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| Yankees C Martin ejected after exchange | Mon Sep 26 21:49:14 2011 EST |
| St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin was ejected from Monday night's game against Tampa Bay after exchanging words with the home plate umpire. Phil Hughes had just walked his second straight batter when Martin appeared to say something to Paul Schrieber as he stood facing the umpire. The catcher was in his crouch already when Schrieber walked around in front of the plate and continued the conversation. Martin was still crouched when the umpire motioned t | |
| Yankees' Rivera claims AL Weekly honor | Mon Sep 26 16:13:37 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending September 25. With a perfect inning on Monday, September 19, Rivera closed out a 6-4 Yankees win over the Minneosta Twins, earning the 602nd save of his 17-year career, surpassing Trevor Hoffman for the most saves in baseball history. The record-breaking day came 15 years and 125 days after he record his first career save on May 17, 1996 against the | |
| Red Sox turn to Beckett for big series with O's | Mon Sep 26 11:04:47 2011 EST |
| Beckett to keep their fleeting postseason hopes alive this evening when they open a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Boston didn't help itself in the wild card race this weekend, as it dropped two of three to the New York Yankees, but managed to hold onto the lead with a win in the second game of a day/night doubleheader on Sunday. The Red Sox avoided a sweep, as Jacoby Ellsbury's three-run blast off Scott Proctor in the 14th inning boosted Boston to a 7-4 win. Ellsb | |
| Yankees commence set with Rays at the Trop | Mon Sep 26 11:02:38 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees almost delivered the death knell to the Boston Red Sox' playoff chances this weekend. This week they hope to do the same to the Tampa Bay Rays when the American League East rivals close out their regular season with the start of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. The Yankees took two of three from the Red Sox over the weekend, allowing the Rays to move within a game of the final playoff spot in the American League. New York, of course, wrapped up the | |
| Ellsbury's HR keeps Red Sox clinging to wild card lead | Sun Sep 25 23:55:56 2011 EST |
| orts Network) - Jacoby Ellsbury's third homer of the day on Sunday rescued the Red Sox and kept them in the wild card lead. Ellsbury's three-run blast off Scott Proctor in the 14th inning boosted Boston to a 7-4 win over the AL East-champion New York Yankees in the night portion of a doubleheader. Ellsbury hit a pair of homers in a 6-2 loss in the afternoon contest, but his 31st of the year was huge considering Boston is now one game ahead of Tampa Bay for first place in the wild card standings. | |
| Boston activates Drew from DL | Sun Sep 25 19:44:08 2011 EST |
| Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox activated outfielder J.D. Drew from the 15-day disabled list and he started the nightcap of a doubleheader Sunday against the New York Yankees. Drew, who hadn't played since July 19 due to a left shoulder impingement, was hitting seventh in the lineup. The Red Sox entered the night game clinging to a half-game lead on the Tampa Bay Rays for the wild card spot. Drew has batted .219 with just four home runs, six doubles and 21 RBI over 77 games this | |
| Rockies hope to get on a roll versus Astros | Sun Sep 25 10:54:36 2011 EST |
| Atlanta Braves in 1993, took an 8-2 loss to San Diego in his last start on Sept. 19. The 36-year-old was roughed up for nine hits and seven runs in just 3 1/3 innings. He opened the season in the minor-league chains of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, going a combined 7-2 in starts with Double-A Trenton and Triple- A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Pawtucket. He's made eight big-league starts since signing with the Rockies and has given up 25 runs in 55 hits in 47 1/3 innings. Millwood is 7-4 | |
| Wood, Reds continue series with Pirates | Sat Sep 24 11:03:47 2011 EST |
| eds visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for the middle contest of three weekend games at PNC Park. A 24-year-old, Wood had appeared in five consecutive games -- four relief outings and one start -- since last allowing a run during a 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees on June 20 in Cincinnati. He's 1-0 in his outings since, picking up the win after two-thirds of an inning of relief against the Pirates during Cincinnati's 11-8 victory in Pittsburgh on Aug. 19. Overall, he's pitched 10 consecutive shutout i | |
| Worth the wait: Red Sox, Yankees begin key series | Sat Sep 24 10:52:44 2011 EST |
| t came with a bit of good news. Boston picked up a half-game in its advantage for the American League Wild Card spot despite the unexpected day off and it returns to action this afternoon hoping to end its late-season slump against the rival New York Yankees. These two foes were slated to begin a three-game set last night, with the Red Sox coming in having lost seven of their last nine games. They entered September with a 1 1/2-game lead over the Yankees for the top spot in the AL East, but have | |
| Rangers get help to win 2nd straight AL West title | Sat Sep 24 03:09:00 2011 EST |
| o last year went to their first World Series. The Rangers were in Oakland last season when they clinched their first AL West crown since 1999. They had never won a playoff series before beating Tampa Bay in the AL divisional series and the New York Yankees in the AL championship series last October. San Francisco won the World Series in five games. ``At the end of the World Series last year after the Giants beat us, we stood in this room and we committed ourselves to get back here and get an | |
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