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Blue Sox Season #5, Championship Series, Game #6 - Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 2

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Strat-O-Matic Report - Blue Sox Season #5, Championship Series, Game #6 - Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 2 The 2021 Toronto Blue Jays (CM created by ROB TOMLINSON ) win the Championship Series in 6 games over Tampa Bay (CM created by Jim Holland). ROBBIE RAY was named Post-Season MVP. In the championship-clinching game, Ray held Tampa Bay to 1 run on 4 hits in 8 innings. Ray made 4 starts in the post-season, going 4-0 with an ERA of 2.73 and striking out 32 in 29-2/3 innings. Ray set a league record with his 4 post-season wins. In the Semifinal Series against San Francisco, Ray started and won both Game #1 and the series-clinching Game #6. In the Championship Series, after Tampa Bay won Game #1, Ray started and won both Game #2 and the title-clinching Game #6. Michael Wacha was Tampa Bay's starter in Game #6, and in the top of the 1st the Blue Jays started the scoring. George Springer singled and then scored from first on a hit-and-run double by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Guerr...

BLUE SOX SEASON #5 ALL-STAR TEAM (2021 MLB ROSTERS)

BLUE SOX SEASON #5 ALL-STAR TEAM (2021 MLB ROSTERS) The Giants (CM created by Corbin Dennis Vancee) had the most All-Star team selections, getting 6 of the 30 All-Stars, including 3 of the 9 starters. The only member of the Blue Sox to be named to the team was Jeimer Candelario. Here are the Blue Sox Season #5 All-Stars: STARTERS: C - B. Posey, Giants 1B - V. Guerrero Jr, Blue Jays (MVP Award winner) 2B - M. Semien, Blue Jays 3B - R. Devers, Red Sox SS - B. Crawford, Giants LF - K. Bryant, Giants CF - E. Hernandez, Red Sox RF - J. Soto, Nationals P - C. Rodon, White Sox (Cy Young Award winner) TEAM-BY-TEAM BREAKDOWN - (*) FOR STARTERS: GIANTS (6) - B. Posey(*), B. Crawford(*), K. Bryant(*), J. McGee, K. Gausman, A. Desclafani ASTROS (4) - J. Altuve, Y. Alvarez, K. Tucker, L. McCullers RAYS (3) - A. Kittredge, T. Glasnow, M. Zunino WHITE SOX (3) - C. Rodon(*), Y. Grandal, L. Hendriks BLUE JAYS (3) - V. Guerrero Jr(*), Semien(*), J. Romano ATHLETICS (3) - M. Olson, S. Marte, F. Monta...

Championship Series, Game #5 - Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1

Strat-O-Matic Report - Championship Series, Game #5 - Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1 Toronto’s Hyun-Jin Ryu and Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan locked horns in a great pitcher’s duel. McClanahan gave up 1 run in 5-2/3 innings; Ryu did not allow a hit until the 5th inning; in his 6 innings of work he also gave up only 1 run on 3 hits. Toronto scored first, taking a 1-0 lead thanks to a bases loaded sacrifice fly by Marcus Semien in the bottom of the 3rd. In the top of the 7th, Wander Franco led off with a single (only the second hit off Ryu). Franco then went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Joey Wendle. That was all for Ryu, who was replaced by Adam Cimber. Toronto relievers Cimber, Ross Stripling, and Jordan Romano did not allow another Tampa Bay run the rest of the way. In the bottom of the 8th, Collin McHugh (who had entered the game in the 6th) was on the hill for Tampa Bay. Leading off the inning was Danny Jansen, and his homer broke the tie and gave Toronto ...

Championship Series, Game #4 - Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 4

Strat-O-Matic Report - Championship Series, Game #4 - Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 4 Tampa Bay starter Tyler Glasnow struck out 11 in 8 innings, holding Toronto to just 4 hits, and the Championship Series is now even at 2 games apiece. Tampa Bay leadoff hitter Yandy Diaz, batting against Alek Manoah, started the game off with an infield single – but Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette’s throwing error allowed Diaz to advance all the way to third, and he later scored on a sacrifice fly by Nelson Cruz. In the bottom of the 1st, Toronto took a 2-1 lead as Glasnow walked leadoff man Santiago Espinal and then gave up a homer to George Springer. But Toronto would not get another hit until the bottom of the 5th, and would not score again until the 7th. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay built up a 6-2 lead, thanks in part to homers by Brett Phillips off Manoah in the 6th and by Brandon Lowe off Toronto reliever Ross Stripling in the top of the 7th. And a 3-run homer in the top of the 8th by Joey Wendle off To...

Championship Series, Game #3 - Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 4

Strat-O-Matic Report - Championship Series, Game #3 - Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 4 With a dramatic walkoff homer by Toronto secondbaseman Marcus Semien in the bottom of the 9th, Toronto (CM created by Rob Tomlinson) takes a 2 games to 1 lead over Tampa Bay (CM created by Jim Holland) in the Championship Series. The pitching matchup was Ryan Yarbrough for Tampa Bay and Steven Matz for Toronto. Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 2nd on a sacrifice fly by Jordan Luplow. Toronto tied it up in the bottom of the 3rd when Lourdes Gurriel hit a solo homer, and they took a 2-1 lead when Teoscar Hernandez homered. In the bottom of the 6th, Reese McGuire led off with a single, and (after Collin McHugh replaced Yarbrough) moved to third on a single by Santiago Espinal. Espinal then stole second. McHugh retired the next two batters (George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.) on groundballs, but then Hernandez singled to score McGuire and Espinal, giving Toronto a 4-1 lead. In the to...

Championship Series, Game #2 - Toronto 13, Tampa Bay 4

Strat-O-Matic Report - Championship Series, Game #2 - Toronto 13, Tampa Bay 4 Toronto centerfielder George Springer had 2 homers and 5 rbis to lead a 17-hit attack as Toronto crushed Tampa Bay and evened the series. Toronto put up 6 runs in the 1st inning, (Tampa Bay starter Michael Wacha never retired a single batter) and added another 3 runs in the top of the 2nd to lead 9-2 after 1-1/2 innings. Toronto starter Robbie Ray had an easy day, with all the run support he needed, giving up just 2 runs on 4 hits in his 8 innings. With Wacha getting knocked out in the 1st, Tampa Bay ended up using 5 relievers. Tampa Bay did manage 3 homeruns – a 2-run shot by Mike Zunino in the 1st, and solo homers by Yandy Diaz and Brandon Lowe in the 9th off Toronto reliever Ross Stripling. For Toronto, Bo Bichette had 4 rbis and a homer, Santiago Espinal and Lourdes Gurriel each went 3-for-5, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-6. The series is now tied at 1 game apiece. As the Championship ...