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          Second-Place Showdown
          In honor of the 43rd President of the United States (heh, heh, heh), 
          The Al Gore Cup is a forum for teams that finished second and most 
          likely feel that they're more deserving than all of the other 
          first-place teams to be in the championship bracket. 
            
          Teams are seeded 1-4 based on regular season records and play a 
          best-of-seven semifinal round followed by another seven game series to 
          crown the winner. 
            
          The winner receives a bonus of 1 million Benchwarmer Bucks.  
          The runner-up gets 500,000. 
            
          The 2019 Entrants (in order of seeding): 
          
            - Altoona (84-66)
 
            - The Big Unit (73-77)
 
            - Atco (73-77)
 
            - Cincinnati (73-77)
 
           
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           Semifinals - Cincinnati vs. Altoona; Atco vs. The Big Unit 
            
		  Altoona won 4 games to 3
		   The Big Unit won 4 games to 3
             
          Finals - The Big Unit vs. Altoona 
		  Season series: The Big Unit won 7-5 
          2019 Gore Cup Winner - Altoona won 4 games to 3 
            
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                    Finals
                    
                      
      
        
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          The Big Unit vs. Altoona | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | The Big Unit | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Altoona | 1 | 3 | 1 |  WP - K.Hendricks (1-0)  LP - J.Musgrove (0-1) HR: TBU: R.Grichuk (1), E.Thames (1), J.Votto (1) The Big Unit leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | The Big Unit | 4 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | Altoona | 7 | 13 | 2 |  WP - M.Pineda (1-0)  LP - A.Wainwright (0-1) HR: TBU: B.Dozier (1), R.Grichuk (2); Alt: J.McNeil (1), C.Blackmon (1) Series tied 1-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 9 | 15 | 0 | Box  |  | The Big Unit | 3 | 7 | 0 |  WP - Z.Plesac (1-0)  LP - M.Gonzales (0-1) HR: Alt: A.Pollock (1), F.Freeman 2 (2), G.Sanchez (1); TBU: R.Nunez (1) Altoona leads 2-1 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | The Big Unit | 7 | 5 | 2 |  WP - TBU BP (1-0)  LP - J.Junis (0-1) HR: TBU: J.Soler (1), R.Grichuk (3) Series tied 2-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 5 | 9 | 3 | Box  |  | The Big Unit | 3 | 6 | 0 |  WP - C.Morton (1-0)  LP - TBU BP (1-1) HR: Alt: J.McNeil (2) Altoona leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | The Big Unit | 8 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Altoona | 4 | 8 | 2 |  WP - K.Hendricks (2-0)  LP - J.Musgrove (0-2) HR: TBU: T.d'Arnaud (1); Alt: A.Pollock (2) Series tied 3-3 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | The Big Unit | 3 | 4 | 1 | Box  |  | Altoona | 7 | 9 | 1 |  WP - Alt BP (1-0)  LP - A.Wainwright (0-2) HR: TBU: R.Grichuk (4); Alt: C.Blackmon (2), N.Castellanos (1) Altoona wins series 4-3 |   
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                    Semifinals
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Cincinnati | 3 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Altoona | 2 | 5 | 0 |  WP - A.Nola (1-0)  LP - Alt BP (0-1) HR: Cin: Y.Grandal (1) Cincinnati leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atco | 4 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | The Big Unit | 3 | 7 | 1 |  WP - P.Corbin (1-0)  LP - TBU BP (0-1) HR: Atc: R.Acuna (1), A.Judge (1); TBU: R.Grichuk (1), J.Votto (1) Atco leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Cincinnati | 6 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Altoona | 2 | 5 | 0 |  WP - S.Bieber (1-0)  LP - Alt BP (0-2) HR: Cin: T.Turner (1), C.Dickerson 2 (2), E.Suarez 2 (2) Cincinnati leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atco | 3 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | The Big Unit | 5 | 5 | 0 |  WP - A.Wainwright (1-0)  LP - Atc BP (0-1) HR: Atc: Y.Moncada (1), C.Santana (1), A.Judge (2); TBU: R.Grichuk (2) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 2 |  WP - Alt BP (1-2)  LP - D.Price (0-1) HR: Alt: F.Freeman (1), G.Sanchez (1); Cin: J.Polanco (1), C.Cron (1) Cincinnati leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | The Big Unit | 7 | 9 | 4 | Box  |  | Atco | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - TBU BP (1-1)  LP - C.Smith (0-1) HR: TBU: J.Soler (1), T.d'Arnaud (1), J.Votto (2); Atc: A.Judge (3) The Big Unit leads 2-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 6 | 7 | 2 | Box  |  | Cincinnati | 7 | 11 | 0 |  WP - Cin BP (1-0)  LP - J.Junis (0-1) HR: Alt: J.McNeil (1); Cin: T.Turner (2), J.Polanco (2) Cincinnati leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | The Big Unit | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Atco | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - S.Alcantara (1-0)  LP - D.Hudson (0-1) HR: Atc: J.Baez (1) The Big Unit leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 6 | 4 | 0 | Box  |  | Cincinnati | 5 | 11 | 0 |  WP - C.Morton (1-0)  LP - T.Williams (0-1) HR: Alt: C.Blackmon (1); Cin: E.Suarez (3), Y.Puig (1) Cincinnati leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | The Big Unit | 4 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Atco | 7 | 8 | 1 |  WP - D.German (1-0)  LP - J.Lester (0-1) HR: TBU: T.d'Arnaud (2), E.Thames (1); Atc: Y.Moncada 2 (3), J.Baez (2) The Big Unit leads 3-2 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Cincinnati | 6 | 13 | 3 | Box  |  | Altoona | 9 | 12 | 1 |  WP - Alt BP (2-2)  LP - A.Nola (1-1) HR: Cin: E.Suarez (4); Alt: A.Gordon (1), F.Freeman (2), N.Castellanos (1), T.Frazier (1) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atco | 8 | 5 | 4 | Box  |  | The Big Unit | 4 | 5 | 2 |  WP - P.Corbin (2-0)  LP - K.Hendricks (0-1) HR: Atc: R.Acuna (2), M.Chapman (1) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 2 | Box  |  | Altoona | 3 | 5 | 1 |  WP - M.Pineda (1-0)  LP - S.Bieber (1-1) HR: Cin: E.Suarez (5) Altoona wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atco | 1 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | The Big Unit | 5 | 12 | 1 |  WP - A.Wainwright (2-0)  LP - Atc BP (0-2) HR: Atc: R.Acuna (3), X.Bogaerts (1); TBU: J.Soler (2) The Big Unit wins series 4-3 |      | 
         
        
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