Tankathon

With a fresh slate on the horizon, we glance towards the potential darkish horses making a run in late fall, and the massive market teams trying to live as much as expectations. We finish up in the NL West, the place the Rockies had a real chance to cut into the Dodgers’ division lead this previous weekend, and giving the Dodgers every little thing they’d. Sadly the Dodgers finished each sport with a stroll-off home run from a distinct rookie in all three video games. That is a gut punch to a workforce that received good pitching from a struggling employees. This division seems all but wrapped up barring a monumental collapse.

September 18 – “Mickey Mantle Day” is widely known at Yankee Stadium on the event of Mantle’s 2,000th career game (all with the Yankees). We are halfway via the month of Could and it is evident that plenty of the teams within the American League are struggling, and look like they are going to proceed to struggle. The reasons for every American League group’s struggles range, however it appears the frequent denominator is and will continue to be pitching, outside of the AL East.

Five divisions and the American League wild card are settled. On the final day of the 2019 MLB regular season, all eyes might be on the National League Central. The A’s also added the Treehouse , a large space in left area that includes two bars, a patio deck, video games and a D.J., with these new followers in mind. The Padres wore 1998 throwbacks Might 12 to mark the twentieth anniversary of their 1998 NL title. a hundred and ten They are going to wear them once more at choose Wednesday video games.

September 26 – The Minnesota Twins acquire their first American League pennant since moving from Washington in 1961, ironically by defeating the expansion Washington Senators 2-1 at Washington’s D.C. Stadium (which was renamed ” Robert F. Kennedy Stadium ” in 1969 ). Minnesota’s Jim Kaat (17-11) wins the clincher. The group with one of the best total document in intra-division games.

September 25 – Although he had not pitched within the Major Leagues since 1953, the Kansas City Athletics send Satchel Paige to the mound. At (approximately) fifty nine years old, he’s the oldest pitcher in Major League historical past. In three innings, he strikes out one, and gives up one hit, a single to Carl Yastrzemski Paige does not earn a decision within the loss to Boston , 5-2.