Tied At The Top Again

While the best pitching performance of the night goes to Mike Fiers of Oakland who threw 7 innings of 1-hit, shutout ball and struck out 8, I have to acknowledge the bullpen of the Giants who held the Mets scoreless for 8 innings in their 13 inning victory. Fiers shut down the Rangers and put his team in position to move back into a tie for 1st place in the AL West.

Houston, the other team atop the AL division ran into some problems as a 3 run 8th powered the Mariners to a 7–4 victory. Robinson Cano’s 5th HR of the year helped bring Seattle within 4 games of the crowded top spot in the AL.

Oakland Dominated

Along with the best pitching of the night, Oakland had the best offensive performance of the night as rookie Ramón Laureano hit the 1st and 2nd home runs of his career. His 2 for 4, 5 RBI performance helped drive the Athletics’ 9 run offense to victory. His partner in crime, Khris Davis picked up his 37th HR and went 2 for 4 as well, but Ramón gets my Player of the Day.

San Francisco had the only NL West game of the night and they actually scored a couple runs for a change. These days, their offense really needs some help, and the Mets obliged in the 13th with an error that allowed Andrew McCutchen to score. With their 2–1 victory, they move to 2 games under .500 and stop their 4 game skid.

Daily Ramble 244.2 | Sports – West Coast Baseball – Tied At The Top Again