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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- James Loney's two-run double and Russell Martin's RBI double Saturday night led the LA Dodgers to a 3-1 win and a division series sweep over the Chicago Cubs.
After 11 consecutive losses and two straight playoff sweeps, the Los Angeles Angels had grown tired of being a bump in Boston's road to the World Series. "I don't ever want to hear about that streak again. Ever. It's over," center fielder Torii Hunter said Sunday night after the Angels beat the Red Sox 5-4 in 12 innings to force their first-round AL playoff series to a fourth game. "We were ...
The Chicago White Sox try to stave off playoff elimination this evening when they play Game 4 of the best-of-five American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at...
Given the state of the U.S. economy, baseball commissioner Bud Selig warned team owners Saturday not to "get too cocky" and overprice game...
The Philadelphia Phillies won their first trip to the National League championship series in 15 years when they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 in Game Four of their division series on Sunday.
The White Sox stopped a three-game sweep by the Rays and will have to win at home on Monday to send the series back to St. Petersburg, Fla., for a deciding Game 5.
The Boston Red Sox try to advance to their fourth American League Championship Series in the last six years this evening when they play Game 4 of the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Fenway Park. Boston failed to sweep this best-of-five set on Sunday, as Erick Aybar singled in Mike Napoli in the 12th inning, boosting the Angels to a 5-4 win. Francisco Rodriguez, who set a ...
Anaheim and Chicago fought off elimination Sunday as the Angels went the distance to beat Boston in a marathon contest and the White Sox batters broke out of a mini-slump to put Tampa's party on hold.
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Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks got too vivid a reminder of one of his team's mistakes watching John Danks pitch the Chicago White Sox to the American League Central title.
Erick Aybar drove in a run in the 12th inning in Boston a to give the Angels victory, 5-4. John Danks pitched strongly as the White Sox beat Tampa, 5-3, at home.
The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series after beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Saturday to complete a three-games sweep.
The Tampa Bay Rays attempt to win their first-ever postseason series this afternoon, as they try to complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series at U.S. Cellular Field.
Mike Napoli hit two home runs and scored the go-ahead run in the 12th inning as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 to stay alive.
BOSTON (AP) -- After 11 consecutive losses and two straight playoff sweeps, the Los Angeles Angels had grown tired of being a bump in Boston's road to the World Series. Photo by The APBoston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett waits for a new ball as Los Angeles Angels' Mike Napoli,...
Unlike the 1959 AL champions, this version of the White Sox depends on the long ball to win games leading the majors in home runs and finishing second-to-last in the AL in stolen bases.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Philadelphia used the home run Sunday to beat Milwaukee 6-2 and take its National League Division Series against the Brewers 3-1.
BOSTON -- Dodgers-Red Sox? The Dodgers sweep of the Chicago Cubs must have caused a time warp in which both teams somehow managed to leapfrog from their division series, past the league championships, and straight to television's wildest dream.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Boston's latest postseason win over the Los Angeles Angels moved the team with baseball's best record to the verge of elimination.
It's a century and counting for the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago White Sox fans celebrate after their team's 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the American League division baseball series on Sunday in Chicago.
Josh Beckett insisted his pitches simply missed, just barely, nothing ...
Nobody on the Philadelphia Phillies ' roster has put in more ...
Of all the numbers floating atop the sudsy Dodger Stadium joy Saturday ...
In anticipation of a major splash before the non-waiver trading ...
This was not a victory. This was an exorcism. The streaks are dead ...
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