Houston Astros manager Brad Mills pinch ran Jimmy Paredes in the 11th inning hoping he would win the game with his feet. Instead, Paredes made a costly error in the bottom of the inning with his arm.

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Mariano Rivera was on the brink of a rare pratfall, then he did it again. The magnificent closer mustered another remarkable string of pitches, and the New York Yankees escaped with a dramatic victory before heading to Los Angeles to face their old manager Joe Torre and his Dodgers. Curtis Granderson led off the top of the 10th with a home run and Rivera got out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the...

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Javier Vazquez slowly walked off the field after wriggling out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, fully enjoying the embrace of the Yankees' fans. Miguel Tejada's miscue in the bottom of the inning helped make the night even more special for the right-hander. Tejada's two-out, two-run throwing error allowed Vazquez to win a stellar matchup with Brian Matusz for his first...

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