Daily Roundup: Games of Tues, 12/18/07
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:34 pm[size=20:856a7835e7][b:856a7835e7]JACK MORRIS MOVES TO 7-0[/b:856a7835e7][/size:856a7835e7]
[size=16:856a7835e7]Morris Likens Outing to "Throwing Some Batting Practice"[/size:856a7835e7]
<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/jack_morris_2_150x224.jpg " align="left" border="1" width="150" height="224" style="margin: 0px 10px;" />Detroit Tigers' ace Jack Morris tossed a four hitter and coasted to his major league leading 7th victory as [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=486][u:856a7835e7]Detroit sank the Mariners[/u:856a7835e7][/url] by a score of 9 to 1. In an uncharacteristic display of post-game bravado, Morris likened the complete game effort to "throwing some batting practice".
With the win, the Tigers were able to hold ground against the A.L. East division leading Toronto Blue Jays, who [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=488][u:856a7835e7]beat up the Chicago White Sox 8-3[/u:856a7835e7][/url] thanks to a 17 hit attack.
In Other Games: The [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=482][u:856a7835e7]Mets rallied for a 4-3 win[/u:856a7835e7][/url] over the Giants. The [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=479][u:856a7835e7]Astros defeated the Pirates[/u:856a7835e7][/url] 3-1 as Mike Scott carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Rickey Henderson stole 4 bases against his former team, but it wasn't enough as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=484][u:856a7835e7]N.Y. Yankees lost to Oakland 8-7[/u:856a7835e7][/url] in 10 innings.
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[size=16:856a7835e7]Morris Likens Outing to "Throwing Some Batting Practice"[/size:856a7835e7]
<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/jack_morris_2_150x224.jpg " align="left" border="1" width="150" height="224" style="margin: 0px 10px;" />Detroit Tigers' ace Jack Morris tossed a four hitter and coasted to his major league leading 7th victory as [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=486][u:856a7835e7]Detroit sank the Mariners[/u:856a7835e7][/url] by a score of 9 to 1. In an uncharacteristic display of post-game bravado, Morris likened the complete game effort to "throwing some batting practice".
With the win, the Tigers were able to hold ground against the A.L. East division leading Toronto Blue Jays, who [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=488][u:856a7835e7]beat up the Chicago White Sox 8-3[/u:856a7835e7][/url] thanks to a 17 hit attack.
In Other Games: The [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=482][u:856a7835e7]Mets rallied for a 4-3 win[/u:856a7835e7][/url] over the Giants. The [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=479][u:856a7835e7]Astros defeated the Pirates[/u:856a7835e7][/url] 3-1 as Mike Scott carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Rickey Henderson stole 4 bases against his former team, but it wasn't enough as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=484][u:856a7835e7]N.Y. Yankees lost to Oakland 8-7[/u:856a7835e7][/url] in 10 innings.
[i:856a7835e7]photo: SN Archives[/i:856a7835e7]