2014 TRANSACTION LEAGUE Comes to End

Here is how my 2014 Transaction League (2013 Replay with 2014 Transactions) ended.

In the one-game A.L. Wild Card playoff, the Detroit Tigers who lost the A.L. Central to the Kansas City Royals sent Anibal Sanchez to the mound to face the wild card Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa. The Rays would oust the Tigers, 8-3. In the National League Wild Card Game, the Cincinnati Reds made quick work of the surprising Colorado Rockies, 10-2.

The American League Division Series: Boston Red Sox would sweep the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-0; while the Texas Rangers go to a Game 5 and hold off the Kansas City Royals.

The National League Division Series: The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1 -- with the decisive Game 5 being a no-hitter by Clayton Kershaw. Every single game was decided by a shutout, Dodgers won Game 1 (7-0), Game 3 (4-0) & Game 4 (9-0), while the Reds won Game 2 (5-0). The St. Louis Cardinals won their series against the Washington Nationals, 3-1.

The American League Championship Series: The Boston Red Sox win the series, 4-2, the Texas Rangers at one point led the series, 2-1.
The National League Championship Series: The St. Louis Cardinals & Los Angeles Dodgers, go the full distance of 7 games, with the Cardinals coming out on top. Making it the Cardinals & Red Sox (like real-life) in the World Series.

Unfortunately, the World Series wasn't even close, Yoenis Cespedes smacked a three-run HR in the bottom of the 6th for Boston to help them win Game 1, 5-0. Clay Buchholz (11 K's) ended up pitching a four-hit shutout, making it 4 wins for him during the playoffs, with a 0.00 ERA up to this point through 27 innings of work!

Boston's Buchholz had a post-season for the ages.

Shane Victorino got things rolling with a solo HR in the first inning of Game 2, as Boston scores 5 runs in the bottom of the first & never looked back, the Cards would score 3 runs in an attempt to make a comeback, but would lose 5-3.

With the Red Sox down 2-0 in Game 3, Yoenis Cespedes once again led the charge with a two-run double during the top of the 7th in a three-run inning. Red Sox hold on 3-2 for the victory.

In Game 4, Clay Buchholz pitches 6 innings, allowing one hit (a HR by Matt Carpenter) -- Buchholz finished the playoffs at 5-0, with a microscopic 0.27 ERA! Craig Breslow would earn 7 saves during the playoffs for Boston.