Quarterfinals Review
(1)Pess defeats (8)Crawfish by 186.45 pts (518.2-331.75)
Pess notes
-Jose Bautista: 61.5 pts to lead offense (10-30, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
-Victor Martinez: 46.1 pts (10-26, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
-Offense: 253.7 pts (49% of total points)
-Mark Buehrle 50.75 pts (15 IP, 7:1 K:BB)
-Will Smith/Strop/Romo: 19.5 (5.2 IP, 1 HLD, 1 W, 7:3 K:BB)
Crawfish notes
-Hiroki Kuroda: 33.75 pts (10.1 IP, 13:0 K:BB, 1-1, 1 QS)
-Jhonny Peralta: 33.3 pts to lead offense (6-28, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
Travis Wood: -12.75 pts (1.2 IP, 7 ER, K)
-Aaron Harang: -6 pts (3.2 IP, 10 H, 6 ER)
-Francisco Rodriguez: -5.5 pts (2 IP, L, 4 H, 3 ER)
-Jake Petricka (paternity leave): DNP
-Pitching: 121 pts (4-5, 4 QS, 1 SV, 3 HLD; 36.5% of total points)
(2)Otto defeats (7)Catz by 84.65 pts (511.1-426.45)
Otto notes
-Jordan Zimmermann 54.5 pts (14 IP, 15:2 K:BB, 2 QS)
-Adam Wainwright: 41.75 pts (CG, 3 K, 3 GIDP)
-9 SP over 20 pts each
-Offense: 159.1 pts (Avila 8.6; Butler 6; Puig 8; 31.1% of total points)
-Evan Longoria 37.3 pts to lead offense (7-25, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
-4 closers: 11 IP, 4 SV, 1 ER, 1 BSV, 14 K; all over 10 pts)
-Porcello (-9) and Alfredo Simon (-3): -12 pts
Catz notes
-Miguel Gonzalez: 82.5 pts (15.1 IP, 12:4 K:BB, 2 W, 2 QS, CGSHO)
-Colin McHugh: 67 pts (15.2 IP, 12:0 K:BB, 2 W, 2 QS)
-Drew Storen: 40.25 pts (4.1 IP 6 K, 3 SV, HLD)
-Neil Ramirez (-6) + Kendrick (7.25) + Roberto Hernandez (-1.75) + Tolleson (6.5) + Doubront (-0.25) + Wada (4.75) = 10.5 pts (1.75 pts/player)
-Edwin Encarnacion: 33 pts to lead offense (9-30, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
-Alex Rios (3) and Alexei Ramirez (9.4) combined for 12.4 pts
-Offense: 145.6 pts (25.6 bench pts; 34.1% of total points)
(3)Shape defeats (6)Birds by 106.55 pts (453.6-347.05)
Shape notes
-Marcus Stroman: 81.5 pts (15 IP, 2 W, CGSHO, 2 QS, 12:1 K:BB)
-Neil Walker: 43 pts to lead offense (9-23, 7 R, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI)
-Rodney: 34.75 pts (4 IP, 4 SV, 2 K)
-Offense: 187.6 pts (41.4% of total points)
-Vogt: 1.5 pts
-Brothers (-1.5) + Lohse (-0.5) + Wacha (3.25) + Capuano (3.5) + Greene (3.75) + Happ (2.25) = 10.75 (1.79 pts/player)
-4 P over 20 pts (3 SP)
-only series where each team threw a CGSHO
Birds notes
-Adam LaRoche: 61.3 pts to lead offense (9-19, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
-Matzek: 50.25 pts (CGSHO, 6 K)
-Uehara (-13) + Vogelsong (-3.5) + Guthrie (-10.5) + Miley (-8.75) = -35.75 (10 IP, 4 L, 19 ER, 7:7 K:BB)
-Pitching: 3-9, 3 BSV, 7 QS, 1 HLD
-Offense: 181.8 pts (Montero 8; Simmons 9.2; 52.4% of total points)
(4)Brook defeats (5)Shup by 32.7 pts (580.35-547.65)
Brook notes
-only series win under 50 pts
-Miguel Cabrera 52.5 pts to lead offense (12-28, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R)
-Offense: 225.6 pts (38.9% of total points)
-Jacob deGrom 63.5 pts (14 IP, 15:2 K:BB, 0 R)
-4 SP over 40 pts (deGrom*, Scherzer*, Kluber, Volquez*; * denotes 2 starts)
-LaTroy Hawkins -10 pts (1.1 IP, 2 ER, BSV, L)
-Joaquin Benoit (shoulder): DNP
-Pitching: 9-1, 2 SV, 13 QS, 1 BSV, 1 CG
Shup notes
-547.65 pts would have bested every other playoff team in quarterfinals
-Felix Hernandez: 54 pts (14 IP, 12:6 K:BB, W)
-Jon Lester: 50 pts (16 IP, 13:2 K:BB, 1-1)
-Danny Farquhar: 22 pts (4 IP, 3:2 K:BB, 2 W)
-Pitching: 9-2, 4 SV, 3 HLD, 11 QS
-Brad Miller: 30.4 pts to lead offense (7-17, 1 each of: 2B, 3B, HR, SB)
-Offense: 152.4 pts (27.8% of total points)
