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OOTP Season Sim Game 2: Pearson Wins

By Tom Dakers
MLB: Spring Training-Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Just a reminder, I’m letting the game make all the decisions, I’m just watching it, like it was real MLB baseball.

Before the start of the Jays second game of the season there was a little bit of news (sim news):

  • Daniel Hudson of the Nationals “suffered a torn labrum” and is out for the year.

And Blue Jays transaction news:

  • Trent Thornton was sent to Buffalo and Brian Moran was called up. I don’t know why, I guess the game decided they needed 2 lefties in the pen.

Red Sox 2 Blue Jays 7

Starting lineups:

Lineup

BLUE JAYS RED SOX
Bichette, SS Peraza, 2B
Hernandez, RF Martine, DH
Guerrero, 3B Devers, 3B
Grichuk, CF Bogaerts, SS
Shaw, 1B Benintendi, Lf
Gurriel, LF Bradley, CF
Fisher, DH Pillar, RF
Biggio, 2B Moreland, 1B
McGuire, C Vazquez, C
Pearson, SP Eovaldi, P

Nate Pearson made the start in the Jays second game of the season and he was good. He went 5 innings, allowed 3 hits, had 2 earned, 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.

Three relievers pitched for the Jays:

  • Sam Gaviglio: 2.1 innings, 1 hit, 4 k.
  • Moran: 1.1, 3 k.
  • Chase Anderson: 0.1, 1 hit, 1 k.

Nate gave up his 2 earned runs before getting an out. Jose Peraza singled, stole second and then J.D. Martinez homered.

Their lead didn’t last long. Nathan Eovaldi got two quick outs and then:

  • Vlad lined a single.
  • Randal Grichuk beat out an infield single.
  • Travis Shaw walked.
  • And Lourdes Gurriel hit a grand slam.

Bottom of the second:

Bo Bichette hits a solo homer making hit 5-2.

Top of the fifth:

Pearson had the first two batters reach on a single (Moreland) and hit batter (Vazquez). A ground ball put runners on second and third, but Nate got back-to-back strikeouts of Martinez and Devers.

Bottom of the eight:

Vlad led off with a walk but Grichuk hit into a double play. Then Shaw walks, Gurriel was hit by pitch and Derek Fisher drives both home with a double.

Jays of the Day: Gurriel (2 for 4, grand slam), Pearson (getting a win in his first MLB start) and Gaviglio (2.1 innings just 1 base runner).

28,663 fans came out to Rogers Centre (with the roof closed) a dip from the 42,217 on opening day.

Two games in, Jays have two wins, putting them first in the AL East (half game up on the 1-0 Yankees).

Tomorrow Matt Shoemaker gets his first start of the season. Martin Perez starts for the Red Sox.

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