Rays' Snell sweeps Giolito to win MLB The Show 20 Players League
Blake Snell needed it so bad, and he got it.
Snell, the No. 1 seed in the MLB The Show 20 Players League postseason, completed his romp through the video game league by sweeping Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox in the final.
Giolito, the No. 6 seed, was in the midst of a Cinderella run during the playoffs, but that ended quickly once he met Snell and his league-best offense. The Tampa Bay Rays lefty outscored Giolito 14-3 in the final, including a title-clinching shutout on the road.
Thanks to Snell's win, MLB will make a $30,000 donation to the Suncoast Boys & Girls Club, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com.
No. 6 Lucas Giolito, CWS vs. No. 1 Blake Snell, TB
Game | Result |
---|---|
1 | 5-1 Snell |
2 | 3-2 Snell |
3 | 6-0 Snell |
Semifinals
No. 1 Blake Snell, TB defeats No. 4 Jeff McNeil, NYM
Game | Result |
---|---|
1 | 4-1 McNeil |
2 | 8-0 Snell |
3 | 7-0 Snell |
The top seed is off to the championship after Snell secured his spot with a Game 3 victory over Mets utility man Jeff McNeil. The former Cy Young winner will now have to beat White Sox righty Lucas Giolito in a best-of-five series.
No. 6 Lucas Giolito, CWS defeats No. 7 Ian Happ, CHC
Game | Result |
---|---|
1 | 8-4 Giolito |
2 | 1-0 Happ |
3 | 3-1 Giolito |
In a battle of the Cinderella stories, Giolito reigned supreme. After beating Happ in three games, the White Sox ace will face off against Rays left-hander and top seed Blake Snell.
Quarterfinals
No. 7 Ian Happ, CHC defeats No. 2 Joey Gallo, TEX
Game | Result |
---|---|
1 | 4-2 Gallo |
2 | 4-3 Happ |
3 | 7-0 Happ |
After forcing Game 3 in epic fashion with a three-run, walk-off homer, Happ didn't let up, demolishing Gallo in the final game to advance to the semifinals.
No. 6 Lucas Giolito, CWS defeats No. 3 Bo Bichette, TOR
Game | Result |
---|---|
1 | 3-2 Giolito |
2 | 1-0 Bichette |
3 | 5-3 Giolito |
Giolito pulled off the upset against Bichette in a nail-biter that went the distance. The White Sox pitcher stranded the bases loaded with a series-clinching double play.
No. 1 Blake Snell, TB defeats No. 8 Gavin Lux, LAD (2-0)
Game | Result |
---|---|
1 | 3-2 Snell |
2 | 5-4 Snell |
Top-seeded Snell and the Rays continued their dominance by sweeping Lux and the Dodgers to advance to the semis against Jeff McNeil of the Mets. Snell's 24-3 over his last 27 games since opening the season 2-2.
No. 4 Jeff McNeil, NYM defeats No. 5 Dwight Smith Jr., BAL (2-0)
Game | Result |
---|---|
1 | 3-2 McNeil |
2 | 3-1 McNeil |
Smith took his underdog Orioles all the way to the playoffs, but the Cinderella story ended there. McNeil and the Mets swept Baltimore to reach the semifinals. J.D. Davis played hero for the Amazins in Game 1 with a walk-off two-run homer.
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