Mets suffer club's worst opener loss in history
The New York Mets opened with a 12-3 defeat at home to Pittsburgh, the club's worst opening day margin and first home loss on opening day since 1974. The loss snapped a five-game home-opening win streak and marked Dwight Gooden falling below .500 for the first time in a season.
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Ryan Overpowers Season Opener as Rangers Tie Run Record
Nolan Ryan opened Texas's season with five hitless innings against Toronto before tiring after 90 pitches in a 4-2 Texas win to claim his 290th victory. Oakland defeated Minnesota 8-3 after receiving World Series rings in a pregame ceremony at the Oakland Coliseum.
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Piniella Debut Delivers Reds 8-4 Win Over Astros
In Lou Piniella's first game as Reds manager Cincinnati edged Houston 8-4. Eric Davis drove in the decisive runs with a bases loaded single in the 11th and Billy Hatcher followed with a productive, walk-loaded sequence. Randy Myers worked 1 2 4 innings of hitless relief.
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Opening Day Returns With Record Crowds Across MLB
Fans welcomed back their favorite game after a 32 day lockout that shortened spring training and delayed opening day by a week. Full houses gathered at Shea Stadium Fenway Park and Royals Stadium for the 1990 season opener. About 35 000 braved rain in Chicago for Comiskey Park final opening day.
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Baseball scores roundup with mixed results across leagues
Detroit and Boston battled to a 2 2 tie as Milwaukee edged Baltimore 7 7 after 11 innings. Kansas City topped Texas 6 4 in extra frames while Oakland beat California 8 4 and San Diego defeated New York 4 2. Montreal beat St Louis 5 6 in a rain altered card. Pittsburgh hammered New York 12 4 as Cincinnati beat Houston 8 4 in 1 innings. Philadelphia at Chicago postponed due to rain ppd. Seattle game result unavailable.
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Baseball matchups across leagues with varied pitching notes
A dense schedule lists multiple MLB games with a mix of team matchups and pitcher records. Includes AMER and NATIONAL LEAGUE fixtures such as Philadelphia at Chicago, San Francisco at Atlanta, Cincinnati at Houston, Montreal at St Louis, and Los Angeles at San Diego, with specific pitcher winloss entries noted.
Wednesday Baseball Matchups Across The League
Schedule lists games including New York at Clavaload 7 35 p m Detroit at Boston Chicago at Milwaukee 35 p m Texas at Toronto 7 45 p m Baltimore at Kansas City 8 35 p m Minnesota at Oakland 10 05 p m Seattle at Gator foes Montreal at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago San Francisco at Atlanta Cincinnati at Houston Los Angeles at San Diego 10 05 p m
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Baseball Trades And Signings Highlight Mixed 1990s Era Action
Transaction notes show Amprizen Langue and others signing extensions and purchases across leagues. Notables include Ozzie Virgil Jr. moved to Syracuse and Mike Winters named umpire, with mixed rosters from Cincinnati to Toronto and Montreal.
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Mattingly commits to six-year stay with Yankees
Don Mattingly cited steady performance over five seasons leading the majors in RBI and high marks in hits and batting, and he agreed to a no-trade clause extended through 1990. He will earn 1991 3.02 million rising to 4.02 million in 1995, joining Clark as the only peers above 4 million.
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