Players of the Day for Sunday, September 22, 2019
American League
George Springer cracked a trio of home runs, leading the Houston Astros to a 13-5 victory over the LA Angels, securing the AL West pennant for the third consecutive season.
Springer led off the bottom half of the first inning with a solo homer, spanked a two-run shot in the second, and belted another solo shot in the fourth, giving him 38 homers on the year. Springer's four RBI upped his total to 94.
The Astros cruised to the win, their 102nd against 54 losses, clinching the division in their final home game of the regular season. They also hold a 1/2-game edge on the Yankees for the best record in the league and home field advantage through the playoffs.
Houston will finish on the road, with two games in Seattle and four in Anaheim against the Angels.
The Al wild card race tightened up, as Oakland and Tampa Bay both lost, as Cleveland downed the Phillies, 10-1. The A's hold a two-game edge on both the Rays and Indians. All three have six games left in the regular season.
National League
With a 7-4 win over the visiting Rockies, the LA Dodgers won their 100th game of the season and need just two more wins - or Atlanta losses - to secure home field for the duration of their playoff run.
After starting pitcher, Hyun-Jin Ryu, tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth with a solo shot, the Dodgers loaded the bases for slugger Cody Bellinger, who promptly unloaded them with a grand slam, his 46th home run of the season.
Bellinger is third in home runs league-wide, trailing the Mets' Pete Alonso (50) and the Reds' Eugenio Suarez (48). His 114 RBI ranks seventh among NL hitters.
In other NL happenings, the St. Louis Cardinals secured a post-season berth after sweeping the Cubs in a four-game series in Chicago, winning Sunday's finale, 3-2. By sweeping the Cubs, the Cardinals eliminated Chicago from the NL Central race, which is now down to St. Louis and Milwaukee. The Cardinals lead the Brewers by three games with six games remaining.
Washington dropped a 5-3 decision at Miami, leaving them tied with the Brewers for the top wild card spot. The Cubs are four games back. The Phillies, Mets, and Diamondbacks are nearing elimination.
American League
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| Springer: 3 HR, 4 RBI |
Springer led off the bottom half of the first inning with a solo homer, spanked a two-run shot in the second, and belted another solo shot in the fourth, giving him 38 homers on the year. Springer's four RBI upped his total to 94.
The Astros cruised to the win, their 102nd against 54 losses, clinching the division in their final home game of the regular season. They also hold a 1/2-game edge on the Yankees for the best record in the league and home field advantage through the playoffs.
Houston will finish on the road, with two games in Seattle and four in Anaheim against the Angels.
The Al wild card race tightened up, as Oakland and Tampa Bay both lost, as Cleveland downed the Phillies, 10-1. The A's hold a two-game edge on both the Rays and Indians. All three have six games left in the regular season.
National League
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| Bellinger: Grand Slam |
After starting pitcher, Hyun-Jin Ryu, tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth with a solo shot, the Dodgers loaded the bases for slugger Cody Bellinger, who promptly unloaded them with a grand slam, his 46th home run of the season.
Bellinger is third in home runs league-wide, trailing the Mets' Pete Alonso (50) and the Reds' Eugenio Suarez (48). His 114 RBI ranks seventh among NL hitters.
In other NL happenings, the St. Louis Cardinals secured a post-season berth after sweeping the Cubs in a four-game series in Chicago, winning Sunday's finale, 3-2. By sweeping the Cubs, the Cardinals eliminated Chicago from the NL Central race, which is now down to St. Louis and Milwaukee. The Cardinals lead the Brewers by three games with six games remaining.
Washington dropped a 5-3 decision at Miami, leaving them tied with the Brewers for the top wild card spot. The Cubs are four games back. The Phillies, Mets, and Diamondbacks are nearing elimination.
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