Players of the Day for Monday, September 16, 2019
American League
Minnesota rookie, Luis Arraez, collected his 100th major league hit on Monday, and it helped fuel a Twins win over the White Sox, 5-3.
Arraez, sporting a .350 batting average, led off the bottom of the first with an infield single, but was left stranded at third base. In the second, he singled again, moving runners to second and third. Both of those scored, but Arraez was left stranded again, this time on second base.
After lining out in the fourth inning, Arraez came up in the sixth with runners on second and third and delivered another single, plating both, completing the Twins' scoring. The 22-year-old second baseman from Venezuela has been on fire of late, going 23-for-54 (.426) over his last 15 games.
With Cleveland idle, the Twins increased their lead in the Central division to five games with just 12 to play.
The Twins have what looks to be an easy path to the division title. After two more home games against Chicago, the remainder of their schedule includes seven games against Kansas City and three versus Detroit, the two laggards of the division.
National League
With the Central division contenders all playing Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals maintained their lead over the Cubs and Brewers, with a 4-2 edge over the Washington Nationals.
Marcell Ozuna drove in all four St. Louis runs, with a first-inning, two-run homer off Washington starter, Stephen Strasburg, and a two-run double in the seventh that unknotted a 2-2 tie. Ozuna has 28 home runs and 86 RBI after missing the entire month of July due to injury. His hits were timely, snapping a 2-for-17 mini-slump.
Dakota Hudson picked up his 16th win against seven losses, allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings.
The win kept the Cardinals two games up on Chicago, 8-2 winners over Cincinnati, and three up on Milwaukee, as the Brewers topped the Padres, 6-1.
Also tightening was the wild card race. With Washington losing - they're 6-9 in September - their grip on the top wild card spot is only 1/2-game over the Cubs, with Milwaukee another game back.
The NL wild card race is looking like a four team affair, with the Cardinals, Nationals, Cubs and Brewers all vying for three spots - two wild cards and the Central division crown. The Mets, Phillies, and Diamondbacks have each begun to fade. They are five, five and 5 1/2-games behind the Cubs, respectively.
St. Louis hosts the Nationals in game two of their three-game series, Tuesday, 7:45 pm ET.
American League
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| Rookie Arraez has 100 hits |
Arraez, sporting a .350 batting average, led off the bottom of the first with an infield single, but was left stranded at third base. In the second, he singled again, moving runners to second and third. Both of those scored, but Arraez was left stranded again, this time on second base.
After lining out in the fourth inning, Arraez came up in the sixth with runners on second and third and delivered another single, plating both, completing the Twins' scoring. The 22-year-old second baseman from Venezuela has been on fire of late, going 23-for-54 (.426) over his last 15 games.
With Cleveland idle, the Twins increased their lead in the Central division to five games with just 12 to play.
The Twins have what looks to be an easy path to the division title. After two more home games against Chicago, the remainder of their schedule includes seven games against Kansas City and three versus Detroit, the two laggards of the division.
National League
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| Ozuna: 2-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI |
Marcell Ozuna drove in all four St. Louis runs, with a first-inning, two-run homer off Washington starter, Stephen Strasburg, and a two-run double in the seventh that unknotted a 2-2 tie. Ozuna has 28 home runs and 86 RBI after missing the entire month of July due to injury. His hits were timely, snapping a 2-for-17 mini-slump.
Dakota Hudson picked up his 16th win against seven losses, allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings.
The win kept the Cardinals two games up on Chicago, 8-2 winners over Cincinnati, and three up on Milwaukee, as the Brewers topped the Padres, 6-1.
Also tightening was the wild card race. With Washington losing - they're 6-9 in September - their grip on the top wild card spot is only 1/2-game over the Cubs, with Milwaukee another game back.
The NL wild card race is looking like a four team affair, with the Cardinals, Nationals, Cubs and Brewers all vying for three spots - two wild cards and the Central division crown. The Mets, Phillies, and Diamondbacks have each begun to fade. They are five, five and 5 1/2-games behind the Cubs, respectively.
St. Louis hosts the Nationals in game two of their three-game series, Tuesday, 7:45 pm ET.
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