Take 2 Roundup: Games of Mon, 3/24/08

[Proverbial Psalms]

[size=24:3814b8c0f8][b:3814b8c0f8]PHILS MAKING A MOVE[/b:3814b8c0f8][/size:3814b8c0f8]
[size=18:3814b8c0f8]Mike Schmidt Hits 2 Home Runs in Phillies 9-4 Victory[/size:3814b8c0f8]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/mike_schmidt_4_150x218.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="218" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> All Star third baseman Mike Schmidt hit 2 HR's to lead the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1624][u:3814b8c0f8]Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-4 victory[/u:3814b8c0f8][/url] over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.

Scmidt went 4-5 and had 6 RBI's on the night. The home runs were Schmidt's 25th and 26th.

Shane Rawley (9-10) benefitted from Schmidt's offense, tossing a complete game that allowed manager Doug Glanville to rest his bullpen.

After going 15-9 over the past several weeks, the Phillies moved to within one win of the .500 mark. Philadelphia trails the New York Mets by just 5 games in the N.L. East division. With their recent winning ways, the Phillies have climbed back into 1986: Take Two playoff contention.

It was "Home Teams Blow Out Visitors" night across the league...

In the Windy City... the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1628][u:3814b8c0f8]White Sox blew past the Kansas City Royals 10-3[/u:3814b8c0f8][/url], winning their 6th straight game to remain competitive in the tough AL West.

Down Near the Gulf... the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1622][u:3814b8c0f8]Houston Astros crushed the Chicago Cubs 14-2[/u:3814b8c0f8][/url], moving to within one half game of the Padres in the National League West.

Out in the West... the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1625][u:3814b8c0f8]San Francisco Giants out gunned the Montreal Expos 11-2[/u:3814b8c0f8][/url], as the top of the Giants lineup combined to go 10-14 with 3 HR's & 8 RBI's.

[i:3814b8c0f8]photo: SN Archives[/i:3814b8c0f8]