Five things the Texas Rangers must do to win the ALCS (Yahoo! Sports)

The Texas Rangers advanced to their second straight American League Championship Series by ousting the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS three games to one. As we learned in Thursday night's decisive Game 5 from Yankee Stadium, they will now … Continue reading →

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Yankees go with three-man rotation (Yahoo! Sports)

The New York Yankees, who alternately have had too many starters and not enough effective starters this season, will go with a three-man rotation in the ALDS. The Yankees will start CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova and Freddy Garcia in the first three games against the Detroit Tigers, with...

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September swoon jeopardizes Red Sox’s season: A fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

After losing two of three games against the New York Yankees this past weekend, the Boston Red Sox head to Baltimore hoping to find a way to hold on to their slim lead for a playoff berth. Had it not been for the extra-inning heroics of Jacoby Ellsbury on Sunday, Sept.

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Offensive slump sinks Rays (Yahoo! Sports)

A lack of offense may be what ends the Tampa Bay Rays' dream. Three games, and three losses, into a key series with the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay has mustered a total of four runs, and the Rays have scored in only three of the 27 innings.

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Yanks Must Avoid Seattle Trap (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners have split six games in 2011, and the teams' season series will conclude with the three games they're scheduled to play at Safeco Field from Monday to Wednesday. New York increased its lead in the American League East over the...

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A-Rod forced to rest troubled thumb for at least 3 games (Yahoo! Sports)

Alex Rodriguez has been sidelined by the New York Yankees for the next three games in an effort to give his troubled left thumb some much-needed rest, particularly with the playoffs now just over three weeks away. It was a move that Rodriguez, needless to say, wasn't exactly...

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Yanks Surging Since Series Win in Boston (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--The New York Yankees built momentum earlier in the week by winning two of three games vs. the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, returning home Friday to open a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, who were swept out of the Bronx over the weekend.

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Yankees at Red Sox August 30-September 1: Fan preview (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Yankees visit Fenway Park to take on their biggest rivals, the Boston Red Sox, to try to reclaim first place in the American League East. The teams will play three games from August 30-September 1. The Yankees must win this series - if not sweep it - to have a chance...

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Rangers swept for 1st time, Yankees win again (AP)

C.J. Wilson did his job, taming those booming Yankees bats. Too bad for him, it was a tough day for the Texas timber. Wilson struck out 10 while throwing a career-high 129 pitches, then left and the Rangers lost their season-worst fifth in a row, 3-2 to New York in 12 innings Thursday. In a rematch of last year's AL championship series, the Yankees took all three games in the Bronx and became the...

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Jeter’s calf strain lands him on 15-day DL (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The grade 1 calf strain that landed New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter on the 15-day DL on Tuesday prior to the Yankees' first of three games against the Texas Rangers at the Stadium was an injury he thought he could play through.

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