NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2020 Franchise League Date: 5/8/2020
ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON
Diamondbacks.... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 10 1
Nationals....... 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 0
Win:Yarbrough(4-3) Loss:Beeks(2-1) Save:Chapman(8th)
Homeruns- J.Bradley Jr(11th)
24,622 fans were treated to a fine game at Nationals Park as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The Arizona Diamondbacks won by the
slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
Arizona won the game with a rally in the top of the 8th inning scoring 2 runs
on 3 hits. Yuli Gurriel started the inning off right when he doubled.
Brandon Lowe stepped up next and he doubled scoring a run. After another
out, Michael Perez got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on
strikes. Freddy Galvis came up and he delivered a one-base hit scoring the
final run of the inning. Arizona finished with 10 hits while Washington
ended up with 6.
Ryan Yarbrough(4-3) went 7 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. Yarbrough
got help from Aroldis Chapman who was credited with his 8th save. Jalen
Beeks(2-1) absorbed the loss in relief.
TAMPA BAY AT CHICAGO (AL)
Rays............ 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 - 9 11 0
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Win:Snell(2-3) Loss:Quintana(4-3)
Homeruns- J.Altuve(18th), K.Marte(11th)
Second baseman Jose Altuve hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI as the Tampa
Bay Rays outscored the Chicago (AL) White Sox 9 to 1.
Tampa Bay jumped on top to stay in the top of the 3rd inning when they scored
2 runs on 2 hits. That scoring would be all that was needed. Tampa Bay had
11 hits for the game and Chicago (AL) had 5.
The winning pitcher was Blake Snell(2-3) who allowed 1 run in 7 innings. Jose
Quintana(4-3) ended up with the loss. Tampa Bay scored big getting 5 runs
off him in 4 and 2/3 innings.
Tampa Bay now has a record of 23-16. With this loss, Chicago (AL) has a 3-7
record of late, 17-20 overall.
MILWAUKEE AT MIAMI
Brewers......... 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 - 7 12 1
Marlins......... 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 14 1
Win:Wang(2-2) Loss:Hernandez(0-3) Save:Smith(8th)
Homeruns- R.Quinn-2(4th), K.Cron(10th), B.Anderson(9th), J.Soto(5th),
R.Cano(1st)
Roman Quinn slammed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Milwaukee Brewers topped
the Miami Marlins in 11 innings by a score of 7 to 5 at Marlins Park.
Both teams had scored 5 runs after nine full innings. Milwaukee was
victorious in the 11th inning. After two were out Jared Walsh keyed the
rally when he drew a walk. Quinn came next and he clubbed a two-run home
run. Milwaukee had 12 hits for the night.
The victory went to Wei-Chung Wang(2-2) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing
no runs. Will Smith was credited with his 8th save. Elieser Hernandez(0-3)
suffered the loss in relief.
LOS ANGELES(AL) AT BOSTON
Angels.......... 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 2
Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0
Win:Minter(1-0) Loss:Holland(0-6) Save:Britton(5th)
Homeruns- C.Puello(1st), S.Travis(2nd)
In a game at Fenway Park the Los Angeles(AL) Angels got by the Boston Red Sox
by the score of 5 to 2.
Los Angeles(AL) wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning when they
tallied 2 runs on 2 hits. The key at-bat was by Cesar Puello who deflated
the mood of the partisan fans when he bombed a two-run dinger. Although they
lost, Boston did out-hit Los Angeles(AL) 9 to 6.
A.J. Minter(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 3 innings. Minter
got relief help from Zack Britton who gained credit for his 5th save. The
loss was charged to Derek Holland(0-6). Los Angeles(AL) knocked him around a
bit, as he gave up 5 runs in 3 innings.
SEATTLE AT HOUSTON
Mariners........ 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0
Astros.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 10 0
Win:Turnbull(7-0) Loss:Chacin(2-4) Save:Romo(1st)
Homeruns- D.Gregorius(4th)
One run was the difference at Minute Maid Park as the Seattle Mariners
defeated the Houston Astros 4 to 3.
Seattle scored 3 runs in the top of the 5th inning with the help of 4 hits.
It was enough to earn the victory. Houston had a chance in the 9th but they
came up short.
The victory was credited to Spencer Turnbull(7-0) who went 6 innings, allowing
1 run. Sergio Romo earned the save, his 1st. Jhoulys Chacin(2-4) was tagged
with the loss. He pitched 4 innings giving up 6 hits and 3 walks.
'This was a tough loss,' said Houston's manager, 'the kind that sticks with
you for awhile.'
CINCINNATI AT COLORADO
Reds............ 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 - 11 12 0
Rockies......... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
Win:Bieber(4-4) Loss:Sale(1-4)
Homeruns- J.Villar(3rd), J.Martinez(8th), M.Sano(13th), J.Soler(8th)
First baseman Miguel Sano hit a grand slam as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the
Colorado Rockies 11 to 3 at Coors Field.
Cincinnati brought 9 runs across the plate in the top of the 6th inning when
they came up with 8 base hits. The biggest moment was provided by Sano who
helped quiet the crowd when he caught a hold of a bad pitch for a Grand Slam
homerun. For the game Cincinnati out-hit Colorado 12 to 7.
The win was credited to Shane Bieber(4-4) who went 8 innings allowing 3 runs.
Chris Sale(1-4) was given the loss. He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings allowing 4
hits and 2 walks.
TEXAS AT CLEVELAND
Rangers......... 1 2 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 - 12 18 1
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1
Win:Porcello(3-3) Loss:Margevicius(4-3)
Homeruns- R.Odor(13th), E.Encarnacion(12th), C.Maybin(8th), E.Thames(8th),
B.McCann(5th)
Brian McCann cracked a homer and had 3 RBI as the Texas Rangers clobbered the
outmatched Cleveland Indians, 12 to 0.
McCann had a good day at the plate. He doubled plating a run in the 3rd
inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 5th inning and doubled in the 7th
inning. Texas kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in
6 different innings.
The win went to Rick Porcello(3-3) who allowed no runs in 8 innings. Nick
Margevicius(4-3) was the loser. He allowed 8 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings.
The Texas ballclub's record now stands at 15-22. With the loss, the Cleveland
ballclub's record is 22-18.
2020 Arizona Diamondbacks At 2020 Washington Nationals 5/7/2020
Diamondbacks AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Bradley Jr CF 4 1 1 1 .204 D.Fowler RF 4 1 0 0 .236
Y.Gurriel 3B 4 0 2 0 .281 B.Goodwin LF 4 1 1 0 .265
B-G.Hampson PR 0 1 0 0 .091 C.Cuthbert 3B 4 0 1 1 .226
C-R.Goins 3B 1 0 1 0 .311 S.Castro 2B 4 0 0 1 .252
B.Lowe 2B 5 1 1 1 .257 B.Dixon 1B 4 0 1 0 .160
E.Jimenez LF 3 1 1 0 .273 V.Robles CF 4 0 1 1 .232
M.Perez C 4 0 2 0 .244 T.Wolters C 2 0 0 0 .356
F.Galvis SS 4 0 1 1 .248 D-P.Severino PH 0 0 0 0 .304
C.Cron 1B 4 0 1 1 .262 R.Martin SS 4 0 1 0 .195
R.Grossman RF 4 0 0 0 .214 A.Sanchez P 2 0 0 0 .100
R.Yarbrough P 3 0 0 0 .077 A-E.Nunez PH 1 1 1 0 .222
A.Chapman P 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Beeks P 0 0 0 0 ----
E-G.Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 .258
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Totals 37 4 10 4 Totals 34 3 6 3
A-Pinch Hit For Sanchez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Gurriel In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Hampson In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wolters In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Beeks In 9th Inning
Diamondbacks.... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 10 1
Nationals....... 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 0
Diamondbacks (26-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Yarbrough WIN(4-3) 7 6 3 2 2 9 0 109 3.24
A.Chapman SAVE(8th) 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 1.69
Totals 9 6 3 2 3 12 0
Nationals (11-25) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
A.Sanchez 7 6 2 2 1 7 1 108 4.20
J.Beeks LOSS(2-1) BS(1st) 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 45 4.15
Totals 9 10 4 4 2 10 1
ATTENDANCE- 24,622 DATE- Thursday, May 7th 2020 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- James Hoye, John Hirschbeck, Bob Davidson, Bill Welke
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Diamondbacks: 8 Nationals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Diamondbacks: 0 Nationals: 0
ERRORS- C.Cron
DOUBLES- Y.Gurriel(12th), B.Lowe(10th), E.Jimenez(5th), M.Perez(10th),
C.Cuthbert(4th), B.Dixon(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Bradley Jr(11th)
RBIs- J.Bradley Jr(19th), B.Lowe(19th), F.Galvis(10th), C.Cron(26th),
C.Cuthbert(1st), S.Castro(23rd), V.Robles(15th)
WALKS- J.Bradley Jr, E.Jimenez, D.Fowler, T.Wolters, P.Severino
STRIKE OUTS- B.Lowe-3, M.Perez-2, F.Galvis-2, R.Yarbrough-2, A.Chapman,
D.Fowler-2, B.Goodwin-2, C.Cuthbert-2, B.Dixon-2, V.Robles-2,
R.Martin, G.Cooper
2-out RBI- J.Bradley Jr, V.Robles, C.Cuthbert, F.Galvis
RLISP 2-out- C.Cron-2, A.Sanchez-2, T.Wolters, R.Yarbrough-2, B.Lowe
TEAM RISP- Diamondbacks: 3 for 14 Nationals: 3 for 9
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Richie Martin robbed C.J. Cron of a base hit.
Top 7th: Victor Robles robbed Robbie Grossman of an extra base hit.
Bot 7th: Brandon Lowe robbed Richie Martin of a base hit.
2020 Tampa Bay Rays At 2020 Chicago (AL) White Sox 5/7/2020
Rays AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
J.Altuve 2B 4 2 2 2 .343 A.Engel CF 4 0 2 1 .197
K.Marte CF 5 1 1 1 .324 C.Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 .278
E.Suarez 3B 5 0 2 3 .276 T.Mancini RF 3 0 1 0 .310
R.Hoskins 1B 3 2 1 0 .231 P.Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 1 0 .225
W.Contreras RF 4 1 2 1 .283 J.Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 .279
D.Freese DH 4 0 0 0 .229 T.Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 .285
V.Caratini C 5 1 1 0 .322 H.Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 .209
E.Hernandez LF 4 0 2 1 .225 O.Narvaez C 2 1 0 0 .283
P.Dejong SS 3 2 0 0 .199 M.Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 0 .267
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Totals 37 9 11 8 Totals 31 1 5 1
Rays............ 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 - 9 11 0
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Rays (23-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Snell WIN(2-3) 7 4 1 1 2 7 0 101 10.97
A.Conley 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.08
Totals 9 5 1 1 3 8 0
White Sox (17-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Quintana LOSS(4-3) 4 2/3 6 5 5 2 5 2 97 6.54
T.Gonsolin 0 1/3 1 2 2 1 0 0 14 2.57
A.Bummer 4 4 2 2 4 3 0 87 3.21
Totals 9 11 9 9 7 8 2
ATTENDANCE- 8,771 DATE- Thursday, May 7th 2020 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jeff Kellogg, Brian O'Nora, Dan Bellino, D.J. Reyburn
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Rays: 9 White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 0 White Sox: 2
ERRORS- J.Ramirez
DOUBLES- R.Hoskins(11th), W.Contreras-2(12th), V.Caratini(5th),
C.Hernandez(10th), P.Goldschmidt(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Altuve(18th), K.Marte(11th)
RBIs- J.Altuve-2(37th), K.Marte(34th), E.Suarez-3(31st), W.Contreras(26th),
E.Hernandez(19th), A.Engel(5th)
WALKS- J.Altuve, R.Hoskins-2, W.Contreras, D.Freese, E.Hernandez, P.Dejong,
C.Hernandez, T.Mancini, O.Narvaez
HIT BY PITCH- P.Dejong
STRIKE OUTS- K.Marte, R.Hoskins, W.Contreras, D.Freese-3, E.Hernandez, P.Dejong,
A.Engel, T.Mancini, P.Goldschmidt-2, J.Ramirez, T.Anderson-2,
H.Ramirez
GIDP- R.Hoskins, V.Caratini
WILD PITCHES- B.Snell, T.Gonsolin
2-out RBI- J.Altuve, K.Marte, A.Engel, E.Hernandez
RLISP 2-out- J.Ramirez, E.Hernandez, T.Anderson, D.Freese, W.Contreras-2,
P.Goldschmidt
TEAM RISP- Rays: 4 for 14 White Sox: 1 for 7
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Paul Dejong robbed Cesar Hernandez of a base hit.
2020 Milwaukee Brewers At 2020 Miami Marlins 5/7/2020
Brewers AB R H RBI AVG Marlins AB R H RBI AVG
M.Straw CF 3 1 2 0 .277 B.Anderson 3B 5 1 2 1 .291
C-R.Quinn PH,CF 2 2 2 3 .273 J.Soto LF 5 1 1 1 .244
A.Diaz SS 6 0 3 2 .292 L.Gurriel 1B,2B 6 0 1 0 .252
A.Duvall LF 5 0 1 0 .188 S.Kingery SS 6 0 3 0 .266
E.Longoria 3B 5 0 1 0 .224 R.Cano 2B 4 2 2 1 .169
K.Cron 1B 5 1 1 1 .188 D-A.Dean PH,1B 2 0 1 0 .333
D.Santana RF 5 1 2 0 .176 R.Tapia CF 6 1 2 1 .294
A.Romine C 4 1 0 0 .193 A.Haseley RF 5 0 1 1 .208
B.Drury 2B 5 0 0 0 .222 J.Phegley C 4 0 1 0 .219
Y.Chirinos P 1 0 0 0 .188 D.German P 3 0 0 0 .071
A-N.Martini PH 1 0 0 0 .091 C.Sadler P 0 0 0 0 .000
A.Pruitt P 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Brice P 0 0 0 0 .000
B-T.France PH 1 0 0 0 .292 E-F.Cervelli PH 0 0 0 0 .179
J.Hoyt P 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 .000
W.Wang P 0 0 0 01.000
F-J.Walsh PH 0 1 0 0 .000
W.Smith P 0 0 0 01.000
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Totals 43 7 12 6 Totals 46 5 14 5
A-Pinch Hit For Chirinos In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pruitt In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Straw In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Cano In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Brice In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Wang In 11th Inning
Brewers......... 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 - 7 12 1
Marlins......... 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 14 1
Brewers (22-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
Y.Chirinos 6 9 5 5 2 9 3 115 4.47
A.Pruitt 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 3.42
J.Hoyt 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.39
W.Wang WIN(2-2) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 5.08
W.Smith SAVE(8th) 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 29 0.00
Totals 11 14 5 5 3 13 3
Marlins (19-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.German 6 1/3 7 4 2 2 4 1 114 2.81
C.Sadler BS(2nd) 2 1/3 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 5.63
A.Brice 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.15
E.Hernandez LOSS(0-3) 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 24 8.04
Totals 11 12 7 5 3 8 3
ATTENDANCE- 23,660 DATE- Thursday, May 7th 2020 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Chris Conroy, Jordan Baker, Jerry Meals
T- 3:45
LEFT ON BASE- Brewers: 7 Marlins:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brewers: 0 Marlins: 1
ERRORS- A.Diaz, L.Gurriel
DOUBLES- E.Longoria(5th), R.Cano(5th), A.Dean(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Quinn-2(4th), K.Cron(10th), B.Anderson(9th), J.Soto(5th),
R.Cano(1st)
RBIs- R.Quinn-3(10th), A.Diaz-2(20th), K.Cron(15th), B.Anderson(20th),
J.Soto(17th), R.Cano(10th), R.Tapia(6th), A.Haseley(14th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Straw(9th), R.Tapia(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- Y.Chirinos, C.Sadler
WALKS- M.Straw, A.Romine, J.Walsh, B.Anderson, J.Soto, J.Phegley
HIT BY PITCH- F.Cervelli
STRIKE OUTS- A.Duvall-2, E.Longoria, A.Romine, B.Drury-2, N.Martini, T.France,
J.Soto-2, L.Gurriel-2, S.Kingery-2, R.Cano, R.Tapia-3, J.Phegley,
D.German-2
GIDP- K.Cron
2-out RBI- R.Cano, R.Tapia, A.Haseley, R.Quinn-3
RLISP 2-out- E.Longoria, R.Tapia-4, A.Duvall-2, J.Soto-2, A.Haseley
TEAM RISP- Brewers: 1 for 8 Marlins: 2 for 11
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Scott Kingery robbed Austin Romine of a base hit.
2020 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2020 Boston Red Sox 5/7/2020
Angels AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
R.Acuna RF 5 0 1 0 .248 N.Markakis RF 5 1 2 0 .327
N.Castellanos DH 5 0 1 1 .300 M.Chavis 1B 4 0 0 0 .254
X.Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 0 .321 R.Devers DH 4 0 1 1 .282
C.Puello CF 5 1 1 2 .188 C.Casali C 5 0 1 0 .235
M.Moustakas 2B 4 0 0 0 .300 J.Iglesias SS 4 0 0 0 .235
A.Verdugo LF 3 1 0 0 .302 T.Shaw 3B 4 0 0 0 .143
D.Fletcher 3B 3 1 1 0 .212 K.Davis LF 3 0 1 0 .215
C.Wallach C 1 1 0 0 .250 D.Gordon 2B 4 0 2 0 .276
R.McMahon 1B 3 0 1 2 .222 B.Hamilton CF 2 0 0 0 .194
A-R.Zimmerman PH 1 0 1 0 .364
B-O.Herrera CF 0 0 0 0 ----
C-S.Travis PH 1 1 1 1 .250
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Totals 33 5 6 5 Totals 37 2 9 2
A-Pinch Hit For Hamilton In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Zimmerman In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Herrera In 9th Inning
Angels.......... 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 2
Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0
Angels (22-14) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
A.Adams 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 33 0.96
A.Minter WIN(1-0) 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 38 0.00
J.Chavez HOLD(2nd) 3 2/3 4 1 1 0 4 1 61 1.29
Z.Britton SAVE(5th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 6.30
Totals 9 9 2 1 1 11 1
Red Sox (15-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Holland LOSS(0-6) 3 5 5 5 4 4 1 74 8.10
A.Miller 1 2/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 6.60
J.Gant 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 44 3.24
T.Buttrey 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.24
Totals 9 6 5 5 7 11 1
ATTENDANCE- 23,723 DATE- Thursday, May 7th 2020 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Ed Hickox, Lance Barrett, Dana Demuth, Ron Kulpa
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 8 Red Sox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 0 Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- M.Moustakas, R.McMahon
DOUBLES- N.Castellanos(10th), X.Bogaerts(9th), N.Markakis(14th), K.Davis(8th)
HOME RUNS- C.Puello(1st), S.Travis(2nd)
RBIs- N.Castellanos(14th), C.Puello-2(2nd), R.McMahon-2(12th), R.Devers(21st),
S.Travis(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Devers(3rd)
WALKS- X.Bogaerts, A.Verdugo, D.Fletcher, C.Wallach-3, R.McMahon, R.Devers
HIT BY PITCH- M.Chavis, K.Davis
STRIKE OUTS- R.Acuna-3, N.Castellanos-2, C.Puello-2, M.Moustakas, A.Verdugo,
D.Fletcher, R.McMahon, N.Markakis, M.Chavis, R.Devers, C.Casali-2,
T.Shaw-4, K.Davis, B.Hamilton
WILD PITCHES- A.Adams
2-out RBI- C.Puello-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Iglesias-3, M.Moustakas, C.Puello-2, N.Markakis, R.Acuna-2,
D.Gordon, C.Casali
TEAM RISP- Angels: 3 for 9 Red Sox: 1 for 11
