In the previous round Paul Goldschmidt had the batting performance of the tournament so far for the 2018 squad. He went 4-4 with 6 RBI, including two homers. That performance backed a mediocre but good enough performance from Patrick Corbin as they defeated 2019. Recap here.
The 2002 team put on their hitting shoes last time out, scoring 12 runs on 17 hits against the 2016 team. 10 of those runs came off Robbie Ray. Randy Johnson went the distance for 2002 despite allowing 5 runs on 10 hits. He struck out 16 and threw 130 pitches.