Take 2 Roundup: Games of Sun, 4/6/08

[Proverbial Psalms]

[size=24:9dc71753d7][b:9dc71753d7]RED HOT BLUE JAYS[/b:9dc71753d7][/size:9dc71753d7]
[size=18:9dc71753d7]Key Pitches Toronto to 8th Win in Last 10 Games[/size:9dc71753d7]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/jimmy_key_1_150x234.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="234" style="margin: 0px 10px;" />Left hander Jimmy Key pitched seven+ strong innings to lead the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1776][u:9dc71753d7]Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-1 win[/u:9dc71753d7][/url] over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

With the win (Toronto's 4th straight), the Blue Jays have won 8 of 10 in cutting Detroit's lead to 2.5 games in the American League East.

While Key allowed baserunners (8 hits, 1 walk), he also got key batters out almost every time he needed to- stranding runners on base in six of the first seven innings. The White Sox were not able to manage a run until the 8th innning, when Key finally tired (2 hits, WP, one out).

After relieving Key in the 8th inning, Toronto closer Tom Henke retired five of the six batters he faced, earning his 30th save on the season.

[b:9dc71753d7]In National League Races...[/b:9dc71753d7] The [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1768][u:9dc71753d7]Mets defeated San Diego 3-1[/u:9dc71753d7][/url] behind LHSP Sid Fernandez, and the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1772][u:9dc71753d7]Cardinals defeated the Astros 6-2[/u:9dc71753d7][/url]... which means no change at the top of either division. The Mets and Cardinals remain tied atop the NL East, while Houston leads San Diego by 3.5 games in the NL West.

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