Eury Perez capped off a solid season with the best start of his career, as the Marlins righty threw a complete-game one-hitter in Friday’s 3-0 victory over the Braves. Sean Murphy’s sixth-inning single was the only hit allowed by Perez, who had one walk while striking out eight over a career-high 105 pitches. It was not only Perez’s first career complete game, but the first time in his three MLB seasons that he had logged more than seven innings in a start.
1. Diamondbacks are one back
Friday’s 11-4 win over the Padres extended the Diamondbacks’ winning streak to six games. The Phillies dropped a 2-0 result to the Rays, as Philadelphia has now scored only two runs over the course of an ill-timed three-game losing streak. With two games remaining in the regular season, 87-73 Philadelphia sits just a game in front of 86-74 Arizona for the final NL wild card berth, and the D’Backs hold the tiebreaker over the Phils. The 88-73 Cubs are just a half-game ahead of the Phillies, while the 89-71 Padres hold the top wild card position. San Diego and Chicago have clinched postseason berths regardless, but some interesting three-way tie scenarios (either for seeding or to decide who gets in between Philadelphia and Arizona) are still in play heading into the final weekend.
2. AL West, .500 at best
For the first time in baseball history, a team will reach the playoffs with a non-winning record. The Astros and Rangers each lost on Friday to drop to 79-81 on the season, meaning that the AL West champion will have no better than a .500 record. Houston holds the tiebreaker over Texas, so the Astros can clinch today with a win over the A’s and a Rangers loss to the Twins. Hayden Wesneski will start for the Astros today against the Athletics’ Jack Perkins, while Nathan Eovaldi starts for Texas against Minnesota’s Bailey Ober.
3. Players reaching notable milestones, plus Verlander’s farewell
The other playoff position still up for grabs is the AL Central title, as the Guardians continue to hold a one-game lead over the White Sox for first place (with the Sox holding the tiebreaker). Both teams won on Friday, and Chicago’s 6-1 win over the Rockies was also significant in a less-appealing way for Colson Montgomery — the Sox shortstop established a new MLB record with his 224th strikeout of the season. In more positive statistical achievements from Friday, Elly De La Cruz became the fourth 30/30 player in Reds history when the shortstop stole third base in the third inning of Friday’s 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays. Carson Benge went yard for his 20th homer in the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the Nationals, making Benge the first New York rookie (and just the eighth rookie in history) to hit the 20/20 threshold in their first big league season. Finally, Justin Verlander will take the mound for the 557th and final time in his 21-year career, as the future of Hall-of-Famer will return from the 60-day injured list to make his last start in the Tigers’ game with the Pirates today.
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