Players of the Day for Wednesday, September 11, 2019
American League
Following a 10-9 loss to the Texas Rangers Thursday, Tampa Bay is clinking to the narrowest lead in the AL wild card contest.
With Cleveland and Oakland both posting wins, the Rays have a 1/2-game edge on the A's and a one-game lead over the Indians.
Despite Ji-Man Choi's perfect night at the plate - two homers and three walks - the Rays were unable to keep the Rangers off the scoreboard sufficiently well, taking their first loss since September 3rd. Choi socked a three-run homer in the first inning and racked a solo shot in the ninth that left the Rays a run short.
Regardless, the Rays will regroup and carry on. They've been in contention all season and have been especially poised the past two weeks, winning 11 of their last 13 games.
They complete their series in Texas Thursday before heading to Los Angeles for five games against the Angels.
National League
Nearing the end of August, the Milwaukee Brewers were left for dead in the NL Central and the wild card race. The Cardinals had surged to the division lead while Washington and Chicago seemed destined for wild cards.
Then things turned around. They took two of three from the Cubs in Chicago, split a pair in Houston and then took three of four from the Cubs and started what is now a six-game winning streak that has them tied with the Cubs for the second wild card.
Wednesday's 7-5 victory at Miami was Milwaukee's first game without 2018 league MVP, Christian Yelich, who is out for the season after fracturing his right kneecap by fouling a ball off of it in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Marlins.
It was also Mike Moustakas's 31st birthday, and he celebrated by smacking two home runs, powering the win. Moustakas connected with a three-run blast in the third inning, then sealed the deal with a two-run rip in the ninth, breaking a 5-all tie.
Going 3-for-4 with five RBI, Moustakas has 33 homers on the season and 81 RBI. The Brewers will be looking for a sweep of the Marlins Thursday, then it's off to St. Louis for three games with the division leaders.
With Washington holding the top spot in the wild card race by 3 1/2 games, Milwaukee has caught the Cubs for the second spot and they are both four games behind the Cardinals in the division.
The Phillies and Mets are both two games back for the second wild card; Arizona is 2 1/2 off that pace.
American League
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| Choi: 2 HR, 4 RBI |
With Cleveland and Oakland both posting wins, the Rays have a 1/2-game edge on the A's and a one-game lead over the Indians.
Despite Ji-Man Choi's perfect night at the plate - two homers and three walks - the Rays were unable to keep the Rangers off the scoreboard sufficiently well, taking their first loss since September 3rd. Choi socked a three-run homer in the first inning and racked a solo shot in the ninth that left the Rays a run short.
Regardless, the Rays will regroup and carry on. They've been in contention all season and have been especially poised the past two weeks, winning 11 of their last 13 games.
They complete their series in Texas Thursday before heading to Los Angeles for five games against the Angels.
National League
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| Moustakas: 2HR, 5 RBI |
Then things turned around. They took two of three from the Cubs in Chicago, split a pair in Houston and then took three of four from the Cubs and started what is now a six-game winning streak that has them tied with the Cubs for the second wild card.
Wednesday's 7-5 victory at Miami was Milwaukee's first game without 2018 league MVP, Christian Yelich, who is out for the season after fracturing his right kneecap by fouling a ball off of it in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Marlins.
It was also Mike Moustakas's 31st birthday, and he celebrated by smacking two home runs, powering the win. Moustakas connected with a three-run blast in the third inning, then sealed the deal with a two-run rip in the ninth, breaking a 5-all tie.
Going 3-for-4 with five RBI, Moustakas has 33 homers on the season and 81 RBI. The Brewers will be looking for a sweep of the Marlins Thursday, then it's off to St. Louis for three games with the division leaders.
With Washington holding the top spot in the wild card race by 3 1/2 games, Milwaukee has caught the Cubs for the second spot and they are both four games behind the Cardinals in the division.
The Phillies and Mets are both two games back for the second wild card; Arizona is 2 1/2 off that pace.
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