Daily Roundup: Games of Wed, 1/16/08
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:17 pm[size=24:b86f88c628][b:b86f88c628]ANGELS KEEP WINNING[/b:b86f88c628][/size:b86f88c628]
[size=18:b86f88c628]Sutton's Strong Outing Leads Angels to 16th Win in 20 Games[/size:b86f88c628]
<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/don_sutton_1_150x186.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="186" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> California's righty Don Sutton had a fantastic outing, giving up just 1 hit and no walks in 7 innings, as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=836][u:b86f88c628]Angels defeated Texas 2-1[/u:b86f88c628][/url].
The Angels won for the 7th time in their last 8 games, and are riding a streak where they have won 16 of 20. The Angels hold an impressive 6 game lead over the Oakland A's in A.L. West.
Elsewhere in the AL: Milwaukee used two 7th inning home runs to [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=834][u:b86f88c628]defeat the Blue Jays 4 to 1[/u:b86f88c628][/url]. In Cleveland, Bob Kearney's 2 run HR in the top of the 9th inning led the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=833][u:b86f88c628]Mariners to a 4-3 come from behind victory[/u:b86f88c628][/url] over the Cleveland Indians.
In the National League: The wind was definitely blowing in at Wrigley field as Kevin Gross tossed a 4 hitter to help the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=827][u:b86f88c628]Phillies defeat the Chicago Cubs 4-0[/u:b86f88c628][/url]. In Atlanta, the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=829][u:b86f88c628]Braves beat the Dodgers 6-5[/u:b86f88c628][/url] after LA's defense failed them in extra innings. Dodger infielder Jeff Hamilton (a 4e48 at shortstop) committed a critical two base error that led to Atlanta's winning run in the 10th inning.
[b:b86f88c628]On this day in 1986[/b:b86f88c628]... NASA announced that the Voyager 2 spacecraft found 6 additional small moons around the planet Uranus. The Internet Engineering Task Force met for the first time. Polish tennis player Marta Dornachowska was born. Promising little leaguer Albert Pujols celebrated his 6th birthday.
[i:b86f88c628]photo: SN Archives[/i:b86f88c628]
[size=18:b86f88c628]Sutton's Strong Outing Leads Angels to 16th Win in 20 Games[/size:b86f88c628]
<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/don_sutton_1_150x186.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="186" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> California's righty Don Sutton had a fantastic outing, giving up just 1 hit and no walks in 7 innings, as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=836][u:b86f88c628]Angels defeated Texas 2-1[/u:b86f88c628][/url].
The Angels won for the 7th time in their last 8 games, and are riding a streak where they have won 16 of 20. The Angels hold an impressive 6 game lead over the Oakland A's in A.L. West.
Elsewhere in the AL: Milwaukee used two 7th inning home runs to [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=834][u:b86f88c628]defeat the Blue Jays 4 to 1[/u:b86f88c628][/url]. In Cleveland, Bob Kearney's 2 run HR in the top of the 9th inning led the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=833][u:b86f88c628]Mariners to a 4-3 come from behind victory[/u:b86f88c628][/url] over the Cleveland Indians.
In the National League: The wind was definitely blowing in at Wrigley field as Kevin Gross tossed a 4 hitter to help the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=827][u:b86f88c628]Phillies defeat the Chicago Cubs 4-0[/u:b86f88c628][/url]. In Atlanta, the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=829][u:b86f88c628]Braves beat the Dodgers 6-5[/u:b86f88c628][/url] after LA's defense failed them in extra innings. Dodger infielder Jeff Hamilton (a 4e48 at shortstop) committed a critical two base error that led to Atlanta's winning run in the 10th inning.
[b:b86f88c628]On this day in 1986[/b:b86f88c628]... NASA announced that the Voyager 2 spacecraft found 6 additional small moons around the planet Uranus. The Internet Engineering Task Force met for the first time. Polish tennis player Marta Dornachowska was born. Promising little leaguer Albert Pujols celebrated his 6th birthday.
[i:b86f88c628]photo: SN Archives[/i:b86f88c628]