In the American League as of this publication on Thursday morning on September 8, the division leaders are the New York Yankees in the AL East, the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central, and the Houston Astros in the AL West. But the playoff seeding is far from decided in either league. There are four weeks left in the MLB season and with that, the haves and the have-nots in the playoff picture have been fairly well established. The MLB playoff picture is coming into focus with magic numbers dwindling down by the day. We shook hands and hugged, and I wished him all the best.PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 07: Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets looks on from the dugout before the start of Game Two of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Septemin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It just came down to a decision that the organization felt is best at the time. That he would overcome it is to his credit. He went through a tremendous ordeal that was not only career-threatening but life-threatening. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he underwent a four-hour emergency brain surgery. While pitching for Memphis in 2017 in a game against the Iowa Cubs, Ponce de Leon was hit in the side of the head by a line drive off the bat of Cubs’ catcher Victor Caratini. Louis this season, has spent eight seasons with the organization. Ponce de Leon, who was 1-1 with a 6.24 ERA in 24 appearances for St. The Cardinals designated right-handed pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon for assignment and recalled lefty Brandon Waddell from Triple-A Memphis. LHP Brent Suter had a stomach bug that recently limited his availability, according to Counsell. Bradley started in place of Cain but is dealing with plantar fasciitis. "It’s not as bad as we thought,” Counsell said. OF Lorenzo Cain remained out of the starting lineup as he continues to deal with soreness from crashing into an outfield wall on Saturday. “He’s been annoying for a couple days, in a nice way,” manager Craig Counsell said of Adames. He remained in the game after a visit from the trainer.īrewers: Reinstated SS Willy Adames (left quadriceps strain) from the 10-day injured list and optioned INF/OF Tim Lopes to Triple-A Nashville. TRAINER’S ROOMĬardinals: OF Tyler O’Neill appear to be in considerable pain after fouling a ball off his left shin in the sixth. Molina drove in another run in the eighth to extend the lead to 5-2. Louis tacked on a run in the seventh when Matt Carpenter, batting for Lester, hit a leadoff double and scored on Paul Goldschmidt’s sacrifice fly. Peralta gave up seven hits and three runs in six innings. The Cardinals took a 3-2 lead on Yadier Molina’s run-scoring single. Peralta retired 11 of 12 until allowing the first two batters to reach in the sixth. “We didn't put enough pressure on Lester or the bullpen. “We hit a bunch of lazy fly balls,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. McFarland and Luis García held the Brewers scoreless over the final three innings. Louis at the trade deadline.Ĭardinals' relievers Kodi Whitley, T.J. Lester has worked five innings or more in 19 of 26 starts this year, including nine of 10 since joining St. He struck out two and didn’t walk a batter in an efficient, 77-pitch outing. Lester surrendered three runs and seven hits in six innings. Lester retired 10 straight until giving up a single to Jackie Bradley Jr. Luis Urias followed two batters later with a solo shot of his own to tie it. Avisaíl García, who returned to the starting lineup after missing four games with lower back spasms, led off with a homer off Lester. Milwaukee clawed right back in the second. "But at the end of the day, we are just playing solid baseball regardless of whether we are scoring early or not.” “It’s extremely important to get out to a lead especially against these arms and these teams that we’re facing that are good," Arenado said. Louis got on the board in the first on Arenado’s homer, his 33rd of the season, off Freddy Peralta (9-5). “It's obviously awesome, but I’m kind of lacking words."Ĭardinals manager Mike Shildt had plenty to say about Lester, whom the Cardinals acquired from Washington at the trade deadline. “It’s a nice round number and it looks better than 199,” Lester said. He’s the 30th left-hander in major-league history to reach the mark. Lester (7-6) is the third active pitcher with 200 wins, joining Houston teammates Justin Verlander (226) and Zack Greinke (219). Milwaukee's magic number over the Cardinals to clinch the division title remained at three. The longest winning streak in franchise history is 14 games, set in 1935. They remained three games ahead of Cincinnati for the final postseason spot, with San Diego four games back and Philadelphia 4 1/2 games behind. The Cardinals have won nine straight for the first time since 2004 to solidify their grip on the second NL wild card.
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