It was quite an unexpectedly eventful day to be a Max in Major League Baseball on Tuesday. The Twins’ Max Kepler didn’t start, but he entered the game in the sixth inning as a pinch hitter and finished 3 for 5 with three RBIs and a home run in Minnesota’s marathon victory over the Red Sox. Max Scherzer was taking batting practice … when he broke his nose. And there are no Maxes involved, but the White Sox’s crosstown victory over the Cubs was eventful for plenty of other reasons.
- Max Kepler twice drove in the tying run — once in the eighth inning, once in the 13th — and then beat Boston in the 17th. What a night.
- We can joke about it because he’s going to be OK, but what a scary moment for Max Scherzer. Of course, Scherzer is also one of the toughest guys out there and might start Wednesday anyway.
- Cole Hamels was terrific and notched career strikeout No. 2,500 for the Cubs, but the White Sox had reason to celebrate the most Tuesday after Eloy Jimenez — a former Cubs prospect — launched a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning.
Max Kepler twice drove in the tying run — once in the eighth inning, once in the 13th — and then beat Boston in the 17th. What a night.
It’s been… 84 years. Or 17 innings. One of those two. #TwinsWin pic.twitter.com/znV2cC013d
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) June 19, 2019
Kepler started the evening on the bench before entering the game in the 6th as a pinch hitter.
He finishes 3-for-5 with a walk, a run and 3 clutch RBI! https://t.co/ncrYKDgjYY #VoteTwins #VoteKepler pic.twitter.com/NNkTFRNmny
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) June 19, 2019
We can joke about it because he’s going to be OK, but what a scary moment for Max Scherzer. Of course, Scherzer is also one of the toughest guys out there and might start Wednesday anyway.
WATCH – Max Scherzer, who’s scheduled to start Wednesday, was hit in the face by a ball during batting practice.
Details: https://t.co/sNoPv3co00 pic.twitter.com/27FonlyC33
— Nationals on MASN (@masnNationals) June 18, 2019
BREAKING: Max Scherzer’s nose
— 🅱️ig 🅱️enny 🅱️oomstick (@DingDongsAllDay) June 19, 2019
I’m extremely excited about Scherzer maniacally grunting and snapping on the mound like a rabid animal while wearing some sort of Dr. Doom mask https://t.co/oszXhuwQdw
— Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) June 18, 2019
The world needs to see this mask on Max Scherzer pic.twitter.com/wR2h5ahiI8
— Paul Mancano (@PaulMancano) June 19, 2019
Cole Hamels was terrific and notched career strikeout No. 2,500 for the Cubs, but the White Sox had reason to celebrate the most Tuesday after Eloy Jimenez — a former Cubs prospect — launched a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning.
Congratulations to @ColeHamels on career strikeout No. 2,500! pic.twitter.com/sObEaORWIN
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 19, 2019
[Hits play again] pic.twitter.com/f6fR9BXCHE
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 19, 2019
