Mathis’ walk off double lifts Angels over Yankees in Game 3

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Jeff Mathis drove his second double of the game into left-center field pushing the winning run across the plate as the Angles beat the Yankees 5-4 in the bottom of the 11th on Monday at Angels Stadium. This was the second consecutive game that went into extra innings and this time the Angels got the big hits they needed to get the win, that prevented Anaheim from going into a 3-0 series … [Read more...]

Can the Dodgers recover to even the series?

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The Phillies wasted little time in dispatching the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park, racking up 11 runs and shutting out Los Angeles, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Phillies blasted Hiroki Kuroda for six runs in the first two innings, which ended an hour after the game, began. Philies starter Cliff Lee went into the MLB history books for … [Read more...]

Dodgers and Phillies NLCS Preview

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The defending World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies launched a three-run ninth-inning comeback beating the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in Game 4 at Coors Field on Monday, moving them into the National League finals. The Phillies followed up their second-ever championship with their third consecutive NL East title, going 93-69 in the regular season and will return to the NLCS for the second … [Read more...]

Angels and Yankees ALCS Preview

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The Angels shocked the Red Sox with a five-run rally in the final two innings of Game 3 of the ALDS on Sunday, sweeping Boston and moving on to face the New York Yankees in the best-of-seven American League championship series beginning on Friday. The Yankees (103-59) and Angels (97-65) finished the regular season with the top two records in the major leagues. New York swept Minnesota 3-0 in … [Read more...]

Dodgers stun Cards to take a two game lead

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The Dodgers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth beating St. Louis 3-2 in Game 2 of the NLDS playoffs on Thursday, taking a 2-0 series lead. The walk-off win should have been little surprise to Los Angeles who has 41 come-from-behind victories, including 12 walk-offs this season. The Dodgers were one of the hottest teams in MLB the first half of the season, before struggling to keep … [Read more...]

Rockies pull even with Phillies

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After the Phillies cruised to a 5-1 victory over the wild-card Rockies in game one behind a solid performance from postseason rookie starter Cliff Lee, Colorado edged out Philadelphia 5-4 in Game 2 to even the series, snapping the Phillies eight postseason game-winning streak and tagging World Series and NLCS MVP starter Cole Hamels for seven hits and four earned runs (including a solo homer) in … [Read more...]

Angels Blank Boston in Game 1; Look to end streak

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Torii Hunter’s three-run home run in the fifth broke a scoreless deadlock and propelled the Angels to a 5-0 shut out over the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Thursday night. Anaheim took the lead in a playoff series with the Red Sox for the first time since 1986, as starter John Lackey recorded his first postseason victory since Game 7 of the 2002 World Series … [Read more...]

“David vs. Goliath” American League Playoff Update

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After wining a marathon single elimination playoff game against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, a an exhausted Minnesota Twins traveled to New York to take on the Yankees in game one of the ALDS on Wednesday. The effect of the 21-hour turnaround appeared to have little affect on the Twins as they jumped out to an early lead in the top of the third. But it all fell apart as New York rallied for … [Read more...]

Tigers and Twins set for game 163

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The red-hot Minnesota Twins will host the Detroit Tigers in a single elimination tiebreaker for the American League Central title and a trip the playoffs in Tuesday night. It is the second straight year that the Twins have needed a 163rd game to finish the season, and a first in MLB history. The Twins (86-76) lost a one-game playoff to the Chicago White Sox in 2008, but are –1-½ point favorites … [Read more...]

Still some unsettled business in the National League Playoffs race

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The MLB playoffs are closing in fast and there is still some unsettled business in the National League pennant race. As teams still jockey for home-field advantage and division titles, the playoff picture hangs in the balance. Expectations are high as the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies clinched the NL east division title and are looking forward to a repeat performance of the 2008 … [Read more...]