Take 2 Roundup: Games of Thu, 12/13/07

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[size=24:b9951dc267][b:b9951dc267]MATTINGLY CRUSHES A LOT[/b:b9951dc267][/size:b9951dc267]
[size=18:b9951dc267]'85 MVP Speaks Softly, Has Big Moustache[/size:b9951dc267]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/don_mattingly_3_150x211.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="211" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Don Mattingly, pictured left during one of the rare moments when he is not inflicting unmentionable pain on opposing pitchers, hit a 3-run homer in the decisive 7th inning of the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=430]Yankees' 8-5 win over the White Sox[/url] on Thursday night, giving New York its 7th win in its last 8 games. With all the focus on the Blue Jays and Tigers battling it out for the AL East lead, the Yankees have stuck right in the thick of it, [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/standings/]in 3rd place and just 1.5 games out[/url].

Mattingly, last year's AL MVP, has raised his average to .390, and is [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/stats/]4th in the Majors with a 1.012 OPS[/url]. At only 25 years of age and already in the running for his second MVP award, Mattingly seems to be a good bet for the Hall of Fame when all is said and done.

[b:b9951dc267]Elsewhere in the AL:[/b:b9951dc267] [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=431]The Orioles finally hit double digits[/url]! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DISNEY WORLD

[i:b9951dc267]photo: SN Archives[/i:b9951dc267]