Pennant Performers of the Night: September 17
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It doesn&#39;t get any better than this. The Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium, the Giants and Padres battle it out for the NL wildcard, while the Cubs try and keep pace and are leaning on a kid to do so.
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A couple of new Killer Bs have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his
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Chris Carpenter and Roy Halladay were in top form Sunday. Daisuke Matsuzaka could hardly say the same. Boston's $103 million pitcher with the winning smile allowed homers to two non-roster players, struggled with his control and even threw away a potential double-play grounder in his home debut against a major league team.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 21  â Josh Beckett pitched six strong innings Friday night to become the first 20-game winner in the major leagues since 2005, and the Boston Red Sox used late home runs by Jason Varitek, David Ortiz and Mike Lowell to pull away for an 8-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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St. Louis lets martinez off the hook. Bosox 4, Cardinals 1; Controls Game 3 with seven innings of 3-hit, shutout ball. Home-plate umpire Brian Gorman looks in as Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek tags out Cardinals
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Houston Astros&#39; Jeff Kent homers in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in Houston, Saturday Oct. 16, 2004.
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Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Luis VizcaÃ­no and Robinson CanÃ³ had M.R.I.s on Wednesday. Rodriguez and CanÃ³ started Wednesday night in a lineup that was revised twice.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - JD Drew singled home Rafael Furcal with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth and John Smoltz pitched out of a jam in the bottom of the inning, as the Atlanta Braves forced a decisive fifth game of the National League
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Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go. Baseball fans are ready, too. The shadows are getting longer, the leaves are starting to turn and pumpkins are showing up. And that means just one thing: It's October, and it's playoff time!
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The table was set for Kansas City's feast-or-famine offense and the Royals pigged out. Two triples and five RBIs for Mark Teahen. Four hits for Tony Pena Jr. Three RBIs each for Emil Brown and David DeJesus, and a mammoth home run for Alex Gordon for the second night in a row.
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Nomo improved to 5-5 in his career against Arizona in his 297th career start...Giovanni Carrara retired the side in the seventh for the Dodgers...The Diamondbacks activated pitcher Scott Service from the 15-day disabled list and recalled pitchers Randy
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Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson in the ninth inning, and the visiting Houston Astros rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants last night.
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Jeff Bagwell drove in two runs and Brandon Backe pitched five solid innings to help the Houston Astros gain ground in the NL wild-card race with a 2-1 win over the St.
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The Cincinnati Reds rallied for five runs in the ninth inning tonight to beat the Braves 11-8 in Atlanta. Javier Valentin hit a three-run homer off Braves closer John Smoltz to give the Reds their three-run lead.
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John Thomson won his career-high 14th game, and Julio Franco went 3-for-4, including a two-run double that capped a five-run third inning, as the Braves completed a three
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Red Sox pitcher bounces back from September slump to pitch seven strong innings and put the Angels in an 0-2 hole. By John Nadel. Pedro Martinez was awful at the end of the regular season.
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Brian McCann homered and drove in four runs last night against Greg Maddux, leading the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres.