Wrong type shoe may have doomed Beltre on ground out call (Yahoo! Sports)

The velcro-type shoes worn by Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers may have been the reason a ball he claimed hit off his shoe turned into a ground out in the ninth inning of Wednesday's Game 1 of the World Series. It recalled the shoe-polish incidents of 1957 and 1969, but...

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Craig’s pinch hit gives Cardinals Game 1 victory (Yahoo! Sports)

By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange ST. LOUIS -- Allen Craig's biggest impact was supposed to come in the middle three games of the World Series. Instead, he made his mark in Game 1. Craig's pinch-hit single in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday night drove in the...

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Rangers-Cardinals: A capsule look at World Series (AP)

A look at the best-of-seven World Series between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals: ^Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Wednesday, at St. Louis (TBA); Game 2, Thursday, at St. Louis (TBA); Game 3, Saturday, at Arlington, Texas (TBA); Game 4, Sunday, at Arlington, Texas (TBA); x-Game 5, Monday, Oct.

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Rangers-Cardinals: A capsule look at World Series (AP)

A look at the best-of-seven World Series between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals: ^Schedule: Game 1, Wednesday, at St. Louis; Game 2, Thursday, at St. Louis ; Game 3, Saturday, at Arlington, Texas ; Game 4, Sunday, at Arlington, Texas ; x-Game 5, Monday, Oct. 24, at Arlington, Texas ; x-Game 6, Wednesday, Oct.

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MLB Notebook: Tigers announce rotation for A.L. series (Yahoo! Sports)

Detroit manager Jim Leyland and Texas manager Ron Washington on Friday announced most of their pitching rotation for the American League Championship Series, which starts Saturday. Washington had earlier announced that C.J. Wilson (16-7 during the regular season) would start Game 1,...

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Forearm Tightness the Cause of Nova’s Game 5 Removal, Yanks Trail Tigers 3-1 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--Ivan Nova tossed 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball in the New York Yankees' 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the ALDS last weekend, but his Game 5 outing Thursday night ended shortly after it started.

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Nova looking to pitch Yankees to ALCS, where rematch with Texas Rangers awaits (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--New York Yankees rookie Ivan Nova took and passed his first postseason test last Saturday, limiting the Detroit Tigers to two runs through 6 1/3 innings in the continuation of Game 1 of the ALDS. The Yankees won the series opener, 9-3, and are calling upon the 24-year-old...

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Rangers’ Wilson to start Game 1 of ALCS (Yahoo! Sports)

Texas Rangers' lefty C.J. Wilson has been named the starter for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series Saturday against either the New York Yankees or the Detroit Tigers. Wilson went 16-7 with a 2.94 ERA in 2011, logging 223 1/3 innings.

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A day later, Cano and Nova lead Yanks past Tigers (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - One rainy day after Game 1 started, Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees slammed their way to a blowout.

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About 27 hours later, Yankees beat Tigers (Yahoo! Sports)

A day after rain stopped the action, New York used a big inning to blow past Detroit in Game 1 of the ALDS.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 2, 2011

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