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The Brewers finally woke up and did the Braves (and everybody else in this race) a solid against the Diamondbacks. This was another day where the Atlanta Braves were able to pick up a win but they weren’t able to gain any serious ground or give their own Playoff Odds a serious boost. Indeed, we only got a tiny bit of good news on Sunday (outside of Atlanta picking up the win in their own game), as both the Padres and Mets took care of business in their own regard. Let’s get into it.
Milwaukee Brewers (89-67) 19, Arizona Diamondbacks (87-69) 9
Box Score | Savant | Condensed Game
If the Arizona Diamondbacks somehow end up being the team that’s on the outside looking in by this time next week, then they’ll certainly be looking at this game as a huge missed opportunity. Arizona is leaving Milwaukee with a series win but it could’ve easily been a sweep. Indeed, Arizona was 8-1 after three innings — which included a third-inning barrage where the Diamondbacks turned five hits (including two homers and a triple) and three walks into seven runs scored. This game was beginning to look a lot like the three other games where the Diamondbacks essentially slugged their way to victory.
However, a funny thing happened in this game: The Brewers finally woke up from their divisional title celebration-induced slumber. Milwaukee scored two runs in the fourth following an RBI double from Sam Frelick and a sacrifice fly from Joey Ortiz to cut the deficit to five. This was also a consequential inning for the Diamondbacks in that this is when C Gabriel Moreno left the game with an apparent leg injury — which is very concerning since it’s the same leg that he injured earlier this season.
Milwaukee then just kept chipping away as they scored one run sixth inning and two more in the seventh after consecutive RBI doubles from Rhys Hoskins and Willy Adames brought the deficit down to just two runs. The Diamondbacks got a little bit of breathing room back in the eighth as Randal Grichuk cashed in a one-out walk from Christian Walker but that only set the stage for the floodgates to open in Milwaukee’s half of the eighth. Arizona was one out away from getting out of the bottom of the eighth unscathed but instead, the following happened:
Jackson Chourio walk
Blake Perkins single
Garrett Mitchell RBI single. 9-7 Arizona
Justin Martinez enters and throws a wild pitch, moving Mitchell to second base
Rhys Hoskins game-tying RBI single
Willy Adames double
Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers go-ahead RBI single
Devin Williams entered the game in the ninth, threw some airbenders and that was that. Brewers avoid getting swept, Arizona blows a big lead and are now hoping that this doesn’t turn into an ill-timed skid (fantastically timed as far as we’re concerned) heading into the final week of the season.
San Diego Padres (90-66) 4, Chicago White Sox (36-120), 2
Box Score | Savant | Condensed Game
Yep, that’s 120 losses for the Chicago White Sox. Hoo boy! Chicago actually spent more time in the lead than trailing, as Korey Lee hit a homer to start the scoring in the third inning and then Miguel Vargas hit a deep homer in the sixth inning in order to break a 1-1 deadlock. However, the good times didn’t last long for the White Sox in this one (as they rarely ever do) and the San Diego Padres made their inevitable comeback in the eighth inning.
Donovan Solano led off the eighth with a double and then Luis Arraez tied it up with a double of his own. Fraser Ellard threw a wild pitch to put pinch-runner Brandon Lockridge at third base, which was cashed in after Jurickson Profar hit a sacrifice fly to put the Padres in the lead for the first time all day. Fernando Tatis Jr. then hit a solo homer to give the Padres some insurance, Robert Suarez finished off the White Sox in the top of the ninth without much incident and now the White Sox are now just one loss away from “surpassing” the 1962 Mets. Every other team’s fanbase should count their blessings that they aren’t White Sox fans because this is rough. Atlanta got no help from the White Sox this weekend and I don’t know if anybody really expected any help, either.
New York Mets (87-69) 2, Philadelphia Phillies (92-64), 1
Box Score | Savant | Condensed Game
The one time where we actually want to see the Phillies celebrate a divisional title and they couldn’t get it done when we wanted them to. The New York Mets ended their great weekend at home with a huge series win against the Phillies, ensuring that Philadelphia wouldn’t celebrate their divisional title in New York and also ensuring that the task this week in Cobb County for the Braves is essentially “win or go (stay) home.”
Alec Bohm started off the scoring for the Phillies with an RBI single after Trea Turner got into scoring position thanks to a wild pitch from Tylor Megill. That was as good as it got for Philadelphia and that ended up being the “low” point for Megill and New York’s pitching staff, as they completely shut down Philadelphia on national television. The Mets responded in the second inning with a quick two-out rally where Tyrone Taylor brought home Mark Vientos from second base to tie the game up at one run apiece.
The go-ahead run from the Mets came in the sixth inning in the form of a go-ahead solo shot from my “favorite” Mets player Brandon Nimmo in order to make it a 2-1 ballgame. From that point forward, the story of this game was all about New York’s bullpen keeping the Phillies quiet and cancelling out what was a solid start from Zack Wheeler. Once Megill left the game, the Mets only gave up one hit and three baserunners total from that point forward.
This all came against Edwin Díaz, who was going for a six-out save. Díaz gave up a single to Trea Turner in the eighth and had to deal with him stealing both second and third but eventually left him stranded there to end the inning. Díaz then walked a pair of batters in the ninth inning and had to deal with a situation where the Phillies had two runners in scoring position. It came down to Kody Clemens doing something. Kody Clemens did nothing but strike out and now the stage is set for the huge series in Cobb County.
Here’s how the standings look. The only team in action tomorrow is the Diamondbacks, who are starting a three-game series against the Giants. Everybody else will be off on Monday but the Diamondbacks will be off on Thursday, so there’s that. San Francisco is simply playing out the string so here’s hoping that they’ll decide to play spoiler for the next three days.
Padres 90-66, +3.0, 100.0% Playoff Odds (—)Diamondbacks 87-69, —, 93.4% Playoff Odds (-10.5%)Mets 87-69, —, 76.2% Playoff Odds (+7.0%)-----------------------------------------------------------------Braves 84-71, -2.0, 40.9% Playoff Odds (—)
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The Brewers finally woke up and did the Braves (and everybody else in this race) a solid against the Diamondbacks. This was another day where the Atlanta Braves were able to pick up a win but they weren’t able to gain any serious ground or give their own Playoff Odds a serious boost. Indeed, we only got a tiny bit of good news on Sunday (outside of Atlanta picking up the win in their own game), as both the Padres and Mets took care of business in their own regard. Let’s get into it.
Milwaukee Brewers (89-67) 19, Arizona Diamondbacks (87-69) 9
Box Score | Savant | Condensed Game
If the Arizona Diamondbacks somehow end up being the team that’s on the outside looking in by this time next week, then they’ll certainly be looking at this game as a huge missed opportunity. Arizona is leaving Milwaukee with a series win but it could’ve easily been a sweep. Indeed, Arizona was 8-1 after three innings — which included a third-inning barrage where the Diamondbacks turned five hits (including two homers and a triple) and three walks into seven runs scored. This game was beginning to look a lot like the three other games where the Diamondbacks essentially slugged their way to victory.
However, a funny thing happened in this game: The Brewers finally woke up from their divisional title celebration-induced slumber. Milwaukee scored two runs in the fourth following an RBI double from Sam Frelick and a sacrifice fly from Joey Ortiz to cut the deficit to five. This was also a consequential inning for the Diamondbacks in that this is when C Gabriel Moreno left the game with an apparent leg injury — which is very concerning since it’s the same leg that he injured earlier this season.
Milwaukee then just kept chipping away as they scored one run sixth inning and two more in the seventh after consecutive RBI doubles from Rhys Hoskins and Willy Adames brought the deficit down to just two runs. The Diamondbacks got a little bit of breathing room back in the eighth as Randal Grichuk cashed in a one-out walk from Christian Walker but that only set the stage for the floodgates to open in Milwaukee’s half of the eighth. Arizona was one out away from getting out of the bottom of the eighth unscathed but instead, the following happened:
Jackson Chourio walk
Blake Perkins single
Garrett Mitchell RBI single. 9-7 Arizona
Justin Martinez enters and throws a wild pitch, moving Mitchell to second base
Rhys Hoskins game-tying RBI single
Willy Adames double
Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers go-ahead RBI single
Devin Williams entered the game in the ninth, threw some airbenders and that was that. Brewers avoid getting swept, Arizona blows a big lead and are now hoping that this doesn’t turn into an ill-timed skid (fantastically timed as far as we’re concerned) heading into the final week of the season.
San Diego Padres (90-66) 4, Chicago White Sox (36-120), 2
Box Score | Savant | Condensed Game
Yep, that’s 120 losses for the Chicago White Sox. Hoo boy! Chicago actually spent more time in the lead than trailing, as Korey Lee hit a homer to start the scoring in the third inning and then Miguel Vargas hit a deep homer in the sixth inning in order to break a 1-1 deadlock. However, the good times didn’t last long for the White Sox in this one (as they rarely ever do) and the San Diego Padres made their inevitable comeback in the eighth inning.
Donovan Solano led off the eighth with a double and then Luis Arraez tied it up with a double of his own. Fraser Ellard threw a wild pitch to put pinch-runner Brandon Lockridge at third base, which was cashed in after Jurickson Profar hit a sacrifice fly to put the Padres in the lead for the first time all day. Fernando Tatis Jr. then hit a solo homer to give the Padres some insurance, Robert Suarez finished off the White Sox in the top of the ninth without much incident and now the White Sox are now just one loss away from “surpassing” the 1962 Mets. Every other team’s fanbase should count their blessings that they aren’t White Sox fans because this is rough. Atlanta got no help from the White Sox this weekend and I don’t know if anybody really expected any help, either.
New York Mets (87-69) 2, Philadelphia Phillies (92-64), 1
Box Score | Savant | Condensed Game
The one time where we actually want to see the Phillies celebrate a divisional title and they couldn’t get it done when we wanted them to. The New York Mets ended their great weekend at home with a huge series win against the Phillies, ensuring that Philadelphia wouldn’t celebrate their divisional title in New York and also ensuring that the task this week in Cobb County for the Braves is essentially “win or go (stay) home.”
Alec Bohm started off the scoring for the Phillies with an RBI single after Trea Turner got into scoring position thanks to a wild pitch from Tylor Megill. That was as good as it got for Philadelphia and that ended up being the “low” point for Megill and New York’s pitching staff, as they completely shut down Philadelphia on national television. The Mets responded in the second inning with a quick two-out rally where Tyrone Taylor brought home Mark Vientos from second base to tie the game up at one run apiece.
The go-ahead run from the Mets came in the sixth inning in the form of a go-ahead solo shot from my “favorite” Mets player Brandon Nimmo in order to make it a 2-1 ballgame. From that point forward, the story of this game was all about New York’s bullpen keeping the Phillies quiet and cancelling out what was a solid start from Zack Wheeler. Once Megill left the game, the Mets only gave up one hit and three baserunners total from that point forward.
This all came against Edwin Díaz, who was going for a six-out save. Díaz gave up a single to Trea Turner in the eighth and had to deal with him stealing both second and third but eventually left him stranded there to end the inning. Díaz then walked a pair of batters in the ninth inning and had to deal with a situation where the Phillies had two runners in scoring position. It came down to Kody Clemens doing something. Kody Clemens did nothing but strike out and now the stage is set for the huge series in Cobb County.
Here’s how the standings look. The only team in action tomorrow is the Diamondbacks, who are starting a three-game series against the Giants. Everybody else will be off on Monday but the Diamondbacks will be off on Thursday, so there’s that. San Francisco is simply playing out the string so here’s hoping that they’ll decide to play spoiler for the next three days.
Padres 90-66, +3.0, 100.0% Playoff Odds (—)Diamondbacks 87-69, —, 93.4% Playoff Odds (-10.5%)Mets 87-69, —, 76.2% Playoff Odds (+7.0%)-----------------------------------------------------------------Braves 84-71, -2.0, 40.9% Playoff Odds (—)
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