Roger Clemens pitched six innings for his 324th career victory in Houston’s 7-6 win over the Cubs on Saturday. Clemens tied Don Sutton and Nolan Ryan for 12th place on the career wins list.
Big guns II
Also on Saturday, Eric Gagne worked a perfect ninth for his 36th save of the season during the Dodgers’ 4-2 win over the Mets. It was his 143rd save since 2002, breaking Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley’s major-league record for most in a three-year span. Eckersley had 142 from 1990-92 with Oakland.
Big guns III
And finally, Pedro Martinez struck out eight Saturday to move into the top 20 on baseball’s career list. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has 2,614 strikeouts, passing Chuck Finley for 20th place.
Wild-card races
Listen not to the critics, for there is no shame in a race for fourth place.
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NL / GR
CUBS –
San Diego –
San Francisco –
Florida 4
Houston 4
AL / GB
Boston –
Anaheim 1.5
Texas 3
Cleveland 11.5
SOX 12.5
