Toronto Blue Jays series simulation: Angels vs. Jays

With the season on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m doing a simulation based on the Blue Jays schedule using the online version of Statis Pro.

For those of you that follow Mike Wilner on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed the simulated season he’s been doing. What he’s been up to lately is very similar to what I’m doing, just that we’re using different games to do it. I have also made an account for the simulations on Instagram that can be followed @jays.simgames.

Mike Trout and his Angels come north of the border to take on the Blue Jays

How Statis Pro Works 

Just like a real ball game, you set your lineup by choosing each player’s spot in the batting order, and everything else that comes with managing a ball game. Basically you are the manager.

To play, you have cards that you go through that have a bunch of information on them. Each pitcher has a PB number with the lowest number starting at 2, and the highest number going at 9. For example, Hyun-Jin Ryu has a PB of 2-9 so if you flip a card with a PB of 7, you go based off the stats on his card. If you flip a card and get a PB of 11, you go based on the stats of the batter’s card.

After you flip the first card, you have to flip another card to determine the random number. Let’s say you get the first card of a PB 7 with Ryu pitching and the random number is 38. Ryu’s card may have a strikeout from the numbers 22-46, meaning if you get a PB 7 and a random number of 38, Ryu struck out whoever he faced.

Let’s say Ryu is pitching and he’s facing J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox. You flip the first card and get a PB of 10 and you flip the next card and get a random number of 26. Martinez’s card may have a double to centrefield as 24-26, meaning if you get a PB of 10 and a random number of 26, Martinez got a double off Ryu.

A few things to take into consideration with a simulated season:

• No trades
• No injuries for other teams unless it’s during the series against the Jays
• No prospects can be called up
• No standings to determine records of other teams in the league

Game 82

Starting pitchers

Blue Jays: Chase Anderson
Angels: Dylan Bundy

Lineups 

Angels

Simmons SS
Upton LF
Trout CF
Pujols 1B
Rendon 3B
Ohtani DH
LaStella 2B
Goodwin RF
Castro C

Blue Jays

Alford CF
Panik 2B
Bichette SS
Tellez DH
Guerrero Jr 3B
Grichuk RF
Shaw 1B
Hernandez LF
Jansen C

Game recap

Alford led the bottom of the first with a home run that was followed by back-to-back doubles by Panik and Bichette which scored another run. In the next inning, Hernandez went deep to add too the lead. In the top of the 5th, Ohtani pulled a muscle which forced him to be replaced by Matt Thaiss, who ended up hitting a home run. In the bottom half of the 5th, Hernandez hit another home which was a 3-run home run.

Final score: Blue Jays 7 Angels 1

Key stats (Blue Jays)

Anderson: 9IP 7K 4H 1BB 1ER 1HR CG W

Alford: 2 for 5 with a HR and a walk

Panik: 2 for 5 with a double

Tellez: 0 for 1 with 3 walks

Shaw: 2 for 3 with a double and a walk

Hernandez: 2 for 4 with 2 HR

Key stats (Angels)

Bundy: 2.1IP 4K 7H 2BB 3ER 2HR L

Dillon Peters: 2.1IP 1K 2H 2BB 4ER 1HR

Thaiss: 1 for 2 with a HR

Game 83

Starting Pitchers 

Blue Jays: Anthony Kay
Angels: Griffin Canning

Lineups 

Angels

Simmons SS
Rendon 3B
Trout CF
Pujols DH
Upton LF
Thaiss 1B
Fletcher 2B
Goodwin RF
Castro C

Blue Jays

Alford CF
Biggio 2B
Bichette SS
Tellez DH
Grichuk RF
Guerrero Jr 3B
Shaw 1B
Hernandez LF
McGuire C

Game recap

For the second game in a row, Alford led off with a home run. In the top of the 2nd, Upton went deep for a two-run shot. In the 3rd, Tellez hit a 3-run home run which he leads the team in home runs. In the 5th, Pujols hit a three-run homer.

Final score: Angels 5 Blue Jays 4

Key stats (Angels)

Canning: 6IP 10K 7H 1BB 4ER 2HR W

Middleton: 2IP 4K 1H 0BB 0ER

Rendon: 1 for 3 with 2 walks

Pujols: 2 for 4 with a HR

Upton: 2 for 4 with a HR

Castro: 2 for 3 with a walk

Key stats (Blue Jays)

Kay: 4.2IP 4K 5H 4BB 5ER 2HR L

Alford: 1 for 4 with a HR

Panik: 3 for 4 with 2 doubles

Tellez: 1 for 4 with a HR

Game 84

Starting pitchers 

Blue Jays: Hyun-Jin Ryu
Angels: Matt Andriese

Lineups 

Angels

Simmons SS
Rendon 3B
Trout CF
Pujols 1B
Upton LF
Ohtani DH
Fletcher 2B
Goodwin RF
Stassi C

Blue Jays

Alford CF
Panik 2B
Bichette SS
Tellez DH
Grichuk RF
Guerrero Jr 3B
Shaw 1B
Hernandez LF
McGuire C

Game recap

One run scored for the Jays in the first although it didn’t come from Alford as he struck out. When Upton was up in the top of the 2nd, he fouled a ball of his shin and had to leave the game. The Angels put up a run in the second inning but that was responded with Hernandez’s first of two home runs this game. From getting Simmons to ground out in the 3rd all the way to the top of the 9th, Ryu retired 17 consecutive batters. In the bottom of the 3rd, Bichette hit a solo home run while Grichuk and Guerrero Jr hit back-to-back doubles for another run. Hernandez started off the bottom of the 7th with a homer and McGuire ended up scoring later during the inning.

Final score: Blue Jays 6 Angels 1

Key stats (Blue Jays)

Ryu: 9IP 7K 3H 0BB 1ER CG W

Bichette: 2 for 4 with a HR

Grichuk: 2 for 4 with 2 doubles

Hernandez: 2 for 3 with 2 HR

Key stats (Angels)

Andriese: 6IP 9K 8H 0BB 5ER 3HR L

Blue Jays simulation record: 48-36