Players of the Day for Tuesday, August 13, 2019
American League
Kyle Seager crashed three home runs in Seattle's 11-6 Tuesday win at Detroit.
Seager connected with a solo shot in the fourth inning, a three-run rip in the sixth and a two-run dinger in the ninth, tally six RBI on the night.
Missing nearly all of the first two months of the season due to injury, Seager has 14 homers and 34 RBI in 64 games. The Mariners could have used his bat earlier, as they fell out of contention early, and are currently last in the AL West, a full 29 games out. Seattle is, at least, better than the Orioles and Tigers, the other two division trailers in the AL. Baltimore is 39-81, 40 1/2 off the East division pace. The Tigers, with the worst record in the majors, at 35-81, trail the Twins by 35 1/2 games in the Central.
The Twins lead the division by 1/2-game over Cleveland. The Twins were 7-5 winners at Milwaukee on Tuesday, while the Indians lost at home, 7-6, to the Red Sox.
The Mariners had lost eight of their last nine prior to Seager's performance. They continue their three-game series in Detroit on Wednesday, 7:10 pm ET.
National League
Nearly playing themselves out of contention last week with five straight losses, the Cardinals are back in the proper swing of things, winning their fourth straight with a 2-0 victory in Kansas City Tuesday.
Jack Flaherty was on the mound for St. Louis, tossing seven scoreless win for his second straight win and his third consecutive start without allowing a run, a scoreless streak that has now reached 23 innings, dating back to July 26, when the Cardinals topped Houston, 5-3, though Flaherty received no decision, allowing just three hits and two earned runs over six innings.
To say that Flaherty has been the best pitcher in the majors this month would bear some credence. He's given up a mere eight hits and four walks in 21 innings, with 26 strikeouts and a 0.57 WHIP. Opposing batters are operating at a .116 level against him.
St. Louis' win put them only a game back of the Cubs in the NL Central, as Chicago lost at Philadelphia, 4-2. They remained one game behind Washington in the wild card race. The Nationals have won three straight.
Looking to extend their winning ways, the Cardinals are at Kansas City again on Wednesday. Game time is 8:15 pm ET.
American League
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| Seager: 3 HRs, 6 RBI |
Seager connected with a solo shot in the fourth inning, a three-run rip in the sixth and a two-run dinger in the ninth, tally six RBI on the night.
Missing nearly all of the first two months of the season due to injury, Seager has 14 homers and 34 RBI in 64 games. The Mariners could have used his bat earlier, as they fell out of contention early, and are currently last in the AL West, a full 29 games out. Seattle is, at least, better than the Orioles and Tigers, the other two division trailers in the AL. Baltimore is 39-81, 40 1/2 off the East division pace. The Tigers, with the worst record in the majors, at 35-81, trail the Twins by 35 1/2 games in the Central.
The Twins lead the division by 1/2-game over Cleveland. The Twins were 7-5 winners at Milwaukee on Tuesday, while the Indians lost at home, 7-6, to the Red Sox.
The Mariners had lost eight of their last nine prior to Seager's performance. They continue their three-game series in Detroit on Wednesday, 7:10 pm ET.
National League
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| Flaherty: 7 scoreless |
Jack Flaherty was on the mound for St. Louis, tossing seven scoreless win for his second straight win and his third consecutive start without allowing a run, a scoreless streak that has now reached 23 innings, dating back to July 26, when the Cardinals topped Houston, 5-3, though Flaherty received no decision, allowing just three hits and two earned runs over six innings.
To say that Flaherty has been the best pitcher in the majors this month would bear some credence. He's given up a mere eight hits and four walks in 21 innings, with 26 strikeouts and a 0.57 WHIP. Opposing batters are operating at a .116 level against him.
St. Louis' win put them only a game back of the Cubs in the NL Central, as Chicago lost at Philadelphia, 4-2. They remained one game behind Washington in the wild card race. The Nationals have won three straight.
Looking to extend their winning ways, the Cardinals are at Kansas City again on Wednesday. Game time is 8:15 pm ET.
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