After a second St. John's appeal, a subcommittee cut the suspension to two games.
Atlanta beat the Dodgers the next two games 3-2 and 7-1 to cut the their deficit to 3 1/2 games.
The result cut the A's series lead to two games to one in the best-of-seven series.
ESPN2's rating fell slightly to a 0.23 despite cutting its schedule to 75 games from 101 in the 2000-1 season.
Injuries cut Zuger back to 11 games in 1969 and 9 in 1970.
The victory cut the Dodger lead to two games to one.
But after hearing Milanovich's appeal Tuesday, it cut the punishment to four games.
The league locked out the players to start the 1994-95 season, cutting each team's schedule to 48 games.
The loss cut the Dodgers' lead over the Cardinals to six games.
The popular idea is to cut the preseason to two games and play 18 games in the regular season.