AL races heat up as Angels lead West in tight chaos
United Press International notes the AL West tightens with the Angels and Athletics atop, after California beat Seattle 4-1 and Oakland fell 3-2 in 11 innings. Other results include White Sox over Athletics 3-2 in Chicago and Minnesota beating Baltimore 7-0 as Wade Boggs pushes his batting average to .342.
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Majkowski to Start Packers Exhibition Opener
Green Bay coach Lindy Infante named Don Majkowski the starter for Saturday’s exhibition opener with the Jets. Majkowski will play the first quarter, Randy Wright the second, and rookie Anthony Disney the entire second half. The club also reached an injury settlement with Cedric Stallworth and placed him on waivers. Freddie Childress, second round pick from Arkansas, is pushing to reach playing shape after offseason kitchen workouts.
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Childress Drops Weight After Weigh In For Bengals
Two weeks after weighing in at 374 pounds on a grain elevator scaled limit, Childress has shed 20 pounds. The Bengals state 340 pounds is his absolute maximum playing weight.
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Mitchell powers Giants to 10-1 rout of Reds in San Francisco
Giants pitcher Don Robinson hit a two run homer and pitched a complete game five hitter to defeat Cincinnati 10-1, snapping a three game skid and moving San Francisco two games ahead of Houston in the NL West. Mitchell added two two run homers to extend his league lead with 36 homers and 100 RBIs.
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