Wang picks up 19th win, handed opening playoff start
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Chien-Ming Wang rewarded Yankees   manager Joe Torre's confidence in him with another solid   display in a 16-5 victory over Baltimore on Wednesday, the day   he was handed the starting assignment for New York's playoff   opener.
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MIAMI - Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings to out-pitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader
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Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang, who received just one run from his offense, was out of character just long enough early to allow the Los Angeles Angels to win on Saturday.
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Jeff Weaver makes his first career postseason start tonight, hoping he can slow down St. Louis&#39; potent offense and pull the Dodgers even in their best-of-five National League Division Series, as they play Game 2 versus the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
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Sweden's Henrik Stenson, who will make his Ryder Cup debut this month, eagled the first playoff hole Sunday to win the BMW International. He shot a 4-under-par 68 to force a playoff with two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen (67) and Padraig Harrington (69) at 15-under 273.
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The New York Mets became the first   major league team to clinch a playoff berth as second baseman   Jose Valentin belted two long home runs to lead the New Yorkers   to a 4-0 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday.
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Even before tipoff last Friday in Game 1 of its opening-round playoff series with Minnesota, the Seattle Storm held a 2-0 lead in perhaps the most critical statistic of all -- superstars.
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Cromwell, CT (Sports Network) - Corey Pavin holed out for an eagle on the second hole, then chipped in for birdie at 18 en route to an eight-under-par 62 on Thursday and the first-round lead at the Buick Championship.
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A second hole eagle allowed Corey Pavin to card an eight-under-par first round of 62 in the PGA Buick Championship and open up a three shot lead.
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Chien-Ming Wang pitched 7-1/3 solid   innings for his 17th win of the season to lead the New York   Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Orioles in Baltimore on Saturday.
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Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his postseason debut as the Houston Astros got their 19th straight home win, 8-5 over Atlanta yesterday for a 2-1 lead in their NL Divisional Playoffs series.
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Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Hee-Won Han birdied the first playoff hole on Sunday to win the Safeway Classic. Han posted a final-round, five-under 67 to join Lorie Kane at nine-under-par 207.
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Korean-American golfer Christina Kim started the State Farm Classic with a bang on Thursday, carding a career-best 10-under 62 to take the first round lead at the LPGA tournament in Springfield, Ill.
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ANAHEIM, California The Boston Red Sox opened the playoffs with a new nickname, a new Game 1 starter and a welcome new association with the number seven.
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Journeyman Mark Wilson was closing in on his first career PGA Tour win on Sunday, clinging to a one shot lead midway through final round play at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens.
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Bobby Abreu had five runs batted in, two on a home run, to give starter Chien-Ming Wang enough run support for his 10th victory of the season.
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Former Met Kaz Matsui has a career-high five hits and Ryan Spliborghs hits his first grand slam to lead the Rockies to an 11-3 victory over New York.