ASTROS WIN VIRTUAL SLUGFEST; RANGERS GET SHUT OUT
In an attempt to fill the void left by the 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.
Tuesday, the Astros held on to win a slugfest with the Royals, 8-7. Jose Altuve drove in three runs with a solo home run and a two-run single. The Astros and Royals continue their series, Wednesday.
Three Cleveland pitchers combined to shutout the Rangers, 4-0. Willie Calhoun’s three singles led the Rangers’ offense. Texas and Cleveland square off again, Wednesday.
Here are the box scores…enjoy!
Houston......... 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 - 8 15 2
Kansas City..... 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 7 13 0
| Houston AB R H RBI AVG G.Springer CF 3 2 1 0 .261 J.Altuve 2B 4 2 3 3 .282 A.Bregman 3B 5 0 1 1 .321 Y.Alvarez DH 3 0 1 1 .212 C.Correa SS 4 1 2 0 .262 K.Tucker LF 4 2 3 0 .302 A.Brantley LF 0 0 0 0 .264 Y.Gurriel 1B 5 0 2 1 .289 J.Reddick RF 5 1 2 1 .268 M.Maldonado C 4 0 0 0 .230 Totals 37 8 15 7 |
Kansas City AB R H RBI AVG W.Merrifield CF 4 1 2 1 .333 N.Lopez 2B 5 2 3 2 .360 A.Mondesi SS 5 1 1 0 .260 J.Soler DH 5 0 1 1 .347 S.Perez C 4 1 2 2 .298 H.Dozier RF 5 0 1 0 .229 R.O'Hearn 1B 5 0 0 0 .195 R.McBroom LF 4 0 1 0 .286 M.Franco 3B 3 2 2 0 .255 Totals 40 7 13 6 |
| Houston (23-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L.McCullers WIN(3-2) 5 9 5 3 0 5 1 3.50 J.James HOLD(1st) 2 1 0 0 2 4 0 4.34 R.Pressly HOLD(5th) 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 2.84 R.Osuna SAVE(8th) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.20 Totals 9 13 7 5 3 12 1 |
| Kansas City (21-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J.Junis 3 1/3 7 5 5 4 3 1 3.68 G.Sparkman 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 T.Rosenthal LOSS(1-1) 0 1/3 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.05 K.McCarthy 0 2/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 6.00 T.Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.93 G.Holland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.09 R.Rosario 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 Totals 9 15 8 8 6 6 1 |
LEFT ON BASE- Houston: 9 Kansas City: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Houston: 1 Kansas City: 3
ERRORS- J.Altuve, M.Maldonado
DOUBLES- J.Altuve(8th), A.Bregman(7th), K.Tucker(5th), N.Lopez(5th),
J.Soler(11th), M.Franco-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Altuve(5th), S.Perez(5th)
RBIs- J.Altuve-3(16th), A.Bregman(21st), Y.Alvarez(22nd), Y.Gurriel(15th),
J.Reddick(9th), W.Merrifield(20th), N.Lopez-2(17th), J.Soler(35th),
S.Perez-2(18th)
STOLEN BASES- K.Tucker(2nd), A.Mondesi(10th)
WALKS- G.Springer, J.Altuve, Y.Alvarez-2, C.Correa, K.Tucker, W.Merrifield,
S.Perez, M.Franco
HIT BY PITCH- G.Springer
STRIKE OUTS- G.Springer, J.Altuve, A.Bregman, Y.Alvarez, K.Tucker, Y.Gurriel,
W.Merrifield, N.Lopez, A.Mondesi-3, J.Soler-2, H.Dozier-2,
R.O'Hearn, R.McBroom-2
GIDP- A.Bregman, J.Reddick, M.Maldonado, M.Franco
WILD PITCHES- K.McCarthy, R.Rosario
2-out RBI- S.Perez-2, Y.Alvarez, W.Merrifield, N.Lopez-2
RLISP 2-out- C.Correa, R.O'Hearn, Y.Gurriel-2, N.Lopez-2, H.Dozier, Y.Alvarez,
G.Springer, A.Mondesi, J.Reddick
TEAM RISP- Houston: 6 for 16 Kansas City: 2 for 9
Texas........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1
Cleveland....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
| Texas AB R H RBI AVG S.Choo DH 4 0 1 0 .319 E.Andrus SS 4 0 1 0 .344 N.Solak 3B 4 0 0 0 .329 J.Gallo RF 4 0 0 0 .176 W.Calhoun LF 4 0 3 0 .353 D.Santana CF 4 0 1 0 .275 R.Guzman 1B 4 0 1 0 .230 R.Chirinos C 3 0 0 0 .283 R.Odor 2B 3 0 0 0 .250 Totals 34 0 7 0 |
Cleveland AB R H RBI AVG F.Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 .264 C.Hernandez 2B 4 1 1 0 .285 C.Santana 1B 3 1 1 0 .328 J.Ramirez 3B 4 2 3 4 .270 F.Reyes DH 4 0 0 0 .329 D.Santana LF 3 0 1 0 .285 D.Deshields PR,CF 0 0 0 0 .287 J.Bauers RF 4 0 2 0 .312 R.Perez C 4 0 0 0 .181 O.Mercado CF,LF 3 0 0 0 .207 Totals 33 4 8 4 |
| Texas (16-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA C.Kluber LOSS(2-4) 5 6 4 4 1 7 2 4.84 D.Law 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 A.Jurado 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.50 Totals 8 8 4 4 2 8 2 |
| Cleveland (22-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Z.Plesac WIN(4-2) 6 2/3 5 0 0 0 5 0 3.47 A.Cimber HOLD(11th) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.35 D.Leone 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.35 Totals 9 7 0 0 0 9 0 |
LEFT ON BASE- Texas: 7 Cleveland: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Texas: 0 Cleveland: 0
ERRORS- E.Andrus
DOUBLES- E.Andrus(5th), C.Santana(16th)
HOME RUNS- J.Ramirez-2(8th)
RBIs- J.Ramirez-4(22nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ramirez(4th)
WALKS- C.Santana, D.Santana
STRIKE OUTS- S.Choo, N.Solak-3, R.Guzman-2, R.Chirinos-2, R.Odor, F.Lindor,
C.Santana-2, F.Reyes-3, R.Perez, O.Mercado
WILD PITCHES- C.Kluber
RLISP 2-out- J.Gallo, C.Hernandez, F.Reyes, R.Chirinos, R.Perez-2, R.Guzman
TEAM RISP- Texas: 0 for 4 Cleveland: 2 for 8
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2020 Strat-O-Matic Season
AL West WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Houston HOA 23 13 .639 ----
2020 Oakland OAA 23 15 .605 1.0
2020 Texas TEA 16 19 .457 6.5
2020 Los Angeles(AL) LAA 12 22 .353 10.0
2020 Seattle SEA 12 26 .316 12.0
AL East WON LOST PCT GB
2020 New York (AL) NYA 23 13 .639 ----
2020 Tampa Bay TBA 22 15 .595 1.5
2020 Boston BOA 19 18 .514 4.5
2020 Baltimore BAA 18 18 .500 5.0
2020 Toronto TOA 15 21 .417 8.0
AL Central WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Minnesota MNA 21 15 .583 ----
2020 Kansas City KCA 21 15 .583 ----
2020 Cleveland CLA 22 16 .579 ----
2020 Chicago (AL) CHA 14 21 .400 6.5
2020 Detroit DEA 13 23 .361 8.0
NL East WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Washington WAN 22 12 .647 ----
2020 Atlanta ATN 21 17 .553 3.0
2020 Philadelphia PHN 19 17 .528 4.0
2020 New York (NL) NYN 15 21 .417 8.0
2020 Miami MMN 15 21 .417 8.0
NL Central WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Chicago (NL) CHN 22 15 .595 ----
2020 St. Louis SLN 19 18 .514 3.0
2020 Cincinnati CIN 16 19 .457 5.0
2020 Milwaukee MLN 16 20 .444 5.5
2020 Pittsburgh PIN 14 21 .400 7.0
NL West WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Los Angeles(NL) LAN 23 12 .657 ----
2020 San Diego SDN 20 16 .556 3.5
2020 Arizona ARN 17 18 .486 6.0
2020 San Francisco SFN 14 22 .389 9.5
2020 Colorado CON 13 21 .382 9.5