In the early going, three teams picked up sweeps to jump out to an early advantage, but we're only 3-4 games into the tournament, and anything can happen. The '95 Braves and '04 Red Sox can finally jump into the fray as well after having a bye to open the tournament.
After seeing just two series between division opponents in the first round, we have eight over the weekend. We also the first example of one of a couple scheduling quirks that I had to build into the tournament, as we have our first doubleheader. With the Blue Jays having played Tampa in the opening round and facing another division foe this weekend, I had to schedule a Saturday doubleheader for their series in the Bronx. I did make sure, however, to minimize instances of this happening, and this doubleheader is the only one for both the Yankees and Blue Jays.
I want to note here as well that in the Round 1 post, I brought up a pair of Thursday games. Today's post starts with Thursday because of the multiple divisional games in this round. Those will kick things off.
All simulations are provided by WhatIfSports.com. Let's get to the field!
Thursday, April 6th
'03 FLA 23, @ '95 ATL 5
W: Willis (1-0) | L: Avery (0-1)
@ '86 NYM 5, '08 PHI 2
W: Ojeda (1-0) | L: Myers (0-1) | SV: McDowell (2)
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'70 BAL 6, @ '04 BOS 3
W: Lopez (2-0) | L: Lowe (0-1) | SV: Drabowsky (1)
@ '84 DET 5, '95 CLE 4
W: Hernandez (1-1) | L: Taverez (0-1)
'91 MIN 7, @ '05 CHW 5
W: Leach (1-0) | L: Hermanson (0-1) | SV: Aguilera (1)
@ '01 SEA 5, '82 MIL 1
W: Abbott (1-0) | L: McClure (0-1)
'02 ANA 6, @ '89 OAK 5 (12)
W: Donnelly (1-0) | L: Cadaret (0-1) | SV: Pote (1)
Friday, April 7th
'03 FLA 9, @ '95 ATL 8
W: Urbina (1-1) | L: Bedrosian (0-1) | SV: Looper (3)
@ '75 CIN 8, '07 COL 4
W: Darcy (1-0) | L: Hirsh (0-1) | SV: Eastwick (1)
@ '86 NYM 18, '08 PHI 5
W: Aguilera (1-0) | L: Eaton (0-1)
'01 AZ 13, @ '11 STL 2
W: Lopez (1-0) | L: Lohse (0-1)
@ '05 HOU 9, '98 SD 3
W: Backe (1-0) | L: Langston (0-1)
'14 WAS 10, @ '65 LAD 6
W: Fister (1-0) | L: Miller (0-1)
'16 CHC 7, @ '10 SF 0
W: Hammel (1-0) | L: Zito (0-1)
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@ '04 BOS 10, '70 BAL 8 (10)
W: Foulke (1-0) | L: Drabowsky (0-1)
'95 CLE 24, @ '94 DET 5
W: Ogea (1-0) | L: Rozema (0-1)
'93 TOR 15, @ '98 NYY 5
W: Stewart (1-0) | L: Irabu (0-1)
'11 TEX 8, @ '08 TB 4
W: Harrison (1-0) | L: Kazmir (1-1)
@ '05 CHW 9, '91 MIN 7
W: Politte (1-0) | L: Abbott (0-2)
'82 MIL 5, @ '01 SEA 3
W: Lerch (1-0) | L: Halama (0-1) | SV: Fingers (2)
@ '89 OAK 3, '02 ANA 1 (10)
W: Young (1-0) | L: Percival (0-1)
Saturday, April 8th
@ '95 ATL 4, '03 FLA 3
W: McMichael (1-0) | L: Looper (0-1)
@ '75 CIN 9, '07 COL 5
W: Carroll (1-0) | L: Buchholz (1-1) | SV: Eastwick (2)
@ '86 NYM 8, '08 PHI 7
W: Sisk (1-0) | L: Madson (0-1) | SV: McDowell (3)
'01 AZ 11, @ '11 STL 6
W: Kim (1-1) | L: Salas (0-1)
'98 SD 11, @ '05 HOU 7
W: Smith (1-0) | L: Rodriguez (0-1)
'14 WAS 8, @ '65 LAD 2
W: Gonzalez (1-0) | L: Drysdale (0-2)
'16 CHC 5, @ '10 SF 4
W: Lackey (1-0) | L: Bumgarner (0-1) | SV: Strop (1)
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'70 BAL 19, @ '04 BOS 10
W: Cuellar (2-0) | L: Schilling (0-1)
'95 CLE 16, @ '84 DET 4
W: Hill (1-0) | L: Bair (0-1)
@ '98 NYY 6, '93 TOR 5
W: Mendoza (1-0) | L: Timlin (0-1)
'93 TOR 6, @ '98 NYY 5
W: Hentgen (1-1) | L: Nelson (0-1) | SV: Ward (1)
@ '08 TB 7, '11 TEX 1
W: Shields (2-0) | L: Ogando (0-1) | SV: Balfour (1)
'91 MIN 12, @ '05 CHW 4
W: Edens (1-0) | L: McCarthy (0-1)
@ '01 SEA 6, '82 MIL 1
W: Pineiro (1-0) | L: Medich (0-1)
@ '89 OAK 7, '02 ANA 0
W: Stewart (1-0) | L: Callaway (0-1)
Sunday, April 9th
@ '95 ATL 18, '03 FLA 1
W: Maddux (1-0) | L: Penny (1-1)
'07 COL 12, @ '75 CIN 8
W: Morales (2-0) | L: Kirby (0-1)
'08 PHI 7, @ '86 NYM 2
W: Hamels (2-0) | L: Gooden (1-1)
@ '11 STL 7, '01 AZ 3
W: Carpenter (1-1) | L: Schilling (0-1)
@ '05 HOU 6, '98 SD 5
W: Lidge (1-0) | L: Boehringer (0-2)
@ '65 LAD 10, '14 WAS 4
W: Koufax (1-0) | L: Jordan (0-1)
'16 CHC 14, @ '10 SF 0
W: Lester (2-0) | L: Wellemeyer (0-1)
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'70 BAL 12, @ '04 BOS 4
W: McNally (2-0) | L: Wakefield (0-1)
@ '84 DET 7, '95 CLE 0
W: Morris (1-1) | L: Nagy (0-2)
@ '98 NYY 5, '93 TOR 4
W: Cone (1-1) | L: Stottlemyre (0-1) | SV: Rivera (2)
'11 TEX 9, @ '08 TB 7
W: Tateyama (1-0) | L: Percival (0-1) | SV: Feliz (2)
@ '05 CHW 2, '91 MIN 1
W: Buehrle (1-1) | L: Morris (0-2)
'82 MIL 2, @ '01 SEA 1
W: Bernard (1-0) | L: Garcia (0-2) | SV: Fingers (3)
@ '89 OAK 8, '02 ANA 3
W: Moore (1-1) | L: Appier (1-1)
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