Take 2 Roundup: Games of Wed, 2/6/08

[Proverbial Psalms]

[size=24:e0f12b907e][b:e0f12b907e]WILLIE JUST BE A HERO[/b:e0f12b907e][/size:e0f12b907e]
[size=18:e0f12b907e]Grand Slam Returns Randolph to Hero Status[/size:e0f12b907e]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/willie_randolph_1_150x218.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="218" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> Just one night after committing an untimely error that led to a tough-to-swallow Yankees loss, New York second baseman Willie Randolph returned to hero status on Wednesday night... hitting a key grand slam home run to lead the Yankees to a [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1094][u:e0f12b907e]7-4 win over the Texas Rangers[/u:e0f12b907e][/url].

Before the game, Randolph had told reporters he was determined to overcome Tuesday night's 5-run error, and he couldn't have done so in a better way... by turning a 1-1 tie ballgame into a 5-1 Yankees lead with one swing of the bat.

The grand slam, just Randolph's 3rd home run of the season, was one of three costly gopher balls surrendered by Rangers starter Ed Correa, who dropped to (7-7) after taking the loss.

[b:e0f12b907e]In Other Games...[/b:e0f12b907e] In Los Angeles, a strong effort by SP John Tudor powered the Cardinals to a [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1086][u:e0f12b907e]3-1 win over the Dodgers[/u:e0f12b907e][/url]. The win allowed St. Louis to maintain their two game NL East lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates, who [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1085][u:e0f12b907e]defeated the Padres[/u:e0f12b907e][/url] in a 2-0 yawn fest that lasted 13 innings.

In Philadelphia, RF Glenn Wilson showed no ill effects from his recent cake induced injury, hitting a grand slam to help the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1084][u:e0f12b907e]Phillies beat the Braves 6-2[/u:e0f12b907e][/url].

[i:e0f12b907e]photo: SN Archives[/i:e0f12b907e]