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| AP PHOTO Craig Biggio and the Houston Astros dropped their first game in the National League Division series to the San Diego Padres.
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Playing their most important game in nearly six months, the Yankees looked every bit like the winningest team in AL history, beating the Texas Rangers 2-0, last night in Game 1 of their division series. Wells pitched eight strong innings as the Yankees, who won their final seven games to finish with 114 victories, picked up exactly where they left off.
"Right on the top, get in this situation, playoffs, ain't nothing better, I want the ball,'' Wells said. "Tonight we had the opportunity to win, that's one for us.''
San Diego 2, Houston 1
The marquee matchup between Randy Johnson and Kevin Brown lived up to expectations - close, tense and full of strikeouts.
The kicker, though, was that Brown did an awesome imitation of Johnson, showing up the Big Unit in the Astrodome as the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 2-1 yesterday in the opening game of their NL division series.
Brown struck out 16 and allowed just two hits in eight innings in a brilliant performance as the Padres stole home-field advantage.
Boston 11, Cleveland 3
The last Boston Red Sox first baseman to make such a splash in the postseason did so by letting a ball roll through his legs.
Mo Vaughn's only connection with Bill Buckner is that they both play the same position. What separated the two yesterday was something Boston fans have been waiting 12 tortuous years to see - a postseason win by the Red Sox.
Vaughn homered twice and tied a record with seven RBIs as Boston halted a 13-game postseason losing streak that began with Buckner's infamous error, beating Cleveland 11-3 in their AL playoff opener.
Nomar Garciaparra hit a three-run homer and Pedro Martinez pitched seven innings.
09-30-98
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