High praise to the Cubs (won’t happen much this year) for at least scoring 10+ runs in a game yesterday. When this was accomplished to avoid a 4 game sweep to city rivals the White Sox, they had their 11th run variation from 0 – 10. They were the 5th NL squad to complete the mission. I thought it would take them much longer to score enough runs in a game – to punch out the 8, 9 and 10 run game totals respectively.

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This should turn out to be quite fun.  A lot of gambling establishments have this sort of deal, and it will be fun to see the results.

What Runs Survivor is, a MLB team scoring 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10 or (10+) in different games throughout the course of the season.

Once a club has one of these run totals once, you cross it off and keep going until they complete the 11 different variations.  We are going to keep tracking this category – until all 30 MLB clubs are finished this season!

In the last 5 days of play since our last post, 5 more teams have completed this mission.  What I can’t wait for is who will be the last team to finish out. 

It doesn’t look good for San Diego who hasn’t even scored 8 runs or above so far this campaign.

Cleveland plated 9 men in their game yesterday to conclude a series win versus the Twins. Cleveland has gone 5 – 2 since a 6 game losing streak ended. The Tribe also helped the AL Central win the Division contest as the 1st to all have the 11 run variations.

9 runs for a game has proved to be the hardest total to acquire.

Texas blanked Colorado last night, and it was the 1st time in 37 games the Rockies had been Shutout this year.  With how good that team has been playing, I thought they would not have been blanked for a while yet.

The whole AL Central completed the feat yesterday when Cleveland finished out their totals. 

The AL Leads the NL 9 – 5 for the category.

AL (9 teams completed)

AL East 

New York –  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 10/11 – Just need a game with 8 runs

Toronto – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed 11/11 – Sat Apr.26, 2014 – Tied 3rd  place

Boston – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 9/11 – need a 9 run game, and a 10 runs or 10+ effort.

Baltimore – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) The O’s need to plate exactly 9 in a contest.

Tampa Bay – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed 11/11 – Fri Apr.25, 2014: 2nd place (1st in AL)

AL Central (ALL teams complete – They win the Division 1st prize)

Detroit – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) – Completed May.04 – 9th Place

Kansas City – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)  – Completed Apr.29 – 6th place

Minnesota – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) – Completed 11/11 Saturday Apr.26, 2014 – Tied for 3rd place

Chicago White Sox – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed WED May 7th (11th Place)

Cleveland Indians – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed THU May 8th (14th Place) (Did the mission in 2 more games than the Cubs 0- even though both done on the same day.)

AL West

Oakland – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 10/11 They are the only team who needs a 5 run game left (who have 10 so far)

Texas – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 9/11:  The Rangers need a 7 run game and a 9 run game to complete

LA Angels – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+): 9/11 The Angels have a great chance to win the 2014 MLB Shutout Survivor, as Colorado made it to their  37th game before being blanked, LAA needs 4 games with no runs, they need a 8 run game, and to be blanked to complete 2014 MLB Run Survivor

Seattle – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed May.04 – 10th Place.  Tied with Detroit – but the Tigers finished in 3 fewer games

Houston – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 9/11 This could be a while, the Astros need a 9 run game, plus a contest where they score 10 or more guys.

NL (5 Teams Completed)

NL East

Atlanta –  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 10/11 – The Tomahawk Choppers need a game with 8 runs to complete 11/11

Washington – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed 11/11 on Apr.26th, (3rd place in the MLB)

NY Mets – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 10/11 – Mets are lookingfor exactly 8 runs in a game like Atlanta.

Miami Marlins – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed 11/11 on May 2nd. (7th place finish based on 29 games played vs Cards 30 games to do it)

Philadelphia Phillies – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 9/11 – The Phightins need an 8 and 9 run game both

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed 11/11 on May 2nd. (8th place finish based on 30 games played vs Marlins 29 games to do it)

Cincinnati Reds – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 10/11 Cincy is still seeking a game with 9 runs

Milwaukee Brewers – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 10/11 The Brew Crew also needs to plate 9 men in a contest.

Chicago Cubs – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed 11/11 THU May.08, Awarded 12th place because they accomplished in 33 games compared to CLE 35 games (12th Place)

Pittsburgh Pirates – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) The Bucs are the third team in the Division to seek 9 in a game.

NL West

LA Dodgers – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 10/11 – It is only a matter of time before the Dodgers score 10 (or more), way easier to complete as once you are 10 in a game, it is finished.

SF Giants – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) Completed 11/11 – Wed Apr.23, 2014 – Finished 1st place, MLB Runs Scored Winner

Arizona Diamondbacks – 0. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

San Diego Padres – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 8/11, The Padres are last in this contest, and need all 8,9 and 10 or 10+ games to finish up

Colorado Rockies – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 10/11 Cheer Up Colorado, you may lose the MLB Shutout Survivor Contest to the Angels, but you still won the NL for that category, and all you need is a game with 7 runs for.

The Padres wasted a brilliant effort from Starter Ian Kennedy last night, falling victims to a 3 -1 (12th inning) loss to the Marlins. The only offense was a HR by Ian Kennedy. This offense has failed to score more than 7 runs in a game all year long, and are now 15 – 21, and trail the 1st place Giants by 7.5 Games in the NL West. Having just 8/11 scenarios, they are the only team not to have at least 9 different results. It could be a while before these guys finish this year.

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