Take 2 Roundup: Games of Thu, 12/6/07

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[size=24:1cd4193a8d][b:1cd4193a8d]VINCENT VAN GO[/b:1cd4193a8d][/size:1cd4193a8d]
[size=18:1cd4193a8d]Coleman's Legs Steal a Victory[/size:1cd4193a8d]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/vince_coleman_1_150x203.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="203" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Cardinals leftfielder Vince Coleman singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th, stole 2nd base, and scored easily on Willie McGee's single to [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=347]defeat the NL West-leading Padres 4-3[/url] on Thursday night. He had also stolen another base and scored in the 7th inning.

Coleman, last year's NL Rookie of the Year, has stolen 22 bases so far, putting him on pace to steal 127, which would challenge Rickey Henderson's all-time record of 130, set in 1982. He is struggling at the plate, hitting just .202/.272/.279, but Cardinals manager Will Leitch seems to be sticking with him in the leadoff spot, which is totally within his rights.

[b:1cd4193a8d]In the AL:[/b:1cd4193a8d] The Red Sox avenged the previous night's [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/LookoutLanding/122762]epic 13-11 collapse[/url] to the Mariners by overcoming an early 4-0 deficit of their own and [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=351]beating Seattle 7-6[/url] Thursday night.

[i:1cd4193a8d]photo: SN Archives[/i:1cd4193a8d]