Wild night for Jackson as Cardinals lose 4-0 (AP)

St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols(notes) is seen in the dugout during the ninth inning of Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, in Arlington, Texas.

Edwin Jackson walked seven batters -- the most in a World Series game in 14 years -- and Mike Napoli followed the last two free passes with a three-run homer off reliever Mitchell Boggs' first pitch to give the Texas Rangers a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Instead of sending Chris Carpenter to the mound with a chance to clinch their 11th title, the Cardinals find themselves in...


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Cruz bruises Tigers again in ALCS Game 4 (Yahoo! Sports)

Rangers' slugger hits a three-run homer in the 11th to put the game away and leave Detroit one loss from elimination.

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D-backs send NLDS to Game 5 with 10-6 win (AP)

Ryan Roberts hit a grand slam, Chris Young had the first two-homer game in Arizona's postseason history and Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-6 Wednesday night to force Game 5 in the NL division series. A day after rolling over the Brewers 8-1, the Diamondbacks struck quickly and often in Game 4, scoring five runs in the first inning off Randy Wolf.

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Anatomy of Longoria’s historic homer (Yahoo! Sports)

The Rays' Evan Longoria drew upon the wisdom of a sports psychologist, his own ability to remain calm, and serendipity.

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Cabrera finishes at .344, Tigers beat Indians (The Canadian Press)

DETROIT - Miguel Cabrera singled and doubled, all but wrapping up the American League batting title, and Jhonny Peralta hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Wednesday night.

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The Juice: Ellsbury’s 14th inning homer saves Red Sox lead (Yahoo! Sports)

Nine innings and nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. It's never too late: Blowing a three-touchdown lead to the Buffalo Bills? Losing the first game of a … Continue reading →

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Homer lifts cloud in Boston locker room (Yahoo! Sports)

Boston's not dead yet, a message clearly delivered by John Lackey and Jacoby Ellsbury at Yankee Stadium.

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Burnett has best outing in months for Yankees (AP)

A.J. Burnett has made things difficult for his manager all season. This time, he was happy to do it. Burnett had his most impressive start in three months and Jorge Posada hit a two-run homer, leading the New York Yankees to a 6-2 victory over the bumbling Boston Red Sox in the opener of Sunday's split-doubleheader.

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Ellsbury homers to save Boston’s wild-card lead (AP)

About eight hours after hitting two homers that didn't help their cause, Jacoby Ellsbury put the Red Sox in control of the wild-card race with another. His two-out, three-run homer in the 14th inning of the nightcap of a split doubleheader lifted the Red Sox over the New York Yankees 7-4 Sunday. The Red Sox rallied from a 3-0 deficit to snap a four-game skid and head into their final three...

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Ellsbury homers to save Red Sox’s wild-card lead (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Red Sox salvaged their AL wild-card lead Sunday when Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-out, three-run homer in the 14th inning of the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader, lifting Boston over the New York Yankees 7-4.

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