Standings and Friday Baseball Schedule Summary
Standings show Minnesota 5 Baltimore 2 with Friday games listed for many teams. Notable matchups include Minnesota at New York, California at Boston, Seattle at Milwaukee, and Baltimore at Chicago, plus a busy National League slate with St Louis, Los Angeles and San Francisco favored in multiple lines.
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Baseball Leaders Press Box Note 1987 Stats Snapshot
Today's leaders list top batting figures led by Edavis Cincinnati .396 and Leonard San Francisco .378 with Hatcher Houston .368 and Oberkfell Atlanta .365. Also shown are runs by Davis Cincinnati 28 and James Atlanta 21, RBI by Dawson Chicago 27 and B Davis Cincinnati 27, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching leaders with Cox St. Louis 3-0 and Power Cincinnati 3-0.
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Twins rally past Orioles to avoid lefty woes
Minnesota beats Baltimore 5-2 as Frank Viola ends a four game skid and Jeff Reardon locks down a save. Gary Gaetti collects three hits with two RBIs while Kirby Puckett swipes a pair of bases and helps spark a three run seventh inning.
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Cards Escape Padres Rivalry Thriller with 17 10 Win
Whitey Herzog’s Cardinals nearly blew a 14 run lead as San Diego rallied for five in the seventh and five more in the ninth before St. Louis held on 17-10 to reclaim first in NL East. Skeeter Barnes and Jack Clark homered for the Cardinals amid 17 hits.
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Gooden Returns To AAA Team For Rehab Pitching Debut
Dwight Gooden will return to competition with the New York Mets Tidewater AAA affiliate in an International League game against Richmond. He is slated to throw up to 50 pitches or three innings in his first outing since a 2 1 2 day stint at Smithers Alcoholism and Treatment Center, with plans to throw again at Shea Stadium under supervision as he progresses toward a major league return in early June.
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Meeting Jesus Christ Means Loss or Gain
A short religious note from Porky Bradberry's Jewelry contrasts two outcomes: meeting you and losing nothing versus forgetting Jesus Christ and losing everything, urging faith over neglect.
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