Take, for instance, center fielder Lane Thomas. For 130 games between the Washington Nationals and Cleveland Guardians this season, he was ordinary, putting together a .237/.309/.400 slash line with ...
He punctuated the series and punched Cleveland’s ticket to the ALCS with a grand slam to a similar spot, which fueled a 7-3 Guardians win in a decisive Game 5. Thomas, a July trade acquisition ...