4
SEPTEMBER7, 2019
RAYS 5, B LUE JAYS 0
TORONTOABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Bichette ss 300012 .322
Hernández cf 400003 .218
Grichuk dh4 01002 .230
Guerrero Jr. 3bTellez 1b 400002300002 .276.217
Drury 2b 300001 .220
Davis rf 300000 .132
Jansenc2 00010 .207
Alfordlf 301001 .143
Totals2 9020213
TAMPA BAY AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Sogard 2b 200000 .296
Duffy 3b 201000 .218
Meadows lf 412101 .286
García rfChoi 1b 401100400002 .270.258
NaLowe dh 400001 .283
Adames ss 312000 .249
Kiermaier cf 310001 .239
Zunino c3 11201 .172
Wendle 3b-2b 312000 .227
Totals 32 59406
Toronto.....................000 000 000 — 0 2 1
TampaBay...............120 100 01x —5 9 0
E—Drury (4).LOB—Toronto 4, Tampa Bay
(4).3.2BHR—García (20), Adam—Zunino (9), off Buchholes (21).z.3BCS—Grichuk—Wen-
dle (2).DP—Toronto 1.
Toronto IPHRER BB SO ERA
Buchholz L 1-Pannone 4610000174303 5.316.35
Shafer 121002 3.09
TampaBayIPHRERBBSOERA
McKay3„100075.03
Fairbanks W
1-2 1‚^00002 6.92
Kittredge 200002 4.17
Sulser 110021 0.00
PagánS 19 100001 2.19
Sulser pitched to 3batters in the 9th.Inher-
ited runners-scored—Pagán 3-0.WP—Shafer.
PBShafer 25, McKay 59, Fairbanks 15, Kittredge—Jansen.NP—Buchholz 90, Pannone 12,
16, Sulser 22,Pagán 10.Umpires—Home, Bill
Miller; First, Ben May; Second, Chad Whitson;
Third, Doug Eddings.T—2:35.A—10,853
(25,025).
AL LEADERS
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Trout, Los Angeles.........................................647
Cruz, Minnesota.............................................631
Martinez,BOSTON.........................................578
Springer, Houston..........................................573
Bogaerts, BOSTON.........................................572
Bregman, Houston.........................................572
Devers,BOSTON.............................................572
Dozier, KC........................................................553
Meadows, TB..................................................551
Gurriel, Houston.............................................546ROYALS 3, MARLINS 0
KANSAS CITYABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Merrifield 2b 402110 .3 07
Mondesi ss 501003 .269
Soler rf 400000 .251
Dozier 3b 412101 .289
Gordon lf 311011 .265
O'Hearn 1b 402101 .189
Viloriac3 11010 .237
Phillips cf 400002 .175
JoLópezp1 00000 .000
McBroom ph 000010 .364
Cuthbert ph 100001 .246
Totals 33 39349
MIAMI AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Berti ss 401001 .268
Díaz 2b 400000 .150
Castro3b 400002 .271
Walker 1b 401000 .264
Dean lf 401001 .203
Sierra cf 400002 .308
Brinson rf 301000 .181
Holadayc2 01000 .280
Ramírez ph1 00001 .269
PaLópezp2 01001 .207
Granderson ph 101000 .187
Totals 33 07008
Kansas City..............001 000 110 — 3 9 0
Miami........................000 000 000 — 0 7 1
E—Castro (11).LOB—Kansas City 8, Miami
6.HR2B—Dozier (25), off Brigham.—O'Hearn (10), Berti (11), PaLópez (2).CS—Merrifield
(10).S—JoLópez.DP—Miami 3.
Kansas City IPHRER BB SO ERA
JoLópez W 3- 7640005 6.23
McCarthy 100001 5.07
Barlow 120001 4.60
Kennedy S 27 110001 3.45
Miami IP HRER BB SO ERA
PaLópez L5-8 6‚ 82206 4.75
Kinley „000103.95
Brigham 111112 5.46
KKeller 100021 5.68
Umpires—Home, Quinn Wolcott; First,Mar-
vin Hudson; Second, Tom Woodring; Third,
GaryCederstrom.T—2:52.A—8 ,915 (37,446).
NL LEADERS
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Yeli ch, Milwaukee..... .....................................665
Bellinger, Los Angeles...................................651
Rendon, Washington.....................................633
Alonso, New York...........................................593
Marte, Arizona................................................591
Arenado, Colorado.........................................583
Blackmon, Colorado......................................582
Bell, Pittsburgh...............................................578
Soto, Washington...........................................578
Freeman, Atlanta...........................................576AL
EAST WLPct. GB WCGB Las t 10 Streak
NewYork 92 50 .648 — — 7-3 L 1
Tampa Bay8459.587 8½ — 8-2 W 3
Boston 76 65 .539 15½ 6½ 6-4 W 1
Toronto 55 87 .38 737 28 2-8 L 5
Baltimore4695.326 45½ 36½ 3-7 L 3
CENTRAL WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Minnesota 87 53 .621 — — 8-2 W 1
Cleveland 81 60 .57 46 ½1½5-5 L 1
Chicago 62 78 .44 325 20 2-8 W 1
Kansas City5290.366 36 31 6-4 W 1
Detroit 41 98 .29 54 5½ 40½ 2-8 W 1
WEST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Houston 91 50 .645— — 7-3 W 1
Oakland8258.586 8½ — 7-3 W 3
Texas7073.490 22 13½ 6-4 W 2
Los Angeles 65 76 .461 26 17½ 2-8 L 4
Seattle 58 83 .41 133 24½ 2-8 L 3
NL
EAST WLPct. GB WCGB Las t 10 Streak
Atlanta8854.620 — — 8-2 W 8
Washington7862.557 9 — 5-5 L 3
NewYork 72 68 .514 15 4½ 5-5 W 2
Philadelphia 72 68 .51 415 4½ 4-6 L 3
Miami 50 90 .35 737 26½ 3-7 L 1
CENTRAL WLPct. GB WCGB Las t 10 Streak
St. Louis 79 62 .560 — — 6-4 L 1
Chicago 76 63 .54 72 — 7-3 W 3
Milwaukee7168.511 7 5 4-6 L 1
Cincinnati 66 75. 46813 11 4-6 W 2
Pittsburgh6279.440 17 15 7-3 W 1
WEST WLPct. GB WCGB Last 10 Streak
Los Angeles 92 50 .648 — — 6-4 W 4
Arizona 73 67 .52 118 3½ 9-1 W 3
SanFrancisco 67 73 .47 924 9½ 2-8 L 1
San Diego6475.460 26½ 12 4-6 L 3
Colorado 59 82 .41 83 2½ 18 1-9 L 9
- — Not including late game
RESULTS
FRIDAY
At Boston 6 NY Yankees 1 Arizona at Cincinnati
Oakland 7 at Detroit 3 Chi. Cubs at Milwaukee
At Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis 4 Cleveland at Minnesota
Texas 7 at Baltimore 6 LA Angels at Chi. White Sox
Kansas City 3 at Miami 0 Seattle at Houston
At NY Mets 5 Philadelphia 4 Detroit at Oakland
At Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 0 Colorado at San Diego
At A tlanta 4 Washington 3 San Francisco at LA Dodgers
THURSDAY
Minnesota 2 at Boston 1 Miami 10 at Pittsburgh 7
At Cincinnati 4 (11 inn.)Philadelphia 3 Texas 3 at Baltimore 1
Chi. White Sox 7 at Cleveland 1 Chi. Cubs 10 at Milwaukee 5
Detroit 6 at Kansas City 4 At Tampa Bay 6 Toronto 4
At St. Louis 10 San Francisco 0 At Atlanta 4 Washington 2
At Oakl and 10 LA Angels 6 At Houston 11 (13 inn.) Seattle 9
SATURDAY’S GAMES
........ 2019........ Team....... .2019 vs. opp........ ........Last3 starts........
Odds W-LERA rec. W-L IP ERAW-L IP ERA
NY YANKEES AT BOSTON, 4:05 p.m.
Happ (L) Off11-8 5.34 18-9 2- 01 7.0 4.24 1- 11 5.0 4.80
TBA Off ——0-0 0- 00 .0 0.00 0- 00 .0 0. 00
ARIZONAATCINCINNATI,4:1 0 p.m.
Young (L) +135 6-3 3.8 46 -5 0- 00 .0 0.00 2- 01 5.2 3.45
Castillo (R) -160 14-5 3.25 16-12 0-0 0. 00 .00 3-0 18.0 4.50
KANSAS CITY AT MIAMI, 6:10 p.m.
Duffy (L) +105 5-6 4.8 91 0-9 0- 00 .0 0.00 1- 11 7.0 7.94
Smith (L) -125 8-9 4.3011-1 20-0 0. 00 .00 0-3 16.0 9.00
TORONTO AT TAMPA BAY, 6:10 p.m.
TBA Off ——0-0 0- 00 .0 0.00 0- 00 .0 0. 00
Morton (R) Off 14-6 3.06 18-11 0-1 11.2 2.31 1-1 14.1 6.28
ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH, 7:05 p.m.
Wainwright (R) -13 51 0-9 4.30 15-11 2-0 22.0 4.09 1-1 15.2 4.02
Brault (L) +115 4-3 3.8 87 -8 0- 11 0.0 9.90 1- 11 7.1 3.12
TEXASATBALTIMORE, 7 :05p.m.
TBA Off ——0-0 0- 00 .0 0.00 0- 00 .0 0. 00
Brooks (R) Off4-7 5.81 8- 80 -0 8.03.382-0 15. 12.35
CHI. CUBS AT MI LWAUKEE, 7:10 p.m.
Gonzalez (L)Darvish (R) +110-130 5-6 4.22-2 4.1 49 512-1 51-5 1--0 01 9.1 1.40 0-5.^01 .80 1-0 20.1 3.10 11 3.0 5.54
CLEVELAND AT MINNESOTA, 7:10 p.m.
Civale (R) +140 3-3 1.9 44 -3 0- 06 .0 1.50 2- 11 7.2 2.55
Odorizzi (R) -165 14-6 3.6 11 9-8 2- 01 7.0 1.06 1- 11 6.0 4.50
LA ANGELS AT CHI. WHITESOX, 7:10 p.m.
Heaney (LCovey (R))-+140 (^165) 1-7 6.83-4 4.1 8269 -5 1--8 0- 0700 .0 3..0 0.86 1-00 0- 1136 9.0 2.37.2 21.60
PHILADELPHIA AT NY METS, 7:10 p.m.
Smyly (L) +135 3-6 6.6 59 -8 0- 00 .0 0.00 1- 01 4.2 4.30
Stroman (R) -160 7-12 3.28 12-15 0-0 6. 03 .00 0-1 16.0 3.94
SEATTLE ATHOUSTO N, 7:10 p.m.
Verlander (R)Kikuchi (L) +335-435 17-5 2.56-9 5.3 62 613-1 501-9 2-02-1 9.3.1 3.47 2-^09 .00 2-1 18.0 4.00 12 3.1 0.77
WASHINGTON AT ATLANTA, 7:20 p.m.
Ross (R)Off 3- 46 .175-2 0- 26 .1 9.95 0- 11 1.1 7.15
Teheran (R) Off 9-8 3.3818-1 11-0 12.1 2.19 2-0 19.0 0.95
COLORADO AT SAN DIEGO, 8:40 p.m.
Hoffman (Lucchesi (L)R) +1-170 (^45) 9-7 4.00 12-141-5 7.3 54 -6 0-0-1 12.1 05 .0 1.4.38 2-0 17.0 2.1280 0- 21 2.0 9.00
DETROIT AT OAKLAND, 9:07 p.m.
Zimmermann (R) +245 1-9 6.0 34 -150-0 0.0 0.00 0- 11 7.0 3.18
Bassitt (R) -3059-5 3.67 13-10 1-0 8. 00 .00 1-0 16.1 4.41
SAN FRANCISCO ATLA DODGERS, 9:10p.m.
Beede (R)Gonsoli n (R) +210-260 2-1 2.83-9 5.6 9218 -10 1--3 0- 0600 .0 1..0 0.50 0-00 1- (^2101) 4.0 2.573.2 4.61
Team rec.— Record in games started by pitcher this season
LEADERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTINGAB RHAvg.
Rendon, Was...................480 106 162.338
BReynolds, Pit..... ...........429 78 142 .331
KMarte, Ari......................532 93 176 .331
Yelich, Mil........................48 197157 .326
McNeil, NYM...................Blackmon, Col ................514 101 164 .319441 72 143.324
Newman, Pit ...................411 50 129 .314
Arenado, Col...................525 94 164.312
Bellinger, LAD.................490 107 151 .308
Freeman, Atl...................543 109 163.300
HOME RUNS
PAlonso, NewYork.......................................... 45
Yelich, Milwaukee............................................44
Bellinger, Los Angeles.....................................44
ESuarez, Cincinnati..........................................42
Freeman, Atlanta.............................................38
Arenado, Colorado...........................................37
AcunaJr, Atlanta...............................................37
Bell, Pittsburgh.................................................36
Donaldson, Atlanta..........................................35
Schwarber, Chicago........................................34
RUNS BATTED IN
Freeman, Atlanta...........................................115
Rendon, Washington.....................................114
Bell, Pittsburgh...............................................114
EEscobar, Arizona..........................................110
Arenado, Colorado.........................................108
PAlonso, New York........................................107
Bellinger, Los Angeles...................................104
Harper, Philadelphia......................................100
Soto,Washington.............................................98
Yelich, Milwaukee............................................96
PITCHING
Fried, Atlanta.................................................16-4
Strasburg,Washington................................16-6
DakHudson,St. Louis...................................15-6
LCastillo,Cincinnati.....................................14-5
Kershaw, Los Angeles.................................13-4
Quintana, Chicago...... ..................................13-8
Buehler,Los Angeles...................................12-3
Nola, Philadelphia.........................................12-4
Marquez, Colorado..... ..................................12-5
Ryu, Los Angeles..........................................12-5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTINGAB R HAvg.
TiAnderson, ChW...........426 67 142 .333
LeMahieu, NYY...............523 97172 .329
Brantley, Hou..................519 84 168 .324
Alberto, Bal.....................449 54144 .321
Devers,Martinez,Bos.....................563 116 178 .316Bos.................512 89 159 .311
Bogaerts, Bos .................540 102 167 .309
Merrifield,KC .................596 93 183 .307
Cruz, Min.........................393 67 120 .305
Gurriel, Hou.....................51 678157 .304
HOME RUNS
Trout, Los Angeles...........................................45
Soler, KansasCity............................................40
Kepler, Minnesota..... .......................................36
Cruz, Minnesota...............................................35
GSanchez,New York....... ..... ...........................34
GTorres,New York....................................... ...34
Martinez, Boston..... .........................................34
Bregman, Houston...........................................33
CSantana, Cleveland.......................................32
3 tied at 31.
RUNS BATTED IN
JAbreu, Chicago.............................................107
Devers,Boston...............................................107
Bogaerts, Boston............................................105
Trout, Los Angeles.........................................104
Soler, KansasCity..........................................101
Bregman, Houston...........................................99
Gurriel, Houston...............................................98
Rosario,Minnes ota..........................................94
Martinez, Boston................ ..............................93
Cruz, Minnesota...............................................92
PITCHING
German, New York.......................................17-4
Verlander, Houston......................................17-5
ERodriguez, Boston......................................17-5
GCole, Houston.............................................15-5
Fiers, Oakland...............................................14-3
Morton, Tampa Bay.....................................14-6
Odorizzi, Minnesota.....................................14-6
Giolito,Chicago.............................................14-8
Lynn, Texas..................................................14-10
Gonzales, Seattle........................................14-11
Baseball
RANGERS 7, ORIOLES 6
TEXAS AB RHBI BB SOAvg.
Choo rf 512101 .263
Andrus ss 502200 .276
Calhoun lf 522401 .269
Solak 2b 300011 .304
Santana 3b 401001 .284
Odor dh 402001 .197
Heineman cf-rf 311010 .200
Guzmán 1b 311012 .202
Trevinoc3 21011 .238
Totals 35 712748
BALTIMORE AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Alberto 3b-2b 411000 .321
Mancini1b 411111 .277
Santander rf 511200 .290
Núñezdh 40200 1.251
Villar 2b-ss 401000 .279
Williams cf 401000 .308
Severinoc3 11000 .254
Trumbo ph 100000 .333
Stewart lf 311010 .232
RMartin ss2 11300 .200
Ruiz ph-3b1 00010 .234
Totals 35 610632
Texas.........................103 000 300 — 7 12 0
Baltimore..................130 020 000 — 6 10 0
LOB—Texas 5, Baltimore 6.2B—Choo (29),
Odor (25), Heineman (5), Alberto (21).HR—
Calhoun 2 (18), off Bundy, off Bundy, Mancini
(30), off Burke, Santander (18), off BurRMartin (5), off Burke.CS—Andrus (7), Hei-ke,
neman (2).S—Alberto.DP—Texas 1; Balti-
more3.
TexasIPHRERBBSOERA
Burke 56662 13.52
BMartin W 2- 3110000 5.07
Clase 100000 2.87
Montero 120000 2.05
LeclercS 11 110011 4.15
Baltimore IP HRER BB SO ERA
Bundy 68551 45.06
Fry L 1-8 012220 5.08
Armstrong BS21‚200115.44
TanScott „000014.91
Tate 110002 5.84
Bun dy pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Fry
pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.Inherited run-
ners-scoredTanScott 2-0.—Fry 1-1, ArmstronNP—Burke 75, BMartin 10,g 3-2,
Clase 10, Montero 16, Leclerc 16, Bundy 95,
Fry 13, Armstrong31, TanScott 5, Tate 15.
Umpiresolds; Secon—Hd, Sean Barber; Third, Stuome, Alan Porter;First, Jim Reyn-Scheur-
water.T—3:03.A—10,596 (45,971).
BREWERS 7, CUBS 1
CHICAGO AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Zobrist 2b 4 00002 .258
Schwarber lf 400000 .237
Castellanos rf 412101 .343
Rizzo 1bBryant 3b 400000301001 .290.281
Caratinic3 00000 .266
Russell ss 300002 .226
Heyward cfHamelsp1 10002100000 .248.108
Kemp ph 100000 .157
Lucroyc1 00000 .225
Totals 29 13127
MILWAUKEE AB RHBI BB SOAvg.
Cain cf 321020 .253
Grandalc5 2210 2.251
Yelich rfBraun lf 413311200000 .326.283
Gamel lf 211100 .253
Austin 1b 211011 .189
Thames ph-1b 100010 .261
Pérez 3bSpangenberg 501002 .240
2b^301111 .263
Arcia ss 200110 .221
DaviesFreitas php2 1000000000 0.000.128
Grisham ph 10000 0.224
Totals 33 710777
Chicago.....................001 000 000 — 1 3 2
Milwaukee................004 100 11x — 7 10 0
3, Milwaukee 11.E—Heyward (5), Russell (4).2B—Castellanos (11), BryantLOB—Chicago
(35).HR—Castellanos (13), off Davies, Gran-
dal (24), off Hamels, Yelich (44), off Hamels.
SBgenberg (1).—Yelich (27), Austin (2), Pérez (5), Span-SF—Arcia.DP—Chicago 1; Mil-
waukee 1.
Chicago IPHRER BB SO ERA
Hamels L 7- 63 ‚955233.95
UnderwoodJr. „000111.80
ChatwoStropod 200001101021 4.025.56
Alzolay 111121 7.30
MilwaukeeDavies W 9-7 IP 531114 HRER BB SO ERA3.69
Suter 200002 2.08
JGuerra 100010 3.58
Black 100001 2.79
Inherited runners-scored—Underwood Jr.
1-0.IBB—off Strop (Spangenberg).HBP—by
Hamels (Braun).WP—Underwood Jr., Strop.
NP—Hamels 76, UnderwoodJr. 16, Chatwood
27, Strop 22, AlzolJGuerra 9, Black 14.ay 26, Davies 79, Suter 22,Umpires—Home,Eric
Cooper; First, Jordan Baker; Second, Will Lit-
tle; Third, Vic Carapazza.T—2:51.A—38,13 9
(41,900).
ANGELS 5, WHITESOX 4
LA ANGELSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Fletcher 3b 410000 .286
Trout cfGoodwin cf 200000211200 .291.287
Calhounrf 400001 .235
Upton lf 411102 .220
Ohtani dhSimmons ss 41200400100 2.288.262
Walsh 1b 300010 .214
Rengifo 2b 311102 .240
Bemboomc2 00001 .156
Ward pTotalsh0 32 0001055528 .100
CHICAGO AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
TAnderson sMoncada3bs4 41200022200 .333.294
Abreu 1b 30111 2.281
Jiménez lf 40010 1.252
McCannc3 00012 .272
Castillo dhMendick 2b 400000401000 .205.333
Cordell rf 300001 .220
Palka ph 100001 .019
Engel cfTotals 3111002146448 .230
LA Angels.................001 000 121 — 5 5 0
Chicago.....................200 020 000 — 4 6 0
LOB—LA Angels 2, Chicago 4.2B—Ohtani
(19), Moncada (26), Abreu (33).(5).HR—Goodwin (16), off Bummer, Upton3B—Ohtani
(12),off Colomé, Rengifo (7), off Giolito,
TAnderson(16), off Peter s.DP—LA Angels 2.
LA Angels IPHRER BB SO ERA
Peters 4‚ 64433 4.45
MiddletonRodríguez „00001 200011 0.003.12
Robles W 5-0 200003 2.52
ChicagoGiolito IP 732216 HRER BB SO ERA3.27
Bummer BS 2112211 2.29
Colomé L 4- 3111101 2.55
Inherited runners-scored—Middleton 1-0.
WPRodríguez 23, Robles 21, Giolito 103, Bummer—Middleton.NP—Peters 88, Middleton 9,
27, Colomé 15.Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert;
First,John Libka; Second, Carlos Torres;
Third, Angel Hernandez.(40,615). T—3:02.A—20,026
ASTR OS 7, MARINERS 4
SEATTLEDMoore ss AB 500101 RHBI BB SO Avg..216
MaSmith rf 410012 .236
Nolac3 10021 .273
Seager 3b 20001 1.251
Murphy dhNarváez ph-dh1 30120100000 .280.280
Vogelbach 1 b3 11111 .218
Lopes lf 311012 .272
Long 2bBishop cf 401000100010 .227.095
Fraley ph-c f2 00002 .150
Totals 31 444711
HOUSTONABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Altuve 2b 422011 .302
Brantley lf 411110 .324
Bregman ss4 22110 .297
Alvarez dhGurriel 1b 30010301100 0.306.304
Díaz pr-1b 100000 .256
Tucker r f4 01002 .231
Toro 3b 200011 .205
MaldonadoReddickcf-rfc4 41110211001 .219.269
Totals 33 79547
Seattle.......................200 101 000 — 4 4 1
Houston.... ................300 112 00x — 7 9 1
tle 8, Houston 8.E—McClain (2), Maldonado (1).2B—Bregman (34), GurrieLOB—Seat-l
(40), Maldonado (18).HR—Vogelbach (30),
off Biagini, Reddick (12), off Milone.SB—
DMoore (11), MaSmith (40), Lopesman (5), Díaz (1), Tucker (1). (4), Breg-
Seattle IPHRER BB SO ERA
McClain 13332 05.40
Milone L 3-9 43431 54.98
Altavilla „100116.48
GuilbeauBrennan2‚00000 20001 4.704.95
HoustonIPHRERBBSOERA
ValdezBiagini (^42336611111) 03.825.62
JoSmith W 1-0 10000 11.40
Rondón 100000 3.60
Harris 11000 31.68
Osuna S 32 10000 13.00
Milone pitchedto 2 battersinthe 6th. Biag-
ini pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.Inherited
runners-scored—Altavilla 2-2, Guilbeau 2-0,
JoSmith 1-0.by Rondón (Seager).HBP—by Milone (Alvarez, Toro),PB—Nola.NP—McClain
32, Milone 78, Altavilla 27, Guilbeau 4, Bren-
nan 20, Valdez 85, Biagini 18, JoSmith 11,
Rondón 25, Harris 13, Osuna 7.Umpires—
Home, Dan Iassogna; First, NicSecond, HunterWendelstedt; Third, Joek Mahrley;
West.T—3:31.A—33,149(41,168).
AL LEADERS
STOLEN BASES
Smith, Seattle.......................................... ..... ....40
Mondesi, KC......................................................36
Villar, Baltimore...............................................33
Andrus, Texas...................................................27
Ramirez, Cleveland..........................................24
Gordon, Seattle.................................................21
DeShields,Texas..............................................20
Lindor,Cleveland.............................................20
Pham, TB...........................................................20
Kiermaier, TB....................................................19
INNINGS
Verlander, Houston........................................193
Bieber, Cleveland.......................................188„
Greinke, Houston........................................183‚
Lynn,Texas....... ........ ..................................181„
Minor, Texas......................... ....... ...............181„
Cole,Houston..............................................176‚
Gonzales, Seattle...........................................175
Berrios,Minnesota.........................................174
Rodriguez, BOSTON...................................172„
Boyd, Detroit................................................171‚
STRIKEOUTS
Cole,Houston.................................................266
Verl ander,Houston........................................257
Bieber, Cleveland...........................................233
Boyd, Detroit...................................................225
Sale, BOSTON.................................................218
NL LEADERS
STOLEN BASES
Acuna Jr., Atlanta.............................................34
Turner,Washington.........................................31
Dyson, Arizona..................................................28
Yelich, Milwaukee............................................27
Marte, Pittsburgh.............................................25
Robles, Washington.........................................24
Wong, St. Louis................................................20
Margot, SD........................................................19
Story, Colorado.................................................19
Cain, Milwaukee...............................................16
Rosario,New York...... .....................................16
Tatis Jr., SD.......................................................16
INNINGS
Bauer, Cincinnati........................................191„
Strasburg, Washington.................................185
Bumgarner, SF............................................181„
Corbin, Washington...................................179„
Nola, PHI............ ..........................................178„
deGrom, New York........................................176
Marquez, Colorado........................................174
Leake, Arizona................................................172
Syndergaard,New York......... .......................170
Wheeler, New York.....................................166‚
STRIKEOUTS
Strasburg,Washington....................... ....... ...222
deGrom, New York........................................220
Corbin, Washington.......................................210
Ray, Arizona....................................................207
Scherzer, Washington...................................207
PIRATES 9,CARDINALS 4
ST. LOUIS ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
Fowler rf5 00001 .246
Wong2b 401000 .286
JosMartínez ph 101000 .268
Goldschmidt 1b 301020 .260
Ozuna lf 300010 .2 55
DeJong ss 411001 .246
Molinac4 01001 .277
Edman3b 422301 .283
Bader cf 310011 .205
Mikolasp2 00001 .132
Carpenter ph 101100 .223
Muñozph1 01000 .271
Totals 35 49446
PITTSBURGH AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Newman ss 322110 .314
Reynolds lf 511002 .331
Marte cf 41221 1.295
Bell 1b 311222 .280
Moran 3b 200011 .287
MCabrera ph-rf2 11100 .278
Osuna rf-3b 412101 .272
Frazier2b 312210 .281
Stallingsc2 00001 .263
Tucker ph 211000 .200
McRaep1 00001 .250
Kramer ph 100000 .000
PablReyes ph 100001 .187
Díazc1 00001 .251
Totals 34 9129611
St. Louis....................020 000 200 — 4 9 0
Pittsburgh................001 000 62x — 9 12 0
LOB—St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 8.2B—Molina
(22), Carpenter (16), Newman (17),Reynolds
(34).3B—Frazier (7).HR—Edman 2 (7), off
McRae, off Rodrburgh 1. íguez.DP—St.Louis 2; Pitts-
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOERA
Mikolas 531147 4.25
Webb 100001 4.02
Gant ‚122113.16
Miller BS 3; L
4-5 ‚333014.30
Brebbia‚ 21100 3.26
Mayers 132211 7.56
Pittsburgh IPHRER BB SO ERA
McRae5 32221 8. 41
Feliz 100011 3.75
Rodríguez ‚222113.95
Wang W2-0 „000000.00
Liriano„ 20000 3.52
Vázquez S 25 1‚ 20003 1.74
Umpires—Home, Lance Barksdale; First,
Ted Barrett; Second, RobertoOrtiz; Third,
John Tumpane.T—3:28.A—19,090 (38,747).
METS 5, PHILLIES 4
PHILADELPHIAABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Segura ss 523001 .286
Realmutoc5 12300 .278
Harper rf 100000 .254
Rodríguez rf 100000 .220
Dickerson ph-lf2 01001 .305
Hoskins 1b 31002 2.236
Kingery cf 400003 .270
Hernández 2b 400000 .278
Franco 3b 402101 .236
Pirela lf-rf3 01011 .125
Eflin p2 00001 .190
Gosselin ph 000010 .245
Morrison ph 100001 .238
Totals 35 494411
NY METS ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
McNeil lf-3b 311110 .324
Alonso 1b 401213 .267
Conforto rf 411101 .259
WiRamosc4 01100 .295
Canó 2b 401001 .259
Rosario ss 401001 .286
Nimmo cf-lf 40000 3.201
Frazier3b 21101 0.235
Haggerty pr 010000 —
Lagares cf 111000 .208
Matzp1 01000 .265
JDavis ph 101000 .307
Totals 32 510539
Philadelphia.............000 011 002 — 4 9 0
NY Mets....................001 100 021 — 5 10 0
LOB—Philadelphia 9, NY Mets 7.2B— Segu-
ra 2 (35), Realmuto(34), Dickerson (27).HR—
Realmuto (23),off Díaz, Conforto (29), off Ef-
lin.Guillorme.SB—Hoskins (2).DP—Philadelphia 2; NY Mets 1.CS—McNeil (6).S—Matz,
Philadelphia IPHRER BB SO ERA
Eflin 562206 4.31
Hughes 100001 4.42
Suárez 100002 3.57
Parker‚ 02220 5.17
Neris „200003.00
Morin L 1- 2„ 21100 5.23
Vincent 000010 5.51
NY Mets IPHRER BB SO ERA
Matz5„62 23 44.00
Avilán0 00010 4.13
Brach 1‚ 10002 5.88
Wilson 100002 1.97
Díaz BS 7; W
2-7^122203 5.88
Umpires—Home, CB Bucknor; First, D.J.
Reyburn; Second, Ramon De Jesus; Third,
Fieldin Culbreth.T—3:32.A—28,107 (41,922).
BRAVES 4, NATIONALS 3
WASHINGTON AB RHBI BB SO Avg.
Turner ss 502000 .296
Kendrick 2b 412000 .328
Rendon 3b 311010 .338
Sotolf 30001 2.296
Zimmerman 1b 411300 .252
Robles cf 401002 .251
Gomesc4 01000 .215
Taylor rf 201000 .213
Eaton ph 100000 .287
Adams ph 100001 .231
Corbinp2 00001 .069
Parra ph-rf 200002 .220
Totals 35 39328
ATLANTA ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
Acuña Jr. cf-rf 501002 .283
Albies2b 412100 .290
FFreeman 1b 311011 .300
Donaldson 3b 211221 .262
Duvall lf 311012 .244
Swanson ss 300011 .254
Riley rf 300001 .238
Camargo ph 100000 .227
Flowers c0 00120 .238
Keuchelp2 00002 .129
Joyce ph 101000 .280
Hamilton pr-cf1 00001 .300
Totals 28 474711
Washington..............000 000 030 — 3 9 2
Atlanta......................001 100 20x — 4 7 0
E—Rendon (9), Suero (1).LOB—Washing-
ton 7, Atlanta 9.2B—Albies (39), Duvall (4).
HR—Zimmerman (5), off LuJackson, Albies
(20), off Corbin, Donaldson (35), off Suero.
CS1.—Swanson (5).SF—Flowers.DP—Atlanta
Washington IPHRER BB SO ERA
Corbin L 11- 7532169 3.16
Rainey 120000 4.06
Suero 1‚ 22201 4.50
Rodney „000113.28
Atlanta IPHRER BB SO ERA
Keuchel W 7-5 660023 3.47
Martin 10000 15.40
LuJackson ‚333013.97
Newcomb„ 00001 3.23
Greene S 1100002 3.63
Umpires—Home, Paul Emmel; First, Ryan
Blakney; Second, Mike Estabrook; Third,
BruceDreckman.T—3:20.A—37, 181 (41,084).
DIAMONDBACKS 7, R EDS 5
ARIZONA ABRHBI BB SO Avg.
Marte cf-2b 413311 .331
Flores 2b 502100 .321
Escobar 3b 511002 .270
ChriWalker1b 411011 .264
Rojaslf 501200 .266
Jones rf 300012 .268
Lamb ph 100000 .199
Ahmed ss 311110 .265
CaKellyc4 22001 .260
Ray p2 11001 .083
Cron ph 100001 .200
Totals 37 712749
CINCINNATIABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Blandino2b 13103 0.333
Barnhart ph 100000 .232
Romano p0 0000 0.000
Votto 1b 312021 .264
Suárez 3b 513402 .268
Aquino rf 501100 .292
JIglesias ss 300000 .291
VanMetr ph-2b 200002 .259
Ervin cf 400013 .289
Casalic4 00012 .250
Peraza lf 200000 .236
Galvisss 10001 0.238
Mahlep1 00001 .094
O'Grady lf 200012 .167
Totals3 4575913
Arizona......................001 050 010 — 712 0
Cincinnati.... .............101 030 000 — 5 7 0
(15), Escobar (26), ChrLOB—Arizona 8, Cincinnati 11.iWalker (23), CaKell2B—Floresy
(18), Aquino (6).HR—Marte (31), off Mahle,
Ahmed (18), off Mahle, Suárez (42), off Crich-
ton.cinnati 1.SB—Locastro (14).S—Dyson.DP—Cin-
Arizona IPHRER BB SO ERA
Ray 4‚ 33338 4.03
Crichton „122104.57
Andriese „000104.95
Chafin ‚100114.01
Ginkel W 2- 0200023 1.56
BradleyS 13 120011 3.90
Cincinnati IPHRER BB SO ERA
MahleL 2-11 4‚ 6552 34.94
Sims 1‚ 2111 34.93
Garrett 120001 2.79
Bowman ‚000104.81
Lorenzen „211013.13
Alaniz ‚000014.32
Romano 100000 10.38
12, Andriese 14, Chafin 17, Ginkel 34, BradleyWP—Ray, Crichton.NP—Ray 87, Crichton
28, Mahle 88, Sims 33, Garrett 9, Bowman 13,
Lorenzen 11, Alaniz 5, Romano 11.Umpires—
Home,Second, Shane Livensparger; Third,Mark Wegner; First, Tripp GibsonChris;
Conroy.T—4:10.A—19,048 (42,319).
By Alex Speier
GLOBE STAFF
BeforeThursday, few had heard of
Yusniel Padron-Artiles. With one playoff
relief outing for theLowell Spinners, that
changed.
Padron-Artiles entered
the Spinners’ game in the
top of the fourth inning as
a pi ggybackstarterbehind highly touted
Sox prospectJay Groome. The righthand-
er, a 22nd-roundselection in 2018, deliv-
ered a historic performance,striking out
12 straight batters in an eventual 2-1
Lowell win –the most consecutivestrike-
outs in affiliatedpro baseball,whether
the major or minorleagues.
The pe rformance from a previously
unheralded pitcher came with liberal use
of a pitch thatPadron-Artiles did not
have beforethis spring:A slider, apitch
he learned to mix with his fastball, chan-
geup, and slowcurve. The re sult was
dominance inLowell this year (7-1, 2.67
ERA, 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings),
and apath forward in the organization
with at least a chance of a bigleague fu-
ture – a possibility that, if fulfilled,would
represent a rousingsuccessgiven where
he was drafted.
He is a story of a healthy pitcher devel-
opmentculture, one that starts with the
scouting ofvaluable traits(command, de-
ception, competitiveness, makeup) to
bringaplayerintoanorganizationand
then continueshis improvement through
playerdevelopment recommendations.
That pattern hasbeenwidespread in the
Red Soxsystem thisyear.
At thebig league level, and specifically
the big league rotation — it has been a di-
sastrous year for Red Sox pitching, one
that has savage d their postseason outlook
in 2019.But onthe horizon,there is
emerging promise.
The talent poolis growing. Right-
handerTannerHouck (8-6, 4.01 ERA in
Double A andTriple A) looks like he’ll be
ready tocontributeout of either the rota-
tion or bullpen (he finished the year as a
reliever inPawtucket, but will start in the
ArizonaFall League)in 2020. Bryan Mata
(20 years old) tooka sizablestep forward
in High A and then DoubleA. He, too,
may be a 2020 optionin the big leagues.
In Lowell, thereturn ofGroome (21)
fromTommyJohn surgery and arrival of
fourth-rounderNoah Song (22) — in
combination withMata — gave the Red
Sox threepitchers with the ceilingsof
mid-rotation (orhigher) starters. Right-
handerThad Ward (22) built on a domi-
nant first full pro season (8-5, 2.14 ERA,
11.2 strikeoutsper nine innings in Single
A andHigh A) with six innings of one-run
ball in a playoffstart for Salemon Thurs-
day. Lefthander Chris Murphy (1.08ERA
in 33‚ innings) was a revelationwith a
back-of-the-rotation ceiling after being
takenin the sixthround.
Yet the promise for the Sox goes be-
yond the performances of individual
pitchers.The improvementsmade by nu-
merouspitchers in the system suggest
that afteryears of struggling to transform
prospects into successful bigleaguers, the
team may have rebuilt afunctional pipe-
line that can flow relatively efficiently
from the lowest levels to thebig leagues.
“We’ve seen guysget be tter,’’ said mi-
nor league pitching coordinatorof perfor-
mance DaveBush.“In some cases, they’re
guys that we like more than the rest of
baseball, guys wewere pretty high on be-
fore this year that so far have proven that
[team perspective] to be true.It’s just
part of the process of player development
where we’re alw ays lookingat certain
skills guys have and looking to make
them better. I think you’ve seen that on
the field.”
It hasn’t just been seenin the minors.
DarwinzonHernandez hasgone from a
scouting find for $7,500 inVenezuela to a
dominant late-inningsreliever as a 22-
year-old.Josh Taylor, acquired fromthe
Diamondbacks forDeven Marrerolast
year, has likewise emerged as astandout
bullpen performer afternarrowing his
pitch mix to a four-seam fastball and slid-
er andsharpening those two weaponsin
his 16 months with the RedSox.
Their success signals that the Red Sox
— who saw highly regardedprospects Al-
len Webste r, Henry Owens, Anthony
Ranaudo, andMichael Bowdenstruggle
to get over theproverbial hump – may be
ready todo just that with greater consis-
tency moving forward.
“If you’re lookingat, over thenext 12
to 18months, really having depth, and
not just having depthgetting to themid-
levelsof the minor leagues but depth that
can be able tohelp us next year when we
need astarter, we do feel like we have
some in-houseoptions going into next
year,” said Red Sox assistant G M Eddie
Romero.
Record performance
is a developing story
JAMIEARTHUR/LOWELL SPINNERS
YusnielPadron-Artiles of theLowell Spinnersstruck out a professional
record of 12straight batters in a playoff gameThursday night.
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