Now here's the American League Report for Saturday, August 13. We begin with Anthony in the East:
Yankees 11, Blue Jays 1
The Yankees got back on track, Mike Stanley collected four RBIs as Jimmy Key went eight against his former team.
WP- Jimmy Key (17-4)
LP- Juan Guzman (12-12)
Baltimore 3, Boston 1
The Os scratched three runs off Roger Clemens in the fifth, while Sid Fernandez went eight and two thirds innings as Baltimore kept up with the Yanks.
WP- Sid Fernandez (7-7)
LP- Roger Clemens (9-9)
SV- Lee Smith (34)
HR- BOS: John Valentin (10)
California 19, Detroit 14
The bombs kept going out of Tiger Stadium as Bo Jackson and Juan Samuel hit three home runs each. In total, twelve balls left the yard.
WP- Joe Grahe (3-5)
LP- Joe Boever (9-3)
HR- CAL: Davis (27), Salmon (24), Jackson 3 (16) Phillips (20)
DET: Tettleton (21), Samuel 3 (9), Felix (14), Fielder (31)
Now for my Central report:
White Sox 8, Twins 6
The Twins scored four in the first and were up 6-1 after five, but the Sox got two in the sixth and three in the seventh to tie it. Then, Tim Raines walked to start the ninth, which brought up Frank Thomas. Here's John Rooney:
"Frank three for four tonight. Raines at first nobody out. Twins and Sox tied at six, last of the ninth, first pitch from Trombley.........CORRECTION, WE'RE NOT TIED ANYMORE, THAT SUCKER IS GONE!!!!!!!! Frank Thomas wins it for the Sox with an absolute bomb, never any doubt from the second it left his bat! The Big Hurt has put just that on the Twins. What a comeback by the Sox, down 4-0 and 6-1, and they've pulled it out in the ninth before a sellout crowd here at Comiskey Park. Bud Selig and Don Fehr, if you're watching, thank you for this memory and hopefully many, many more. The final tonight: Sox 8, Twins 6, on a tater from The Big Hurt!"
W- Assenmacher (2-2)
L- Trombley (2-1)
HR- CHW: Cora (3), Thomas (41)
Indians 11, Brewers 8
The Indians, like the Twins, had a big first inning, scoring six. But unlike their division rivals, they held on, even though the Brew Crew blistered their pitching staff for eighteen hits. The major offense came from third baseman Jim Thome, who smacked two home runs, and right fielder Manny Ramirez, who went back-to-back with Thome in the Indian third. Catcher Dave Nilsson went four for four for Milwaukee, including a home run of his own. John Jaha also homered, while first baseman Kevin Seitzer collected four hits of his own.
W- Plunk (9-3)
L- Miranda (2-6)
HR- MIL: Nilsson (14), Jaha (13)
CLE: Thome 2 (23), Ramirez (19)
Rangers 4, Royals 1 (11 innings)
The Rangers were stuffed by Royals starter David Cone for ten innings, but broke through in the eleventh when both Will Clark and Rusty Greer went deep. Meanwhile, a committee of five Ranger hurlers held the Royals to five hits. Right fielder Felix Jose has the only Kansas City RBI.
W- Carpenter (3-5)
S- Henke (16)
L- Cone (16-6)
HR- TEX: Clark (16), Greer (11)
Now to Joe Ray inn the West:
Mariners 4, Athletics 1
W: Dave Fleming (8-14)
L: Miguel Jimenez (1-5)
S: Bobby Ayala (22)
HR- SEA: Dan Wilson (5, two-run, 3rd)
The Mariners won another one to keep up with the Rangers, as they got eight innings from Dave Fleming and Dan Wilson hit a big home run to give the Mariners the lead. Felix Fermin knocked in another run with a single. The A's got their run in the sixth on an RBI groundout by Ruben Sierra. Closer Bobby Ayala pitched around a ninth-inning single by Mark McGwire to earn the save.
The standings in the East to the moment:
Yankees: 72-45
Orioles: 70-48- 2.5 GB
Tigers: 58-60- 14.5 GB
Blue Jays: 58-63- 16 GB
Red Sox: 52-68- 21.5 GB
In the Central:
White Sox: 73-47
Indians: 73-50- 1.5 GB
Royals: 64-55- 8.5 GB
Brewers: 58-64- 16 GB
Twins: 50-71- 23.5 GB
In the West:
Athletics: 55-65
Mariners: 63-75- 1 GB
Rangers: 51-66- 2.5 GB
Angels: 48-71- 6.5 GB
In the Wild Card:
Indians: 73-50
Orioles: 70-48- .5 GB
Next: We look at the games of August 14.
Thoughts?
Yankees 11, Blue Jays 1
The Yankees got back on track, Mike Stanley collected four RBIs as Jimmy Key went eight against his former team.
WP- Jimmy Key (17-4)
LP- Juan Guzman (12-12)
Baltimore 3, Boston 1
The Os scratched three runs off Roger Clemens in the fifth, while Sid Fernandez went eight and two thirds innings as Baltimore kept up with the Yanks.
WP- Sid Fernandez (7-7)
LP- Roger Clemens (9-9)
SV- Lee Smith (34)
HR- BOS: John Valentin (10)
California 19, Detroit 14
The bombs kept going out of Tiger Stadium as Bo Jackson and Juan Samuel hit three home runs each. In total, twelve balls left the yard.
WP- Joe Grahe (3-5)
LP- Joe Boever (9-3)
HR- CAL: Davis (27), Salmon (24), Jackson 3 (16) Phillips (20)
DET: Tettleton (21), Samuel 3 (9), Felix (14), Fielder (31)
Now for my Central report:
White Sox 8, Twins 6
The Twins scored four in the first and were up 6-1 after five, but the Sox got two in the sixth and three in the seventh to tie it. Then, Tim Raines walked to start the ninth, which brought up Frank Thomas. Here's John Rooney:
"Frank three for four tonight. Raines at first nobody out. Twins and Sox tied at six, last of the ninth, first pitch from Trombley.........CORRECTION, WE'RE NOT TIED ANYMORE, THAT SUCKER IS GONE!!!!!!!! Frank Thomas wins it for the Sox with an absolute bomb, never any doubt from the second it left his bat! The Big Hurt has put just that on the Twins. What a comeback by the Sox, down 4-0 and 6-1, and they've pulled it out in the ninth before a sellout crowd here at Comiskey Park. Bud Selig and Don Fehr, if you're watching, thank you for this memory and hopefully many, many more. The final tonight: Sox 8, Twins 6, on a tater from The Big Hurt!"
W- Assenmacher (2-2)
L- Trombley (2-1)
HR- CHW: Cora (3), Thomas (41)
Indians 11, Brewers 8
The Indians, like the Twins, had a big first inning, scoring six. But unlike their division rivals, they held on, even though the Brew Crew blistered their pitching staff for eighteen hits. The major offense came from third baseman Jim Thome, who smacked two home runs, and right fielder Manny Ramirez, who went back-to-back with Thome in the Indian third. Catcher Dave Nilsson went four for four for Milwaukee, including a home run of his own. John Jaha also homered, while first baseman Kevin Seitzer collected four hits of his own.
W- Plunk (9-3)
L- Miranda (2-6)
HR- MIL: Nilsson (14), Jaha (13)
CLE: Thome 2 (23), Ramirez (19)
Rangers 4, Royals 1 (11 innings)
The Rangers were stuffed by Royals starter David Cone for ten innings, but broke through in the eleventh when both Will Clark and Rusty Greer went deep. Meanwhile, a committee of five Ranger hurlers held the Royals to five hits. Right fielder Felix Jose has the only Kansas City RBI.
W- Carpenter (3-5)
S- Henke (16)
L- Cone (16-6)
HR- TEX: Clark (16), Greer (11)
Now to Joe Ray inn the West:
Mariners 4, Athletics 1
W: Dave Fleming (8-14)
L: Miguel Jimenez (1-5)
S: Bobby Ayala (22)
HR- SEA: Dan Wilson (5, two-run, 3rd)
The Mariners won another one to keep up with the Rangers, as they got eight innings from Dave Fleming and Dan Wilson hit a big home run to give the Mariners the lead. Felix Fermin knocked in another run with a single. The A's got their run in the sixth on an RBI groundout by Ruben Sierra. Closer Bobby Ayala pitched around a ninth-inning single by Mark McGwire to earn the save.
The standings in the East to the moment:
Yankees: 72-45
Orioles: 70-48- 2.5 GB
Tigers: 58-60- 14.5 GB
Blue Jays: 58-63- 16 GB
Red Sox: 52-68- 21.5 GB
In the Central:
White Sox: 73-47
Indians: 73-50- 1.5 GB
Royals: 64-55- 8.5 GB
Brewers: 58-64- 16 GB
Twins: 50-71- 23.5 GB
In the West:
Athletics: 55-65
Mariners: 63-75- 1 GB
Rangers: 51-66- 2.5 GB
Angels: 48-71- 6.5 GB
In the Wild Card:
Indians: 73-50
Orioles: 70-48- .5 GB
Next: We look at the games of August 14.
Thoughts?
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