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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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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…
