MLB The Show 23 Franchise Mode Discussion

**MizzouRah** · 06-16-2023, 09:35 AM

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The Cardinals manage to pull out a 4-0 shutout against the Reds in the final game of a 3 game series, avoiding the sweep.

Miles Mikolas continues his dominance on the mound, pitching 7 innings, allowing only 7 hits, 0 runs and striking out 5. Miles lowers his ERA to 1.52 and is back as the league leader.

Goldy would hit his 11th home run to provide all the offense the Cardinals needed.

The Cardinals are now 36-30, 5 games ahead of the Pirates and 6.5 ahead of the Reds. The Brewers continue to struggle and are 9 games back.

**dragster646** · 06-16-2023, 12:11 PM

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2023 Washington Nationals

Game One: Joey Lucchesi (8-9, 3.90) vs MacKenzie Gore (9-10, 3.72)

It’s been a rough year for the Mets, and it may have gotten worse as Francisco Lindor had to leave the game in the first with a shoulder injury*. Washington would take the lead in the third; Kike Hernandez would double to score Victor Robles, and Joey Meneses hit a sac fly to score Hernandez. Meneses would chase Lucchesi from the game in the sixth by going yard on a hanging curveball. That would be more than enough offense, as MacKenzie Gore only gave up one hit in seven innings, and the only other base but for the Mets would come from Pete Alonso with two down in the ninth. Trevor Rosenthal got the save while striking out two as the Nationals cruised to an easy win against a Mets team that did not look very motivated.

*Fransisco Lindor had tightness in his elbow and is listed as day to day

Game Two: Tylor Megill (17-8, 3.09) vs Josiah Gray (9-13, 3.19)

Josiah Gray got off to a rough start, loading the bases to start the ball game and then hitting Pete Alonso on an 0-2 pitch to walk in the first run for the Mets. He would again load the bases in the second, this time he would hit Eduardo Escobar to lead off the inning and follow that up with two more singles. Jeff McNeil would hit a two run single before Gray induced a ground ball double play to Alonso, but it was now 3-0 Mets. The Nationals responded with a leadoff home run from Joey Meneses, a single from Gleyber Torres, and a two run home run from Lane Thomas to tie the game. Joey Meneses would drive in Luis Garcia in the fourth to put Washington in front, a lead that would last until two down in the eighth, when Tyler Stephenson hit his 25th home run of the year to tie the game. The Mets would go quietly in the ninth and tenth against Carl Edwards Jr, who didn’t need to throw many pitches as New York was overly aggressive, even losing their ghost runner in the tenth when he was thrown out at third on a curveball in the dirt. The Nationals walked it off in the tenth after Keibert Ruiz was substituted by Victor Robles at second, Brady House laid down a perfect bunt to advance Robles to third, and CJ Abrams, who has struggled offensively all year, hit a first pitch base hit to left for the walk-off victory.

Game Three: Max Scherzer (6-14, 4.73) vs Zach Davies (11-9, 3.60)

Max Scherzer had a horrible first inning; hitting Luis Garcia on his first pitch, then airmailing a throw over the second baseman's head to allow Garcia to go first to third. Yadiel Hernandez would bounce into a double play but bring in Garcia. Scherzer then struck out both Joey Meneses and Gleyber Torres on wild pitches, allowing both men to reach base, but Brandon Nimmo would hit a fly ball to end a wild first inning. Rougned Odor would hit a two run home run to give the Mets the lead in the second, but the Nationals would score six and chase Scherzer from the game in the third. A potentially major injury occurred in the fourth, as Joey Meneses attempted to go first to third on a base hit from Gleyber Torres and appeared to have either fractured or broken his ankle on a bad slide at third*. Washington would score two more runs in the fifth, and suffer another injury in the seventh when Andrew Vaughn appeared to injure his pectoral region chasing down a ball in left**. The Nationals would end up winning 9-3, giving them a sweep of the Mets and their fourth win in a row.

*Joey Meneses has a broken leg and is expected to miss 1-2 months, which essentially ends his 2023 season. This is a big blow for Washington, especially as his bat was really starting to heat up. Drew Mendoza has been recalled from AAA and will play first base as all three of Washington’s top 1B are on the injured list.

** Andrew Vaughn has a strained pectoral and will miss 1-2 weeks. He has been replaced by SP Gerardo Carrillo, who will be used as a long man in the bullpen. Carrillo is 24, with an overall rating of 69 and a D potential, but the Nationals want a long man in their ‘pen and are not going to call up their No. 1 pitching prospect, Felipe Escalona, until they know he is ready. Cade Cavalli was another option, but the organization wants him to stay at AAA and be a starting pitcher only, no bullpen work for him.

The Nationals are now 77-72, and have taken a 2.5 game lead over Philadelphia in the Wild Card race. The Marlins and Padres have both gotten cold, and the Nationals are starting to look like the favorites to clinch this second spot. They can make huge gains in the next series as the Phillies come to town for three games.

**jrp1918** · 06-16-2023, 12:13 PM

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Just a quick update for anyone who may have been following my A's franchise.

I may no longer be updating it. I'm heartbroken and disgusted with the way things ultimately played out in Oakland irl. With Manfred and Fisher's comments/lies.

I find myself needing a break from baseball at large at the moment.

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**countryboy** · 06-16-2023, 12:37 PM

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Cardinals are going to the National League Championship Series

The Cardinals defeated the Dodgers 2-0, in the winner take all Game 5 of the NLDS in Los Angeles. The win will send the Cardinals to the NLCS to take on the Braves. The Braves defeated the Cubs in their NLDS series in 5 games as well.

Jordan Montgomery was dialed in. Montgomery went 7.1 innings allowing no runs on 3 hits with 6 strikeouts. He was lifted after giving up a hit to Miguel Rojas with 1 out in the 7th. The bullpen did its job with Ryan Helsley earning the save.

It wasn't pretty offensively, but Leonardo Rivas got a RBI single in the 2nd and Jordan Walker got a RBI double in the 6th to be all the scoring the Cardinals would need.

The Cardinals will travel to Atlanta to begin the NLCS. Miles Mikolas is scheduled to start Game 1 with the Braves sending Max Fried.

Expected Cardinals NLCS starters:

GAME 1 - Miles Mikolas
GAME 2 - Julio Urias
GAME 3 - Jack Flaherty
GAME 4 - Jordan Montgomery

GAMES 5,6,7 are to be determined

Orioles and Astros to meet in American League Championship Series

The Orioles and Astros will meet in the ALCS. The Orioles swept the Rangers in their ALDS matchup, while the Astros had to go 5 games to eliminate the Twins. The Orioles will have home field advantage.

Fun fact...the Orioles are managed by former Yankees manager, Aaron Boone. Boone has led the Orioles to an AL East division title, the ALCS, and the Orioles had the best record in the American League.

**jcar0725** · 06-16-2023, 01:06 PM

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Originally posted by jrp1918

Just a quick update for anyone who may have been following my A's franchise.

I may no longer be updating it. I'm heartbroken and disgusted with the way things ultimately played out in Oakland irl. With Manfred and Fisher's comments/lies.

I find myself needing a break from baseball at large at the moment.

Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

The beauty of this game is the ability to create your own baseball world / reality.

**jrp1918** · 06-16-2023, 02:01 PM

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Originally posted by jcar0725

The beauty of this game is the ability to create your own baseball world / reality.

Very true! And that was my original point of starting it.

I may come back to it eventually, but right now it feels like me and baseball need some space

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**CJmoore0920** · 06-16-2023, 03:15 PM

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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;">Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 10, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (6-3)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">6</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">2</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Baltimore (4-5)</td><td align="right">1</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">5</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Domingo Acevedo (1-0) L: Kyle Bradish (2-1) S: Zack Jackson (3)</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;">Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 11, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (7-3)</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Baltimore (4-6)</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">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Shintaro Fujinami (3-0) L: Grayson Rodriguez (0-3) S: Zack Jackson (4)</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;">Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 12, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (8-3)</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Baltimore (4-7)</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">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">4</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Kyle Gibson (3-0) L: Paul Blackburn (1-1) S: Felix Bautista (2)</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;">Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 13, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (8-4)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Baltimore (5-7)</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">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">7</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Tyler Wells (1-0) L: James Kaprielian (0-2) S: Joey Krehbiel (1)</td></tr></table></div></body></html>

The A's & Orioles split their 4 game series. The A's had a couple of outfielders go down with an injury. Conner Capel & Ramon Laureano are both suffering from Knee Inflammation and is expected at most 6 days.

The A's maintain 1st place in AL West by 1 game ahead of Seattle.

The Orioles remain last in the AL East 3 games behind the leading Tampa Bay Rays.

**CJmoore0920** · 06-16-2023, 05:15 PM

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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;">New York Mets at Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 14, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>New York (8-5)</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">9</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">2</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (8-5)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">4</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Tylor Megill (2-0) L: Ken Waldichuk (1-1)</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;">New York Mets at Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 15, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>New York (9-5)</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="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">5</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (8-6)</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">2</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: José Quintana (1-1) L: Kyle Muller (0-2) S: Brooks Raley (6)</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;">New York Mets at Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 16, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>New York (10-5)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (8-7)</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Dany Jimenez (1-0) L: Carlos Carrasco (0-1)</td></tr></table></div></body></html>

The Oakland A's avoid getting swept after what was one of the best pitching duels so far this year. Shintaro Fujinami vs. Justin Verlander.

Fujinami would go 8 innings, give up 3 hits, walk 2 and strike out 8.

Verlander would also go 8 innings, give up just 1 hit, and strike out 7!

The game would end when Oakland would walk it off in the 9th on a Sac fly to bring in a run.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

<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">MLB Standings - Updated: Apr 17, 2023</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>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">72</td><td align="right">47</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Boston Red Sox</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">56</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Yankees</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td><td align="right">67</td><td align="right">69</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td><td align="right">67</td><td align="right">60</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right" class="active">5.0</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">64</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">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right">55</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Detroit Tigers</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right" class="active">2.5</td><td align="right">59</td><td align="right">82</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right">73</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Cleveland Guardians</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">83</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">79</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>Seattle Mariners</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right">74</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">60</td><td align="right">63</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Houston Astros</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right" class="active">1.0</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right">60</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Texas Rangers</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right" class="active">1.5</td><td align="right">60</td><td align="right">61</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles Angels</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right" class="active">3.5</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right">52</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>Atlanta Braves</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">77</td><td align="right">69</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>New York Mets</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">59</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right" class="active">2.0</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right">66</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Miami Marlins</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td><td align="right">63</td><td align="right">74</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Washington Nationals</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right" class="active">7.0</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right">98</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">11</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">85</td><td align="right">51</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Cincinnati Reds</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">1.0</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right">68</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">2.0</td><td align="right">63</td><td align="right">64</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">2.5</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">68</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right" class="active">5.0</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">76</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>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">95</td><td align="right">91</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>San Diego Padres</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td><td align="right">91</td><td align="right">66</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>San Francisco Giants</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td><td align="right">57</td><td align="right">57</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right" class="active">2.0</td><td align="right">87</td><td align="right">86</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right" class="active">2.0</td><td align="right">62</td><td align="right">84</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_alt"><td bgcolor="#0F4871" colspan="6">MLB League Leaders - Updated: Apr 17, 2023</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">Batting Average</td><td align="center" width="8%">AVG</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">Hits</td><td align="center" width="8%">H</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/HOU.png"></td><td>1. José Altuve</td><td align="center">.393</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/HOU.png"></td><td>1. José Altuve</td><td align="center">24</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. Steven Kwan</td><td align="center">.393</td><td>2. Steven Kwan</td><td align="center">24</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. Akil Baddoo</td><td align="center">.392</td><td>3. Ty France</td><td align="center">22</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. Ty France</td><td align="center">.379</td><td>4. Randy Arozarena</td><td align="center">22</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. Randy Arozarena</td><td align="center">.373</td><td>5. Whit Merrifield</td><td align="center">22</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">At-Bats</td><td align="center" width="8%">AB</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">Doubles</td><td align="center" width="8%">2B</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/TOR.png"></td><td>1. Whit Merrifield</td><td align="center">67</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/HOU.png"></td><td>1. Jeremy Pena</td><td align="center">8</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. Jesus Aguilar</td><td align="center">65</td><td>2. Jace Peterson</td><td align="center">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. Josh Bell</td><td align="center">64</td><td>3. Jonathan Schoop</td><td align="center">7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. Kyle Tucker</td><td align="center">64</td><td>4. Seth Brown</td><td align="center">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. Yandy Diaz</td><td align="center">63</td><td>5. Esteury Ruiz</td><td align="center">7</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">Triples</td><td align="center" width="8%">3B</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">Home Runs</td><td align="center" width="8%">HR</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/DET.png"></td><td>1. Javier Baez</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/SEA.png"></td><td>1. Eugenio Suarez</td><td align="center">7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. Jace Peterson</td><td align="center">3</td><td>2. Byron Buxton</td><td align="center">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. Jose Ramirez</td><td align="center">3</td><td>3. Yordan Alvarez</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. Isiah Kiner-Falefa</td><td align="center">2</td><td>4. Jose Ramirez</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. Shohei Ohtani</td><td align="center">2</td><td>5. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">RBI</td><td align="center" width="8%">RBI</td><td colspan="2" width="42%">Stolen Bases</td><td align="center" width="8%">SB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/TOR.png"></td><td>1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</td><td align="center">19</td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/TEX.png"></td><td>1. Bubba Thompson</td><td align="center">7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. Giancarlo Stanton</td><td align="center">14</td><td>2. Akil Baddoo</td><td align="center">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. Teoscar Hernandez</td><td align="center">13</td><td>3. Adolis Garcia</td><td align="center">4</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. Jose Miranda</td><td align="center">13</td><td>4. Whit Merrifield</td><td align="center">4</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. Eugenio Suarez</td><td align="center">12</td><td>5. Cedric Mullins</td><td align="center">4</td></tr></table></body></html>

**reyes the roof** · 06-16-2023, 05:44 PM

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Sept 1 Update-The Mets are sitting at 81-53 with 29 games to play, two games behind the Phillies in the NL East and one game ahead of the Braves for the first wildcard. With rosters expanding to 28 they have called up prospect Mark Vientos to add a bat from the right side and Terrence Gore who will serve as a designated pinch runner

**countryboy** · 06-17-2023, 07:41 AM

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Cardinals take Game 1 of NLCS in Atlanta

The Cardinals took Game 1 of the NLCS against the Braves in Atlanta behind a masterful pitching performance from Miles Mikolas. The Cardinals lead the series 1-0.

Miles Mikolas got the ball for Game 1 and went 6 innings allowing one run on 4 hits with 8 strikeouts. Genesis Cabrera pitched a perfect 7th, Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect 8th, and Ryan Helsley closed the game with a perfect 9th.

The Braves scored first when Vaughn Grissom drove in Ozzie Albies with a one out sac fly in the 3rd inning. Mikolas would strike out Austin Riley to put an end to that threat. The Cardinals would get the one run back in the 4th when Alec Burleson singled home Harrison Bader with 2 outs against Max Fried to tie the game at one. In the 6th, Willson Contreras would give the Cards the 2-1 lead when he singled home Tyler O'Neill on a base hit back up the middle. Neither team would generate any more offense.

The game wasn't without a dark cloud for the Cardinals. Nolan Arenado left in the 6th inning with what was determined to be a hip flexor. He is day to day. The Braves took a blow as well when Marcel Ozuna slid into second base head first on a botched hit and run attempt. He would leave the game with a wrist injury, that turned out to be a significant injury and was removed from the playoff roster. Eddie Rosario was added in his place.

Game 2 is tomorrow night with the Cardinals turning to Julio Urias. The Braves will go with Kyle Wright.

**countryboy** · 06-17-2023, 11:57 AM

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Cardinals win another pitcher's duel, take 2-0 series lead in NLCS

The Cardinals are now just 2 wins away from advancing to the World Series after beating the Braves 1-0 in Game 2 last night in Atlanta. The Cardinals lead the series 2-0.

It was another pitching duel between the Braves and the Cardinals. Julio Urias and Kyle Wright matched each other, pitch for pitch, strikeout for strikeout. Julio Urias ended his day with a line of 6 innings, 1 hit, zero earned runs and 11 strikeouts. Kyle Wright ended his day with a line of 6.1 innings, 2 hits, zero earned runs, and 12 strikeouts. Wright was rolling along until he was hit with a comebacker in the shin off the bat of Alec Burelson that chased him from the game.

The lone run came in the 8th when Harrison Bader drove home Leonardo Rivas who had walked with a RBI single with 2 outs. The bullpen work of Liam Hendricks, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley preserved the victory in the tight game.

The two teams will be off tomorrow for travel as the series shifts to St.Louis for the next 3 games. The Cardinals will give the ball to Jack Flaherty. Not sure who the Braves are starting.

**countryboy** · 06-17-2023, 07:40 PM

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Cardinals take Game 3, one win away from World Series

On a cold and windy October night, the Cardinals beat the Braves 4-3, to go up 3 games to none in the NLCS. The Cardinals are one win away from appearing in their 20th World Series, and the first since 2013.

Jack Flaherty got the ball in Game 3, but the cold and rain seemed to effect him, and Mike Soroka of the Braves as well, as Flaherty only lasted 4.1 innings, scattering 7 hits, 2 runs with 7 strikeouts.

Flaherty would give up his first run in the top of the 1st, when Austin Riley singled home Ozzie Albies to put the Braves up 1-0. But the Cardinals would get it right back after Soroka walked the first two hitters of the bottom of the 1st and Jordan Walker singled home Harrison Bader to tie the game. The Cardinals would get two in the 3rd when Willson Contreras would deliver a two run single putting the Cards up 3-1 heading to the 4th. In the 4th the Braves got one back again, this time when Sean Murphy doubled off the right field wall scoring Vaughn Grissom. The Braves would threaten again in the 5th having men on 2nd and 3rd with two outs and Olson coming up. The Cards turned to Zach Thompson who struck out Olson to end the threat. Tyler O'Neill would deliver a needed RBI single in the 7th, to put the Cards up 4-2, but in the 8th, a Brendan Donovan error cost the Cards a run and made it 4-3. Jose Alvarado would strike out Olson and Michael Harris to prevent further damage and preserve the one run lead. Ryan Helsley would work a perfect 9th, earning his 7th save of the postseason.

The Cardinals will give the ball to Jordan Montgomery in hopes of securing the sweep. The Braves will turn to Spencer Strider.

*Worth noting that Nolan Arenado set out Game 3 with that hip flexor and likely will set out Game 4.

**countryboy** · 06-18-2023, 11:36 AM

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Braves force Game 5 with 5-3 win

The Braves and Cardinals series will see a Game 5 as the Braves beat the Cardinals 5-3 last night in St.Louis. The Cardinals still lead the series 3 games to 1.

The Braves got started early with a RBI groundout in the 2nd inning to make it 1-0. In the 4th, Ozzie Ablies nearly hit a 3 run homerun, but settled for a 2 run double to put the Braves up 3-0, chasing starter Jordan Montgomery from the game. Dakota Hudson offered little relief as he gave up a 2 run shot to Sean Murphy in the 5th that put the Braves up 5-0.

The Cardinals made things interesting down the stretch scoring 2 in the 6th on Leonardo Rivas 2 run single. In the 7th, Jordan Walker hit a solo homerun to make it 5-3, but the Cardinals would get no closer. They had bases loaded with 1 out in the ninth, but Willson Contreras hit into a game ending double play.

Game 5 will see the Cardinals turn to Miles Mikolas on the mound. Ian Anderson is scheduled to take the ball for the Braves. The Cardinals desperately do not want to return to Atlanta.

**CJmoore0920** · 06-18-2023, 11:42 AM

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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">Chicago Cubs at Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Apr 17, 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>Chicago (8-7)</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">1</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">9</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland (9-7)</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">2</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">6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Paul Blackburn (2-1) L: Adrian Sampson (2-1) S: Zach Jackson (5)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#005596" colspan="9">Chicago Cubs</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>I. Happ, 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">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.388</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>S. Suzuki, RF</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.290</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>N. Hoerner, 2B</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">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.328</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>P. Wisdom, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.190</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>E. Rios, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</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">.240</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>T. Mancini, 1B</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" class="active">.357</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Y. Gomes, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</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">.291</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>C. Bellinger, CF</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" class="active">.204</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>B. Davis, SS</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">.096</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9">Oakland Athletics</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>T. 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">.245</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>J. Peterson, 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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.310</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>J. Aguilar, DH</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.231</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>S. Brown, 1B</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.277</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>A. Diaz, SS</td><td align="right">2</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">.301</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>R. Laureano, RF</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">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.263</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>C. Capel, LF</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.309</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>B. 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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.275</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>S. Langeliers, C</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.268</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#005596" colspan="9">Chicago Cubs</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>Marcus Stroman</td><td align="right">2.2</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">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.62</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Adrian Sampson (L, 2-1)</td><td align="right">5.1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.37</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9">Oakland Athletics</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, 2-1)</td><td align="right">6.1</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">4.10</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Domingo Acevedo (H, 3)</td><td align="right">1.2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.72</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Zach Jackson (S, 5)</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">3.85</td></tr></table></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;">Chicago Cubs at Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 18, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Chicago (8-8)</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (10-7)</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Trevor May (1-0) L: Rowan Wick (0-1) S: Zach Jackson (6)</td></tr></table><div style="float:left; margin-top:3px; width:296px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#005596"><td colspan="8" style="padding:5px;">Chicago Cubs</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="8%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">BI</td><td align="right" width="9%">BB</td><td align="right" width="9%">SO</td><td align="right" width="12%">AVG</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>I. Happ, 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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.366</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>S. Suzuki, 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">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.288</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>N. Hoerner, 2B</td><td align="right">4</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.323</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>C. Morel, 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">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.263</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>E. Rios, 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">3</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.228</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>T. Mancini, 1B</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">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.355</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Y. Gomes, C</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.300</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>C. Bellinger, CF</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">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.196</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>B. Davis, SS</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.088</td></tr></table><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2; margin-top:3px;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#005596"><td colspan="8" style="padding:5px;">Chicago Cubs</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="8%">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="9%">BB</td><td align="right" width="9%">SO</td><td align="right" width="12%">ERA</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Justin Steele</td><td align="right">5.2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">6.23</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>Rowan Wick (L, 0-1)</td><td align="right">2.1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">2.25</td></tr></table></div><div style="float:right; margin-top:3px; width:296px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#00483A"><td colspan="8" style="padding:5px;">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="8%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">BI</td><td align="right" width="9%">BB</td><td align="right" width="9%">SO</td><td align="right" width="12%">AVG</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>T. Kemp, 2B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.233</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>J. Peterson, 3B</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.306</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>J. Aguilar, 1B</td><td align="right">4</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.232</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>B. Rooker, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.272</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>A. Diaz, SS</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">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.285</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>S. Brown, RF</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.263</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>M. Pina, C</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">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.250</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>J. Diaz, DH</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.235</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>R. Laureano, LF</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.243</td></tr></table><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2; margin-top:3px;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#00483A"><td colspan="8" style="padding:5px;">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="8%">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="9%">BB</td><td align="right" width="9%">SO</td><td align="right" width="12%">ERA</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>James Kaprielian</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">3.27</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>Trevor May (W, 1-0)</td><td align="right">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">5</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">4.90</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Zach Jackson (S, 6)</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">3.37</td></tr></table></div> </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;">Chicago Cubs at Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Apr 19, 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 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Chicago (8-9)</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Oakland (11-7)</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Ken Waldichuk (2-1) L: Drew Smyly (0-1)</td></tr></table><div style="float:left; margin-top:3px; width:296px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#005596"><td colspan="8" style="padding:5px;">Chicago Cubs</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="8%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">BI</td><td align="right" width="9%">BB</td><td align="right" width="9%">SO</td><td align="right" width="12%">AVG</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>I. Happ, LF</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.351</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>E. Hosmer, 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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.125</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>N. Hoerner, 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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.305</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>P. Wisdom, 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">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.160</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>C. Morel, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.262</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>E. Rios, RF</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">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.220</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>T. Mancini</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.338</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>Y. Gomes, C</td><td align="right">3</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.320</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>C. Bellinger, CF</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">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.188</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td style="text-indent:10px;">N. Madrigal</td><td align="right">1</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.363</td></tr></table><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2; margin-top:3px;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#005596"><td colspan="8" style="padding:5px;">Chicago Cubs</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="8%">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="9%">BB</td><td align="right" width="9%">SO</td><td align="right" width="12%">ERA</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Drew Smyly (L, 0-1)</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">3.48</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>Hayden Wesneski</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">5.21</td></tr></table></div><div style="float:right; margin-top:3px; width:296px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#00483A"><td colspan="8" style="padding:5px;">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="8%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">BI</td><td align="right" width="9%">BB</td><td align="right" width="9%">SO</td><td align="right" width="12%">AVG</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>T. Kemp, 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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.234</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>J. Peterson, 3B</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">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.318</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>J. Aguilar, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.250</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>C. Capel, 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">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.282</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>A. Diaz, 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">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.266</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>S. Brown, RF</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.250</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>M. Pina, C</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.260</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td>J. Diaz, DH</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" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.243</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>R. Laureano, LF</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">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">.227</td></tr></table><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2; margin-top:3px;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#00483A"><td colspan="8" style="padding:5px;">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="8%">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="9%">BB</td><td align="right" width="9%">SO</td><td align="right" width="12%">ERA</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Ken Waldichuk (W, 2-1)</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">2.76</td></tr></table></div> </div></body></html>

The A's Sweep the Cubs at Home!!!! The A's remained tied for 1st in AL West with the Seattle Mariners. The Cubs are last in the NL Central and are 2.5 games back.

The A's prepare for a 7 game trip!! 3 at LA against the Angels, then 4 at Texas against the Rangers.

**countryboy** · 06-18-2023, 12:36 PM

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Cardinals are going to the World Series after dramatic Game 5 win

The Cardinals are headed to the Fall Classic for the 20th time in franchise history. The Cardinals beat the Braves in a dramatic Game 5 of the NLCS to win the series.

This series has been about pitching duels except for Game 4, and Game 5 lived up to the billing. The game went scoreless until the bottom of the 12th. Both starters had perfect games thru 4 innings. Both had no hitters thru 6 innings. Both struck out 10+ batters. Miles Mikolas and Ian Anderson matched each other pitch for pitch thru 7 innings of work. Anderson got thru 8 innings, Mikolas left after 7. The bullpens matched each other pitch for pitch through 4 innings. But in the bottom of the 12th, Jordan Walker did it again! Walker led off the bottom of the 12th with a solo homerun to dead center off of Nick Anderson to give the Cardinals the victory and send them to the World Series.

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The matchup is not known yet, but the Orioles do have a 3-1 series lead on the Astros in the ALCS.

Oh how sweet it is!

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