Daily Pitch: Games played September 7, 2017
By Ron Kaplan, contributor
Only two MOTs in action last night. Both of their teams were involved in streaks of one sort or another.
Craig Breslow pitched a scoreless inning of relief for the Cleveland Indians (84-56), who won their 15th in a row by beating the lowly Chicago White Sox, 11-1. Breslow worked the ninth, giving up a walk and striking out one in what was obviously a non-save situation.
Not even the great Clayton Kershaw could prevent the LA Dodgers (92-48) from dropping their seventh straight, succumbing to the visiting Colorado Rockies, 9-1. Joc Pederson was 0-for-1 with a walk before coming out for a pinch-hitter in the seventh.
Richard Bleier did not appear for the Baltimore Orioles (71-69) in their 9-1 loss, to the visiting NY Yankees.
Max Fried did not appear for the Atlanta Braves (62-77) in their 6-5 win over the visiting Miami Marlins.
Ryan Sherriff did not appear for the St. Louis Cardinals (72-68) in their 3-0 shutout loss at the hands of the host San Diego Padres.
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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