Take 2 Roundup: Games of Sun, 3/9/08

[Proverbial Psalms]

[size=22:4476b39f91][b:4476b39f91]BOSTON WINS AGAIN[/b:4476b39f91][/size:4476b39f91]
[size=18:4476b39f91]Trammell's Error Proves Costly in Red Sox Win[/size:4476b39f91]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/alan_trammell_1_150x206.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="206" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> Detroit's SS Alan Trammell committed an error that led to 2 unearned runs, as the Tigers [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1445][u:4476b39f91]lost again to the Boston Red Sox[/u:4476b39f91][/url], 6-4 on Sunday.

With two outs in the 8th inning, Trammel fielded an easy grounder from Boston's slow-footed DH Don Baylor, but threw wildly past first base for an error that extended the inning.

Steve Lyons then delivered a 2 run single that scored the eventual winning runs, turning that costly error into another costly Detroit loss.

Lyons had entered the game as a replacement for first baseman Bill Buckner who was injured batting in the 6th inning.

Boston has now won 9 of their last 12 games, including three straight against Detroit. The Red Sox have slowly but surely moved into contention in the A.L. East division race. Boston is just 7 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

In Other Playoff Races... In the National Leage, the Mets and Cardinals are tied again for the East division lead after [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1437][u:4476b39f91]New York defeated the Expos 7-5[/u:4476b39f91][/url] and [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1439][u:4476b39f91]St. Louis lost to Pittsburgh 6-2[/u:4476b39f91][/url]. Meanwhile in the NL West, the Astros [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1442][u:4476b39f91]outlasted the Padres 7-6[/u:4476b39f91][/url] in 13 innings to move to within 3 games of the lead.

In the American League West, the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1448][u:4476b39f91]Angels defeated Seattle 3-1[/u:4476b39f91][/url], but the A's gained ground after sweeping a doubleheader from the Minnesota Twins.

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