Take 2 Roundup: Games of Sat, 2/2/08

[bernieh]

[size=24:febb682870][b:febb682870]AHOY THERE FIRST PLACE[/b:febb682870][/size:febb682870]
[size=18:febb682870]Pirates Back in a Tie With Cards Atop NL East[/size:febb682870]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/barry_bonds_1_150x216.jpg " align="left" border="1" width="150" height="216" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> The Pittsburgh Pirates won their 3rd straight game on Saturday night, breaking through early vs. Dodger ace Fernando Valenzuela in a [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1035]4-2 win over Los Angeles[/url], moving them into a tie with the Cardinals for 1st place atop the NL East. Rookie centerfielder Barry Bonds led off the winning rally in the 2nd inning by walking, stealing 2nd, and scoring on an error.

[b:febb682870]Meanwhile, the Cubs[/b:febb682870] won their 6th straight game, [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1034]beating the Padres for the 3rd straight time, 2-1 in 11 innings[/url], moving to within only 7 games of 1st place in the NL East, despite still being in last place. To illustrate how bizarre the NL East has become: the last place teams in the other 3 divisions in baseball are all at least 20 games out.

[b:febb682870]Also:[/b:febb682870] the Texas Rangers won their 10th straight game on Saturday night. Their [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1043]5-4 win over Toronto[/url] puts them 8.5 games back of the consistently solid Angels in the AL West, so... well... ok, we'll let you know if the streak hits 20.

[i:febb682870]photo: SN Archives[/i:febb682870]