Players of the Day for Thursday, July 18, 2019
American League
Still on the outside looking in at the AL wild card race, the Boston Red Sox got a needed boost from Chris Sale, as the seven-time all-star allowed two hits and no runs over six innings, striking out 12 in a 5-0 Boston win.
Despite a 4-9 record, Sale is second in Al strikeouts with 172, trailing Houston's Gerrit Cole, who leads the majors with 194.
Boston's bullpen finished the shutout, no-hitting the Jays through the seventh, eighth and ninth.
At 53-44, the Red Sox are two games behind the Rays and A's for the second wild card. Cleveland has surged to claim the first wild card by one game, with a 55-40 mark.
Boston took three of four from the Blue Jays and are 4-3 since the all-star break. They head to Baltimore for a three-game series, starting Friday at 7:05 pm ET.
National League
Taking the lead in NL wins with his 12th of the year, Stephen Strasburg didn't pitch his best game in Washington's 13-4 whipping of the Braves, but he did hit the highlight reel pretty hard at the plate, socking a three-run homer and singling in two more runs as the Nationals inched closer to first-place Atlanta in the East.
Strasburg only lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and three earned runs, fanning seven, but, thanks to an eight-run third inning, the Nationals really didn't need to extend their ace. Three relievers mopped up the final 3 2/3 innings, allowing the Braves just one more tally after Strasburg's departure.
Leading off the third inning with a single, Strasburg scored on Adam Eaton's triple and homered later in the frame. His two-RBI single came in the fifth, padding the Washington lead.
Teammate Max Scherzer leads the NL in strikeouts with 181. Arizona's Robbie Ray is second with 152; Strasburg is next, at 151.
The result of Thursday's contest in Atlanta left the Nationals 5 1/2 games behind the Braves, the closest they've been to the division lead since late April. The Nationals are 14-4 since June 25th. Atlanta has lost three straight.
Thursday's game was the first of four in Washington. Game two of the series is Friday at 7:20 pm ET.
American League
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| Sale: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 12 K |
Despite a 4-9 record, Sale is second in Al strikeouts with 172, trailing Houston's Gerrit Cole, who leads the majors with 194.
Boston's bullpen finished the shutout, no-hitting the Jays through the seventh, eighth and ninth.
At 53-44, the Red Sox are two games behind the Rays and A's for the second wild card. Cleveland has surged to claim the first wild card by one game, with a 55-40 mark.
Boston took three of four from the Blue Jays and are 4-3 since the all-star break. They head to Baltimore for a three-game series, starting Friday at 7:05 pm ET.
National League
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| 12-4 Strasburg Leads AL |
Strasburg only lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and three earned runs, fanning seven, but, thanks to an eight-run third inning, the Nationals really didn't need to extend their ace. Three relievers mopped up the final 3 2/3 innings, allowing the Braves just one more tally after Strasburg's departure.
Leading off the third inning with a single, Strasburg scored on Adam Eaton's triple and homered later in the frame. His two-RBI single came in the fifth, padding the Washington lead.
Teammate Max Scherzer leads the NL in strikeouts with 181. Arizona's Robbie Ray is second with 152; Strasburg is next, at 151.
The result of Thursday's contest in Atlanta left the Nationals 5 1/2 games behind the Braves, the closest they've been to the division lead since late April. The Nationals are 14-4 since June 25th. Atlanta has lost three straight.
Thursday's game was the first of four in Washington. Game two of the series is Friday at 7:20 pm ET.
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