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George Foster went 5-for-5 with a homer, 4 singles and a sac fly, driving in 7 runs as the Mets outslugged the Cubs by a score of 16-10 at Wrigley Field . Foster had plenty of company in the hit column as the Mets boomed out 24 hits. In addition to Foster's 5, Ron Gardenhire and Keith Hernanadez each had 4 hits, Ron Hodges , 3 hits. Hubie Brooks also homered for the Mets. starting a 14-run explosion from the 2nd through 4th innings. (3-6-5) The Cubs managed 15 hits, with 3 doubles by Bob Dernier , a triple and a double by Ryne Sandberg , 2 doubles and a single by Leon Durham and a triple, single and a double by Mel Hall. Gary Matthews had the Cubs only home run of the game. The Cubs managed 4-run innings in the 2nd and 4th, but the lusty Met bats made the Cubs go through 5 pitchers, with Dick Ruthven taking the fall in the loss column. The Mets started out with Tim Leary on the mound, but didn't survive the 2nd, while Brent Gaff made it to the 4th before Doug Sisk to...

Mike Schmidt 's solo homer with 1 out in the top of the 4th got the rally started for the Phillies on their way to a 6-4 win over the   Expos at Stade Olympique . The game was scoreless in the 4th when Schmidt took Expos starter Bill Gullickson deep, sparking what would be a 3-run 4th. Joe Lefebvre then singled and promptly scored on Glenn Wilson 's RBI triple. After Von Hayes bounced out to 1st with the infield in, Bo Diaz capped the inning with an RBI double, giving the Phils a team cycle for the inning.  Montreal got one of the runs back in the bottom of the inning off Steve Carlton on a lead-off single by Tim Raines who stole 2nd, took 3rd on a flyout by Andre Dawson and scored on a slow-rolling bouncer to 2nd by Gary Carter . The Phils scored 2 more in the 5th, chasing Bill Gullickson on a single by Juan Samuel , who stole 2nd and scored on a 2-base error by Andre Dawson. Glenn Wilson's RBI single scored Len Matuszek , who had reached on the Dawson error.  ...

Carney Lansford 's 3-run homer in the bottom of the 1st got the A's rolling right off the bat, on his way to a 5-RBI Day in a 10-1 pasting of the Angels at the Coliseum . Lansford also drove in solo runs with a double in the 2nd and a single in the 4th, giving him 5 for the day. Jim Essian took advantage of a rare start behind the plate, collecting a single, triple and a double. Lansford also sparkled with the glove, turning a Bobby Grich liner into a DP, doubling off Reggie Jackson . The Angels could only muster 6 hits off A's starter Tim Conroy and Chris Codiroli, with 1 of the 6 hits being a solo homer by Doug DeCinces . Joe Morgan supplied the game's final outs by turning a DP off PH Rod Carew with 1 out in the 9th. Jim Slaton, Bruce Kison and John Curtis all pitched for the Angels with Slaton charged with the loss, allowing 4 runs in the 1st.  OAK 10-13-1 CAL 1-6-0 WP-Conroy LP-Slaton HR-Lansford, DeCinces OAK 6-4 CAL 4-6 - Rickey Henderson , single, 2 walks, ...

TOR 7-9-0 TEX 2-10-1 WP- Clancy LP-Hough SV-Jackson HR- Moseby , Johnson . Blue Jays jump out to 4-0 lead, put it away with 3 in the 9th to make a winner out of Jim Clancy . Charlie Hough struck out 9 in 8-2/3 but ran out of gas in 9th. TOR 6-3 TEX 3-6

  Frank White's grand slam powered the West Division -leading Royals to a 6-3 win over the Brewers at Royals Stadium . White's slam came in the bottom of the 3rd with 2 outs. Greg Pryor led off the inning with a single, followed by a single to center by Onix Concepion .  After Don Sutton settled down and struck out Pat Sheridan and got Jorge Orta to bounce to 2nd, Hal McRae singled to load the bases, setting up White's slam. It remained 4-0 until the bottom of the 6th when McRae led off with a single, White grounded to short, then Steve Balboni sent a Sutton pitch "Bye-Bye" for a 6-0 lead through 6. Mark Gubicza cruised through seven scoreless innings until running out of gas in the 8th when Jim Sundberg led off reaching on a 2-base error by Jorge Orta in right. Ed Romero singled Sundberg to 3rd, Rick Manning singled home Sundberg with Romero advancing to 2nd followed by Paul Molitor 's 2-run double, making the score 6-3. Gubicza later retired Jim Gantn...

Mariners' rookie Alvin Davis slugged his 1st homer of the 1984 season replay and it was enough to hold off the Twins by a 5-3 final at the Metrodome . The Twins had a 2-1 lead entering the top of the 5th inning when the M's made their move on back-to-back 1-out singles by Larry Milbourne and Gorman Thomas, putting runners on the corners. Pat Putnam's 4-6 fielder's choice scored Milbourne with the tying run, then Davis delivered with a 2-run blast past the RF "Baggie" putting the M's up 4-2.  Lefty Mark Langston pitched himself into an ugly mess in the bottom of the inning walking Mark Brunansky, then hitting big, burly Kent Hrbek. Mickey Hatcher then flied to left, followed by a bases-loading walk to Dave Engle. Langston recovered by getting Gary Gaetti and Tim Laudner out on called strike threes, wriggling himself from the jam. Phil Bradley's RBI single in the top of the 7th extended the M's lead to 5-2, while Tim Laudner's lead-off homer of...

It may have been a new season at the "Mistake" but one thing is for certain, it was the same old "error." The Orioles spoiled the home debut of the Indians , who gave the crowd of 57,114 the same old Indian baseball by way of the butchered baseball, committing 3 errors in the first 4 innings:  -1st, Jim Dwyer safe on an error by Julio Franco SS -2nd, Rick Dempsey safe on a 2-base messter-piece by Pat Tabler (1B) that scored Wayne Gross with the 1st Bird run. -4th, Dwyer safe on a dribbled dribbler by Ron Hassey. Usually sure-handed Cal Ripken Jr. even joined in on the fun with his own error in the Tribe 2nd and Eddie Murray ran the Orioles out of the 3rd inning with a 9-5 DP.  Mistakes aside, the Orioles hung on for an 8-5 win over the Tribe behind a 13-hit attack and late home runs from Rick Dempsey and Wayne Gross. Scott McGregor pitched 7 strong innings before running out of gas in the 8th, allowing Tippy Martinez to finish with the save. Rick Sutcliffe ...

SFG 9-15-0 LAD 5-11-1 WP-Robinson LP-Welch SV-Lavelle   Bob Welch, 8 strikeouts in 6-2/3 IP Balanced Giant hitting attack, Manny Trillo drives in go-ahead run in 7th . (4-3 at that point) SFG 4-4 LAD 5-3

Graig Nettles had his best day as a Padre , slugging 2 homers, driving in 5 as San Diego doubled up the Braves , 8-4 at the " Murph ."  Nettles homered with 2 on in the 1st and 1 on in the 4th, both off Braves starter Len Barker . The Braves " batted around " in the 1st, scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, an HBP and 3 walks. Eric Show settled down and pitched 8 strong innings with Goose Gossage pitching a scoreless 9th. Tony Gwynn singled, doubled twice and drove in 2 Padre runs as he came out of a mini slump. SDP 8-12-0 ATL 4-8-0 WP-Show LP-Barker HR-Nettles (2,3) SDP 4-5 ATL 5-4  

Maybe the fact that it was Friday the 13th may have had something to do with it, but a couple of early blunders from the Astros gave the Reds an early boost on their way to a 6-1 win at a deflated Astrodome .  It all started when 1B Ray Knight badly mishandled an Eddie Milner bouncer but would get worse when after Milner stole 2nd. Dave Concepion's bouncer to Bill Doran met that same level of misfortune, 1st and 3rd with nobody out on 2 misplays in the 1st. The runs scored on back-to-back singles by Dan Driessen and Dave Parker before Nick Esasky's sac fly to center gave the Astros their 1st out. Driessen scored on the SF, giving the Reds a 3-0 cushion. The 'Stros got one of those runs back in the bottom of the 1st on a lead-off single by Bill Doran, who stole 2nd and scored on Jerry Mumphrey's RBI single. That's as close as the Astros got, with the Reds scoring 2 in the 3rd and 1 more in the 4th, chasing Joe Niekro. Mario Soto would cruise from there, striking...

Willie McGee 's bases loaded sac fly to center with 2 outs scored Ozzie Smith with the winning run as the Cardinals nipped the Pirates in a 10-inning thriller, 3-2 at Busch Stadium .  The rally began with 1 out in the 10th when Ozzie Smith singled to center. He advanced to 3rd on Tito Landrum's subsequent single on a "+" result, which prompted Pirate skipper Chuck Tanner to take out starter John Candelaria , replacing him with Cecilio Guante. Guante walked PH Steve Braun to load the bases, then got McGee to fly to center, scoring "The Wizard" with the walk-off run.  Candelaria pitched 9-1/3 innings, striking out 6, walking 2 and made a big contribution with 2 outs in the top of the 7th, as he solo homered off Card starter Dave LaPoint, tying the score at 2. Bill Madlock drove in the first Pirate run in the first on a sac fly to left scoring Marvell Wynne, who had hit a leadoff single, stole 2nd then advanced to 3rd on a Lee Lacy fly to center.  Cardinal ...

Dwight Gooden struck out 8 in his second start but walked 8 as the Mets wasted a 5-0 lead, giving the Cubs a chance behind some clutch hitting in a wild and wooly 8-7 triumph at an even wilder Wrigley Field in the Cubs' home opener.  "Robert & Natalie & Elliot & Dyan star in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, tonight at 7 on WGN Channel 9 ."  The Mets struck for 5 off Cub lefty Steve Trout in a 9-batter 2nd inning highlighted by a 2-run double by Gooden and 2-run single by Ron Gardenhire . The Cubs would rally behind an erratic Gooden in the bottom of the 3rd, sending 8 batters in a 2-run/4-walk/1 hit inning. The Cubs chased Gooden for good in the 6th on a pair of errors by the battery of Junior Ortiz and Gooden and a pair of walks, the latter of which was a bases-loaded walk by Gary Matthews , then Leon Durham tied it with a 2-run single, chasing Gooden. It was 5-all after 6. Tim Stoddard relieved Trout in the 7th and retired the Mets in order. Ed...

Expos RHP Charlie Lea limited the Phillies to 5 hits while Tim Raines supplied some late insurance with a 2-run homer as the Expos won their home opener by a 3-0 score.  Le Expos struck 1st on an RBI single by Angel Salazar with the bases loaded, scoring Andre Dawson while Jerry Koosman kept the Expos off the board further with 6 innings of 5-hit ball. Larry Andersen relieved Koosman in the 7th, giving up a leadoff single by Charlie Lea, who was then forced out on a FC to 1st by Pete Rose . Bryan Little bunted Rose to 2nd, then Tim Raines put the icing on the cake with a 2-run homer making the score 3-0 after 7. Lea had a couple of significant threats in the 5th and 6th. Von Hayes led off the 5th with a double, then advanced to 3rd on a deep Bo Diaz fly to left. Ivan DeJesus walked but Lea emerged from the wreckage with a strikeout of Jerry Koosman and a Juan Samuel lineout to short.  Len Matuszek singled to start the 6th, stole 2nd and picked up an extra base wh...

Brian Downing 's 2-run single in the 2nd and Fred Lynn 's 2-run homer in the 3rd staked the Angels to an early 4-0 lead, then had to hold off a Rickey Henderson -fueled A's rally to score a 6-3 triumph at The Coliseum . Henderson went 4-4 with three singles and a solo homer, but the Downing-Lynn combo, coupled with a 3-4 performance by Doug DeCinces would carry the Halos to their 2nd straight win in the East Bay. Ageless lefty Tommy John went the distance, outdueling Oakland's combo of Steve McCatty and Ray Burris.  Fast Facts: This C&D replay vastly differed from the actual 4/13 game , which was won by the A's in a 2-1 walk-off. The BIG difference? The Angels had 14 hits, 4 each from Rod Carew and Lynn and the only Angel run was a 9th-inning pinch homer by Jerry Narron off Bill Caudill.  CAL 6-10-0 OAK 3-10-0 WP-John LP-McCatty HR-Lynn (3) Henderson (2) CAL 4-6 OAK 5-4

The fact that it was Friday the 13th may have had something to do with it, but the Toronto Blue Jays blundered their way to 5 errors against the Texas Rangers in Arlington . Jesse Barfield , who made one of the 5 boo-boos, managed to navigate past the errors with a clutch 2-run homer in the top of the 6th, rallying the Jays to a 7-5 win. The Jays scored 2 in the top of the 1st but recorded 2 of their 5 miscues in the bottom of the inning, leading to 4 Texas runs on just 1 hit, a single by George Wright . The way the runs were meted out was more indicative of Dave Stieb 's pitching, but the errors by Barfield and Alfredo Griffin cast an ugly pall for the Jays, which would find a way to overcome, thanks to star slugger Barfield.  The Ranger lead was 5-3 in the top of the 6th when Barfield struck. After a leadoff bouncer to short by Cliff Johnson , Ranger starter Danny Darwin hit George Bell with a pitch. After Bell stole 2nd, Barfield tied the game with a deep blast to left tha...

There was a "Black"-out in Kansas City on Friday night but hardly anyone felt any effects. Anyone, except the Milwaukee Brewers who felt the full effects of one Bud Black . Black went the distance, striking out 7 while allowing 2 hits and a walk in a 3-0 shutout at Royals Stadium , limiting the Brewers without a hit or baserunner until the top of the 5th, when Ben Oglivie singled with 1 out. Black then issued a walk to Mark Brouhard but then induced Jim Sundberg to ground into an around-the-horn 5-4-3 DP, ending the Brewer threat. Black allowed a 1-out single to Charlie Moore in the 6th, then one inning later allowed his final baserunner when Cecil Cooper reached on an error by LF Butch Davis. Black then retired the final 9 Brewers.  Sharing top honors with Black was Jorge Orta, who literally outhit the Brew Crew by singling in the 1st, doubling in the 3rd and tripling to lead off the 8th. Royal runs were scored in the 2nd on doubles by Steve Balboni and Don Slaught, in t...

MIN 10-16-1 SEA 2-12-2 WP-Butcher (1-1, CG 12-Hitter) LP-Young (0-1, out of game after 2 IP) MIN 3-5 SEA 2-6  -8 DOUBLES IN GAME, MIN 5 SEA 3  -TIM LAUDNER, 4-4 WITH 3 DOUBLES (MIN) -PHIL BRADLEY, 4-4 (SEA) FINAL OBSERVATION: Seattle played like a true 2-6 team, the Homer-Dome played more like the Double-Dome .

The up-and-down Yankees would be "up" again on this Friday the 13th as John "The Count" Montefusco pitched 7+ innings, limiting the White Sox to 2 runs, 8 hits in a solid 6-2 win at the "Stadium." Montefusco was shelled in the 2nd though, as the Sox got a 1-out single from Tom Paciorek , followed by a triple by Vance Law and subsequent single double by Marc Hill , putting the ChiSox on top, 2-0.  But the Yanks took command in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th innings making the Sox starter slide right down the "Bannister." Toby Harrah drew a lead-off walk in the 2nd, later scoring on a fielder's choice by Tim Foli . Foli would score the 2nd Yank run when Bannister walked Lou Pinella to reload the bases, tying the score at 2.  Walks would end Floyd Bannister 's night for good in the 3rd, along with a barrage of hits from the 7-8-9 hitters and starting off with Sox 2B Julio Cruz booting a Dave Winfield grounder. Toby Harrah drew his 2nd walk off ...

The Tigers spoiled the BoSox home opener at Fenway with a big 6-run 4th inning to knock off their hosts, 12-6.  The Tigers had a 2-1 lead entering the 4th when they erupted for 5 straight hits off Bruce Hurst , starting with a lead-off single by Larry Herndon , his 7th hit in 2 games followed by Chet Lemon 's Monster-clearing 2-run homer, his 3rd in 2 games. Marty Castillo doubled to center, Rusty Kuntz singled him home, then was driven home by Tom Brookens ' RBI triple, which marked the abrupt end of Bruce Hurst's afternoon.  Mike Brown didn't fare much better, giving up back-to-back singles by Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell , but caught a break when Trammell was picked off trying to steal 2nd. Barbaro Garbey made it 8 hits in the inning with a single before Brown struck out Lance Parrish and got Herndon to bounce to short, ending the 6-run, 8-hit inning which gave the Tigers a commanding 8-1 lead after 3-1/2 innings. The Red Sox would chip away at the lead, ...

The struggling bats of the San Diego Padres weren't struggling in the bottom of the 9th , they found their solution, a tub of "goo." The Padres rallied to score 2 runs off Terry Forster in the bottom of the 9th, shocking the Braves by a 3-2 score. Forster relieved Rick Camp in the bottom of the 9th with the score 2-1 in favor of Atlanta, when the punchless Pads suddenly weren't so "punchless." Luis Salazar, pinch-hitting for Graig Nettles, beat out an infield single hit to Bob Horner at 3rd to start the rally. Steve Garvey, full of clutch hitting in key situations, singled Salazar to 3rd, which set up the inevitable ending. Terry Kennedy singled home Salazar with the tying run, then Carmelo Martinez hit a bullet to 3rd which was just out of reach of Horner, scoring Garvey and setting off a wild celebration at the "Murph."  Ed Whitson drove in the Pads first run on a single scoring Garry Templeton, but gave up Atlanta runs in the 6th on an RBI si...

The California Angels used strong pitching by Geoff Zahn and a 13-hit attack to silence the Oakland A's by a 6-2 final score. Zahn scattered 5 hits, 2 of which were solo homers by Dwayne Murphy and Dave Kingman and retired the last 10 A's batters. The Halos got solo runs in the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th innings off starter Mike Warren and got 2 insurance runs via a 9th inning homer by Rob Wilfong . Bob Boone led the Angel hit parade with 3 singles, while Gary Pettis , Fred Lynn , Brian Downing and Wilfong had 2 hits each. Zahn struck out just 1 A's batter, but let his sinker do the talking, inducing 23 ground outs, while allowing just 2 fly ball outs as well as the 2 solo homers. The win ran the Angel record to 3-6, while the A's dropped their 2nd in a row to go 5-3. CAL 6-13-0 OAK 2-5-1 WP-Zahn (1-0) LP-Warren (1-1) HR-Murphy (2) Kingman (3) Wilfong (1) CAL 3-6 OAK 5-3   

  Editor's Note: This is post #100! The Twins sent 10 to the plate in the top of the 5th, scoring 5, then hanging on behind relief ace Ron Davis to beat the Yankees , 8-5 at the "Stadium." The game was tied 1-1 in the top of the 5th, when with 1 out shortstop Len Faedo slugged a solo homer off Ray Fontenot for a 2-1 Twins lead. 4 more Twin runs would score, compliments of Yankee SS Tim Foli , who had the fans yell "We want Scooter" after committing 2 errors. Tom Brunansky and Mickey Hatcher contributed RBI singles in the Foli implosion, while 2 more runs scored on Foli boo-boos. Yogi Berra , who replaced Fontenot with Bob Shirley in all the mess, would also remove Foli for PH Toby Harrah , an idea which could have come from " George ." However, though, the Yankees would score 4 in the bottom half of the 5th with Moreno , Randolph and Mattingly contributing RBI hits, cutting the lead to 6-5. That's as close as the Yanks would get, as the Tw...

The Rangers and Tigers staged their own tribute to The Masters by playing "18" at Tiger Stadium . The result, a marathon 9-7 Rangers win over the Tigers in a game where many dinners were delayed as well as the final outcome. The Tigers struck first in the home half of the 1st on a leadoff double by Lou Whitaker and subsequent single by Alan Trammell , who stole 2nd and scored himself on a single by Larry Herndon , his 1st of 5 hits over the long day. The Rangers would score 2 off Tiger ace Jack Morris in the 3rd on a 1-out single by Wayne Tolleson and walk by Curtis Wilkerson . After Mickey Rivers lined to 2nd, Buddy Bell and George Wright singled back-to-back to tie the score at 2. The Tigers got single runs off of Ranger starter Frank Tanana on Larry Herndon's leadoff single in the 4th and Chet Lemon 's run-scoring double. Lemon would strike again in the 6th with a leadoff homer making the score 4-2 after 6. However, Jack Morris would completely lose control...

Tony Pena "rang up" Randy "Lerch" in the top of the 13th for a leadoff homer as the Pirates outlasted the Giants in a getaway day marathon at the " Stick ", 8-7.  The Bucs jumped out to a 3-0 lead before a single out was recorded as Marvell Wynne hit a leadoff double to center, Johnnie Ray singled home Wynne, Lee Mazzilli doubled Ray to 3rd, Jason Thompson doubled home both Ray and Mazzilli. Giant starter Bill Laskey settled down long enough for the Giants to rally for 4 runs in the bottom of the 3rd on 4 singles, a sac fly and an error off Pirate lefty John Tudor . The Bucs regained the lead with 2 runs in the 4th on a walk by Jim Morrison , single by John Tudor and a walk by Marvell Wynne. Johnnie Ray singled home Morrison and Tudor, but Wynne was thrown out at 3rd by Jeffrey Leonard , ending the inning. The Pirates added a 6th run in the 7th on a triple by Wynne and single by Ray, his 4th RBI.  The Giants rallied for 3 in the 8th on a leadoff do...

The Cubs get an 8th inning solo homer from Leon "Bull" Durham and went on to beat the Dodgers by a final of 5-to-3 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday Night. Both teams matched solo runs in the 1st, remaining tied at 1 until the bottom of the 6th when Pedro Guerrero hit a solo homer off Scott Sanderson for a 2-1 lead. The Cubs took the lead with 2 in the 7th on a lead-off error by Guerrero, Larry Bowa reaching. Sanderson beat out a bunt single putting runners on 1st and 2nd, Bowa scoring the tying run on a single by Ryne Sandberg , while Sanderson scored the go-ahead run on a fielder's choice by Gary Matthews . Rick Monday led off the Dodger 7th with a single to center but was forced out on a Steve Sax bouncer to 3rd. Terry Whitfield flied to left, Sax tagging up to go to 2nd and scoring on Ken Landreaux 's double, tying the score at 3.  After Ken Howell struck out Keith Moreland and Jody Davis to open the 8th, Leon Durham hit the "Bull" out of a Howe...