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Rodriguez back in Yanks' lineup, dropped to 6th
Alex Rodriguez has returned to the Yankees' starting lineup for their AL championship series opener against Detroit on Saturday night but has been ...
Verlander pitches Tigers past A's, back to ALCS
Miguel Cabrera danced on a chair in one corner of the visiting clubhouse, puffing a cigar. Prince Fielder doused his young sons, Jadyn and Haven, with ...
Tigers ride Justin Verlander back to ALCS
Once he finally made his way to the victorious visiting clubhouse, Justin Verlander's teammates greeted him with chants of "Cy Young!" and sprayed him ...
A's rally past Tigers 4-3 to force Game 5
Dog-pile celebrations and whipped cream pies became a regular occurrence this season for the Oakland Athletics. Perhaps none was as improbable or ...
Tigers go ahead 1-0 on A's with Jackson RBI single
Max Scherzer struck out five Oakland batters and Austin Jackson hit an RBI single as the Detroit Tigers took a 1-0 lead against the Athletics after ...
Anderson pitches A's past Tigers to avoid sweep
Coco Crisp saved a likely home run, and Oakland's season for at least one more game. If the center fielder had any lingering frustration about that ...
A-Rod's struggles at plate hurting Yankees in ALDS
For all of his home runs, All-Star accolades and huge salaries, Alex Rodriguez finds himself in a most familiar spot this season. A-Rod is an October ...
Tigers score in 9th, beat A's 5-4 for 2-0 lead
Don Kelly is on Detroit's postseason roster because he can play any position in the field, so it was with some irony that he stood at the plate — as ...
Verlander overpowers A's in Detroit's 3-1 win
Justin Verlander threw a fastball that caught a bit too much of the plate, allowing Oakland's Coco Crisp to lead off the game with a stunning home run
Terry Francona hired as Cleveland manager
Terry Francona is getting back with one of his baseball families. Francona, who guided the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, has been hired ...
A's rookie Parker to face star-laden Tigers
A rookie vs. the reigning MVP. That's a fitting way for the Oakland Athletics to start the postseason. The A's will send Jarrod Parker (13-8) to the ...
One-game wild-card playoffs: Dramatic, but fair?
By sometime Friday night, either Chipper Jones will be out of baseball or the defending World Series champion Cardinals will be out of the playoffs.
Dent, Leiter were stars in 1-game playoffs
For sheer drama, there's nothing quite like a one-game, winner-take-all scenario — and that's about to become a lot less rare in baseball with the ...
Tigers' Cabrera wins 1st Triple Crown in 45 years
Miguel Cabrera had just achieved baseball immortality, and everyone around him knew it. Tigers manager Jim Leyland had tears welling in his eyes.
AP PHOTOS: Tigers slugger Cabrera makes history
Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers became just the 15th player — and the first in 45 years — to win baseball's Triple Crown, joining an elite list ...
Tigers' Cabrera in pursuit of Triple Crown
Miguel Cabrera sat in front of his locker in the corner of the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, bantering in Spanish at a table full ...
Royals rally past AL Central champion Tigers, 4-2
Miguel Cabrera had two hits and drove in two runs before leaving in the fifth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat his AL Central ...
Postseason Scenarios
Baseball's postseason scenarios with two days left in the regular season: ___ All five American League playoff teams have been decided. New York, ...
Tigers and A's get in, Nationals clinch NL East
Here's how the pennant races look with two days to go: — FIVE ALIVE: A muddled mess only days ago, the American League playoff picture is clearing up ...
Tigers clinch AL Central title with late surge
There could have been some infighting when the Detroit Tigers were languishing below .500 midway through the season, or even when they trailed the ...
Tigers beat Royals 6-3 to clinch AL Central title
Jim Leyland had tears in his eyes as he surveyed his crowded office Monday night. There was Miguel Cabrera, surrounded by his family, with the Triple ...
White Sox eliminated after 11-0 win over Indians
Their collapse complete, all the White Sox could do was watch from afar as another team celebrated winning the AL Central. This wasn't their year, but ...
O's, Yanks, Rangers clinch; Tigers, A's on verge
Here's how the pennant races look with three days to go: — TRIPLE CLINCH: Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in six runs as the Texas Rangers assured ...
Cabrera ties Hamilton in HRs; Tigers beat Twins
Miguel Cabrera's line drive home run in the eighth inning against Minnesota moved him into a tie with Texas star Josh Hamilton for the AL lead, ...