Players of the Day for Tuesday, July 30, 2019
American League
Whenever Justin Verlander goes to the mound, the Houston Astros expect to win.
That's been the case in most of Verlander's 23 starts this season. With a seven-inning, two-hit effort Tuesday at Cleveland, Verlander out-dueled Cleveland's Shane Bieber for a 2-0 victory and his 14th win against four losses.
Dominating the Indians from the very start, Verlander struck out 13 and did not issue any walks. He leads the AL in wins and ERA (2.73). His 196 strikeouts are second league-wide to teammate Gerritt Cole (212).
The win was Verlander's fourth straight. Last outing, he held the A's to two hits and one run over six innings.
Houston's win kept them eight up on Oakland in the AL West and dropped the Indians to three behind Minnesota in the Central division. The Twins took a 2-1 decision at Miami.
Game two of Houston's three-game series at Cleveland gets underway at 7:10 pm ET Wednesday.
National League
Atlanta continues to hold onto first place in the NL East, but both the Nationals and Phillies have been bearing down on the division leaders of late.
The Braves won for just the fifth time in their last 13 games, topping Washington, 11-8 in game two of their three-game series. That left the Nationals 5 1/2 back, while Philadelphia, 4-2 winners over the Giants, remained six games out.
Developing an impressive lead by scoring nine runs in the first four innings, the Braves got home runs from Josh Donaldson (3-run homer in the fourth) and Adam Duvall, who cranked out a pair of solo shots, in the fourth and seventh innings. Duvall also singled twice, going 4-for-5, and scored a run in the third.
Acquired from Cincinnati near the end of last season, Duvall has played in just four games this year, but he's already added some pop, going 9-for-17 (.529) with three homers and five RBI.
What's plagued the Braves most of the season has been a lack of quality relief pitching and that was evident in Tuesday's win. Leading 11-1 after starter Julio Teheran (6 2/3, 7H, 2ER, 6K, 6-7) departed, the Nationals scored seven runs, one in the seventh and two each in the eighth and ninth.
Having split the first two games, the teams meet at 12:05 pm ET Wednesday for the rubber game.
American League
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| Verlander's 14 wins leads AL |
That's been the case in most of Verlander's 23 starts this season. With a seven-inning, two-hit effort Tuesday at Cleveland, Verlander out-dueled Cleveland's Shane Bieber for a 2-0 victory and his 14th win against four losses.
Dominating the Indians from the very start, Verlander struck out 13 and did not issue any walks. He leads the AL in wins and ERA (2.73). His 196 strikeouts are second league-wide to teammate Gerritt Cole (212).
The win was Verlander's fourth straight. Last outing, he held the A's to two hits and one run over six innings.
Houston's win kept them eight up on Oakland in the AL West and dropped the Indians to three behind Minnesota in the Central division. The Twins took a 2-1 decision at Miami.
Game two of Houston's three-game series at Cleveland gets underway at 7:10 pm ET Wednesday.
National League
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| Duvall: 4-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI |
The Braves won for just the fifth time in their last 13 games, topping Washington, 11-8 in game two of their three-game series. That left the Nationals 5 1/2 back, while Philadelphia, 4-2 winners over the Giants, remained six games out.
Developing an impressive lead by scoring nine runs in the first four innings, the Braves got home runs from Josh Donaldson (3-run homer in the fourth) and Adam Duvall, who cranked out a pair of solo shots, in the fourth and seventh innings. Duvall also singled twice, going 4-for-5, and scored a run in the third.
Acquired from Cincinnati near the end of last season, Duvall has played in just four games this year, but he's already added some pop, going 9-for-17 (.529) with three homers and five RBI.
What's plagued the Braves most of the season has been a lack of quality relief pitching and that was evident in Tuesday's win. Leading 11-1 after starter Julio Teheran (6 2/3, 7H, 2ER, 6K, 6-7) departed, the Nationals scored seven runs, one in the seventh and two each in the eighth and ninth.
Having split the first two games, the teams meet at 12:05 pm ET Wednesday for the rubber game.
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