Players of the Day for Thursday, October 10, 2019
American League
Houston Astros 6 Tampa Bay Rays 1
In the decisive game five of the AL Divisional Series, Houston starter, Gerrit Cole, was brilliant, allowing two hits and one run over eight innings of dazzling mound mastery, as the Houston Astros defeated Tampa Bay, moving on to the Championship Series against the NY Yankees.
Cole, fanned 10 and walked two, throwing 74 of 107 pitches for strikes before being lifted after eight innings.
Houston jumped out to a four run lead in the bottom of the first and Cole dominated the Rays to maintain the lead. Solo homers by Michael Brantley and Jose Altuve in the eighth increased the margin to seal the win.
Cole previously won game two of the series, shutting out the Rays on four hits, striking out 15, in 7 2/3 innings, for a 3-1 Houston victory. Cole, the leading Cy Young award candidate, was 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 326 strikeouts during the regular season.
The home team won all five games in the series, Houston taking a 2-0 lead before Tampa countered with two wins at Tropicana Field.
The championship series begins Saturday in Houston, the Astros earning home field by winning 107 games during the regular season to the Yankees 103. Houston will host games one and two. Games three, four, and five (if necessary) will be at Yankees Stadium in New York. If needed, games six and seven would be played at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
National League
There were no National League games on Thursday. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals in game one of their best-of-seven Championship Series, Friday, 8:08 pm ET.
American League
Houston Astros 6 Tampa Bay Rays 1
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| Cole Wins Game Five |
Cole, fanned 10 and walked two, throwing 74 of 107 pitches for strikes before being lifted after eight innings.
Houston jumped out to a four run lead in the bottom of the first and Cole dominated the Rays to maintain the lead. Solo homers by Michael Brantley and Jose Altuve in the eighth increased the margin to seal the win.
Cole previously won game two of the series, shutting out the Rays on four hits, striking out 15, in 7 2/3 innings, for a 3-1 Houston victory. Cole, the leading Cy Young award candidate, was 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 326 strikeouts during the regular season.
The home team won all five games in the series, Houston taking a 2-0 lead before Tampa countered with two wins at Tropicana Field.
The championship series begins Saturday in Houston, the Astros earning home field by winning 107 games during the regular season to the Yankees 103. Houston will host games one and two. Games three, four, and five (if necessary) will be at Yankees Stadium in New York. If needed, games six and seven would be played at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
National League
There were no National League games on Thursday. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals in game one of their best-of-seven Championship Series, Friday, 8:08 pm ET.
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