
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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

GAME #2 (winners’ bracket first round): Dave Winfield hit a pair of two-run home runs and Ron Guidry threw a two-hit shutout in the Yankees’ win. Winfield’s blasts came in the first and seventh innings. Willie Randolph had an RBI…

GAME #1 (winners’ bracket first round): Kansas City scored five runs in the first three innings to break out to an early lead. Five Royals had multiple hits, led by three apiece by George Brett, Amos Otis and John Wathan.…