Fourth of July trade reshapes Giants pennant chase
Giants general manager Al Rosen pulled a July 4 trade sending Keith Comstock Mark Davis Mark Grant and Chris Brown to the Padres for Dave Dravecky Craig Lefferts and Kevin Mitchell. Mitchell delivered two two run homers as San Francisco rallied to beat the Cubs 7 5 at Wrigley Field boosting their pennant push in the NLCS context.
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Mathews lifts Cardinals to 5-3 win over Giants in opener
Greg Mathews delivered a surprise two run single in the sixth as St. Louis seized a 5-3 victory against San Francisco in Game 1 of the NLCS at Busch Stadium. John Tudor was set to start Game 2 against Dave Dravecky with NBC carrying the game.
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National League Championship Series Opener
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5 to 3 to take a 1-0 series lead. Key moments included Dan Driessen scoring on Candy Maldonado's error and Terry Pendleton tagging home after Maldonado's contact. Tony Pena and Willie McGee contributed RBI hits as St. Louis answered in the third.
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Twins seek home edge in open AL playoff series
Frank Viola leads the Minnesota Twins in a best-of-seven playoff opener against Doyle Alexander and the Detroit Tigers. The Twins own baseballs best home record at 56-25 while Detroit posted 44-37 on the road. the series shifts between Minneapolis and Tiger Stadium with Viola aiming to win two starts.
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Sides meet over NFL strike amid slow progress
Union leader Gene Upshaw and management rep Jack Donlan talked five hours in the Washington area on Tuesday focusing on two minor issues. Free agency, the major dispute, was not discussed and a quick settlement for this weekend's games appeared unlikely. Upshaw had met Monday night.
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Hartlieb Named Iowa Starter For Wisconsin Game
Iowa coach Hayden Fry shifted focus to the quarterbacks at his weekly news conference. Junior Chuck Hartlieb will start at Wisconsin in Madison if Dan McGwire remains sidelined with a bruised hip, though McGwire may play. Fry introduced Dr. John Albright to explain injury decisions as Hartlieb is named starter.
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Cyclones face Northern Iowa in tough nonmust-win
Iowa State coach Jim Walden says the 0-4 Cyclones do not view Saturday's game with Northern Iowa as a must-win, though he would like to win a game. He notes UNI's inconsistent recent results and calls the Panthers a "heck of a football team" despite surprising losses.
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