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APRIL
1990

Monday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: On Opening Day, Houston's Glenn Davis ties a major-league record when he is hit by pitches three times in an 8–4, 11-inning loss to the Reds. For the Reds, it is just their 3rd road opener since 1876. On hand are members of the 1965 Yankees and 1965 Astros, the two teams that opened the Astrodome. Of the 32 old timers on hand, former Astro Nolan Ryan has struck out 14 of them.

On Opening Day in Texas, the Rangers beat Toronto, 4–2. Texas ace Nolan Ryan pitches seven innings of no hit ball and then is lifted by Bobby Valentine. Because of the baseball strike, Ryan had pitched just seven innings of spring training and Valentine does not want to risk injury.

At Shea, the Pirates pound Dwight Gooden (0-1) for five runs in 4.1 innings and go on to win, 12–3. Doug Drabek gets the win as Bobby Bonilla and Andy Van Slyke homer to back his pitching. Gooden has a losing record for the first time in nine seasons.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1990 » OPENING DAY
Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 4 (11 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 40,957)
W: Randy Myers L: Charlie Kerfeld
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,686)
W: John Wetteland L: Bruce Hurst S: Don Aase
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 47,919)
W: Doug Drabek L: Dwight Gooden
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 5 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 48,752)
W: Ken Dayley L: Mark Gardner
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 35,199)
W: Roger Clemens L: Jack Morris S: Lee Smith
Seattle Mariners 7, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,406)
W: Brian Holman L: Bert Blyleven S: Mike Schooler
Chicago White Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 40,008)
W: Barry Jones L: Tony Fossas S: Bobby Thigpen
Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 6 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 37,671)
W: Jay Aldrich L: Jeff Montgomery S: Gregg Olson
Oakland Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 48,219)
W: Dave Stewart L: Allan Anderson S: Rick Honeycutt
Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 40,907)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Jeff Russell
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Tuesday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: Wade Boggs is intentionally walked three times in Boston's 4–2 win over Detroit, tying the major-league record for a 9-inning game.

In the home opener at Toronto, President George Bush, guest of Canadian PM Brian Mulroney, becomes the 1st US president to throw out a first pitch on foreign soil. Toronto then beats Texas, 2-1 in front of 49,673.

Rain washes out the Indians opener at home against the Yankees.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1990
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 7,791)
W: Les Lancaster L: Jeff Parrett S: Mitch Williams
Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 11,027)
W: Tim Layana L: Juan Agosto S: Randy Myers
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 54,098)
W: Tim Belcher L: Eric Show
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 22,571)
W: Bryn Smith L: Zane Smith S: Scott Terry
Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 15,352)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Kevin Ritz S: Lee Smith
California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,508)
W: Chuck Finley L: Randy Johnson S: Mark Eichhorn
Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 50,294)
W: Scott Radinsky L: Tom Filer S: Bobby Thigpen
Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 19,757)
W: Bob Welch L: Roy Smith S: Dennis Eckersley
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Skydome (att. 49,673)
W: Dave Stieb L: Charlie Hough S: David Wells
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Wednesday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: California's Mark Langston and Mike Witt combine to no-hit the Mariners 1–0 for the first combined no-hitter in the major leagues since 1976. It is Langston's first start for the Angels since signing as a free agent in the off-season. 1B Wally Joyner makes an error in the 5th when he overthrows Langston on Pete O'Brien's grounder. O'Brien tries for 2B, not realizing that C Lance Parrish baked up the play and has the ball. He's thrown out.

The A's Mike Norris relieves Mike Moore in 8th and pitches two scoreless innings in a 3–0 win over Minnesota. It is Norris's first ML appearance since 1983 because of drug, shoulder and tax problems.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1990
San Francisco Giants 8, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Rick Reuschel L: Tom Glavine
Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,082)
W: Pete Smith L: Russ Swan S: Mike Stanton
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 11,551)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Mark Portugal S: Rick Mahler
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,880)
W: Frank Viola L: John Smiley S: John Franco
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 29,872)
W: Andy Benes L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Craig Lefferts
Montreal Expos 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,174)
W: Oil Can Boyd L: Greg Mathews S: Tim Burke
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 15,369)
W: Greg Harris L: Jerry Don Gleaton
California Angels 1, Seattle Mariners 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,632)
W: Mark Langston L: Gary Eave S: Mike Witt
Kansas City Royals 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,892)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Jeff Ballard S: Mark Davis
Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 27,775)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Mike Moore S: Rick Aguilera
Texas Rangers 11, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Skydome (att. 35,031)
W: Kevin Brown L: John Cerutti S: Mike Jeffcoat
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Thursday, April 12th

IN THE NEWS: San Francisco's Brett Butler ties the major-league record by drawing five walks in a 13–4 win over Atlanta.

The Yankees open the season in New York in front of 50,114 with Billy Martin's son throwing out the first ball. The Yankees win 6–4 win over the Indians, scoring twice in the 8th inning to break a 4–4 tie. Luis Polonia's hit breaks the tie and the Yanks score another run on an error. Eric Plunk is the winner over Jesse Orosco. Polonia will be rewarded for his hit by being sent to the Angels in two weeks for Claudell Washington.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1990
San Francisco Giants 13, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,425)
W: Mike LaCoss L: John Smoltz S: Jeff Brantley
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
W: Terry Mulholland L: Steve Wilson S: Roger McDowell
Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 7,717)
W: Jose Nunez L: Pat Combs S: Mitch Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,544)
W: Neal Heaton L: Sid Fernandez
San Diego Padres 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 37,204)
W: Calvin Schiraldi L: Don Aase S: Craig Lefferts
California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,479)
W: Kirk McCaskill L: David West S: Mark Eichhorn
Detroit Tigers 11, Boston Red Sox 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 44,906)
W: Urbano Lugo L: Mike Rochford
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,114)
W: Eric Plunk L: Jesse Orosco
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Texas Rangers 1 at Skydome (att. 35,354)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jamie Moyer
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Friday, April 13th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1990
Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,364)
W: Tom Browning L: Derek Lilliquist S: Randy Myers
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 22,067)
W: Mike Morgan L: Bill Gullickson
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 1 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 44,183)
W: Julio Machado L: Drew Hall S: John Franco
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 32,173)
W: John Tudor L: Ken Howell S: Bob Tewksbury
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 44,799)
W: Greg Maddux L: Bob Walk S: Mitch Williams
San Diego Padres 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 52,872)
W: Greg Harris L: Dan Quisenberry
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 22,731)
W: Chuck Crim L: Rob Murphy
Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 33,217)
W: Allan Anderson L: Mike Witt S: Rick Aguilera
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,374)
W: John Farrell L: Bill Long S: Doug Jones
Detroit Tigers 10, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,871)
W: Jack Morris L: Joe Price
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,522)
W: Jimmy Key L: Storm Davis S: Duane Ward
New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 21,505)
W: Pascual Perez L: Bobby Witt S: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 15, Seattle Mariners 7 at Kingdome (att. 54,874)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Scott Bankhead
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Saturday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: Bret Saberhagen gets the win and Mark Davis earns the save as Kansas City beats Toronto, 3–1. It is the first time ever that two reigning Cy Young Award winners have figured in the same victory.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1990
Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Astrodome (att. 21,736)
W: Larry Andersen L: John Wetteland S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 16,165)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Dwight Gooden S: Steve Frey
Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,613)
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Joe Magrane S: Jeff Parrett
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,226)
W: Mike Harkey L: Doug Drabek S: Mitch Williams
San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 3 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 24,846)
W: Craig Lefferts L: Jeff Brantley
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 31,571)
W: Roger Clemens L: Don August S: Lee Smith
California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 5 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,407)
W: Bryan Harvey L: Rick Aguilera
Chicago White Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,125)
W: Melido Perez L: Greg Swindell
Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,294)
W: Dave Johnson L: Kevin Ritz S: Gregg Olson
Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,930)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Mark Davis
Texas Rangers 8, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,085)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Andy Hawkins
Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 25,961)
W: Dave Stewart L: Matt Young S: Dennis Eckersley
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Sunday, April 15th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1990
Cincinnati Reds 13, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,067)
W: Tim Birtsas L: Tom Glavine
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 13,402)
W: Jay Howell L: Charlie Kerfeld
Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,187)
W: Zane Smith L: Ron Darling S: Tim Burke
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 14,435)
W: Dennis Cook L: Bryn Smith S: Roger McDowell
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 6,289)
W: Bob Patterson L: Les Lancaster
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 29,339)
W: Greg Harris L: Steve Bedrosian
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,302)
W: Chuck Finley L: Kevin Tapani S: Bryan Harvey
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 9,320)
W: Greg Hibbard L: Kevin Bearse S: Bobby Thigpen
Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,632)
W: Dan Petry L: Jay Aldrich S: Mike Henneman
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,925)
W: Dave Stieb L: Steve Crawford S: David Wells
New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 22,268)
W: Eric Plunk L: Jeff Russell S: Dave Righetti
Oakland Athletics 3, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 17,139)
W: Bob Welch L: Brian Holman S: Dennis Eckersley
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Monday, April 16th

IN THE NEWS: At Fenway, the Brewers have 20 hits, but no home runs, in pounding Boston, 18–0. It is Milwaukee's largest shutout margin ever. Dave Parker has four hits including three doubles as Ted Higuera is the easy winner over Mike Boddicker. All five Sox pitchers allowed runs.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1990
Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,484)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Pete Smith S: Rob Dibble
New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 13,813)
W: Frank Viola L: Steve Wilson S: Alejandro Pena
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 26,954)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Fernando Valenzuela
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,063)
W: Joe Hesketh L: Jeff Parrett S: Steve Frey
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,136)
W: Jose DeLeon L: John Smiley S: Ricky Horton
Milwaukee Brewers 18, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 35,478)
W: Teddy Higuera L: Mike Boddicker
Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,166)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Mark Gubicza S: Doug Jones
Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Kingdome (att. 12,538)
W: Randy Johnson L: David West S: Mike Schooler
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Skydome (att. 40,301)
W: John Cerutti L: Jay Tibbs S: Tom Henke
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Tuesday, April 17th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1990
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 45,000)
W: Tom Browning L: Andy Benes S: Randy Myers
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Astrodome (att. 9,555)
W: Mark Portugal L: John Smoltz S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,406)
W: Drew Hall L: Todd Frohwirth S: Steve Frey
Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 6 (13 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 13,964)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Jeff Innis S: Dean Wilkins
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 3,981)
W: Neal Heaton L: Greg Mathews
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 23,194)
W: Don Aase L: Atlee Hammaker
Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 5 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,370)
W: Mike Norris L: Mark Eichhorn S: Dennis Eckersley
Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,479)
W: Barry Jones L: Lee Smith
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,595)
W: Tim Leary L: Frank Tanana S: Dave Righetti
Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,616)
W: Steve Farr L: Steve Olin S: Mark Davis
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 9,053)
W: Juan Berenguer L: Keith Comstock S: Rick Aguilera
Texas Rangers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 14,930)
W: Kevin Brown L: Tony Fossas S: Mike Jeffcoat
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Skydome (att. 38,212)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jeff Ballard
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Wednesday, April 18th

IN THE NEWS: In a 6–2 win at San Francisco, Dodger 1B Eddie Murray homers from both sides of the plate, the first major leaguer to pull the feat in both leagues. Murray has done it eight times in the American League. Hubie Brooks adds a home run for LA and Mike Morgan takes the win.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1990
Cincinnati Reds 11, San Diego Padres 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,487)
W: Tim Layana L: Rafael Valdez S: Rob Dibble
Houston Astros 10, Atlanta Braves 5 at Astrodome (att. 10,137)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Derek Lilliquist
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,096)
W: Ken Howell L: Kevin Gross S: Roger McDowell
Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 21,561)
W: Greg Maddux L: David Cone
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,626)
W: John Tudor L: Bob Walk S: Ken Dayley
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 22,022)
W: Mike Morgan L: Eric Gunderson S: Tim Crews
Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 33,579)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Mike Witt S: Gene Nelson
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,570)
W: Roger Clemens L: Jack McDowell S: Lee Smith
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,515)
W: Jack Morris L: Dave LaPoint S: Mike Henneman
Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,752)
W: Storm Davis L: John Farrell
Minnesota Twins 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 9,425)
W: Terry Leach L: Matt Young S: Rick Aguilera
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,677)
W: Tony Fossas L: Jamie Moyer
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Skydome (att. 41,181)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Frank Wills S: Gregg Olson
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Thursday, April 19th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1990
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,580)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Mike Scott
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,780)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Mike Harkey S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 8,417)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Bruce Ruffin
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 20,495)
W: Doug Drabek L: Joe Magrane
Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 49,288)
W: Dave Johnson L: Kevin Ritz S: Gregg Olson
Cleveland Indians 1, New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,000)
W: Greg Swindell L: Pascual Perez S: Doug Jones
Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 23,979)
W: Dave Stewart L: Gary Eave
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,505)
W: Chris Bosio L: Bobby Witt
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Friday, April 20th

IN THE NEWS: Less than a year after being banished from baseball for his illegal gambling activities, all-time hit king Pete Rose pleads guilty to two felony counts of filing false income tax returns. On July 19th, he will be sentenced to five months in prison and fined $50,000.

Seattle's Brian Holman has a perfect no-hitter for 82/3 innings but loses it on his first pitch to the A's Ken Phelps. Phelps hits a home run, but then Holman fans Rickey Henderson for a 6–1 win.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1990
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,171)
W: Mike Roesler L: Mike Bielecki
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,533)
W: Jim Deshaies L: Tim Belcher S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 24,130)
W: Zane Smith L: Ron Darling S: Tim Burke
San Diego Padres 9, San Francisco Giants 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 36,052)
W: Ed Whitson L: Rick Reuschel
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 29,343)
W: Dennis Cook L: Bryn Smith
Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,382)
W: Bob Milacki L: Jeff Robinson
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at County Stadium (att. 15,334)
W: Tom Filer L: Mike Boddicker S: Chuck Crim
Minnesota Twins 13, California Angels 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 37,975)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Jim Abbott
Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 44,911)
W: Brian Holman L: Bob Welch
Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 26,648)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Lee Guetterman S: Jeff Russell
Toronto Blue Jays 17, Kansas City Royals 6 at Skydome (att. 49,151)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Bret Saberhagen
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Saturday, April 21st

IN THE NEWS: The Reds beat the Braves 8–1 to run their record to 9-0, the best start in club history. The lone Brave score is a home run by Dale Murphy, his 335th as an Atlanta Braves, passing Hank Aaron. The Reds will lose tomorrow to Atlanta, the team with the best (13–0 in 1982) start ever.

California's Bert Blyleven lasts just four innings, allowing seven runs in an 8–0 loss to Minnesota. Blyleven allows nine hits, including homers to Kent Hrbek and Randy Bush. He's now reached the 400 mark in gopher balls, 7th on the all-time list. West is the winner with help from Candelaria.

In a White Sox-Cubs exhibition game, Steve Lyons plays all nine positions for the South Siders.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1990
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,091)
W: John Smiley L: Steve Wilson S: Bill Landrum
Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,091)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Marty Clary
Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,434)
W: Juan Agosto L: Jay Howell S: Dave Smith
New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,748)
W: Frank Viola L: Oil Can Boyd S: John Franco
San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 56,147)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Bruce Hurst S: Steve Bedrosian
Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 39,798)
W: Roger McDowell L: Scott Terry
Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 20,512)
W: Urbano Lugo L: Jay Aldrich S: Mike Henneman
Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,076)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Melido Perez
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at County Stadium (att. 19,391)
W: Teddy Higuera L: Eric Hetzel
Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 21,600)
W: David West L: Bert Blyleven S: John Candelaria
Oakland Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 6 (11 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 33,277)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jerry Reed
Texas Rangers 9, New York Yankees 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 35,453)
W: Charlie Hough L: Greg Cadaret S: Jeff Russell
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Skydome (att. 49,121)
W: Dave Stieb L: Mark Gubicza
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Sunday, April 22nd

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1990
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 33,583)
W: Neal Heaton L: Jose Nunez S: Ted Power
Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 29,299)
W: Tom Glavine L: Tom Browning S: Mike Stanton
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,520)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Mark Portugal
New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 32,843)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Mark Gardner
San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 28,555)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Eric Show S: Steve Bedrosian
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,819)
W: Pat Combs L: Ricky Horton S: Roger McDowell
Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (12 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 31,873)
W: Gregg Olson L: Mike Henneman
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 16,400)
W: Bud Black L: Greg Hibbard S: Doug Jones
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (11 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 26,741)
W: Lee Smith L: Dan Plesac
California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,875)
W: Chuck Finley L: Allan Anderson S: Mark Eichhorn
Seattle Mariners 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 40,901)
W: Erik Hanson L: Scott Sanderson S: Mike Jackson
Texas Rangers 10, New York Yankees 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 30,717)
W: Kevin Brown L: Tim Leary S: Jeff Russell
Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 49,056)
W: Tom Gordon L: John Cerutti
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Monday, April 23rd

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1990
San Diego Padres 13, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 11,312)
W: Andy Benes L: Eric Gunderson S: Calvin Schiraldi
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 22,748)
W: John Tudor L: Bob Walk
Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Royals 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,978)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Storm Davis S: Jay Aldrich
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,129)
W: Frank Tanana L: Roy Smith S: Mike Henneman
Toronto Blue Jays 12, Cleveland Indians 9 at Skydome (att. 34,139)
W: Frank Wills L: Kevin Wickander S: Duane Ward
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Tuesday, April 24th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1990
Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 9,542)
W: Kevin Gross L: Mike Scott S: Tim Burke
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,366)
W: Mike Morgan L: Joe Magrane
New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 22,553)
W: Julio Machado L: Mike Stanton
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 19,161)
W: Ken Howell L: Jose Rijo S: Roger McDowell
San Diego Padres 13, Chicago Cubs 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,474)
W: Dennis Rasmussen L: Greg Maddux
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,881)
W: Doug Drabek L: Scott Garrelts S: Bill Landrum
Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 25,431)
W: Dave Stewart L: Dave Johnson
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 2 at Fenway Park (att. 24,362)
W: Roger Clemens L: Mark Langston S: Jeff Reardon
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at County Stadium (att. 10,925)
W: Chris Bosio L: Richard Dotson
Minnesota Twins 16, Detroit Tigers 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,561)
W: John Candelaria L: Kevin Ritz
New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,018)
W: Dave LaPoint L: Matt Young
Texas Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,092)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Bobby Thigpen
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Skydome (att. 35,203)
W: Jimmy Key L: Greg Swindell S: David Wells
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Wednesday, April 25th

IN THE NEWS: At Fenway, gimpy-legged Bill Buckner, 41, hoofs out an inside-the-park home run for the Red Sox. It will be his only homer in this, his last, season as he will play just 22 games. The Red Sox lose, 3–1, to the Angels, Kirk McCaskill.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1990
Montreal Expos 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 11,251)
W: Steve Frey L: Dave Smith S: Tim Burke
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,584)
W: Bryn Smith L: Orel Hershiser
New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 19,935)
W: Ron Darling L: Mike Stanton S: John Franco
Cincinnati Reds 12, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 18,497)
W: Rick Mahler L: Bruce Ruffin
San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,305)
W: Ed Whitson L: Mike Bielecki
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 4 (12 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 10,698)
W: Bob Patterson L: Steve Bedrosian
Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (12 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 25,341)
W: Gene Nelson L: Kevin Hickey S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 19,843)
W: Kirk McCaskill L: Mike Boddicker S: Mark Eichhorn
Milwaukee Brewers 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at County Stadium (att. 12,445)
W: Tom Filer L: Bret Saberhagen S: Dan Plesac
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,865)
W: Jeff Robinson L: Kevin Tapani S: Mike Henneman
Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,537)
W: Brian Holman L: Pascual Perez S: Mike Schooler
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,667)
W: Jack McDowell L: Bobby Witt S: Bobby Thigpen
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Skydome (att. 38,168)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Rod Nichols S: Duane Ward
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Thursday, April 26th

IN THE NEWS: Nolan Ryan pitches a one-hitter and sets a Ranger record with 16 strikeouts in a 1–0 win over the White Sox. It is Ryan's 12th career one-hitter (which ties him with ML leader Bob Feller,) and 200th career game with at least 10 strikeouts.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1990
Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,415)
W: Jim Clancy L: Derek Lilliquist S: Dave Smith
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,609)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Tim Belcher
Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 29,168)
W: Mike Harkey L: Bruce Hurst S: Mitch Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,493)
W: John Smiley L: Mike LaCoss
Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 27,195)
W: Mike Moore L: Jay Tibbs S: Dennis Eckersley
Boston Red Sox 5, California Angels 4 at Fenway Park (att. 22,601)
W: Lee Smith L: Bryan Harvey
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at County Stadium (att. 11,817)
W: Mark Knudson L: Mark Gubicza S: Dan Plesac
Seattle Mariners 6, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,857)
W: Randy Johnson L: Andy Hawkins S: Bill Swift
Texas Rangers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 20,404)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Melido Perez
Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 44,174)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Dave Stieb S: Doug Jones
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Friday, April 27th

IN THE NEWS: Dodgers ace Orel Hershiser will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his pitching shoulder. He hadn't missed a start since joining the club's rotation in 1984.

Wally Backman goes 6-for-6 in Pittsburgh's 9–4 win over San Diego to become the first National League player in 15 years to get six hits in a game.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1990
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,598)
W: Dennis Cook L: Mike Stanton
Cincinnati Reds 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,564)
W: Rob Dibble L: Drew Hall
New York Mets 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 15,862)
W: Frank Viola L: Mark Portugal S: John Franco
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,809)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Jose Nunez
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 23,376)
W: Neal Heaton L: Eric Show
San Francisco Giants 12, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,516)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Greg Mathews
Seattle Mariners 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 23,183)
W: Erik Hanson L: Jeff Ballard S: Mike Schooler
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Fenway Park (att. 32,912)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Gene Nelson
Chicago White Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,965)
W: Greg Hibbard L: John Cerutti
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 12,753)
W: Bud Black L: David West
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,389)
W: Bill Krueger L: Jack Morris S: Chuck Crim
Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 23,895)
W: Jeff Russell L: Mark Davis
New York Yankees 5, California Angels 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,289)
W: Lee Guetterman L: Willie Fraser S: Dave Righetti
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Saturday, April 28th

IN THE NEWS: Frank Tanana wins his 200th career game, as Detroit tops Milwaukee, 13–5.

At Fenway, the Red Sox beat the A's, 12–3. At the 12:07 start, the temperature is 95 degrees; when the game ends three hours, 50 minutes later, the temperature is 55 degrees and windy.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1990
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,659)
W: Jeff Parrett L: Joe Boever S: Roger McDowell
Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,775)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Oil Can Boyd S: Randy Myers
Houston Astros 8, New York Mets 4 at Astrodome (att. 30,217)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Sid Fernandez S: Dave Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,791)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Mitch Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 26,473)
W: Bob Walk L: Andy Benes S: Bill Landrum
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 21,963)
W: John Tudor L: Scott Garrelts
Seattle Mariners 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 31,017)
W: Mike Jackson L: Kevin Hickey S: Mike Schooler
Boston Red Sox 12, Oakland Athletics 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,989)
W: Greg Harris L: Curt Young
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 15,395)
W: Jerry Kutzler L: Mike Flanagan S: Bobby Thigpen
Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,978)
W: John Farrell L: Allan Anderson S: Jesse Orosco
Detroit Tigers 13, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,829)
W: Frank Tanana L: Don August
Texas Rangers 9, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,227)
W: Kevin Brown L: Storm Davis
New York Yankees 3, California Angels 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 25,751)
W: Greg Cadaret L: Chuck Finley S: Dave Righetti
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Sunday, April 29th

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs Greg Maddux sets a major-league record for pitchers when he records seven putouts in a 4–0 win over the Dodgers. Maddux will record 39 putouts for the year to tie Vic Willis's National League mark for the century set in 1904. Greg will then match it again in 1991 and 1993.

Rather than go on the disabled list for the first time in his career, Dan Quisenberry announces his retirement. The Q man retires as the all-time American League save king with 238.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1990
Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 11,966)
W: Pete Smith L: Pat Combs
Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,344)
W: Kevin Gross L: Ron Robinson S: Tim Burke
Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 1 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 20,158)
W: Danny Darwin L: Julio Machado
Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,893)
W: Greg Maddux L: Mike Morgan
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 27,206)
W: Doug Drabek L: Dennis Rasmussen
San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Candlestick Park (att. 34,969)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Joe Magrane S: Steve Bedrosian
Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 24,468)
W: Mark Williamson L: Mike Jackson
Oakland Athletics 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,237)
W: Dave Stewart L: Roger Clemens S: Dennis Eckersley
Chicago White Sox 10, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 12,936)
W: Eric King L: Jimmy Key S: Wayne Edwards
Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 14,956)
W: Greg Swindell L: Roy Smith S: Doug Jones
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,186)
W: Chris Bosio L: Dan Petry
Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,362)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Kenny Rogers S: Mark Davis
California Angels 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,098)
W: Mark Langston L: Dave LaPoint S: Bryan Harvey
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Monday, April 30th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1990
Atlanta Braves 7, New York Mets 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,232)
W: John Smoltz L: David Cone S: Joe Boever
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,294)
W: Jose Rijo L: Ken Howell S: Rob Dibble
San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 25,152)
W: John Burkett L: John Wetteland
Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,060)
W: Larry Andersen L: Dennis Martinez S: Dave Smith
Baltimore Orioles 2, California Angels 1 (12 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,691)
W: Brian Holton L: Mike Witt
Boston Red Sox 11, Seattle Mariners 0 at Fenway Park (att. 18,540)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Brian Holman
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 (13 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,406)
W: Bobby Thigpen L: Jamie Moyer
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,254)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Kevin Bearse
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,466)
W: Mark Knudson L: Jeff Robinson
Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,178)
W: Bob Welch L: Clay Parker
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