| Red Sox Take Game One Of A.L.C.S. |
Matsuzaka hadn't pitched more than 5 innings in his previous five postseason starts for the Red Sox, but Friday night in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, he shut out the Tampa Bay Rays for ... |
| Matsuzaka sinks Tampa Bay |
Sydney's Grant Balfour pitches in for the Tampa Bay against the Boston Red Sox during their clash on Friday. |
| Dice-K takes no-hit bid into 7th inning, Red Sox beat Rays 2-0 in ALCS opener |
Daisuke Matsuzaka's brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL championship series. |
| Torre has star-studded cast on Dodger bench |
Charlie Manuel looks down his bench and sees Matt Stairs, Greg Dobbs, Chris Coste, Eric Bruntlett, Geoff Jenkins and So Taguchi: price tag, about $9.7 million . |
| Phil Sheridan: Phils find their 'inner Manny' |
Pat Burrell celebrates his go-ahead home run in the sixth inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series last night at Citizens Bank Park. |
| Lowe and Hamels to face off in NL championship series |
NEW YORK: The Los Angeles Dodgers will send sinkerballer Derek Lowe to the mound to oppose Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels when the National League Championship Series gets underway in Philadelphia on ... |
| Dodgers, Phils Kick Off NLCS in City of Brotherly Love |
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies will battle for the right to represent the National League at the World Series when the best-of-seven NLCS gets underway on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park. |
| Bowa still thinks Lopes is out, 31 years later |
Larry Bowa hasn't forgotten, and he won't let Davey Lopes forget, either. "I know Davey says let it go, but he was out," Bowa said. |
| Rotations set for Rays, Sox |
Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields will start Game 1 of the American League championship series against Boston, which begins Friday night in St. |
| Bay states his case Outfielder proving he was right man to replace Manny |
Things are going pretty well so far in the Bay State. Ever since Jason Bay came to Boston in a deadline deal for Manny Ramirez, the low-key, un-dreadlocked left fielder has fit right in. |
| Pujols' HR distant memory for Lidge |
Brad Lidge forgot about Albert Pujols' mammoth playoff homer a long time ago. Maybe now that he's had a perfect season, people will stop reminding him of it. |
| Dodgers pitching staff couldn't afford mistakes - until offense got hot |
One mistake and it was trouble. Maybe big trouble. Maybe that's-your-ballgame trouble. |
| Dodgers' Garciaparra, Kent in unfamiliar spot |
The exact spot they wanted to be. The ideal place they had hoped to appear. The Dodgers are the toast of LosAngeles again after capturing their first playoff series in 20 years, raising hopes for more, getting ... |
| Angels' Kendrick misses a chance at redemption |
Had that fateful squeeze play Monday that doomed the Angels chances come just one batter earlier, perhaps Howie Kendrick could have expelled that bitter taste left by these playoffs. |
| HALO, GOODBYE |
The Angels were squeezed out of the playoffs Monday night, forced to carry plenty of baggage into the offseason. |
| Scioscia: 'We're going to win,' Part Deux |
If it worked for him in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, why would he deviate now? Baseball managers, after all, are creatures of habit. |
| Red Sox 3B Lowell off active roster |
Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell's torn labrum in his right hip forced the team to take him off the ALDS roster, making him ineligible for the rest of the series against the Angels and for a possible ... |
| Na na naah naah... |
Tito Landrum said in the Chicago Tribune Forum: Sox Lose! Sox Lose! As a Cub fan I am absolutely ecstatic! All of you big mouth, low class Sox fans definitely have it coming. Your team is getting old and its best years are behind it. Na na naah naah Na na naah naah Hey Hey Hey GOODBYE!! |
| Rays make more history, win ALDS 3-1 |
Chicago, IL- Despite the "blackout" at U.S. Cellular Field, and the crowd firmly behind their hometown White Sox, the Rays dashed those hopes by impressively finishing off Chicago with a 6-2 win in Game 4 ... |
| Ozzie Curses Out Eliminated Cubbies |
Ozzie Guillen is no fan of the other team in town. The White Sox manager made that clear as he was leaving the interview room at U.S. Cellular Field last night, after answering a question about carrying the ... |