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Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 2
GAME #13 (winners’ bracket second round): Three of Baltimore’s four hits on the day were home runs and led to all five runs. Eddie Murray and Lenn Sakata hit two-run blasts in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively, and Doug DeCinces added a solo shot in the seventh inning. The Orioles’ Dennis Martinez was one…
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Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 0
GAME #12 (winners’ bracket second round): Danny Darwin tossed a shutout for the Rangers, scattering four hits and three walks while striking out five. His defense turned three double plays. The Tigers didn’t get a base runner into scoring position until the ninth inning, putting runners on second and third with one out, but still…
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Oakland Athletics 1, Kansas City Royals 0
GAME #11 (winners’ bracket second round): Tony Armas led off the seventh inning with a solo home run and Steve McCatty threw a three-hit shutout as the top-seeded Athletics advanced. McCatty also walked three and struck out five. He stranded Royals runners on third base on two occasions, and on second base another two times.…
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Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4
GAME #10 (losers’ bracket): The Twins scored twice in the top of the third on a two-run double by Mickey Hatcher, and never trailed. Minnesota’s John Castino made it 4-1 with a two-run homer in the top of the sixth, though the Blue Jays responded with back-to-back solo homers by John Mayberry and George Bell…
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San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 2
GAME #9 (winners’ bracket first round): Jack Clark hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to erase a 1-0 deficit as the Giants advanced. San Francisco picked up its fourth run in the seventh inning on back-to-back doubles by Darrell Evans and Jeffrey Leonard. New York’s first run came on a solo homer by…
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San Diego Padres 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3
GAME #8 (winners’ bracket first round): The favored Phillies got out to a 1-0 early, but hit into double plays in the second and third innings and they weren’t able to extend the lead. San Diego then turned in a four-run fourth inning, which began with four consecutive doubles. Terry Kennedy hit his second RBI…
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Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 5
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Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
GAME #6 (winners’ bracket first round): Phil Niekro threw eight strong innings to lead the Braves to victory. Atlanta’s Claudell Washington got things started with a home run in the first inning, but Pittsburgh’s Tim Foli tied it with an RBI single in the top of the third. What turned out to be the winning…
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Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 3
GAME #5 (winners’ bracket first round): The Angels’ Ed Ott made things interesting with a two-out single in the top of the ninth inning. But when he tried to score from second on Butch Hobson’s subsequent single, Ott was thrown out at the plate by center fielder Chet Lemon, ending the contest. Tony Bernazard hit…
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