Take 2 Roundup: Games of Tue, 11/20/07

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[size=24:596001d033][b:596001d033]CLEMENS COOLS OFF TIGERS[/b:596001d033][/size:596001d033]
[size=18:596001d033]Boston's Breakout Star Needs Nickname Befitting Stratospheric Talent[/size:596001d033]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/roger_clemens_2_150x195.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="195" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Red Sox youngster Roger Clemens faced the league's top team, the Tigers, and turned in a gutsy outing, as [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=169]Boston defeated Detroit 3-2[/url] on Tuesday night. He went 8 innings, striking out 7, and handed a 3-1 lead to the bullpen that bended but did not break.

The 23-year-old Clemens has pitched 32 innings so far this year in 4 starts, and given up just 4 runs, which works out to a miniscule 1.13 ERA and a microscopic .84 WHIP.

[b:596001d033]In the NL:[/b:596001d033] The surprise of the year in the Senior Circuit has been the Montreal Expos, who improved to 8-3 with [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=163]Tuesday night's 7-5 win over Philadelphia[/url] and stand atop the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/standings/]NL East division[/url]. Despite playing without regulars Andre Dawson (shoulder) and Mike Fitzgerald (fear of the ball), Montreal exploded for a 7-run 7th to stun the Phillies, who had been coasting along with a 5-0 lead. The Expos [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/stats/team.php?league=ML&order_by_p=era+ASC]lead the Majors[/url] with a truly unholy 2.21 team ERA.

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