Cody Bellinger - L.A. Dodgers
The Dodgers picked up a 5-2 win on Monday to win the NL West. The first player to come up big was Cody Bellinger. He connected on a two-run homer in the fourth to put his team up 2-0 for an early lead.
That sweet @Cody_Bellinger swing for the lead. #Game163 pic.twitter.com/aPDUqnaweg
— MLB (@MLB) October 1, 2018
Max Muncy - L.A. Dodgers
Bellinger's teammate Max Muncy helped build the lead even more. Just an inning after Bellinger homered, Muncy smashed his 35th home run of the season. The two-run shot made it a 4-0 game for the home team. They're now the NL West Champions thanks to Bellinger and Muncy.
.@maxmuncy9 isn’t feeling a trip to Chicago. #Game163 pic.twitter.com/91rvC8Kd5M
— MLB (@MLB) October 1, 2018
Christian Yelich - Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee was also a big winner in their tiebreaker for the NL Central. They picked up a 3-1 victory over the Cubs on Monday, at Wrigley Field. NL MVP front runner Yelich had a superb outing, going 3-for-4 and collecting an RBI in the win. Now, they can rest up a few days rather than playing too soon after today's victory.
The September NL Player of the Month is getting a jump on those October stats. #ThisIsMyCrew #ThisIsMyMVP pic.twitter.com/gN895yd1kp
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 1, 2018
Orlando Arcia - Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee shortstop turned in an impressive (and surprising) 4-for-4 performance that was huge for his team today. By getting on base so many times, Arcia was available to score two of Milwaukee's runs. One gave them the early lead, while the next gave them the late lead. His two runs scored were the difference in today's Brewers win.
Orlando Arcia came out of nowhere to help the Brewers win the NL Central: https://t.co/3cK8ehix7O pic.twitter.com/W3ZIYo1wWn
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) October 1, 2018
Lorenzo Cain - Milwaukee Brewers
Someone had to drive in the go-ahead run for this exciting Brewers victory, and that was Lorenzo Cain. He hit a single to shallow center in the eighth inning, which saw Arcia score from third base. That put the Brewers up 2-1, before Ryan Braun added another RBI to extend the lead. Congrats to the Brew Crew!
Lorenzo Cain comes up HUGE for the Brewers. (via: @MLB) pic.twitter.com/0CDBK75dil
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 1, 2018