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          The 2020 Benchwarmer League Tournament - Minnie & Paul League
          First Round - Round of 16
          In the 2020 season shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic, BWB is 
		  restructuring the league playoffs to include all 16 teams in the 
		  league.  Division winners are given the top 4 seeding spots and 
		  the remainder of the field is ranked 5-16 based on winning percentage 
		  during the 2020 regular season.  The 8 teams that win series in 
		  this round will move on to the league 
		  quarterfinals. 
				  
				For just this first round, as a reward for winning their divisions, the four division winners begin the series with a 1-0 lead. They only need to win 3 games to advance, while their opponents will need to win 4. 
				  
				The eight teams that lose in round one will move to the 
				Bottom 
				Feeder Open - where, for one year only, the winner will have the 
				top spot in the 2020-2021 off-season transaction order, 
				including for the Redistribution Draft.  In the 
				quarterfinals, the four winning teams will move on to what in 
				normal seasons are the conference championships and the league 
				final.  The four losing teams will move on to the
				Gore Cup. 
				  
          Our League Teams (in order of seeding): 
                
            - Nebraska (39-15)
 
            - Tonga (33-21)
 
            - Riverdale (30-24)
 
            - Kansas City (29-25)
 
            - Old Hickory (38-16)
 
            - Battle Creek (28-26)
 
            - Bloomington (27-27)
 
            - Cincinnati (26-28)
 
            - Big (26-28)
 
            - Grosse Pointe (25-29)
 
            - Lake Harriet (25-29)
 
            - Tondara (24-30)
 
            - Kingston (24-30)
 
            - Minoso & (23-31)
 
            - Minneapolis (21-33)
 
            - Mickey (14-40)
 
				 
          
                
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           First Round results: 
          
		  - Nebraska defeated Mickey 4 games to 0
 
		  - Tonga defeated Minneapolis 4 games to 0
 
		  - Riverdale defeated Minoso & 4 games to 0
 
		  - Kingston defeated Kansas City 4 games to 3
 
		  - Old Hickory defeated Tondara 4 games to 1
 
		  - Battle Creek defeated Lake Harriet 4 games to 3
 
		  - Grosse Pointe defeated Bloomington 4 games to 1
 
		  - Big defeated Cincinnati 4 games to 3
 
		   
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                    2020 Minnie & Paul League First Round
                    
                      
      
        
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          Series One | 
          Series Two | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Mickey | 3 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Nebraska | 9 | 7 | 1 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - E.Fedde (0-1) HR: Mic: J.Cronenworth (1), Y.Molina (1); Neb: P.Goldschmidt (1), W.Smith (1) Nebraska leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Minneapolis | 2 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Tonga | 5 | 8 | 0 |  WP - J.deGrom (1-0)  LP - M.Scherzer (0-1) HR: Mpls: N.Ahmed (1); Tong: K.Lewis (1), L.Gurriel (1) Tonga leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Mickey | 3 | 6 | 1 | Box  |  | Nebraska | 5 | 9 | 1 |  WP - H.Ryu (1-0)  LP - J.Berrios (0-1) HR: Mic: J.Wendle (1); Neb: T.Turner (1) Nebraska leads 3-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Minneapolis | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Tonga | 6 | 6 | 0 |  WP - Z.Wheeler (1-0)  LP - G.Marquez (0-1) HR: Mpls: M.Muncy (1); Tong: L.Robert (1), L.Gurriel (2) Tonga leads 3-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Nebraska | 7 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Mickey | 3 | 6 | 0 |  WP - T.Gonsolin (1-0)  LP - K.Maeda (0-1) HR: Neb: M.Machado (1), W.Smith (2) Nebraska wins series 4-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Tonga | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Minneapolis | 3 | 4 | 0 |  WP - M.Tanaka (1-0)  LP - A.Senzatela (0-1) HR: Tong: K.Lewis (2); Mpls: M.Muncy (2), T.Barnhart (1) Tonga wins series 4-0 |   
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          Series Four | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Minoso & | 2 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Riverdale | 5 | 7 | 2 |  WP - S.Bieber (1-0)  LP - M.Fried (0-1) HR: Min: J.Profar (1); Riv: J.Upton (1), G.Hampson 2 (2) Riverdale leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kingston | 3 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Kansas City | 5 | 8 | 2 |  WP - T.Glasnow (1-0)  LP - King BP (0-1) HR: King: M.Maldonado (1); KC: J.Votto (1), K.Hiura (1) Kansas City leads 2-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Minoso & | 1 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Riverdale | 5 | 10 | 0 |  WP - Riv BP (1-0)  LP - A.Wainwright (0-1) HR: Riv: E.Suarez (1), C.Frazier (1) Riverdale leads 3-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kingston | 4 | 3 | 0 | Box  |  | Kansas City | 5 | 8 | 0 |  WP - KC BP (1-0)  LP - L.Lynn (0-1) HR: King: W.Flores (1), K.Schwarber (1); KC: C.Yelich (1), W.Adames (1) Kansas City leads 3-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Riverdale | 7 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Minoso & | 4 | 5 | 2 |  WP - Riv BP (2-0)  LP - N.Eovaldi (0-1) HR: Riv: J.Upton (2), E.Suarez 3 (4) Riverdale wins series 4-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas City | 2 | 6 | 4 | Box  |  | Kingston | 8 | 6 | 1 |  WP - C.Carrasco (1-0)  LP - M.Boyd (0-1) HR: King: J.Pederson (1) Kansas City leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas City | 2 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Kingston | 5 | 7 | 1 |  WP - T.McKenzie (1-0)  LP - C.Anderson (0-1) HR: KC: C.Yelich (2); King: B.Lowe (1), M.Maldonado (2) Kansas City leads 3-2 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas City | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Kingston | 7 | 6 | 3 |  WP - S.Sanchez (1-0)  LP - M.Perez (0-1) HR: KC: E.Jimenez (1); King: M.Margot (1), K.Schwarber (2) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Kingston | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Kansas City | 5 | 14 | 2 |  WP - T.Bauer (1-0)  LP - T.Glasnow (1-1) HR: King: B.Lowe (2), W.Flores (2); KC: J.Votto (2), C.Yelich (3), A.Bregman (1), S.Perez (1) Kingston wins series 4-3 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Tondara | 5 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Old Hickory | 3 | 6 | 0 |  WP - B.Keller (1-0)  LP - OH BP (0-1) HR: Ton: F.Lindor (1), E.Hosmer (1), T.Hernandez (1); OH: M.Ozuna (1) Tondara leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Lake Harriet | 8 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Battle Creek | 5 | 9 | 3 |  WP - C.Paddack (1-0)  LP - B.Woodruff (0-1) HR: LH: J.Baez (1); BC: A.Dickerson (1), R.Laureano (1) Lake Harriet leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Tondara | 3 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Old Hickory | 9 | 9 | 0 |  WP - OH BP (1-1)  LP - J.Sheffield (0-1) HR: OH: M.Ozuna 3 (4) Series tied 1-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Lake Harriet | 3 | 5 | 0 | Box  |  | Battle Creek | 2 | 8 | 0 |  WP - M.Gonzales (1-0)  LP - BC BP (0-1) HR: BC: R.Hoskins (1) Lake Harriet leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Old Hickory | 14 | 11 | 4 | Box  |  | Tondara | 5 | 9 | 1 |  WP - M.Pineda (1-0)  LP - A.Cobb (0-1) HR: OH: M.Trout (1), F.Freeman (1), A.Pollock (1), M.Ozuna (5); Ton: K.Seager (1) Old Hickory leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Battle Creek | 8 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Lake Harriet | 2 | 8 | 4 |  WP - D.Keuchel (1-0)  LP - P.Lopez (0-1) HR: BC: F.Tatis (1), J.Realmuto (1) Lake Harriet leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Old Hickory | 7 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Tondara | 4 | 8 | 2 |  WP - OH BP (2-1)  LP - J.Junis (0-1) HR: OH: E.Hernandez (1); Ton: T.Hernandez (2) Old Hickory leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Battle Creek | 6 | 10 | 1 | Box  |  | Lake Harriet | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - N.Margevicius (1-0)  LP - R.Dobnak (0-1) HR: BC: F.Tatis 2 (3), R.Hoskins (2); LH: G.Springer (1) Series tied 2-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Old Hickory | 7 | 6 | 1 | Box  |  | Tondara | 5 | 6 | 0 |  WP - OH BP (3-1)  LP - J.Arrieta (0-1) HR: Ton: E.Hosmer (2) Old Hickory wins series 4-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Battle Creek | 5 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Lake Harriet | 7 | 12 | 2 |  WP - LH BP (1-0)  LP - A.DeSclafani (0-1) HR: BC: D.Solano (1); LH: A.Rizzo (1) Lake Harriet leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Lake Harriet | 2 | 9 | 2 | Box  |  | Battle Creek | 7 | 9 | 0 |  WP - B.Woodruff (1-1)  LP - C.Paddack (1-1) HR: LH: G.Springer (2); BC: M.Yastrzemski (1) Series tied 3-3 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Lake Harriet | 3 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Battle Creek | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - Z.Plesac (1-0)  LP - M.Gonzales (1-1) HR: LH: J.Soto 2 (2); BC: F.Tatis (4), J.Realmuto 2 (3) Battle Creek wins series 4-3 |   
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          Series Seven | 
          Series Eight | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Grosse Pointe | 6 | 11 | 3 | Box  |  | Bloomington | 2 | 8 | 2 |  WP - Z.Gallen (1-0)  LP - G.Cole (0-1) HR: GP: F.Reyes (1), C.Kelly (1); Blm: J.Ramirez (1), M.Sano (1) Grosse Pointe leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Big | 3 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 2 |  WP - D.May (1-0)  LP - A.Nola (0-1) HR: Big: C.Seager (1); Cin: C.Bellinger (1) Cincinnati leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Grosse Pointe | 2 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Bloomington | 3 | 4 | 2 |  WP - W.Buehler (1-0)  LP - GP BP (0-1) HR: none Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Big | 7 | 6 | 2 | Box  |  | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 3 |  WP - Z.Greinke (1-0)  LP - S.Gray (0-1) HR: Big: A.Santander (1), M.Brantley (1); Cin: C.Bellinger (2) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Bloomington | 3 | 3 | 4 | Box  |  | Grosse Pointe | 7 | 5 | 1 |  WP - GP BP (1-1)  LP - T.Roark (0-1) HR: GP: C.Correa (1), J.Abreu (1), E.Longoria (1) Grosse Pointe leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 2 | Box  |  | Big | 3 | 7 | 0 |  WP - Z.Davies (1-0)  LP - Cin BP (0-1) HR: Cin: M.Betts (1); Big: Y.Grandal (1) Big leads 2-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Bloomington | 4 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Grosse Pointe | 7 | 13 | 0 |  WP - P.Corbin (1-0)  LP - Blm BP (0-1) HR: Blm: A.Meadows (1); GP: C.Correa (2) Grosse Pointe leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Big | 7 | 14 | 0 |  WP - K.Freeland (1-0)  LP - L.Castillo (0-1) HR: Cin: M.Betts (2), V.Guerrero Jr. (1), V.Robles (1); Big: C.Seager (2), P.Alonso 2 (2) Big leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Bloomington | 6 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Grosse Pointe | 8 | 10 | 0 |  WP - A.Civale (1-0)  LP - K.Gibson (0-1) HR: Blm: F.Galvis (1), J.Ramirez (2); GP: J.Abreu (2), M.Semien (1) Grosse Pointe wins series 4-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Cincinnati | 6 | 12 | 2 | Box  |  | Big | 0 | 5 | 0 |  WP - L.Giolito (1-0)  LP - C.Bassitt (0-1) HR: Cin: A.Riley (1); Big: C.Seager (3) Big leads 3-2 |      | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Big | 4 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 0 |  WP - D.May (2-0)  LP - A.Nola (0-2) HR: Big: C.Seager (4); Cin: V.Guerrero Jr. (2) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Big | 6 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 1 |  WP - Z.Greinke (2-0)  LP - S.Gray (0-2) HR: Big: A.Santander (2), J.Soler (1); Cin: B.Bichette (1), M.Betts (3) Big wins series 4-3 |      | 
         
        
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