Players of the Day for Monday, August 19, 2019
American League
In their desperate chase of a wild card slot, the Tampa Bay Rays ran into a speed bump on Monday, as catcher Tom Murphy whacked a pair of home runs, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 9-3 romp.
Murphy socked his first homer in the opening frame, a three-run blast that set the tone for the night. He homered again in the fifth inning, this time with nobody on base, and singled to complete a 3-for-4 night with four RBI.
The Mariners are hopelessly out of the playoff race, but the loss was damaging to the Rays, who fell 1 1/2 behind Cleveland, currently in the #1 spot. The Rays are just one game to the good over the Oakland A's, so the pressure is on, since it's doubtful Tampa will catch the Yankees, who hold a 10-game edge in the East division.
Also looming dangerously is Boston, six games behind the Rays in both the division and wild card. Tampa has played well of late, winning 14 of their last 19.
Game two of the Rays' home series with Seattle is Tuesday, 7:10 pm ET.
National League
Dakota Hudson must have been gassed.
After throwing 114 pitches, he left the mound in St. Louis' 3-0 win over visiting Milwaukee without allowing a hit over 6 2/3 innings.
Giovanny Gallegos closed out the top of the seventh by inducing a ground ball to second by Ben Gamal. In the eighth, Gallegos gave up the only Brewer hit of the game. After Orlando Arcia walked to lead off the inning, Yasmani Grandal stroked a ground-rule double to right with two down.
Andrew Miller came to the rescue, getting Mike Moustakas to gourd out to second after intentionally walking Christian Yelich (good move).
Miller closed out the ninth, getting the Milwaukee batters in order.
Hudson (12-6, 3.63) walked four (Yelich twice) and didn't allow a runner past first. The 24-year-old has been vital to the Cardinals' keeping pace in the NL Central, chalking up six wins against two losses in his last nine starts. He's still a rookie, having gone 4-1 in 2018 in 27 1/3 innings. This year he's put in 134 innings and has struck out 104 batters.
The Cardinals - winners of eight of their last 10 - took sole possession of first place in the division, 1/2-game beyond the idle Cubs. Milwaukee has lost two straight and five of their last seven. They fell to three games back.
Game two of the series begins Tuesday, at 7:45 pm ET, in St. Louis.
American League
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| Murphy: 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI |
Murphy socked his first homer in the opening frame, a three-run blast that set the tone for the night. He homered again in the fifth inning, this time with nobody on base, and singled to complete a 3-for-4 night with four RBI.
The Mariners are hopelessly out of the playoff race, but the loss was damaging to the Rays, who fell 1 1/2 behind Cleveland, currently in the #1 spot. The Rays are just one game to the good over the Oakland A's, so the pressure is on, since it's doubtful Tampa will catch the Yankees, who hold a 10-game edge in the East division.
Also looming dangerously is Boston, six games behind the Rays in both the division and wild card. Tampa has played well of late, winning 14 of their last 19.
Game two of the Rays' home series with Seattle is Tuesday, 7:10 pm ET.
National League
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| Hudson: No-hitter for 6 2/3 |
Dakota Hudson must have been gassed.
After throwing 114 pitches, he left the mound in St. Louis' 3-0 win over visiting Milwaukee without allowing a hit over 6 2/3 innings.
Giovanny Gallegos closed out the top of the seventh by inducing a ground ball to second by Ben Gamal. In the eighth, Gallegos gave up the only Brewer hit of the game. After Orlando Arcia walked to lead off the inning, Yasmani Grandal stroked a ground-rule double to right with two down.
Andrew Miller came to the rescue, getting Mike Moustakas to gourd out to second after intentionally walking Christian Yelich (good move).
Miller closed out the ninth, getting the Milwaukee batters in order.
Hudson (12-6, 3.63) walked four (Yelich twice) and didn't allow a runner past first. The 24-year-old has been vital to the Cardinals' keeping pace in the NL Central, chalking up six wins against two losses in his last nine starts. He's still a rookie, having gone 4-1 in 2018 in 27 1/3 innings. This year he's put in 134 innings and has struck out 104 batters.
The Cardinals - winners of eight of their last 10 - took sole possession of first place in the division, 1/2-game beyond the idle Cubs. Milwaukee has lost two straight and five of their last seven. They fell to three games back.
Game two of the series begins Tuesday, at 7:45 pm ET, in St. Louis.
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