Fake Sox Game 82: Matt Shoemaker leads the way

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports The following simulation and images are courtesy of Out of the Park Baseball 21.

Our fake Sox are in the midst of a tough week of baseball with series against two of the best teams in baseball in the Cardinals and Angels. They split the series against the Angels, but got off to a rough start against the Cardinals on Friday in an 11-inning loss. They were looking to recover from that one on Saturday as they sent Matt Shoemaker to the mound to take on Zack Greinke, who the Cardinals acquired back in May for catcher Andrew Knizner.

It seemed set up for the offenses to flourish here with both teams having good lineups and both Shoemaker and Greinke being…