Players of the Day for Sunday, September 15, 2019
American League
Houston completed a sweep of the Royals Sunday with a 12-3 win in Kansas City, tying the Yankees for the best record in the American League.
Josh Reddick went 5-for-5, including a home run, as the Astros dropped their magic number to clinch the division to FIVE.
Reddick stroked four singles and knocked his 13th home run, scored three times and drove in three runs.
Proving just how far afield the Astros are in the division and the league, they outscored the Royals 22-5 in the three-game series.
Houston has Monday off, resuming their run to the post-season on Tuesday, hosting two games with the Texas Rangers. The Astros will finalize their home schedule this weekend, possibly clinching the division when they play three games with the Angels.
National League
Ryan Braun's grand slam in the top of the ninth provided the game-winning runs as the Milwaukee Brewers topped the St. Louis Cardinals for the second straight game win a 7-6 victory.
Three walks loaded the bases for Braun, who appeared at the plate with two outs and the Brewers down, 4-3. On a 3-2 count from St. Louis reliever, Junior Fernandez, Braun deposited the offering into the left-center stands.
The Cardinals responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning on a Tommy Edman homer, but could not overcome the deficit. Relief pitching has been the Cardinals' Achilles heel all season. Now it threatens their lead in the NL Central, as the Cubs and Brewers are closing in on them.
Milwaukee trails by three games in the division; the Cubs are just two games behind St. Louis.
Braun's homer was his 20th. He has 66 RBI on the year.
The Brewers have been on fire of late, winning nine of their last 10. They took two of three in their series in St. Louis. On Monday, they head back to Milwaukee for their final home series of the season, hosting four games with the Padres followed by three with Pittsburgh.
St. Louis opens a three-game series at home against the Nationals, beginning Monday at 7:45 pm ET.
American League
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| Reddick: 5-5 HR 3R 3RBI |
Houston completed a sweep of the Royals Sunday with a 12-3 win in Kansas City, tying the Yankees for the best record in the American League.
Josh Reddick went 5-for-5, including a home run, as the Astros dropped their magic number to clinch the division to FIVE.
Reddick stroked four singles and knocked his 13th home run, scored three times and drove in three runs.
Proving just how far afield the Astros are in the division and the league, they outscored the Royals 22-5 in the three-game series.
Houston has Monday off, resuming their run to the post-season on Tuesday, hosting two games with the Texas Rangers. The Astros will finalize their home schedule this weekend, possibly clinching the division when they play three games with the Angels.
National League
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| Braun's Slam Folds Cards |
Three walks loaded the bases for Braun, who appeared at the plate with two outs and the Brewers down, 4-3. On a 3-2 count from St. Louis reliever, Junior Fernandez, Braun deposited the offering into the left-center stands.
The Cardinals responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning on a Tommy Edman homer, but could not overcome the deficit. Relief pitching has been the Cardinals' Achilles heel all season. Now it threatens their lead in the NL Central, as the Cubs and Brewers are closing in on them.
Milwaukee trails by three games in the division; the Cubs are just two games behind St. Louis.
Braun's homer was his 20th. He has 66 RBI on the year.
The Brewers have been on fire of late, winning nine of their last 10. They took two of three in their series in St. Louis. On Monday, they head back to Milwaukee for their final home series of the season, hosting four games with the Padres followed by three with Pittsburgh.
St. Louis opens a three-game series at home against the Nationals, beginning Monday at 7:45 pm ET.
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