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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 5
GAME #7 (winners’ bracket first round): The Astros plated 10 runs on 11 hits, six of them doubles, as well as a three-run homer by Jose Cruz that made it 6-0 after three innings. Tony Scott and Phil Garner both…
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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…
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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…
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Texas Rangers 2, Seattle Mariners 1
GAME #4 (winners’ bracket first round): Mario Mendoza’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 1-1 tie and turned out to be the game-winner for the Rangers. Billy Sample led off the inning with a double…
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Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 (12)
GAME #3 (winners’ bracket first round): A marathon contest finally ended in the bottom of the 12th inning when Carl Yastrzemski doubled with one out, and Carney Lansford followed with an RBI single to right. The game was 0-0 after…
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