Take 2 Roundup: Games of Sun, 1/13/08

[Proverbial Psalms]

[size=24:3dbfbfe099][b:3dbfbfe099]WHITE SOX CRUSH MARINERS[/b:3dbfbfe099][/size:3dbfbfe099]
[size=18:3dbfbfe099]Seaver's Toughest Challenge? Staying Awake Between Innings[/size:3dbfbfe099]
<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/tom_seaver_2_150x191.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="191" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> Future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver pitched seven strong innings and benefitted from an 18 hit outburst of offensive support from his White Sox teammates, as [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=801][u:3dbfbfe099]Chicago cruised to a 10-3 win over the struggling Seattle Mariners[/u:3dbfbfe099][/url].

Seaver's toughest challenge seemed to be in staying awake between innings on the mound, as the White Sox scored in 5 different innings and had 23 runners reach base in the contest.

Seattle slugger and potential MVP candidate Ken Phelps was injured in the game and is expected to miss almost a week. Phelps currently leads the majors with 20 HR's.

In the National League: The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Sid Fernandez twice, winning both games of an important doubleheader versus the New York Mets. In the first game, the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=788][u:3dbfbfe099]Pirates won 2-1[/u:3dbfbfe099][/url], despite getting only 2 hits (one by their pitcher). In the nightcap, the Pirates scored 4 times in the 3rd inning and then [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=789][u:3dbfbfe099]held on to defeat the Mets 5-3[/u:3dbfbfe099][/url]. With the losses, the Mets remain in 3rd place and trail the Pirates by 3 games in the National League East.

[i:3dbfbfe099]photo: SN Archives[/i:3dbfbfe099]