Padres, Hitchcock Quiets Mets.

(Game #16's)

                            R   H   E
1969 Mets           0    1   0
1998 Padres        3    9    1    F

New York (6-10) / San Diego (8-8)

WP- Hitchcock (2-1)
LP- Cardwell (0-3)
SV- Hoffman (8)

Tony Gwynn went 2-for-4, with two singles, including one clutch two-run single in the bottom of the 7th, while Sterling Hitchcock was in the zone, allowing only one hit, no runs -- while striking out 11 batters in 7 innings. Hitchcock, now has 27 strikeouts for the season, and is among the top in the league in strikeouts.

                           R   H   E
2001 Mariners   5    8    2
1942 Cardinals   9   11   4    F

Seattle (11-5) / St. Louis (8-8)

WP- Krist (1-1)
LP- R.Franklin (2-1)

The Mariners tied it up in the top of the 6th, 5-5; it was the team's bullpen that actually let Seattle down for once, as Ryan Franklin allowed a four-run inning, including a two-run HR by Edwin Dusak. Dusak got a rare start for the Cards, and fell a double short of the cycle.

                          R   H   E
1971 Athletics   4    7    0
2002 Athletics   2    8    3    F

71' Athletics (7-9) / 2002 Athletics (4-12)

The old-school 71' team (dawn of a future dynasty) wins their fifth in a row, as they swept the "Moneyball" Athletics. Coo Coo Blefary went 3-for-4 (playing DH) with a HR & 4 RBI for the night, while Diego Segui pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings with 5 K's.

                           R   H   E
1985 Blue Jays  6    8    0
1946 Red Sox    2    4    0    F

Toronto (9-7) / Boston (4-12)

WP- Clancy (1-2)
LP- J.Dobson (1-2)

Three HR's for the Jays, including Ernie Whitt's two-run HR that gave the Jays' bullpen a little breathing room. For Willie Upshaw, it's a team lead of 4 HR's for the season.

                            R   H   E
1968 Tigers         1    7    0
1931 Athletics     7   10   0    F

Detroit (6-10) / Philadelphia (9-7)

WP- Hoyt (3-0)
LP- Sparma (1-2)

Jimmie Foxx put the game away early by hitting a grand slam in the third inning, while Waite Hoyt pitches eight solid innings, allowing only a solo HR to the Tigers' Don Wert.

                           R   H   E
1980 Royals       8   17   1
1914 Braves       9   12   0    F

Kansas City (6-10) / Boston (10-6)

WP- Crutcher (1-2)
LP- Gale (2-1)

Back & forth early with plenty of hits, the Braves then were out to a 9-4 lead after 6 innings, but not without the Royals going out quietly. Willie Wilson for the Royals, tied a league record of four runs in a game. Braves finish off the sweep of K.C.