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Game 2:
Game 3:
The Rays closed out a 17-10 August with a 3-game sweep of the hapless Nationals.
Because of my screen cutoff and the tie atop the NL West, The Padres in NL WC3 are not shown. Rays are solidly in WC2 and have crept back within 4 of Boston for WC1.
Players of the Week:
AL: Royce Lewis (MIN), 11-21, 4 HR, 12 RBI
NL: Austin Riley (ATL), 14-28, 4 HR, 10 RBI
Players of the Month (August)
AL Batter:
NL Batter: Austin Riley (ATL), .351-10-27
AL Pitcher: Garret Crochet (BOS), 3-0, 0.40, 55 K in 45 IP
NL Pitcher: Jose Quintana (MIL), 4-1, 2.15, 25 K in 37.2 IP
AL Rookie: Bernie Martinez (LA), 3-0, 1.91, 25 K in 33 IP
NL Rookie: Braxton Ashcraft (PIT), 2-2, 1.64, 28 K in 33 IP
Down on the Farm:
Also Charleston's
TJ Nichols was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0, 2.65 with 41 K in 34 IP for August.
Next up: Back home for 3 against Seattle.