Beltway teams clinching, Arrieta's near no-no and Altuve's record mark crazy night in MLB
Everything you missed from crazy night in MLB
With the MLB postseason just weeks away, teams are scoreboard watching while clubhouse attendants are keeping the champagne on ice.
Add Jose Altuve on the brink of an Astros record, another near no-no for Jake Arrieta and the Cubs, Kennys Vargas flirting with a cycle for the Twins and Tony Gwynn Jr. starting for the Phillies in San Diego and you've got one of the craziest nights of the MLB season.
If you missed any or all of the excitement, you can experience the magic now thanks to the wonders of technology. (Thanks for everything, Twitter.)
Tonight's game. Tony Gwynn Jr. Gets the start in his hometown. pic.twitter.com/r76tkjR1E4
- Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) September 16, 2014Goodbye, home run! An Earl Weaver special, Steve Pearce knocks a 3-run homer with 2 outs in the B1. #Orioles take a 3-1 lead. #WeWontStop
- Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 16, 2014.@79JoseAbreu, the RBI machine, picks up number 103 to give the #WhiteSox a 1-0 lead in the first. #GoSox
- Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 17, 2014White Sox score a first-inning run on Jose Abreu's fielders choice to take a 1-0 lead. #Royals
- Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 17, 2014Matt Adams draws a walk forcing home Carpenter and the #STLCards take a 1-0 lead on Big City's 65th RBI.
- St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) September 17, 2014Kennys Vargas infield single. @cantpredictball
- Patrick Donnelly (@donnelly612) September 17, 2014Cardinals stake Lynn to an early 2-0 lead after one inning.
- St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) September 17, 201410 in a row retired by Jimenez. Heading to the bottom of the 5th with a 4-2 lead. #WeWontStop
- Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 17, 2014
BOOM!! @IanDesmond20 sends one DEEP to left field, a two-run shot, and the #Nats take a 2-0 lead in the sixth!
- Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 17, 20147 Ks for #Cubs Arrieta thru 4 IP. He's faced the minimum
- Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) September 17, 2014Kennys Vargas with his first career triple to left-center field to lead off the fourth inning. Also had an infield single earlier.
- Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) September 17, 2014Kennys Vargas leads off the 4th with a triple, @kurtsuzuki drives him in with an RBI single! #MNTwins get on the board first, lead 1-0.
- Minnesota Twins (@Twins) September 17, 2014Alex Gordon singles in a pair and the #Royals have their first lead of the night at 3-2! Gordo collects his 69th and 70th RBI of the year.
- Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 17, 2014Gone! @88_gparra gets the #Brewers on the board with a solo shot to right, and the deficit is cut to 2-1 here in the 4th. #MILvsSTL
- Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 17, 2014The line on Tanner Roark tonight: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K -- 89 pitches, 59 strikes. #straightdealing pic.twitter.com/wKHKFYubrN
- Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 17, 2014Eight strikeouts and a walk for @JArrieta34 through six frames. #Cubs lead 1-0 as they bat in the bottom half.
- Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 17, 2014One down.
- Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 17, 2014#MNTwins Kennys Vargas had a single in the 2nd and a triple in the 4th. He just added a home run in the 6th. #CycleAlert
- Keith Leventhal (@KeithLeventhal) September 17, 2014Two down.
- Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 17, 2014Kennys Vargas with a solo shot to right and the #MNTwins take a 2-0 lead over the Tigers in the 6th!
- Minnesota Twins (@Twins) September 17, 2014
That's a final! The Washington Nationals are 2014 National League East Champions!!! #NothingButOctober pic.twitter.com/cBKsylUe3L
- Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 17, 2014
Back-to-back sac flies give the #WhiteSox a 4-3 lead in the 4th! #GoSox
- Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 17, 2014And here is Jose Altuve at the plate with one out in the 5th. He's at 209 hits this season. #AltuveWatch #Altuve211
- Houston Astros (@astros) September 17, 2014
There it is. Jose Altuve with a double down the left-field line for hit No. 210. He ties Craig Biggio's single-season hits record.
- Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) September 17, 2014Champs!!!!! #NothingButOctober https://t.co/LtZ6kNPUEB
- Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 17, 2014The five-run frame didn't throw off @JArrieta34's rhythm at all as he retires the #Reds in order in the seventh. #Cubs
- Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 17, 2014Craig Biggio congratulates Jose Altuve on his #Astros record-tying 210th hit, via @DrewShirleyKHOU. pic.twitter.com/aZYky5CFCp
- Nick Mathews (@Nick_Mathews) September 17, 2014Final: 8-2. The #Orioles win! American League East Champions! Enjoy this moment, #Birdland. You deserve it. #WeWontStop
- Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 17, 2014Leading off for the Phillies, #19, Tony Gwynn, Jr... pic.twitter.com/RXnysuaAWf
- San Diego Padres (@Padres) September 17, 2014
Ball game. The Orioles are AL East Champions. First time since 1997.
- Brittany Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) September 17, 2014
Jake Arrieta strikes out Jay Bruce and is now five outs away from a no-hitter. #CubsTalk
- Comcast SportsNet (@CSNChicago) September 17, 2014.@JArrieta34 surrenders his first hit of the game with one out in the eighth. A standing ovation for the #Cubs starter!
- Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 17, 2014The #MNTwins go down in order in the 8th. Kennys Vargas may not get his chance at the cycle. Twins lead 2-0, heading to the 9th.
- Tyler Mason (@FSNtylermason) September 17, 2014Tip of the cap from @josealtuve27 to Craig Biggio after his record-tying hit number 210. #Astros pic.twitter.com/LN0RY8nQCf
- Houston Astros (@astros) September 17, 2014Omar Infante ties the game at 4-4 with a sacrifice fly to left-center! It's Infante's 64th RBI of the season. #Royals
- Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 17, 2014Looks like Kennys Vargas will have a chance to hit for the cycle after all. Perkins just allowed a go-ahead three-run shot in the ninth.
- Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) September 17, 2014Right around the same time the Orioles won their last AL East title (1997), Microsoft released Internet Explorer 4. pic.twitter.com/jvxFtw1eLk
- Daniel Martin (@DMartinCSN) September 17, 2014
AND THERE IT IS! HIT NUMBER 211 FOR @JoseAltuve27! A single up the middle and #Astros history has been made at #MMP tonight.
- Houston Astros (@astros) September 17, 2014Dan Duquette: "We're gonna party like its 1969."
- Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) September 17, 2014#Cubs win, 7-0! @JArrieta34 polishes off his first career shutout - a one-hit, 13-strikeout gem!
- Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 17, 2014Wayne Kirby gives the fans some love. pic.twitter.com/KrlYZQaZwN
- Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 17, 2014TIE GAME!! @MattClark60 lofts a sac fly with the bases loaded to knot things up at 2 in the 9th! #Brewers #MILvsSTL
- Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 17, 2014Get your NL East Champions & Postseason merchandise at the #Nats Main Clubhouse Team Store! Open tmrw from 8am-7pm! pic.twitter.com/hxqD29N7Rl
- Washington Nationals (@Nationals) September 17, 2014And Nori does it again! Aoki collects his 7th hit of the series, bringing in @alcidesescobar2 to give KC a 5-4 lead! #Royals
- Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 17, 2014Off to the 10th in St. Louis: #STLCards 2, #Brewers 2. #FreeBaseball
- St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) September 17, 2014I told Kennys Vargas that tonight was his eighth infield single with the #MNTwins. "Good speed," he joked. "I'm so fast."
- Tyler Mason (@FSNtylermason) September 17, 2014Conor Gillaspie lines one into the gap in right-center for a bases-clearing triple! #WhiteSox take a 7-5 lead in the 7th! #GoSox
- Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 17, 2014
This is 3rd time since 1969 that 2 MLB teams from same metro area clinched division title on same day (last: 2004 Angels & Dodgers)
- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 17, 2014Kevin Siegrist in to pitch for the Cardinals in the 12th. Due up for Milwaukee: Kintzler, C. Gomez (1-4, BB), Gennett (1-5)
- St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) September 17, 2014#Brewers take the lead! Hector Gomez bloops one to right, plating @C_Gomez27 and giving the Crew a 3-2 lead in the 12th. #MILvsSTL
- Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 17, 2014#BREWERS WIN!! K-Rod shuts the door to complete the comeback victory. Crew top the Cards, 3-2, in 12 innings. #MILvsSTL #Whiff
- Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 17, 2014The Royals used eight relievers tonight. The only ones who gave up runs were Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis. @cantpredictball
- Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) September 17, 2014And if you want to relive the whole night in video, check out this fantastic compilation: