Take 2 Roundup: Games of Wed, 1/2/08

[Proverbial Psalms]

[size=24:ff2d3a6892][b:ff2d3a6892]A YOUMAN'S EFFORT[/b:ff2d3a6892][/size:ff2d3a6892]
[size=18:ff2d3a6892]Ken Phelps' 18th HR Overshadowed by Youmans' No Hitter[/size:ff2d3a6892]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/ken_phelps_1_150x216.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="216" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> Seattle's Ken Phelps notched his league leading 18th home run as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=662][u:ff2d3a6892]Seattle Mariners defeated Baltimore 6-3[/u:ff2d3a6892][/url]. But even that milestone was overshadowed by a game north of the border, where Montreal's Floyd Youmans treated Expos fans to a rare [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=655][u:ff2d3a6892]no hitter against San Francisco[/u:ff2d3a6892][/url]. Youmans struck out 13 Giants enroute to a easy 2-0 home victory, his 5th of the season.

In the American League: The California Angels won their 7th straight game, [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=666][u:ff2d3a6892]defeating the NY Yankees 2-1[/u:ff2d3a6892][/url] thanks to Jack Howell's 8th inning home run. In Toronto, Doyle Alexander and Mark Eichhorn combined for a [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=663][u:ff2d3a6892]2-0 shutout win[/u:ff2d3a6892][/url] against Minnesota. Wade Boggs also showed the power of chicken, launching 2 home runs as [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=661][u:ff2d3a6892]Boston crushed Cleveland[/u:ff2d3a6892][/url] by a score of 12 to 4.

In the National League: The Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on 5 Philadelphia errors, including three in the 9th inning, in an [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=657][u:ff2d3a6892]8 to 7 come from behind win[/u:ff2d3a6892][/url]. In New York, San Diego's Kevin McReynolds hit an 11th inning home run as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=656][u:ff2d3a6892]San Diego Padres sent the Mets to their 6th straight loss[/u:ff2d3a6892][/url]. In Atlanta, the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=659][u:ff2d3a6892]Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 8[/u:ff2d3a6892][/url], in a game that featured two home runs by Dale Murphy and quite the "wild and wooley" 9th inning.

[i:ff2d3a6892]photo: SN Archives[/i:ff2d3a6892]