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October 3rd, 2019: The Phillies clinched the NL East Today. At 96-62, this is their second title in as many years. This means the Braves will be a wild card team.

Looking ahead to the final series, we'd see Madison Bumgarner (12-7, 3.77 ERA), Jose Antonio Flores (1-1, 5.70 ERA), and Jeff Samardzjia (7-10, 4.99 ERA). Let's hope for a good series, as this is the last one we'd have in 2019.

October 4th, 2019: Zack Wheeler (8-12, 3.77 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) started the opener in the final series of the year against MadBum (12-7, 3.77 ERA, 1.23 WHIP). You can give up on .500 as we fell 6-4.

Wheeler was hit hard, 5 hits and 3 runs in just 1.2 innings. Yonny Chirinos gave up 2 more in 2.1 off 4 hits.

We had 11 hits, including a 3-for-4 game from Cedric Mullins. All three hits were doubles and he scored twice and drove in a run. Raudy Read hit a 2 run homer, and both Tyler Saladino and Nicky Delmonico had a pair of singles.

Just 2 more...

October 5th, 2019: Jeff Hoffman's diagnosis came back, an oblique strain, and he'd be out for 8-9 weeks. I'd probably shop in the offseason, I'm not a big fan of injury prone players.

The Blue Jays have lost 9 in a row and found them selves eliminated from the playoffs. The Angels have won 11 in a row, and now hold the 2nd wild card, with the also hot Twins a game back. The Blue Jays really collapsed, as they seamed to be a shoe in to the 2nd wild card spot.

Colin McHugh (9-12, 4.83 ERA, 1.47 WHIP) took on Jose Antonio Flores (1-1, 5.70 ERA, 1.50 WHIP) in game 161. A pitchers duel commensed, as we scored 2 in the 5th, enough for the 2-1 win.

McHugh was excellent, just 4 hits in 7 innings with 1 earned run and 5 strikeouts. Jake Diekman got a hold, and Brad Brach got his 36th save.

We only had 4 hits, and two came form Luis Torrens. Both were doubles, and he scored 1 of the runs. Anthony Alfrod drove him and Brian Anderson in on a 2-run single. Anderson himself had the final hit.

Only one more left *tears*

Stephen Piscotty went 5-fot-5 as the A's topped the Mariners 4-3.

October 6th, 2019: The Red Sox won the AL East. The Angels have now won 12 in a row, and have a 1 game lead over the Twins for the final spot in the postseason.

Adalberto Mejia (6-10, 4.06 ERA) started the final game of the season against Jeff Samardzjia (7-10, 4.99 ERA, 1.31 WHIP). I used a very different lineup, giving guys with not very many starts this year penciled in the lineup.

We almost played 2 games today, plaing 17 innings and eventually losing 3-2. The game was 1-1 through 9, and both teams scored in the 15th before the Giants walked off on a wild pitch from Dillon Peters.

Unearned runs were the theme of the game, as 2 of the runs were unearned, the 1st and last. Forbes made an error in the 4th, Torrens in the 17th.

Mejia pitched well, just the unearned run off 3 hits in 6 solid innings. The only earned run was charged to Mychal Givens. Of course it was him...

We did have 13 hits, but when you consider the 17 innings that's not impressive at all. Braxoton Lee, Torres, and D.J. Peters (2) doubled. Lewis Brinson picked up a steal of his own. Torrens and Peters had 3 hits a piece, while Lee had 2. It wasn't how I wanted to end the season, but there is always next year...

Quick recap: It wasn't a bad season. 79-83 is a lot better then expected. We started off well, but then eventually fell apart in August. Our best month was September, as we were 17-10, but August was 7-21. The only other month we were under .500 (other then October) was May, at 13-14.

Some players to point out:

1. RF Teoscar Hernandez: He's great, hit .278/.337/.445 with 13 HR's and 46 RBI's in 472 at bats. He stole 13 bases as well and showed improvement in all facets of his game. He's no star, but he's a nice player to have on the roster.

2. LF Lewis Brinson: He also made strides foward, but injuries hurt him a bit. He hit .261/.326/.495 with 23 HR's, 80 RBI's, and 11 steals in 422 at bats. He has star potential, and can be our cleanup hitter for years to come.

3. 1B Nicky Delmonico: He could also hit cleanup, and combined to hit .260/.332/.456 with 24 HR's and 92 RBI's in 587 at bats with us and Chicago, but was even better in Miami. He's a really good young guy who hits from the left side.

4. CL Brad Brach: His season in one word: Amazing. A miniscule 1.33 ERA and a solid 1.02 WHIP with 36 saves in his first season in Miami. The former Oriole and Padre really thrived here, and was worth a whopping 2.7 WAR as a relief pitcher. He struck out 99 hitters and walked just 27 in 74.1 innings. He had a very low 0.6 HR/9 as well.

Honorable Mentions: Jordan Montgomery (When healthy he was great), Anthony Alford (his base running and defense are elite), and Drew Steckenrider (thrived in a setup role).

Below are the final stats of the 2019 regular season: