Take 2 Roundup: Games of Fri, 4/11/08

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If betting were allowed for baseball players, any player on a team with a better record than their opponent would have cashed in better than Pete Rose. Welcome to this edition of [b:7e4e7c6de3]Friday Night Favorites![/b:7e4e7c6de3]

Toronto south paw Jimmy Key combined with the efforts of closer Tom Henke, helped the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1832]Blue Jays defeat the Brewers, 4-0[/url]. Poor Tim Leary was on the losing end of the game.

[b:7e4e7c6de3]In another combined shutout...[/b:7e4e7c6de3] Detroit had some outstanding pitching from Eric King and Willie Hernandez, as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1831]Tigers shut out the Orioles, 3-0[/url]. With the win, Detroit holds on to a 2 game lead in the AL East.

[b:7e4e7c6de3]In the "way to blow the game again" contest of the night...[/b:7e4e7c6de3] The Padres continue to dissappoint home fans as [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1826]San Diego choked again, losing 6-5 to Houston[/url]. The win extended Houston's lead to 4.5 games over San Diego. Choke master Craig Lefferts, who was pitching for the 4th time in the last 5 nights, failed to record an out in the 9th inning. Way to go Craig! Nice work.

[b:7e4e7c6de3]EVERY GAME was won by the team with the better record on Friday except...[/b:7e4e7c6de3] The Cubbies managed to buck the trend as Davey Lopes supplied 2 home runs and the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1824]Cubs outslugged the Pirates, 11-7[/url]. Leave it to the Cubs to spoil the party.



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