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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 ...
Train trouble delays Yankees' return to New York
The New York Yankees have gotten a taste of the commuter's life. Power problems on the Yankees' train line delayed their departure out of Baltimore.
Orioles show resiliency in 3-2 win over Yankees
The New York Yankees now must grudgingly acknowledge that these aren't the same Baltimore Orioles they used to knock around with merciless ease.
Orioles beat Yankees 3-2 to even ALDS at 1-all
Sometimes, postseason experience isn't all that important. How else to explain Baltimore rookie Wei-Yin Chen outpitching playoff-tested Andy Pettitte ...
Orioles lead Yankees 3-1 after 6 innings in ALDS
Chris Davis hit a two-run single to back a solid start by rookie Wei-Yin Chen and help the Baltimore Orioles take a 3-1 lead over Andy Pettitte and ...
Yankees get the jump on Orioles with 7-2 win
The New York Yankees earned the AL East title by pulling away from the Baltimore Orioles in the final week of the regular season. That scenario ...
Yankees win ALDS playoff opener over Orioles 7-2
For eight innings, the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles staged a magnificent duel worthy of two division foes that split 18 games during the ...
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
Orioles knock out 2-time AL champion Rangers 5-1
Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles will get another chance to overtake the New York Yankees. The surprising O's have already beaten some big ...
Cano powers Yankees to AL East title in 14-2 rout
Yankees fans broke out in in a raucous roar in the seventh inning, momentarily startling Alex Rodriguez. The slugger stepped out of the batter's box ...
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 ...
A's win AL West, Yanks take AL East, pairings set
Coco Crisp settled under the final fly ball, and the Oakland Athletics started charging onto the field like a bunch of Little Leaguers chasing an ice ...
Longoria hits 3 HRs, Rays drop O's to wild card
Evan Longoria's flair for the dramatic on the final night of the season ended Baltimore's bid to force a one-game tiebreaker for the AL East title.
A's win AL West, Yanks & O's to settle AL East
A dropped fly ball by Josh Hamilton, a home run from Ryan Zimmerman and pitch by pitch, the baseball playoff picture became completely clear on the ...
Yankees clinch AL East title
The New York Yankees have clinched the AL East title on the final night of the regular season thanks to Baltimore's loss at Tampa Bay. New York went ...
Cards back in, AL division races down to last day
Here's how the pennant races look with one day to go: — LAST TEAM IN: St. Louis clinched baseball's final postseason berth Tuesday night when the Los ...
Cardinals clinch baseball's last postseason berth
Rather than spraying champagne in every direction, the defending World Series champions talked about holding a subdued party if they squeezed into the ...
Ibanez rallies Yankees to win, New York holds lead
Raul Ibanez and the New York Yankees are quite fond of their position — leaving the chasing to the Birds. Ibanez tied it with a pinch-hit two-run ...
Davis homers again, Orioles edge Rays 1-0
Another one-run victory by the Baltimore Orioles pushed the AL East race to the final day of the season. Chris Davis homered for the sixth straight ...
Rays eliminated despite 5-3 win over Orioles
Bad news was waiting for Joe Maddon in the morning. The Tampa Bay Rays' manager said he planned to hit the sack and sleep "like a baby" on Monday ...
Nationals wrap up NL East title despite loss
Amid the postgame delirium on the field, the crushed beer cans and strewn champagne bottles collecting in the grass, pitcher Gio Gonzalez grabbed ...
Yanks rout Red Sox 10-2, open 1-game AL East lead
Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin and Mark Teixeira stepped up the plate, sent the ball over the wall and circled the bases like a ...
Phelps replaces Nova in Yanks' rotation; Tex back
Ivan Nova has been dropped from the New York Yankees' rotation after a pair of poor outings, and David Phelps will replace him as Tuesday night's ...
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 ...
Playoff scramble: Chaos, confusion are kinda fun
The Texas Rangers are totally set for the playoffs, eager to break out the bats, balls and gloves for really big games. Maybe they should log on to ...