Players of the Day for Saturday, September 14, 2019
American League
Closing in on 100 wins, the Yankees (98-52) reduced their magic number to four with a blowout, 13-3, win over the Blue Jays in Toronto.
The Yankees amassed 19 hits, three of them by Brett Gardner, who doubled and went yard twice, driving in five runs for the AL East division leaders. Gardner got the Yankees on the board with a double in the second inning, followed up with a solo homer in the fourth and put the game out of reach with a three-run homer in the fifth. He totaled five RBI on the day.
Gardner, 36, has a career-high 25 home runs this season. He's driven in 66 runs, scored 79 and has 10 stolen bases.
The Yankees close out their series in Toronto on Sunday, starting at 1:07 pm ET, before returning home for their final home stand of the year, hosting three games each with the Angels and Blue Jays, starting Tuesday.
National League
With a commanding 14-1 win over Pittsburgh Saturday, the Cubs not only maintained their hold on the second wild card, but picked up a game on Central division-leading St. Louis, as the Cardinals were defeated by Milwaukee, 5-2.
Kris Bryant went 3-for-3 in the Chicago rampage, singling in a run in the second inning, whacking a two-run homer in the fourth, and taking one for the team when he was hit by a pitch in the fifth, with the bases loaded, accounting for his fourth RBI of the day.
Bryant is quietly having a solid season, batting .285 with 29 home runs and 73 RBI. He's picked up the pace as the Cubs are serious about making the playoffs, batting .391 with three homers and nine RBI in his last seven games.
Saturday's results left the Cubs 1 1/2 behind Washington in the wild card, holding second by a game over the Brewers, three over the Mets, and 3 1/2 over the Phillies. More importantly, Chicago pulled to within three games of the Cardinals in the division. The Cubs and Cardinals play each other seven more times in the final two weeks of the season.
Chicago, winners of three straight, finish their series in Pittsburgh Sunday.
American League
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| Gardner: 2 HR, 5 RBI |
Closing in on 100 wins, the Yankees (98-52) reduced their magic number to four with a blowout, 13-3, win over the Blue Jays in Toronto.
The Yankees amassed 19 hits, three of them by Brett Gardner, who doubled and went yard twice, driving in five runs for the AL East division leaders. Gardner got the Yankees on the board with a double in the second inning, followed up with a solo homer in the fourth and put the game out of reach with a three-run homer in the fifth. He totaled five RBI on the day.
Gardner, 36, has a career-high 25 home runs this season. He's driven in 66 runs, scored 79 and has 10 stolen bases.
The Yankees close out their series in Toronto on Sunday, starting at 1:07 pm ET, before returning home for their final home stand of the year, hosting three games each with the Angels and Blue Jays, starting Tuesday.
National League
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| Bryant: 3-3, HR, 4 RBI |
Kris Bryant went 3-for-3 in the Chicago rampage, singling in a run in the second inning, whacking a two-run homer in the fourth, and taking one for the team when he was hit by a pitch in the fifth, with the bases loaded, accounting for his fourth RBI of the day.
Bryant is quietly having a solid season, batting .285 with 29 home runs and 73 RBI. He's picked up the pace as the Cubs are serious about making the playoffs, batting .391 with three homers and nine RBI in his last seven games.
Saturday's results left the Cubs 1 1/2 behind Washington in the wild card, holding second by a game over the Brewers, three over the Mets, and 3 1/2 over the Phillies. More importantly, Chicago pulled to within three games of the Cardinals in the division. The Cubs and Cardinals play each other seven more times in the final two weeks of the season.
Chicago, winners of three straight, finish their series in Pittsburgh Sunday.
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