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Beltran, Freese hit 2-run HRs, Cards beat Giants
The St. Louis Cardinals' unheralded bullpen is making quite a name for itself in October right along with proven postseason stars Carlos Beltran and ...
Sanchez, Tigers beat Yanks for 2-0 lead in ALCS
Anibal Sanchez gave a performance against New York that the Detroit Tigers have come to expect from Justin Verlander. The Tigers' ace is next in line ...
Minus Jeter, Yanks and Tigers scoreless in Game 2
Hiroki Kuroda retired his first 15 batters before Jhonny Peralta singled, and the New York Yankees pressed ahead without injured captain Derek Jeter ...
October not the same without Yanks' missing man
A player stood at shortstop at Yankee Stadium, yet the shortstop was missing. For 16 years and 158 consecutive games, Derek Jeter had been in the New ...
Jeter breaks ankle in ALCS, out for postseason
Delirious only minutes earlier, fans at Yankee Stadium sat stunned in utter disbelief while they watched Derek Jeter being helped off the field, his ...
Column: Day of reckoning had to come for A-Rod
Joe Girardi should be manager of the year just for the guts it took to sit down his $275 million third baseman and help the New York Yankees advance ...
Jeter hurt, Young stars as Tigers win ALCS opener
The Detroit Tigers took the lead on Delmon Young's ringing double in the 12th inning. Then came the blow that really staggered the New York Yankees.
Tigers take 2-0 lead over Yanks opener of ALCS
Raul Ibanez hit another tying homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers were tied 4-4 after 10 innings on ...
Yanks' Ibanez ties it with 2-run shot in ninth
Raul Ibanez struck again. The New York Yankees' sudden slugger hit another tying homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. This one has come off ...
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 ...