VIRTUAL BASEBALL: ‘STROS TAKE 2-OF-3 FROM RANGERS

Ed Pothul April 13, 2020

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In an attempt to fill the void left by the temporary absence of Major League Baseball, the long-time baseball board/computer game, Strat-o-Matic is playing the 2020 season, virtually.

Strat-o-Matic is using their computer technology to recreate all of the scheduled 2020 games.

As a light-hearted attempt to fill the absence of live-action baseball, KWHI will post the daily results of the computer-generated games involving the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers.

While it, in no way, can replace actual baseball, we hope it will act as a tongue-in-cheek substitute until real baseball returns.

Sunday, the Astros pounded out 16 hits and beat the Rangers, 12-4, taking 2-of-3 in the first series of the year between the two.

Monday, the Astros travel to Tampa Bay while the Rangers host the Yankees.

Here is the box score…enjoy!

HOUSTON......... 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 - 12 16 0
TEXAS........... 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1

HOUSTON            AB R H RBI AVG
G.Springer CF       4 3 2 0 .328
M.Brantley LF       4 2 3 3 .268
J.Altuve 2B         5 1 3 2 .224
C.Correa SS         4 1 1 3 .241
J.Reddick RF        4 1 2 0 .313
Y.Gurriel 1B        5 0 1 0 .283
K.Tucker DH         5 1 0 0 .217
A.Toro 3B           5 1 2 1 .333
M.Maldonado C       4 2 2 2 .243
Totals             40 12 16 11

TEXAS              AB R H RBI AVG
S.Choo DH           4 1 1 2 .323
D.Santana CF        5 0 3 1 .319
N.Solak LF          4 0 0 0 .309
J.Gallo RF          4 0 0 0 .232
T.Frazier 3B        4 1 2 1 .254
R.Guzman 1B         3 0 1 0 .200
E.Andrus SS         4 1 1 0 .377
R.Odor 2B           4 1 1 0 .375
J.Mathis C          4 0 1 0 .111
Totals             36 4 10 4

HOUSTON (9-6)            IP       H   R ER BB SO HR    ERA
J.Urquidy WIN(2-0)        5       7   4   4   0   8   1   2.78
J.Smith HOLD(3rd)         1       0   0   0   1   0   0   6.35
B.Abreu                   0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   8.31
C.Devenski HOLD(3rd)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.13
J.Biagini                 1       1   0   0   0   1   0   6.35
F.Valdez                  1       1   0   0   1   1   0   6.00
Totals                    9      10   4   4   3 10   1

TEXAS (8-7)              IP       H   R ER BB SO HR    ERA
C.Kluber LOSS(2-2)        4 2/3 10   6   6   3   2   2   4.18
J.Hernandez               1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.08
B.Martin                  1       2   1   1   0   1   0   6.00
T.Hearn                   0 2/3   2   4   0   1   0   0   7.71
D.Evans                   1 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   3.86
Totals                    9      16 12   7   4   4   2

LEFT ON BASE- HOU: 5 TEX: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- HOU: 1 TEX: 4
ERRORS- R.Odor
DOUBLES- G.Springer(3rd), C.Correa(3rd), A.Toro(2nd), S.Choo(3rd),
D.Santana(3rd), R.Odor(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Brantley(2nd), M.Maldonado(1st), T.Frazier(6th)
RBIs- M.Brantley-3(4th), J.Altuve-2(8th), C.Correa-3(8th), A.Toro(2nd),
M.Maldonado-2(7th), S.Choo-2(11th), D.Santana(6th), T.Frazier(13th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Andrus(2nd)
WALKS- G.Springer, M.Brantley, C.Correa, J.Reddick, S.Choo, N.Solak, R.Guzman
STRIKE OUTS- C.Correa-2, K.Tucker-2, D.Santana, N.Solak, J.Gallo-2, R.Guzman-2,
E.Andrus, R.Odor-2, J.Mathis
GIDP- J.Altuve, Y.Gurriel, K.Tucker, M.Maldonado, E.Andrus
WILD PITCHES- J.Urquidy
2-out RBI- A.Toro, M.Maldonado-2, M.Brantley-3, J.Altuve, C.Correa-3

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2020 Strat-O-Matic Season

AL East                     WON LOST PCT   GB
2020 Tampa Bay TBA           12   4 .750 ----
2020 Boston BOA              10   7 .588 2.5
2020 New York (AL) NYA        9 7 .563 3.0
2020 Baltimore BAA            7   9 .438 5.0
2020 Toronto TOA              6 10 .375 6.0

AL Central                  WON LOST PCT   GB
2020 Kansas City KCA         11   4 .733 ----
2020 Cleveland CLA           11   6 .647 1.0
2020 Minnesota MNA            7   9 .438 4.5
2020 Detroit DEA              6   9 .400 5.0
2020 Chicago (AL) CHA         4 11 .267 7.0

AL West                     WON LOST PCT   GB
2020 Oakland OAA             11   5 .688 ----
2020 Houston HOA              9   6 .600 1.5
2020 Texas TEA                8   7 .533 2.5
2020 Los Angeles(AL) LAA      5 11 .313 6.0
2020 Seattle SEA              5 12 .294 6.5

NL East                     WON LOST PCT   GB
2020 Washington WAN          10   5 .667 ----
2020 Atlanta ATN              8   9 .471 3.0
2020 Miami MMN                7 10 .412 4.0
2020 Philadelphia PHN         6 10 .375 4.5
2020 New York (NL) NYN        4 11 .267 6.0

NL Central                  WON LOST PCT   GB
2020 Chicago (NL) CHN        11   5 .688 ----
2020 St. Louis SLN            9   7 .563 2.0
2020 Pittsburgh PIN           9   7 .563 2.0
2020 Milwaukee MLN            7   8 .467 3.5
2020 Cincinnati CIN           7   8 .467 3.5

NL West                     WON LOST PCT   GB
2020 San Diego SDN           12   4 .750 ----
2020 Arizona ARN              9   8 .529 3.5
2020 Los Angeles(NL) LAN      8   8 .500 4.0
2020 Colorado CON             5 10 .333 6.5
2020 San Francisco SFN        5 11 .313 7.0

LEAGUE LEADERS

HITTING

BATTING
1-Machado, SD, .435
9-Andrus, TX, .377

HITS
1-N. Cruz, MIA, 28

RUNS
1-Story, COL & Pham, SD, 17
3-Springer, HOU, 16

RBI
1-Soler, KC, 21

HOME RUNS
1-Jiminez, CWS & Story, COL, 8
3-Springer, HOU, 7
6-Frazier, TEX, 6

BASES ON BALLS
1-Biggio, TOR, 19

STRIKE OUTS
1-Lowe, TB, 27
2-Gallo TEX, 25

PITCHING

WINS
1-Keller, KC, 4

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
1-Snell, TB, 0.48