Every Major League franchise has a representative playing through a somewhat compressed 92 game schedule through mid-July, thankfully with some byes here and there to reduce wear and tear, but in some instances rest is barely there. I feel bad for the '95 Atlanta Braves, who are in the midst of a 34 day stretch without a day off, something that would not be allowed in actual Major League Baseball. But the Braves are playing well, and they're just past the halfway point of that stretch.
Speaking of playing well, all of our divisions are still being well-contested, which is to be expected in May. But the largest division lead coming into this round is the 2.5 game lead the 2016 Cubs possess over the 1975 Reds, tied with the lead the 1995 Indians hold over the 2015 Royals. The AL West, meanwhile, is pretty top heavy, with just a game and a half separating the top three teams. The aforementioned Cubs continue to hold the best record in the tournament as the only team with fewer than 10 losses, while the 1993 Blue Jays hold the dubious distinction of being the only team that has yet to hit double digit wins.
This time around, we have three divisional matchups on the docket, including a matchup between the aforementioned Indians and Royals. All simulations are provided by WhatIfSports.com. Let's play ball!
Monday, May 8th
@ '86 NYM 4, '75 CIN 0
W: Gooden (3-3) | L: Billingham (2-2)
'14 WAS 2, @ '08 PHI 0
W: Fister (4-2) | L: Eaton (1-3) | SV: Soriano (6)
@ '71 PIT 9, '98 SD 2
W: Grant (1-5) | L: Miceli (2-3)
'07 COL 7, @ '16 CHC 5
W: Francis (2-1) | L: Lackey (2-3) | SV: Corpas (7)
'05 HOU 9, @ '10 SF 3
W: Astacio (1-0) | L: Cain (3-3)
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'04 BOS 9, @ '84 DET 5
W: Martinez (2-3) | L: Bair (0-2) | SV: Foulke (9)
@ '95 CLE 11, '15 KC 3
W: Ogea (5-0) | L: Volquez (1-4)
'01 SEA 7, @ '08 TB 2
W: Pineiro (5-1) | L: Sonnanstine (2-3)
'70 BAL 4, @ '11 TEX 2
W: Palmer (4-2) | L: Oliver (1-1)
@ '89 OAK 8, '05 CHW 2
W: Young (2-2) | L: Garcia (2-4)
@ '02 ANA 3, '82 MIL 1
W: Washburn (4-1) | L: McClure (1-3)
Tuesday, May 9th
'75 CIN 7, @ '86 NYM 4
W: Nolan (2-3) | L: Fernandez (5-2) | SV: Eastwick (9)
'14 WAS 5, @ '08 PHI 3
W: Gonzalez (3-2) | L: Seanez (1-2) | SV: Soriano (7)
@ '03 FLA 4, '01 AZ 0
W: Beckett (1-1) | L: Ellis (2-1)
'98 SD 8, @ '71 PIT 6
W: Brown (2-1) | L: Ellis (1-4) | SV: Hoffman (9)
'07 COL 17, @ '16 CHC 8 (14)
W: Martin (1-0) | L: La Stella (0-1)
@ '10 SF 11, '05 HOU 10 (10)
W: Wilson (5-2) | L: Astacio (1-1)
@ '65 LAD 7, '95 ATL 0
W: Drysdale (6-2) | L: Smoltz (3-2)
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'04 BOS 12, @ '84 DET 3
W: Schilling (4-2) | L: Morris (3-4)
'15 KC 8, @ '95 CLE 3
W: Ventura (3-1) | L: Hill (2-2)
@ '93 TOR 8, '91 MIN 5
W: Morris (2-2) | L: West (0-2) | SV: Ward (5)
'01 SEA 9, @ '08 TB 1
W: Garcia (3-2) | L: Jackson (1-2)
'70 BAL 8, @ '11 TEX 2
W: Phoebus (2-0) | L: Harrison (3-2)
@ '89 OAK 8, '05 CHW 2
W: Stewart (3-1) | L: Contreras (3-2)
'82 MIL 7, @ '02 ANA 6
W: Bernard (2-0) | L: Weber (1-2) | SV: Fingers (6)
Wednesday, May 10th
@ '86 NYM 6, '75 CIN 3
W: Ojeda (6-1) | L: Norman (2-2) | SV: McDowell (9)
@ '08 PHI 5, '14 WAS 3
W: Hamels (4-1) | L: Strasburg (0-5)
'01 AZ 3, @ '03 FLA 2
W: Lopez (3-3) | L: Pavano (3-3) | SV: Kim (8)
@ '71 PIT 4, '98 SD 3
W: Johnson (2-1) | L: Hamilton (1-5) | SV: Giusti (9)
@ '16 CHC 11, '07 COL 1
W: Arrieta (4-0) | L: Cook (3-2)
'05 HOU 3, @ '10 SF 2
W: Pettitte (3-2) | L: Zito (0-4) | SV: Lidge (6)
@ '65 LAD 1, '95 ATL 0
W: Osteen (4-4) | L: Maddux (3-3) | SV: Perranoski (2)
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'04 BOS 2, @ '84 DET 1
W: Timlin (3-0) | L: Lopez (3-2) | SV: Foulke (10)
@ '95 CLE 19, '15 KC 4
W: Nagy (3-3) | L: Medlen (2-3)
@ '93 TOR 6, '91 MIN 4
W: Stewart (2-0) | L: Edens (2-2) | SV: Ward (6)
@ '08 TB 4, '01 SEA 1
W: Garza (3-2) | L: Moyer (2-2) | SV: Percival (5)
@ '11 TEX 6, '70 BAL 2
W: Ogando (3-2) | L: Hardin (2-3)
@ '89 OAK 4, '05 CHW 0
W: Moore (4-1) | L: Garland (1-3)
@ '02 ANA 7, '82 MIL 2
W: Lackey (1-3) | L: Medich (0-3)
Thursday, May 11th
@ '08 PHI 3, '14 WAS 2
W: Moyer (2-3) | L: Zimmermann (2-5) | SV: Lidge (8)
@ '03 FLA 18, '01 AZ 2
W: Penny (3-4) | L: Schilling (3-2)
@ '65 LAD 4, '95 ATL 2 (10)
W: Brewer (1-0) | L: Bedrosian (0-2)
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@ '95 CLE 3, '15 KC 1
W: Martinez (4-1) | L: Young (1-5)
@ '93 TOR 8, '91 MIN 4
W: Eichhorn (2-2) | L: Morris (3-4)
'82 MIL 3, @ '02 ANA 2
W: Caldwell (2-3) | L: Callaway (0-3) | SV: Fingers (7)
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