Mussina Flirts With Perfect Game in ALCS
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Mike Mussina was almost perfect &#151; and it almost wasn't enough for the New York Yankees.
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MINNEAPOLIS - It&#39;s Yankees-Red Sox in the American League Championship Series for the second year. Alex Rodriguez had a double, stole third and scored on a wild pitch, while Mariano Rivera closed out the 6
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Jason Giambi made his first start since July 23, Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings, and the New York Yankees beat the host Kansas City Royals, 4-0, to increase their AL East lead to four games over the Boston Red Sox.
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Kevin Brown had a chance to claim a place in Yankees postseason history with his start in Game 7 of the AL championship series.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mike Mussina pitched three-hit baseball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading the New York Yankees past the Kansas City Royals, 4-0, Tuesday night.
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Mike Mussina retired the first 19 batters he faced and Hideki Matsui drove in five runs as the New York Yankees opened the American League Championship Series with a wild 10-7 win over the Boston Red Sox Tuesday.
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Mark Mulder has lost his edge, and the Oakland Athletics are in ever-greater danger of losing their spot atop the AL West. Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer off Mulder, and the Texas Rangers kept creeping back into the playoff chase with a 10-3 victory over the A's on Wednesday night.
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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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The New York Yankees won their seventh  straight game with a 4-1 road victory over the Toronto Blue  Jays on Wednesday, pitcher Mike Mussina leading the way with  five shutout innings.
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The New York Yankees beat the Twins 6-to-5 Saturday to advance to the AL Championship. They will play the Boston Red Sox. Ruben Sierra hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning.
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They knew that their batsmen would get them a bunch of runs, one way or another. Larry Walker, their one-time wanna-be hockey player, would get a bunch of hits. Maybe Tim Wakefield's knuckler would flutter out of the strike zone for a few walks. Manny Ramirez might do a double twisting layout vault in the outfield.
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There's a long-running joke in the Athletics' clubhouse: Whether Mark Mulder just threw a one-hitter or got blasted in a key game for his club's playoff hopes, he always says the same thing.
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Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading the New York Yankees over the Royals, 4-0, last night in Kansas City.
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The greatest pleasure in October is watching a knock-down, drag-out baseball playoff series. That's the case with the ALCS, which has tantalizing possibilities this weekend.
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The transformation is beginning. After last night's 5-3 win over the Red Sox, Yankees manager Joe Torre announced that struggling righthander Mike Mussina will skip his next start so he can work on the side to try to get straightened out. Ian Kennedy, who has gone 12-3 with a 1.91 ERA at three levels this season, will ...
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Tim Wakefield already had left Aaron Boone&#39;s homer that won last year&#39;s AL championship series far behind. Now he has a more pleasant playoff memory.
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Mike Mussina retired the first 19  batters he faced and Hideki Matsui drove in five runs as the  New York Yankees opened the American League Championship Series  with a wild 10-7 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.