Players of the Day for Tuesday, August 27, 2019
American League
Houston continued to roll towards a third straight AL West championship, taking the first game of their series with Tampa Bay with a resounding, 15-1, conquest, on Tuesday.
Justin Verlander won his 16th game of the season against five losses, working 5 1/3 innings of shutout ball. Yordan Alvarez banged a pair of home runs, doubled, scored three times and drove in four runs.
Alvarez is Houston's rising-star rookie who has provided quite a boost to their already-loaded lineup. in 60 games, Alvarez is batting .329 with 21 home runs and 62 RBI.
After dropping five straight mid-month, the Astros have regained their winning edge, taking eight of their last nine games. They lead the division by nine games over the Athletics. Tampa Bay fell a game behind the A's in the wild card race. Cleveland leads, holding a 1/2-game advantage over Oakland.
Game two of the series is slated for an 8:10 pm start, Wednesday night in Houston.
National League
St. Louis won its sixth straight game Tuesday, taking another from the fading Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3.
Instrumental to their victory was catcher, Yadier Molina, with a pair of home runs and a double in three at-bats.
Molina, a nine-time all-star, ripped a solo homer in the fifth, smacked a two-run shot in the seventh, and doubled and scored in the ninth.
Missing from action most of July and half of August due to injury, Molina's return has coincided with the Cardinals' winning ways. Returning to the lineup on August 13, Molina is batting .308 since. The Cardinals have won 15 of 18 since August 9 and have surged to the lead in the NL Central, currently holding a three game advantage over the Cubs.
Milwaukee's season has suddenly gone south. The Brewers are 5-9 since August 11 and are 6 1/2 out in the division. Their chances of making the playoffs via the wild card are also in jeopardy. They are 3 1/2 behind the Cubs, who hold the second wild card, but the Phillies and Mets are ahead of them.
The Cardinals will be seeking to sweep the Brewers when they take the field for game three of the series, Wednesday, 2:10 pm ET.
American League
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| Alvarez: 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI |
Justin Verlander won his 16th game of the season against five losses, working 5 1/3 innings of shutout ball. Yordan Alvarez banged a pair of home runs, doubled, scored three times and drove in four runs.
Alvarez is Houston's rising-star rookie who has provided quite a boost to their already-loaded lineup. in 60 games, Alvarez is batting .329 with 21 home runs and 62 RBI.
After dropping five straight mid-month, the Astros have regained their winning edge, taking eight of their last nine games. They lead the division by nine games over the Athletics. Tampa Bay fell a game behind the A's in the wild card race. Cleveland leads, holding a 1/2-game advantage over Oakland.
Game two of the series is slated for an 8:10 pm start, Wednesday night in Houston.
National League
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| Molina: 3-3, 2HR, 3RBI |
Instrumental to their victory was catcher, Yadier Molina, with a pair of home runs and a double in three at-bats.
Molina, a nine-time all-star, ripped a solo homer in the fifth, smacked a two-run shot in the seventh, and doubled and scored in the ninth.
Missing from action most of July and half of August due to injury, Molina's return has coincided with the Cardinals' winning ways. Returning to the lineup on August 13, Molina is batting .308 since. The Cardinals have won 15 of 18 since August 9 and have surged to the lead in the NL Central, currently holding a three game advantage over the Cubs.
Milwaukee's season has suddenly gone south. The Brewers are 5-9 since August 11 and are 6 1/2 out in the division. Their chances of making the playoffs via the wild card are also in jeopardy. They are 3 1/2 behind the Cubs, who hold the second wild card, but the Phillies and Mets are ahead of them.
The Cardinals will be seeking to sweep the Brewers when they take the field for game three of the series, Wednesday, 2:10 pm ET.
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