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- Facing Cliff Lee in the postseason doesn’t scare Rays, who’ve beaten him 3 times
- New ballpark spark? Twins try to match last year’s Yankees by bringing a title to Target Field
- Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay waited 13 years to pitch in the postseason
- Curse of the Yankees: Twins face a New York-sized road block to end playoff drought
- Crawford, DeMuth, Hirschbeck & Tim Welke crew chiefs for 1st round of playoffs
- Hey, little spender: Dollars don’t translate to success in major leagues this year
- A capsule look at the Yankees-Twins playoff series
- A capsule look at the Braves-Giants playoff series
- A capsule look at the Reds-Phillies playoff series
- A capsule look at the Rangers-Rays playoff series
- October harvest: Playoff pie features tasty mix of newcomers, pickups, injuries & fresh faces
- NL Central champion Reds are really green when it comes to playoff pressure
- Red Sox hope to improve bullpen, keep key hitters after missing playoffs
- Despite Justin Morneau’s progress, Twins won’t rush slugger back, rule him out for postseason
- Reds give manager Dusty Baker a 2-year contract extension through 2012
- Manager Bobby’s Cox final season continues after Braves edge Phillies 8-7 to win NL wild card
- Giants beat San Diego 3-0 to win NL West, end 6-year playoff drought and send Padres packing
- No tiebreakers needed: Giants, Braves in and Padres out; Rays outlast Yankees to win AL East
- Giants win NL West, Sanchez leads SF past Padres 3-0 to end 6-year playoff drought
- Hudson, Braves hold off Phillies 8-7 to land first NL wild-card berth
- AL East already clinched earlier in the day, Tampa Bay beat Royals 3-2 in 12 innings
- Lowrie hits 2 HR, Drew another and Red Sox send Yankees to playoffs with 8-4 loss
- Hudson, Braves extend Cox’s final season, hold off Phillies 8-7 to earn at least 1 more game
- Blue Jays hit 2 more homers in season finale to beat playoff-bound Twins 2-1
- Bruce hits 4th homer of week, Reds beat Brewers 3-2 and head into playoffs.
- Eric Patterson’s 10th-inning single gives Red Sox 7-6 win and doubleheader split with Yankees
- Josh Hamilton’s homer and 3 RBIs, C.J. Wilson’s 5 strong innings lead Rangers over Angels 6-2
- Giants, Padres and Braves: Down to the final day, 2 NL playoff spots still open
- Worley throws 5 strong innings, Phillies beat Braves 7-0 to leave Atlanta tied for wild card
- Stauffer pitches Padres past Giants 4-2, sending NL West and wild-card races to final day
- Jay Bruce homers twice, Reds beat Brewers 7-4 for first 90-win season since 1999
- Jimmy Rollins’ grand slam powers Phillies past playoff-hopeful Braves, 11-5
- Encarnacion goes deep, Blue Jays hand playoff-bound Twins 7th loss in 8 games, 6-3
- McGehee’s grounder off Phillips gives Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 win over Cincinnati Reds
- Cliff Lee pitches 7 innings in playoff tuneup, Rangers beat Angels 3-2
- Stubbs sparks Reds’ power surge in 9-1 win over Astros
- Padres on cusp of elimination from playoff race after losing 1-0 to Cubs
- Young throws 5 strong innings, Padres beat Cubs 3-0 to stay 1½ back in wild-card race
- Derek Lowe’s 5th September win leads wild card-leading Braves over Marlins 5-1
- Rays clinch playoff spot, but work remains with AL East and best record up for grabs
- Sabathia gets 21st win as Yankees beat Blue Jays 6-1 to clinch 15th playoff berth in 16 years
- First-place Giants beat D-backs 4-2 and increase their lead over San Diego in the NL West race
- Blake’s 2 homers help Dodgers beat Rockies 9-7 and eliminate them from playoff races
- Blake’s 2 homers help Dodgers beat Rockies 9-7 and push them closer to playoff elimination.
- CC Sabathia gets 21st win as Yankees beat Blue Jays 6-1 to clinch playoff berth
- Reds beat Astros 3-2, clinch NL Central title and first playoff appearance in 15 years
- Eric Hinske hits a pinch-hit 2-run homer in 7th to help Braves’ wild card chances with 3-2 win
- David Price pitches 8 impressive innings, Rays beat Orioles 5-0 to clinch playoff spot
- Rays want packed house for home finale, giving away 20,000 tickets.
- ‘We kind of have some unfinished business’: Phillies clinch 4th consecutive NL East title
- Wild-card hopeful Braves beat Marlins 2-1 on Omar Infante’s two-out single in 11th
- Buchholz pitches Red Sox past White Sox 6-1; Boston postpones clinching for Rays, Yankees
- Rangers’ OF Josh Hamilton steps up baseball activity in recovery from broken ribs
- Heisey, Bailey lead Reds past Padres 12-2, magic number down to 1 for clinching NL Central
- Phillies clinch playoff slot, wait to win NL East after losing to Mets 7-3
- Phillies become 1st NL team to clinch playoff spot, join Twins & Rangers with guaranteed slots
- Cliff Lee to start playoff opener for Rangers, Wilson and Lewis also in first-round rotation
- Wild-card hopeful Braves spin wheels again vs. last-place Nationals, lose 4-2 to drop 2 of 3
- Yankees juggle rotation again, turn back to RHP Phil Hughes to start Sunday against Boston
- Mets end Phils’ 11-game win streak, deny Philadelphia clinching playoff spot with 5-2 win
- Cantu’s homer powers Rangers past A’s 4-3 for AL West title and first playoff berth since 1999
- Alex Rios’ RBI single in 9th, Konerko’s 38th HR lead White Sox to 2-1 win over Angels
- Tejada shines a light on Padres’ chances with clutch 2-run single in 4-3 win over Reds
- Drew drives in 4, Diamondbacks finish 3-game sweep of struggling Rockies with 10-9 win
- Some playoff contenders having trouble drawing crowds as they fight for postseason
- Halladay, Hamels, Oswalt make it tough to pick who would start playoff opener for Phillies
- Francisco Liriano to start Game 1 of AL playoffs for Minnesota Twins
- Jump on the NYC subway shuttle to catch highlights of MLB playoff games
- Clayton Richard pitches 1st career shutout, Padres defeat Dodgers 6-0
- Reds’ Volquez tosses 8 innings, Cincinnati cuts magic number to 4 after beating Brewers
- Tulowitzki hits 2 HRs, has 14 in 15 games; Mora’s grand slam helps Rockies rout Dodgers 12-2
- Tim Hudson snaps 3-start skid for Braves, pitches wild-card leaders past Mets 4-2
- Manager Joe Torre to retire from Dodgers after season; Don Mattingly to replace him in 2011
- Tough times for Torre: Dodgers struggled through 2010 as non-contender in talented NL West
- Rangers better than Yankees for 3 days, do it again and Texas might finally win in playoffs
- Ellis keys late rally to help Oakland beat Boston, Lackey
- 2-time NL champion Phillies have overcome injuries, inconsistency to again reach first place
- Carlos Gonzalez’s rising star has Rockies slugger flirting with Triple Crown
- LHP Aroldis Chapman hits 102 mph in perfect debut, putting sizzle in Reds’ playoff push
- OF Jeff Francoeur traded by Mets to first-place Texas Rangers for playoff drive
- Carlos Gonzalez triples and scores on error in ninth as Rockies rally past Giants 2-1
- Reds calling up LHP Aroldis Chapman to pitch out of bullpen during playoff push
- Manny in White Sox: Ramirez joins Chicago in time for playoff push
- Manny Ramirez could be back in AL pennant race; White Sox awarded waiver claim on Dodgers star
- Nationals overcome Pujols’ 400th homer, Desmond gets RBI in 13th in 11-10 win over Cardinals
- Detroit OF Johnny Damon claimed on waivers by Boston, is deciding whether to rejoin old team
- OF Cody Ross awarded to Giants from Marlins on waiver claim
- Phillies, Rays take wild-card leads into weekend, injuries help shape races with 40 games left
- Bulking up for playoff race, Braves acquire Cubs 1B Derrek Lee for prospects
- Chipper Jones likely out for season with knee problem _ maybe for good if he decides to retire
- Reds get OF Jim Edmonds from Brewers for OF Chris Dickerson
- Happy to be in a playoff race, Sweeney says he’ll be happy with any role for the Phillies
- Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella retiring at the end of the season
- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says 2010 playoff schedule will have fewer off days
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