Jewish players hit four home runs Saturday, upping their season total to 111.
Milwaukee LF Ryan Braun went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs in an 11-3 win over the Cubs. The multi-homer game was Braun's sixth of the season, second best in the Majors behind Yasmany Tomas's seven. He now has reached 30 HRs for the sixth time in his 10-year MLB career, and the first time since he hit 41 in 2012.
Oakland RF Danny Valencia went 2-for-5 with a 3-run home run in an 11-2 over Texas. The 418-foot shot was his 17th of the season, one off his career high of 18 in 2015.
Los Angeles CF Joc Pederson went 2-for-4 with a mammoth, 2-run home run and a stolen base in a 6-2 win over Arizona. The 459-foot blast, his 23rd home run of the year, was the longest in the Majors on Saturday, the longest Dodger home run of the entire season, and rocketed off Pederson's bat at 112.8 mph, according to ESPN's Home Run Tracker. (MLB.com's Statcast said the exit velocity was 109.9 mph and the distance was 463 feet.) The Dodgers (84-64) lead the N.L. West by 5 games.
Toronto CF Kevin Pillar went 1-for-4 and stole his 12th base in 17 attempts in a 6-1 loss to the Angels. The Blue Jays (81-67) are tied with Baltimore for the first A.L. Wild Card spot and trail the A.L. East-leading Red Sox by 3 games.
Detroit 2B Ian Kinsler went 1-for-4 in a 10-inning, 1-0 loss to Cleveland. His RBI single up the middle on the game's second pitch broke a bone in P Carlos Carrasco's hand. The Tigers (78-70) are 3 games behind Toronto and Baltimore for the second and final A.L. Wild Card spot.
Reliever Richard Bleier did not play in the Yankees' 6-5 loss to Boston. New York (77-71) sits 4 games behind Toronto and Baltimore for the second and final A.L. Wild Card spot.
Reliever Scott Feldman did not play in Toronto's 6-1 loss to the Angels.
Houston 3B Alex Bregman is out with an injured hamstring. The Astros (78-70) beat Seattle 2-1 and are 3 games behind Toronto and Baltimore for the second and final A.L. Wild Card spot.
