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The Best in Sports: September 12, 2019
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‘The Best in Sports’ is a daily PSO original series showcasing the best highlights, facts, and stories going on in the land of the NFL, NBA, & MLB every day. Get a recap on EVERYTHING that happened yesterday here.
Here is the best from September 12, 2019:
In a tight game between NFC South rivals, it all came down to one play late in the game on 4th & 1 within the 5-yard line. Carolina ran a play designed similar to the notorious “Philly Special,” but McCaffrey kept the ball before being pushed out of bounds, short of the 1st down. Buccs win 20-14.
Carolina came up short with the game on the line https://t.co/Xf3G0v3pRd
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) September 13, 2019
Related: Team Highlights
Oakland is getting hot at the right time and gave Houston their 1st series loss at home against an AL West rival.
*EXTREMELY DEEP EXHALE*
GOT THE WIN, AND TOOK THE SERIES!
FINAL: #Athletics 3, Astros 2#RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/H4djQxTzvX
— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) September 13, 2019
Related: Oakland A’s Highlights
Down 5-3 in the 7th, Freddy Galvis stepped up with the biggest hit of the day, changing the game with one swing of the bat.
Freddy To Unload! #BornToBaseball pic.twitter.com/DYbufLbH4h
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) September 13, 2019
Related: Cincinnati Reds Highlights
Only Randy Johnson & Steve Carlon have more career strikeouts than CC Sabathia as left-handed pitchers.
.@CC_Sabathia now ranks 16th in career strikeouts (3,087) after passing John Smoltz.
The only LHP with more are Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton. pic.twitter.com/eU5RmKuSFj
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 12, 2019
Related: MLB Facts to Know
A-Rod was one of the best SS ever. Xander Bogaerts has now been the only person since Rodriguez to rack up 30 HRs & 50 2Bs over an entire season.
#RedSox Xander Bogaerts becomes the 2nd Shortstop in #MLB history with 30+ HR & 50+ Doubles in a season, joining Alex Rodriguez in 1996. #DirtyWater pic.twitter.com/tNatL7HUr2
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) September 13, 2019
Related: Boston Red Sox Facts to Know
Lucas Giolito rang up 8 straight Twins batters on Thursday to set a White Sox franchise record.
Lucas Giolito struck out 12 today. #SoxNation pic.twitter.com/u1DewyqliO
— Galloway Black Sox (@BlackSoxNation) September 13, 2019
Related: MLB Facts
This 487-ft bomb was the longest in Cardinals franchise history during the Statcast Era (Est. 2015).
487 Feet! Rangel Ravelo with the longest Cardinals Homerun of the Statcast Era! #stlcards pic.twitter.com/C7n1OtM4Ad
— Gateway Grinders (@gatewaygrinders) September 12, 2019
Related: St. Louis Cardinals Highlights
Juan Lagares led the Mets avalanche of HRs in Thursday’s game. Their 6 HRs set the Mets franchise record, and the back-to-back games of 5+ HRs was the 1st time they’ve done that in Mets history as well.
Not Juan, but TWO HRs today for Lagares! 🍎🍎 #LGM pic.twitter.com/zywnWllU5a
— MetsAvenue (@MetsAvenue) September 12, 2019
The Mets’ 6 HRs in Thursday’s game set a franchise record https://t.co/I2bn8Ea9Z4
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) September 13, 2019
Related: New York Mets Highlights
In what sounded like an announcement coming from a HS football team, NYJ QB Sam Darnold will be out for MNF (and likely more weeks) with mononucleosis.
Jets QB Sam Darnold to miss #CLEvsNYJ on Monday night. pic.twitter.com/67Br9j8SYb
— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2019
Related: NFL Headlines
Yu Darvish is one of the most famous japanese players in the Majors, and has paved the way for guys like Shohei Ohtani. Unfortunately, while Darvish was ringing up 14 Padres, Ohtani will be getting knee surgery and miss the rest of 2019.
Final: #Cubs 4 #Padres 1
Heyward: 2-4, 2B
Darvish: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 14 K
Lamet: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 Kpic.twitter.com/SzGOuMx1JH— Today in MLB (@TodayintheMLB) September 12, 2019
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) September 12, 2019
Related: MLB Updates
Top-10 NBA Point Guards of All-Time https://t.co/9kJFhil3Mu
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) September 13, 2019
2019-20 NBA Season Preview: Charlotte Hornets https://t.co/LFm9LvkEsj
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) September 13, 2019
According to @PFF…
These five rookies had the BEST Week 1! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/T6l5MaSV5j
— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2019
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers
Related: Games of the Day
#PlayerOfTheDay Shaq Barrett was a monster in Carolina racking up 3 sacks and earning the nickname SACK BARRETT as the 1st Buccaneer with 3 sacks in a game in over a decade. He helped hold CAR to only 14 pts & led TB to the W on TNF https://t.co/phuEzbb2Xg
— Pro Sports Outlook (@ProSportOutlook) September 13, 2019
Related: Players of the Day
It’s been a LONG time since Jameis won a game on the road.
Last night, Jameis Winston won his first game in a road start since Week 13, 2016. The football world looked a little different…
– The @Chargers were still in San Diego
– @TomBrady only had 4 SB rings
– Texas Tech finished 5-7 with HC Kliff Kingsbury & QB @PatrickMahomes— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 13, 2019
Related: Facts to Know
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