Joc Pederson enhanced his “Joctober” nickname with a three-run, pinch-hit homer and the Atlanta Braves shut down Milwaukee once again, beating the Brewers 3-0.
Austin Nola supplied the power at the dish and Taijuan Walker overcame surrendering a couple of gopher balls to pace the Seattle Mariners to a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday (Aug. 19) night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle to help break a seven-game losing streak.
Money ball. The New York Mets Pete Alonso outlasted a worn-down Vladimir Guerrero Jr. winning the final round in the All-Star Home Run Derby and $1 million.
Five homers in the first six innings? Followed by three more in swift succession in the seventh? Even the Dodgers' power-packed lineup was impressed by itself.
When you get a standing O from Dodgers great Sandy Koufax, you pitched one heck of a game! Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven dominant innings to beat the Braves 6-0.