The following simulation and images are courtesy of Out of the Park Baseball 21.
Our Fake Sox had been playing well leading up to Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Mariners, but things turned on a dime there with a tough extra innings loss in the first game followed by a blowout in the nightcap. They had a day off Thursday to recuperate before starting a three-game set against the Pirates, a team that had started the year as one of the worst in baseball but have ridden a hot six-week stretch into the second wildcard spot in the NL.