By Ron Kaplan, contributor
Ryan Braun had two singles and a walk as the Milwaukee Brewers (81-70) once again shut out the host Pittsburgh Pirates, this time by a score of 1-0 thanks to a Domingo Santana home run in the fourth inning. The Brewers are now one game behind the Colorado Rockies for the second NL Wild Card spot.
Alex Bregman hit his 36th double to drive in what proved to be the winning run as the Houston Astros (92-58) beat the visiting Chicago White Sox, 3-1. It was his only hit in three at-bats in a game that was played in a tidy two hours and forty-seven minutes. As JBN reader Ethel Hilsenroth points out, Bregman leads all MLB third baseman with 16 stolen bases.
Ian Kinsler hit his MOT-leading 20th home run to put the Detroit Tigers (62-89) on the scoreboard in what would be a 9-8 loss to the visiting Oakland A’s. No surprise, it was another solo shot. Wonder where he’ll wind up next year?
Kevin Pillar matched Bregman by hitting his 36th double — his only hit in three at-bats — as the Toronto Blue Jays (71-80) beat the visiting KC Royals, 5-2. Pillar also scored one of the Jays’ runs.
Danny Valencia was 0-for-1 with a walk as the Seattle Mariners (74-77) lost to the visiting Texas Rangers, 3-1. Valencia came out of the game for a pinch-hitter in the seventh. Wouldn’t be too surprised if he wound up playing for his eighth team in nine years in 2018.
Ryan Sherriff allowed a hit, a walk and a hit batter in 1.1 scoreless innings of relief for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the host Cincinnati Reds, 8-7, in 10 innings.
Joc Pederson did not appear for the LA Dodgers (96-55) in their 6-2 loss to the host Philadelphia Phillies.
Richard Bleier did not appear for the Baltimore Orioles (73-79) in their 1-0, 11-inning loss to the visiting Boston Red Sox.
Max Fried did not appear for the Atlanta Braves (67-82) in their 4-2 loss to the visiting Washington Nationals.
Craig Breslow did not appear for the Cleveland Indians (94-57) in their 6-3 win over the host LA Angels.
Here’s a bit of catching up with former Detroit Tiger and WBC Team Israel pitcher Josh Zeid, via author Bob Wechsler:
The Durham Bulls are my hometown team, so I’m glad they won the Triple-A championship game against the PCL champion Memphis Redbirds on Tuesday night.
The win came at the expense of Josh Zeid.
Memphis led 3-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth when Zeid came on to pitch his one inning. All three outs were strikeouts, but in between he hit a batter, gave up a single and a walk and then a two-out grand slam to Kean Wong.
Zeid (9-5, 5.49) had a long season, beginning with Team Israel in the WBC and ending in late September in the playoffs.
Lastly, I will not be posting during Rosh Hashana so I’ll see you all on Monday as the regular season winds down. Shana tova to all, and to all a good year.
Ron Kaplan (@RonKaplanNJ) hosts Kaplan’s Korner, a blog about Jews and sports. He is the author of three books, including The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games and Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War.
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