12 Aug 2058
Boise, Idaho
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by Tony Toney
Sim #19 (recap here) was one for Boise to turn their fortunes just a bit going 5-2 against two teams ahead of them in the wild card standings. They'll go into Sim #20 having won 3 of the first games of a 4-game set at home vs Phoenix. A sweep would be very, very welcome.
SPUDS OF THE SIM - SIM #19
Pitcher
RP Anthony Annear
43 G, 3-6, 10 SV, 2.69 ERA, 60.1 IP, 0.96 WHIP, +0.4 WAR
SP Matt McCartney shined in his start against Phoenix allowing just 1 run on 2 hits in 5.1 innings, while CL Mario Santos continued his form booking 2 saves in 3 opportunities and even earning the win in his first blown save of the year. But we'll go with Annear who can be extremely solid at his best. He made 3 appearances in Sim #19 going 4.1 innings recording a clean sheet with 2 strikeouts.
Batter
CF Lou Bayou
111 G, 36 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 49 RBI, .344/.387/.460, 47 SB, +4.4 WAR
DH Alfonso Rúbio had 2 doubles and 2 HR, driving in 5, but he was ineffective outside of that slashing .172/.200/.448. LF Sebastian 'Nino' Fradesso slashed .348/.444/.391 and scored 3 times while logging a double and 3 RBI. But we'll go with the leadoff man Bayou. He recorded 4 doubles in the Sim plus a HR, 3 RBI, and 1 SB while slashing .280/.308/.560.
Sim #19: P Anthony Annear, CF Lou Bayou
Sim #18: P Danny 'Padfoot' Leach, 2B Marcello Custello
Sim #17: P Marvin 'Groucho' Winston, 3B Mahine 'Dragnet' Karetu
Sim #16: P Doug Eckhoff, LF Sebastian 'Nino' Fradesso
Sim #15: P Marvin 'Groucho' Winston, 3B Mahine 'Dragnet' Karetu
Sim #14: P Doug Eckhoff, 2B Marcello Custello
Sim #13: P Mario Santos, 3B Mahine 'Dragnet' Karetu
Sim #12: P Mario Santos, DH Alfonso Rúbio
Sim #11: P Waseem bin Suhayb, RF Héctor Holloway
Sim #10: P Samir Qasim, LF Sebastian 'Nino' Fradesso
Sim #9: P Ed Noble, CF Lou Bayou
Sim #8: P Samir Qasim, 3B Mahine 'Dragnet' Karetu
Sim #7: P Doug Eckhoff, 3B Mahine 'Dragnet' Karetu
Sim #6: P Jeremy Nickerson, 1B Bastião Fardos
Sim #5: P Doug Eckhoff, LF Sebastian 'Nino' Fradesso
Sim #3: P Paul 'The Hammer' Cherry, CF Lou Bayou
Sim #2: P Marvin 'Groucho' Winston, LF Sebastian 'Nino' Fradesso
Sim #1: P Waseem bin Suhayb, 2B Marcello Custello