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Jake Arrieta through his 2nd no hitter in just 12 regular season starts, and effectively eliminated Cincinnati from the quest to be the last team blanked in the MLB.

The Reds will finish no worse than 13th.

Chicago also wrapped up the MLB Runs Scoring Survivor when the Marlins failed to tally either 8 or 9 runs in their 5 – 1 win vs the Nats Thursday.  There are still plenty of things to look forward to in the contest, including who is the last to complete the journey.

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. We are also doing the MLB Shutout Survivor as well.

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For Games through Apr 21, 2016

AL

AL East 

New York  Yankees–  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

Toronto – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 5/11

Boston – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 6/11

Baltimore – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

Tampa Bay – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 6/11

AL Central

Detroit – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

Kansas City – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

Minnesota – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 8/11

Chicago White Sox – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 8/11

Cleveland  – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

AL West

Oakland – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

Texas – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 8/11

LA Angels – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

Seattle – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 8/11

Houston – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

NL

NL East

Atlanta –  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 8/11

Washington – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 8/11

NY Mets – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 8/11

Miami – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 9/11

Philadelphia – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 5/11

NL Central

St. Louis  – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

Cincinnati – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 9/11

Milwaukee  – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 6/11

Chicago Cubs – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 11/11 in just 15 games, completed Wed Apr 20, 2016 (1st place finish)

Pittsburgh – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

NL West

LA Dodgers – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 7/11

SF Giants – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 9/11

Arizona  – 0. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 9/11

San Diego  – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 6/11

Colorado  – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (10+) 6/11

MLB Shutout Survivor 2016:

11 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 (Finished 15th)

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 – Eliminated Tues Apr 19, 2016 (Game #12) Loss 7 – 0 to Washington (Finished 17th)

Philadelphia Phillies –

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals – Eliminated Mon Apr 18, 2016 (5 – 0 loss to Cubs) Game #13 (Finished 14th)

Cincinnati Reds – Eliminated Thu Apr 21, 2016 (No hit fashion to Jake Arrieta) Game #16 (16 – 0 loss)

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) (Finished 16th)

Pittsburgh Pirates –

NL West

LA Dodgers –

SF Giants – Eliminated Tues Apr 19, 2016 (3 – 0 loss to Arizona) Game #15

Arizona Diamondbacks –

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

Colorado Rockies –

MLB Shutout Survivor 2016:  Which Team Do You Have Last To Be Blanked This Year?

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