Here’s
your morning baseball briefing:
News &
Notes: Washington Nationals outfielder Denard Span extended his
hitting streak to 29 games yesterday
Wednesday Scores:
Walk-Off
Win Streak:
2 In the National League, the New York Mets
scored four in the ninth inning to walk-off winners against San Francisco, and in
the American League, Outfielder Desmond Jennings sent Tampa Bay home winners
with his 12th inning RBI single that beat Texas.
Longest
Winning Streak - 4 San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers
Longest Losing
Streak -
5 Houston
Astros and Chicago Cubs
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
- 256
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 Diamondbacks
RBI - 118
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: Mike
Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels
Yesterday:
1-5
with a home run and 2 RBI
Season: .330, 26 HRs, 92 RBI, 108 runs scored and 33
stolen bases
On pace
for: .330, 27 HRs, 98 RBI, 115 runs scored and 35
stolen bases
National
League: Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks
Yesterday:
2-4 with
a home run, 2 RBI and a stolen base
Season: .305, 34 HRs, and 118 RBI
On pace
for:
.304, 36 HRs, and 127 RBI
Cy
Young Watch
American
League: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
Yesterday:
7 IP,
4 hits, 3 runs and 6 K’s in a loss vs. Seattle
Season: 13-12,
195 K’s and a 3.36 ERA
On pace
for:
13-12, 209 K’s and a 3.36 ERA
National
League: Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
Yesterday:
7.2 IP, 10 hits, 3 runs and 8 K’s in a win
vs. Colorado
Season: 17-9, 209 K’s and a 2.98 ERA
On pace
for:
18-9, 225 K’s and a 2.98 ERA
History
1991 World
Series – Minnesota Twins vs. Atlanta Braves
The 1991 World Series featured the Minnesota Twins against
the Atlanta Braves, and it marked the first time that each team finished dead
last in their divisions the previous year reached the World Series the
next. Up until 1991, no league champion
had ever finished in last place the year prior, and now both teams accomplished
that feat. It’s been labeled by fans and historians as one of the greatest
World Series ever played. Five games were
decided by one run, four games decided in the final at-bat, and three games
going into extra innings.
Minnesota had home field advantage, and the pitching matchup
for Game 1 featured two previous World Series winners - Jack Morris for the
Twins, winner in 1984 with Detroit, against Charlie Leibrandt of Atlanta, winner
with Kansas City in 1985. The Twins won
5-2 behind Morris and home runs from Greg Gagne and Kent Hrbek.
The Twins faced N.L. Cy Young winner Tom Glavine in Game 2,
and they scored two first inning runs thanks on a single, and walk, an infield
error and a home run by Chili Davis.
Atlanta tied the score at two with a run in the second and one in the
fifth, but in the eighth, Minnesota infielder Scott Leius broke the tie with a
home run to left off Glavine. The run
proved to be the winner as Minnesota won 3-2 and took a 2-0 series lead as it
shifted south to Atlanta for the middle games.
Game 3 lasted a then record 4 hours and 40 minutes, with
Atlanta prevailing in the 5-4 in 12 innings when Mark Lemke singled home David
Justice with the winning run.
Game 4 remained tied at two in the bottom of the ninth when
veteran minor leaguer Jerry Willard hit a sacrifice fly to right field that
scored Mark Lemke with the winning run, and for the second straight game the
Braves walked off winners.
Game 5 was the only game that wasn’t close, as Atlanta
rolled to a 14-5 victory, punctuated by a six-run seventh inning where Lonnie
Smith belted his third series home run.
Atlanta won all three of their home games and held a 3-2 series lead as
it shifted back to Minnesota. The series
was just getting interesting.
Atlanta needed just one win to finish the series, and they
came close. Game 6 was tied 3-3 when it
went to extra innings, and in the bottom of the eleventh, Twins outfielder
Kirby Puckett ended the game with a walk-off home run to left that forced Game
7 and sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Game 7 was tense all the way until the end, and both teams
failed to score in the first nine innings despite several late chances, and
Minnesota starter Jack Morris took the mound in the tenth where he retired the
side in order, having thrown 126 total pitches.
In the bottom of the tenth, Dan Gladden led off with a bloop single to
left and took second on the bog hop. Two
intentional walks later loaded the bases, and pinch-hitter Gene Larkin came to the
plate and hit a long single over the drawn in outfield and Gladden jumped home
with the series-winning run. This series
was the first to end in extra innings since 1924 when the Washington Senators
(who later became the Twins) beat the Giants in their final at-bat.
Minnesota Wins
4-3
For the series, the Braves outscored the Twins 29-24 and
outhit them 63-56. Hall of Famers
included for Minnesota: outfielder Kirby Puckett; and for Atlanta: none.
Tomorrow:
1992 World Series – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves
Trivia
Today’s
Question: Who was named MVP of the 1991 World Series?
Yesterday’s
Question: What was the nickname given
to the three relief pitchers Norm Charlton, Randy Myers, and Rob Dibble on the
1990 World Series winning Cincinnati Reds?
Answer: The Nasty Boys
House
Bet
Today: Over/Under
5 runs allowed by Yankee starter Hiroki
Kuroda against Toronto.
Yesterday: Over/Under 1 hit
by Washington outfielder Denard Span today vs. Atlanta as he attempts to extend
his hitting streak to 29 games.
Result: Push. Span had one hit.
Standings
| American League | National League | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | EAST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Boston | 92 | 61 | - | Lost 2 | Atlanta | 90 | 62 | - | Won 1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 83 | 68 | 8 | Won 1 | Washington | 81 | 71 | 9 | Lost 1 | |
| Baltimore | 81 | 70 | 10 | Won 3 | Philadelphia | 71 | 81 | 19 | Lost 1 | |
| NY Yankees | 80 | 72 | 11.5 | Won 1 | NY Mets | 68 | 83 | 21.5 | Won 1 | |
| Toronto | 69 | 82 | 22 | Lost 1 | Miami | 56 | 96 | 34 | Won 1 | |
| CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | CENTRAL | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Detroit | 88 | 64 | - | Lost 1 | St. Louis | 89 | 63 | - | Won 2 | |
| Cleveland | 82 | 70 | 6 | Lost 1 | Pittsburgh | 87 | 65 | 2 | Lost 3 | |
| Kansas City | 80 | 72 | 8 | Won 1 | Cincinnati | 87 | 66 | 2.5 | Won 3 | |
| Minnesota | 65 | 86 | 22.5 | Won 1 | Milwaukee | 68 | 83 | 20.5 | Won 4 | |
| Chicago Sox | 60 | 92 | 28 | Lost 1 | Chicago Cubs | 63 | 89 | 26 | Lost 5 | |
| WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | WEST | W | L | GB | STRK | |
| Oakland | 89 | 63 | - | Lost 1 | LA Dodgers | 87 | 65 | - | Lost 1 | |
| Texas | 82 | 69 | 6.5 | Lost 1 | Arizona | 77 | 74 | 9.5 | Won 1 | |
| LA Angels | 74 | 78 | 15 | Won 1 | San Diego | 71 | 80 | 15.5 | Won 4 | |
| Seattle | 67 | 85 | 22 | Won 1 | San Francisco | 70 | 82 | 17 | Lost 1 | |
| Houston | 51 | 101 | 38 | Lost 5 | Colorado | 69 | 84 | 18.5 | Lost 2 | |
Schedule –
Thursday
September 19
Probable pitchers in parentheses, with my picks to win
highlighted.
Yesterday’s Picks: 9-6
Overall: 931-716
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