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Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Texas Rangers 0
GAME #36 (losers’ bracket): Fernando Valenzuela pitched a five-hit shutout with zero walks and eight strikeouts to lead the Dodgers. The Rangers only got as far as second base in the fourth inning and third base in the ninth inning.…
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Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 1
GAME #35 (losers’ bracket): Rickey Henderson went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases and Matt Keough threw a two-hitter for the Athletics. Oakland scored runs in six of its eight innings at the plate. Dwayne Murphy and Cliff Johnson hit solo…
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Detroit Tigers 3, New York Mets 2
GAME #34 (losers’ bracket): A two-run double in the sixth inning by Kirk Gibson proved to be the difference and Dan Petry had a strong pitching performance for the Tigers. The Mets opened the scoring in the bottom of the…
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Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago Cubs 5
GAME #33 (losers’ bracket): The Royals plated four runs in the top of the first, which included RBI doubles by George Brett and Hal McRae, and led by multiple runs the entire way. It was 6-3 after four innings when…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (15)
GAME #32 (losers’ bracket): After 14 1/2 innings of scoreless play, Steve Garvey finally ended the marathon contest with a two-out RBI single to left-center. Davey Lopes had led off the inning with a single and was sacrificed to second…
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Cleveland Indians 6, Montreal Expos 0
GAME #31 (losers’ bracket): Len Barker gave up six hits and four walks but repeatedly pitched his way out of trouble en route to a complete-game shutout for the Indians. The Expos left runners in scoring position in five different…
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San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 7
GAME #30 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): The Giants took an 8-2 lead after batting in the top of the fifth, then held on in a wild game. A six-run fifth was highlighted by an RBI triple by Darrell Evans, a two-run…
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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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