NINE TO KNOW 8/11
FROM THE BILL CHUCK FILES
The season ends on Sunday, September 27.
Including today, there are Howie Kendrick’s #47 days of play remaining.
The postseason begins on Tuesday, September 29.
Let’s start with a question: Which MLB franchise/team has never lost 100 games in a season? The answer will be below’s today’s music.
In last night’s win over Milwaukee, Mason Miller earned his 30th save of the season; his career high had been 28 with the A’s, then of Oakland, in 2024. He has an ERA of 0.89 this year, having allowed 5 earned runs in 50.1 IP. He has struck out 92 and is having one of the greatest reliever seasons of all time.
Did you know Riley O’Brien has 29 saves for the Cardinals? Did you even know that he exists other than as a character in an Irish folktale or as the Boston Celtics mascot? O’Brien was an All-Star replacement this season and was the guy who hit Junior Caminero with a pitch on his hand.
The White Sox have had 825 chances to ground into a double play; they’ve only grounded into 52. That 6.3% rate is the lowest in baseball. But you can’t generalize based on that stat. The Padres have a rate of 11.7, making them the team most likely to hit into two. The White Sox are 61-56 (.521) on the season. The Padres are 63-57 (.525) on the season.
