The AL Central race was the closest in KOD20 this year and
the final series between Chicago and Kansas City was no exception. In fact, there
were so many twists and turns; and wild, wonderful, heart-breaking moments that
I would literally be writing until Christmas if I tried to recap everything.
I have been doing baseball gaming for the vast majority of
my life. I think these 3 games were the craziest, most exciting I have yet
experienced. Below are the very basics. I would encourage those with a vivid (maybe
morbid) curiosity to take a look at the box and pbp from these games. Whew!
Bottom line – I believe
Chicago’s 2 wins assure them a playoff spot. If Cleveland gets 1 win against
Detroit, they will tie the White Sox, but lose the h2h tie-breaker for the Division
Title. If they win 2 or 3, they win the crown outright. However, Chicago’s 22
wins should be enough to earn them the #2 WC slot.
September 28 at Kansas
– Chris Singleton singled home Tony
Graffanino and Craig Wilson in the 11th
to lift the White Sox to a 10-8 victory. KC closer extraordinaire Greg Holland surrendered the first two
earned runs of the season in the 9th for a very rare blown save. In fact,
Chicago scored 4 in the 9th to send the game to overtime.
September 29 at Kansas
City – Lorenzo Cain’s 2-run homer in the B8 answered the 2-run shot by Singleton in the T8 and the Royals hung
on for a 5-4 win.
September 30 at Kansas
City – The Royals plate 4 in the b9 to send this one to overtime (sound
familiar) dead-locked at 7-7. The ChiSox score 2 in T10 for a 9-7 lead with Paul Konerko doubling in Frank Thomas for the 9th
Pale Hose run. KC loads the bases in the B10 with 1 out. Salvador Perez scores on a passed ball placing the tying run at 3rd
and the winning run at 2nd. Keith
Foulke fans Norichika Aoki and
gets Jarrod Dyson to ground to 2B to
end it.
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