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Strat-O-Matic Report - Blue Sox Season #4, Semifinal Series "B," Game #2 - Chicago 3, Tampa Bay 2 Blue Sox Season #4, Semifinal Series "B," Game #2 - Chicago 3, Tampa Bay 2. For the second game in a row, Tampa Bay was held to just 2 hits. In the bottom of the 1st, Tampa Bay starter Ryan Yarbrough gave up homers to Tim Anderson and Jose Abreu, and Chicago led 2-0. In the top of the 4th, Brandon Lowe homered off Chicago starter Dallas Keuchel to narrow the gap to 2-1, and in the bottom of the 4th, and rbi single by Adam Engel made it 3-1 Chicago. In the top of the 8th, Yoshi Tsutsugo homered off Chicago reliever Alex McRae to make it a 1 run game again. But Alex Colome retired the side in order in the top of the 9th for the save. Keuchel (1 hit in 7 innings) got the win and Yarbrough got the loss. Chicago now has a 2-0 lead in the best 4-of-7 Semifinal Series. As the series moves to Tampa Bay for Game #3. the pitching matchup will be Blake Snell for Tamp...

Strat-O-Matic Report - Blue Sox Season #4, Semifinal Series "B," Game #1 - Chicago 6, Tampa Bay 0 Blue Sox Season #4, Semifinal Series "B," Game #1 - Chicago 6, Tampa Bay 0. Chicago starter Lucas Giolito went 8 innings, striking out 16 and allowing Tampa Bay just 1 hit. Chicago scored in each of the first 5 innings, and Tampa Bay did not get their first hit until the top of the 7th. For Chicago, Jose Abreu, James McCann, and Adam Engel each homered. Tampa Bay was limited to just 2 hits, with Chicago reliever Garrett Crochet allowing a hit in the top of the 9th. Tyler Glasnow was the losing pitcher. Chicago takes a 1-0 lead in the Semifinal Series. The pitching matchup for Game #2 will be Ryan Yarbrough for Tampa Bay and Dallas Keuchel for Chicago. BOXSCORE: 2020 Tampa Bay Rays At 2020 Chicago White Sox 10/12/2020 Giolito: 1 hit and 16 Ks in 8 ip; White Sox take series opener (2/22) Rays AB R H RBI AVG White Sox ...

BLUE SOX SEASON #4 ALL-STAR TEAM (2020 MLB ROSTERS) - The Dodgers dominated the All-Star team selections, getting 10 of the 30 All-Stars, including 5 of the 9 starters. The only member of the Blue Sox to be named to the team was Maikel Franco. Here are the Blue Sox Season #4 All-Stars: STARTERS: C - Grandal, White Sox 1B - Voit, Yankees 2B - Lowe, Rays 3B - Urshela, Yankees SS - Seager, Dodgers LF - Taylor, Dodgers CF - Bellinger, Dodgers RF - Betts, Dodgers P - Kershaw, Dodgers TEAM-BY-TEAM BREAKDOWN - (*) FOR STARTERS: DODGERS (10) - Seager(*), Taylor(*), Bellinger(*), Betts(*), Kershaw(*), Gonzalez, Kolarek, Gonsolin, Buehler, Smith WHITE SOX (9) - Grandal(*), Marshall, Giolito, Colome, Keuchel, Abreu, Anderson, Jimenez, Robert YANKEES (5) - Voit(*), Urshela(*), Cole, Britton, Lemahieu RAYS (2) - Lowe(*), Anderson CARDINALS (1) - Edman ATHLETICS (1) - Murphy ASTROS (1) - Javier BLUE SOX (1)...

Blue Sox Season #4 Most Valuable Player Award: Corey Seager, Los Angeles MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD - BLUE SOX SEASON #4 (2020 MLB ROSTERS) - The MVP award goes to Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop COREY SEAGER. Playing in 153 of the Dodgers' 154 games, and usually batting cleanup, he led the league in slugging (.597), total bases (374), and runs scored (112). Seager was second in the league in OPS (.969), on base percentage (.372), and batting average (.313). And he was third in the league in homers (44) and rbis (108). Previous MVP Award winners: Blue Sox Season #1: Jose Altuve (2017 Houston Astros); Blue Sox Season #2: Mookie Betts (2018 Boston Red Sox); Blue Sox Season #3: Max Kepler (2019 Minnesota Twins). Tomorrow, we will announce the 30-man All-Star team for Blue Sox Season #4.

Strat-O-Matic Report - Blue Sox Final Batting Statistics for Season #4 Strat-O-Matic Report - BLUE SOX SEASON #4 - FINAL BATTING STATS: Kevin Plawecki, Maikel Franco, and Brandon Nimmo were the top Blue Sox position players for in Season #4. Plawecki hit .350 in 254 atbats and had an OPS of .856, and led the league in batting average against lefty pitchers with .381. Franco hit .280 with 17 homers and led the Blue Sox with 77 rbi; he also led the team with 10 game-winning rbis. Nimmo homered 19 times and scored 81 times to lead the Blue Sox in runs scored; he hit .285 against righties (and all of his 19 homers were against righties). See the rest of the batting stats below. Primary Player Statistics For 2020 New York (FL) Blue Sox Totals After 154 Games NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E A.Knapp .444 4 9 4 4 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 K.Plawecki .350 106 254 33 89 14 1 3 26 20 ...

Blue Sox Season #4 Cy Young Award: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles CY YOUNG AWARD - BLUE SOX SEASON #4 (2020 MLB ROSTERS) - This season, CLAYTON KERSHAW of Los Angeles is the league's Cy Young Award winner. In the regular season, Kershaw posted a record of 22-4 with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 0.85, striking out 215 batters in 199-1/3 innings. Kershaw started 30 games and had 20 quality starts, and opposing batters hit just .167 against him. Previous Cy Young Award winners: Blue Sox Season #1: Justin Verlander (2017 Houston); Blue Sox Season #2: Chris Sale (2018 Boston); Blue Sox Season #3: Justin Verlander (2019 Houston). Tomorrow, we'll announce the MVP Award for Blue Sox Season #4. Previous MVP Award Winners: Blue Sox Season #1 - Jose Altuve, 2017 Houston Astros Blue Sox Season #2 - Mookie Betts, 2018 Boston Red Sox Blue Sox Season #3 - Max Kepler, 2019 Minnesota Twins Blue Sox Season #4 - ???

Strat-O-Matic Report - Blue Sox Final Pitching Statistics for Season #4 Strat-O-Matic Report - BLUE SOX SEASON #4 - FINAL PITCHING STATS: Zack Wheeler, Dylan Bundy, and Chasen Shreve were the top pitchers for the Blue Sox in Season #4. Wheeler and Bundy each made 30 starts. Despite just 3.33 in run support, WHEELER was 12-10 (3.00 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 219 innings) with 17 quality starts, 6 complete games, and 2 shutouts (he was the only pitcher in the league to throw a shutout). BUNDY had more run support (4.50) and went 13-13 (3.64 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and 234 strikeouts in 198 innings) with 14 quality starts and 3 complete games. SHREVE made 50 appearances, with 105 strikeouts in 81 innings, holding opposing batters to a .156 batting average, with an ERA of 2.56 and a WHIP of 1.21 See the rest of the pitching stats below. Primary Player Statistics For 2020 New York (FL) Blue Sox Totals After 154 Games NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR...