Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Actual action from actual fake games

Yankees 5, Nationals 3: Lefty Gomez went the distance as the Yanks opened up a little breathing room over idle Baltimore. Joe DiMaggio got three hits to raise his average to .332, but errors by Peckinpaugh and Bluege did Washington in (and more than offset Bluege's 2nd home run of the year. Dutch Ruether took the hard luck loss, falling to 10-12 on the year. Gomez is 13-9.

Browns 3, Royals 1: Dixie Davis shut down Kansas City on 5 hits, including a home run by Darryl Motley. Danny Jackson pitched well, but not well enough. George Sisler was 1-2 for St. Louis, raising his average to .425.

Rangers 3, Twins 2: In another low-scoring affair, Gaylord Perry went the distance to run his record to 14-12. Willie Horton homered for Texas. Luis Tiant lost for Minnesota, and is now 3-8. Tony Oliva drove in both Minnesota runs.

Blue Jays 3, Angels 1: Yes, another pitchers duel. Jimmy Key continued to make his case for AL Cy Young, going 7 2/3 innings and combining with Tom Henke on a two-hitter, losing the shutout on a 7th inning home run by Doug DeCinces Key's ERA was lowered to 2.31 and record improved to 16-10. Henke's 33rd save tied him for first in the AL with Jose Mesa. Fred McGriff homered and scored twice for Toronto, Lloyd Moseby added two hits of his own.

Braves 3 Cardinals 0: St. Louis continues its recent slump, losing its third in a row and 9th out of 10. Kevin Millwood (10-11) went the distance for Atlanta, striking out 8. Andres Gallaraga provided all the offense Millwood needed with a first-inning three-run home run, his 33rd, tying him for third in the NL. Lanier (7-10) walked 5 in 6 innings, not helping his cause.

Mets 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 4: At last, not a pitchers duel! Powered by two-run home runs by Darryl Strawberry and Howard Johnson, the Mets handily defeated their cross-town rivals. Dwight Gooden (11-8) pitched well enough to get the win, with Doug Sisk picking up his second save. Home runs by Brooklyn's Lew Riggs and Pete Reiser were not enough to help Freddie Fitzsimmons (2-8), who was injured at the start of the 5th and looks to be out for the rest of the season. Ineffective relief by Mace Brown and Hugh Casey doomed the Dodgers.

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