Division rivals meet for pennant
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BOSTON - The fans wanted it. For that matter the entire baseball world wanted it. Now it&#39;s here, and nobody is champing at the bit more than the Boston Red Sox.
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The Red Sox and the Angels believe they can beat each other in a three-of-five-game division series and perhaps get one more shot at ... the Yankees.
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With all due respect to Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell and the Houston Astros, this is the matchup Major League Baseball wanted. The Red Sox and Cardinals, two of the game&#39;s most storied
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Big spenders and budget conscious teams start level in the major league's second season that begins Tuesday with eight playoff teams battling to advance to the World Series.
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But first, two of the hottest teams in the majors get a chance to feel each other out for three games at Network Associates Coliseum.
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(Sports Network) - Two of the worst teams in the American League square off this evening when the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers continue their four-game set at Comerica Park.
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In a few weeks, the Philadelphia Phillies might look back at a pair of one-run games that ended minutes apart as the critical moment of the division race.
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(Sports Network) - Two of the hottest pitchers in the American League take the hill tonight, as Boston&#39;s Pedro Martinez battles Tim Hudson and the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game series at the Coliseum.
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The Atlanta Braves now know that they&#39;ll be hosting the first two games of their National League Division Series next week. But they&#39;ll have to wait until later this weekend to find out who their opponent will be.
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The World Series arrives in St Louis tonight with the Cardinals banking on home field advantage and National League rules to put them back in contention with the Boston Red
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If the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners keep winning close games, they won't need to worry about who wins the division. The runner-up will still have a place in the playoffs.
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Detroit will open its division series on Tuesday against the Yankees or Oakland. For much of the season, the Tigers have had baseballÂs best record, only three years after finishing with 119 defeats.
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(Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds will start a season-ending three-game series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at Great American Ball Park.
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Like two teams before a big game, supporters and detractors of a plan to bring baseball to the District are preparing their lineups for tomorrow&#39;s showdown before the DC Council.
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Supporters and detractors of a plan to bring baseball to the District are lining up to make their case before the D.C. Council.
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(Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves will try to move one step closer to their 13th straight division title, as they continue a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds tonight from Turner Field.
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Make it eight straight games a Giants starting pitcher hasn&#39;t retired a hitter in the sixth inning. It&#39;s no way to conduct a pennant race, but with the Arizona Diamondbacks in town, who cares?