Seattle: 7-1 (Last Eight Games), Oakland catches K.C!

(Game #11's)

K.C. Endure Royal Pains, as Oakland Rallies Back!

Justice delivers big HR off D.Q.

                            R   H   E
1980 Royals        4   10   2
2002 Athletics     7    9    1    F

Kansas City (5-6) / Oakland (4-7)

WP- Bradford (2-0)
LP- R.Martin (0-1)
SV- Koch (2)

The Royals had this game pretty much wrapped up entering the 8th, up to that point, the Royals had a 4-1 lead, while Oakland only had 5 hits. Rennie Martin had been lights out through 7 1/3 innings of relief with no runs allowed, but his luck ran out, loading the bases up against Miguel Tejada, who would hit a two-run single to trail only by one run, Eric Chavez followed with an RBI double off Dan Quisenberry (who has been off as of late). Dave Justice sealed the deal in the six-run 8th with a two-run HR off of D.Q.

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1934 Cardinals    1    6    0
1946 Red Sox      3   10   2    F

St. Louis (4-7) / Boston (4-7)

WP- M.Harris (2-0)
LP- Carleton (0-3)
SV- Klinger (2)

Bobby Doerr's two-run double in the third & Dom DiMaggio's three hits were enough to pull out the win.

                            R   H   E
1968 Tigers         1    3    0
2001 Mariners    2    6    0    F / 10 Inn

Detroit (4-7) / Seattle (8-3)

WP- Rhodes (2-0)
LP- Hiller (1-2)

Three home runs contributed to all the runs in this one, Bill Freehan hit his 5th during the first to take a 1-0 lead, as Seattle's Edgar Martinez tied it up in the bottom of the fourth with his 2nd. The game would go to extras, as John Hiller gives up a walk-off homer to Mike Cameron, as Safeco Field erupts.

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1993 Phillies       5    9    1
1971 Pirates       1    5    2     F

Philadelphia (4-7) / Pittsburgh (5-6)

WP- Greene (2-1)
LP- Bo.Johnson (0-3)

Milt Thompson got a rare start and it paid dividends for the Phils, as Thompson went 2-for-4 with a two-run HR & single. Lenny Dykstra added a two-run double, as Tommy Greene pitched six strong innings to stop the Bucs, 5-1.

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1969 Mets           0    2    1
1904 Giants         3    9    0     F

N.Y. Mets (4-7) / N.Y. Giants (9-2)

WP- D.Taylor (2-0) /CG (1) /SHO (1)
LP- Gentry (1-1)

Dan McGann fell a home run short of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a run & ribbie, as Dummy Taylor shuts down the Mets, who are on the verge of being swept. Art Devlin also had three hits, 2 RBI & steal.

                             R   H   E
1971 Athletics      2    9    1
1912 Red Sox       3    5    0    F

Oakland (2-9) / Boston (8-3)

WP- Bedient (3-0)
LP- C.Dobson (0-2)
SV- C.Hall (2)

The Red Sox' Harry Hooper's RBI double & Steve Yerkes sac fly that would eventually score in Hooper would be the shift the Sox needed in the sixth, as the Athletics once again find themselves on the losing end. Sal Bando had both of Oakland's two RBI's, as Tommy Davis went 4-for-4 for Oakland -- but will likely find himself resting a few days.