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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
Rangers and Brewers clinch home-field advantage with wins (Yahoo! Sports)
The two wild-card races weren't the only thing that had to be settled on the last night of the baseball season. Home-field advantage for each league's divisional series was still up in the air. The Detroit Tigers still had a … Continue reading →
No tiebreaker necessary: Rays in, Red Sox out after crazy night (Yahoo! Sports)
Down nine games in the wild-card standings early in September, down seven runs early in Game 162 — neither deficit mattered to the Tampa Bay Rays. And no matter how many chances the Boston Red Sox got to prove themselves … Continue reading →
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 29, 2011
Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rally (AP)
The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday night, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria's home run in the 12th inning. The Rays' win came four minutes after Boston blew a one-run lead in the ninth at Baltimore and lost 4-3, causing a roar at Tropicana Field.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 28, 2011
Wild night for wild cards: Red Sox, Braves miss playoffs (Yahoo! Sports)
The 2011 baseball playoffs started early Wednesday. On a night of unprecedented drama for the final day of the regular season, the wild-card races in both leagues went into extra innings. The drama peaked right around midnight on the East Coast.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 28, 2011
Red Sox beat Orioles 8-7, stay tied for wild card (AP)
EDITORS: The Boston at Baltimore game has resumed after a rain delay of 1 hour, 26 minutes. The Red Sox lead 3-2 to start the bottom of the seventh inning. AP Sports
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 28, 2011
Surging Rays top Yankees, remain tied with Red Sox (AP)
The Tampa Bay Rays are loose and raring to go, ready to work overtime -- if necessary -- to win the AL wild card. "Whatever it takes," designated hitter Johnny Damon said. "It's been a fun ride and hopefully it continues." The Rays' improbable bid for a third playoff berth in four years comes down to the final day of the regular season after Tuesday night's 5-3...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 28, 2011
Times set for potential wild-card playoffs (AP)
Major League Baseball has set the times for potential wild-card tiebreaker games with both races coming down to the wire. Any one-game playoffs would be played Thursday. First pitch for the American League tiebreaker between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., is scheduled for 4:07 p.m.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 28, 2011
Red Sox beat Orioles 8-7, stay tied for wild card (The Canadian Press)
BALTIMORE - The Boston Red Sox celebrated a rare September victory for about 20 minutes before turning their attention toward their next game — the last and most important of the 162-game schedule.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 27, 2011
Surging Rays win again, beat Yankees 5-3 (AP)
Strong pitching, solid defense and just enough offense. Call it the Rays way. Tampa Bay continued its improbable bid for the AL wild card with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, taking the chase down to the last night of the regular season after getting home runs from Matt Joyce and Ben Zobrist and turning a triple play that helped them stay in the game.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 27, 2011
Surging Rays win again, beat Yankees 5-3 (The Canadian Press)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Matt Joyce and Ben Zobrist homered Tuesday night, helping the surging Tampa Bay Rays continue their improbable chase for the AL wild card with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 27, 2011
