Take 2 Roundup: Games of Fri, 4/18/08

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[size=24:a83b576d46][b:a83b576d46]WHITE'S CYCLE CAUSES ROYAL CELEBRATION[/b:a83b576d46][/size:a83b576d46]
[size=18:a83b576d46]Celebration that looks like World Series win[/size:a83b576d46]


<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/kc_world_series3_150x224.jpg " align="left" border="1" width="150" height="224" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> Celebrations on the visiting team's turf is normally not considered good manners, but when your team is 18 games out of first with less than 18 to play, you can endulge sometimes. Royals players did just that on Friday night and Frank White hit for the cycle as [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1916]Kansas City snuffed Seattle 21-3[/url]. The Chiefs scored their touchdowns early and the Seahawks kicked their field goal too late in the game to make a difference.

[b:a83b576d46]NL EAST UPDATE...[/b:a83b576d46] It ain't over until the Fat Lady sings? Well she just cancelled her tour in Philadelphia as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1905]Phillies defeated the Mets, 8-3[/url]. Those darn Phanatics are happier than an ice cube in an ice tray these days. The Mets and Cardinals are now once again tied for first with the Phillies merely 2 games back!

[b:a83b576d46]NL WEST UPDATE...[/b:a83b576d46] As a result of her tour being cancelled out East, the Fat Lady has booked concerts at Jack Murphy Stadium in about 3 weeks after the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1909]Astros embarassed the Padres, 8-1[/url]. Astro starter Jim Deshaies made easy work of the Padres and Eric Show continued his dissappointing run of late by providing 2 2/3 innings of 6 run ball. Good Show ol' chap. The Astros now have a 5 game lead.

[b:a83b576d46]AL EAST UPDATE...[/b:a83b576d46] East must stand for the word "tie" in some foreign language as the Yankees are now tied with the Tigers after [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1912]New York stomped Detroit, 8-1[/url]. Both teams are 3 games ahead of the slumping Blue Jays.

[b:a83b576d46]Got 8 hours and 5 minutes of free time?>[/b:a83b576d46] If you do, you could have watched the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1907]Dodgers beat the Reds, 13-12[/url]. The game lasted [b:a83b576d46]23 innings![/b:a83b576d46] When you play that long, somebody has to step it up. Making the grade were Bob Welch for the Dodgers and Mario Soto for the Reds. Welch went 11 innings of relief while Soto hurled 8 of his own.



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