Pittsburgh-New York Giants: The Pirates put some room between themselves and their pursuers by taking two from the Giants. Ginger Beaumont was 5-9 with 4 RBI in the two games, and is second in the league in batting at .342. They head home to Exposition Park to host Philadelphia. The Giants remain at the Polo Grounds for a visit by Montreal.
Boston-New York Mets: Things did not go well for the reigning champs. A big third inning highlighted by a 3-run home run by Keith Hernandez led to an early exit for Boston ace Nichols in game 1, and El Sid struck out 11 in 6 1/3 before giving way to Sisk and McDowell. George Foster and Wally Backman each had 3 hits, including a homer by Foster. In the second game, it was Kevin Mitchell who single-handedly doomed the Beaneaters, driving in all 6 runs on a double, triple, and homer. Backman added two more hits. The Beaneaters cling to their hopes for unseating Pittsburgh, returning home to meet Atlanta. The Mets travel to Brooklyn.
Atlanta-Montreal: A Tuesday rainout led to a Wednesday doubleheader, swept by the Expos. Two home runs by Andres Gallaraga were for naught, though he now sits in third place in the league in that category. Jeff Fassero pitched masterfully for the 'spos in the nightcap, combining with John Wetteland for a three-hit shutout. Maddux was the hard luck loser in the 1-0 final, lowering his ERA to 1.93 and only giving up an unearned run (thanks to Chipper Jones)... Atlanta is now 4.5 back, with 11 to play.
Brooklyn-Philadelphia: The Dodgers and Phillies split their two games. hit two home runs in the first game, helping Curt Schilling get a complete game victory (he's now 9-11) and dropping Brooklyn under .500. They came back in game 2, but still find themselves mired in 4th place. Dolph Camilli leads the NL in batting average, slugging and on-base percentage, making him the odds-on favorite for the MVP, despite Brooklyn's standing.
Chicago-Houston: The Cubs took two from the last-place Astros, Ed Reulbach going the distance in an 11-inning game to win game 1, Pfiester striking out 14 to win game 2. Unsurprisingly, there wasn't much to cheer for as a Houston fan, though Craig Biggio did hit a 3-run home run and David Bell did have a 4-4 day...
Milwaukee-San Diego: The Braves took two, despite playing very sloppily. Danny O'Connell made 2 errors and his teammates added 3 more before all was said and done. But it was Rickey Henderson's dropped fly ball that doomed the Padres in game 1, wasting a 3-5 day by Wally Joyner (including a home run). Bob Buhl shut the Pads down in game 2, with Del Rice's homer providing all the offense he'd need.
Los Angeles-San Francisco: The two ancient rivals split their two games, the Giants scoring 1 run in each, but winning 1-0 in game 1. John Burkett pitched masterfully, making Don Sutton the hard luck loser. Game 2 saw Steve Garvey's three run home run iced the game for the Dodgers after Bill Russell singled home Steve Yeager in the 7th.
St. Louis-Cincinnati: The Cards eked out a split, as their poor play carried on. The Reds took advantage of 6 walks in the first game and Ken Griffey banged out three hits in game 1, while it took brilliant pitching by Johnny Beazley and a homer by Stan Musial to sneak to a 2-1 victory in game 2. The Cardinals are hoping to return to .500 against the Milwaukee Braves, while the Reds hope to catch Los Angeles and move into third place as they host San Francisco.
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