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Braun, Brewers bash Cards for Game 1 win

Oct 10, 2011

MILWAUKEE (AP) ― The barbs already were flying. Come Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers bashed the St. Louis Cardinals with their bats.Needing a rally in the NL championship series opener, Milwaukee turned to its power duo of Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder, then got a clutch hit from Yuniesky Betancourt t
Rangers trip Tigers 3-2

Oct 9, 2011

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Justin Verlander was washed out of another Game 1.Scuffling through a wet postseason, the Detroit ace and likely AL Cy Young Award winner left a start early again Saturday night when a pair of rain delays prevented him from pitching more than four innings. He wound up the los
Baseball postseason kicks off

Oct 6, 2011

The country’s top professional baseball league wrapped up its regular season on Thursday night and is now gearing up for what looks like a promising postseason starting Saturday.The defending champion SK Wyverns will face the Kia Tigers in the first round. The two teams met in the Korean Series in 2
Cards force Game 5 in Philadelphia

Oct 6, 2011

ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Roy Oswalt seemed all set to close out the Cardinals. He had an early lead, had won big games in St. Louis and had never lost a postseason start.So much for all that history.St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday scores on a two-run double by David Freese in the fourth inning.
SK, Kia kick off postseason

Oct 6, 2011

Pitching-rich clubs set for best-of-five series The country’s top professional baseball league wrapped up its regular season on Thursday night and is now gearing up for what looks like a promising postseason starting Saturday.The defending champion SK Wyverns will face the Kia Tigers in the fir
Beltre’s 3 homers power Rangers

Oct 5, 2011

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ― This is what Adrian Beltre envisioned when he signed with Texas in the offseason. Balls jumping off his bat in October, the Rangers making another run for the pennant.Beltre hit three straight home runs and the defending AL champions advanced again, beating the Tampa B
Brewers sting D-backs in Game 1

Oct 2, 2011

MILWAUKEE (AP) ― Yovani Gallardo could barely see the return tosses from catcher Jonathan Lucroy, losing them in the bright light filtering through the windows at Miller Park.Imagine how the Diamondbacks felt.Gallardo emerged from the shadows, outpitching Arizona ace Ian Kennedy as the Milwaukee Bre
Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rally

Sept 30, 2011

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — A startling comeback on the final day of the regular season carried the Tampa Bay Rays back to the playoffs.Their chances of claiming the AL wild card in jeopardy, the Rays rallied Wednesday night from a late seven-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 8-7 on
Playoffs ready to take flight for Yankees, Tigers

Sept 30, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― After a long flight, a pre-dawn arrival and a workout that came all too soon, Derek Jeter is ready for the playoffs.Almost. First, a good night’s sleep would be nice.“Man, I got home at 4:30. I don’t even know what I’m saying right now,” a bleary-eyed Jeter said Thursday, a day befor
Cardinals cap incredible run

Sept 29, 2011

HOUSTON (AP) ― Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals completed one of baseball’s greatest comebacks, clinching the NL wild card Wednesday night with an 8-0 win over Houston and a later loss by Atlanta.The Cardinals got their playoff spot when the Braves fell to Philadelphia 4-3 in 13 innings.S
Red Sox hold on to stay tied for wild-card lead

Sept 28, 2011

BALTIMORE (AP) ― The Boston Red Sox celebrated a rare September victory for about 20 minutes before turning their attention toward their next game ― the last and most important of the 162-game schedule.The Red Sox maintained a share of the AL wild-card lead Tuesday night, using four home runs to bea
Samsung Lions run away with league title

Sept 28, 2011

The Samsung Lions have won the pennant race title in the country’s top professional league for the first time in five years.After winning the game against the Doosan Bears 5-3 on Tuesday, the Daegu-based club improved their record to 76-47 to claim the regular-season title. And with the title, they
Samsung Lions wins KBO pennant race

Sept 28, 2011

The Samsung Lions has won the pennant race title in the country’s top professional league for the first time in five years.After winning the game against Doosan Bears 5-3 on Tuesday, the Daegu-based club improved their record to 76-47 this season to claim the regular season title. And with the title
Korean baseball enjoys golden days

Sept 23, 2011

It’s 6 p.m. on Sept. 16, and the Jamsil baseball stadium is already nearly filled. “LG! LG!” a large squad in the first base stands starts chanting their club’s name as the match between the home team LG Twins and SK Wyverns begins.“SK (clap-clap), SK (clap-clap),” another big crowd at third base sh
Playoff-hopeful Rays rough up watered-down Yankees

Sept 23, 2011

Tampa Bay pulls within 2 games of Boston in wild-card raceNEW YORK (AP) ― Rays manager Joe Maddon heard a few cheers coming from the clubhouse and reached for the computer mouse. He knew what had just happened. He wanted to know how.“Niiiice,” Maddon said after learning the Toronto Blue Jays beat th