Word: lansford
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Thirdbaseman Carney Lansford led off the inning with a single up the middle and on a hit-and-run, second-baseman Tony Phillips grounded a ball towards the hole vacated by Dodger shortstop Alfredo Griffin, who was covering second base. Griffin was forced to backtrack to the ball and Phillips beat out the play for an infield...
Shortstop Walt Weiss sacrificed Lansford and Phillips over to third and second, respectively, before leftfielder Stan Javier scored the first Oakland run off "The Bulldog" with a sacrifice fly to left field...
Hatcher led off the inning with a swinging-bunt single, beating out the throw of Lansford, who was playing back. Davis struck out Mike Marshall and John Shelby before surrendering a two-run homer to Davis on a 3-0 count. The home run was Davis' first since July...
Dave Henderson again became a playoff hero in Boston, while Carney Lansford and Dennis Eckersley starred once more at Fenway Park...
Henderson singled home Lansford for the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning and Eckersley preserved the lead yesterday afternoon as Oakland shut down Wade Boggs and the Red Sox, 2-1, in Game 1 of the American League playoffs...