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Red Sox 3, Angels 2: Red Sox are Out of a Squeeze and Into the A.L.C.S.

Boston ousted Los Angeles in four games and will play the Tampa Bay Rays for the American League championship.

Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Playoff Games, Los Angeles Angels

Scioscia’s Pat Answer: The Angels Will Win

If the Angels play the smart, aggressive way they should play, Manager Mike Scioscia says, it should not matter what the other team does or where the game is staged.

Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 10:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Playoff Games, Los Angeles Angels, Scioscia, Mike

For Torre, New Place, Familiar Situation

After taking the Los Angeles Dodgers to a playoff berth and a sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the division series, it appears that Joe Torre has found his managerial mojo.

Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 10:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Torre, Joe, Playoff Games

Rays 6, White Sox 2: Rays Finish Off White Sox to Reach A.L.C.S.

The Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox in Game 4 of the American League playoffs.

Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 8:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Playoff Games

Red Sox Shuffle Lineup Again, Choosing to Rest Drew for Game 3

Manager Terry Francona said the Red Sox were being careful by resting J.D. Drew, a right fielder whose herniated disk limited his play in September.

Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 10:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Playoff Games, Drew, J D

White Sox 5, Rays 3: On Black Day, White Sox Add Light

The White Sox stopped a three-game sweep by the Rays and will have to win at home on Monday to send the series back to St. Petersburg, Fla., for a deciding Game 5.

Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 9:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Chicago White Sox, Playoff Games

Phillies 6, Brewers 2: Phillies Eliminate the Brewers

Pat Burrell clobbered two home runs to lead the Phillies to a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that clinched their first trip to the N.L. Championship since 1993.

Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, National League, Milwaukee Brewers, Playoff Games, Burrell, Pat

Playoff Analysis: Breaking Down the Cubs’ Breakdown

A year after scoring only six runs in a three-game sweep by Arizona, the Cubs produced the same meager output in another early exit.

Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, National League, Playoff Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 1: Wait Till 101st Year: Dodgers Eliminate Cubs From Playoffs

After two decades of searching, the Dodgers found their way back to the National League Championship Series. The Cubs fell apart in October to make it 100 years since they last won the World Series.

Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 1:53 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Playoff Games

Keeping Score: Counting on Stars, Mets Miscalculated

The story of the 2008 Mets is that the soft underbelly of the roster was painfully and repeatedly exposed during the season.

Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:08 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, National League, Playoff Games

Red Sox 7, Angels 5: Early and Late Homers Help Red Sox Take Charge

J. D. Drew smashed a two-run homer off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth inning, powering the Red Sox past the Angels and giving them a 2-0 lead in the series.

Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 2:48 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Boston Red Sox, Playoff Games, Los Angeles Angels, Drew, J D

Cubs Hope a Trip West Can Clear Their Heads

After being crushed at home by the Dodgers, the Cubs will try to keep their season alive Saturday night in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium.

Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 12:17 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Playoff Games, World Series

The Brewers Are Hoping for a Repeat

If the Brewers can somehow erase their 2-0 deficit to the Phillies, the comparisons to the 1982 team that advanced to the World Series could be taken a step further.

Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 12:15 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Playoff Games, World Series

As Lowell Battles Injury, Francona Benches Him

The Red Sox will replace Mike Lowell, who has a hip injury, with Kevin Youkilis in Game 2 of the division series Friday night against the Angels.

Posted Friday, October 03, 2008 10:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Playoff Games, Los Angeles Angels, Youkilis, Kevin, Lowell, Mike

Rays 6, White Sox 2: An Unlikely Star Helps His Unlikely Team

Akinori Iwamura supplied the Rays’ game-changing hit in the fifth inning with an opposite-field, two-run homer off Mark Buehrle, the White Sox’ starter.

Posted Friday, October 03, 2008 10:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Playoff Games, World Series, Iwamura, Akinori

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