Players of the Day for Sunday, July 28, 2019
American League
At least temporarily, the Minnesota Twins stopped the bleeding in the AL Central race, putting the Indians two games back after thumping the White Sox, 11-1, while Kansas City cooled off the Indians, 9-6.
After Jorge Polanco ripped a two-run homer in the opening frame, Miguel Sano launched his 18th of the year with two aboard, sending White Sox starter, Dylan Covey, to the showers without recording a single out.
Sano also singled twice and scored a run on Jonathan Schoop's two-run shot in the fifth.
Sano, who has played in just 58 games this season due to an early injury, has been beating the rawhide senseless his last seven games, batting .333 (9-for-27) with four homers and 11 RBI.
The Twins have been watching their once-sizable lead in the division diminish as the Indians reeled off 12 wins in 14 games, but got one back on Sunday.
Minnesota may be able to pad its lead in coming days. The Twins will be traveling Monday and arrive in Miami for three games with the Marlins. After that, it's back home for three with the Royals. After three with the Braves, the Indians come to Minneapolis for four games, starting August 8.
National League
It doesn't get any tighter than the NL Central, which, after Sunday's results, have the Cubs and Cardinals deadlocked for the division lead, with the Brewers one game back.
Avoiding a sweep, Chicago got all over the Brewers in the finale of their three-game series in Milwaukee, or rather, Kyle Schwarber got all over the Brewers, bashing a grand slam and a three-run homer in three at-bats, accounting for seven of the Cubs runs in an 11-4 rout.
Schwarzer also singled, walked twice and scored four times. The Brewers simply did not have an answer for the lumbering, 6'0", 235-pound left fielder.
Coupled with St. Louis losing at home to the Astros, 6-2, the division is up for grabs.
The Cubs travel to St. Louis for a three-game series with the Cardinals on Tuesday, then it's back to the Windy City for a rematch with the Brewers, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Milwaukee heads to Oakland on Tuesday for a three-game meeting with the A's.
American League
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| Sano: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI |
At least temporarily, the Minnesota Twins stopped the bleeding in the AL Central race, putting the Indians two games back after thumping the White Sox, 11-1, while Kansas City cooled off the Indians, 9-6.
After Jorge Polanco ripped a two-run homer in the opening frame, Miguel Sano launched his 18th of the year with two aboard, sending White Sox starter, Dylan Covey, to the showers without recording a single out.
Sano also singled twice and scored a run on Jonathan Schoop's two-run shot in the fifth.
Sano, who has played in just 58 games this season due to an early injury, has been beating the rawhide senseless his last seven games, batting .333 (9-for-27) with four homers and 11 RBI.
The Twins have been watching their once-sizable lead in the division diminish as the Indians reeled off 12 wins in 14 games, but got one back on Sunday.
Minnesota may be able to pad its lead in coming days. The Twins will be traveling Monday and arrive in Miami for three games with the Marlins. After that, it's back home for three with the Royals. After three with the Braves, the Indians come to Minneapolis for four games, starting August 8.
National League
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| Schwarber: 2 HR, 7 RBI |
Avoiding a sweep, Chicago got all over the Brewers in the finale of their three-game series in Milwaukee, or rather, Kyle Schwarber got all over the Brewers, bashing a grand slam and a three-run homer in three at-bats, accounting for seven of the Cubs runs in an 11-4 rout.
Schwarzer also singled, walked twice and scored four times. The Brewers simply did not have an answer for the lumbering, 6'0", 235-pound left fielder.
Coupled with St. Louis losing at home to the Astros, 6-2, the division is up for grabs.
The Cubs travel to St. Louis for a three-game series with the Cardinals on Tuesday, then it's back to the Windy City for a rematch with the Brewers, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Milwaukee heads to Oakland on Tuesday for a three-game meeting with the A's.
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