The Cardinals were shutout 5 – 0 by NL Division rival Chicago last night (in the 1st game of a 19 game head versus head this season). At least the RedBirds prevented them from scoring 3 runs, and completing the MLB Runs Scoring Survivor last night. The Cards could still finish in the top 15 depending on some outcomes coming up.

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The teams are putting up zeroes faster than Vegas casino’s are padding their bottom lines now.

St. Louis couldn’t handle ex teammate John Lackey. and were effectively knocked out of the contest via a 5 – 0 loss.

The Angels wiped out the White Sox for a 7 – 0 victory on Monday night.  In doing so, every club in the AL Central is now gone from MLB Shutout Survivor 2016.

Meanwhile the Padres are the squad that has been vanquished in the NL West by a Shutout so far.  Yes, and they are making up for the other clubs by taking the egg-shaped number 5 separate times already.

There are only 5 teams left in the American League, and now there are 9 clubs still alive in the NL.

I am contemplating going all the way back to 1918 – in order to figure out who won this competition every year.  That would be a lot easier than running through game scores for all of the seasons of MLB Runs Scoring Survivor.

With only 8 teams in play Monday night – there wasn’t much action in the MLB Runs Scoring Survivor.  The only note was that the Cubs didn’t capitalize on their fist chance to complete the journey.  They have another chance tonight against St.  Louis (the magic number of runs is 3).

The White Sox were the last hope for the AL Central to win the MLB Shutout Survivor in 2016. They were taken out 7 – 0 by the Los Angeles Angels last night. The American League only has 5 teams left in the competition – as opposed to 9 clubs still alive in the National League.

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At the end of this article you can take our polls to vote which club you think will be blanked last (There is also a poll for 1st to win the MLB Runs Scoring Survivor.)

If the clubs tie on the game number, it will be the number of runs allowed that will determine their placing.  If still tied, team ERA will be the next tiebreaker. 

For Games through Apr 18, 2016

MLB Shutout Survivor 2016

14 Teams Still Alive

AL East

New York – Eliminated Apr 08, 2016 (4 – 0 loss to Detroit) Game #4 (Finished 27th)

Toronto –

Boston – Eliminated Sun Apr 10, 2016 ( 3 – 0 loss to Jays) Game #5 (Finished 24th)

Baltimore –

Tampa Bay – Eliminated Thu Apr 14, 2016 (6 – 0 Loss to CLE) Game #9 (Finished 20th)

AL Central – All Eliminated

Detroit – Eliminated Fri Apr 15, 2016 (loss 1 – 0 to the Astros) Game #9 (Finished 21st)

Kansas City – Eliminated Tues Apr 5, 2016 (Game #2, loss to Mets 2 – 0) (Finished 28th)

Minnesota – Eliminated Sat Apr 9, 2016 ( 7 – 0 loss to Royals) (Finished 25th)

Chicago White Sox – Eliminated Mon Apr 18, 2016 (7 – 0 loss to the Angels) Game #13

Cleveland Indians – Eliminated Sun Apr 17, 2016 (6 – 0 loss to Mets) Game #10 (Finished 18th)

AL West

Oakland –

Texas –

LA Angels – Eliminated opening Day (9- 0 loss to CHC) (29th Place Finish)

Seattle – Eliminated Tues Apr 12, 2016 ( 8 – 0 loss to TEX) Game 8 (Finished 22nd)

Houston

NL

NL East 

Atlanta – Eliminated Wed Apr 13, 2016 ( 3 – 0 loss to Nats) Game 8 (Finished 23rd)

Washington –

NY Mets – Eliminated Sat Apr 09, 2016 (loss to Phillies 1 – 0) ( Finished 26th place)

Miami Marlins –

Philadelphia Phillies –

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals – Eliminated Mon Apr 18, 2016 (5 – 0 loss to Cubs) Game #13

Cincinnati Reds – 

Milwaukee Brewers – Eliminated Thu Apr 14, 2016 (loss 7 – 0 to the Cards) Game #9 (Finished 19th)

Chicago Cubs – Eliminated Sun Apr 17, 2 – 0 loss to Colorado (Game #12)

Pittsburgh Pirates –

NL West

LA Dodgers –

SF Giants –

Arizona Diamondbacks –

San Diego Padres – Eliminated Opening Day (loss 15 – 0 to LAD) (Finished Dead Last at 30th)

Colorado Rockies –

MLB Runs Scoring Survivor 2016

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.

A Bold Italic illustrates it has been done for runs by the club.

For Games through Apr 18, 2016 (Number out of 11 variations collected so far)

AL

AL East 

New York  Yankees–  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

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

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

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

Tampa Bay – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

AL Central

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

Kansas City – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

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

Chicago White Sox – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

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

AL West

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

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

LA Angels – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

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

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

NL

NL East

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

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

NY Mets – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

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

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

NL Central

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

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

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

Chicago Cubs – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

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

NL West

LA Dodgers – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

SF Giants – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

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

San Diego  – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+)

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

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