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tavo2311 · 06-18-2020, 07:40 PM

RESULTS: ROUND 1 - REGION 4:

8) 1921 New York Yankees vs. 9) 2018 Boston Red Sox

Bitter rivals face off for the first time in the tournament. With 13 combined entries in the 64 team field there’s bound to be a few of these. Carl Mays will put his 27 wins up against Chris Sale’s 2.11 ERA in game 1 at the Polo Grounds. Mays ran into trouble in the 2nd, giving up a pair of run scoring doubles. Boston would build leads of 4-1 and 6-2 before the Yankee bats woke up. The game would go 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th where Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel were both struck out by Craig Kimbrel with tying run on base. Meusel himself left 10 men on base for NY, while Bogaerts drove in 3 runs for Boston. The teams combined for a lot of offense with 23 hits and 13 walks, but left a combined 57 runners on base. Pitchers got lucky to keep this one at 6-5 but if neither ace could see the 6th inning this series might really light up the scoreboard.

The Babe put NY on his back in game 2. A run scoring triple in the 3rd opened up a 3-run inning to erase an early 1-0 lead by Boston. Then in the 5th the Sultan swatted a 3-run homer for a 6-1 lead that would cruise to a final of 7-3. Waite Hoyt went 8 while Rick Porcello didn’t see the 5th. The Yankees tie up the series at one each.

The series shows up in Fenway for game 3 and for the third straight game the Red Sox score first with a 2-run homer by Mitch Moreland in the 1st. David Price controlled the Yankees for much of the game and left after seven innings with a 3-1 lead, but Matt Barnes served up a three run bomb to Bob Muesel to put the Yankees in front 4-3. In the bottom of the 8th Ian Kinsler was sent up to pinch hit for catcher Sandy Leon and he delivered with go-ahead 2-run double. Kimbrel would save the 9th and the Red Sox lead 2-1.

Game 4 was the game of the series so far and one of the games of the tournament. Each team scored three in the first, and the Red Sox were leading 6-4 after two innings. Carl Mays and Chris Sale again were not up to the task at hand. The game went back and forth, with the Yankees drawing 11 walks, the Red Sox having five players with three or more hits in the game, and a 6-6 tie heading into the 7th. They were just getting started. Three more runs by Boston gave them a 9-6 lead until the top of the 8th when Wally Pipp lead a three-run rally to tie it again. The Yankees seemed to win it in the top of the 10th when they loaded the bases with no outs. Chicken Hawks drew a walk to put them ahead 10-9 and there were still no outs. But Nate Eovaldi pitched out of further trouble! Then in the bottom of the inning Mitch Moreland singled in the tying run. Into the 12th they went, where Mookie Betts walked it off with a solo shot to put the Red Sox on the brink of round 2!

Game 5 featured a fast start by the Yankees with Ruth and Meusel going back to back in the first. Both Porcello and Rip Collins pitched well and the Yankees clung to a 2-1 lead into the 9th where Barnes and Joe Kelly allowed 6 Yankees runs including a grand slam for Meusel’s 2nd HR of the game and an 8-1 victory to keep the New York alive.

The series returns to New York for game 6 and we had a one-run final score for the 4th time in the series. The Red Sox chipped away a run at a time through the mid innings and David Price went to the 7th up 4-0 where he ran into trouble. The Yankees put up four to tie the game and then Frank “Home Run” Baker hit a solo go-ahead homerun in the 8th off Ryan Brasier. It would be end that way, and force a game 7 in what has been a highly entertaining series. Both teams were really going for it, with their aces Sale and Mays, nicely rested due to their early exits throughout the series, coming on in relief.

With the ace’s relief appearances in game 6 there is no talk of short rest starters in game 7. So it will be up to Bob Shawkey for New York and Eduardo Rodriguez for Boston. New York jumped on Rodriguez early with Baker and Muesel driving in runs in the 1st. Shawkey would help his own cause in a three-run 5th with an RBI single and the bombers were cruising, up 6-0. With Boston eight outs from elimination they found some big hits and when Eduardo Nunez hit a 2-run HR off Shawkey the score was 6-3. With Boston down 7-3 in the 9th they again threatened. Rafael Devers leadoff the inning with a solo shot and before an out was recorded the Red Sox pushed across another to make it 7-5 and bring the tying run to the plate. Eventually JD Martinez would strike out with two on to end it and send New York to Round 2.

Babe Ruth hit .391, had a couple homeruns and an absurd .600 OBP for the series, but Bob Muesel and his 3 HRs with 14 RBIs wins series MVP.

06-18-2020, 07:40 PM	#59
tavo2311 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 157	RESULTS: ROUND 1 - REGION 4: 8) 1921 New York Yankees vs. 9) 2018 Boston Red Sox Bitter rivals face off for the first time in the tournament. With 13 combined entries in the 64 team field there’s bound to be a few of these. Carl Mays will put his 27 wins up against Chris Sale’s 2.11 ERA in game 1 at the Polo Grounds. Mays ran into trouble in the 2nd, giving up a pair of run scoring doubles. Boston would build leads of 4-1 and 6-2 before the Yankee bats woke up. The game would go 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th where Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel were both struck out by Craig Kimbrel with tying run on base. Meusel himself left 10 men on base for NY, while Bogaerts drove in 3 runs for Boston. The teams combined for a lot of offense with 23 hits and 13 walks, but left a combined 57 runners on base. Pitchers got lucky to keep this one at 6-5 but if neither ace could see the 6th inning this series might really light up the scoreboard. The Babe put NY on his back in game 2. A run scoring triple in the 3rd opened up a 3-run inning to erase an early 1-0 lead by Boston. Then in the 5th the Sultan swatted a 3-run homer for a 6-1 lead that would cruise to a final of 7-3. Waite Hoyt went 8 while Rick Porcello didn’t see the 5th. The Yankees tie up the series at one each. The series shows up in Fenway for game 3 and for the third straight game the Red Sox score first with a 2-run homer by Mitch Moreland in the 1st. David Price controlled the Yankees for much of the game and left after seven innings with a 3-1 lead, but Matt Barnes served up a three run bomb to Bob Muesel to put the Yankees in front 4-3. In the bottom of the 8th Ian Kinsler was sent up to pinch hit for catcher Sandy Leon and he delivered with go-ahead 2-run double. Kimbrel would save the 9th and the Red Sox lead 2-1. Game 4 was the game of the series so far and one of the games of the tournament. Each team scored three in the first, and the Red Sox were leading 6-4 after two innings. Carl Mays and Chris Sale again were not up to the task at hand. The game went back and forth, with the Yankees drawing 11 walks, the Red Sox having five players with three or more hits in the game, and a 6-6 tie heading into the 7th. They were just getting started. Three more runs by Boston gave them a 9-6 lead until the top of the 8th when Wally Pipp lead a three-run rally to tie it again. The Yankees seemed to win it in the top of the 10th when they loaded the bases with no outs. Chicken Hawks drew a walk to put them ahead 10-9 and there were still no outs. But Nate Eovaldi pitched out of further trouble! Then in the bottom of the inning Mitch Moreland singled in the tying run. Into the 12th they went, where Mookie Betts walked it off with a solo shot to put the Red Sox on the brink of round 2! Game 5 featured a fast start by the Yankees with Ruth and Meusel going back to back in the first. Both Porcello and Rip Collins pitched well and the Yankees clung to a 2-1 lead into the 9th where Barnes and Joe Kelly allowed 6 Yankees runs including a grand slam for Meusel’s 2nd HR of the game and an 8-1 victory to keep the New York alive. The series returns to New York for game 6 and we had a one-run final score for the 4th time in the series. The Red Sox chipped away a run at a time through the mid innings and David Price went to the 7th up 4-0 where he ran into trouble. The Yankees put up four to tie the game and then Frank “Home Run” Baker hit a solo go-ahead homerun in the 8th off Ryan Brasier. It would be end that way, and force a game 7 in what has been a highly entertaining series. Both teams were really going for it, with their aces Sale and Mays, nicely rested due to their early exits throughout the series, coming on in relief. With the ace’s relief appearances in game 6 there is no talk of short rest starters in game 7. So it will be up to Bob Shawkey for New York and Eduardo Rodriguez for Boston. New York jumped on Rodriguez early with Baker and Muesel driving in runs in the 1st. Shawkey would help his own cause in a three-run 5th with an RBI single and the bombers were cruising, up 6-0. With Boston eight outs from elimination they found some big hits and when Eduardo Nunez hit a 2-run HR off Shawkey the score was 6-3. With Boston down 7-3 in the 9th they again threatened. Rafael Devers leadoff the inning with a solo shot and before an out was recorded the Red Sox pushed across another to make it 7-5 and bring the tying run to the plate. Eventually JD Martinez would strike out with two on to end it and send New York to Round 2. Babe Ruth hit .391, had a couple homeruns and an absurd .600 OBP for the series, but Bob Muesel and his 3 HRs with 14 RBIs wins series MVP.