Take 2 Roundup: Games of Thurs, 3/20/08

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[size=24:9b3a0f5c1a][b:9b3a0f5c1a]RIPKEN SENDS EM HOME[/b:9b3a0f5c1a][/size:9b3a0f5c1a]
[size=16:9b3a0f5c1a]Walkoff homer beats A's[/size:9b3a0f5c1a]


<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/cal_ripken_4_150x225.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="225" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> Is this guy good or what? Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken had a flare for the dramatic as he waited for 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth before launching the game winning homer over the left field fence as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1577]Orioles defeated the A's, 4-3[/url]. It was Cal's 18th homer on the year. Adding himself to the "18th homer of the year club", was Ken Griffey who ended the day going 3-5

[b:9b3a0f5c1a]Over in the National League...[/b:9b3a0f5c1a] Those pesky Cardinals have just pulled back into a first place tie in the NL East, as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1573]Cardinals tudored the Reds 6-2[/url]. The win went to John Tudor who improved to 10-7 on the year. The loss went to Bill Gullickson who ironically is now 7-10 on the season.



[i:9b3a0f5c1a]photo: SN Archives[/i:9b3a0f5c1a]