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Daily Roundup: Games of Thur, 12/27/07

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:32 pm
by Proverbial Psalms
[size=24:948c375ab3][b:948c375ab3]YANKEES POUND SEATTLE (AGAIN)[/b:948c375ab3][/size:948c375ab3]
[size=18:948c375ab3]Rickey henderson Sparks Yankees to Victory Over Mariners[/size:948c375ab3]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/rickey_henderson_1_150x209.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="209" style="margin: 0px 10px;" />Displaying the type of MVP-caliber skills that prompted the Yankees to acquire him from the Oakland A's, Rickey Henderson sparked the Yankees to another big victory over the Seattle Mariners. Henderson had 5 hits, including 2 doubles and a home run, and drove in 4 runs as [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=591][u:948c375ab3]New York won 11-8[/u:948c375ab3][/url]. The fiery N.Y. leadoff hitter played a pivotal role in two big innings, as the Yankees batted around in both the second and seventh innings. In the past two games, the Yankees have tallied 25 runs and 35 hits against an overwhelmed Mariners pitching staff.

Meanwhile, Seattle's Danny Tartabull continues to thrive on NY pitching, going 12-19 with 5 HR's and 10 RBI's in his last 4 games vs. the Yanks.

In other games... the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=587][u:948c375ab3]Mets defeated the Dodgers 4-3[/u:948c375ab3][/url], as Ray Knight knocked in all of New York's runs. Shane Rawley lost for the seventh time this season as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=588][u:948c375ab3]Phillies fell to the S.F. Giants[/u:948c375ab3][/url] by a score of 3 to 1. George Hendrick's walk off three-run home run led the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=589][u:948c375ab3]Angels to a 4-3 come from behind victory[/u:948c375ab3][/url] over the Detroit Tigers.

[i:948c375ab3]photo: SN Archives[/i:948c375ab3]