2020 MLB Season: Simulating NL games – March 30 to April 1

2020 MLB Season: Simulating NL Games

National League Central

The Cardinals and Brewers staged a tussle for NL Central leadership in Milwaukee, St. Louis emerging with the better of it. The Cards won the opener 14-2 thanks to a pair of five-run innings in the fourth and again in the ninth.

Paul Goldschmidt produced a five-hit game that included a home run and two RBIs. Paul DeJong backed up Goldschmidt with three hits of his own and two more RBIs, while Kolten Wong drove in four runs.

The Brewers won the Tuesday game 6-1 behind Brian Anderson’s six strong innings. Christian Yelich’s three hits included a home run and produced three RBIs. But in the Wednesday wrapup, a critical error by Keston Hiura set St. Louis up for two fifth-inning runs, and that was all the Cardinals needed for a 2-1 win. Daniel Hudson pitched six innings, and the Cards pen shut down Milwaukee over the final three.

The Cubs hosted their cousins from Pittsburgh with fireworks in a three-game sweep. Chicago won the opener 8-6 on Schwarber’s three-run fifth-inning home run. Wilson Contreras also produced a three-run bomb, his coming in the fourth.

Tyler Chatwood pitched seven strong innings on Tuesday as the Cubs breezed to a 7-0 win. Jason Heyward was the star this time, his two hits including a home run and producing four RBIs. Chicago completed the sweep Wednesday thanks to Heyward’s three-hit, four-RBI game. The final was 6-2.

W-L        Pct          GB

Chicago                4-2          .667        —

St. Louis               4-2          .667        —

Milwaukee          3-3          .500        1

Cincinnati            2-4          .333        2

Pittsburgh           1-5          .167        3