ASTROS PICK UP COMEBACK WIN; RANGERS ROLL TO VIRTUAL VICTORY
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.
Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez and Aledmys Diaz all homered as Houston came back to beat Kansas City, 5-4. The win gives Houston a three-game sweep of the Royals. Houston is off Thursday.
Homeruns by Roughned Odor and Nick Sulak keyed a 10-run third inning, leading the Rangers to a 14-5 romp over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rangers open up a 4-game series Thursday at Boston.
Here are the box scores…enjoy!
Kansas City..... 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 11 1
Houston......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 - 5 9 0
| Kansas City AB R H RBI AVG W.Merrifield RF 5 0 2 0 .316 N.Lopez 2B 5 0 1 1 .328 A.Mondesi SS 5 0 1 0 .266 J.Soler DH 3 0 0 0 .343 A.Gordon LF 4 1 1 1 .289 S.Perez C 4 1 2 0 .287 H.Dozier 3B 4 1 3 2 .266 R.O'Hearn 1B 4 1 1 0 .219 B.Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 .160 Totals 38 4 11 4 |
Houston AB R H RBI AVG G.Springer CF,RF 4 0 0 0 .260 M.Brantley LF 3 0 0 0 .271 A.Bregman 3B 4 1 2 1 .321 C.Correa SS 3 1 1 0 .277 Y.Alvarez DH 4 1 1 2 .239 Y.Gurriel 1B 4 1 2 0 .282 K.Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 .296 M.Straw CF 0 0 0 0 .239 A.Diaz 2B 3 1 1 1 .225 M.Maldonado C 3 0 1 0 .237 Totals 32 5 9 4 |
| Kansas City (24-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA D.Duffy 6 1/3 8 3 3 1 9 2 3.43 R.Rosario 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 T.Hill L(1-2) BS(1st) 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3.57 Totals 8 9 5 5 2 10 3 |
| Houston (29-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J.Verlander 7 7 3 3 1 14 1 1.73 R.Pressly W(5-1) 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 2.74 R.Osuna S(10th) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.95 Totals 9 11 4 4 1 16 2 |
LEFT ON BASE- Kansas City: 8 Houston: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Kansas City: 1 Houston: 0
ERRORS- W.Merrifield
DOUBLES- A.Mondesi(9th), S.Perez(9th), R.O'Hearn(7th), Y.Gurriel(9th),
M.Maldonado(6th)
HOME RUNS- A.Gordon(3rd), H.Dozier(3rd), A.Bregman(14th), Y.Alvarez(10th),
A.Diaz(3rd)
RBIs- N.Lopez(19th), A.Gordon(14th), H.Dozier-2(21st), A.Bregman(31st),
Y.Alvarez-2(25th), A.Diaz(9th)
WALKS- J.Soler, M.Brantley, C.Correa
STRIKE OUTS- W.Merrifield-3, N.Lopez-3, J.Soler, A.Gordon-2, S.Perez, H.Dozier,
R.O'Hearn-3, B.Phillips-2, G.Springer, M.Brantley, Y.Alvarez-2,
K.Tucker-3, A.Diaz, M.Maldonado-2
GIDP- A.Bregman
2-out RBI- N.Lopez, A.Bregman, A.Gordon
RLISP 2-out- J.Soler, A.Mondesi, R.O'Hearn-2, G.Springer, M.Brantley
TEAM RISP- Kansas City: 3 for 8 Houston: 0 for 5
Toronto......... 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 5 14 1
Texas........... 0 010 4 0 0 0 0 - 14 13 1
| Toronto AB R H RBI AVG C.Biggio LF,1B 4 0 0 2 .255 L.Gurriel DH 5 0 2 0 .257 V.Guerrero Jr 3B 4 1 1 0 .305 J.Davis CF 1 0 0 0 .125 B.Bichette SS 5 0 3 0 .290 R.Grichuk CF,RF 4 1 2 1 .237 J.Panik 2B 5 0 1 0 .341 B.Drury 1B,3B 5 1 1 0 .295 B.McKinney RF,LF 4 2 3 0 .545 D.Jansen C 3 0 1 1 .198 Totals 40 5 14 4 |
Texas AB R H RBI AVG S.Choo RF 5 1 2 2 .322 E.Andrus SS 5 0 3 3 .323 W.Calhoun DH 5 1 1 1 .308 N.Solak LF 5 2 3 2 .333 J.Gallo CF 3 2 1 0 .175 D.Santana 1B 5 1 1 2 .275 R.Chirinos C 4 2 1 0 .272 R.Odor 2B 4 3 1 3 .276 I.Kiner-Falefa 3B 1 2 0 1 .259 Totals 37 14 13 14 |
| Toronto (19-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA M.Shoemaker L (2-4) 2 1/3 5 8 5 3 1 0 3.94 S.Reid-Foley 1 2/3 6 6 6 4 4 2 11.57 T.Pannone 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 4.34 R.Dolis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.87 Totals 8 13 14 9 7 9 2 |
| Texas (20-23) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA K.Gibson WIN(3-3) 7 10 4 3 1 7 0 5.21 J.Rodriguez 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 N.Goody 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 12.54 Totals 9 14 5 4 2 8 0 |
LEFT ON BASE- Toronto:11 Texas: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Toronto: 1 Texas: 1
ERRORS- B.Bichette, S.Choo
DOUBLES- L.Gurriel(8th), V.Guerrero Jr(11th), J.Gallo(3rd)
TRIPLES- B.McKinney(2nd), D.Jansen(1st)
HOME RUNS- N.Solak(11th), R.Odor(5th)
RBIs- C.Biggio-2(25th), R.Grichuk(20th), D.Jansen(12th), S.Choo-2(32nd),
E.Andrus-3(21st), W.Calhoun(9th), N.Solak-2(27th), D.Santana-2(20th),
R.Odor-3(16th), I.Kiner-Falefa(7th)
WALKS- C.Biggio, R.Grichuk, J.Gallo-2, R.Chirinos, R.Odor, I.Kiner-Falefa-3
HIT BY PITCH- D.Jansen
STRIKE OUTS- C.Biggio-2, L.Gurriel-2, V.Guerrero Jr, R.Grichuk, B.Drury,
D.Jansen, S.Choo-2, E.Andrus, W.Calhoun, J.Gallo, D.Santana-2,
R.Chirinos, I.Kiner-Falefa
GIDP- J.Panik, W.Calhoun
2-out RBI- R.Odor-3, E.Andrus-3, D.Jansen
RLISP 2-out- R.Grichuk, L.Gurriel, B.McKinney, W.Calhoun-2, B.Drury-3,
R.Chirinos, C.Biggio
TEAM RISP- Toronto: 2 for 16 Texas: 7 for 14
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AL West WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Houston HOA 29 15 .659 ----
2020 Oakland OAA 28 16 .636 1.0
2020 Texas TEA 20 23 .465 8.5
2020 Los Angeles(AL) LAA 16 26 .381 12.0
2020 Seattle SEA 13 32 .289 16.5
AL East WON LOST PCT GB
2020 New York (AL) NYA 25 18 .581 ----
2020 Tampa Bay TBA 26 19 .578 ----
2020 Boston BOA 22 22 .500 3.5
2020 Toronto TOA 19 24 .442 6.0
2020 Baltimore BAA 18 25 .419 7.0
AL Central WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Cleveland CLA 30 16 .652 ----
2020 Kansas City KCA 24 19 .558 4.5
2020 Minnesota MNA 23 20 .535 5.5
2020 Chicago (AL) CHA 18 25 .419 10.5
2020 Detroit DEA 15 28 .349 13.5
NL East WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Washington WAN 27 15 .643 ----
2020 Atlanta ATN 25 19 .568 3.0
2020 Philadelphia PHN 21 21 .500 6.0
2020 New York (NL) NYN 17 26 .395 10.5
2020 Miami MMN 16 28 .364 12.0
NL Central WON LOST PCT GB
2020 St. Louis SLN 25 19 .568 ----
2020 Chicago (NL) CHN 24 20 .545 1.0
2020 Milwaukee MLN 23 21 .523 2.0
2020 Cincinnati CIN 20 23 .465 4.5
2020 Pittsburgh PIN 18 24 .429 6.0
NL West WON LOST PCT GB
2020 Los Angeles(NL) LA N 26 15 .634 ----
2020 San Diego SDN 22 21 .512 5.0
2020 Arizona ARN 22 21 .512 5.0
2020 Colorado CON 19 23 .452 7.5
2020 San Francisco SFN 18 25 .419 9.0