Players of the Day for Wednesday, July 31, 2019
American League
After dropping the series opener, 2-0, to Justin Verlander, Cleveland roughed up AL West leader, Houston, with a 10-4 win on Thursday.
Catcher Roberto Perez socked a pair of home runs to lead the Indians. He touched off a three-run bomb in the second inning to get Cleveland on the board and followed up with a solo shot in the sixth.
Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis each added three-run homers as Cleveland pulled away for their 13th win in their last 17 games.
Perez is having a breakout year with the Tribe, batting .242 with 18 home runs and 44 RBI.
With Minnesota winning, the Indians remained three games behind the Twins in the AL Central. Houston continues to lead Oakland by eight games in the West. The A's lost, 4-2 to Milwaukee.
Tied at a game apiece, Cleveland hosts the series finale Thursday, 7:10 pm ET.
NOTES: Houston may have lost a game, but they won in free agency. With the trade deadline hours away, the Astros picked up starting pitcher, Zack Greinke from Arizona. In the most stunning trade of the mid-season, the Astros got Greinke for four minor league players. Houston also grabbed starter Aaron Sanchez and reliever Joe Biagini from Toronto and snagged catcher, Martin Maldonado, from the Cubs.
The 2009 AL Cy Young award winner, Greinke was 10-4, with a 2.90 ERA in 23 starts with Arizona this season.
National League
Josh Donaldson belted a 10th-inning solo home run to dead center, boosting the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win at Washington, taking two of three from the Nationals.
Poor relief pitching was once again at issue for Atlanta Wednesday afternoon, as the Braves' bullpen blew a 4-1 lead, allowing Washington to tie things up at 4-4 with a run in the eighth and two in the ninth.
Atlanta was bailed out by a bases-loaded double play with none out in the bottom of the ninth that scored the game-tying run, but also set up reliever Sean Newcomb to strike out Brian Dozier, ending the threat.
Donaldson was 0-for-4 prior to his heroic smash. Josh Tomlin worked into and out of trouble in the bottom of the 10th, allowing a one out single and walk before retiring the final two batters.
Donaldson, acquired from Cleveland in the off-season, has been a steady performer for the Braves, batting .259 with 25 home runs and 66 RBI in 62 games.
The result left Atlanta with a 6 1/2 game lead over the Nationals and a seven game bulge on the Phillies in the NL East.
The Braves return home Thursday to open a four-game series with the Reds. Game one is slated for a 7:20 pm ET start.
American League
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| Perez: 2 HR, 4 RBI |
After dropping the series opener, 2-0, to Justin Verlander, Cleveland roughed up AL West leader, Houston, with a 10-4 win on Thursday.
Catcher Roberto Perez socked a pair of home runs to lead the Indians. He touched off a three-run bomb in the second inning to get Cleveland on the board and followed up with a solo shot in the sixth.
Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis each added three-run homers as Cleveland pulled away for their 13th win in their last 17 games.
Perez is having a breakout year with the Tribe, batting .242 with 18 home runs and 44 RBI.
With Minnesota winning, the Indians remained three games behind the Twins in the AL Central. Houston continues to lead Oakland by eight games in the West. The A's lost, 4-2 to Milwaukee.
Tied at a game apiece, Cleveland hosts the series finale Thursday, 7:10 pm ET.
NOTES: Houston may have lost a game, but they won in free agency. With the trade deadline hours away, the Astros picked up starting pitcher, Zack Greinke from Arizona. In the most stunning trade of the mid-season, the Astros got Greinke for four minor league players. Houston also grabbed starter Aaron Sanchez and reliever Joe Biagini from Toronto and snagged catcher, Martin Maldonado, from the Cubs.
The 2009 AL Cy Young award winner, Greinke was 10-4, with a 2.90 ERA in 23 starts with Arizona this season.
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| Donaldson's HR wins game |
Josh Donaldson belted a 10th-inning solo home run to dead center, boosting the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win at Washington, taking two of three from the Nationals.
Poor relief pitching was once again at issue for Atlanta Wednesday afternoon, as the Braves' bullpen blew a 4-1 lead, allowing Washington to tie things up at 4-4 with a run in the eighth and two in the ninth.
Atlanta was bailed out by a bases-loaded double play with none out in the bottom of the ninth that scored the game-tying run, but also set up reliever Sean Newcomb to strike out Brian Dozier, ending the threat.
Donaldson was 0-for-4 prior to his heroic smash. Josh Tomlin worked into and out of trouble in the bottom of the 10th, allowing a one out single and walk before retiring the final two batters.
Donaldson, acquired from Cleveland in the off-season, has been a steady performer for the Braves, batting .259 with 25 home runs and 66 RBI in 62 games.
The result left Atlanta with a 6 1/2 game lead over the Nationals and a seven game bulge on the Phillies in the NL East.
The Braves return home Thursday to open a four-game series with the Reds. Game one is slated for a 7:20 pm ET start.
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