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HozAndMoose · 05-02-2024, 03:39 AM

The final month of the regular season is upon us. The Royals maintain a 3-game lead in the division. But it has not been a smooth ride to this point. We came out of the all-star break splitting a 2 game series with the Reds followed by a series win against the Mets taking 2 of 3. We went on the road to end the month getting swept by the Guardians and the Marlins. Jesus Luzardo went 7.2 IP with 7 SO and 2 ER against us in the first game in Miami. That night we decided to make a trade. We acquired him and 2B Luis Arraez in exchange for our #2 prospect 3B Darnell Hobbs (#7 in the Top 100), #5 CF Gavin Cross (#96 in the Top 100), #13 SP Mason Barnett and #15 C Carter Jensen. They become the #1, #5, #11, and #12 prospects in the Marlins organization. We started August strong sweeping the Twins and taking 2 of 3 from the Cardinals and White Sox. The momentum faded fast as we lost 10 of the next 11. Getting swept by the Tigers, Losing 3 of 4 to the Mariners then getting swept again this time by the Dodgers. The team got back on track as Bobby returned to the lineup taking 2 of 3 from the Pirates, sweeping the Nationals, and taking 2 of 3 from the Rays to end the month.

Around the league the Orioles look ready to win the AL East at 82-55 with a 10-game lead over the Rays, and The Rangers at 81-56 have a 2-game lead over the Angels in the AL West. The Angels, Rays, and Astros hold the AL Wild Card spots with the Mariners 1 game back, the Twins 1.5 games back, the Red Sox 3 games back, and the Blue Jays 3.5 games back. The Tigers are the next closest team 8.5 games back. Over in the NL the Braves at 85-52 hold just a 1-game lead over the Phillies in the East. The NL Central could still be almost any team for the taking. The Brewers at 69-67 lead by 2.5 over the Cubs and Reds with the Pirates and Cardinals 5.5 and 6.5 games back. The NL West battle is over. And it has been for a long time. The Dodgers are the only team in to have already clinched a playoff spot and they did it by already clinching the division as well. 102 wins at the end of August. On pace to win 118 games breaking the record for most wins in a season. The Phillies and Padres hold the first 2 spots in the wildcard with the Cubs and Reds tied for the final spot. The Giants are 1 game back, Diamondbacks 2.5 games back, Pirates 3 games back, and Cardinals 4 games back.

Standings

Spoiler

Nick Loftin was placed on the IL on July 19th after tearing his Achilles. Michael Massey was called up to take his place. Massey has hit .274/.323/.479 with 5 HR, 5 Doubles, and 2 Triples in 31 games since. Livan Soto was sent back to Triple-A after we acquired Arraez. Bobby returned from the IL after the first game of the Dodgers series on August 18th. Unfortunately that same day Nelson Velazquez was placed on the IL after breaking his Shin the previous night. Tyler Gentry won his 2nd Rookie of the Month in August hitting .319 with 4 HR and 23 RBI. Nate Eaton is being called up as the rosters expand. Mainly for his speed and defense, his bat has been serviceable down in Triple-A hitting .271/.328/.389. Our starting lineups right now are -

Spoiler

Jonathan Bowlan was sent back to Triple-A to make room for Luzardo, Kris Bubic came off the IL on August 24th. He went 5.1 IP with 4 ER in his first start back. Jonathan Bowlan was optioned to Triple-A to make room. Kyle Wright is being recalled to fill out the 28-man roster. He has a 2.18 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in Triple-A. He will get another chance in the Rotation with Seth Lugo moving to the pen. He will alternate starts with Brady Singer who has spent the last couple weeks in the pen.

We have 26 games left before the end of the season as we look to make the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in 2015. Looking at the schedules the Twins have a tougher road as they try to erase the 3-game deficit. They play 6 games against teams under .500 while we play 14 teams under .500. Unfortunately we play 14 of our 26 remaining games on the road. We have the 2nd best home record in the majors at 45-24, but only 28-39 on the road. 8 of those road games are against the Yankees and White Sox who are 28 and 35 games under .500.

Detroit Tigers · 05-02-2024, 03:46 AM

Franchise corrupted. 75+ games played plus a good 20+ hours of tweaking ratings, stances, gear, deliveries, faces, etc etc, gone. Threadly reminder to keep a backup save.

countryboy · 05-02-2024, 08:13 AM

Cardinals split series with Cubs in Wrigley

The Cardinals (60-53) split their 4 game series with the Cubs over the weekend in Chicago. The Cardinals are now a game back of the Brewers in the NL Central.

The Cardinals won on Thursday and Friday thanks to strong pitching, but Saturday and Sunday pitching was anything but strong. Kyle Gibson was blown out on Saturday giving up 8 runs in 2 innings of work. On Sunday, the Cardinals had a 3-0 lead going into the 8th, by the time the inning ended, they trailed 7-3.

The Cardinals are off on Monday as they head home to face the Rays for a 3 game series.

Harrison Bader to IL with back issues

Cardinals have placed OF Harrison Bader on the 10 Day IL due to back issues. Bader has been struggling at the plate as of late, but was still stellar with the glove. The Cardinals have recalled Alec Burleson from Memphis to take the vacant roster spot.

tc020791 · 05-02-2024, 08:21 AM

2024 Baltimore Orioles

O’s (8-4) go 4-2 on road trip.

Pittsburgh Series
GM1
BAL - 12/16/0
PIT - 6/9/0

GM2
BAL - 9/15/0
PIT - 2/11/2

GM3
BAL - 2/6/0
PIT - 1/8/1

Series Total HR (Season Total)
BAL - 6 (21)
PIT - 4 (19)

Boston Series
GM1
BAL - 5/11/0
BOS - 6/11/0

GM2
BAL - 3/6/1
BOS - 5/9/0

GM3
BAL - 10/14/0
BOS - 1/9/1

Series Total HR (Season Total)
BAL - 6 (21)
BOS - 3 (11)

ALE Standings - GB
BAL (8-4)
TB (8-5) - 0.5
TOR (7-6) - 1.5
BOS (6-7) - 2.5
NYY (6-7) - 2.5

Early Standouts
Henderson - .289/.357/.620, 4HR, 7RBI, 3SB
Santander - .468/.471/.936, 6HR, 15RBI
Kremer - 2GS, 11.0IP, 11K, 2.45ERA, 1.18WHIP
Cano - 6G, 5.1IP, 5K, 0.00ERA, 0.38WHIP

Next Up…. 6 game home stand vs Milwaukee and Minnesota.

DarthRambo · 05-02-2024, 02:54 PM

I play the first and last game of each series, and four game sets I'll play 2 or 3 of 4.

I do live stream most of the games played if you would like to check out any of the games. The link is https://www.youtube.com/@DarthRambo

☆How sweep it is! Reds earn their first sweep of the season over the Padres☆

Game one: Reds (7 10 0) vs Padres (4 8 0)

W- E. Pagán (2-0) SP N. Lodolo 4ip 7h 4er 0bb 3k
L- J. Musgrove (3-4) 5ip 7h 5er 1bb 5k
S- A. Diaz (10)
CIN HRs- Matt McLain (12), Tyler Stephenson (3)*, Stuart Fairchild (1)**
SD HRs- Manny Machado (15)
*grand slam when down 3-1.
**pinch hit homerun in the 8th

Game two: Reds (4 8 0) vs Padres (3 7 0)

W- L. Sims (3-1) SP A. Abbott 6ip 4h 2er 1bb 6k
L- R. Suarez (0-3) SP M. King 5ip 3h 2er 1bb 6k
CIN HRs- Elly De La Cruz (5), Matt McLain (13)
SD HRs- Fernando Tatis Jr. (4), Xander Bogaerts (5)

Game three: Reds (6 8 1) vs Padres (4 9 0)

W- H. Greene (6-4) 7ip 4h 1er 0bb 6k
L- D. Cease (2-5) 4ip 4h 4er 3bb 8k
CIN HRs- Christian Encarnacion (2), Tyler Stephenson (4, 5, 6)
SD HRs- Jake Cronenworth (1)

~~Injury news~~

● Cardinals 2B Brendan Donovan out 1-2 months. Called up SS Jeremy Rivas.

● Guardians CF Myles Straw out 1-2 months. Called up 1B Kyle Manzardo.

● Twins RF Max Kepler out 2-3 months. Call up CF Austin Martin.

¤ Brewers CF Garrett Mitchell comes off IL (3 games played). Sent down CF Jake Bauers.

__________________________________________________ _____

☆Reds continue homestand vs the Dodgers, hoping to build momentum as we close in on the end of May already.☆

Up next: Reds (27-24, 3rd NLC, 3.0gb) vs Dodgers (29-23, 2nd NLW, 1.0gb)

Game one: Frankie Montas (3-2, 3.60era 39k) vs Bobby Miller (2-3, 5.33era 28k)

Game two: Nick Martinez (2-3, 4.47era 35k) vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-2, 6.15era, 35k)

Game three: Nick Lodolo (3-3, 5.28era 42k) vs Dustin May (5-1, 3.07era 35k)

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jcar0725 · 05-02-2024, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DarthRambo


	I play the first and last game of each series, and four game sets I'll play 2 or 3 of 4. I do live stream most of the games played if you would like to check out any of the games. The link is https://www.youtube.com/@DarthRambo ☆How sweep it is! Reds earn their first sweep of the season over the Padres☆ Game one: Reds (7 10 0) vs Padres (4 8 0) W- E. Pagán (2-0) SP N. Lodolo 4ip 7h 4er 0bb 3k L- J. Musgrove (3-4) 5ip 7h 5er 1bb 5k S- A. Diaz (10) CIN HRs- Matt McLain (12), Tyler Stephenson (3), Stuart Fairchild (1)* SD HRs- Manny Machado (15) grand slam when down 3-1. pinch hit homerun in the 8th Game two: Reds (4 8 0) vs Padres (3 7 0)* W- L. Sims (3-1) SP A. Abbott 6ip 4h 2er 1bb 6k L- R. Suarez (0-3) SP M. King 5ip 3h 2er 1bb 6k CIN HRs- Elly De La Cruz (5), Matt McLain (13) SD HRs- Fernando Tatis Jr. (4), Xander Bogaerts (5) Game three: Reds (6 8 1) vs Padres (4 9 0) W- H. Greene (6-4) 7ip 4h 1er 0bb 6k L- D. Cease (2-5) 4ip 4h 4er 3bb 8k CIN HRs- Christian Encarnacion (2), Tyler Stephenson (4, 5, 6) SD HRs- Jake Cronenworth (1) ~~Injury news~~ ● Cardinals 2B Brendan Donovan out 1-2 months. Called up SS Jeremy Rivas. ● Guardians CF Myles Straw out 1-2 months. Called up 1B Kyle Manzardo. ● Twins RF Max Kepler out 2-3 months. Call up CF Austin Martin. ¤ Brewers CF Garrett Mitchell comes off IL (3 games played). Sent down CF Jake Bauers. __________________________________________________ _____ ☆Reds continue homestand vs the Dodgers, hoping to build momentum as we close in on the end of May already.☆ Up next: Reds (27-24, 3rd NLC, 3.0gb) vs Dodgers (29-23, 2nd NLW, 1.0gb) Game one: Frankie Montas (3-2, 3.60era 39k) vs Bobby Miller (2-3, 5.33era 28k) Game two: Nick Martinez (2-3, 4.47era 35k) vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-2, 6.15era, 35k) Game three: Nick Lodolo (3-3, 5.28era 42k) vs Dustin May (5-1, 3.07era 35k) Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

It's gotta be fun playing with the Reds young lineup.

WillieB1214 · 05-02-2024, 04:20 PM

I’m doing a full write up for the NLDS… but just played the most intense game of my life in Game 3 against the Diamondbacks.

Love this game

kdutch98 · 05-02-2024, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Detroit Tigers


	Franchise corrupted. 75+ games played plus a good 20+ hours of tweaking ratings, stances, gear, deliveries, faces, etc etc, gone. Threadly reminder to keep a backup save.

I've had a couple save files get corrupted in the last couple weeks.

Luckily I always keep a backup file, AND save to the cloud.

05-02-2024, 03:39 AM	#569
HozAndMoose MVP OVR: 7 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City	Re: MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread The final month of the regular season is upon us. The Royals maintain a 3-game lead in the division. But it has not been a smooth ride to this point. We came out of the all-star break splitting a 2 game series with the Reds followed by a series win against the Mets taking 2 of 3. We went on the road to end the month getting swept by the Guardians and the Marlins. Jesus Luzardo went 7.2 IP with 7 SO and 2 ER against us in the first game in Miami. That night we decided to make a trade. We acquired him and 2B Luis Arraez in exchange for our #2 prospect 3B Darnell Hobbs (#7 in the Top 100), #5 CF Gavin Cross (#96 in the Top 100), #13 SP Mason Barnett and #15 C Carter Jensen. They become the #1, #5, #11, and #12 prospects in the Marlins organization. We started August strong sweeping the Twins and taking 2 of 3 from the Cardinals and White Sox. The momentum faded fast as we lost 10 of the next 11. Getting swept by the Tigers, Losing 3 of 4 to the Mariners then getting swept again this time by the Dodgers. The team got back on track as Bobby returned to the lineup taking 2 of 3 from the Pirates, sweeping the Nationals, and taking 2 of 3 from the Rays to end the month. Around the league the Orioles look ready to win the AL East at 82-55 with a 10-game lead over the Rays, and The Rangers at 81-56 have a 2-game lead over the Angels in the AL West. The Angels, Rays, and Astros hold the AL Wild Card spots with the Mariners 1 game back, the Twins 1.5 games back, the Red Sox 3 games back, and the Blue Jays 3.5 games back. The Tigers are the next closest team 8.5 games back. Over in the NL the Braves at 85-52 hold just a 1-game lead over the Phillies in the East. The NL Central could still be almost any team for the taking. The Brewers at 69-67 lead by 2.5 over the Cubs and Reds with the Pirates and Cardinals 5.5 and 6.5 games back. The NL West battle is over. And it has been for a long time. The Dodgers are the only team in to have already clinched a playoff spot and they did it by already clinching the division as well. 102 wins at the end of August. On pace to win 118 games breaking the record for most wins in a season. The Phillies and Padres hold the first 2 spots in the wildcard with the Cubs and Reds tied for the final spot. The Giants are 1 game back, Diamondbacks 2.5 games back, Pirates 3 games back, and Cardinals 4 games back. Standings Spoiler Nick Loftin was placed on the IL on July 19th after tearing his Achilles. Michael Massey was called up to take his place. Massey has hit .274/.323/.479 with 5 HR, 5 Doubles, and 2 Triples in 31 games since. Livan Soto was sent back to Triple-A after we acquired Arraez. Bobby returned from the IL after the first game of the Dodgers series on August 18th. Unfortunately that same day Nelson Velazquez was placed on the IL after breaking his Shin the previous night. Tyler Gentry won his 2nd Rookie of the Month in August hitting .319 with 4 HR and 23 RBI. Nate Eaton is being called up as the rosters expand. Mainly for his speed and defense, his bat has been serviceable down in Triple-A hitting .271/.328/.389. Our starting lineups right now are - Spoiler vs RHP Luis Arraez Bobby Witt Jr. Binnie Pasquantino Hunter Renfroe Tyler Gentry Maikel Garcia MJ Melendez Michael Massey Freddy Fermin vs LHP Luis Arraez Bobby Witt Jr. Kyle Higashioka Hunter Renfroe Amaed Rosario Maikel Garcia MJ Melendez Michael Massey Kyle Isbel Jonathan Bowlan was sent back to Triple-A to make room for Luzardo, Kris Bubic came off the IL on August 24th. He went 5.1 IP with 4 ER in his first start back. Jonathan Bowlan was optioned to Triple-A to make room. Kyle Wright is being recalled to fill out the 28-man roster. He has a 2.18 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in Triple-A. He will get another chance in the Rotation with Seth Lugo moving to the pen. He will alternate starts with Brady Singer who has spent the last couple weeks in the pen. We have 26 games left before the end of the season as we look to make the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in 2015. Looking at the schedules the Twins have a tougher road as they try to erase the 3-game deficit. They play 6 games against teams under .500 while we play 14 teams under .500. Unfortunately we play 14 of our 26 remaining games on the road. We have the 2nd best home record in the majors at 45-24, but only 28-39 on the road. 8 of those road games are against the Yankees and White Sox who are 28 and 35 games under .500. Bm7414206, decga, WillieB1214 and 2 others like this.

05-02-2024, 03:46 AM	#570
Detroit Tigers MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2018	Re: MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread Franchise corrupted. 75+ games played plus a good 20+ hours of tweaking ratings, stances, gear, deliveries, faces, etc etc, gone. Threadly reminder to keep a backup save. __________________ Just one man’s opinion. I don’t actually care about any of this.

05-02-2024, 08:13 AM	#571
countryboy Then..Now...Forever OVR: 62 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Greenville, IN Posts: 51,787 Blog Entries: 1	Re: MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread Cardinals split series with Cubs in Wrigley The Cardinals (60-53) split their 4 game series with the Cubs over the weekend in Chicago. The Cardinals are now a game back of the Brewers in the NL Central. The Cardinals won on Thursday and Friday thanks to strong pitching, but Saturday and Sunday pitching was anything but strong. Kyle Gibson was blown out on Saturday giving up 8 runs in 2 innings of work. On Sunday, the Cardinals had a 3-0 lead going into the 8th, by the time the inning ended, they trailed 7-3. The Cardinals are off on Monday as they head home to face the Rays for a 3 game series. Harrison Bader to IL with back issues Cardinals have placed OF Harrison Bader on the 10 Day IL due to back issues. Bader has been struggling at the plate as of late, but was still stellar with the glove. The Cardinals have recalled Alec Burleson from Memphis to take the vacant roster spot. decga, Lil Worm, overheadthree and 7 others like this. __________________ I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see. I miss the old days of Operation Sports :( Louisville Cardinals/St.Louis Cardinals

05-02-2024, 08:21 AM	#572
tc020791 MVP OVR: 1 Join Date: Sep 2010	Re: MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread 2024 Baltimore Orioles O’s (8-4) go 4-2 on road trip. Pittsburgh Series GM1 BAL - 12/16/0 PIT - 6/9/0 GM2 BAL - 9/15/0 PIT - 2/11/2 GM3 BAL - 2/6/0 PIT - 1/8/1 Series Total HR (Season Total) BAL - 6 (21) PIT - 4 (19) Boston Series GM1 BAL - 5/11/0 BOS - 6/11/0 GM2 BAL - 3/6/1 BOS - 5/9/0 GM3 BAL - 10/14/0 BOS - 1/9/1 Series Total HR (Season Total) BAL - 6 (21) BOS - 3 (11) ALE Standings - GB BAL (8-4) TB (8-5) - 0.5 TOR (7-6) - 1.5 BOS (6-7) - 2.5 NYY (6-7) - 2.5 Early Standouts Henderson - .289/.357/.620, 4HR, 7RBI, 3SB Santander - .468/.471/.936, 6HR, 15RBI Kremer - 2GS, 11.0IP, 11K, 2.45ERA, 1.18WHIP Cano - 6G, 5.1IP, 5K, 0.00ERA, 0.38WHIP Next Up…. 6 game home stand vs Milwaukee and Minnesota. decga, overheadthree, WillieB1214 and 2 others like this.

05-02-2024, 02:54 PM	#573
DarthRambo MVP OVR: 20 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 6,210	Re: MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread I play the first and last game of each series, and four game sets I'll play 2 or 3 of 4. I do live stream most of the games played if you would like to check out any of the games. The link is https://www.youtube.com/@DarthRambo ☆How sweep it is! Reds earn their first sweep of the season over the Padres☆ Game one: Reds (7 10 0) vs Padres (4 8 0) W- E. Pagán (2-0) SP N. Lodolo 4ip 7h 4er 0bb 3k L- J. Musgrove (3-4) 5ip 7h 5er 1bb 5k S- A. Diaz (10) CIN HRs- Matt McLain (12), Tyler Stephenson (3), Stuart Fairchild (1)* SD HRs- Manny Machado (15) grand slam when down 3-1. pinch hit homerun in the 8th Game two: Reds (4 8 0) vs Padres (3 7 0)* W- L. Sims (3-1) SP A. Abbott 6ip 4h 2er 1bb 6k L- R. Suarez (0-3) SP M. King 5ip 3h 2er 1bb 6k CIN HRs- Elly De La Cruz (5), Matt McLain (13) SD HRs- Fernando Tatis Jr. (4), Xander Bogaerts (5) Game three: Reds (6 8 1) vs Padres (4 9 0) W- H. Greene (6-4) 7ip 4h 1er 0bb 6k L- D. Cease (2-5) 4ip 4h 4er 3bb 8k CIN HRs- Christian Encarnacion (2), Tyler Stephenson (4, 5, 6) SD HRs- Jake Cronenworth (1) ~~Injury news~~ ● Cardinals 2B Brendan Donovan out 1-2 months. Called up SS Jeremy Rivas. ● Guardians CF Myles Straw out 1-2 months. Called up 1B Kyle Manzardo. ● Twins RF Max Kepler out 2-3 months. Call up CF Austin Martin. ¤ Brewers CF Garrett Mitchell comes off IL (3 games played). Sent down CF Jake Bauers. __________________________________________________ _____ ☆Reds continue homestand vs the Dodgers, hoping to build momentum as we close in on the end of May already.☆ Up next: Reds (27-24, 3rd NLC, 3.0gb) vs Dodgers (29-23, 2nd NLW, 1.0gb) Game one: Frankie Montas (3-2, 3.60era 39k) vs Bobby Miller (2-3, 5.33era 28k) Game two: Nick Martinez (2-3, 4.47era 35k) vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-2, 6.15era, 35k) Game three: Nick Lodolo (3-3, 5.28era 42k) vs Dustin May (5-1, 3.07era 35k) Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Hilman11, overheadthree, mrCPUgeek and 3 others like this. __________________ Follow me on YouTube to watch live streams of Reds franchise and other things https://www.youtube.com/DarthRambo

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05-02-2024, 04:20 PM	#575
WillieB1214 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jun 2022	Re: MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread I’m doing a full write up for the NLDS… but just played the most intense game of my life in Game 3 against the Diamondbacks. Love this game DarthRambo, mrCPUgeek, tc020791 and 2 others like this.

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