Here’s
your daily baseball briefing:
News &
Notes: The Los Angeles Dodgers were the first team to clinch a
playoff spot when they beat Arizona 7-6, clinching their first National League
West division title since 2009.
The Boston Red Sox clinched a playoff spot yesterday with a
win against Baltimore, but not the A.L. East yet.
New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte announced his
retirement (again), effective at the end of the Yankees’ season.
Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton officially announced
his retirement, after 18 seasons in Denver.
Thursday Scores:
Walk-Off
Win Streak:
3 The Colorado Rockies walked-off
winners on Thursday when outfielder Chris Dickerson hit an RBI triple in the 15th
inning to beat St. Louis.
Longest
Winning Streak - 3 Cincinnati Reds
Longest
Losing Streak -
6
Houston Astros
League
Leaders
American
League
Batting
Average- .347 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Home Runs
- 51
Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
RBI - 134 Miguel Cabrera,
Detroit Tigers and Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore Orioles
Pitching
Wins – 19 Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
Strikeouts
- 260
Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
E.R.A.
- 2.51
Anibal Sanchez, Detroit Tigers
National
League
Batting
Average- .331 Michael Cuddyer, 1B, Colorado Rockies
Home Runs
- 34
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona & Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh
RBI - 119
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitching
Wins – 18 Jordan Zimmerman, Washington
Nationals
Strikeouts
– 214 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles
Dodgers
E.R.A. - 1.94 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
MVP
Watch
American
League: Adam
Jones, OF, Baltimore Orioles
Yesterday:
1-4
with a home run and 1 RBI
Season: .289, 32 HRs, 103 RBI
On pace
for: .289, 34 HRs, 110 RBI
National
League: Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates
Yesterday:
2-3
with a home run, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored and 2 walks
Season: .227, 34 HRs, 93 RBI
On pace
for:
.226, 36 HRs, and 99 RBI
Cy
Young Watch
American
League: Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
Yesterday:
5 IP,
5 hits, 2 runs and 4 K’s in a win vs. Tampa Bay
Season: 13-9,
260 K’s and a 2.81 ERA
On pace
for:
13-9, 278 K’s and a 2.79 ERA
National
League: Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco
Giants
Yesterday:
7 IP,
4 hits, 1 run and 10 K’s in a win vs. New York Mets
Season: 13-9, 199 K’s and a 2.77 ERA
On pace
for:
13-9, 213 K’s and a 2.75 ERA
History
1992 World
Series – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves
The 1992 World Series featured the first Fall Classic played
outside of the United States, with Toronto hosting Games 3, 4 & 5 against
the returning National League champion Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta had home field advantage for this series, unlike in
1991 when they lost all four road games to Minnesota, and they won Game 1 by a
3-1 score behind a complete game from pitcher Tom Glavine and a three-run homer
run from Damon Berryhill. In Game 2,
Toronto stunned the home crowd with a 3-2 victory as infielder Ed Sprague hit a
two-run home run in the ninth off closer Jeff Reardon to put the Blue Jays
ahead for good. The series was tied 1-1
as it moved north of the border.
Toronto walked-off winners in Game 3 when, with the score
tied 2-2, Candy Maldonado delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the
ninth off Atlanta closer Jeff Reardon to lift the Blue Jays to a 3-2 lead, and
a 2-1 series lead.
Toronto won 2-1 in Game 4 for their third straight victory,
as Jimmy Key tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits. The Blue Jays were within one win of
capturing their first World Series title.
The Braves rallied for a 7-2 victory in Game 5 behind homers
from David Justice and Lonnie Smith, and the series shifted back south to
Atlanta with Toronto holding a narrow 3-2 lead.
In Game 6, Toronto was within one out of winning the World
Series, but closer Tom Henke allowed an RBI single to Otis Nixon that tied the
game in the ninth and sent the matchup to extra innings. In the top of the eleventh, Toronto
outfielder Dave Winfield hit a hard double down the left field line that scored
two runs to give the Blue Jays a 4-2 lead.
Winfield became the oldest player to hit an extra-base hit in the World
Series, and his two RBI stood tall as Atlanta plated one in the bottom of the
eleventh before Otix Nixon grounded out to end the game and series. Toronto had won their first ever World Series
title, and first ever for a team outside of the United States, and Atlanta had just
lost two in row.
Toronto
Wins 4-2
For the series, the Braves outscored the Blue Jays 20-17,
but were outhit 45-44. Hall of Famers
included for Toronto: outfielder Dave
Winfield and second baseman Roberto Alomar; and for Atlanta: none.
Tomorrow:
1993 World Series – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia
Phillies
Trivia
Today’s
Question: Who managed the Toronto Blue Jays to the 1992 World Series
title?
Yesterday’s
Question: Who was named MVP of the
1991 World Series?
Answer: Jack Morris
House
Bet
Today: Over/Under
7 strikeouts by Yankee starter Andy
Pettitte on Sunday, which could be his last regular season start of his career.
Yesterday: Over/Under 5
runs allowed by Yankee starter Hiroki Kuroda against Toronto.
Result: Under. Kuroda allowed just 3 runs.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| z-Boston | 93 | 61 | - | Won 1 | Atlanta | 90 | 62 | - | Won 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 83 | 69 | 9 | Lost 1 | Washington | 82 | 71 | 8.5 | Won 1 | |
| Baltimore | 81 | 71 | 11 | Lost 1 | Philadelphia | 71 | 81 | 19 | Lost 1 | |
| NY Yankees | 80 | 73 | 12.5 | Lost 1 | NY Mets | 68 | 84 | 22 | Lost 1 | |
| Toronto | 70 | 82 | 22 | Won 1 | Miami | 56 | 97 | 34.5 | Lost 1 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 89 | 64 | - | Won 1 | St. Louis | 89 | 64 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Cleveland | 83 | 70 | 6 | Won 1 | Pittsburgh | 88 | 65 | 1 | Won 1 | |
| Kansas City | 80 | 72 | 8.5 | Won 1 | Cincinnati | 87 | 66 | 2 | Won 3 | |
| Minnesota | 65 | 87 | 23.5 | Lost 1 | Milwaukee | 68 | 84 | 20.5 | Lost 1 | |
| Chicago Sox | 60 | 92 | 28.5 | Lost 1 | Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | 25 | Won 1 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Oakland | 90 | 63 | - | Won 1 | x-LA Dodgers | 88 | 65 | - | Won 1 | |
| Texas | 83 | 69 | 6.5 | Won 1 | Arizona | 77 | 75 | 10.5 | Lost 1 | |
| LA Angels | 74 | 78 | 15.5 | Won 1 | San Diego | 71 | 81 | 16.5 | Lost 1 | |
| Seattle | 67 | 86 | 23 | Lost 1 | San Francisco | 71 | 82 | 17 | Won 1 | |
| Houston | 51 | 102 | 39 | Lost 6 | Colorado | 70 | 84 | 18.5 | Won 1 | |
Schedule –
Friday
September 20 – Sunday September 22
Probable pitchers in parentheses, with my picks to win
highlighted.
Yesterday’s Picks:
7-5 Overall: 938-721
Times EST
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