Take 2 Roundup: Games of Fri, 4/4/08

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[size=24:d57ed5d2b3][b:d57ed5d2b3]BLACKJACK![/b:d57ed5d2b3][/size:d57ed5d2b3]
[size=18:d57ed5d2b3]Clemens gets win number 21, but night belongs to YOUMANS![/size:d57ed5d2b3]


<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/roger_clemens_1_150x191.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="191" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> Despite leading the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1747]Red Sox to a 9-1 win over the Twins[/url], rookie sensation Roger Clemens getting his 21st win to match the number written on his jersey and striking out 12 hitters was [b:d57ed5d2b3]NOT[/b:d57ed5d2b3] the best pitching performance of the evening.

That honor belongs to the man with the plan, Floyd Youmans who threw a [b:d57ed5d2b3]no-hitter[/b:d57ed5d2b3] against the San Francisco club as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1741]Expos defeated the Giants, 2-0[/url]. On the losing end of the battle, Mike Lacoss took the loss to drop his record to 15-10. When asked for a comment after the game, Lacoss said, "Ummmmmmmmm, what do you want me to say? We got no-hit."

[b:d57ed5d2b3]NL East vs West, part I...[/b:d57ed5d2b3] The division leading Astros enjoyed the ride provided by future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan as they rode the Ryan Express to victory as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1746]Astros shut out the Cardinals, 5-0[/url]. Ryan was supported by a rare home run provided by Bill Doran, his 5th of the season. Taking the loss for the Cardinals was John Tudor who dropped his record to 12-8.

[b:d57ed5d2b3]NL East vs West, part II...[/b:d57ed5d2b3] The recently struggling Padres managed to keep pace with Houston by holding on tight during [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1738]San Diego's 4-2 win over New York[/url]. The win was an extremely costly one though as San Diego lost their star veteran Steve Garvey for at least 2 weeks after he was injured following the bottom of the 4th inning.

After lining out into a double play to end the inning, Garvey was greeted in the dugout by the San Diego chicken who tried to console him. Thinking the chicken was the enemy, Garvey took a swing at the chicken but missed. The Chicken responded by hitting Garvey on the head with a rubber chicken. Garvey then slipped on the rubber chicken on his way out to the field and will be sidelined as he nurses his pulled groin.



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