Players of the Day for Friday, August 23, 2019
American League
Boston, in defense of their 2018 championship, hasn't fared well and probably won't make the playoffs.
That doesn't mean they're going to go down without a fight, however, as they trail the Indians and A's by 6 1/2 games after blistering the Padres, 11-0, Friday night.
While Eduardo Rodriguez was holding San Diego scoreless on five hits over seven innings, J.D. Martinez was blasting away at the plate, socking a pair of three-run homers and driving in a run with a sac fly. Martinez totaled seven RBI, going 3-for-4 at the plate.
The dingers were numbers 29 and 30 for Martinez, and his RBI total for the season measured 82 after the game. While Martinez's .312 batting average is solid, it and his power numbers are down from last season, when he batted .330 with 43 homers and 130 RBI.
Boston continues its three-game series in San Diego Saturday. Game time is 8:40 pm ET.
National League
Continuing their pursuit of the Braves in the NL East, the Washington Nationals have carved out the top spot in the wild card standings, cementing that with a 9-3 win in Chicago over the Cubs on Friday.
With his longest mound outing since 2015, Anibal Sanchez showed the way to an easy win, allowing one hit and one earned run over 8 1/3 innings.
Sanchez threw 76 of 112 pitches for strikes, fanning six and walking two, the last of which led to the first of three runs the Cubs would score in the ninth. After Nick Castellanos singled in the fourth, Sanchez set down 14 straight before walking Tony Kemp, who eventually scored on a throwing error.
Sanchez finished for the night, Matt Grace mopped up what remained of the Cubs' mini-rally.
Opening their three game series in Chicago with a win left the Nationals six games behind the Braves in the division and two games up on Cubs, the loss sending them to second place in the Central, 1/2 game behind the Cardinals, who topped Colorado, 8-3, and took over the division lead.
Game two of the Chicago-Washington series is Saturday, 2:20 pm ET.
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| Martinez: 2 HR, 7 RBI |
Boston, in defense of their 2018 championship, hasn't fared well and probably won't make the playoffs.
That doesn't mean they're going to go down without a fight, however, as they trail the Indians and A's by 6 1/2 games after blistering the Padres, 11-0, Friday night.
While Eduardo Rodriguez was holding San Diego scoreless on five hits over seven innings, J.D. Martinez was blasting away at the plate, socking a pair of three-run homers and driving in a run with a sac fly. Martinez totaled seven RBI, going 3-for-4 at the plate.
The dingers were numbers 29 and 30 for Martinez, and his RBI total for the season measured 82 after the game. While Martinez's .312 batting average is solid, it and his power numbers are down from last season, when he batted .330 with 43 homers and 130 RBI.
Boston continues its three-game series in San Diego Saturday. Game time is 8:40 pm ET.
National League
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| Sanchez: 8 1/3 IP, 1H, 1ER |
Continuing their pursuit of the Braves in the NL East, the Washington Nationals have carved out the top spot in the wild card standings, cementing that with a 9-3 win in Chicago over the Cubs on Friday.
With his longest mound outing since 2015, Anibal Sanchez showed the way to an easy win, allowing one hit and one earned run over 8 1/3 innings.
Sanchez threw 76 of 112 pitches for strikes, fanning six and walking two, the last of which led to the first of three runs the Cubs would score in the ninth. After Nick Castellanos singled in the fourth, Sanchez set down 14 straight before walking Tony Kemp, who eventually scored on a throwing error.
Sanchez finished for the night, Matt Grace mopped up what remained of the Cubs' mini-rally.
Opening their three game series in Chicago with a win left the Nationals six games behind the Braves in the division and two games up on Cubs, the loss sending them to second place in the Central, 1/2 game behind the Cardinals, who topped Colorado, 8-3, and took over the division lead.
Game two of the Chicago-Washington series is Saturday, 2:20 pm ET.
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