Standings and results from a busy baseball slate
In Saturday action Montreal defeated Pittsburgh 5-3 and New York beat Chicago 9-8 in 11 innings. Cincinnati shut out San Francisco 2-0 while Philadelphia topped St. Louis 6-4 in 10 innings. Houston downed San Diego 3-0 and Atlanta beat Los Angeles 7-4 in 10 innings. Sunday saw Montreal at Pittsburgh rained out, Chicago beat New York 5-4, Chicago 8 New York 2, St. Louis beat Philadelphia 13-7, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 1, San Francisco edged Cincinnati 2-1 while San Francisco won 7-3 in the second game and Houston defeated San Dergo 4-1. Atlanta beat Los Angeles 2-1. Afternoon and evening schedules featured Montréal at Chicago, New York at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at St. Louis, Los Angeles at San Diego, and other night games with various notable pitchers and matchups. Upcoming games include Montreal at Chicago and New York at Philadelphia, with multiple night games across the circuit.
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King Austin clash marks Wimbledon intimidation test
At Wimbledon center court 16 year old Tracy Austin faces Billie Jean King in a high stakes quarter final towering over the other matches as Evans Goolagong Cawley meets Virginia Wade. The men’s quarter finals also loom with Borg Okker Connors Scanlon Tanner Gullikson Panatta Dupre set for Tuesday. King seeks to prove speed and skill can overcome age and knee trouble as she battles Babycakes for a semifinal berth.
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Tas Briefs and Softball Rain Delays in Huron County
Huron County slow pitch tournament officials attempt to start the first round amid rain delays with games slated 6:30 p.m. on successive nights. A Monday meeting at St Paul High School invites fans to support local teams. New London Cardinal farm baseball honors managers with a parent child game as leadership plaques are presented. In New York, Boston’s Jerry Remy suffers a hyperextended left knee sliding into home after a foul popup, injury announced by Yankees doctor.
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Torborg’s job safe for now with Indians manager stay
Cleveland officials denied a move to hire Bob Lemon as Indians skipper and affirmed Jeff Torborg will remain manager. Reports of a future Lemon offer were dismissed while team president Gabe Paul and GM Phil Seghi defended Torborg amid a ten-game losing streak and midseason slide.
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