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TWiB Notes -- Sept 9-15

Frayed Knot Sep 10 2019 06:36 PM

So the Twins are looking like they're headed for an AL Central title. The Indians were charging for a while but Mini soda now holds a 5 game lead and, unlike ALC winners in some years, are on pace for a solid 100 win season and the right to think that maybe, just maybe mind you, they could put up a challenge to the Yanx or Astros. So this past week has seen RHP Michael Pineda draw a 60-game suspension for PED use (masking agent apparently - but at least no pine tar suspension on top of it) and now OF (and former 1/1 draft pick) Byron Buxton is having shoulder surgery and is gone for the remainder of the season and maybe early next year. iow, early 1st round exit once again.

Frayed Knot Sep 10 2019 08:35 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 9-15

Phils win; Nats lose; Brewers win Cubs just getting started out west (SD) but are already up 2-0; StL losing in Denver 2-1 in the 6th And you may already know that the DBacks lost Oh, and the Dodgers clinched the West tonight. Over in the AL: the Yanx lost in a walk-off to the worst team in the majors this year (Detroit who have already lost 100) and in a game where they hit six HRs. 12-11 was your (all too typical) 2019 final. And finally Houston, who are coming off wins of 21-1 (SEA) and 15-0 (OAK) are tonight getting thumped by Oakland 20-5 and that game is still early in the 3rd quarter

Frayed Knot Sep 10 2019 09:06 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 9-15

Christian Yelich fouled a ball off his knee tonight in Miami: Broken kneecap, out for the season!!

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 10 2019 09:20 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 9-15

oh

Frayed Knot Sep 11 2019 12:08 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 9-15

Lots of things going right for Houston this year but not so much lately for lefty Wade Miley. Prior to two starts ago he was rolling along with a 13-4 record and a 3.06 ERA over 28 starts, but then came this past week: his previous start vs Seattle and then last night vs Oakland (both in Houston): 12 ER on 12 Hits, 2 BB, 0 K in a combined 1/3 of an inning!!!. [15 batters faced/One retired] He amazingly only lost one of those games as the ridiculous Astros bats came back to win the Mariners game despite being down 7-Zip at one point. Last night (21-7 OAK) he was not so lucky. Those two outings jumped his season ERA nearly 3/4 of a Run per Game to 3.74 ... that's tough to do this late in the year.