MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

[reyes the roof]

We completed a sweep in Boston, beating up on David Price for an 8-1 victory and clinching at least a wildcard spot in the process. I need more games in Boston because that was as well as my offense has played in a three game stretch all season, putting up 10,9, and 8 runs.


After that our road trip brought us to Philly for a matchup vs Aaron Nola. Amed Rosario led off with a bloop single, stolen base, and then two sacrifice flies later came around to score the games only run. Hopefully it was a case of Nola being tough to score on and my offense hasn't gone back in to a funk. Combine that with a Washington loss and I'm 1.5 games up in the division and the magic number is 11 with 12 to play

[TheWarmWind]

Mike Trout hits 2 home runs in an inning, Blue Jays embarrass the BoSox 18-2

It was a rough night for the Boston Red Sox as they had to face a Jays lineup that had finally come alive.

Although the Jays have been undefeated so far in spring, that was mostly on the back of spectacular pitching and the death row that is Trout(2nd), Harper (3rd), and Hosmer (4th). But today saw the rest of the Jays lineup wake up.

OF Jarome Mauzoul looked especially good today, going 3 for 3 with a walk added on.

"I was struggling to start this spring for sure." Mauzoul said in an interview after the game. "Shane [Toronto hitting coach Shane Ashby] recognized my struggle right away and helped me change my approach. It's been working for me, I've been hitting a lot of solid balls, they just weren't falling in for hits until today. Good to move past it. Always have to smile after a game like that."

Indeed he had plenty of reason to smile, being only a single away from hitting the cycle.

The Quest for 3rd

Questions continue to arise over the 3B conundrum. Franco has forced himself into the conversation. His defense isn't as good as Reidling's and he doesn't have the same kind of power bat that Almanzar has, but he provides good but not great defense and he has been matching Almazar's average so far in spring, if not his power numbers. He represents a sort of compromise between the two choices.

There are also rumors swirling around a possible trade with Kansas City in order to get Mike Moustakas, a player the Jays have targeted several times in the past, but the deals always fell through for one reason or another. While it certainly wouldn't look good for their fans, KC realizes they are in full rebuild mode, and getting his contract off the books in exchange for some younger players before the year even started would be a huge win for them. Odds are it won't happen during spring as the Jays themselves are trying to save as much money as possible in order to lock up their young talent for the future, but if the 3B spot continues to be an issue, we could see Moose in a Jays jersey some time after the all-star break.

[Gagnon39]

[Itsma806]

ALCS GAME TWO

Chicago White Sox
VS.
Houston Astros

FINAL SCORE
White Sox-7
Astros-2

White Sox cruise to 2-0 lead
Reynaldo Lopez was electric as he pitched a complete game while allowing four hits and two runs..

The White Sox did their damage in the 4th inning, scoring seven runs. Due to this, Dallas Keuchel was knocked out of the game. The Astros bullpen came in and handled business but the runs given up by Keuchel proved to be too much for their offense.

The White Sox now only have to win top out of three to advance to the World Series.

Other Result:
None


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[RogerDodger]

Quote: Originally Posted by FluffyTonka

it's great when you go on a tear with a player, huh?

I had Joc Pederson come to the plate last night and the commentary reminded me he'd hit 7 HR's in his last ten games. When a player gets hot the game captures that sense of momentum like no other sports game.

[reyes the roof]

I had a scare vs the Phillies, deGrom left with an injury in the 4th and I expected the worst, but when I checked the injury report after the game he wasn't on it...crisis avoided. We won that game then the next night I threw a combined no hitter. Syndergaard gave me 7 innings on 99 pitches but he came up with a man on second and two outs in the top of the 7th in a 0-0 game so I had no choice but to take him out with the no hitter going. It would have been interesting if I had a lead at the moment because I would have left him in until he gave up a hit and he was showing fatigue. I ended up winning 1-0 on a Todd Frazier double in the top of the 9th.


I headed to Washington for a four game series with a two game lead. Game one I had Matz on the mound vs Gio Gonzalez. 1st inning Matz gives up a solo HR to Wilmer Difo, we tie it in the second after a Tj Rivera double and take the lead in the 6th on a Cespedes HR. Bottom of the 6th Zimmerman hits a 2 run HR to give them a 3-2 lead. Bottom of the 9th and Cespedes hits his second HR of the game to tie it and send it to extra innings. Bottom of the 10th and here is where things get weird. Wieters reaches on an error and Daniel Murphy comes in to pinch hit and gets a single. Wieters is on second with 18 speed and Murphy is on first and for some reason they pinch run for Murphy instead of Wieters. I can't remember who came up next but they got a base hit to LF but didn't score due to not running for Wieters. Then they proceed to pinch run for the guy that just got a single and leave Wieters on 3rd with one out. Adam Eaton comes up and I get him to hit a hard ground ball to second and I have a complete mental breakdown and instead of taking the easy out at home I try to turn two and fail, Washington wins on a walk off fielders choice. Their unorthodox pinch running paid off and my lead is down to one game. Going to be an intense series with Scherzer and deGrom facing off in the finale

[FluffyTonka]

The Reds Vs the Phillies has been tight, but the Reds have now lost two in a row, both in extra innings.

Back-to-back games where my relievers made one mistake, leaving a ball over the middle and both were put away for walk off solo shots in the 10th & 11th inning each game.

I've really struggled getting the ball out of the park in my last few games resorting to small ball to get my runs.

Magnerius Sierra just notched his 10th game in a row with a hit, but he's still only batting .286 and I think all of his hits have been singles too.

The final game sees Gausman take on Nola. Both are 2-0 with ERA's under 2.00 in the early going, so it should be another close, defensive struggle.

[LowerWolf]

Finished April with a 20-9 record. We're a game behind the Nats in the East. We're 9-0 against the Phillies and 11-9 against everyone else.

Freddie Freeman has been on fire. He's hitting .355 with 11 HRs and 24 RBIs through the first month.