ASTROS/RANGERS CRUSHED IN VIRTUAL PLAY, WEDNESDAY
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.
Wednesday, the first place Royals crushed the first place Astros, 18-1. KC scored nine runs in the first three innings and never looked back. The Astros host Seattle, Thursday to open a four-game series.
Cleveland scored eight runs in two innings off Rangers’ starter Lance Lynn, and rolled to a 15-6 win. The Indians pounded out 27 total hits off Texas pitching. The same two teams battle, Thursday.
Here are the box scores…enjoy!
Houston......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Kansas City..... 4 1 4 0 0 0 9 0 - 18 20 0
| Houston AB R H RBI AVG G.Springer RF 4 0 1 0 .261 J.Altuve 2B 3 1 1 0 .284 A.Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 .309 C.Correa SS 3 0 3 1 .278 M.Brantley LF 4 0 0 0 .255 Y.Gurriel 1B 4 0 0 0 .281 A.Diaz DH 3 0 0 0 .214 M.Straw CF 4 0 1 0 .226 D.Garneau C 3 0 0 0 .143 Totals 32 1 6 1 |
Kansas City AB R H RBI AVG A.Mondesi SS 6 2 3 0 .269 N.Lopez 2B 6 2 4 0 .372 J.Soler DH 4 3 2 2 .351 H.Dozier RF 5 3 4 6 .257 A.Gordon LF 4 1 0 0 .283 B.Starling LF 0 0 0 0 .250 R.McBroom 1B 4 1 0 0 .275 M.Franco 3B 5 2 3 3 .273 B.Phillips CF 4 2 2 5 .233 C.Gallagher C 5 2 2 2 .267 Totals 43 18 20 18 |
| Houston (23-14) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA A.Pruitt LOSS(2-1) 2 2/3 7 8 8 1 2 2 3.58 B.Peacock 3 1/3 4 1 1 0 4 1 0.60 B.Abreu 0 5 7 7 2 0 0 7.63 J.Biagini 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.52 M.Maldonado 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 8 20 18 18 4 7 3 |
| Kansas City (22-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA M.Montgomery WIN(4-1) 7 5 1 1 4 3 0 2.86 R.Lovelady 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 4 0 |
LEFT ON BASE- Houston: 8 Kansas City: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Houston: 1 Kansas City: 1
ERRORS- B.Peacock
DOUBLES- J.Altuve(9th), C.Correa(6th), N.Lopez(6th), J.Soler(12th),
M.Franco(4th)
TRIPLES- B.Phillips(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Dozier(2nd), B.Phillips(2nd), C.Gallagher(1st)
RBIs- C.Correa(10th), J.Soler-2(37th), H.Dozier-6(19th), M.Franco-3(10th),
B.Phillips-5(7th), C.Gallagher-2(5th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Straw(2nd)
WALKS- J.Altuve, C.Correa, A.Diaz, D.Garneau, J.Soler, A.Gordon, R.McBroom,
B.Phillips
STRIKE OUTS- G.Springer, M.Brantley, M.Straw-2, A.Mondesi-3, N.Lopez, R.McBroom,
C.Gallagher-2
GIDP- J.Altuve, R.McBroom
2-out RBI- C.Correa, M.Franco-2, B.Phillips-2
RLISP 2-out- M.Brantley-2, D.Garneau, H.Dozier, M.Straw, J.Soler-2, N.Lopez
TEAM RISP- Houston: 1 for 6 Kansas City: 9 for 17
Texas........... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 6 11 0
Cleveland....... 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 4 - 15 27 1
| Texas AB R H RBI AVG S.Choo RF 4 1 0 0 .310 E.Andrus SS 4 0 0 0 .333 I.Kiner-Falefa SS 1 0 0 0 .235 N.Solak LF 5 1 2 0 .331 J.Gallo CF 3 0 0 0 .172 A.Garcia CF 1 1 1 2 .370 W.Calhoun DH 4 1 1 0 .333 R.Chirinos C 1 0 0 1 .280 M.Duffy 3B 3 0 1 1 .300 R.Guzman 1B 3 1 1 0 .233 R.Odor 2B 5 0 3 1 .267 J.Mathis C,P 4 1 2 1 .258 Totals 38 6 11 6 |
Cleveland AB R H RBI AVG F.Lindor SS 4 2 3 0 .275 M.Freeman SS 0 0 0 0 .240 C.Hernandez 2B 6 1 3 1 .293 C.Santana 1B 6 2 3 2 .336 J.Luplow LF 0 0 0 0 .313 J.Ramirez 3B 6 2 3 1 .279 F.Reyes RF 6 2 5 6 .348 O.Mercado CF 0 0 0 0 .207 D.Santana DH 6 1 3 0 .295 J.Bauers LF,1B 4 3 4 1 .346 D.Deshields CF,RF 4 2 3 2 .304 S.Leon C 3 0 0 2 .186 Totals 45 15 27 15 |
| Texas (16-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L.Lynn LOSS(4-1) 2 9 8 8 2 2 1 5.36 J.Rodriguez 2 6 1 1 1 1 0 6.75 A.Jurado 1 1/3 5 2 2 0 0 0 6.75 T.Hearn 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 J.Mathis 1 6 4 4 0 1 1 Totals 8 27 15 15 3 5 2 |
| Cleveland (23-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA S.Bieber WIN(3-5) 7 7 2 2 2 9 0 4.09 J.Karinchak 1 1/3 2 4 1 3 1 0 4.12 H.Wood 0 2/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 8.31 Totals 9 11 6 3 6 10 0 |
LEFT ON BASE- Texas:12 Cleveland:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Texas: 3 Cleveland: 0
ERRORS- M.Freeman
DOUBLES- A.Garcia(5th), W.Calhoun(1st), R.Odor(8th), J.Ramirez-2(10th),
D.Santana(8th), D.Deshields(5th)
HOME RUNS- F.Reyes(10th), J.Bauers(3rd)
RBIs- A.Garcia-2(10th), R.Chirinos(6th), M.Duffy(1st), R.Odor(9th),
J.Mathis(5th), C.Hernandez(18th), C.Santana-2(22nd), J.Ramirez(23rd),
F.Reyes-6(32nd), J.Bauers(14th), D.Deshields-2(14th), S.Leon-2(7th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Mathis, D.Deshields, S.Leon-2
WALKS- S.Choo, J.Gallo, M.Duffy-2, R.Guzman-2, F.Lindor-2, J.Bauers
STRIKE OUTS- S.Choo-2, E.Andrus, N.Solak-2, J.Gallo-2, W.Calhoun, M.Duffy,
R.Guzman, C.Santana, J.Ramirez, D.Santana, D.Deshields, S.Leon
GIDP- C.Hernandez, C.Santana, J.Ramirez
WILD PITCHES- J.Mathis-2
2-out RBI- F.Reyes-6, J.Ramirez, R.Odor, C.Santana-2, M.Duffy
RLISP 2-out- W.Calhoun, S.Choo-2, D.Deshields, S.Leon, F.Reyes-2, R.Odor,
D.Santana, J.Mathis-2
TEAM RISP- Texas: 5 for 14 Cleveland: 11 for 20
AL West WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Houston HOA 23 14 .622 ----
2020 Oakland OAA 24 15 .615 ----
2020 Texas TEA 16 20 .444 6.5
2020 Los Angeles(AL) LAA 12 23 .343 10.0
2020 Seattle SEA 12 27 .308 12.0
LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING
AVERAGE:
Lopez, KC, .372; Bogaerts, Bos, .352; Soler, KC, .351; Edman, STL, .350; Simmons, LAA, .349
RUNS
Ramirez, Cle, 32; Story, Col, 31; Hura, Mil, 30; Kepler, Min, Acuna, Atl, Bryant ChC, 29
RBI
Soler, KC, 37; Cruz, Min, 36; Hiura, Mil, 34; Harper, Phi, 33; Reyes, Cle, 32
HR
Story, Col, 14; Soler, KC, Hiura, Mil, 13; Harper, Phi, 12; six tied with 11
STEALS
Villar, Min, 13; Marrifield, KC, Acuna, Atl, 11; Mondesi KC, Yelich, Mil, Turner, Was, 10
PITCHING
WINS
Duffy, KC, Chirinos, TB, Kershaw, LAD, 6; nine tied with 5
E.R.A.
Snell, TB, 0.85; Strasberg, Was, 1.32; Kershaw, LAD, 1.56; Cole, NYY, 1.57; Ross, Was, 1.80
SAVES
Kennedy, KC, 13; Castillo, TB, Kela, Pit, 12; Diaz, NYM, Gallegos, STL, Yates, SD, 11
STRIKEOUTS
Cole, NYY, 79; Snell, TB, 78; DeGrom, NYM, 71; Bieber, Cle, 65; Berrios, Min, 60