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Must-See MLB Highlights From Wednesday (August 19, 2020)
Watch all of August 19, 2020's best MLB highlights including Machado's walk-off Grand Slam, Casey Mize's debut, and more!
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This night will always be remembered for Manny Machado’s walk-off Grand Slam, but Albert Pujols’ historic RBI and the MLB debut of the 2018 No.1 Overall Pick make August 19 a special day in the game of baseball for more reasons than one. Clutch shots from the Mets, White Sox, and Indians along with gold glove-caliber plays from pitchers are just the icing on top.
Enjoy the best highlights from Wednesday’s MLB action all in one place:
The third walk-off Grand Slam of the 2020 season (first one not in Oakland) comes off the bat of Manny Machado who lasered this 3-2 pitch with his team down one run to end the game from one swing of the bat.
MANNY #WALKOFF SLAM! pic.twitter.com/YZPExt66Iw
— MLB (@MLB) August 20, 2020
Joey Gallo’s clutch bomb in the 9th proved to be meaningless in the end.
Joey Clutch Gallo. pic.twitter.com/4CQtIDnahj
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) August 20, 2020
Fernando Tatis Jr. also added ANOTHER home run to his MVP campaign.
HE DID IT AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/lQpG04rHoy
— MLB (@MLB) August 20, 2020
The only player that has more career RBI’s than Albert Pujols is now Hank Aaron as The Machine has tied Alex Rodriguez for the second-most runs batted in of all-time (2,086).
Con este sencillo impulsador, @PujolsFive empata a @AROD en el tercer lugar de la lista de todos los tiempos de RBI. 👀 pic.twitter.com/wgFsV8HCJD
— LasMayores (@LasMayores) August 20, 2020
It’s not everyday a No.1 overall pick makes his MLB debut, but Detroit’s top-10 overall prospect got that opportunity on August 19th, 2020 as the 2018 first overall selection showed his promising repertoire for seven Ks, the first seven of many.
.@Casey_Mize's stuff was as filthy as advertised.#DetroitRoots pic.twitter.com/KgzwU3Hm7N
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 20, 2020
Fellow former top-100 prospect Dane Dunning also made his debut during this matchup as the duo became the first pair of pitchers to each record 7+ Ks in their MLB debut in the same game.
Watch #WhiteSox rookie Dane Dunning strike out the side in just his third MLB inning. pic.twitter.com/XGuPduNWDy
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 20, 2020
Spoiling Mize’s debut were the pulveriing power hitters in the heart of Chicago’s lineup as Jose Abreu took the lead in the 8th inning with his solo shot before Encarnacion followed him with an 1-RBI dinger to add some insurance.
José for the lead! pic.twitter.com/ug3TthJfoy
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 20, 2020
The Parrot flies again! pic.twitter.com/z4mSmNYB4n
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 20, 2020
With the game tied in the top of the 9th inning, Michael Conforto stepped up to the plate and made sure the score wouldn’t be the same by the time he left the batter’s box as he banged this 2-1 offering over the outfielder’s head in center.
Clutchforto! #LGM pic.twitter.com/KeXhRxiMy7
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 20, 2020
The second game of a double-header between the Cubs and Cardinals was all tied up in the last inning of the game before David Bote came through with this go-ahead base hit that gave the Cubs some revenge for their loss earlier in the day.
David Bote gets big knocks. #WhereStoriesPlay pic.twitter.com/jqE4r5QW6N
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 20, 2020
A recurring theme on Wednesday night was hard hit balls up the middle, only to be robbed of base hits by the pitcher playing some defense and helping himself out.
Quick on his feet.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/larlMJ0dus
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) August 20, 2020
Welcome to the Show, @Ddunning33. 😅 pic.twitter.com/7xYYkMvrsK
— MLB (@MLB) August 20, 2020
Don't blink. 😳 pic.twitter.com/vkY8L0Z0tK
— MLB (@MLB) August 19, 2020
Less than 24 hours after smashing a 3-run bomb in the 10th inning to lead Cleveland to victory, Santana hits another 3-run shot. This time it’s to break a 0-0 tie in the 6th inning that gave Cleveland a lead they would never surrender.
¡Carlos Santana se predió en fuego! 🔥
— MLB Dominicana (@MLBDominicana) August 20, 2020
Segundo juego seguido bateando jonrón y el 3ro del año. #MLBDominicana pic.twitter.com/GJuwFWptKP
Infielders were showing off their gloves on Wednesday as Gio Urshela, Carlos Correa, and Kolten Wong all made spectacular plays that helped their cases for a Gold Glove Award in 2020.
🙃 OIפ pic.twitter.com/Fye0BolRVR
— LasMayores (@LasMayores) August 19, 2020
6 + 4 + 3 = 2 #ForTheH pic.twitter.com/8oZc4NCyYT
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 20, 2020
106 mph off the bat? No problem for @KoltenWong. pic.twitter.com/cipKsjL0QL
— MLB (@MLB) August 19, 2020
Arguably the most entertaining player in the league is also the most dominant one this season as Trevor Bauer pitched another 7-inning complete game shutout, this time allowing only a single hit while racking up nine Ks to lower his ERA to a league-leading 0.68. His antics before and after the game caught some attention as well in typical Trevor Bauer fashion.
.@BauerOutage is averaging 14 strikeouts per 9 IP following tonight's gem! 🤯#TakeTheCentral pic.twitter.com/kPaWA0dgBB
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 20, 2020
Trevor Bauer complete the 7-inning complete game 1-hit shutout and dons the "Send It" T-shirt. #TakeTheCentral pic.twitter.com/TpxHa0vq52
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) August 20, 2020
Josh Staumont raised the velocity and the elevation on these 2 Ks, showing off his extreme arm speed on the mound.
102 x 2 for the Ks. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/rKASfP6Vl9
— MLB (@MLB) August 20, 2020
Full game highlights of today’s close games will be posted here once they conclude.
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