Rainy slates overshadow early standings in major league slate
Standings show Seattle at New York postponed by rain while Milwaukee leads Cleveland 4 3 and Baltimore tops California 9 5 and Toronto 9 4 Oakland over Kansas City 4 3 Texas 2 10 innings. Friday night schedule lists seven games including Seattle at New York and Oakland at Toronto with later weekend games.
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Murphy and Smith pace Braves win in Chicago opening
Dale Murphy hit his 35th homer as Zane Smith limited Chicago to six hits in a 5-2 Atlanta victory. The second game was halted by darkness with Chicago leading 8 4 6 in the eighth. it will be completed later with no rematch this year. Andre Dawson hit his 42nd for the Cubs.
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American League batting leaders show Boggs and Gwynn atop lists
Boggs of Boston leads AL batting with .365 after 378 at bats as Seitzer and Puckett follow. In runs, Boggs again tops with 97, while DwEvans drives in 104 RBIs for Boston. Pitching leaders include Henneman 9-1 and Cerutti 10-3. strikeoutsSee Langston with 199. In NL data Gwynn paces batting at .369 for San Diego as Davis leads runs with 108 for Cincinnati.
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Wathan Debut Lifts Royals in 3-2 Win Over Texas
John Wathan earns his first game as Kansas City manager in a 3-2 victory over Texas as George Brett homers twice to seal the win. Wathan, 37, formerly a Royals catcher and Omaha manager, guided a sparked clubhouse and praised by teammates after the comeback win.
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