Take 2 Roundup: Games of Sun, 4/27/08

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[size=24:e59a283d9c][b:e59a283d9c]RUMBLE IN THE BRONX[/b:e59a283d9c][/size:e59a283d9c]
[size=18:e59a283d9c]Detroit Back on Top Despite Yanks' 5 HRs[/size:e59a283d9c]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/lou_whitaker_1_150x185.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="185" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Lou Whitaker (left) and Alan Trammell both went yard on Sunday night, counteracting the Yankees' 5 homers (2 by Dave Winfield), as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=2023]Tigers prevailed 10-7[/url], finishing off a series win in the Bronx and regaining the AL East lead by a half game.

[b:e59a283d9c]Advantage: Tigers:[/b:e59a283d9c] After taking Monday night off, the Tigers finish off the regular season with 3 games at Milwaukee, and 3 at Baltimore, who are second-to-last and last in the AL East, respectively. Contrast that with New York's much tougher remaining schedule, which has the Yankees hosting the 3rd place Blue Jays and then traveling to Boston to take on the 4th place Red Sox for 4 games.

[b:e59a283d9c]In the NL East:[/b:e59a283d9c] The Cardinals and Mets [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=2018]both[/url] [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=2017]won[/url] on Sunday night, so St. Louis maintains a 2-game lead over New York in the NL East, but the Philadelphia Phillies [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=2016]dropped a close 6-4 contest[/url] to Tim Raines (2 HRs) and the Expos, falling to 4 games back in the race.

[i:e59a283d9c]photo: SN Archives[/i:e59a283d9c]