Here’s your morning
baseball briefing for Thursday September 26, 2013:
News &
Notes: The Detroit Tigers clinched the American League Central
Division thanks to pitcher Max Scherzer who improved to a major league best
21-3.
The New York Yankees were eliminated from playoff
contention.
Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, retiring at
season’s end, was honored before his last home game, and he homered for his
home crowd.
Wednesday Scores:
Walk-Off Win
Streak:
0
Longest Winning
Streak - 6 Tampa
Bay Rays, Cleveland Indians
Longest Losing
Streak -
12 Houston Astros
League
Leaders
American League
Batting
Average- .345 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Home Runs
- 52
Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
RBI - 137 Miguel Cabrera,
Detroit Tigers and Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
Pitching Wins –
21 Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
Strikeouts - 269
Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
E.R.A. - 2.64
Anibal Sanchez, Detroit, Bartolo Colon, Oakland
National League
Batting Average-
.335 Michael Cuddyer, 1B, Colorado Rockies
Home Runs
- 36
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
RBI - 124
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitching Wins –
19 Jordan Zimmerman, Washington
Nationals
Strikeouts – 224 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
E.R.A. - 1.88 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
MVP
Watch
American
League: Robinson Cano, 2B, New York Yankees
Yesterday: 2-4
with a double and an RBI
Season: .315, 27 HRs, 106 RBI
On pace for: .315, 28 HRs, 110
RBI
National
League: Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
Yesterday: 1-4 with a double and a run scored
Season: .303,
36 HRs, 124 RBI
On pace for: .303, 37 HRs, 127 RBI
Cy
Young Watch
American
League: Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
Yesterday: 7 IP, 2 hits, 0
runs and 10 K’s in a win vs. Minnesota
Season: 21-3,
240 K’s and a 2.90 ERA
On pace for: 21-3, 246 K’s and
a 2.87 ERA
National
League: Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals
Yesterday: 6 IP, 4 hits, 1 run and 3 K’s in a win vs.
Washington
Season: 15-9,
169 K’s and a 3.06 ERA
On pace for: 15-9,
174 K’s and a 3.02 ERA
History
1996 World
Series – New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves
The 1996 World Series featured the defending champion
Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, a rematch of the 1957 & 1958
World Series when the Braves played in Milwaukee (Milwaukee won in ’57, New
York in ’58). The Yankees had home field
advantage and lost the first two games by a combined 16-1 score in front of the
Bronx faithful. Manager Joe Torre met
with furious owner George Steinbrenner before the team traveled to Atlanta for
three games, and Torre, calm as ever, guaranteed three victories and even told
his owner he’s win the series at home.
Yankee starter David Cone pitched a gritty Game 3, holding
Atlanta to one run in six innings, before Bernie Williams broke the game open
with a two-run home run in the eighth, and New York won 5-2. The Yankees trailed 6-0 in Game 4, but scored
three runs in the sixth, and three more in the eighth on backup catcher Jim
Leyritz’s three-run home run, and suddenly the series was tied 2-2.
In pivotal Game 5, New York pushed across an unearned run in
the fourth for all the scoring, and Andy Pettitte pitched eight solid innings
as the Yankees won 1-0 to take a 3-2 series lead. Manager Joe Torre had made good on his
promise to win all three games in Atlanta.
Back in New York for Game 6 where the crowd anticipated a
huge celebration at nights’ end, the Yankees didn’t disappoint. They scored three runs off Greg Maddux in the
third, and would hold on for a 3-2 win to capture their first World Series
title since 1978, and 23rd overall.
New York Wins
4-2
For
the series, Atlanta outscored New York 26-18 and outhit them 51-43. Hall of Famers included for the Yankees: third
baseman Wade Boggs; and for the Braves: none.
Tomorrow: 1997
World Series – Cleveland Indians vs. Florida
Marlins
Trivia
Today’s
Question: Who was named MVP of the 1996 World Series?
Yesterday’s
Question: In the shortened 1995
season (144 games instead of 162 due to the players strike that carried over
from 1994), what Cleveland Indians’ player became the first batter in major
league history to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in a season?
Answer: outfielder Albert Belle
House
Bet
Today: Over/Under 4 runs
allowed by San Francisco pitcher Tim Lincecum vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Yesterday:. Over/Under 1
walk-off win for Wednesday’s games.
Result: Under. There were no walk-off wins on Wednesday.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| x-Boston | 96 | 63 | - | Won 1 | x-Atlanta | 93 | 65 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 89 | 69 | 6.5 | Won 6 | Washington | 84 | 75 | 9.5 | Lost 3 | |
| NY Yankees | 82 | 76 | 13.5 | Lost 3 | NY Mets | 73 | 85 | 20 | Won 2 | |
| Baltimore | 82 | 76 | 13.5 | Won 1 | Philadelphia | 72 | 86 | 21 | Lost 1 | |
| Toronto | 72 | 86 | 23.5 | Lost 1 | Miami | 59 | 100 | 34.5 | Won 1 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| x-Detroit | 93 | 66 | - | Won 2 | z-St. Louis | 94 | 65 | - | Won 3 | |
| Cleveland | 88 | 70 | 4.5 | Won 6 | z-Pittsburgh | 91 | 68 | 3 | Lost 1 | |
| Kansas City | 83 | 75 | 9.5 | Lost 2 | y-Cincinnati | 90 | 69 | 4 | Lost 2 | |
| Minnesota | 66 | 92 | 26.5 | Lost 2 | Milwaukee | 71 | 87 | 22.5 | Won 1 | |
| Chicago Sox | 62 | 96 | 30.5 | Lost 2 | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 93 | 28 | Won 1 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| x-Oakland | 94 | 65 | - | Lost 2 | x-LA Dodgers | 91 | 67 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Texas | 87 | 71 | 6.5 | Won 3 | Arizona | 80 | 78 | 11 | Lost 1 | |
| LA Angels | 78 | 80 | 15.5 | Won 2 | San Diego | 74 | 84 | 17 | Won 1 | |
| Seattle | 70 | 89 | 24 | Won 2 | San Francisco | 73 | 85 | 18 | Won 1 | |
| Houston | 51 | 108 | 43 | Lost 12 | Colorado | 72 | 87 | 19.5 | Lost 1 | |
| x - clinched division title | ||||||||||
| y - clinched wildcard | ||||||||||
| z - clinched playoff berth | ||||||||||
Schedule – Thursday September 26
Probable pitchers in parentheses, with my picks to win
highlighted.
Yesterday’s Picks: 9-6 Season:
994-752
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