VIRTUAL M.L.B.: ASTROS ROLL OVER RANGERS
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.
The Astros scored nine runs in the first inning and rolled past the Rangers Wednesday, 11-4. Zach Grienke (7-3) picked up the win, with homers from Yordan Alvarez (13) and Michael Brantley (6). Starter Taylor Hearn (0-2) did not retire a batter and took the loss for the Rangers, while Willie Calhoun (10) and Shin Soo Choo (7) each homered.
The Astros and the Rangers meet again, Thursday.
Here is the box score…enjoy!
Texas........... 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1
Houston......... 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 11 15 0
| Texas AB R H RBI AVG S.Choo RF 4 1 2 2 .300 N.Solak LF 5 0 0 0 .291 W.Calhoun DH 4 1 1 2 .279 T.Frazier 3B 2 0 1 0 .268 R.Chirinos C 4 0 0 0 .292 A.Garcia CF 4 0 0 0 .282 D.Santana 1B 4 0 2 0 .274 R.Odor 2B 4 0 0 0 .248 E.Andrus SS 3 2 2 0 .269 Totals 34 4 8 4 |
Houston AB R H RBI AVG G.Springer CF 5 1 1 0 .269 J.Altuve 2B 5 3 3 1 .339 A.Bregman 3B 3 1 2 2 .313 Y.Alvarez DH 4 1 2 4 .263 C.Correa SS 5 1 1 0 .261 M.Brantley LF 5 2 2 2 .261 Y.Gurriel 1B 4 1 1 1 .285 J.Reddick RF 4 0 1 0 .256 M.Maldonado C 4 1 2 0 .234 Totals 39 11 15 10 |
| Texas (28-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA T.Hearn LOSS(0-2) 0 7 7 7 0 0 2 8.41 A.Jurado 3 6 3 3 1 1 0 4.94 R.Montero 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.50 J.Herget 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 L.Garcia 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 5.23 Totals 8 15 11 10 3 4 2 |
| Houston (48-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Z.Greinke WIN(7-3) 6 6 4 4 1 7 2 3.88 B.Taylor 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.40 J.Biagini 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.86 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 9 2 |
LEFT ON BASE- Texas: 7 Houston: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Texas: 1 Houston: 1
ERRORS- A.Jurado
DOUBLES- J.Altuve-2(21st), A.Bregman(16th)
TRIPLES- M.Brantley(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Choo(7th), W.Calhoun(10th), Y.Alvarez(13th), M.Brantley(6th)
RBIs- S.Choo-2(45th), W.Calhoun-2(27th), J.Altuve(38th), A.Bregman-2(44th),
Y.Alvarez-4(36th), M.Brantley-2(21st), Y.Gurriel(48th)
WALKS- S.Choo, T.Frazier-2, E.Andrus, A.Bregman-2, Y.Alvarez
STRIKE OUTS- S.Choo-2, N.Solak-2, R.Chirinos-2, A.Garcia-2, D.Santana,
G.Springer-2, C.Correa, M.Maldonado
GIDP- R.Odor, M.Maldonado
PASSED BALLS- R.Chirinos
2-out RBI- J.Altuve, Y.Alvarez-2, W.Calhoun-2
RLISP 2-out- C.Correa, R.Odor, M.Brantley-2, N.Solak
TEAM RISP- Texas: 0 for 2 Houston: 4 for 11
AL West WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Houston HOA 48 19 .716 ----
2020 Oakland OAA 38 30 .559 10.5
2020 Los Angeles(AL) LAA 35 32 .522 13.0
2020 Texas TEA 28 40 .412 20.5
2020 Seattle SEA 22 47 .319 27.0