Tigers eliminate Yankees from playoffs
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The Detroit Tigers pulled off a major  upset by knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs with  an 8-3 win to clinch their best-of-five divisional series on  Saturday.
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Craig Monroe hit a three-run homer off Scott Proctor with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a doubleheader sweep by rallying past the Yankees, 5-3, last night.
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The New York Yankees, led by the one-two punch of Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu, beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Tuesday to take the opening game of their best-of-five American League divisional playoff series.
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Justin Verlander earned his 18th win, Marcus Thames homered twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Sunday to help their dwindling playoff chances.
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Jeremy Bonderman halted his six-game losing streak as the Detroit Tigers avoided a sweep with a 6-1 victory against the host Kansas City Royals.
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Bernie Williams hits a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Yankees clinch their seventh straight AL East title, beating the playoff-bound Twins, 6-4, Thursday night.
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George Steinbrenner moved to the front row of the owner's private suite, and the celebration was on. The New York Yankees clinched their 13th straight postseason appearance, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-4 Wednesday night to assure themselves of at least a wild-card berth in the playoffs.
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The last time he faced the Yankees, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins were knocked out of the American League playoffs.
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The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox are both streaking into the All-Star break &#151; in dramatically different directions. Gary Sheffield, Carlos Guillen and Marcus Thames all homered off Daisuke Matsuzaka, and the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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Jason Giambi was dropped Tuesday from the New York Yankees' roster for their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Twins.
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Mike Mussina&#39;s season continued to  unravel while Justin Verlander pulled his together, tossing  seven shutout innings as the Detroit Tigers mauled the New York  Yankees 16-0 on Monday.
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NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui singled in the eighth inning for his only hit on Thursday as the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3 to clinch a playoff spot for the 10th season in a row.
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If the Detroit Tigers are going to extend their surprising season by making a run in the playoffs, they'll have to get past the New York Yankees.
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Boston has come from behind to beat New York 5-4 and cut the Yankees&#39;s lead to one game in the American League Championship Baseball Series.
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The closest race in the American League is for the wild card. Alex Rodriguez pushed the Yankees further ahead in those standings by talking his way into the lineup and homering twice to help New York open a three-game lead on Seattle. Meanwhile, Detroit moved just a half-game further back with a big win over Chicago when Timo Perez singled off the right-center field wall with two outs in the 11th inning for a 2-1 Tigers win Wednesday night.
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Another year is over, and another chance is gone. The Yankees shuffled meekly from the postseason stage Saturday, falling to the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of their American League division series.
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In Major League Baseball playoff action, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Wednesday night to take a two games to none lead in the best of seven American League Championship series.