Players of the Day for Saturday, August 24, 2019
American League
Resisting the challenge from Cleveland, the Twin keep on winning, evening their series with the Tigers Saturday with a 9-5 victory.
Miguel Sano, Max Kepler, and Jake Cave all homered, with Kepler added a single and a double, driving in a pair of runs and scoring twice.
The win was Minnesota's sixth in their last nine games. The Indians, 4-2 winners over Kansas City, kept pace, 2 1/2 games back in the AL Central.
Kepler, who seems to be always on base, is batting just .256, but he's having an all-star season, smacking 35 home runs, driving in 86, and scoring 89 runs. He's tied for second in homers, eighth in runs, and tied for eighth in RBI. Not bad for a leadoff hitter.
Tied a game apiece, Minnesota and Detroit conclude their series in Minneapolis Sunday at 2:10 pm ET.
National League
With a 9-3 win at Miami, the Philadelphia Phillies moved past the Mets into third place in the NL East, and are 1 1/2 games behind the Cubs for the second wild card.
Leading the effort was Corey Dickerson, picked up from the Pirates at the trade deadline to provide some extra offense, which is exactly what he did Saturday, going 4-for-5 with two doubles and two singles, driving in five runs.
A lifetime .285 hitter, Dickerson is batting .292 with five doubles, three homers and 19 RBI in 17 games with the Phillies. That's a recipe for success with Andrew McCutchen on the 60-day IL, and Bryce Harper on three days of paternity leave.
Embroiled in a heated wild card race - they're 10 1/2 out in the division - the Phillies have won seven of their last 10 and will look to take two of three in Miami when they take the field Sunday at 1:10 pm ET.
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| Kepler socks 35th HR |
Resisting the challenge from Cleveland, the Twin keep on winning, evening their series with the Tigers Saturday with a 9-5 victory.
Miguel Sano, Max Kepler, and Jake Cave all homered, with Kepler added a single and a double, driving in a pair of runs and scoring twice.
The win was Minnesota's sixth in their last nine games. The Indians, 4-2 winners over Kansas City, kept pace, 2 1/2 games back in the AL Central.
Kepler, who seems to be always on base, is batting just .256, but he's having an all-star season, smacking 35 home runs, driving in 86, and scoring 89 runs. He's tied for second in homers, eighth in runs, and tied for eighth in RBI. Not bad for a leadoff hitter.
Tied a game apiece, Minnesota and Detroit conclude their series in Minneapolis Sunday at 2:10 pm ET.
National League
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| Dickerson: 4-for-5, 5 RBI |
With a 9-3 win at Miami, the Philadelphia Phillies moved past the Mets into third place in the NL East, and are 1 1/2 games behind the Cubs for the second wild card.
Leading the effort was Corey Dickerson, picked up from the Pirates at the trade deadline to provide some extra offense, which is exactly what he did Saturday, going 4-for-5 with two doubles and two singles, driving in five runs.
A lifetime .285 hitter, Dickerson is batting .292 with five doubles, three homers and 19 RBI in 17 games with the Phillies. That's a recipe for success with Andrew McCutchen on the 60-day IL, and Bryce Harper on three days of paternity leave.
Embroiled in a heated wild card race - they're 10 1/2 out in the division - the Phillies have won seven of their last 10 and will look to take two of three in Miami when they take the field Sunday at 1:10 pm ET.
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