White Sox edge Rangers 2 1 to pull within 5 games of first
Chicago moved within 5 games of first place Oakland in the AL West as Francisco Barrios earned the win, improving to 5-5 after four straight solid starts. Eric Soderholm drove in the go ahead run in the seventh with a groundout following consecutive hits by Jorge Orta and Don Kessinger. LeGrow saved his fifth game with a seventh inning double play ending.
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Reggie Cleveland
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Jorge Orta
Don Kessinger
Cubs top Padres 7-4 to regain NL East lead by one game
Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 7-4 as Ontiveros went 3-for-4 and doubled in a key sixth inning rally. The victory, aided by Philadelphia’s loss, moved Chicago one game ahead in the National League East. Burris pitched six innings for the win, with Sutter earning the save.
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Mortgage Inn tops Murphy's in a high scoring softball clash
In a Sunday slow pitch softball game Mortgage Inn beat Murphy's 20 to 19 as Murphy's struck for nine runs in the fifth and Mortgage Inn answered with six in the third. Charlie Akin hit a three run homer and Ted Boyd a two run shot for Murphy's while Toby Sanders homered for Mortgage Inn. Steele's defeated Norm's Lounge 24 to 10 with seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Denny Best homered for Steele's. Newark edged Prombo's 23 to 21, scoring 10 runs in the fifth. Bob Coyne hit a three run homer for Newark and Wayne Greenbeck homered for Prombo's.
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Morris VFW Edges Mendota In Fast-Pitch Tilt
The Morris VFW fast-pitch team rallied for three runs in the fifth to beat Mendota 4-3. Finland delivered a double, with Olson Gilmore and Watts adding singles to fuel the late comeback. Mendota led 3-1 after four innings before Morris prevailed. Sergenti earned the win.
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Conflict at Morris women softball tourney ends in dispute
The Morris USA double elimination tournament ended with a 6-6 tie between Illinois Valley Merchants and Farmers Insurance after scheduling conflicts and an ASA district commissioner decision. Merchants forfeited to Sklut's in the consolation, with Linda Dunne of the Cougars named MVP.
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Borg defeats Vilas to win French Open title
Bjorn Borg of Sweden stunned Guillermo Vilas 6-1 6-1 6-3 to capture the French Open crown in Paris. The top seed earned $42,000 as Vilas, the defending champion, collected $21,000. Borg now heads to Wimbledon with a clear goal and plans to train in London before the grass season.
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All-Stars Sweep Coal City In Pony League Doubleheader
Morris All-Stars defeated Coal City 9-3 in game one and 10-8 in game two on Saturday. Key moments included a five-run fifth in game one and a seven-run fifth in game two. Players with multi hit games included Jerry Vickers Don Davidson Joe Torbeck Scott Ryder Brian Yard and Jeff Halliday took the losses while Yard earned the win. The All-Stars improve to 3-2 (0-1 league) and will host Odell on Tuesday.
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