AL Wrap: Wakefield Three-Hitter Helps Red Sox Tame Tigers
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Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the American League Sunday.
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The Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox are keeping things exciting in the AL Central. The division-leading Tigers used a ninth-inning comeback at Yankee Stadium to avoid a doubleheader sweep Wednesday night. Less than an hour later, the White Sox scored three times in the eighth to beat Tampa Bay and move within 4 1/2 games of the Tigers.
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The Detroit Tigers slammed three home runs off Japanese import Daisuke Matsuzaka to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 and sweep a three-game series on Sunday.
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Kenny Rogers shut down the slumping Chicago White Sox, giving the Detroit Tigers their biggest lead in the AL Central in almost two weeks and guaranteeing their first .500 season in more than a decade.
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The Red Sox extend their winning streak to six games with a 6-to-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers Sunday. Tim Wakefield was masterful over eight innings, allowing just three hits and one run to improve his record to 11-and-7.
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CLEVELAND -- C.C. Sabathia upgraded his Cy Young resume and Cleveland finished declawing the Detroit Tigers with a 4-2 win on Wednesday that completed a three-game sweep and reduced the Indians' magic number for clinching the AL Central to three.
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Bronson Arroyo gave the surging Boston Red Sox another strong start, allowing six hits in 7 1-3 innings in a 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
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(CP) - The red hot Red Sox may have had their winning streak ended, but the New York Yankees&#39; cold bats made sure Boston stayed in striking distance of the American League East lead.
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Jason Bartlett's three-run homer helped   Minnesota ease to a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on   Tuesday, a win that sliced the Detroit Tigers' American League   Central lead over the Twins to half a game.
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The Yankees sure didn't look like a team suffering from a lack of sleep. Johnny Damon homered and tripled, Melky Cabrera added a three-run triple and Chien-Ming Wang delivered eight effective innings, leading New York to a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
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Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter  over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth  straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the  American League Sunday.
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Boston -- What&#39;s in store today for Boston&#39;s beleaguered pitching staff? Scheduled starter Tim Wakefield volunteered to work in relief on Saturday and threw 3 1/3 innings.
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The New York Yankees edged arch rivals the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday, ace reliever Mariano Rivera pitching out of a bases-loaded jam to secure a win set up by Derek Jeter's eighth-inning clutch home run.
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With the victory, the Yankees gained ground on the Boston Red Sox in the A.L. East and extended their lead in the wild-card race to three and a half games over the Tigers.
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Placido Polanco drove in three runs, Jeremy Bonderman pitched six solid innings and the Detroit Tigers held off the Toronto Blue Jays for a 4-3 victory Tuesday night, keeping their lead in the AL Central.
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Tim Wakefield pitched eight strong innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of the four-game series at Fenway Park.
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Carlos Lee hit a grand slam homer and a two-run shot to lead the Chicago White Sox to an 11-2 rout of Detroit Wednesday. Juan Uribe, Ross Gload and Joe Borchard also homered for Chicago.