Players of the Day for Monday, September 2, 2019
American League
Three teams are vying for two wild card spot in the American League. Cleveland, Oakland, and Tampa Bay have been engaged since the all-star break as two will make the playoffs and one will go home.
On Monday, Tampa Bay took their fifth straight game, doing so in dramatic fashion, as Tommy Pham singled home Joey Wendle with the game-winner with two outs in the bottom of the 10th for a 5-4 Rays' win over visiting Baltimore.
Pham's walk-off single was the end of a solid day for Pham, who went 3-for-4 and doubled in two runs for the Rays in the fifth inning, putting Tampa up, 4-0. The Orioles battled back to tie the game, sending it into extras, setting up Pham's dramatic poke.
On a youthful team with no superstars, Pham has been stalwart, batting .278, with 20 home runs and 61 RBI. The 31-year-old has also swiped 18 of 21 bases this season.
The Rays lead the wild card chase by 1/2-game over Cleveland, with Oakland 1 1/2 back. The Rays host a double-header with the Orioles on Tuesday, but the wild card battle looks like it will go down to the final weekend of the season.
National League
Threatening to run away with the top wild card spot - ensuring home field for the one-game playoff - the Washington Nationals hosted the Mets in the first of a three-game series on Monday.
Winners of four straight and nine of their last ten entering the game, the Nationals were met by Noah Syndergaard, who blanked them for seven innings while his teammates mounted a sizable lead that led eventually to a 7-3 victory.
Syndergaard stopped the Nationals on three hits, striking out 10. Improving to 10-7, the hurler known as "Thor" was aided by Jeff McNeil's two-run homer and a three-hit, two RBI effort from J.D. Davis.
The game result left the Nationals with a 3 1/2-game lead over the Cubs in the wild card and the Mets clinging to playoff hopes, four games behind Chicago. After six straight losses, the Mets have rebounded to win three of their last four.
Game two of the series is Tuesday, 7:05 pm ET.
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| Pham: 3-for-3, 3 RBI |
Three teams are vying for two wild card spot in the American League. Cleveland, Oakland, and Tampa Bay have been engaged since the all-star break as two will make the playoffs and one will go home.
On Monday, Tampa Bay took their fifth straight game, doing so in dramatic fashion, as Tommy Pham singled home Joey Wendle with the game-winner with two outs in the bottom of the 10th for a 5-4 Rays' win over visiting Baltimore.
Pham's walk-off single was the end of a solid day for Pham, who went 3-for-4 and doubled in two runs for the Rays in the fifth inning, putting Tampa up, 4-0. The Orioles battled back to tie the game, sending it into extras, setting up Pham's dramatic poke.
On a youthful team with no superstars, Pham has been stalwart, batting .278, with 20 home runs and 61 RBI. The 31-year-old has also swiped 18 of 21 bases this season.
The Rays lead the wild card chase by 1/2-game over Cleveland, with Oakland 1 1/2 back. The Rays host a double-header with the Orioles on Tuesday, but the wild card battle looks like it will go down to the final weekend of the season.
National League
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| Syndergaard: 7IP, 3H, 10K |
Winners of four straight and nine of their last ten entering the game, the Nationals were met by Noah Syndergaard, who blanked them for seven innings while his teammates mounted a sizable lead that led eventually to a 7-3 victory.
Syndergaard stopped the Nationals on three hits, striking out 10. Improving to 10-7, the hurler known as "Thor" was aided by Jeff McNeil's two-run homer and a three-hit, two RBI effort from J.D. Davis.
The game result left the Nationals with a 3 1/2-game lead over the Cubs in the wild card and the Mets clinging to playoff hopes, four games behind Chicago. After six straight losses, the Mets have rebounded to win three of their last four.
Game two of the series is Tuesday, 7:05 pm ET.
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