Toronto Blue Jays series simulation: Red Sox vs. Jays

While the season has been on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been 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.

The Red Sox cross the border into Canada for the third time this season to face the 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 prospects can be called up
• No standings to determine records of other teams in the league

Game 101 

Starting pitchers 

Blue Jays: Shun Yamaguchi
Red Sox: Martin Perez

Lineups

Red Sox

Peraza 2B
Benintendi LF
Bogaerts SS
Martinez DH
Devers 3B
Verdugo RF
Vazquez C
Moreland 1B
Bradley Jr CF

Blue Jays

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

Game recap

The Blue Jays hit five consecutive singles in the 2nd which brought in four runs. In the 4th, Vazquez hit a bases loaded single that scored Martinez, but Devers was thrown out at home to keep the Red Sox from really breaking out. In the bottom half, Jansen went deep to give the Blue Jays another nice lead. Bogaerts hit a two-run shot in the 5th for the Red Sox to bring it close again, but Tellez did the same in the 8th to secure the win.

Final score: Blue Jays 7 Red Sox 3

Key stats (Blue Jays)
Yamaguchi: 4.1IP 2K 6H 3BB 3ER 1HR

Dolis: 2IP 5K 2H 0BB 0ER

Guerrero Jr: 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and a walk

Tellez: 2 for 4 with a HR and a double

Jansen: 1 for 3 with a HR

Key stats (Red Sox)

Perez: 3.2IP 5K 7H 1BB 5ER 1HR L

Bogaerts: 2 for 3 with a HR, double and a walk

Devers: 3 for 4 with 2 doubles

Verdugo: 2 for 4

Moreland: 2 for 4 with a double

Game 102

***With Font placed on the DL, the Jays have called up Waguespack***

Starting pitchers 

Blue Jays: Jacob Waguespack
Red Sox: Brian Johnson

Lineups 

Red Sox

Peraza 2B
Benintendi LF
Bogaerts SS
Martinez DH
Devers 3B
Chavis 1B
Vazquez C
Verdugo RF
Bradley Jr CF

Blue Jays

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

Game recap

Guerrero Jr. singled in Gurriel Jr. in the opening frame to make it 1-0. It was quickly tied up in the top of the second when Chavis went yard. Tellez hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th to give the Blue Jays the victory.

Final score: Blue Jays 3 Red Sox 1 

Key stats (Blue Jays)

Waguespack: 6IP 7K 4H 1BB 1ER 1HR

Guerrero Jr: 1 for 2 with 2 walks

Tellez: 1 for 4 with a HR

Key stats (Red Sox)

Johnson: 5IP 8K 3H 0BB 1ER

Ryan Brasier: 3IP 4K 0H 1BB 0ER

Matt Barnes: 0IP 0K 1H 1BB 2ER 1HR BSV L

Chavis: 1 for 4 with a HR

Game 103 

Starting pitchers 

Blue Jays: Hyun-Jin Ryu
Red Sox: Eduardo Rodriguez

Lineups 

Red Sox

Pillar CF
Benintendi LF
Bogaerts SS
Martinez DH
Devers 3B
Verdugo RF
Chavis 1B
Lucroy C
Peraza 2B

Blue Jays

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

Game recap

Two runs scored for the Jays in the 5th to give them an early lead, and Grichuk went deep in the 7th to make it 3-0. Peraza scored a run for the Red Sox in the top of the 8th. With the Jays up 3-1 going into the 9th, the ball was handed over to Giles who gave up three consecutive hits. He was then pulled and the ball was handed over to Moran, who retired the next two batters and hung on for the win.

Final score: Blue Jays 3 Red Sox 2 

Key stats (Blue Jays)

Giles: 0.1IP 1K 3H 0BB 1ER

Bichette: 2 for 4 with a double

Grichuk: 2 for 3 with a HR

McGuire: 1 for 3 with a double

Key stats (Red Sox)

Bradley Jr: 1 for 2 with a double

Moreland: 1 for 2 with a double

Lucroy: 2 for 4 with a double

Peraza: 3 for 4 with a double

Blue Jays simulation record: 56-47