National League - August 25

Player of the Day: Mike Schmidt had a single, a double, a home run, and a sacrifice fly. Schmidt knocked in three runs and scored twice as the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5. The Phillies are now seven games behind the New York Mets in the NL East.

Pitcher of the Day: Doug Rau shut out the Montreal Expos. Rau allowed six hits and didn’t walk anyone.

 Chicago 4, Houston 2

 Los Angeles 5, Montreal 0

 San Francisco 7, New York 3

 Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 5

 Pittsburgh 4, San Diego 0

American League - August 25

Player of the Day: Reggie Jackson hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 7^th and singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 9^th as Baltimore beat the Oakland A’s 5-4.

Pitcher of the Day: Pete Redfern allowed three runs in 7 1/3 innings and the Twins held on to beat the New York Yankees 5-3. Redfern improved his record to 3-12.

California 4, Boston 2 (10 innings)

 Chicago 5, Detroit 4

 Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2

 Milwaukee 5, Texas 3

 Minnesota 5, New York 3

 Baltimore 5, Oakland 4

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