What Happened in Sports: September 10, 2019

September 10th, 2019 was highlighted by the Astros big win while accomplishing an MLB milestone, Demaryius Thomas departing from New England after a trade, and a poetic ending to a tough battle between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees.

This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, best performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.

Headlines

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

Milwaukee Brewers OF Christin Yelich is out for the year w/ a fractured kneecap

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NFL

Sep 10, 2019

Arizona Cardinals OT Marcus Gilbert out for the year w/ a torn ACL

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NFL

Sep 10, 2019

Houston Texans release starting CB Aaron Colvin

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NFL

Sep 10, 2019

Philadelphia Eagles DL Malik Jackson out for the year after suffering a Lisfranc injury

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NFL

Sep 10, 2019

New England Patriots have traded WR Demaryius Thomas to the New York Jets for a 2021 6th Rd Pick

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NFL

Sep 10, 2019

Houston Texans sign C Nick Martin to a 3y/$33M extension w/ $18.4M guaranteed

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NFL

Sep 10, 2019

New York Jets replace K Ka’are Vedvik with K Sam Ficken after Vedvik missed a FG & XP in season debut

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Highlights

Tigers walked off against NYY

The ending this game deserved.#MotorOn | #TigersWIN pic.twitter.com/tQjFjUewg5

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 11, 2019

Arenado is a defensive wizard

You think he would be tired from hitting baseballs to the moon.#NolanBeingNolan ? pic.twitter.com/h9IrZgch9J

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) September 11, 2019

KHRUSH Davis strikes again

It’s the @Athletics‘ turn to KHRUSH. pic.twitter.com/HML0WecMlg

— MLB (@MLB) September 11, 2019

That’s really, really far

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Four. Eight. Two. pic.twitter.com/cpPQOoC7L7

— MLB (@MLB) September 11, 2019

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Facts to Know

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

Zach Plesac pitched the 1st complete game and shutout of his MLB career during the 19th start of his rookie season. Cleveland now has 5 of the 26 individual complete games in 2019

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

Oakland Athletics are only the 2nd team in the modern era to lose a game by 15 runs, then win their next game against the same opponent by 14

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

The Dodgers 7th consecutive NL West title is the third longest consecutive division title in MLB history

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

Zac Gallen tied his career high with 9 strikeouts. He is the 2nd pitcher in National League history to allow 3 or fewer earned runs in each of his first 14 career starts

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

This is the 5th time this season Walker Buehler has had double-digit strikeouts and no walks. That’s the most such games by any MLB pitcher 25 or younger in a season in the live-ball era

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

Rafael Devers is the youngest Red Sox player ever to hit 50+ doubles in a season. He is only the 9th Red Sox player ever to reach that total, regardless of age

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

George Springer just hit his 11th leadoff HR this season, the most in MLB

NFL

Sep 10, 2019

Drew Brees now has 49 career game-winning drives in the 4th quarter/overtime, the 2nd-most by any QB since the 1970 Merger

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

The Astros’+35 run differential over their last 2 games is the 4th-best run differential over any 2-game span in the Modern Era (since 1900)

NFL

Sep 10, 2019

Josh Jacobs is the 1st player since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001 with 100 yards from scrimmage and 2 rush TD in his NFL debut

MLB

Sep 10, 2019

Bryce Harper has the two longest home runs by the Phillies against the Braves since 2012

NFL

Sep 10, 2019

Lamar Jackson put up the most fantasy points by a QB in BAL franchise history (33.56 fantasy pts)

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Main Games

MLB

7:05 PM: Atlanta Braves (90-56) vs. Philadelphia Philles (75-69)

7:10 PM: Arizona Diamondbacks (76-70) vs. New York Mets (74-70)

7:40 PM: Washington Nationals (79-64) vs. Minnesota Twins (89-55)

8:05 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (87-59) vs. Texas Rangers (72-74)

8:10 PM: Oakland Athletics (85-60) vs. Houston Astros (95-51)

All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Top Performers

[Player of the Day] SP Zach Plesac, CLE (@LAA): 9 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 2 BB, W

SP Walker Buehler, LAD (@BAL): 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 11 K, 0 BB, W

C Sean Murphy, OAK (@HOU): 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

1B Matt Olson, OAK (@HOU): 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB

SP Jose Berrios, MIN (v.WAS): 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 K, 1 BB, W

Significant Birthdays

NFL: CB Desmond Trufant, Atlanta Falcons (turns 29)

MLB: 1B Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals (32)

MLB: 2B Neil Walker, Miami Marlins (34)

MLB: 1B Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds (36)

NBA: PF Ben Wallace, Retired in 2012 (45)

MLB: SP Randy Johnson, Hall of Fame (56)

MLB: RF Roger Maris, Retired in 1968 (85)

On This Day in Sports History

2006: Peyton Manning and the Colts defeated Eli Manning and the Giants 26-21 in the NFL’s first battle between QB brothers

1997: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire became just the 2nd player in MLB history with back-to-back 50 home run seasons (Babe Ruth)

1990: For the 1st time in the storied franchise’s history, the Yankees were swept in a full season series (Oakland Athletics)

1989: Just 5 days after hitting a home run for the Yankees, Deion Sanders returned a punt for a TD in his NFL debut with the Falcons; he is the only player to accomplish both feats on the professional level within the same week

1989: Playing in just his 91st career game, Colts RB Eric Dickerson became the fastest to reach 10,000 rushing yards in NFL history

1980: Expos SP Bill Gullickson broke an MLB rookie record by striking out 18 Cubs in a 4-2 victory

1974: Cardinals OF Lou Brock set a new MLB single-season record by stealing his 105th base of the year

1881: With 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, Troy Trojans 1B Roger Connor hit the 1st grand slam in NL history to defeat the Worcester Ruby Legs 8-7

1858: The culminating game of the 1st “World Series”, between the newly-formed NABP’s Brooklyn and New York teams, resulted in the 1st HR in baseball history by John Holden

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What Happened in Sports: September 10, 2019

Tigers walked off against NYY

Arenado is a defensive wizard

KHRUSH Davis strikes again

That’s really, really far

MLB

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

2006: Peyton Manning and the Colts defeated Eli Manning and the Giants 26-21 in the NFL’s first battle between QB brothers

1997: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire became just the 2nd player in MLB history with back-to-back 50 home run seasons (Babe Ruth)

1990: For the 1st time in the storied franchise’s history, the Yankees were swept in a full season series (Oakland Athletics)

1989: Just 5 days after hitting a home run for the Yankees, Deion Sanders returned a punt for a TD in his NFL debut with the Falcons; he is the only player to accomplish both feats on the professional level within the same week

1989: Playing in just his 91st career game, Colts RB Eric Dickerson became the fastest to reach 10,000 rushing yards in NFL history

1980: Expos SP Bill Gullickson broke an MLB rookie record by striking out 18 Cubs in a 4-2 victory

1974: Cardinals OF Lou Brock set a new MLB single-season record by stealing his 105th base of the year

1881: With 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, Troy Trojans 1B Roger Connor hit the 1st grand slam in NL history to defeat the Worcester Ruby Legs 8-7

1858: The culminating game of the 1st “World Series”, between the newly-formed NABP’s Brooklyn and New York teams, resulted in the 1st HR in baseball history by John Holden

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All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)