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Though the Major Leagues were operating on a limited slate of six games on Thursday, the action was furious with several playoff races affected.
Gerald Laird hit a solo home run in the 13th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
The blurry-eyed Philadelphia Phillies didn't mind that they wouldn't get a lot of shuteye after making their one-night stopover in Denver so ...
A day after getting involved in a fracas with the Marlins during a 16-10 loss, Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan said on Thursday he doesn't have any regrets, even though he most likely will be handed a fine and suspension, which could be announced by Major League Baseball as early as Friday.
he battle between the White Sox and the first-place Twins is going to come down to pitching, plain and simple. Because on two teams similar statistically (if not stylistically), the playoff race inevitably becomes an arms race in the September stretch run.
Shin-Soo Choo drove in five runs with a bases-loaded double and a two-run home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
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Gerald Laird hit a solo home run in the 13th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
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Gerald Laird hit a solo home run in the 13th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
Gerald Laird hit a solo home run in the 13th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Ryan Raburn added three hits and two RBIs after entering the game in the sixth inning for the injured Miguel Cabrera and Jose Valverde (2-3) pitched a career-high three innings of relief to help the Tigers avoid a three-game sweep.
The big names got teams this far, but with expanded September rosters, it might be the lesser-known player who actually puts a team into the postseason.
It took a 13th-inning solo homer from Gerald Laird and a third inning of relief from Jose Valverde to send the Tigers out of town with a 10-9 victory on Thursday night at Target field.
Shin-Soo Choo drove in five runs with a bases-loaded double and a two-run home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Choo, traded to the Indians by Seattle in 2006, hit a 3-1 fastball from Doug Fister (4-11) against the right-center-field wall in the Indians' four-run sixth to score all three runners without a throw.
Rockies manager Jim Tracy was ejected by home-plate umpire Paul Emmel in the sixth inning of Thursday's 12-11 loss to the Phillies after arguing Emmel's call that pinch-hitter Mike Sweeney should be awarded first base after being hit by a pitch.
With the season down to its final 31 days, the American League playoff field is all but set. The National League, however, has an intriguing ...
While there is no such thing as an easy road to the playoffs, it appears likely that some contenders will face more scheduling potholes than others during the next month.
Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11.
The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres recently looked as if they were on a collision course to meet in the National League playoffs.
Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11.
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DENVER (AP) -- Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Philadelphia
Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11.
Carlos Gonzalez has a 10-game hitting streak after a 3-for-5 performance in Colorado's 12-11 loss to the Phillies on Thursday, and he has notched an extra-base hit in each of those 10 games.
Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11. Utley's six RBIs tied a career high and came after Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth also went deep during the big inning in which the Phillies collected nine hits and all but buried the Rockies' playoff...
Adrian Beltre homered to spark a five-run second inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Thursday night to salvage a .500 road trip.
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David Wright homered, Johan Santana won for the first time in four starts and the New York Mets snapped the Atlanta Braves' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Thursday night.
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The Phillies victimized the Rockies with a nine-run rally in the seventh to take the lead en route to a 12-11 victory that was packed with all the drama and firepower of a three-game set.
Every year, fantasy experts emphasize how unpredictable pitchers can be and how risky it is to depend on them to anchor a fantasy team. We're ...
Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected in the seventh inning against Detroit on Thursday night after arguing a close play at second base.
Eric Hinske has made valuable contributions to three straight championship teams. Now he's with the Braves, where he could end up making valuable contributions to a fourth straight championship team.