Napoli helps Angels beat Red Sox 5-4, avoid sweep (AP)
AP - After 11 consecutive losses and two straight playoff sweeps, the Los Angeles Angels had grown tired of being a bump in Boston’s road to the World Series.
Phillies power into NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers (AP)
AP - With plenty of power to go with their improved pitching, the Philadelphia Phillies are ready for anything in the NL championship series. Bring on the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I like our chances,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Sunday after Philadelphia clinched its first trip to the NLCS since 1993 with a 6-2 victory [...]
Wait ’til next year, again: Dodgers sweep Cubs (AP)
AP - It’s a century and counting for the Chicago Cubs. Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers shoved Chicago into another long winter Saturday night, completing a three-game sweep of their first-round playoff series with a 3-1 victory.
Brewers avoid elimination, top Phils 4-1 in Game 3 (AP)
AP - J.J. Hardy and the Milwaukee Brewers did just enough to keep their postseason alive for another day. Back home at Miller Park, the Brewers got three hits from Hardy and a sharp outing from Dave Bush to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 Saturday night and stave off elimination in the NL division series.
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Drew’s homer boosts Red Sox over Angels 7-5 (AP)
AP - Boston’s latest postseason win over the Los Angeles Angels moved the team with baseball’s best record to the verge of elimination.
Iwamura’s homer rallies Rays past White Sox 6-2 (AP)
AP - The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. All-Star Scott Kazmir settled down after a shaky start, Akinori Iwamura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and the AL East champions beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Friday for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Cub flub: Manny, Dodgers take 2-0 lead over Cubs (AP)
AP - Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers look ready to run the shaky Chicago Cubs out of the playoffs early and extend their championship drought to 100 years.
Phillies rip Sabathia, take 2-0 lead over Brewers (AP)
AP - With one more loss to the Phillies, CC Sabathia and the Milwaukee Brewers will have all winter to rest. Brett Myers rankled Sabathia with a pesky at-bat and dominated the rest of the Brewers from the mound, and Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 5-2 on Thursday night behind Shane Victorino’s grand slam for a 2-0 [...]
Bay’s homer sparks Red Sox to 4-1 win over Angels (AP)
AP - No matter how much the Los Angeles Angels dominate Boston in the regular season, the Red Sox roll in October.
