Box score NLDS left runners in scoring position
Braves hitters left seven in scoring position while St Louis stranded five. Maddux took a defeat in the NLDS game as Ankiel and Timlin closed the win with Veres and Veres and Reames lending key innings. Umpires listed. attendance 52,378.
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Division Series At A Glance
Major league division series schedule and results outline for American League and National League matchups. Key games feature Seattle at Chicago Oakland at New York San Francisco at New York St Louis at Atlanta with game times, potential day or night shifts, and ESPN FOX NBC network windows noted.
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Yankees stumble as A's win ALDS opener in Oakland
Ramon Hernandez plated two runs including a go ahead double off Roger Clemens as the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-3 in the AL division series opener. Gil Heredia held the Yankees to three runs in six innings while Jeff Tam and Jim Meckom added scoreless relief. The Yankees, in a postseason funk, dropped to 0-1 with Clemens taking the loss and New York failing to score after the second inning.
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Mariners swing momentum with late homers in opener
Seattle defeats Chicago 7-4 in 10th inning as Edgar Martinez and John Olerud hit back to back homers after Mike Cameron steal. Cameron had lined a tying RBI single and stole second following a chat with Lou Piniella. Foulke allowed the decisive blows and Sasaki closed it for the Mariners.
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White Sox squander chances in playoff opener
Chicago could not convert runners in scoring position as Jose Valentin Magglio Ordonez flied out with the potential winning run on base in the ninth. Seattle seized the moment with back-to-back homers in the 10th, defeating the White Sox 7-4 and taking a 2-0 series lead. Frank Thomas lamented the missed opportunities while leading the team with a .328 average, 43 home runs and 143 RBIs.
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Cardinals Rally To Take Opening In NLDS Against Braves
St Louis benefited from two errors and a dropped fly ball to score in the first inning against Greg Maddux, as Placido Polanco and Jim Edmonds powered a 7-3 win. Ankiel, Hernandez led a late surge while Maddux allowed seven runs in four innings. Veres secured the save and the series moves to Atlanta.
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Ankiel Amuses, Sets Five Wild Pitches In One Inning
St Louis pitcher Rick Ankiel, 21, became the first in 110 years to throw five wild pitches in a single inning as the Cardinals built a six run lead and beat the Atlanta Braves 7 5 in a playoff opener. Tony La Russa backed Ankiel despite the meltdown and planned to start him in Game 4.
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Alds Box Scores Hard to Read
Nnners scored Nelson 10. Umpires Home Welke Tim First Meri wether Second McClelland Third Schrieber Left Clark Right Nelson Jeff. T 3 16. A 47 360 43 012.
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Twins extend Kelly for one more season as manager
Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad and Tom Kelly announced a one year extension keeping Kelly for a 15th season. The longtime skipper, who has led Minnesota since 1986 and guided the club to 1987 and 1991 World Series titles, agreed after a three hour meeting.
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