Take 2 Roundup: Games of Tues 1/15/08

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[size=24:1221bc1e48][b:1221bc1e48]DON'T FLIP OUT[/b:1221bc1e48][/size:1221bc1e48] and [size=18:1221bc1e48]Cardinals tie Pirates for NL East lead[/size:1221bc1e48]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/ozzie_smith_2_150x206.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="206" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> St. Louis' acrobatic shortstop Ozzie Smith was ecstatic in Pittsburgh Tuesday, as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=813]Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh 6-0[/url] behind a stellar shutout thrown by Rick Horton.

The NL East now has the Cardinals and the Pirates tied for first with a 2 game lead on the Mets, and the Expos only 3 games behind.

Elsewhere in the NL: the San Francisco Giants, behind Kelly Downs were able to defeat Andy Hawkins
and the Padres [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=817]by a score of 8-3[/url].

In Atlanta, the Braves let their bats air out and [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=816]pummeled the Dodgers 13-2[/url]. Rafael Ramierez went 3 for 4 with 4 RBIs.

In the American League... The Blue Jays lineup had every starter get a hit as Toronto [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=821]beat the Brewers 11-3[/url]. In Oakland, Jose Rijo dropped his record to 1-9 as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=824]Oakland A's lost to the Kansas City Royals 6-4[/url].

[b:1221bc1e48]On this day in 1986[/b:1221bc1e48] The number 1 single in the U.S. was "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie. Say it for always, naturally.



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