FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 , 2019. THE WASHINGTON POST EZ M2 D5
NL games
MARLINS AT NATIONALS, 7:05
W-L ERA TEAM
Hernandez (R) 3-5 4.97 5-6
Sanchez (R) 8-6 3.81 13-11
BREWERS AT CUBS, 2:20
Anderson (R) 6-3 4.34 10-11
Quintana (L) 11-8 4.05 14-11
METS AT PHILLIES, 7:05
Wheeler (R) 9-7 4.46 13-12
Nola (R) 12-4 3.53 18-10
REDS AT CARDINALS, 8:15
Bauer (R) 10-11 4.39 14-15
Hudson (R) 13-6 3.47 18-8
PIRATES AT ROCKIES, 8:40
Agrazal (R) 3-3 4.41 4-5
Senzatela (R) 8-8 6.75 10-9
DODGERS AT DIAMONDBACKS, 9:40
Gonsolin (R) 2-1 2.74 2-2
Gallen (R) 2-4 2.56 5-6
PADRES AT GIANTS, 10:15
Lamet (R) 2-2 4.30 3-6
Bumgarner (L) 8-8 3.71 17-11AL games
ORIOLES AT ROYALS, 8:15
W-L ERA TEAM
Means (L) 9-9 3.61 8-13
Skoglund (L) 0-0 3.60 1-0
ATHLETICS AT YANKEES, 7:05
Anderson (L) 10-9 4.08 15-11
Sabathia (L) 5-8 4.99 9-10
ASTROS AT BLUE JAYS, 7:07
Miley (L) 13-4 3.13 19-8
Thornton (R) 4-8 5.34 9-17
INDIANS AT RAYS, 7:10
Bieber (R) 12-6 3.23 17-10
Pruitt (R) 2-0 5.57 0-0
TWINS AT TIGERS, 7:10
Gibson (R) 12-6 4.49 16-10
Jackson (R) 3-7 8.70 2-7
MARINERS AT RANGERS, 8:05
Gonzales (L) 14-10 4.17 15-13
Allard (L) 2-0 4.64 3-1
RED SOX AT ANGELS, 10:07
Eovaldi (R) 1-0 6.64 5-1
Suarez (L) 2-5 6.67 4-8NL scores
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
at Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 1
at Philadelphia 12, Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 5, at Miami 0
Chicago Cubs 10, at N.Y. Mets 7
L.A. Dodgers 6, at San Diego 4, 10 innings
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Chicago Cubs 4, at N.Y. Mets 1
at Miami 4, Cincinnati 3, 12 innings
Pittsburgh 11, at Colorado 8
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, Late
San Diego at San Francisco, LateAL scores
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
N.Y. Yankees 7, at Seattle 3
Cleveland 4, at Detroit 2
Minnesota 8, at Chicago White Sox 2
at Houston 8, Tampa Bay 6
at Kansas City 6, Oakland 4
Texas 3, at L.A. Angels 0
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Cleveland 2, at Detroit 0
Oakland 9, at Kansas City 8
Minnesota 10, at Chicago White Sox 5
Tampa Bay 9, at Houston 8
Seattle 5, at Texas 3Interleague game
WHITE SOX AT BRAVES, 7:20
W-L ERA TEAM
Nova (R) 9-10 4.37 14-13
Fried (L) 14-4 4.22 19-6Twins 10 , White Sox 5
Jake Cave homered
twice, C.J. Cron went deep,
and surging Minnesota set
a major league record for
home runs on the road in a
victory over Chicago.
Cave’s first homer gave
the Twins 139 away from
home, eclipsing the mark
of 138 set by San Fr ancis-
co in 2001. By the end of
the game, Minnesota’s
overall total reached 261.
MINNESOTA ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Arraez 3b ............411 111. 335
Polanco ss...........422 010. 296
Cruz dh................402 310. 299
Rosario lf ............512 101. 283
Adrianza rf..........411 012. 284
Cave cf ................522 202. 275
Cron 1b................523 302. 261
Castro c...............400 013. 239
Schoop 2b ...........513 001. 262
TOTALS 40 10 16 10 51 2—
CHICAGO ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Garcia rf ..............510 102. 277
Goins ss ..............401 010. 266
Abreu dh .............514 100. 284
Moncada 3b ........501 001. 295
McCann c............400 002. 279
Jimenez lf ...........412 100. 240
Skole 1b ..............311 011. 226
Sanchez 2b .........412 101. 259
Engel cf ...............401 001. 224
TOTALS 385124 28 —
MINNESOTA ... 422 010 100—101 62
CHICAGO......... 000 021 002—512 0
E: Polanco 2 (19). LOB: Minnesota 9,
Chicago 8. 2B: Cron (22), Skole (2),
Abreu 2 (32). HR: Cave (6), off Cease;
Cron (22), off Cease; Cave (7), off Santi-
ago.
MINNESOTA IP HRER BB SO ERA
Berrios................. 673328 3.57
Dobnak ................ 352000 0.00
CHICAGO IP HRER BB SO ERA
Cease ................... 2108813 6.92
Osich.................... 210013 5.23
Cordero ................ 021110 4.50
Fry ....................... 200001 5.24
Santiago .............. 331125 5.65
WP: Berrios (11-7); LP: Cease (3-7); S:
Dobnak (1). Cordero pitched to 3 batters
in the 5th Inherited runners-scored: Fry
3-1. WP: Berrios(4), Cease. PB: McCann
(1). T: 3 :20. A: 1 5,886 (40,615).Pirates 11, Rockies 8
Kevin Newman had two
homers among his four
hits and drove in four runs
and Jose Osuna also hom-
ered to lift Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Newman ss.........424 400. 309
Reynolds lf..........511 001. 328
Marte cf ..............411 001. 293
Bell 1b.................310 021. 274
Moran 3b ............522 200. 287
Osuna rf..............522 200. 293
Frazier 2b............514 200. 272
Stallings c...........511 103. 257
Williams p..........300 002. 179
Reyes cf ..............100 000. 169
TOTALS 40 11 15 1128 —
COLORADO ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Story ss ................ 301001 .299
Alonso 1b ............. 200001 .273
Blackmon rf .......... 522002 .317
Arenado 3b ........... 311000 .309
Daza ph................. 111000 .224
Wolters ph ........... 100001 .282
Murphy 1b-2b....... 412310 .284
McMahon 2b-3b ... 411202 .261
Desmond lf ........... 411101 .254
Hilliard cf.............. 412200 .375
Nunez c................. 300010 .222
Almonte p............. 200002 .000
Hampson 2b-ss .... 201000 .213
TOTALS 38812821 0—
PITTSBURGH .. 720 110 000—111 50
COLORADO ..... 201 000 050—812 0
LOB: Pittsburgh 7, Colorado 5. 2B: Mo-
ran (25), Osuna (15), Newman (16),
Blackmon (36), Murphy (30), McMahon
(21), Desmond (30). 3B: Daza (1). HR:
Newman (9), off C.Gonzalez; Osuna (9),
off Almonte; Newman (9), off Tinoco;
Hilliard (2), off Feliz.
PITTSBURGH IP HRER BB SO ERA
Williams .............. 773306 5.26
DuRapau ............. .2 34411 9.35
Feliz ..................... 021110 4.05
Liriano ................ .1 00001 3.52
Vazquez............... 100002 1.68
COLORADO IP HRER BB SO ERA
C.Gonzalez.......... .2 77710 8.07
Almonte ........... 3.1 63303 4.97
Tinoco .................. 221113 4.28
McGee ................. 200001 3.89
Davis ................... 100001 7.14
WP: Williams (7-6); LP: C.Gonzalez
(0-6); S: Vazquez (24). Feliz pitched to 3
batters in the 8th Inherited runners-
scored: Feliz 1-1, Liriano 2-0, Almonte
1-0. HBP: Tinoco (Marte), McGee (New-
man). T: 3 :14. A: 3 3,408 (50,398).Athletics 9, Royals 8
Jurickson Profar hom-
ered and drove in three
runs, Seth Brown added
two RBI, and Oakland held
off Kansas City to take
three out of four games in
the series.
OAKLAND ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Semien ss...........512 101.277
Grossman rf .......511 001.252
Olson 1b .............501 000.261
Canha cf .............411 000.277
Brown lf .............534 200.368
Profar dh............423 300.214
Pinder 3b............311 011.238
Chapman 3b .......000 000.259
Joseph 2b ...........401 110.189
Phegley c............400 102.257
TOTALS3 9914 82 5—
KANSAS CITY ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Merrifield 2b......523 001.303
Soler dh ..............521 301.251
Dozier rf.............400 012.279
Gordon lf............511 000.259
Cuthbert 3b........501 202.247
O'Hearn 1b .........412 111.181
Starling cf..........411 012.201
Dini c..................311 100.182
Viloria c..............000 000.229
Lopez ss.............401 100.239
TOTALS3 9811 83 9—
OAKLAND ....... 100 33 1001 —914 1
KANSAS CITY.200 03 0021 —811 1
E: Pinder (5), Cuthbert (11). LOB: Oak-
land 9, Kansas City 8. 2B: Brown (2),
Pinder (18), Canha (13), Joseph (2),
Cuthbert (13), Gordon (29). HR: Profar
(17), off Sparkman; Soler (37), off
Bassitt.
OAKLAND IP HRERBBSOERA
Bassitt .............4.2 65311 3.67
Petit .................1.1 00001 3.01
Soria....................1 10001 4.77
Diekman............. .1 12221 4.75
Hendriks ..........1.2 31105 1.53
KANSAS CITY IP HRERBBSOERA
Sparkman.........4.1 97711 5.86
Barnes..............1.2 21010 8.53
Staumont............2 10004 3.45
Hill......................0 21100 4.05
Barlow.................1 00000 4.85
WP: Petit (4-3); LP: Sparkman (3-10);
S: Hendriks (17). Hill pitched to 2 bat-
ters in the 9th Inherited runners-
scored: Petit 2-0, Hendriks 2-1, Barnes
3-2, Barlow 2-1. HBP: Sparkman 2
(Canha, Profar), Bassitt (Dini). T: 3 :17.
A: 1 3,844 (37,903).Indians 2, Tigers 0
Mike Clevinger struck
out 10 in eight innings and
Fr ancisco Lindor homered
to lift Cleveland over De-
troit.
Cleveland swept the
three-game series and is
now 15-1 against the Tigers
this year. The Indians have
won 14 straight against De-
troit.
Clevinger allowed four
hits and no walks in his
longest outing of the sea-
son. Brad Hand worked a
perfect ninth.
CLEVELAND ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Lindor ss ............. 311201 .301
Mercado lf .......... 401002 .271
Santana 1b ......... 400000 .291
Puig rf ................. 300011 .275
F.Reyes dh .......... 200020 .200
Chang 3b ............. 402001 .267
Freeman 2b......... 411002 .279
Plawecki c........... 401000 .215
Allen cf ............... 301002 .228
TOTALS 31 27 239 —
DETROIT ABRHBI BB SO AVG
V.Reyes lf ........... 401001 .277
W.Castro ss ........ 401001 .222
H.Castro cf.......... 301000 .287
Hicks ph .............. 100001 .209
Rodriguez 2b....... 300002 .223
Lugo 3b ............... 300000 .224
Dixon dh.............. 300003 .246
Demeritte rf ....... 300002 .250
Mercer 1b ........... 301000 .263
Rogers c.............. 300001 .111
TOTALS 30 04 00 11 —
CLEVELAND .... 001 000 100—270
DETROIT ......... 000 000 000—040
LOB: Cleveland 7, Detroit 3. 2B: W.Cas-
tro (2). HR: Lindor (25), off Norris.
CLEVELAND IP HRER BB SO ERA
Clevinger ............. 84000 10 2.72
Hand .................... 100001 3.11
DETROIT IP HRER BB SO ERA
Norris .................. 321114 4.66
VerHagen ............ 451112 5.90
Cisnero ................ 100011 3.91
Hall ...................... 100002 5.14
WP: Clevinger (10-2); LP: Norris (3-11);
S: Hand (33). HBP: VerHagen (Allen). T:
2:34. A: 1 6,855 (41,297).Rays 9, Astros 8
Ji-Man Choi hit a go-
ahead two-run double for
Tampa Bay, which ended
Houston’s six-game win-
ning streak.
Travis d’Arnaud hom-
ered and drove in four
runs for the Rays.
TAMPA BAY ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Sogard 2b ........... 502000 .300
Meadows rf ........52 2201 .276
Pham lf............... 512102 .272
Choi 1b ............... 422211 .259
Garcia cf.............51 2001 .272
Adames ss..........500 003.249
d'Arnaud c..........513 402.269
Aguilar dh .......... 400001 .277
Duffy 3b.............32 1010 .230
TOTALS4 1914 9211 —
HOUSTON ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Springer cf .........51 1212 .293
Altuve 2b ........... 512101 .303
Brantley dh........ 410011 .332
Bregman ss ........50 1001 .289
Alvarez lf ...........32 0022 .324
Gurriel 1b ........... 411011 .308
Toro 3b ............... 221130 .238
Chirinos c ...........401 212.237
Reddick rf...........401 212.265
TOTALS3 6888101 2—
TAMPA BAY ...011 201 310— 9142
HOUSTON.......011 121 101— 880
E: Richards (1), Duffy (6). LOB: Tampa
Bay 7, Houston 11. 2B: Meadows (23),
Choi (16), Chirinos (19). HR: Meadows
(24), off Greinke; d’Arnaud (14), off
Greinke; Springer (28), off Richards;
Altuve (25), off Anderson; Toro (1), off
Pagan.
TAMPA BAY IP HRER BB SO ERA
Kittredge.......... 1.1211114.46
Richards ........... 2.1221242.31
Roe ..................... .1 00010 4.20
Poche ................. .2 02251 5.12
Anderson ............ 11 1102 0.84
De Leon ............... 11 1011 3.00
Pagan ............... 2.1211032.37
HOUSTON IP HRER BB SO ERA
Greinke............ 5.2655183.45
Smith ................. .1 10000 1.65
Devenski ............ .1 43300 5.28
Rondon ............... .2 10001 3.71
Sneed .................. 22 1112 4.30
WP: De Leon (1-0); LP: Devenski (2-3);
S: Pagan (15). Inherited runners-
scored: Richards 2-1, Roe 3-1, Ander-
son 3-0, Pagan 2-0, Smith 1-1, Rondon
1-0. T: 4:06. A: 33,051 (41,168).Cubs 4, Mets 1
Victor Caratini homered
twice off Mets ace Jacob
deGrom, including a tie-
breaking, three-run drive in
the seventh that powered
Chicago past New York for
a three-game sweep.
Jon Lester pitched six ef-
fective innings as the Cubs
increased their lead for the
second NL wild-card spot
to 2^1 / 2 games over Philadel-
phia.
CHICAGO ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Heyward cf .........400 001.257
Castellanos rf .....400 002.352
Bryant 3b ............311 011.282
Baez ss ...............411 002.282
Caratini 1b ..........423 400.274
Russell 2b ...........401 001.249
Kemp lf ...............300 001.170
Lucroy c...............300 001.250
Lester p...............200 000.179
Schwarber ph .....100 001.227
TOTALS 32 46 41 10 —
NEW YORK ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Rosario ss ...........300 012.288
McNeil 2b............400 000.330
J.Davis lf.............411 100.303
Alonso 1b............300 011.261
Ramos c..............402 001.292
Conforto rf..........301 011.258
Frazier 3b............400 001.227
Lagares cf ...........300 001.210
Guillorme ph .......100 000.217
deGrom p............201 000.231
Panik ph ..............100 000.268
TOTALS 32 15 137 —
CHICAGO......... 010 000 300—461
NEW YORK ..... 100 000 000—150
E: Bryant (14). LOB: Chicago 2, New
York 7. 2B: Ramos (12). HR: Caratini 2
(9), off deGrom; J.Davis (18), off Lester.
CHICAGO IP HRER BB SO ERA
Lester .................. 651134 4.36
Chatwood ............ 100002 4.24
Kintzler................ 100000 2.44
Kimbrel................ 100001 4.42
NEW YORK IP HRER BB SO ERA
deGrom................ 754407 2.66
Lugo..................... 100002 3.09
Familia ................ 110011 5.74
WP: Lester (11-9); LP: deGrom (8-8); S:
Kimbrel (13). T: 2 :35. A: 3 8,389
(41,922).Mariners 5, Rangers 3
Austin Nola hit a sacri-
fice fly that scored Dee
Gordon with the tiebreak-
ing run in the ninth inning
and Omar Narváez added
an insurance run with an
RBI single as Seattle
snapped a three-game los-
ing streak.
Félix Hernández came
away with his second
straight no decision for the
Mariners after missing
more than three months.
SEATTLE ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Smith rf ..............312 021.234
Crawford ss ........400 000.243
Nola 1b................400 101.284
Seager 3b............311 012.251
Narvaez c............501 101.282
Vogelbach dh ......210 020.214
Broxton pr-dh .....100 001.130
Fraley cf..............412 000.167
Moore lf ..............300 101.200
Gordon 2b ...........411 000.275
TOTALS 33 57 357 —
TEXAS ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Choo rf ................400 000.265
Santana ss..........400 001.289
Calhoun lf ...........411 100.284
Solak dh ..............412 001.375
Odor 2b ...............300 010.192
Forsythe 1b ........402 001.230
Heineman cf .......411 002.171
Kiner-Falefa 3b...301 101.232
Mathis c..............300 001.162
TOTALS 33 37 217 —
SEATTLE ......... 030 000 002—570
TEXAS............. 110 100 000—372
E: Forsythe (10), Kiner-Falefa (3), San-
tana (12). LOB: Seattle 10, Texas 4. 2B:
Fraley (2), Heineman (3), Kiner-Falefa
(11). HR: Calhoun (16), off F.Hernandez.
SEATTLE IP HRER BB SO ERA
F.Hernandez ........ 553313 6.02
Guilbeau .............. 110000 1.69
Tuivailala............. 100002 1.26
Magill .................. 210002 3.52
TEXAS IP HRER BB SO ERA
Lynn..................... 643125 3.77
Martin ................. 210011 4.56
Leclerc ................. 122221 4.37
WP: Magill (2-1); LP: Leclerc (2-4). HBP:
Lynn 2 (Moore, Seager). T: 3 :09. A:
16,591 (49,115).Dodgers 6,
Padres 4 (10)
Late Wednesday
L.A. ABRHBI BB SO AVG
Pollock cf .............. 601103 .263
Muncy 2b .............. 200002 .253
Gyorko pr-1b ........ 000010 .167
Beaty ph-1b.......... 200000 .296
Turner 3b.............. 501001 .293
Bellinger 1b-rf...... 210031 .308
Taylor lf ................ 412011 .266
Seager ss.............. 511100 .270
Hernandez rf-2b ... 321120 .247
Martin c................ 410012 .202
Maeda p................ 301201 .261
Pederson ph ......... 101000 .235
Smith ph............... 101000 .305
TOTALS 38 69 58 11 —
SAN DIEGO ABRHBI BB SO AVG
G.Garcia 2b .........410 011.261
Naylor lf..............501 001.242
Machado 3b ........411 011.264
Hosmer 1b ..........512 202.285
Renfroe rf ...........300 112.226
Margot cf ............300 001.239
Mejia ph-c...........111 000.263
Urias ss...............300 000.184
Hedges c.............200 011.188
France ph-2b.......100 001.226
Perdomo p..........100 000.143
Myers cf..............100 010.223
TOTALS 33 45 35 10 —
L.A. .............. 030 000 010 2— 690
SAN DIEGO.. 200 000 011 0— 451
E: Urias (6). LOB: Los Angeles 11, San
Diego 7. 2B: Seager (38), Pederson (11),
Naylor (9), Mejia (8). HR: Hosmer (20),
off Baez.
L.A. IP HRER BB SO ERA
Maeda.................. 522233 4.11
Kelly .................... 100011 4.17
Y.Garcia ............ 0.2 00001 3.67
Kolarek ............. 0.1 00001 0.00
Baez..................... 111101 3.55
Jansen ................. 111111 3.73
Sadler .................. 110002 1.53
SAN DIEGO IP HRER BB SO ERA
Wingenter ........ 1.1 13322 5.05
Perdomo ........... 2.2 20023 3.28
Strahm ................ 110011 4.91
Baez.................. 1.1 00011 3.24
Stammen.......... 1.2 31111 3.50
Munoz ................. 100002 1.47
Yates .................. .2 22011 1.32
Margevicius........ .1 00000 6.37
WP: Jansen (4-3); LP: Yates (0-5); S:
Sadler (1). Inherited runners-scored:
Kolarek 1-0, Perdomo 2-2, Stammen
1-0, Margevicius 2-0. IBB: off Strahm
(Taylor). HBP: Strahm (Muncy), Y.Gar-
cia (Urias). WP: Maeda, Jansen. T: 4 :05.
A: 2 6,871 (42,445).PERSONNEL DEPT.
Angels: 2B Tommy La
Stella, on the injured list
since July 3 because of a
fractured right tibia, will
take batting practice on
the field Fr iday for the first
time since the injury.
Rays: OF Kevin Kiermaier
was out of the lineup for
the third game in a row
Thursday with a left rib
cage contusion.
Twins: OF Byron Buxton’s
rehab assignment with
Class A Cedar Rapids was
put on hold after he
experienced discomfort in
his ailing left shoulder.
BY T HE NUMBERS
141
Home runs on the road
this season for the Twins
after they belted three in a
10-5 win over the White
Sox, eclipsing the
previous major league
record of 138 set by San
Fr ancisco in 2001.
14
Home runs in August for
Reds outfielder Aristides
Aquino, who broke the NL
rookie record for homers
in any month.
QUOTABLE
“We had to have
this game. When
you go through
your entire
bullpen and then
go to Yankee
Stadium — we
had to win that
game.”
— A’s Manager Bob
Melvin, employing a bit o f
hyperbole after Oakland
used four relievers for
41 / 3 innings in an 9-8 win in
Kansas City. Their next
opponent, the Yankees,
had a day off Thursday.
STAR OF THE DAY
Mike Clevinger, I ndians
The right-hander
delivered eight scoreless
innings, allowing just four
hits and striking out 10, in
a 2-0 victory in Detroit.
TODAY’S GAME
TO WATCH
Mets at Phillies, 7 p.m.
Zack Wheeler (9-7, 4.46
ERA) takes the hill for New
York against Aaron Nola
(12-4, 3.53).
AL leaders
Entering Thursday’s games
BATTING
Brantley, Hou .................................. .335
LeMahieu, NY .................................. .335
Devers, Bos ...................................... .326
Alberto, Bal ..................................... .317
Martinez, Bos .................................. .314
Bogaerts, Bos .................................. .311
HOME RUNS
Trout, LA ............................................. 43
Soler, KC ............................................. 37
Kepler, Min ......................................... 35
Cruz, Min ............................................ 33
Torres, NY ........................................... 33
RBI
Devers, Bos ....................................... 104
Abreu, Chi ......................................... 101
Trout, LA ........................................... 100
Bogaerts, Bos ................................... 100
Soler, KC ............................................. 96
Gurriel, Hou ........................................ 95
ERA
Verlander, Hou ................................ 2.69
Cole, Hou ......................................... 2.85
Morton, TB ...................................... 3.11
Miley, Hou ....................................... 3.13
Giolito, Chi ....................................... 3.20
Bieber, Cle ....................................... 3.23
STRIKEOUTS
Cole, Hou .......................................... 252
Verlander, Hou ................................. 243
Sale, Bos ........................................... 218
Bieber, Cle ........................................ 215
Boyd, Det .......................................... 208Baseball
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MICHAEL WYKE/ASSOCIATED PRESSInstant connection
Tampa Bay’s Travis d’Arnaud ropes an RBI single in the second inning Thursday. The catcher later blasted a two-run home run in a 9-8 victory over Houston.TODAYInterleague scores
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
at Washington 8, Baltimore 4
Atlanta 9, at Toronto 4
Boston 7, at Colorado 4
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
No games scheduledNL leaders
Entering Thursday’s games
BATTING
McNeil, NY ....................................... .333
Reynolds, Pit ................................... .330
Yelich, Mil ........................................ .330
Rendon, Was ................................... .329
Marte, Ari ........................................ .323
Blackmon, Col .................................. .316
Arenado, Col .................................... .309
Bellinger, LA .................................... .308
HOME RUNS
Bellinger, LA ....................................... 42
Alonso, NY .......................................... 42
Yelich, Mil ........................................... 41
Suarez, Cin .......................................... 38
Freeman, Atl ....................................... 36
Acuna Jr., Atl ...................................... 36
Bell, Pit ............................................... 34
Arenado, Col ....................................... 34
RBI
Freeman, Atl ..................................... 107
Bell, Pit ............................................. 106
Rendon, Was .................................... 104
Arenado, Col ..................................... 103
Escobar, Ari ...................................... 103
Alonso, NY ........................................ 101
Bellinger, LA ..................................... 100
Harper, Phi .......................................... 94
ERA
Ryu, LA ............................................ 2.00
Soroka, Atl ....................................... 2.44
Scherzer, Was ................................. 2.46
deGrom, NY ..................................... 2.56
Kershaw, LA .................................... 2.76
Gray, Cin .......................................... 2.92
Buehler, LA ...................................... 3.03
Corbin, Was ..................................... 3.15
SAVES
Yates, SD ............................................ 38
Smith, SF ............................................ 30
Doolittle, Was .................................... 28
Iglesias, Cin ........................................ 27
Jansen, LA .......................................... 27
Hader, Mil ........................................... 26
Diaz, NY .............................................. 25
STRIKEOUTS
deGrom, NY ...................................... 207
Strasburg, Was ................................ 201
Scherzer, Was .................................. 200
Corbin, Was ...................................... 193
Ray, Ari ............................................. 193
Castillo, Cin ...................................... 190
Nola, Phi ........................................... 187
Buehler, LA ....................................... 185
NOTESEAST WLPCTGBL10STR
New York 88 47 .652 —5-5W-4
Tampa Bay7 75 8. 570114 -6W-1
Boston 72 62 .53 7151 / 2 7-3W-2
Toronto 54 81 .400 34 2-8 L-1
Baltimore4 48 9.331 43 5-5 L-1CENTRAL WLPCT GBL10STR
Minnesota 82 51 .617 —7-3W-5
Cleveland 79 55 .590 3^1 / 2 6-4W-3
Chicago 6073 .451 22 5-5 L-3
Kansas City 47 88 .348 36 2-8 L-1
Detroit 39 92 .298 42 2-8L-5WEST WLPCT GBL10STR
Houston 8748 .644 —8-2 L-1
Oakland 77 56 .579 96 -4W-1
Te xas6 57 0.481 22 4-6 L-1
Los Angeles 64 71 .474 23 3-7 L-1
Seattle 5778 .422 30 5-5W-1EAST WLPCTGBL10STR
Atlanta 81 54 .600 —8-2W-1
Washington 74 58 .561 5^1 / 2 8-2W-1
Philadelphia 69 63 .523 10^1 / 2 5-5W-1
New York 67 66 .504 13 4-6 L-6
Miami 48 85 .361 32 3-7W-1
CENTRAL WLPCT GBL10STR
St. Louis 7359 .553 —8-2 L-1
Chicago 72 61 .541 1^1 / 2 7-3W-3
Milwaukee 68 65 .511 5^1 / 2 4-6W-1
Cincinnati 6370 .474 101 / 2 5-5 L-1
Pittsburgh 57 77 .425 17 6-4W-1WEST WLPCT GBL10STR
x-Los Angeles 8847 .652 —6-4W-2
x-Arizona 67 66 .504 20 6-4W-3
San Fr ancisco 65 68 .489 22 3-7 L-3
San Diego 62 71 .466 25 4-6W-1
Colorado 5976 .43 7292 -8 L-3
x-Late gameExcerpted from
washingtonpost.com/nationalsKieboom sent back
to Harrisburg for nowThe Washington Nationals
optioned c atcher Spencer
Kieboom back to Class AA
Harrisburg on Thursday
morning. The team did not
announce a corresponding m ove,
but r eliever Hunter Strickland —
who went o n the p aternity list
Tuesday after t he birth of his
second daughter, Brylee Drew —
could return to the t eam Friday
for t he start of a three-game series
with the Miami Marlins.
Kieboom, who served as the
team’s b ackup catcher in the
second half of last season, did not
play in his two days with the team.
Yan Gomes caught Patrick Corbin
on Tuesday, a nd Kurt S uzuki
handled Max Scherzer o n
Wednesday.
The decision to replace
Strickland w ith Kieboom made
sense on i ts f ace. Manager Dave
Martinez likes to use his catchers
to pinch-hit — Suzuki
demonstrated w hy w ith a double,
homer a nd f our RBI on
Wednesday — and Kieboom’s
presence g ave him t he ability to
do that. The Nationals h ave
engineered the 2 8-year-old’s
season around his availability t othe b ig league club, stashing him
in Harrisburg rather t han across
the c ountry at C lass A AA Fresno
in case they need him on short
notice as well as scaling back his
starts to keep him healthy.
One side e ffect of h is early
promotion: Rosters expand to 40
on Sunday, b ut Kieboom w ill h ave
to wait a minimum o f 10 d ays to
return to the m ajors. The only
other catcher o n the 4 0-man
roster is Raudy Read, a 25-year-
old w ith an .850 o n-base-plus-
slugging percentage a t Fresno.
The Grizzlies’ season ends
Monday, t hough the Nationals
will need to plan ahead if t heywant Read available as early as
Sunday. T he team has learned
this season that calling up a
player f rom Fresno a nd e xpecting
him t o be available the same n ight
is not feasible.
The team probably announced
the K ieboom m ove on Thursday’s
day off instead o f a more typical
pregame announcement Friday to
start the clock o n his return as
early a s possible. He c an now
rejoin t he Nationals on Sept. 7,
which i s a Saturday and the third
of four g ames against the
National League East-leading
Braves in Atlanta.
— S am FortierNATIONALS NOTESAL WILD-CARD STANDINGS
Team WLPctWCGB
Cleveland 79 55 .590 +1^1 / 2
Oakland 77 56 .579 —
Tampa Bay 76 58 .567 1
Boston 72 62 .537 51 / 2NL WILD-CARD STANDINGS
Team WLPct WCGB
Washington 74 58 .561 +2^1 / 2
Chicago 72 61 .541 —
Philadelphia 69 63 .523 21 / 2
Milwaukee 68 65 .511 4
New York 67 66 .504 5
x-Arizona 67 66 .504 5
San Francisco 65 68 .489 7
x-Late gameJOHN MCDONNELL/THE WASHINGTON POST
Spencer Kieboom didn’t play during his two-game call-up with the
Nationals this week, but they like having him close in Harrisburg.