Players of the Day for Wednesday, October 9, 2019
National League
St. Louis Cardinals 13 Atlanta Braves 1
Scoring 10 runs in the first inning, the St. Louis Cardinals took all the air out of SunTrust Park in Atlanta, completely overwhelming the Braves in a game five win to advance to the NL Championship Series.
St. Louis sent 14 batters to the plate in the first, chasing Atlanta starter, Mike Foltynewicz after he threw just 1/3 of an inning. Foltynewicz pitched to nine batters, allowing three hits, walking three (one intentionally) and six earned runs. His relief, Max Fried, fared only marginally better, getting the final two outs of the inning only after surrendering four more runs.
The 10 runs were the most ever scored in a single inning by one team in major league history.
Cardinals' starter, Jack Flaherty, made sure the game remained one-sided, allowing the braves one run on four hits over six full innings. Flaherty was credited with the win, fanning eight.
Washington Nationals 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 3, 10 innings
Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto hit back-to-back home runs to tie the game in the eighth inning, 3-3, and Howie Kendrick put an abrupt end to LA playoff dreams with a 10th-inning grand slam, sending the Washington Nationals to the NL Championship Series agains the St. Louis Cardinals.
Kendrick, who had struggled at the plate and in thefield during the series, put all of that behind him, golfing a low delivery from Joe Kelly over the wall in center field. Kelly had loaded the bases with no outs on a Rendon ground rule double and two walks.
Sean Doolittle retired the Dodgers in order in the bottom of the inning to seal the victory.
Washington's win sent the wild card Nationals to the Championship Series against St. Louis, who earned home field advantage by winning the Central division with a record better than Washington's.
Game one of the series begins Friday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
American League
There were no games in the American League on Wednesday. Tampa Bay plays at Houston on Thursday in game five of their divisional playoff series. The winner will advance to the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees, who qualified by defeating Minnesota, three games to none.
Game time in Houston is 7:07 pm ET.
National League
St. Louis Cardinals 13 Atlanta Braves 1
Scoring 10 runs in the first inning, the St. Louis Cardinals took all the air out of SunTrust Park in Atlanta, completely overwhelming the Braves in a game five win to advance to the NL Championship Series.
St. Louis sent 14 batters to the plate in the first, chasing Atlanta starter, Mike Foltynewicz after he threw just 1/3 of an inning. Foltynewicz pitched to nine batters, allowing three hits, walking three (one intentionally) and six earned runs. His relief, Max Fried, fared only marginally better, getting the final two outs of the inning only after surrendering four more runs.
The 10 runs were the most ever scored in a single inning by one team in major league history.
Cardinals' starter, Jack Flaherty, made sure the game remained one-sided, allowing the braves one run on four hits over six full innings. Flaherty was credited with the win, fanning eight.
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| Kendrick Slams Dodgers |
Washington Nationals 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 3, 10 innings
Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto hit back-to-back home runs to tie the game in the eighth inning, 3-3, and Howie Kendrick put an abrupt end to LA playoff dreams with a 10th-inning grand slam, sending the Washington Nationals to the NL Championship Series agains the St. Louis Cardinals.
Kendrick, who had struggled at the plate and in thefield during the series, put all of that behind him, golfing a low delivery from Joe Kelly over the wall in center field. Kelly had loaded the bases with no outs on a Rendon ground rule double and two walks.
Sean Doolittle retired the Dodgers in order in the bottom of the inning to seal the victory.
Washington's win sent the wild card Nationals to the Championship Series against St. Louis, who earned home field advantage by winning the Central division with a record better than Washington's.
Game one of the series begins Friday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
American League
There were no games in the American League on Wednesday. Tampa Bay plays at Houston on Thursday in game five of their divisional playoff series. The winner will advance to the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees, who qualified by defeating Minnesota, three games to none.
Game time in Houston is 7:07 pm ET.
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