Players of the Day for Wednesday, September 25, 2019
American League
The Twins are in.
Randy Dobnak tossed six innings of one-hit ball as Minnesota cruised to a 5-1 victory. Coupled with Cleveland's 8-3 loss to the White Sox, the Twins clinched the AL Central and will likely meet the Yankees in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Dobnak, as raw a rookie as there is, gave up a first inning unearned run on an error and a double, which turned out to be the only hit the Tigers would produce off the 24-year-old. Dobnak no-hit the Tigers over the next 5 1/3 innings, and did not issue any walks, fanning six. Having worked just 28.1 innings, Dobnak is 2-1 with a save and a 1.59 ERA in eight appearances, five of those starting assignments.
Clinching the division for the first time since 2010, the Twins are likely to finish with the third-best record among division winners, meaning they will open the best-of-five divisional series against the team with the second-best records, which is currently the Yankees, who have lost their last two to Tampa Bay, as the Rays continue to battle Cleveland and Oakland for two wild card spots.
With the Rays topping the Yankees, 4-0, and Oakland slipping by the Angels, 3-2, Cleveland's loss leaves them in a precarious position, 1 1/2 games behind the Rays for the second spot. Oakland holds the top position, but only by 1/2 game over the Rays. Tampa Bay has just three games left to play; Cleveland and Oakland each have four remaining.
National League
Ryan Braun's first inning grand slam got the Brewers off to a big start, leading to a 9-2 romp over host Cincinnati, putting the Brewers into the playoffs for the second straight year.
Braun's belt was his 22nd of the year and was also his second grand slam in the past ten days. He socked a ninth-inning grand slam in a victory over St. Louis on September 15. Eric Thames also homered in the first inning, his 24th.
The rampaging Brewers won for the 17th time in its last 19 games and secured at least a wild card for the playoffs. Their victory, coupled with the Cardinals' 9-7 loss at Arizona, left them 1 1/2 games behind St. Louis in the Central division.
Seedings in the National League are still very up in the air. The Dodgers have the best record in the league and will host the wild card entrant in the divisional round. Atlanta, East division champs, will host the either the Cardinals or Brewers, depending on which team captures the division pennant. Washington has secured a wild card but holds a slim, one-game lead over Milwaukee, with each team having four games to play.
St. Louis has three games remaining, all against the Cubs in St. Louis, starting Friday.
American League
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| Dobnack: 6IP, 1H, 0ER, 6K |
The Twins are in.
Randy Dobnak tossed six innings of one-hit ball as Minnesota cruised to a 5-1 victory. Coupled with Cleveland's 8-3 loss to the White Sox, the Twins clinched the AL Central and will likely meet the Yankees in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Dobnak, as raw a rookie as there is, gave up a first inning unearned run on an error and a double, which turned out to be the only hit the Tigers would produce off the 24-year-old. Dobnak no-hit the Tigers over the next 5 1/3 innings, and did not issue any walks, fanning six. Having worked just 28.1 innings, Dobnak is 2-1 with a save and a 1.59 ERA in eight appearances, five of those starting assignments.
Clinching the division for the first time since 2010, the Twins are likely to finish with the third-best record among division winners, meaning they will open the best-of-five divisional series against the team with the second-best records, which is currently the Yankees, who have lost their last two to Tampa Bay, as the Rays continue to battle Cleveland and Oakland for two wild card spots.
With the Rays topping the Yankees, 4-0, and Oakland slipping by the Angels, 3-2, Cleveland's loss leaves them in a precarious position, 1 1/2 games behind the Rays for the second spot. Oakland holds the top position, but only by 1/2 game over the Rays. Tampa Bay has just three games left to play; Cleveland and Oakland each have four remaining.
National League
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| Braun: Grand Slam |
Ryan Braun's first inning grand slam got the Brewers off to a big start, leading to a 9-2 romp over host Cincinnati, putting the Brewers into the playoffs for the second straight year.
Braun's belt was his 22nd of the year and was also his second grand slam in the past ten days. He socked a ninth-inning grand slam in a victory over St. Louis on September 15. Eric Thames also homered in the first inning, his 24th.
The rampaging Brewers won for the 17th time in its last 19 games and secured at least a wild card for the playoffs. Their victory, coupled with the Cardinals' 9-7 loss at Arizona, left them 1 1/2 games behind St. Louis in the Central division.
Seedings in the National League are still very up in the air. The Dodgers have the best record in the league and will host the wild card entrant in the divisional round. Atlanta, East division champs, will host the either the Cardinals or Brewers, depending on which team captures the division pennant. Washington has secured a wild card but holds a slim, one-game lead over Milwaukee, with each team having four games to play.
St. Louis has three games remaining, all against the Cubs in St. Louis, starting Friday.
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