The following simulation and images are courtesy of Out of the Park Baseball 21.
Our Fake Sox are heating up right at the end of the first half, entering this final series before the All-Star break against the Orioles having won four in a row including a three-game sweep against the Blue Jays. They had Thursday off, so they came into this series opener at Fenway fully rested with Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound taking on Keyvius Sampson, who has been Baltimore’s best pitcher this season.
While on talent the Red Sox had the pitching advantage on paper for this one, the truth would turn out to be that neither side really had an advantage on the mound as offense would dominate the day.