Players of the Day for Thursday, August 1, 2019
American League
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smacked a pair of home runs and drove in four as the Blue Jays ripped the Orioles, 11-2, in the opening of their four-game series at Baltimore.
Vlad socked a two-run homer to dead center in the third inning to get Toronto's scoring started. After doubling in another run in the sixth, he mashed a 450-foot solo shot in the eighth, his 13th home run of the year.
Guerrero is batting .267 with 47 RBI, a solid rookie of the year candidate.
Games between the O's and Jays are inconsequential at this juncture, as both teams are hopelessly out of playoff contention.
Elsewhere in the AL East, however, Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox in Boston with a 9-4 win. The Rays won their fourth straight and sixth of their last seven. Tampa is seven games behind the Yankees in the division race and have taken over sole possession of the second wild card spot, just 1/2-game better than Oakland. Cleveland holds the first wild card, 1 1/2-games better than Tampa.
With the Red Sox heading to New York for a four-game weekend series with the Yankees beginning Friday, the Rays will be rooting for the team they just swept while they get a rare Friday off before two games against the Marlins, Saturday and Sunday.
National League
St. Louis took over first place in the Central division with an 8-0 win over the Cubs.
Taking the series, two games to one, Cardinal starter, Jack Flaherty, showed the way to the top spot in the division, allowing one hit over seven dominating innings. Flaherty walked two and didn't give up a hit until Nick Castellanos laced a single with two out in the sixth.
Flaherty (5-6, 3.91) fanned nine and didn't allow any Cubs past first base. In his second full season, Flaherty is quickly becoming the Cardinals' stopper and most reliable starter.
The Cardinals now hold a one game lead in the division with the Cubs in second place. Milwaukee dropped a 5-3 decision at Oakland and is two games out. All three teams have solid playoff chances to win either the division or take a wild card spot.
Washington, Philadelphia, and Chicago are tied for the wild card lead at 57-51. Milwaukee is a game back, and the Mets, winners of seven straight, are making noise, just four off the wild card pace. In the West, Arizona and San Francisco are also contenting for the wild card, as the Dodgers have run away with the division, now leading by 16 games.
St. Louis has Friday off prior to two weekend games at Oakland.
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| Guerrero Jr.: 2HR, 4RBI |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smacked a pair of home runs and drove in four as the Blue Jays ripped the Orioles, 11-2, in the opening of their four-game series at Baltimore.
Vlad socked a two-run homer to dead center in the third inning to get Toronto's scoring started. After doubling in another run in the sixth, he mashed a 450-foot solo shot in the eighth, his 13th home run of the year.
Guerrero is batting .267 with 47 RBI, a solid rookie of the year candidate.
Games between the O's and Jays are inconsequential at this juncture, as both teams are hopelessly out of playoff contention.
Elsewhere in the AL East, however, Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox in Boston with a 9-4 win. The Rays won their fourth straight and sixth of their last seven. Tampa is seven games behind the Yankees in the division race and have taken over sole possession of the second wild card spot, just 1/2-game better than Oakland. Cleveland holds the first wild card, 1 1/2-games better than Tampa.
With the Red Sox heading to New York for a four-game weekend series with the Yankees beginning Friday, the Rays will be rooting for the team they just swept while they get a rare Friday off before two games against the Marlins, Saturday and Sunday.
National League
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| Flaherty: 7IP, 1H, 0R, 9K |
Taking the series, two games to one, Cardinal starter, Jack Flaherty, showed the way to the top spot in the division, allowing one hit over seven dominating innings. Flaherty walked two and didn't give up a hit until Nick Castellanos laced a single with two out in the sixth.
Flaherty (5-6, 3.91) fanned nine and didn't allow any Cubs past first base. In his second full season, Flaherty is quickly becoming the Cardinals' stopper and most reliable starter.
The Cardinals now hold a one game lead in the division with the Cubs in second place. Milwaukee dropped a 5-3 decision at Oakland and is two games out. All three teams have solid playoff chances to win either the division or take a wild card spot.
Washington, Philadelphia, and Chicago are tied for the wild card lead at 57-51. Milwaukee is a game back, and the Mets, winners of seven straight, are making noise, just four off the wild card pace. In the West, Arizona and San Francisco are also contenting for the wild card, as the Dodgers have run away with the division, now leading by 16 games.
St. Louis has Friday off prior to two weekend games at Oakland.
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