MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

[fuhrsy]

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I might be late to the party as I haven't been playing my franchise as often but just got to the off season and the draft lottery presentation is a nice touch. It shows the results for the upcoming season

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[dragster646]

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Your ability to not let stuff happening in MLB affect your franchise is impressive. I’ve already dumped a big chunk of my roster because the real life Mets pissed me off

In my opinion, this is the hardest part of playing as the team you follow in real life. Would I have let Aaron Judge walk in free agency if I was a Yankees fan playing as the Yankees in my 'chise? Would I have actually signed him if I was running a Reds franchise and was a Reds fan? Honestly, I can't answer those questions and just asking if I was a Yankees fan makes me feel ill, but I digress.

The beauty of the game is that you can make it your own universe, how you want it to be. Also, in your case, Scherzer and Verlander's ratings are probably just so low right now that they are in no way representative of the real Mets. I know in my franchise they are both in the 60s (and Verlander is still with Houston as I play on '22).

[reyes the roof]

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In my opinion, this is the hardest part of playing as the team you follow in real life. Would I have let Aaron Judge walk in free agency if I was a Yankees fan playing as the Yankees in my 'chise? Would I have actually signed him if I was running a Reds franchise and was a Reds fan? Honestly, I can't answer those questions and just asking if I was a Yankees fan makes me feel ill, but I digress.

The beauty of the game is that you can make it your own universe, how you want it to be. Also, in your case, Scherzer and Verlander's ratings are probably just so low right now that they are in no way representative of the real Mets. I know in my franchise they are both in the 60s (and Verlander is still with Houston as I play on '22).

When I started they were rated 98 and 96, I’m in late august and I think they’ve dropped to 83 and 81. I’m afraid to see what they’ll be at the end of next season. Funny thing is they’ve had two completely different seasons, Verlander is in Cy Young contention while Scherzer is something like 4-11 with an ERA close to 6. I’m pretty sure once the season ends I’m going to edit all of Scherzer’s ratings to 0 before I advance to the off season and essentially force him to retire

[countryboy]

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Jordan Walker sends the Cardinals to the NLDS

Game 3 of the Wildcard Series with the Brewers was a nail biter throughout. Things were rocky in the first inning for both starters. Jordan Montgomery gave up back to back homeruns to Christian Yelich and Luke Voit to put the Brewers up 2-0. Brandon Woodruff walked 4 batters in the bottom of the 1st, including walking in a run to make it 2-1 after the first turn of at-bats. After that, nothing. Both teams made threats, both teams got timely pitching and both teams made outstanding defensive plays to the keep the score at 2-1 heading into the bottom of the 8th. And that is where Jordan Walker took a Penn Murfee 2-2 slider and deposited it into the right centerfield seats to give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead, and eventual victory. Ryan Helsley hit fell apart in Game 1, got 3 up, 3 down in the top of the 9th to secure the win and advance the Cardinals into the NLDS to face the defending World Series Champion Dodgers.

Walker Buehler is the Game 1 starter for the Dodgers. The Cardinals will hand the ball to Miles Mikolas. The series begins tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) in Los Angeles.

[countryboy]

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Cardinals win Game 1 of the NLDS

The Cardinals have taken a one game to none series lead over the Dodgers in the NLDS.

The Cardinals gave the ball to Miles Mikolas in Game 1 of the series and he returned to his 2023 NL All Star starting pitcher self, going 7 innings allowing zero runs on just 4 hits. The bullpen backed him up pitching a perfect 8th (Jose Alvarado) and 9th (Ryan Helsley) to secure the 2-0 win.

It was definitely a pitcher's duel, as Walker Buehler struck out 12 Cardinal batters thru 7 innings and only surrendered two hits, but unforunately for him, one of those was a two run homerun by Willson Contreras in the 7th inning with 2 outs. That would be the only run support the Cardinal pitching staff would need, which is good because two hits is all they put on the board.

Game 2 is tomorrow night with Aaron Nola going for the Dodgers. The Cardinals will hand the ball to Dakota Hudson as they give Urias that extra day rest for Game 3 in St.Louis.

League Division Series Matchups

NLDS:

STL @ LAD
CHC @ ATL


ALDS

TEX @ BAL
MIN @ HOU

[countryboy]

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Dodgers even series shutting out Cardinals in Game 2

The Cardinals and Dodgers are now tied a game apiece in their NLDS matchup, as the Dodgers shut out the Cardinals 2-0. Aaron Nola was masterful on the mound, taking a perfect game into the 6th, a no hitter into the 7th, and eventually leaving in the 8th after giving up a lead off walk. Dakota Hudson wasn't bad for the Cardinals giving up 2 runs, with only one being earned. The first run came after a passed ball by Contreras allowed Gavin Lux to get to 2nd with 2 outs. After Freeman walked, Betts attemtped a hit and run on a 1-0 count, but swung and missed. Contreras throw to third to get Lux, who would've been out by 3+ steps, sailed into left field, allowing the run to score. The Dodgers got one more two innings later (5th) on a RBI double by Rafael Ortega.

The Cardinals offense was pitiful with only managing two hits in the game and 4 total base runners.

The Cardinals will look to bounce back in Game 3 as the series moves to St.Louis. Julio Urias will take the ball for the Cardinals against his old team. Dustin May will take the mound for the Dodgers.

[reyes the roof]

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Are there restrictions on roster movement once you get to the post season? I vaguely remember an issue a few years ago, can’t remember exactly what it was but I think the guys on your roster Sept 1 are the guys that make up the post season roster. Is this still the case?

[CJmoore0920]

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The Oakland Report

Oakland, CA The A's aren't going anywhere!! After long talks of possibly relocating the Oakland franchise, a man by the name of CJ Moore swooped in and was able to convince the owner to sell the team to him in order to keep the team in Oakland for the faithful fans.

Series Preview
Los Angeles Angels @ Oakland A's

Game #1: Shohei Ohtani vs. Shintaro Fujinami
Game #2: Tyler Anderson vs. Paul Blackburn
Game #3: Patrick Sandoval vs. James Kaprielian


The Oakland A's are projected to finish as the league worst team this season. What can the new owner do the lessen the damage this year? What moves will be made throughout the season!? Fans want Aaron Judge, but we all know the Yankees won't trade with the As because well let's be honest....we have NOTHING to offer them. We shall see how this season plays out, but one thing is for sure....the faithful fans are just happy the team is staying.

[countryboy]

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Are there restrictions on roster movement once you get to the post season? I vaguely remember an issue a few years ago, can’t remember exactly what it was but I think the guys on your roster Sept 1 are the guys that make up the post season roster. Is this still the case?

Yes

If a player isn’t on the 40 man roster or 60 day IL on September 1st they are not postseason eligible


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[CJmoore0920]

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The Oakland Report
Series Wrap-Up

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Mar 30, 2023</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles (0-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland (0-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">4</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Shintaro Fujinami <b>L:</b> Shohei Ohtani <b>S:</b> Zach Jackson (1)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>David Fletcher, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Gio Urshela, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mike Trout, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Shohei Ohtani, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hunter Renfroe, RF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Taylor Ward, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jared Walsh, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Anthony Rendon, 2B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Max Stassi, C</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Oakland Athletics</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tony Kemp, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jace Peterson, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jesus Aguilar, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Seth Brown, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Aledmys Díaz, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Conner Capel, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ramon Laureano, CF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.667</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Esteury Ruiz, LF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Shea Langeliers, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.667</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Shohei Ohtani (L, 0-1)</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">4.50</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jaime Barria</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">9.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>José Quijada</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Oakland Athletics</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Shintaro Fujinami (W, 1-0)</td><td align="right">7.0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.57</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Domingo Acevedo (H, 1)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Zach Jackson (S, 1)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">9.00</td></tr></table></body></html>



<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Apr 1, 2023</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles (0-1)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland (1-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Paul Blackburn <b>L:</b> Tyler Anderson <b>S:</b> Zach Jackson (2)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>David Fletcher, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Gio Urshela, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mike Trout, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Shohei Ohtani, DH</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.429</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hunter Renfroe, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.286</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Taylor Ward, LF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jared Walsh, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Anthony Rendon, 2B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.167</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Max Stassi, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Oakland Athletics</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tony Kemp, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jace Peterson, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.286</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jesus Aguilar, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.143</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Brent Rooker, CF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Aledmys Díaz, SS</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.429</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Ramon Laureano, RF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Manny Piña, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jordan Diaz, DH</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Esteury Ruiz, LF</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.200</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tyler Anderson (L, 0-1)</td><td align="right">7.0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3.86</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>José Quijada</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Oakland Athletics</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Paul Blackburn (W, 1-0)</td><td align="right">7.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.57</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Trevor May (H, 1)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Zach Jackson (S, 2)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr></table></body></html>


<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="14">Los Angeles Angels @ Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="37%">Apr 2, 2023</td><td align="right" width="4%">1</td><td align="right" width="4%">2</td><td align="right" width="4%">3</td><td align="right" width="4%">4</td><td align="right" width="4%">5</td><td align="right" width="4%">6</td><td align="right" width="4%">7</td><td align="right" width="4%">8</td><td align="right" width="4%">9</td><td align="center" width="15%">Extras</td><td align="right" width="4%">R</td><td align="right" width="4%">H</td><td align="right" width="4%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles (0-2)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland (2-0)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="right" class="active">7</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="14"><b>W:</b> Zach Jackson <b>L:</b> Carlos Estevez</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>David Fletcher, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.083</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Gio Urshela, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.100</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mike Trout, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Shohei Ohtani, DH</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hunter Renfroe, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.182</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Taylor Ward, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jared Walsh, 1B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.091</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Anthony Rendon, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.200</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Max Stassi, C</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Oakland Athletics</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tony Kemp, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.167</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jace Peterson, 3B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jesus Aguilar, 1B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Brent Rooker, CF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Aledmys Díaz, SS</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Ramon Laureano, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.400</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Manny Piña, C</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.375</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jordan Diaz, DH</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.167</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Esteury Ruiz, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Patrick Sandoval</td><td align="right">5.0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5.40</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jaime Barria</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4.50</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ryan Tepera</td><td align="right">1.2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">10.80</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt Moore</td><td align="right">1.1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Carlos Estevez (L, 0-1)</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">INF</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Oakland Athletics</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>James Kaprielian</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.00</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Domingo Acevedo (BS, 1)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dany Jimenez</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Zach Jackson (W, 1-0)</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4.50</td></tr></table></body></html>

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Re: MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

The Oakland Report
Series Preview
Cleveland Guardians (2-2) @ Oakland Athletics (3-0)

Cleveland is coming off of a 4 Game Series with Seattle where they split the series 2-2.

Oakland swept the Angels with their lights out pitching.

The Cleveland Guardians are currently 2nd in the AL Central behind the 2-1 Minnesota Twins.

The Oakland A's are currently 2nd in the AL West behind the undefeated Houston Astros

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Season Statistics
Oakland Athletics
.313 Avg, .525 Slg, .346 On Base %, .980 Fld, 2.57 ERA

Cleveland Guardians
.289 Avg, .544 Slg, .316 On Base %, .980 Fld, 4.63 ERA
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MATCHUPS
Game #1: Zach Plesac vs. Ken Waldichuk
Game #2: Shane Bieber vs. Kyle Muller
Game #3: Triston McKenzie vs. Shintaro Fujinami

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Re: MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

The Oakland Report
Series Wrap-Up

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body><div style="margin:0 auto; width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="13" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font:11px arial;"><b>Cleveland Guardians at Oakland Athletics</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>Apr 3, 2023</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>1</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>7</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>8</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>9</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>R</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>H</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>E</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Cleveland (2-2)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>0</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">3</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Oakland (3-0)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">2</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">3</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">X</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">10</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>W:</b> Ken Waldichuk <b>L:</b> Zach Plesac</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body><div style="margin:0 auto; width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="13" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font:11px arial;"><b>Cleveland Guardians at Oakland Athletics</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>Apr 4, 2023</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>1</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>7</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>8</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>9</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>R</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>H</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>E</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Cleveland (2-3)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">9</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Oakland (4-0)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">7</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>W:</b> Shane Bieber <b>L:</b> Kyle Muller</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body><div style="margin:0 auto; width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="13" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font:11px arial;"><b>Cleveland Guardians at Oakland Athletics</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>Apr 5, 2023</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>1</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>7</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>8</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>9</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>R</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>H</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>E</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Cleveland (3-3)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">3</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">9</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Oakland (4-1)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">4</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">X</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">9</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>W:</b> Shintaro Fujinami <b>L:</b> Triston McKenzie <b>S:</b> Jeurys Familia (1)</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>


Game 1 the A's would shut out the Guardians 6-0 behind the arm of Ken Waldichuk who would pitch 7 innings and only allow 2 hits and strike out 8. Shea Langeliers would go yard in the game as well.

Game 2 the Guardians would get their revenge and hold off the A's late to win the game 3-2. Kyle Muller was pulled just after 4 innings due to walks and problem with his throwing arm. Jose Ramirez & Josh Bell would go yard for the Guardians

Game 3 was a nail biter. Fujinami would give up a 3 run inning to put the Guardians out front early, but a huge 5th inning by the A's would put them in front 4-3. Conner Capel would hit a homer in the 8th to seemingly put the game away 5-3, but the Guardians were not going to go down without a fight. A fielding error led to a score to bring the Guardians with in 1 and 2 outs. On the final out what looked like a triple was a rocket throw from right field to pick off the runner and get the final out to end the game 5-4 for the A's.

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body><div style="margin:0 auto; width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="13" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font:11px arial;"><b>Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>Apr 7, 2023</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>1</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>7</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>8</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>9</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>R</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>H</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>E</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Oakland (5-2)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">2</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">3</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">15</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Tampa Bay (6-1)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">2</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">2</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>7</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">14</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">5</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>W:</b> Luis Patino (2-0) <b>L:</b> Zach Jackson (1-1)</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body><div style="margin:0 auto; width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="13" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font:11px arial;"><b>Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>Apr 8, 2023</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>1</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>7</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>8</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>9</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>R</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>H</b></span></td><td align="right" width="5%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>E</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Oakland (5-2)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">6</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Tampa Bay (6-1)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">2</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">X</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">7</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>W:</b> Tyler Glasnow (1-0) <b>L:</b> James Kaprielian (0-1) <b>S:</b> Jason Adam (4)</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>


<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body><div style="margin:0 auto; width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="14" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font:11px arial;"><b>Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="37%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>Apr 9, 2023</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>1</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>2</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>3</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>6</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>7</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>8</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>9</b></span></td><td align="center" width="15%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>Extras</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>R</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>H</b></span></td><td align="right" width="4%"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>E</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Oakland (5-3)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">2</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="center"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>5</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">10</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">2</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">Tampa Bay (7-1)</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">2</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">1</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="center"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>4</b></span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">9</span></td><td align="right"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;">0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="14"><span style="color:#444444; font:11px arial;"><b>W:</b> Daulton Jefferies (1-0) <b>L:</b> Yonny Chirinos (1-1)</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>



<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="425"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#0F4871" colspan="6"><span style="color:#FFF">MLB Standings - Updated: Apr 10, 2023</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL EAST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Boston Red Sox</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right">38</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">34</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">2.5</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">38</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">44</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Yankees</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">43</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL CENTRAL</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">35</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Cleveland Guardians</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td><td align="right">47</td><td align="right">44</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Detroit Tigers</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">1.0</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right">54</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">1.5</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">58</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right" class="active">3.5</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">51</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL WEST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">31</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Seattle Mariners</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">45</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Houston Astros</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">30</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Texas Rangers</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">48</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles Angels</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">34</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL EAST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">30</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>New York Mets</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td><td align="right">55</td><td align="right">40</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">1.5</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">49</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Miami Marlins</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">2.5</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">50</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Washington Nationals</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right" class="active">5.5</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">51</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL CENTRAL</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>St. Louis Cardinals</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">32</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Cincinnati Reds</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">1.0</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">42</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">1.0</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">41</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">44</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">39</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL WEST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>San Diego Padres</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">64</td><td align="right">37</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>San Francisco Giants</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">1.5</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">29</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">59</td><td align="right">67</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">40</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td><td align="right">64</td><td align="right">59</td></tr></table></body></html>

[countryboy]

Re: MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

Cardinals face elimination as Dodgers win Game 3

The Cardinals will once again be facing elimination in this year's postseason as the Dodgers took Game 3 of the NLDS 4-2.

The Cardinals struck first with a Jordan Walker solo homerun in the 4th, but that was quickly erased as the Dodgers put up 4 runs in the top of the 5th, capped by a Mookie Betts 2 run homerun that made the score 4-1. The Cardinals got one back in the bottom of the 5th, when Harrison Bader doubled home Brendan Donovan, but unfortunately the Cardinals couldn't sustain the rally.

The Cardinals felt good with Julio Urias on the hill, but he just didn't have it. He struggled with command and giving up solid contact. The bullpen again though was solid going 4.1 innings allowing no runs on just 2 hits, but unfortunately the bats couldn't make up the difference.

The Cardinals will turn to Jack Flaherty in Game 4. The Dodgers will be putting 2024 NL Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw on the mound.

[countryboy]

Re: MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

Cardinals force deciding Game 5 in Los Angeles

The Cardinals 2024 season will continue at least one more game as they beat the Dodgers 5-3 in Game 4 of the NLDS in St.Louis. The two teams will meet in the deciding Game 5 on Friday night in Los Angeles.

The Cardinals jumped out early on 2024 NL Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw. Harrison Bader led off the game with a double. Lars Nootbaar followed with a double of his own scoring Bader, and then Jordan Walker hit his 3rd homerun of the postseason, a 2 run homerun into centerfield to put the Cards up 3-0 after one.

But the Dodgers would get one back in the 4th when Trayce Thompson took Jack Flaherty deep to make it 3-1. One inning later, the Dodgers would rally, capped off by a two run double by Freddie Freeman to tie the game at 3.

But the Cardinals would get that run back in the bottom of the 5th, when Brendan Donovan doubled home Willson Contreras to make it 4-3. A Nolan Arenado RBI double in the 6th would put the Cardinals up 5-3 which would be the final score. Ryan Helsley picked up his 3rd save of the postseason striking out the side in the 9th on just 11 pitches.

The Cardinals will turn to Jordan Montgomery to pitch Game 5. The Dodgers will either go with Tyler Mahle or Walker Buehler.