-
Kansas City Royals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
GAME #22 (losers’ bracket): The Royals’ Mike Jones tossed a three-hit shutout, walking one and striking out two. The Pirates put runners on third base twice and second base in two other innings, but he shut Pittsburgh down from there. Kansas City scored three runs with two outs in the second inning to take the…
-
St. Louis Cardinals 7, California Angels 2
GAME #21 (losers’ bracket): George Hendrick hit a pair of two-run homers and Darrell Porter also had a two-run blast, all in the first three innings, as the Cardinals got all the runs they needed early in the contest. Hendrick ended up going 4-for-5. Garry Templeton added an RBI single in the fourth inning to…
-
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Seattle Mariners 1
GAME #20 (losers’ bracket): Rick Monday hit two home runs, Ken Landreaux went 4-for-4, Dusty Baker drove in five runs and Jerry Reuss threw a two-hitter as the Dodgers advanced with ease. Seattle scored its run in the top of the first on a RBI single by Tom Paciorek, but didn’t have another hit after…
-
Cleveland Indians 3, Atlanta Braves 1
-
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 6
-
San Francisco Giants 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5
GAME #17 (winners’ bracket second round): Trailing 5-4 heading to the ninth, the Giants roughed up St. Louis closer Bruce Sutter for six runs on six hits to claim the victory. With one out and the bases loaded, San Francisco hit five straight singles. Milt May went 4-for-5 with a double. Reliever Fred Breining threw…
-
San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
GAME #16 (winners’ bracket second round): A three-run fourth inning that included a pair of RBI triples by Joe Lefebvre and Gene Richards helped the Padres out to a 4-0 lead. San Diego’s Chris Welsh (6.3 innings, six hits, four strikeouts) kept the Dodgers in check until the seventh inning, when Ron Cey hit a…
-
Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 0
GAME #15 (winners’ bracket second round): Bob Knepper tossed a shutout for the Astros, scattering three hits and four walks. He stranded Expos in scoring position in four different innings, with only one ever reaching third base. Terry Puhl and Jose Cruz both had three hits for Houston. During a five-run fifth inning, Art Howe…
-
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 4
GAME #14 (winners’ bracket second round): The Reds broke out to a 6-0 lead, and through the Braves scored four times in the top of the eighth, Cincinnati held on to advance. For the Reds, Dave Concepcion had an RBI single in the first, Johnny Bench knocked a bases-loaded triple in the third and Ken…
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 