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Cardinals, Giants each pulled off remarkable rally
As many times as he gets asked, Cardinals closer Jason Motte still has no perfect answer for how St. Louis found a way to win at Washington after ...
Giants first base coach Kelly injured during BP
San Francisco Giants first base coach Roberto Kelly sustained a concussion Saturday after getting hit in the back of the head when Buster Posey's ball ...
Brewers' Rodriguez arrested last month at his home
A prosecutor says Milwaukee Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez was arrested last month on a domestic violence complaint involving his girlfriend.
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 ...
After beating Birds, Yankees look to tame Tigers
CC Sabathia boosted the New York Yankees past the Baltimore Orioles, ending a spellbinding six-week drama that drove and drained both teams. New York ...
No-quit Cards come back to beat Nats 9-7 in Game 5
In the end, it made sense that Yadier Molina and David Freese would work those key walks, and that Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma would come through ...
Cards score 4 in 9th, beat Nats 9-7, reach NLCS
Carlos Beltran and the never-give-up St. Louis Cardinals began their latest comeback celebration quietly, plucking cans of beer from a blue bin that ...
A-Rod benched by Yankees for Game 5 vs Orioles
Alex Rodriguez watched the New York Yankees' biggest game of the year on the bench. After being pinch hit for in Games 3 and 4 of the AL division ...
The right stuff: Yanks beat O's, advance to ALCS
CC Sabathia turned and looked over his right shoulder, watching intently after Nate McLouth turned on a 93 mph fastball and sent it soaring down the ...
Giants OF Cabrera reinstated after 50-game ban
San Francisco outfielder Melky Cabrera has been reinstated by Major League Baseball after serving a 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone ...
Tweet police? Texas Rangers probe draws questions
The Texas Rangers flash the baddest badge in the Lone Star State. They're the top cops working the biggest crimes beneath iconic white cowboy hats.
Before Werth's walkoff, a rousing speech for Nats
Hours before Jayson Werth's game-ending homer on a 13-pitch at-bat extended the Washington Nationals' surprising season, before a bullpen trio got ...
Giants beat Reds 6-4, move on to NLCS
The entire season was a comeback for Buster Posey, so he didn't think anything of it when San Francisco needed one of the biggest yet to play for a ...
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 ...
Hardy, Orioles beat Yankees in 13th, force Game 5
Just maybe the Baltimore Orioles' remarkable run into October is not so improbable after all. Seventeen wins in extra innings, 31 victories in one-run ...
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-Rod's October brings Snub Seen 'Round the World
His production shriveled, his aura dissipated, his place in history unsettled and his ego almost certainly bruised, Alex Rodriguez took a seat ...
Yankees, O's tied 1-all after 12th in Game 4
Baltimore's bullpen escaped an eighth-inning jam as Alex Rodriguez struck out yet again, Joba Chamberlain was knocked out by Matt Wieters' broken bat ...
Chamberlain leaves after being hit by broken bat
Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain was hit by a flying broken bat in the 12th inning and left Game 4 of the AL division series against Baltimore with ...
Werth's homer for Nats forces Game 5 against Cards
Joyous, bouncing teammates waiting to greet him at home, the red-clad crowd raucous as can be, Jayson Werth yanked off his red batting helmet with two ...
Giants beat Reds 6-4, win NLDS on Posey's slam
Not just any comeback would get San Francisco back to playing for a pennant. It would take one of Giant proportions. And Buster Posey believed it ...
Ibanez hits for A-Rod, homers twice in Yankees win
Down by a run in an all-even AL division series, Joe Girardi approached Alex Rodriguez and told baseball's highest-paid player he was going to pinch ...
Cardinals can close out Nationals in NLDS Game 4
Jayson Werth's Washington Nationals were as good as it got during the regular season, compiling a majors-high 98 wins. That doesn't count for much ...
Giants 1 win away from swiping series from Reds
With an out-of-character win, the San Francisco Giants are on the verge of an unprecedented comeback. And everybody in Cincinnati is saying: Uh-oh.
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 ...