Baseball in the Pythagorean Universe: 1994

I've decided to fix each division separately, starting with the East. The Blue Jays have been "absent" for the last three days because they played the Mariners at Candlestick Park from August 22-24. The only other Eastern team to visit San Francisco was the Tigers from September 30-October 2. I've already done October 2, so we'll pick things up with the games of September 30. We'll begin with my Central report:

Rangers 5, Twins 2 (ABC: Chris Berman, Tommy Hutton)

We begin at the Metrodome, where the Rangers easily took care of the Twins before less than 15,000. Pudge Rodriguez's second-inning homer proved to be all the offense the Lawmen needed, and Doug Strange helped out by going two for three and driving in two. Hector Fajardo shut out the Twins on four hits before departing after seven and a third, and Tom Henke picked up the save. Alex Cole and Kirby Puckett drove in the home team's runs.

W- Fajardo (6-7)
S- Henke (18)
L- Mahomes (10-7)

HR- TEX: Rodriguez (18)

White Sox 4, Royals 3 (ABC: Jon Miller, Joe Morgan, Peter Gammons)

The Chisox temporarily stopped their slide by defeating the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Darrin Jackson led the Chicago offense by going three for four with an RBI, and second baseman Joey Cora added three more hits. Ron Karkovice and Robin Ventura also drove in runs. Starter Jason Bere went the distance, allowing eight Royals hits and striking out nine. Greg Gagne's RBI double drove in Chico Lind with the third Kansas City run with one out in the last of the ninth, but Bere struck out Vince Coleman and got Wally Joyner to tap to first to close things out.

The Sox are still three and a half games behind the Indians in the Central at the moment.

W- Bere (13-4)
L- Gubicza (7-11)

Indians 5, Orioles 4 (ABC: Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver, Lesley Visser)

The Indians survived a tussle from the visiting Birds thanks to homers from Albert Belle and Jim Thome. The O's cut their deficit to 5-4 thanks to Jeffrey Hammonds' dinger in the top of the ninth. Brady Anderson followed up with a base hit, which chased Cleveland starter Dennis Martinez. Jose Mesa came in to relieve, and his second pitch was scalded off of his leg by Mike Devereaux. Carlos Baerga speared the hop, tagged Anderson for one, then fired to first to get Devereaux by a fraction of a step and end the game. Baltimore skipper Johnny Oates went postal on first base umpire Jim Joyce to no avail. The Birds thus wasted an eight-inning complete game from Mike Mussina.

The Birds' lead over the White Sox in the wild card race has been reduced to half a game. and they'll need the Red Sox to beat the Yankees at Fenway Park in order to stay a game and a half behind the Pinstripes in the East.

W- Martinez (16-7)
S- Mesa (3)
L- Mussina (18-6)

HR- BAL: Hammonds (11)
CLE: Thome (24), Belle (40)

Brewers 6, Blue Jays 1 (ABC: Bob Ley, Buck Martinez)

Cal Eldred went the distance before a sparse but appreciative crowd at County Stadium, giving up just one run on seven Toronto hits. He was backed up offensively by Kevin Seitzer, who went three for four and drove in two runs, and Greg Vaughn, who had two hits, drove in two runs, and scored two more. Paul Molitor, who still gets warm ovations whenever he comes to bat in the Beer City, had the only Toronto RBI.

W- Eldred (12-12)
L- Guzman (12-13)

Now for a report from the East and West courtesy of our old friend Desmond:

NY Yankees 6, Boston 1 (ABC - Gary Thorne, Dave Campbell)
W - Jimmy Key (18-4)
L - Ken Ryan (3-4)
HR - NYY: Bernie Williams (13), Paul O'Neill (24)
The Yanks took the first of a three-game series, and their lead over the Orioles in the East is back up to two and a half games.

Angels 10, Athletics 0 (ABC: Bob Carpenter, Reggie Jackson)

Phil Leftwich shut out the slumping A's, while Harold Reynolds hit a rare home run. The A's now trail the Mariners by a game and a half in the West.

W- Leftwich (8-11)
L- Reyes (0-4)

HR- CAL: Salmon (26), Curtis (12), Reynolds (1)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 77-48
Orioles: 75-51- 2.5 GB
Tigers: 61-64- 16 GB
Blue Jays: 59-67- 18.5 GB
Red Sox: 54-74- 24.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 80-50
White Sox: 76-53- 3.5 GB
Royals: 67-60- 11.5 GB
Brewers: 62-68- 18 GB
Twins: 54-76- 26 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 57-68- 1 GB
Athletics: 56-72- 1.5 GB
Angels: 52-74- 5.5 GB

Next: We look at October 1.

Thoughts?
 
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Thanks a lot, Tonrich. Glad you're enjoying it!

Now let's move on to Saturday, October 1. We begin with my report:

White Sox 12, Royals 4

We begin in Kansas City, where the Pale Hose scored four in the seventh and four in the eighth to overwhelm the homestanding Royals. Julio Franco and Warren Newson drove in three runs apiece, and Frank Thomas belted his forty-ninth homer of the year. Tim Raines also drove in a pair of runs, On the mound, Alex Fernandez went the distance, scattering eleven Kansas City hits. Mike Macfarlane's three-run homer was the offensive highlight of the day for Kansas City.

If the Indians beat the Orioles tonight at Jacobs Field, the Sox will reclaim the lead in the wild card race.

W- Fernandez (16-8)
L- Granger (0-2)

HR- CWS: Thomas (48)
KC: Macfarlane (18)

Indians 11, Orioles 4

The Tribe steamrolled to victory, putting away the O's with a five-run eighth. The big hit in the inning was Carlos Baerga's three-run homer that closed out the scoring. Baerga went three for four on the day, scored three times, and drove in a total of four runs. Albert Belle went deep for the Tribe in the third, and Paul Sorrento followed suit in the sixth. Cal Ripken homered for Baltimore.

The Orioles' loss leaves them behind the White Sox in the wild card race, while the Tribe maintains their three and a half game lead over the Chisox in the Central.

W- Morris (12-6)
S- Mesa (4)
L- Moyer (5-8)

HR- BAL: Ripken (14)
CLE: Belle (41), Baerga (21), Sorrento (18)

Rangers 6, Twins 0

Young pitching prospect Terry Burrows gets his first major league win, going six innings and combining with three relievers on a ten-hit shutout of the Twinkies. The Rangers' staff was helped in their cause by fifteen hits, three of which came from Juan Gonzalez, including two home runs. He drove in three runs on the night, with Dean Palmer and Manny Lee supplying the other RBIs. Shortstop Jeff Reboulet had three hits for Minnesota.

W- Burrows (1-0)
L- Pulido (4-8)

HR- TEX: Gonzalez 2 (23)

Blue Jays 8, Brewers 6 (13 innings)

The World Champions got the best of this four hour, fifty-two minute marathon at County Stadium. They enjoyed a 6-1 lead going to the bottom of the eighth, but the Brew Crew scored twice in the eighth and three times in the ninth to tie it. It was Ed Sprague's thirteenth-inning base hit that put the Jays ahead to stay. Second baseman Domingo Cedeno led the Toronto offense with two hits and three runs batted in, and Paul Molitor went four for seven in the DH spot, while Darnell Coles went deep. Greg Vaughn did the same for Milwaukee, and Billy Spiers had four hits.

The teams used a total of thirteen pitchers and forty-four players, and umpires Rocky Roe and Tim McClellan both left the game: McClellan (second base) due to illness in the third, and Roe (home plate) when a ball was fouled into his mask in the ninth. The game finished with two American League umpires and two from the Pacific Coast League who were just supposed to be observers.

W- Spoljaric (1-1)
S- A. Leiter (1)
L- Givens (0-1)

HR- TOR: Coles (5)
MIL: G. Vaughn (25)

Now for Desmond's report:

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

The Yanks' 3-0 lead withstood a furious Boston comeback in the bottom of the ninth.

W- Perez (10-4)
L- Hesketh (8-9)

HR- BOS: M. Vaughn (29)

A's 11, Angels 6

The A's defeated the Angels before approximately six thousand at the Oakland Coliseum. Rickey Henderson's leadoff homer started the party.

W- Van Poppel (8-11)
L- Anderson (7-6)

HR- CAL: Easley (8), Snow (9)
OAK: Sierra (27), Gates (3), Henderson (21)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 78-48
Orioles: 75-52- 3.5 GB
Tigers: 61-64- 16.5 GB
Blue Jays: 60-67- 18.5 GB
Red Sox: 54-75- 25.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 81-50
White Sox: 77-53- 3.5 GB
Royals: 67-61- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 62-69- 19 GB
Twins: 54-77- 27 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 58-68-- 1 GB
Athletics: 57-72- 1.5 GB
Angels: 52-75- 6 GB

In the Wild Card:

Orioles: 75-52
White Sox: 77-53- .5 GB

Next: The East records are caught up. Now to fix the West (excluding the Mariners, of course) over the next three days, starting with September 12. The A's will be the "idle" team.

Thoughts?
 
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I've changed my mind again. After thinking it over, I'm going to fix the Central first and let the West catch up to the Mariners a little more. There are four Central teams that visited the M's at Candlestick, and I've decided to "bench" the division leaders first. The White Sox will be the first "idle" team, followed by the Indians. I'll decide between the Brewers and Twins when I get there.

We pick things up with the first day of the White Sox series, which is September 27. First, my Central report:

Red Sox 7, Brewers 1

The Sox got a complete game as Aaron Sele went the distance, giving up only one run on eight hits. The run came on Greg Vaughn's fourth-inning homer. A pair of Scotts, Fletcher and Cooper, led the Boston offense with a pair of RBIs each, and the Sox pounded out fourteen hits, with each member of the starting lineup getting at least one. The crowd on a cold night in Milwaukee is less than 5,000, as thoughts have already turned to the Packers and Badgers. Vaughn, Alex Diaz and Brian Harper each had a pair of hits for the Brew Crew in a losing cause.

W- Sele (10-8)
L- Scanlan (3-7)

HR- MIL: G. Vaughn (26)

Royals 11, Twins 0

The Royals throttled the Twins, abusing seven Minnesota pitchers and tallying eleven runs on fifteen hits. Mike Macfarlane, Greg Gagne, and Terry Shumpert all went deep for the visitors, and Gagne and Vince Coleman each had three hits. Gagne was the overall offensive leader on the day, as he went three for five with a home run and three RBIs. Kevin Appier threw a five-hit shutout.

W- Appier (10-7)
L- Deshaies (6-14)

HR- KC: Macfarlane (19), Gagne (10), Shumpert (10)

Indians 6, Yankees 4

The Tribe defeated the Yanks in the first game of a potential playoff preview at Jacobs Field. Manny Ramirez blasted a home run into the left field upper deck in the second, and Albert Belle added a homer of his own in the fifth. Carlos Baerga went three for four and scored twice. Mark Clark survived a subpar performance to get the win, as he went six innings and gave up ten hits. Meanwhile, Andy Pettitte's major league debut wasn't successful either; he gave up six runs on five hits, including two home runs, and is saddled with the loss.

The Tribe's lead over the White Sox in the Central is now four full games.

W- Clark (14-3)
S- Plunk (4)
L- Pettitte (0-1)

HR- NYY: Stanley (20)
CLE: Belle (42), Ramirez (20)

Now to Joe Ray in the West:

Rangers 3, Angels 2

RBI singles by Gary Disarcina and Chris Turner gave California an early 2-0 lead, but the Rangers came from behind with three in the sixth on Will Clark's homer, Jeff Frye's RBI single, and Rusty Greer's fielder's choice. Tom Henke's strikeout of Chad Curtis in the top of the ninth preserved the win for the Lawmen.

W- Whiteside (5-2)
S- Henke (19)
L- M. Leiter (5-10)

HR- TEX: Clark (18)

Tigers 12, A's 6

The Tigers pulled away in this one thanks to a five-run fifth. Tony Phillips' homer was the key blow in the inning; he homered again in the sixth. Mickey Tettleton went deep in the fourth. Juan Samuel tripled twice and drove in four for the visitors.

Bob Welch took the loss for Oakland, giving up ten hits in six innings. He was relieved by Miguel Jimenez, who didn't give up a hit in an inning and two-thirds but walked six. Stan Javier led the Athletics' offense with a pair of doubles.

The A's are in a pennant race despite their bad record, but only 9,112 paid to see this one.

W- Gardiner (4-2)
L- Welch (3-7)

HR- DET: Phillips 2 (23), Tettleton (22)

Finally, Desmond's report from the East:

Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1.

All the runs were scored in the first inning. Joe Carter's home run led the way for the Jays.

The O's now trail the White Sox by a game in the wild card race, and they remain three and a half behind the Yankees in the East.

W. A. Leiter (7-7)
L- Moyer (5-9)

HR- TOR: Carter (30)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 78-49
Orioles: 75-53- 3.5 GB
Tigers: 62-64- 15.5 GB
Blue Jays: 61-67- 17.5 GB
Red Sox: 55-75- 24.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 82-50
White Sox: 77-53- 4 GB
Royals: 68-61- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 62-70- 20 GB
Twins: 54-78- 28 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 59-68- .5 GB
Athletics: 57-73- 2 GB
Angels: 52-76- 5.5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 77-53
Orioles: 75-53- 1 GB

Note: The wild card standings are now correct.

Next: We look at September 28.

Thoughts?
 
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Now for our look at Wednesday, September 28. We begin with my report:

Royals 22, Twins 3

The Royals turned the Homerdome into their own personal batting cage, amassing twenty-eight hits and swatting seven home runs in their thorough destruction of the Twins. Everyone in the starting lineup with the exception of first baseman Wally Joyner and second baseman Terry Shumpert went deep, and five different players had at least four hits, with Mike Macfarlane getting five to lead the way. David Cone did his bit on the mound, pitching a complete game. Pedro Munoz hit two home runs to provide Minnesota's offense.

W- Cone (17-7)
L- Tapani (11-10)

HR- KC: Gagne (14), Macfarlane (20), Hamelin (25), Gaetti (15), Jose (12), Coleman (3), McRae (5)
MIN: Munoz 2 (13)

Indians 10, Yankees 3

The Indians dominated the Bombers before a sellout crowd at The Jake. Albert Belle led the way offensively, going a perfect four for four, driving in thee runs and scoring four. The highlight of his evening came in the bottom of the fifth, when he crushed Number 43 off of Yankees starter Jimmy Key. Eddie Murray went four for five and knocked in a pair, and Candy Maldonado, Belle's replacement in left field, also had a perfect night at the plate, going three for three and scoring twice. The Indians totaled nineteen hits on the night, and Jason Grimsley tossed a complete game five-hitter at the Yanks. The high point of the Pinstripes' evening was Jorge Posada's first major league home run in the second inning.

The Tribe now leads the White Sox by four and a half games in the Central.

W- Grimsley (6-2)
L- Key (18-5)

HR- NYY: Posada (1)
CLE: Belle (43)

Brewers 12, Red Sox 7

The Brew Crew scored five in the fourth and six in the seventh to bury the Bosox on a surprisingly pleasant evening at County Stadium. Leading the way for Milwaukee was third baseman Billy Spiers, who went three for five and drives in four runs. Dave Nillson had two hits and knocked in a pair, and Brian Harper added a home run. Jose Valentin scored three runs. Tom Brunansky and Andre Dawson homered for Boston.

W- Scanlan (4-7)
L- Hesketh (8-10)

HR- BOS: Brunansky (11), Dawson (21)
MIL: Harper (5)

Rangers 7, Angels 1 (ESPN: Bob Carpenter, Reggie Jackson)

Four runs in the first two innings were enough for Kenny Rogers, who tossed a complete game five-hitter at the Halos. Juan Gonzalez and David Hulse carried the offense; Hulse went four for five, scored twice, and drove in a pair, while "Juan Gone" went two for five and drove in three. Will Clark added three hits and an RBI. Chad Curtis had the lone California ribbie.

W- Rogers (12-9)
L- Anderson (7-7)

Now for Desmond's report:

A's 15, Tigers 6

The A's smacked five home runs and twenty hits on their way to victory. Losing pitcher John Doherty allowed nine runs and ten hits in four-plus innings.

W- Van Poppel (9-11)
L- Doherty (6-8)

HR- OAK: Sierra 2 (29), Neel (17), Brosius (16), Berroa (14)
DET: Felix (17)

Orioles 8, Blue Jays 4

Rafael Palmeiro's two home runs spearheaded the Baltimore offense. The O's are now within half a game of the White Sox in the wild card race and two and a half games of the Yankees in the East.

W- McDonald (19-7)
L- Stewart (8-10)

HR- BAL: Palmeiro 2 (26), Hammonds (12)
TOR: Borders (4)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East;

Yankees: 78-50
Orioles: 76-53- 2.5 GB
Tigers: 62-65- 15.5 GB
Blue Jays: 61-68- 17.5 GB
Red Sox: 55-76- 24.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 83-50
White Sox: 77-53- 4.5 GB
Royals: 69-61- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 63-70- 20 GB
Twins: 54-79- 29 GB

In the West:

(tie) Mariners: 64-77
(tie) Rangers: 60-68
Athletics: 58-73- 1.5 GB
Angels: 52-77- 6 GB

Note: The Angels' games behind is now correct. The Rangers and Athletics' games behind remain approximate.

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 77-53
Orioles: 76-53- .5 GB

Next: We look at September 29.

Thoughts?
 
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Now for our look at September 29. We begin with Desmond's report:

Blue Jays 4, Orioles 2

Paul Molitor's home run was the key blow for the Jays. The Birds are now a full game behind the White Sox in the Wild Card race and three behind the Yankees in the East.

W- Stottlemyre (9-7)
L- S. Fernandez (7-8)

HR- TOR: Molitor (15)

Now for my report:

Angels 6, Athletics 1

The Angels took care of the A's in front of a sparse crowd at the Coliseum. The longball was the focus of the California attack, as Tim Salmon and Bo Jackson went deep for the Halos; Salmon homered in the sixth, Jackson in the eighth. The only Oakland run scored on a bases loaded walk to Rickey Henderson in the second.

The highlight of the evening was reports of rumors that Al Davis may be interested in bringing the Raiders home to Oakland at some point in the not-too-distant future.

W- Langston (9-8)
L- Darling (10-14)

HR- CAL: Salmon (27), Jackson (18)

Rangers 11, Twins 2

The Rangers pounded the Twins in front of less than five thousand at the Metrodome. Two Rangers in particular led the way: Will Clark, who went two for four and drove in four runs, and Ivan Rodriguez, who also went two for four and belted a three-run homer in the sixth that put the visitors in front to stay. The Rangers were so dominant that Kevin Brown was allowed to complete the game despite scattering eleven Minnesota hits and allowing three walks. Kent Hrbek homered for the Twinkies, and Dave Winfield had their other RBI.

W- Brown (9-9)
L- Erickson (9-13)

HR- TEX: Clark (19)
MIN: Hrbek (11)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 78-50
Orioles: 76-54- 3 GB
Tigers: 62-65- 15.5 GB
Blue Jays: 62-68- 17 GB
Red Sox: 55-76- 24.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 83-50
White Sox: 77-53- 4.5 GB
Royals: 69-61- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 63-70- 20 GB
Twins: 54-80- 29.5 GB

In the West:

Rangers: 61-68
Mariners: 64-77- .5 GB
Athletics: 58-74- 1 GB
Angels: 53-77- 5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 77-53
Orioles: 76-54- 1 GB

Next: I've changed the order of my "idle" teams to make things slightly more convenient and easy to follow. The Twins, who played at Candlestick from August 25-28, will be next. Tomorrow's post will cover the games from August 25,

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Now for our look at August 25. We begin with Joe Ray's report:

Yankees 9, Rangers 0
W- Melido Perez (11-4)
L- Kenny Rogers (12-10)
HR- NYY: Matt Nokes 2 (10), Danny Tartabull 2 (22)

The Yankees scored a big win at Yankee Stadium, as they shut out the visiting Rangers on three hits. All of their RBIs came from Matt Nokes and Danny Tartabull. First, Nokes smacked a homer to deep center field in the third that traveled 420 feet and bounced off the batters' eye. Nokes hit his second homer, a two-run dinger, in the sixth, and Tartabull clubbed a three-run shot in the same inning. Finally, Tartabull hit a solo shot in the seventh.

If the Royals beat the Orioles tonight at Camden Yards, the Yanks' lead in the East will be up to four games.

Royals 3, Orioles 2
W- Mark Gubicza (8-11)
L- Lee Smith (1-7)
S- Jeff Montgomery (31)
HR- KC: Felix Jose (13, ninth, two-run)

Felix Jose's two-run homer in the top of the ninth won the game for the visiting Royals. Gary Gaetti's triple in the fourth drove in the other Kansas City run. Harold Baines' first-inning single drove in both runs for the Birds, and Cal Rioken went one for four in his 2,022nd consecutive game.

The Orioles now trail the Yankees by four games in the East and the White Sox by a game and a half in the wild card race.

Now for Anthony's report:

Angels 8, Brewers 7

The Angels tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on Gary Disarcina's RBI single, then won it on Chris Turner's single to right off of Brewers reliever Graeme Lloyd.

W- M. Leiter (6-10)
L- Fetters (1-5)

HR- MIL: Ward (12)

Indians 10, A's 1

The Indians dominated this one from start to finish, as Manny Ramirez hit two home runs and Jack Morris allowed just five hits in six and two-thirds innings.

The Tribe now leads the White Sox by five games in the Central pending tonight's Blue Jays-White Sox result from the South Side.

W- Morris (13-6)
L- Karsay (1-2)

HR- CLE: Ramirez 2 (22)

Tigers 6, Red Sox 4

Mike Moore pitched a complete game, while Travis Fryman knocked in the winning runs with a sixth-inning single.

W- Moore (12-11)
L- Hesketh (8-11)

HR- BOS: Dawson 2 (23)

Finally, my report:

Blue Jays 8, White Sox 7

The World Champions put up five in the fourth to break a 3-3 tie, then had to hold off a furious comeback that saw the White Sox leave the tying run in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth. Paul Molitor, Joe Carter and Devon White each drove in two for the Jays, while the White Sox go three hits from Frank Thomas, including his forty-ninth home run of the year.

The Pale Hose still lead the Orioles by a game in the wild card race, but they now trail the Indians by five and a half in the Central.

W- Stottlemyre (10-7)
S- Brow (3)
L- McDowell (10-10)

HR- CWS: Thomas (49)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 79-50
Orioles: 76-55- 4 GB
Tigers: 63-65- 15.5 GB
Blue Jays: 63-68- 17 GB
Red Sox: 55-77- 25.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 84-50
White Sox: 77-54- 5.5 GB
Royals: 70-61- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 63-71- 21 GB
Twins: 54-80- 30 GB

In the West:

(tie) Rangers: 61-69
(tie) Mariners: 64-77
Athletics: 58-75- 1.5 GB
Angels: 54-77- 5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 77-54
Orioles: 76-55- 1 GB

Next: We look at August 26.

Thoughts?
 
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Now it's time for our look at August 26. We begin with Joe Ray's report in the West:

Angels 9, Indians 5 (ABC: Chris Berman, Tommy Huttton)

Bo Jackson was the reason that the Halos won this one. He scored four runs and contributed two key hits: a two-run homer in the fifth that gave California the lead for good, and a two-run single in the sixth that put the game out of reach. He also scored four runs, while Spike Owen drove in three with a second-inning dinger. The Angels got another run on a bases-loaded walk. Reliever John Butcher also came through in the clutch, getting out of a two-on, two-out mess in the eighth before retiring the Tribe on just ten pitches in the ninth. Albert Belle and Jim Thome went deep for the visitors.

The Indians need the Blue Jays to beat the White Sox tonight to maintain their five and a half game lead in the Central.

W- Dopson (2-5)
L- Plunk (10-4)

HR- CLE: Belle (44), Thome (25)
CAL: Jackson (19), Owen (4)

A's 3, Brewers 2 (ABC: Bob Carpenter, Reggie Jackson)

A two-run fifth gave the A's the runs they needed to win. Geronimo Berroa put them ahead 2-1 with a sacrifice fly, and Ruben Sierra's base hit gave then an insurance run. They survived a spirited threat in the top of the ninth, Matt Mieske led off with a single, and after John Jaha struck out, Mike Bordick committed an error and Turner Ward singled to load the bases. But John Valentin flew out and Kevin Seitzer grounded out to preserve the Oakland victory.

W- Darling (11-14)
S- Eckersley (23)
L- Scanlan (3-7)

Now to Anthony's report in the East:

Red Sox 13, Tigers 5 (ABC: Gary Thorne, Dave Campbell)

John Valentin drive in five runs for the Bosox, three of them with an eighth-inning homer. Andre Dawson and Tom Brunansky also homered for Boston.

W- Bankhead (4-2)
L- Gullickson (5-7)

HR- BOS: Dawson (24), Brunansky (12), Valentin (13)

Yankees 7, Rangers 6 (ABC: Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver)

The Yankees trailed 6-2 after eight and a half, then scored five in the bottom of the ninth to win it. Paul O'Neill hit a leadoff home run, and Randy Velarde drove in the winning runs with a two-run single.

A Royals victory over the Orioles at Camden Yards will extend the Yanks lead in the East to five games.

W- Wickman (8-5)
S- Howe (18)
L- Oliver (4-1)

HR- TEX: Canseco (34)
NYY: O'Neill (25)

Royals 7, Orioles 6 (ABC: Brent Musburger, Jim Kaat)

Mark McLemore went deep twice for the Birds, but it was Wally Joyner's three-run blast in the fifth that won it for the Royals. David Cone went the distance for the win despite giving up six runs,

The O's need the Blue Jays to beat the White Sox tonight at Comiskey to stay a game back in the Wild Card race.

W- Cone (18-7)
L- Moyer (5-10)

HR- BAL: Ripken (15), McLemore 2 (5)
KC: Joyner (10)

Finally, my report:

White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2 (ABC: Jon Miller, Joe Morgan, Peter Gammons)

The fans at Comiskey got to see the two things they wanted most: a win by the Pale Hose and Number 50 from the Big Hurt, which came in the bottom of the third. Joe Carter hit two homers for the visitors to supply their only offense. On the pitching side, Wilson Alvarez went a strong eight innings for the home club, which increased its lead in the Wild Card race to two games. Lance Johnson went three for four for the homestanders.

W- Alvarez (13-8)
L- Guzman (12-14)

HR- TOR: Carter 2 (32)
CWS: Thomas (50)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 80-50
Orioles: 76-56- 5 GB
Tigers: 63-66- 16.5 GB
Blue Jays: 63-69- 18 GB
Red Sox: 56-77- 25.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 84-51
White Sox: 78-54- 4.5 GB
Royals: 71-61- 11.5 GB
Brewers: 63-72- 21 GB
Twins: 54-80- 29.5 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 61-70- .5 GB
Athletics: 59-75- 1 GB
Angels: 55-77- 4.5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 78-54
Orioles: 76-56- 2 GB

Next: We look at August 27.

Thoughts?
 
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Now let's look at Saturday, August 27. We begin with my Central report:

Blue Jays 6, White Sox 3

The Jays broke a scoreless tie with a five-run sixth which featured a two-run double from Mike Huff and a three-run homer from backup catcher Randy Knorr. Pat Hentgen went seven and a third innings for the win. For the Sox, Frank Thomas went two for four but didn't homer, which leaves him with fifty. Lance Johnson also had two hits and drove in a run for the Sox, who as of now are five games behind the Indians in the AL Central and only a game and a half ahead of the Orioles in the wild card race..

W- Hentgen (14-11)
S- Hall (21)
L- Bere (13-5)

HR- TOR: Knorr (8)

Now for Joe Ray's report:

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

The Tigers scored five in the first off of Bosox starter Gar Finnvold, then hung on for the win Tony Phillips started the first-inning barrage with a leadoff homer, and later in the inning Cecil Fielder's three-run homer went over Tiger Stadium's left field roof. In between, Lou Whitaker drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. The other Detroit run came on Junior Felix's ground rule double in the third.

The Red Sox got their runs on Mike Greenwell's RBI groundout in the second, back-to-back doubles by Tom Brunansky and Andre Dawson in the sixth, and Brunansky's two-run homer in the eighth. Joe Boever set the visitors down in order in the top of the ninth to earn the save in front of nineteen thousand Tigers diehards.

W- Wells (7-8)
S- Boever (4)
L- Finnvold (0-5)

HR- BOS: Brunansky (13)
DET: Phillips (24), Fielder (32)

Yankees 9, Rangers 0

The Yanks whitewashed the visiting Rangers, racking up seventeen hits while Terry Mulholland and Donn Pall held the Lawmen to only five. They scored three in the first and singles by Paul O'Neill, Wade Boggs, and Roberto Kelly, then three more in the third on triples by Kelly and Randy Velarde and a Bernie Williams double that knocked in Mike Stanley. Danny Tartabull's base hit knocked home a run in the fifth, and an RBI single from Kelly and a groundout by Williams ended the scoring in the sixth. Mulholland pitched the first eight innings, and Pall finished up in the ninth.

The Yanks are on the verge of running away with the East, as they now lead the Orioles by five and a half games.

W- Mulholland (8-7)
L- Fajardo (6-8)

Brewers 3, A's 1

The A's got their lone run in the second when John Valentin's error allowed Scott Brosius to score. The Brewers scored their runs in the ninth, as Valentin worked a one-out walk against Dennis Eckersley, moved up on a base hit by Jody Reed, and scored when Kevin Seitzer bounced into a force play. Greg Vaughn then smacked a two-run homer to left center to give the Brewers the lead. Manager Tony LaRussa took the unusual step of pulling his closer at that point; John Briscoe finished the inning. Mike Fetters pitched an uneventful ninth for Milwaukee to earn the save.

W- Bones (12-9)
S- Fetters (21)
L- Eckersley (5-6)

HR- MIL: G. Vaughn (27)

Indians 8, Angels 5

Jim Thome's RBI double in the top of the first gave the Tribe a 1-0 lead, but the Angels answered with Chilli Davis' three-run homer in the bottom of the inning. The visitors left two on in the third and the bases loaded in the fourth, but finally tied the game in the top of the seventh on Albert Belle's two-run shot. Davis hit his second homer of the night in the bottom of the seventh to reclaim the lead for California, but Eddie Murray's two-run homer in the eighth gave the lead right back to Cleveland, and Belle's two-run blast to center in the top of the ninth gave them insurance. Manny Ramirez's sacrifice fly in the ninth established the final score. The Angels loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth and forced the Tribe to use three different pitchers in order to nail down the win. Charles Nagy, normally a starter, finally earned the save.

The Indians' lead over the White Sox in the Central is now five and a half games.

W- Mesa (8-5)
S- Nagy (1)
L- M. Leiter (6-11)

HR- CLE: Belle 2 (46), Murray (19)
CAL: Davis 2 (29)

Now for Desmond's report:

Orioles 8, Royals 7 (10 innings)

Mark McLemore's third homer of the weekend won it for the Birds in the bottom of the tenth. The win keeps them within five games of the Yankees in the East and reduces their deficit in the wild card race to a game. Each team used six pitchers, which could possibly affect their bullpens in the days ahead.

W- Eichhorn (8-5)
L- Pichardo (7-4)

HR- KC: McRae (6)
BAL: Ripken (16), McLemore (6)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings. First, the East:

Yankees: 81-50
Orioles: 77-56- 5 GB
Tigers: 64-66- 16.5 GB
Blue Jays: 64-69- 18 GB
Red Sox: 56-78- 26.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 85-51
White Sox: 78-55- 5.5 GB
Royals: 71-62- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 64-72- 21 GB
Twins: 54-80- 30 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 61-71- 1 GB
Athletics: 59-76- 2 GB
Angels: 55-78- 5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 78-55
Orioles: 77-56- 1 GB

Next: We look at August 28.

Thoughts?
 
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Now let's look at the action for Sunday, August 28. We begin with Desmond's report in the East:

Texas 6, NY Yankees 4 (ESPN: Jon Miller, Joe Morgan)
W - Kenny Rogers (13-10)
L - Terry Mulholland (8-8)
S - Tom Henke (20)
HR - TEX: Ivan Rodriguez (19)
NYY: Don Mattingly (7) , Paul O'Neill (26)


The Rangers took a 6-0 lead into the eighth inning, as Rogers allowed five hits over eight innings. The Yanks then scored once in the eighth and three times in the ninth, and had runners on second and third with no outs. But O'Neill struck out and Luis Polonia flew out to end the contest.

The Yanks' lead over the Orioles in the East is down to four and a half games.

Tigers 12, Red Sox 1

A even-run Detroit third finished off Red Sox starter Aaron Sele. Back-to-back home runs by Travis Fryman and Mickey Tettleton provided the bulk of the offense in the inning.

W- Belcher (9-15)
L- Sele (10-9)

HR- DET: Fielder (33), Tettleton (23), Fryman (23)
BOS: Berryhill (9)

Baltimore 9, Kansas City 3
W - Mike Mussina (19-6)
L - Tom Gordon (13-8)
HR- BAL: Brady Anderson (13), Cal Ripken Jr (17)
KC: Gary Gaetti (16)


Cal Ripken went five-for-five with a homer and four RBIs in the Baltimore victory. The Birds are now just four games behind the Yanks in the East, and if the White Sox lose at home to the Blue Jays today there will be a tie in the wild card race.

Now for Joe Ray's Western report:

Angels 9, Indians 8 (10 innings)

The Angels scored twice in the first to grab an early lead, but Sandy Alomar Jr. tied the game in the top of the second with a two-run homer. RBI singles by Bo Jackson and Gary Disarcina gave the Halos a 4-2 lead (Note: Joe Ray doesn't give the inning), but Albert Belle's homer to deep center cut the lead to 4-3 in the fifth. The Tribe took the lead with three runs in the sixth thanks to a California error and a double by Omar Vizquel, but they also left the bases loaded. Paul Sorrento smacked an RBI double in the top of the seventh to make it 7-4 Cleveland, but the Angels tied the game in the bottom of the inning thanks to a J.T. Snow RBI single, a wild pitch, and an RBI single by Disarcina.

The game stayed tied until the top of the tenth, when Belle's second homer of the game gave the Indians an 8-7 lead. But in the bottom of the tenth Chris Turner doubled and came home on a single by Harold Reynolds, who later scored on Chad Curtis' ground-rule double.

W- Dopson (3-5)
L- Plunk (10-5)

HR- CLE: Belle 2 (48), Alomar Jr. (19)

Brewers 9, Athletics 6

The Brew Crew jumped out on top with four runs in the first, one of which scored on an Oakland error and another on a John Jaha single. Ruben Sierra hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to cut the lead in half, but Jose Valentin went deep in the top of the second to make it 5-2 Brewers, but the A's answred with three on a base hit by Stan Javier and a two-run single by Geronimo Berroa. A pair of two-run homers gave the visitors the lead for good in the fifth. The first came from Kevin Seitzer, the second from Matt Mieske. The A's scored their final run in the ninth when a double-play grounder (Note: Joe Ray doesn't say who hit it) scored Sierra. Mark McGwire struck out to end the game.

W- Scanlan (4-7)
S- Fetters (22)
L- Van Poppel (9-12)

HR- MIL: Mieske (14), Valentin (11), Seitzer (6)
OAK: Sierra (28)

Finally, my Central report:

Blue Jays 6, White Sox 5

The Sox fell into a tie with the Orioles in the wild card race as the Word Champions held off their ninth-inning rally. Devon White sparked the Jays with two home runs and four runs batted in, going three for five overall. Paul Molitor also had a pair of hits for Toronto. White's three-run bomb in the fifth put the Jays ahead to stay. Roberto Alomar added what turned out to be a needed insurance run with a ninth-inning dinger. The Sox scored twice in the ninth on a Julio Franco base hit and had the tying run at third, but Tony Castillo struck out Robin Ventura to end the game. Darrin Jackson homered for the Sox and drove in a pair.

Thanks to the Indians' loss, the Pale Hose are still five and a half games back in the Central.

Big Hurt watch: one for three, no home runs. He still has fifty.

W- Stewart (9-10)
S- Castillo (2)
L- Sanderson (8-5)

HR- TOR: White 2 (15), Alomar (9)
CWS: Jackson (12)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 82-51
Orioles: 78-56- 4.5 GB
Tigers: 65-66- 16 GB
Blue Jays: 65-69- 17.5 GB
Red Sox: 56-79- 27 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 85-52
White Sox; 78-56- 5.5 GB
Royals: 71-63- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 65-72- 20 GB
Twins: 54-80- 29.5 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 62-71- .5 GB
Athletics: 59-77- 2.5 GB
Angels: 56-78- 4.5 GB

Note: The Athletics' games behind are now correct. The Rangers' games behind remain approximate.

In the Wild Card:

(tie) White Sox: 78-56
(tie) Orioles: 78-56
Royals: 71-63- 7 GB

Next: To be determined.

Thoughts?
 
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The A's. who played at Candlestick from September 12-14, will be my "idle" team for the next three says. This post will cover the games from Tuesday, September 13. We begin with my report of the Central and West:

Angels 4, Tigers 3

Chilli Davis' eighth-inning homer, his second of the game, powered a three-run California uprising, and Mark Leiter got the final out with the tying run on base as the Angels escaped against the gritty Tigers. Davis' earlier home run leading off the bottom of the sixth against Storm Davis (no relation that I know of) had tied the game at one. Jorge Fabregas and Gary Disarcina had the other RBIs for the Halos. Junior Felix's two-run ninth-inning home run brought the Tigers back to within one, but that's as far as they got. Rookie Ken Patterson recorded all but the last out to notch the win.

W- Patterson (1-0)
S- Leiter (3)
L- Boever (10-4)

HR- DET: Felix (18)
CAL: Davis 2 (31)

Rangers 11, Royals 10

The Rangers bolted to an 8-0 lead after two, but still had to come back to win with three in the bottom of the seventh. Manny Lee's two-run double is the game-wining blow. Pudge Rodriguez got the Rangers out of the gate in fine style with a first-inning grand slam off of David Cone that stakes them to a 5-0 lead, and it was 8-0 before Royals skipper Hal McRae had seen enough of Cone and went to his pen. Rodriguez had a total of five RBIs on the night.

Greg Gagne and Mike Macfarlane led the KC comeback with home runs, and each drove in three on the evening. In fact, it was Macfarlane's three-run homer that gave the Royals the lead for the first time in the seventh. Wally Joyner drove in a pair as well. But Jay Howell and Tom Henke shut the door on the Royals.

W- Howell (7-1)
S- Henke (21)
L- Belinda (2-4)

HR- KC: Gagne (15), Macfarlane (21)
TEX: Rodriguez (20)

Indians 7, Brewers 5 (10 innings)

The Tribe took another step toward clinching the Central Division when Sandy Alomar Jr. went deep in the top of the tenth off of Brewers reliever Doug Henry. Alomar had a big night overall; four for five, the game-winning two-run blast, and three total RBIs. Kenny Lofton also shone offensively, going four for six with two runs batted in, and Jim Thome scored four times. For the Brew Crew, catcher Brian Harper went three for five, and first baseman John Jaha knocked in a pair of runs. Oh, and Albert Belle stroked Number 49.

W- Plunk (11-5)
L- Henry (2-4)

HR- CLE: Belle (49), Alomar Jr. (20)

White Sox 10, Twins 5

The Sox managed to keep pace in both the Central Division and Wild Card races by hammering the Twins at the Metrodome. Robin Ventura belted two home runs and knocked in four runs, but the big home run of the night is Number 51 for Frank Thomas, which comes in the Chicago sixth off of Twins reliever Mike Trombley. He scored a total of three runs and knocked in two on the night. Meanwhile, Shane Mack went deep twice for the home team, and Kirby Puckett went three for five and drove in a pair.

The Sox remain within five and a half games of the Indians in the Central, but they need a Baltimore loss to remain on top in the wild card race.

W- Alvarez (14-8)
L- Pulido (4-9)

HR- CWS: Thomas (51), Ventura 2 (22)
MIN: Mack 2 (22)

Now for Desmond's Eastern report:

NY Yankees 5, Toronto 0
W - Melido Perez (12-4)
L - Pat Hentgen (14-12)
HR- NYY: Bernie Williams (14)

Perez (seven innings), Xavier Hernandez (one inning) and Steve Howe (one inning) combined for a shutout. The Jays had seven hits but were just one for ten with runners in scoring position.

The Yanks lead over the Orioles in the East sits at five games, pending the Orioles-Red Sox result.

Baltimore 9, Boston 5
W - Mark Eichhorn (9-5)
L - Danny Darwin (7-7)
HR- BAL: Cal Ripken Jr.(18), Jeffrey Hammonds (13), Chris Hoiles (25)
BOS: Mo Vaughn (30) , Tom Brunansky (14)

A baseball rarity occurred in this one, as each team had a set of back-to-back homers. Ripken and Hoiles did the honors for the O's.

The Birds remain four and a half games behind the Yankees in the East, and they're still tied with the White Sox in the wild card race.

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 83-51
Orioles: 79-56- 4.5 GB
Tigers: 65-67- 17 GB
Blue Jays: 65-70- 18.5 GB
Red Sox: 56-80- 28 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 86-52
White Sox: 79-56- 5.5 GB
Royals: 71-64- 13.5 GB
Brewers: 65-73- 21 GB
Twins: 54-81- 30.5 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 63-71- 1 GB
Athletics: 59-77- 2.5 GB
Angels: 57-78- 4 GB

In the Wild Card:

(tie) White Sox: 79-56
(tie) Orioles: 79-56
Royals: 71-64- 8 GB

Next: We look at September 14. Assuming that I keep updating daily, I'll do September 12 (which only has three games) on Sunday.

Thoughts?
 
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Now for our look at September 14. We begin with Desmomd's report:

Red Sox 6, Orioles 3

Homers by Andre Dawson and Mo Vaughn led the Boston offense. The O's are five games behind the Yankees in the East as of this moment.

W- Clemens (10-8)
L- Mussina (19-7)

HR- BOS: M. Vaughn (31), Dawson (25)

Blue Jays 8, Yankees 1

Juan Guzman tossed a five-hitter at the Eastern leaders while Joe Carter hit two more home runs for the World Champions. The Yanks' lead over the Orioles thus remains at four and a half games.

W. Guzman (13-14)
L- Key (18-6)

HR- TOR: Carter 2 (34), Olerud ((13)
NYY: O'Neill (27)

Now for Joe Ray's report:

Royals 9, Rangers 6

The visitors chased Texas starter Roger Pavlik after just two and a third innings, in which he gave up four hits. The Rangers had a chance to make a huge comeback, but left the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh. Gary Gaetti's solo homer in the top of the eighth gave the Royals much-needed insurance.

W- DeJesus (4-1)
S- Montgomery (32)
L- Pavlik (2-7)

HR- KC: Gaetti (17), Hamelin (26)
TEX: Strange (6)

Angels 6, Tigers 2 (ESPN: Gary Thorne, Fred Lynn)

Chili Davis spearheaded the Halos' offense by knocking in five of their six runs before a crowd of over 29,000 at the Big A. He belted a grand slam in the third and knocked in the fifth run with an RBI single in the sixth. Angels starter Phil Leftwich allowed just one run on two hits through six innings, while Tigers starter Greg Gohr was pulled after two and a third innings despite not giving up a hit after walking three batters in the inning and five for the game.

W- Leftwich (9-11)
L- Gohr (2-4)

HR- CAL: Davis (32)

Finally, my report:

Brewers 9, Indians 2 (ESPN: Chris Berman, Joe Morgan)

The Tribe pulled a rare stinker in this one and was blown away by the Brew Crew. Greg Vaughn homered, and Jose Valentin and Billy Spiers drove in a pair of runs each. Brian Harper provided two hits and three runs scored, while on the mound Cal Eldred threw a complete game. The only Indians to show up were Kenny Lofton, who went four for four and scored both Cleveland runs, and Carlos Baerga, who went two for four and had both RBIs. Albert Belle went 0 for 2 and was walked twice.

The Indians' lead over the White Sox in the Central is down to five games, pending tonight's White Sox-Twins result at the Metrodome.

W- Eldred (13-12)
L- Grimsley (6-3)

HR- MIL: G. Vaughn (28)

White Sox 11, Twins 4

The Sox pounded the Twnkies before a rare weeknight sellout at the Metrodome. The reason for the sellout: The Big Hurt, Frank Thomas, who lived up to his name, crushing two home runs to give him fifty-three for the year. The second of these landed in the left field upper deck, and Thomas had to take two curtain calls for the appreciative Minneapolis crowd. Robin Ventura also homered, to much less fanfare. Ozzie Guillen also contributed mightily to the offense for the Sox, going two for four with three RBIs. On the mound, Jack McDowell pitched seven and two-thirds strong innings for the win. Shane Mack homered for Minnesota and drove in three of their four runs.

The Pale Hose now lead the Orioles by a game in the wild card race, and they're back to within four and a half games of the Indians in the Central.

W- McDowell (11-10)
L- Deshaies (6-15)

HR- CWS: Thomas 2 (53), Ventura (23)
MIN: Mack (23)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 83-52
Orioles: 79-57- 4.5 GB
Tigers: 65-68- 17 GB
Blue Jays: 66-70- 17.5 GB
Red Sox: 57-80- 27 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 86-53
White Sox: 80-56- 4.5 GB
Royals: 72-64- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 66-73- 20 GB
Twins: 54-82- 30.5 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 63-72- 1.5 GB
Athletics: 59-77- 2.5 GB
Angels: 58-78- 3.5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 80-56
Orioles: 79-57- 1 GB

Next: We look at September 12.

Thoughts?
 
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Now let's look at September 12. Each of us had one game, so let's start with Desmond:

Red Sox 5, Orioles 3

Mike Greenwell's grand slam in the bottom of the seventh off of Mark Eichhorn was the game-winning blow. The O's now trail the Yankees by five full games in the East and the White Sox by a game and a half in the wild card race.

W- Ryan (4-4)
L- Eichhorn (9-6)

HR- BOS: M. Vaughn (32), Greenwell (12)

Now let's go to Joe Ray:

Royals 13, Rangers 4

The Royals used four home runs to clobber the Rangers in Arlington. After they'd scored a run in the first, Greg Gagne and Terry Shumpert went deep in the second. Mike Macfarlane homered in the third, and Gagne went deep once more in the fifth to give the visitors an 8-1 lead.. Rangers starter John Dettmer lasted only three innings, while Royals starter Kevin Appier went seven and two-thirds innings and allowed seven hits.

W- Appier (11-7)
L- Dettmer (0-7)

HR- KC: Macfarlane (22), Gagne 2 (17), Shumpert (11)

Finally, here's my report:

White Sox 21, Twins 7

The Pale Hose erupted for twenty-one runs on twenty-one hits and now lead the wild card race by two games over the Orioles. Warren Newson got the start in right field and led the way offensively for Chicago, going four for six, driving in four runs, and scoring three times. Joey Cora matched him with four hits and four RBIs, and Frank Thomas had four hits and drove in three runs. Unfortunately, none of the hits is a home run, so he's still got fifty-three. Every member of the starting lineup had an RBI, everyone scored a run, and everyone had a hit except left fielder Tim Raines. Kirby Puckett went four for five for the Twins with a home run and three RBIs, and Kent Hrbek also went deep for Minnesota.

The Sox also made up a bit of ground in the Central, as they now trail the Indians by only four games.

W- Sanderson (9-5)
L- Schullstrom (0-1)

HR- MIN: Puckett (23), Hrbek (12)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 83-52
Orioles: 79-58- 5 GB
Tigers: 65-68- 17 GB
Blue Jays: 66-70- 17.5 GB
Red Sox: 58-80- 26.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 86-53
White Sox: 81-56- 4 GB
Royals: 73-64- 12 GB
Brewers: 66-73- 20 GB
Twins: 54-83- 31 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 63-73- 2 GB
Athletics: 59-77- 2.5 GB
Angels: 58-78- 3.5 GB

Note: The West is now fixed except for the Mariners. I'm 99.99% positive that the Rangers should be in first place, but I'm going to leave the standings the way they are until they either reach sixty-four wins or seventy-seven losses so I know exactly how much they lead by.

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 81-56
Orioles: 79-58- 2 GB

Next: I'm not sure whether the Indians or the Brewers will be my next "idle" team. Stay tuned!
 
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I've decided to "bench" the Indians for the next three days, which means that we'll be looking at September 9-11. This post will detail the games of Friday, September 9. I didn't sim any games, since there were none played at Central Division parks. So we'll start with Desmond's Eastern report:

NY Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 0 (ABC - Al Michaels, Tim McCarver, Jim Palmer, Lesley Visser)
W - Scott Kamieniecki (9-8)
L - Jack McDowell (11-11)
HR- NYY: Bernie Williams (15), Pat Kelly (5)

Kamieniecki, Sterling Hitchcock, and Steve Howe combined on a seven-hit shutout. Frank Thomas went one for four; the hit was a single.

The Yankees now lead the Orioles by five and a half games in the East. Meanwhile, the Pale Hose are four and a half behind the Indians in the Central, and their lead over the Orioles in the wild card race is down to a game and a half.

Orioles 12, Tigers 7 (ABC: Jon Miller, Joe Morgan, Peter Gammons)

The Orioles led 12-0 before the Tigers rallied late to make things interesting. Brady Anderson's three home runs paced the Baltimore offense, while Ben McDonald became the AL's first twenty-game winner this season.

The O's have now closed to within a game of the White Sox in the wild card race, and they're still within five games of the Yanks in the East.

W- McDonald (20-7)
L- Moore (12-12)

HR- BAL: Anderson 3 (16), Hammonds (14)
DET: Fielder (34), Tettleton (24)

Kansas City 5, Boston 4 (ABC - Chris Berman, Tommy Hutton)
W - Rusty Meacham (4-3)
L - Greg Harris (3-5)
S - Jeff Montgomery (33)
HR - BOS: Mo Vaughn (33) , Scott Fletcher (4)
KC: Brian McRae (7)

McRae's go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth was followed by Montgomery's striking out of the side.

Now to Joe Ray's Western report:

Angels 4, Twins 2 (ABC: Bob Carpenter, Reggie Jackson)

Bo Jackson's fifth-inning grand slam erased a 1-0 Minnesota lead. The Twins scored their other run on Alex Cole's eighth-inning double, but left two on in the top of the ninth. Attendance at the Big A: almost twenty-nine thousand.

W- Finley (12-10)
S- M. Leiter (4)
L- Deshaies (6-16)

HR- CAL: B. Jackson (20)

Brewers 13, Rangers 5 (ABC: Gary Thorne, Dave Campbell)

The Brewers started things off right with a four-run first, led by Dave Nilsson's line-drive homer. Rangers starter Kevin Brown departed after getting just one out. The Rangers answered with a pair in the bottom of the first on Pudge Rodriguez's two-run double, but Jody Reed countered that with a two-run dinger in the top of the second. which was answered in the bottom of the second by Juan Gonzalez's leadoff homer. Each team scored twice in the fourth; Nilsson stroked a two-run single for the Brewers, while Manny Lee doubled in a run and Pudge smacked a homer for the Lawmen. The Brewers added one more in the sixth and four more in the ninth, and they capped their evening off with Turner Ward's three-run homer.

W- Scanlan (6-8)
L- Brown (9-10)

HR- MIL: Ward (13), Nilsson (15), Reed (3)
TEX: Rodriguez (21), Gonzalez (24)

Blue Jays 8, Athletics 3 (ABC: Bob Ley, Buck Martinez)

The A's staked themselves to an early 3-0 lead thanks to Mike Bordick's homer to center, but Joe Carter's fifth-inning blast to right tied the game at three. The Jays then blew things wide open with a five-run sixth. Roberto Alomar and Devon White each stroked two-run doubles, and Mike Huff added a run-scoring single. John Briscoe, who was tagged with the loss, didn't get an out in his appearance, allowing four runs and four hits in just fourteen pitches. The A's tried to stage a comeback in the bottom of the ninth, but left two men on.

The Jays' win coupled with the Tigers' loss earlier tonight moves the World Champions into third place in the East. Meanwhile, the A's find themselves tied for third in the West with the surging Angels.

W- Stottlemyre (11-7)
L- Briscoe (4-5)

HR- TOR: Carter (35)
OAK: Bordick (3)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 84-52
Orioles: 80-58- 5 GB
Blue Jays: 67-70- 17.5 GB
Tigers: 65-69- 18 GB
Red Sox: 58-81- 27.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 86-53
White Sox: 81-57- 4.5 GB
Royals: 74-64- 11.5 GB
Brewers: 67-73- 19.5 GB
Twins: 54-84- 31.5 GB

In the West:

Rangers: 63-74
Mariners: 64-77- 1 GB
(tie) Athletics: 59-78- 4 GB
(tie) Angels: 59-78- 4 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 81-57
Orioles: 80-58- 1 GB

Note: Since I'm almost positive that the Rangers belong in first place, I decided to put them there. Games behind are still approximate, though.

Next: We examine September 10.

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Now let's look at the action for Saturday, September 10. We begin with Desmond's report:

Red Sox 7, Royals 3

Two Mo Vaughn home runs paved the way to victory for spot starter Ken Ryan.

W- Ryan (5-4)
L- Gubicza ((8-12)

HR- KC: McRae (8), Gaetti (18)
BOS: M. Vaughn 2 (35)

Tigers 3, Orioles 1

Tigers starter John Doherty went all the way before the home folks at Tiger Stadium. The O's now trial the Yankees by five and a half games in the East and the White Sox by a game and a half in the wild card race..

W- Doherty (7-8)
L- Mussina (19-8)

Yankees 4, White Sox 2

The victory by the Yanks means that they lead the O's by a nearly-insurmountable six games in the East, while the Chisox' loss means that their lead over those same O's in the wild card race remains a game. Frank Thomas hit an upper-deck shot, but it turned out to be foul by less than a foot.

The White Sox also trail the Indians by five games in the Central.

W- Key (19-6)
L- Bere (13-6)

HR- NYY: Williams (16)

Angels 14, Twins 7

The Angels scored four in the first, three in the second, and three in the third on their way to doubling up the Twins before a crowd of almost 35,000 at Anaheim Stadium. J.T. Snow had four RBIs, and Chili Davis belted a long three-run homer in the second. The Twins could only get within 10-7 after scoring four times in the sixth.

This most likely happened officially a few days ago, but the Twins are eliminated from postseason contention.

W- Langston (10-8)
S- M. Leiter (5)
L- Mahomes 10-8)

HR- MIN: Munoz (14)
CAL: Davis (33), Snow (10)

Blue Jays 7, A's 6 (11 innings)

The A's blew chances to win the game in the eighth, ninth, and tenth before Roberto Alomar's eleventh-inning homer won it for the Jays; they left at least two men on in each inning. Todd Stottlemyre, normally a starter, pitched the last two innings to get the win, while Canadian-born Vince Horsman took the loss. The A's used seven pitchers in the game.

The A's have now officially fallen into last place in the West.

W- Stottlemyre (12-7)
L- Horsman (0-2)

HR- TOR: Carter (36), R. Alomar (10)

Brewers 6, Rangers 4

An error gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Will Clark's two-run inside-the-park homer in the bottom of the first gave the home squad the lead. The Brewers left the bases loaded in the second, but Jody Reed smacked a two-run double in the fourth to give the visitors the lead, and they added two in the fifth on Brian Harper's single and John Jaha's double. Jose Canseco belted a two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh to cut the Milwaukee lead to 5-4, but Harper doubled in the top of the ninth to plate an insurance run for the Brewers. Mike Fetters shut down the Lawmen on just nine pitches in the bottom of the ninth.

W- Wegman (9-7)
S- Fetters (23)
L- Whiteside (5-3)

HR- TEX: Clark (20)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 85-52
Orioles: 80-59- 6 GB
Blue Jays: 68-70- 17.5 GB
Tigers: 66-69- 18 GB
Red Sox: 59-81- 27.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 86-53
White Sox: 81-58- 5 GB
Royals: 74-65- 12 GB
Brewers: 68-73- 19 GB
Twins: 54-85- 32 GB

In the West:

Rangers: 63-75
Mariners: 64-77- .5 GB
Angels: 60-78- 3 GB
Athletics: 59-79- 4 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 80-58
Orioles: 81-59- 1 GB

Next: Our look at September 11.

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Now for our look at Sunday, September 11. We begin with Desmond's Eastern report:

Kansas City 6, Boston 4
W - Stan Belinda (3-4)
L - Scott Bankhead (4-3)
S - Jeff Montgomery (34)
HR - KC: Brian McRae (9), Wally Joyner (11)

The Royals came into Boston and took two out of three.

White Sox 4, Yankees 3
W - Jose DeLeon (4-3)
L - Xavier Hernandez (5-5)
S - Roberto Hernandez (16)
HR- CWS: Robin Ventura (24)
NYY: Don Mattingly (8), Jim Leyritz (18), Danny Tartabull (23)

The White Sox avoided the sweep thanks to an eighth-inning home run from Robin Ventura. The victory moves the White Sox to within four and a half games of the Indians in the Central.

Orioles 12, Tigers 1

Mike Deveraux became the second Oriole in this timeline to hit three homers in a game. Tigers starter David Wells lasted only three-plus innings and gave up eight runs. The O's remain a game behind the White Sox in the wild card race, and they're within five games of the Yankees in the East.

W- S. Fernandez (8-8)
L- Wells (7-9)

HR- BAL: Anderson (17), Deveraux 3 (14)

Now for Joe Ray's Western report:

Athletics 8, Blue Jays 7

Geronimo Berroa's ninth-inning double drove in the winning run for the A's. The Jays had tied this roller-coaster game in the top of the ninth on Pat Borders' RBI single that drove in John Olerud and Dick Schofield's base hit, which drove in Devon White. Dennis Eckersley gave up both runs. Fellow reliever Mark Acre got out a bases-loaded one-out jam in the top of the ninth to close things out. Berroa also homered in the fifth.

Despite the fact that the A's are still in the thick of the race in the West, only 18,202 fans showed up for this one.

W- Acre (6-1)
L- Castillo (5-4)

HR- OAK: Berroa (15)

Rangers 13, Brewers 7

Junior Ortiz's triple paced a three-run first for the Rangers, but the Brewers got a run in the second and another in the third on a pair of wild pitches by Texas starter Rick Helling. The Rangers added a pair of runs in the third, but the Brew Crew scored five times in the fifth, thanks mostly by a pair of two-run doubles from Matt Mieske and John Jaha. Rusty Greer's bases-clearing double keyed a four-run bottom of the fifth for the Rangers, and Greer and Dean Palmer put the game out of reach with seventh-inning homers.

The Rangers now lead the Mariners by a full game in the West.

W- Hurst (4-1)
L- Mercedes (3-1)

HR- TEX: Greer (13), Palmer (20)

Angels 23, Twins 5

The Halos scored five runs in the first and knocked Twins starter Scott Erickson out of the game after just fourteen pitches. Four of the runs came on a pair of two run homers; Chili Davis hit one, Bo Jackson the other. The home squad added five more in the second against reliever Keith Garagozzo, with the key blow being J.T. Snow's three-run shot to left. Two doubles and a sacrifice fly plated four more runs for California in the fifth, and two more home runs padded the lead in the sixth, with Chad Curtis belting a two-run homer and Spike Owen adding a solo shot. Davis' two-run double fueled a five-run seventh, and the Angels added a final insurance run in the eighth.

The big inning for the Twins was the third, as Shane Mack smacked a three-run homer and Pedro Munoz added a solo dinger. They scored their fifth and final run in the top of the ninth, but left the bases loaded.

Thanks to this win, the Angels remain just three games behind the West-leading Rangers.

W- Dopson (4-5)
L- Erickson (9-14)

HR- MIN: Munoz (15), Mack (24)
CAL: Davis (34), Snow (11), B, Jackson (21), Owen (5), Curtis (13)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 85-53
Orioles: 81-59- 5 GB
Blue Jays: 68-71- 17.5 GB
Tigers: 66-70- 18 GB
Red Sox: 59-82- 27.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 86-53
White Sox: 82-58- 4.5 GB
Royals: 75-65- 11.5 GB
Brewers: 68-74- 19.5 GB
Twins: 54-86- 32.5 GB

In the West:

Rangers: 64-75
Mariners: 64-77- 1 GB
Angels: 61-78- 3 GB
Athletics: 60-79- 4 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 82-58
Orioles: 81-59- 1 GB

Note: Games behind in the West are now official.

Next: The Brewers are our final "idle" team, as we look at September 6-8. The next post will cover September 6.

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Now here's the action for Tuesday, September 6. We begin with Desmond's Eastern report.

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

Don Mattingly went five for five to lead the Yanks to victory, with one of the hits being a home run. In other news, Yankees starter Jimmy Key became the American League's second twenty-game winner.

The Yanks now lead the Orioles by five and a half games in the East.

W- Key (20-6)
L- Wells (7-10)

HR- NYY: Mattiingly (9)

Rangers 4, Orioles 1

Hector Fajardo went all the way for the visitors despite walking seven and striking out only four. The O's didn't help themselves any by going hitless in ten at-bats with runners in scoring position.

The Rangers now lead the Mariners by a game and a half in the West, while the O's have fallen six games behind the Yankees in the East.

W- Fajardo (7-8)
L- S. Fernandez (8-9)

HR- TEX: Clark (21)

Red Sox 11, White Sox 6

The Bosox sent twelve men to the plate in a seven-run sixth that saw the White Sox use three pitchers. The only positive for the visitors was that Frank Thomas hit his fifty-fourth home run of the year.

The Chisox still lead the Orioles by a game in the wild card race.

W- Darwin (8-7)
L- Bere (13-7)

HR- CWS: Thomas (54), Ventura (24)
BOS: Greenwell (13), Brunansky (15)

Now for Joe Ray's Western report:

Twins 5, A's 0

The home squad was shut out on five hits, as starter Carlos Pulido went eight strong innings for the lowly Twins. Four of Minnesota's five runs came in the third, as Shane Mack, Kirby Puckett, and Pedro Munoz all doubled in runs. The other two runs on the day came as a result of RBI singles.

The last-place A's are now five games behind the Rangers in the West.

W- Pulido (5-9)
L- Karsay (1-3)

Angels 3, Blue Jays 2

Chris Turner's eighth-inning single scored Bo Jackson with the winning run for the Halos, while Spike Owen's three hits paced the offense. Roberto Alomar had tied the game with a two-run homer to center in the top of the eighth. Closer Mark Leiter struck out two in the top of the ninth to nail down young pitcher Julio Valera's first major league win.

The Angels are still three games behind the Rangers for first place in the West and a game and a half behind the Mariners for second place.

W- Valera (1-0)
S- M. Leiter (6)
L- Hentgen (14-13)

HR- TOR: R. Alomar (11)

Now for my report:

Indians 8, Royals 2

The Tribe dusted the Royals before a crowd of over 40,000 at Kauffman Stadium. Sandy Alomar's bases-loaded triple in the top of the first basically ended the game before it started, and Paul Sorrento also knocked in a pair of runs. Kenny Lofton did his usual superb job at the top of the lineup, going three for four with a run scored and a run batted in, while Manny Ramirez spanked a pair of hits and scored twice. About the only thing the Royals' pitchers did right was hold Albert Belle hitless in three at-bats plus a walk. Wally Joyner knocked in both Kansas City runs.

The Tribe has now opened up a five and a half game lead over the White Sox in the Central.

W- Plunk (12-5)
L- Cone (18-8)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 86-53
Orioles: 81-60- 6 GB
Blue Jays: 68-72- 18.5 GB
Tigers: 66-71- 19 GB
Red Sox: 60-82- 27.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 87-53
White Sox: 82-59- 5.5 GB
Royals: 75-66- 12.5 GB
Brewers: 68-74- 20 GB
Twins: 55-86- 32.5 GB

In the West:

Rangers: 65-75
Mariners: 64-77- 1.5 GB
Angels: 62-78- 3 GB
Athletics: 60-80- 5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 82-59
Orioles: 81-60- 1 GB

Next: We look at September 7.

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Since there are only two games on September 8, I might as well get them out of the way next. We'll go back and do September 7 next time.

First, a game in the West from Joe Ray:

Angels 5, Blue Jays 4

Joe Carter and Chili Davis each whacked three-run homers in a wild first inning. The Halos took a 4-3 lead in the fourth on a Spike Owen single, but Paul Molitor tied it for Toronto with an RBI single of his own. The game stayed tied until the bottom of the ninth, when Chad Curtis homered off of Jays reliever Tony Castillo to win it for California.

The Angels now trail the idle Rangers by just two and a half games in the West.

W- M. Leiter (7-11)
L- Castillo (5-5)

HR- TOR: Carter (37)
CAL: Davis (35), Curtis (14)

Now a game in the East from Desmond:

Yankees 4, Tigers 0

Jim Abbott pitched eight shutout innings for the Yanks, giving up three hits and walking three while striking out eight.

The Pinstripes now enjoy a six and a half game lead over the Orioles in the East.

W- Abbott (12-9)
L- Moore (12-13)

HR- NYY: Williams (17)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings in the two affected divisions. First, the East:

Yankees: 87-53
Orioles: 81-60- 6.5 GB
Blue Jays: 68-73- 19.5 GB
Tigers: 67-73- 20 GB
Red Sox: 60-82- 28 GB

And now the West:

Rangers: 65-75
Mariners: 64-77- 1.5 GB
Angels: 63-78- 2.5 GB
Athletics: 60-80- 5 GB

I forgot to mention this earlier, but the Red Sox are eliminated from all postseason contention. Also, the A's will be eliminated from the wild card race with their next loss or the White Sox' next win.

Next: We look at September 7.

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Now here's the action for Wednesday, September 7. We begin with Joe Ray's Western report:

Angels 5, Blue Jays 3

Chili Davis' bases clearing double in the third gave the Halos a lead that they never lost. Chad Curtis and Spike Owen added RBI singles in singles in the fifth. The Jays countered with two in the eighth, but Mark Leiter came out of the California pen to retire Devon White and end the inning. Leiter gave up a homer to Pat Borders in the top of the ninth, but hung on to save the game for starter Brian Anderson, who gave up just three hits in five innings of work.

At the moment, the Angels are just a half-game behind the second-place Mariners in the West, and they trail the division-leading Rangers by just two games.

W- Anderson (8-7)
S- M. Leiter ((7)
L- Guzman (13-15)

HR- TOR: Borders (5)

Athletics 2, Twins 0

Troy Neel singled home both Oakland runs, and Ron Darling threw a three-hit shutout at the worst team in the American League. Time of the game before less that fifteen thousand at The Mausoleum: two hours and sixteen minutes.

The A's are now just four and a half games behind the Rangers in the West.

W- Darling (12-14)
L- Tapani (11-11)

Now for Desmond's Eastern report:

Yankees 11, Tigers 2

The Tigers scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to avoid the shutout, but not the humiliation. The Yanks now lead the second-place Orioles by seven games in the East, pending tonight's result from Camden Yards.

W- Kamieniecki (10-8)
L- Belcher (9-16)

HR- NYY: Tartabull (24), Williams 2 (19), Kelly (6)

Rangers 6, Orioles 4

Rusty Greer's homer was the key blow as the Rangers topped the O's at Camden Yards. The Rangers now lead the second-place Mariners by two games in the West, while the rapidly fading Orioles now trail the Yanks by a season-high seven and a half games in the East. They need the Red Sox to beat the White Sox at Fenway Park to stay a game back in the wild card race.

W- Carpenter (4-5)
L- Moyer (5-11)

HR- TEX: Greer (14)
BAL: Palmeiro (27)

Red Sox 5, White Sox 0

History was made tonight at Fenway Park, as Roger Clemens threw the first no-hitter of his career, walking two and striking out thirteen. He allowed just three Chicago baserunners, the other coming when Ron Karkpvice reached on an error. Mo Vaughn and Tom Brunansky went back-to-back in the third to provide The Rocket with offensive support.

The Chisox' lead over the Orioles in the wild card race remains a game, and they now trial the Indians by six games in the Central, with the Indians-Royals result still pending.

W- Clemens (11-9)
L- Alvarez (14-9)

HR- BOS: Brunansky (16), M. Vaughn (36)

Now for my Central report:

Indians 12, Royals 0

The Tribe humiliated the Royals in front of over 40,000 at Kauffman Stadium, and the Kansas City playoff hopes are now hanging by a very short thread. Dennis Martinez went all the way, pitching a four-hit shutout. Everyone but Jim Thome and Omar Vizquel in the starting lineup had two hits, and four different Indians drove in two runs apiece. The highlight, though, came in the top of the eighth, when Albert Belle launched a missile that just cleared the left field wall for a two-run homer, Number 50. He now trails AL leader Frank Thomas by four, and he's fifteen behind clubhouse leader and all-time record holder Matt Williams.

As for the Tribe, they now lead the White Sox by six and a half games in the Central. Much like the East-leading Yankees, it would take an unheard-of collapse for them to be caught for the division title. Meanwhile, the Royals trail the Pale Hose by seven games in the wild card race.

W- Martinez (17-7)
L- Gubicza (8-13)

HR- CLE: Belle (50)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 88-53
Orioles: 81-61- 7.5 GB
Blue Jays: 68-74- 20.5 GB
Tigers: 67-74- 21 GB
Red Sox: 61-82- 28 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 88-53
White Sox: 82-60- 6.5 GB
Royals: 75-67- 13.5 GB
Brewers: 68-74- 20.5 GB
Twins: 55-87- 33.5 GB

In the West:

Rangers: 66-75
Mariners: 64-77- 2 GB
Angels: 64-78- 2.5 GB
Athletics: 61-80- 5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 82-60
Orioles: 81-61- 1 GB

All three divisions are officially fixed, and the Mariners are now officially back "in play",

Next: We go back in time to pick up August 19-21. The next post will cover the games of August 19.

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A change of plans: As I look through my '94 results, I found only two games for August 29, so we'll cover those next. First, a game from Joe Ray in the West:

Red Sox 9, Rangers 4

Will Clark's homer staked the home squad to an early 3-0 lead, but the Sox came back with a two-run John Valentin homer to left in the third. Billy Hatcher's two-run double in the sixth gave the Sox the lead, and they extended that lead to 6-3 by the end of the inning. David Hulse's base hit in the seventh drove in Dean Palmer to cut the Boston lead to 6-4, but Mike Greenwell's two-run double (Note: Joe Ray doesn't say in which inning he hit it), provided insurance for the visitors.

The Rangers' lead in the West is back down to a game and a half.

W- Darwin (9-7)
L- Oliver (4-2)

HR- BOS: Valentin (14)
TEX: Clark (22)

Now a game from Desmond in the East:

Yankees 5, Tigers 3 (11 innings)
W - Xavier Hernandez (6-5)
L - Joe Boever (10-5)
HR - NYY: Don Mattingly (10)

Mattingly's quest to fulfill his playoff destiny continued with his own contribution - a game-winning home run with two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the eleventh to win the game in front of a noisy crowd at Yankee Stadium

The Yankees now lead the idle Orioles by eight games in the East.

Now to update the standings in the two affected divisions. First, the East:

Yankees: 89-53
Orioles: 81-61- 8 GB
Blue Jays: 68-74- 21 GB
Tigers: 67-75- 22 GB
Red Sox: 62-82- 28 GB

Now the West:

Rangers: 66-76
Mariners: 64-77- 1.5 GB
Angels: 64-78- 2 GB
Athletics: 61-80- 4.5 GB

Next: We look at August 30.

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