Sentences with phrase «won national league»

Jose Alberto Pujols Alacantara, or Albert Pujols as he is known in the baseball world, won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2001, and has been elected as an All - Star nine times.

Seager, who won National League Rookie of the Year and finished third in MVP voting in 2016, hit.295 /.375 /.479 with 22 home runs and 33 doubles in 2017.

When they won the National League pennant.

The Astros won the National League Central in 2001, their fourth division title in five seasons.

It's an obvious smart move for Los Angeles, which gets the backup for Clayton Kershaw the team has arguably needed in each of the last four seasons where they won the National League West.

The Dodgers have won the National League West in each of the last four seasons, and, as they sit 11.5 games up in the division as of this writing, they'll likely make that five in a row.

The Dodgers hadn't won a National League pennant since 1920, and they lost the World Series that year in part because of an unassisted triple play.

Though Detroit just won the National League championship after a bruising 70 - game season, the top four (of six) eastern professional teams have been whacking away at each other all over again to decide who wins the real championship.

If New York wins the National League pennant by one game over Milwaukee, it will be a phony championship and the Giants will be cheese champions, through no fault of theirs.

Alderson had peddled reserve outfielder Felix (the Other) Jose, who had been filling in for the injured Henderson, and two more minor leaguers to St. Louis for centerfielder McGee, whose.335 average with the Cardinals may well be good enough to win the National League batting race — at just about the time McGee swings into the American League Championship Series.

Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer might win the National League Cy Young this season, and he's pitching as well as he can in Game 3 of the NLDS, dominating the Chicago Cubs.

A few days later, Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hit his famous ninth - inning homer with two on off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers to win the National League pennant in a playoff.

His acquisition in theory allows Trea Turner to move from center field to his more natural position of shortstop for the Nationals, who won 95 games in winning the National League East in 2016.

While the Dodgers knocked over the Phillies in four to win the National League title, New York and Kansas City seesawed in the A.L. playoffs, but the Yanks finally pulled it out

The Braves will win the National League East, just as they've won it every year since 1991 (excluding strike - shortened» 94).

Clayton Kershaw, who has won the award three times in the last five years, was listed as the pre-season favorite to win the National League Cy Young.

The Cubs and Nationals are starting a four - game series on Thursday, and the winner of the series will eventually win the National League pennant.

The pungent marijuana odor permeating the environs is our clue that some Jungle dwellers are sharing more than their opinions on who will win the National League West.

The Nationals are projected with a 100 - percent chance to win the National League East per FanGraphs, with Baseball Prospectus slightly less optimistic, at 99.9 percent.

Four of those involved in our historic FA Youth Cup final success two days previously at Stamford Bridge started at Aldershot as Edwards's side looked to keep alive their slim chances of winning the national league title.

That he earned the confidence of Mark Cooper to start the season ahead of veteran Sam Russell, who played every minute of their promotion - winning National League season a year ago, bodes well however.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following about the New York Mets winning the National League Championship Series (NLCS): «Congratulations to the New York Mets on this victory in the National League Championship Series.

Then he was struck by a pitch thrown by Warren Tracey of the New York Mets as the Mets and Cubs battled to win the National League East.

The San Francisco Giants have surprised a lot of people this season, which saw them edge out the San Diego Padres to win the National League West on the last day of the regular season.

Not exact matches

Hillary's fiery commencement speech, the first ever by a Wellesley student, won her national attention — a spot in Life Magazine's feature on the class of 1969 and a speaking invitation to the League of Women Voters.

A season ago, Kemp led the National League in home runs, runs and RBIs, swiping 40 stolen bases in the process and nearly winning the Triple Crown.

Dickey led the National League in strikeouts and became the first knuckleballer to ever win the Cy Young this season.

Rogers committed $ 5.2 billion earlier this year to win the Canadian television — and crucially, digital — rights to the National Hockey League for 12 years.

SPANAWAY — In sports, there are a few undefeated streaks that have stood the test of time, such as the 35 - game win streak by the 1979 - 1980 Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League.

4) «Embrace the target» After getting to the National League Championship Series in 2015, the Cubs» goal for 2016 was nothing short of winning the World Series.

It is not just that he is 26, in his fifth pro season, won a Heisman Trophy and national championship at Auburn, was the league's No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year in 2011 and likely will be named the NFL most valuable player this year.

Kyle Hendricks will start Game 3, almost like an afterthought, as if it's no big deal that he won the ERA title in the National League.

My only fear is that the first match after national duty is alway difficult for Arsenal to win but what is involve in this game will make Arsenal players to work hard to destroy Old traford and come with the required three point that will put us in competing for the league

He already has 46 caps for the Swiss national side, and has won a whopping five league titles in his career to date.

Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernandez had the game of his life Thursday night, hitting three home runs and driving in seven runs to lead his team to an 11 - 1 win over the Cubs to clinch the National League pennant and the franchise's first World Series trip in nearly three decades.

The third baseman and outfielder is hitting.259 /.393 /.515 with 16 home runs, 16 doubles, and a National League - leading 53 walks so far in 2017, in just his third full season, after winning Rookie of the Year in 2015 then MVP in 2016.

Whatever the reasoning, the American League has owned the National League with a 2,003 - 1,825 record — good for a 52.32 % winning percentage.

In the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks rebounded from a 93 - loss campaign to capture the top wild card spot with 93 wins in 2017.

In fact it would be hard to find winning teams in any big national league or in European competitions that don't use this formula, or at least use the whole team to defend.

Though he has yet to be untested at the highest level, he has helped Basel win three league titles as well as collecting a hatful of international cpas with the Egyptian national side.

They've stormed their way into a fast October start, though, taking the first two games of the National League Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, following an 8 - 5 win in Game 2.

The Braves were unbeaten in four games, the rest of the league was staggering, and horrible visions of another 1955, when the Dodgers won 10 straight and 22 of their first 24 to turn the pennant race into a shambles, danced before the National League'sleague was staggering, and horrible visions of another 1955, when the Dodgers won 10 straight and 22 of their first 24 to turn the pennant race into a shambles, danced before the National League'sLeague's eyes.

The Bums, playing with a fury characteristic of their manager, stormed through the National League with flashing spikes, edging the St. Louis Cardinals by 21/2 games to win the pennant.

Los Angeles» biggest threats in the National League currently appear to be the Washington Nationals (+700 to win the World Series), Chicago Cubs (+800), and Arizona Diamondbacks (+1600).

Brooklyn Dodgers got off to flying start in National League, won first six games, thumped Pittsburgh Pirates 6 - 1, 6 - 0, 10 - 3, 3 - 2, edged New York Giants 10 - 8, 6 - 3.

Even with McGwire available for only 89 games last season, the Cardinals still won the Central Division title before losing to the Mets in the National League Championship Series.

He was, in fact, the National League Rookie of the Year in 1979, winning 17 games for the Dodgers and driving in 17 runs (he had a.247 batting average).

Brett has a 12 - 7 record, a 2.86 earned - run average and was the winning pitcher in the National League's 7 - 2 victory in last week's All - Star Game.

Prior to moving to Madrid he had enjoyed four successful years with Club America, during which team he won two league titles and established himself as a regular squad member for the Mexican national side.

At the end of the year he was voted the Golden Glove as the best defensive catcher in the league (the first rookie to win it) and made the player - selected Sporting News national all - star team.