Wild Card. It wasn't even close, and the Rangers dominated the 'Stros 11-1. Dan Scott tossed 6 innings with 5 hits, a run, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts in the win. Former Marlin draftee C.J. Vick was 3-for-5 with 2 homers and 5 RBI's. Tank Espalin was 3-for-5 with a triple, 3 RBI's, and 3 runs.
October 1st, 2030: Esteban Aguirre was named NL Pitcher of the Month. He was 4-1 with a 1.44 ERA in 31.1 innings with 43 strikeotus.
He'd (15-9, 2.54 ERA, 0.94 WHIP) be on the mound as we hosted the NL ERA title winner Amari Queen (15-9, 2.42 ERA, 0.98 WHIP) and the visiting Dodgers. He continued his dominance, and we won the opener 5-2.
Juan Simental will head to the DL after leaving with a strained back.
Aguirre tossed 6.2 innings with 2 hits, a run, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Chad Scoles went 1.1 innings with 2 hits, a run, walk, and 2 strikeouts. Him and Toribio got holds while C.J. LaFever got two strikeouts for the save.
Ernie Frye was 2-for-4 with a double, triple, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Noah Smith was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI's and a double. Jackson Miller was 2-for-4 with a run scored and steal. Jon Reid was 2-for-4 with 2 runs and a double. Sergio Tello was 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored.
Simental will be replaced by Juan Alarcon on the playoff roster.
In the other NL Game, the Cubs topped the Phillies 10-5 at Wrigley. Kyle Tucker was 2-for-4 with 2 homers, 3 RBI's and a walk in the win while teammate Bobby Holloway was 3-for-5 with a solo homer and 3 total runs scored.
October 2nd, 2030: New Orleans RHP Chris Cervanted was named Pacific Coast League reliever of the year. The 27-year-old was 1-3 with 2 saves and a 2.81 ERA in 51.1 innings. He struck out 68 and owned a 1.13 WHIP.
We looked to take a nice 2-0 lead with Dursun Erbakan (11-4, 3.56 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) facing B.J. Russow (9-3, 3.02 ERA, 0.99 WHIP) who's 0-2 with a 6.30 ERA against us this year. He seemed to shake things off in the playoffs, and we lost 6-3.
Erbakan went 4.1 innings with 7 hits, 4 runs, and 10 strikeouts. C.J. LaFever allowed 2 hits and 2 runs with a walk and strikeout in 0.2 innings. Dan-zu Hoon went 2.1 innings with 4 strikeouts.
The Cubs took a 2-0 lead with a 3-0 shutout of the Phillies. Sergio Barreto went 7 innings with 3 hits, a walk, and 6 strikeouts in the win.
The Baltimore Orioles took a 1-0 lead at home with a 6-4 win over the Twins. Logan Davidson was 2-for-2 with a double, homer, 2 runs, 2 RBI's, and a walk.
The Mariners survived a close one, walking off winners 3-2 in 12 innings. Raynel Delgado hit a walkoff solo homer for Seattle.
October 3rd, 2030: Only AL Games today!
Both the Orioles and Mariners took 2-0 leads!
Baltimore won 8-4 and got stunning performances from Mike Verbeck (2-3, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB), Logan Davidson (3-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB), and Benni Vogl (2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB) in the win. The Mariners shut out the Rangers 9-0. Luis Flores tossed 7.2 scorless innings with 5 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts.
October 4th, 2030: We looked to take the opener in Los Angeles with Pat Saitta (13-7, 4.61 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) taking on Nate Ransom (16-8, 3.41 ERA, 1.13 WHIP). Saitta was great, and we edged the hosts 3-1.
Saitta went 7.1 innings with just 1 hit, 3 walks, and 8 strikeouts. Chad Scoles went 0.2 innings, allowing 3 hits and a run while getting a hold. C.J. LaFever got the save, striking out 2 in an inning of work.
Ernie Frye was 3-for-4 with a double and RBI. Mac Horvath was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored. Jon Reid was 2-for-4. Noah Smith was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Jackson Miller was 1-for-4 with a run scored and RBI.
The Cubs swept their way into the NLCS, winning 4-3 despite falling to a 3-1 deficit after the 1st. Jake Florence got the win, tossing 6 innings with 4 hits, a run, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Phillies starter Sergio Monreal went 5.2 innings wtih 4 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 9 strikeouts in a no decision.
October 5th, 2030: New Orleans starter Charles King was named American Confrence Pitcher of the Year. The 32-year-old was 15-4 with a 3.32 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with 164 strikeouts in 162.2 innings. As a big leaguer, he's 60-69 with a 4.29 ERA and 1.38 WHIP in 233 games (189 starts) with the Astros, Padres, Tigers, and Phillies.
We looked to finish them off with Esteban Aguirre (15-9, 2.54 ERA, 0.94 WHIP; 1-0, 1.35 ERA, 0.60 WHIP) tossing on short rest against Robinson Ortiz (9-11, 4.22 ERA, 1.23 WHIP). The rest didn't matter, and we shut them out 4-0!
Noah Smith left with a twisted ankle, but should be healthy for the NLCS.
Aguirre tossed 6 shutout innings with 4 htis, a walk, and 8 strikeouts. Luis Alcantra and Chad Scoles combined for 3 innigns with 2 hits and 3 strikeouts.
Neither AL series would end in a sweep as the Rangers beat the Mariners 5-1 and the Twins beat the Orioles 10-8. Rangers starter Dan Scott tossed 6 innings with 3 hits, a run, 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts.
October 6th, 2030: C Pat Hughes was named American Confrence MVP! He hit .321/.381/.564 with 18 hoemrs and 71 RBI's in 346 at bats. He hit just .133/.263/.333 with 2 homers and 8 RBI's in the majors in 45 at bats.
The AL had the stage today. The Mariners topped Texas 8-5 to head to the ALCS.
The Twins forced game 5 with a 8-6 win over the Orioles. Sergio Ayala was 4-for-5 with a homer, 3 RBI's, and 2 runs scored. Sincere Lahens was 3-for-4 with a two run homer. Andy Eberhart was 1-for-2 with a two run homer, 2 runs, and a walk in the loss.
October 8th, 2030: After a day off, the ALDS finale between the Orioles and Twins happened at Camden Yards. The Orioles attacked the bullpen, and walked off 5-4 winners. Twins starter Jeremy Hynek pitched great, 6 innings with 6 hits, a run, and 7 strikeouts. Teammate Maurice Hampton was 2-for-4 with a solo homer and 2 runs scored. Logan Davidson was a perfect 4-for-4 with a run scored in the win.
Off to the NLCS, where Juan Ramirez (who's now officially "fragile") will join the playoff roster in the series with the Cubs.
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