Monday, August 20, 2018

Showdown Cup Day 9

The aces take the hill again for day 9 in the American League Block and they sure didn't disappoint. 4 of the 8 starters had complete games and if the standings couldn't become more jam packed this week certainly made that possible. The 13 Red Sox are alone at the top of the standings at 4-1 with two more games to play seem to be in control of their own destiny. They probably need a win in their last two because they have three teams at 3-2 behind them and three teams at 2-3, five wins seems to be the safe point to make the playoffs.
Day 9: Player of the Day

3/5 HR 4RBI R Walkoff Single

Day 9: Pitcher of the Day
W (1-0) CG 1H 0ER 8K


Day 9123456789RH
09 Yankees002000020410
15 Blue Jays000210002512
W: Sanchez (1-0) 1IP 1H 0ER
L: P. Coke (1-1) 1.1 3H 2ER 2K
A. Rodriguez 3/4 R RBI
J. Bautista 3/5 HR 4RBI R Walkoff Single
Day 9123456789RH
17 Astros202003000711
07 Red Sox00000000001
W: D. Keuchel (1-0) CG 1H 0ER 8K
L: J. Beckett (1-1) 5.1 9H 7ER 5K
G. Springer 2/4 HR 2B BB 2R 3RBI
K. Youkilis 1/4
Day 9123456789RH
01 Mariners00000000003
05 White Sox01000002039
W: M. Buehrle (1-1) CG 3H 0ER 4K
L: F. Garcia (1-1) CG 9H 3ER 5H
B. Boone 1/3 BB
P. Konerko 1/4 HR R 2RBI
Day 9123456789RH
15 Royals00000000005
13 Red Sox410000000512
W: C. Bucholtz (1-1) CG 5H 0ER 11K
L: J. Cueto (0-1) 6IP 12H 5ER 4K
B. Zobrist 2/4 HR RBI R
D. Ortiz 2/4 HR 2B 2RBI R

TeamWLDiff
13 Red Sox4111
15 Royals322
01 Mariners321
07 Red Sox32-5
17 Astros233
09 Yankees23-2
15 Blue Jays23-4
05 White Sox14-6

2015 Kansas City Royalsvs2005 Chicago White Sox
2013 Boston Red Soxvs2007 Boston Red Sox
2001 Seattle Marinersvs2015 Toronto Blue Jays
2017 Houston Astrosvs2009 New York Yankees
A Red Sox clash is the highlight of the next day of games. The Royals taking on the White Sox should help the Royals if they take care of business, while every other game has playoff implications heading into their last two games. Safe to assume whoever loses the Yankees and Astros game will be officially eliminated, while the Blue Jays may be in a must win game of their own. 

Catch up on anything you may have missed so far:
Showdown Cup Day 7
Showdown Cup Day 6
Showdown Cup Day 5
Showdown Cup Day 3 & 4
Showdown Cup Day 2
Showdown Cup Day 1
AL Block Team Previews
Showdown Cup Pre-Tournament Power Rankings 
Showdown Cup Announcement

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