Giants Win 2015 World Series

San Francisco (AP) - The San Francisco Giants won their first Millennium League Championship by sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four games.  A recap of the series:







GAME 1 - San Francisco 3, St. Louis 1 -  Zack Greinke scattered six hits by pitching a complete game in the series opener.  Joey Votto had two hits and scored a run.  Redbirds' Jacob DeGrom, who gave up 2 runs over 7 innings, took the loss.

GAME 2 - San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4 - Joey Votto had two hits including his third homer of the post season.  The Giants' J. Dyson scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 8th and Craig Kimbrel tossed a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the 9th for the save.

GAME 3 - San Francisco 10, St. Louis 3 - Zack Cozart hit a grand slam in the 2nd inning as the Giants routed the Redbirds.  Jake Peavy pitched seven strong innings for the win and the Cards' Jamie Garcia took the loss.

GAME 4 - San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0 - Zack Greinke held the Cardinals scoreless for 7+ innings and Craig Kimbrel picked up another save as the Giants finish off the four game sweep.  Greinke finished the postseason with a 5-1 record and 2.15 ERA.


Postseason Stats

Votto (SF) - .321 avg, 3 HR's, 6 RBI's, 16 Walks, 14 Runs
Greinke (SF) - 5-1, 2.15 ERA
Kimbrel (SF) - 5 2/3 scoreless innings, 4 saves

Cespedes (STL) - .294 avg, 4 HR's, 11 RBI's
DeGrom (STL) - 3-1, 1.95 ERA

2016 Draft Lottery Info

We will be conducting our draft lottery on Monday, January 22nd and Tuesday, January 23rd.....
The “Pennsylvania Daily Number Evening” lottery (http://www.palottery.state.pa.us/) on subsequent nights (7PM EST) will be used to decide who gets the #1 and #2 picks in the first round only. If the second pick yields the same result as the first night, then a third night’s lottery drawing will be used. The remaining 10 teams will draft in reverse order of record. So, the team with the poorest record can do no worst than pick third in the first round.

2016 Lottery Drawing Chances:

000 to 249 – Atlanta (51-111)

250 to 449 – New York (66-96)

450 to 604 – Seattle (69-93)

605 to 724 – Arizona (71-91)

725 to 814 – Minnesota (74-88)

815 to 879 – Pittsburgh (75-87)

880 to 924 – Chicago (78-84)

925 to 954 – Los Angeles (80-82, 4-2 vs. Boston in tie-breaker)

955 to 974 – Boston (80-82)

975 to 986 – Philadelphia (81-81)

987 to 994 – Kansas City (82-80, 4-2 vs. Cleveland in tie-breaker)

995 to 999 – Cleveland (82-80)

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Redbirds Sweep Nats

 

 

Behind Yoenis Cespedes' bat, the St. Louis Cardinals swept the Washington Nationals in four games.  A summary of the series:

 

 

GAME 1
Cardinals 3, Nationals 1
Curtis Granderson snaps a 1-1 tie with a 2-run double in the 6th.  Jacob DeGrom and three relievers toss a 3-hitter. In a key play in the 8th inning, Yoenis Cespedes throws out Starling Marte trying to score from second on a Mike Trout single.

GAME 2
Cardinals 7, Nationals 1
Yoenis Cespedes crushes a 2-run HR in the 3rd and Brett Lawrie highlights a 5-run 7th with a 2-run PH triple as St. Louis coasts to a 2-0 series lead. Francisco Liriano strikes out 7 and allows just 4 hits in 7 innings for the win.

GAME 3
Cardinals 3, Nationals 2 (11 innings)
Yoenis Cespedes belts a solo homer in the top of the 11th, then St. Louis holds on for dear life in the bottom half. Washington put runners on second and third with one out against Kevin Siegrist. Delino Deshields fails on a squeeze bunt and strikes out. Mike Trout is walked intentionally to load the bases, but Billy Butler fans to end the game. St. Louis had taken the lead in the 7th on an RBI
double by Logan Forsythe and a run-scoring single by Cespedes. But Washington tied it in the 9th against closer Wade Davis. Starling Marte singled, stole two bases, then rode home on a Trout single. Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in 7-1/3 for Washington, which had been held to 1 hit until the 9th.

GAME 4
Cardinals 5, Nationals 4
Logan Forsythe leads off the game with a homer, finishing with 3 RBIs, and Yoenis Cespedes caps a 4-run 3rd with a 2-run HR as St. Louis completes the sweep. Washington had taken a rare lead on Mike Trout's 3-run HR in the bottom of the 1st and crept within 5-4 on Starling Marte's RBI single in the 7th. St. Louis starter Danny Salazar struck out 12, but tired in the 9th, departing after Jose Bautista's leadoff PH double. Wade Davis entered and retired three straight Nationals, two on strikes.

 

The Cardinals, who haven't been to the Fall Classic since the 2004 season, will face the San Francisco Giants.



Giants Heading to the World Series

The San Francisco Giants advanced to their second World Series in 3 seasons (they lost to Cleveland in 2013) as they eliminated the Astros in 5 games.  Joey Votto was the series MVP who went 6-16, with 2 doubles, a triple, a HR, 6 runs and 4 RBI.    Jason Kipnis went 8-19 with 2 doubles, 2 HR, with 3 runs and 4 RBI for the losers.  A recap of the series: 


Game 1 - The Giants scored 3 times in the 1st 3 innings, getting 7 hits in the process.  Scherzer keeps the Astros bats silent and take the game 3-1

Game 2 - Giancarlo Stanton homers twice and knocks in 4 as Yordano Ventura strikes out 9 in 6 2/3 innings.  Houston wins 5-1 to even the series.

 

Game 3 - More pitching from SF, this time in the form of Jake Peavy.  Peavy strikes out 7 in 5 innings then lets the bull pen take it from there in the 6-2 win to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

 

Game 4 - With Kershaw on the mound, the Stros were hoping to even the series.  Kershaw went 8 innings while striking out 13 but gave up 2 long balls.  Tony Watson came in and after 5 post season innings gave up his 1st hit, a walk off dinger by David Wright.  Jason Kipnis hit 2 for Houston.  Giants up 3 games to 1.

 

Game 5 - Rubby De La Rosa versus Zack Greinke in an elimination game.  10 times out of 10, you would bet on Greinke.   Greinke goes 7 innings striking out 8 in the Giants 5-1 win.  

Nats Send #1 Seed Marlins Home

Miami (AP) -  Cole Hamels turned in a clutch performance in game 7 of the Nats-Marlins playoff series to help send Washington to the semi-finals.  A recap of the series:


MIA 5, WASH - 2:  David Price pitched 7 strong innings, Goldschmidt knocked in 2 for Miami

WASH 4, MIA 3 (11):  Aramis Ramirex hit a solo shot in the 11th for the game winner

WASH 9, MIA 8 (10):  Crazy game.  After the Marlins rallied for three runs in the top of the 9th to tie the game, Mike Trout drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th for the winning Nats run.

WASH 3, MIA 2 (12):  Third straight extra inning game all won by Washington.  Pinch hitter Mike Zunio lined an RBI-single in the 12th.  David Robertson (2-0) picks up his second win in the series.

MIA 6, WASH 3:  David Price won his second game of the series as Miami staved off elimination.  Paul Goldschmidt hit his third homer of the series and knocked in 3 runs for the Marlins.

MIA 10, WASH 1:  Bryce Homer and Nolan Arenado both hit homers and combines to knock in 7 runs as Miami overwhelmed Washington to even the series at 3 games a piece.  Kyle Hendricks pitched seven sparkling innings for the victory.

WASH 6, MIA 2:  Cole Hamels fanned 9 while scattering 10 hits over 6 2/3 innings allowing only 2 runs.  Mike Trout broke out of his post season slump with 2 hits, 2 ribbies and 2 runs scored for Washington.  CC Sabathia takes the loss for Miami.