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Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
GAME #29 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Joe Niekro outdueled Mario Soto and the Astros knocked off the NL’s top-seeded Reds. Niekro gave up four hits and three walks in eight innings, while Joe Sambito closed the game out with a 1-2-3…
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Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 3
GAME #28 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Ken Singleton blasted two home runs and drove in four runs to lead the Orioles to the victory. He had a two-run homer in the top of the first, then had an RBI single in…
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Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4
GAME #27 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Top-seeded Oakland had six hits in the first four innings but could only muster one run. Boston, meanwhile, had a four-run second inning (all unearned) that featured RBI singles by Rich Gedman and Jerry Remy…
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Montreal Expos 4, Minnesota Twins 3
GAME #26 (losers’ bracket): The top five Expos in the batting order all had multiple hits, with Andre Dawson collecting three of them. Montreal never trailed and went up 3-1 in the third inning after RBI singles by Rodney Scott…
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New York Mets 5, Chicago White Sox 1
GAME #25 (losers’ bracket): The Mets’ 5-9 hitters provided eight of the team’s 12 hits and all five of the runs scored in the win. Hubie Brooks went 3-for-3, while Doug Flynn had a pair of doubles. Chicago scored first…
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Detroit Tigers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (10)
GAME #24 (losers’ bracket): Lance Parrish led off the top of the 10th inning with a home run, giving the Tigers the margin needed for the extra-innings victory. The Tigers had previously taken the lead in the fourth when Steve…
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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Yankees 3 (12)
GAME #23 (losers’ bracket): Bobby Bonds hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to eliminate the Yankees. New York advanced to the World Series in real life in 1981, but went 1-2 in this simulation. The…
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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.…
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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…
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