Patience pays off in extra-inning pitchers&#39; duel
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Athens -- Take it from her roommate, Lovieanne Jung isn&#39;t just going to give up. Jung&#39;s 17-pitch at-bat -- 13 fouls, four balls and one significant assist from the sun -- exemplified the patience it took for the US softball team to get by Japan 3-0 in ...
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The New York Yankees, having won the taut pitchers&#39; duel in Game 2, took Game 3 of the American League Championship Series to the other end of the spectrum.
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It took nearly 11 hours and 26 innings for the Red Sox to shed the humiliation of falling behind 3-0 in a best-of-seven ALCS via an unholy 19-8 shellacking, but shed it they did.
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Ryan Zimmerman was careful to touch home plate. Doug Mientkiewicz couldn&#039;t believe it happened. Carlos Lee made a special dedication. Zimmerman, Mientkiewicz and Lee all hit ninth-inning home runs Sunday to lift their teams to victory in interleague play.
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What had been a tough, grinding game for seven innings suddenly turned into an easy one for the Boston Red Sox last night. Locked in a 5-5 tie with their arch-rival New York Yankees
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants have proven to be extremely resourceful in finding &quot;new&quot; pitchers recently -- all they had to do was mix and match from their own roster and minor leagues.
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Carlos Guillenâs three-run homer ended a game that lasted even longer than the four-hour rain delay that preceded it.
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Just when you think you&#39;ve seen it all, the Yankees devise a new way to win a game and torture their opponents. Last night, they somehow landed a spot in the American League
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NEW YORK -- When Wily Mo Pe&#xF1;a pulled into first base on his ninth-inning single with a tight right quadriceps, it seemed to be the inevitable conclusion of a very long and frustrating night for the left fielder.
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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona doesn't let himself get dreamy-eyed over the potential of his starting pitchers to rack up wins if they all start clicking at once.
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Mark Buehrle worked quickly and efficiently Friday, looking a lot like Greg Maddux &amp;#151; the pitcher he beat.
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The Yankees, desperate for a victory against Minnesota in Game 2 of their American League Division Series, came across the ideal strategy in the early going: Swing very hard against
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Game two between the Yankees and the Red Sox was a pitcher&#39;s dual. Pedro Martinez held up his end of the bargain for Boston despite &quot;who&#39;s your daddy&quot; chants throughout the game.
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Justin Verlander found his groove on the mound, and Mike Mussina may have found a place on the bench.
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Even with a big lead in the National League East, the Atlanta Braves aren&#39;t taking anything for granted. Playing like a team fighting for a playoff spot, the Braves rallied for two runs in the ninth inning
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Washington Nationals Manager Frank Robinson was appreciative of his club's late-game uprising in the opener of yesterday's day-night doubleheader with the Arizona Diamondbacks, but what seemed to please him the most were the performances of two recent pitching additions.
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The lure of this moment is what made his retirement so short. A pennant on the line, an adopted city&#39;s heart in his hands, a hostile stadium and swarming opponent.