Major League Baseball Playoffs Set to Begin
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are set to begin Tuesday after a regular season that provided lots of excitement. The Houston Astros had been pre-season favorites to make the National League playoffs, but
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SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- After one final day off, the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants resume their quest to reach the postseason when they begin a three-game series.
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Big spenders and budget conscious  teams start level in the major league's second season that  begins Tuesday with eight playoff teams battling to advance to  the World Series.
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(Sports Network) - The Montreal Expos will get their chance to climb out of the cellar in the National League East this week, as they begin a three-game series against the New York Mets Tuesday at Olympic Stadium.
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The Washington Redskins, who snagged the last NFC wild-card spot after four successive victories, kick off the playoffs on Saturday (4:30 p.m. EST) against the Seattle Seahawks.
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Major League Baseball resumes action on Thursday for the nominal second half of the six-month campaign with Barry Bonds closing in on Hank Aaron, and some tight division races adding spice to the season.
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox put on power-hitting displays to win the openers of their first-round Major League Baseball playoff series.
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(Sports Network) - Los Angeles will try to win the NL West title tonight, while hampering San Francisco&#39;s playoff chances, as the Dodgers and Giants open a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.
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(Sports Network) - The anticipation has been building for a year, and finally tonight the rematch will begin, as the Boston Red Sox battle the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.
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(Sports Network) - The New York Yankees try to move one step closer to a division title when they conclude their critical series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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The Houston Astros are hitting their way into the NL wild-card race.
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The contest many baseball fans wanted to see is about to begin. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees begin playing for the American League Championship Tuesday.
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Big spenders and budget conscious teams start level in the major league's second season that begins Tuesday with eight playoff teams battling to advance to the World Series.
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Orlando HernÃ¡ndez, the scheduled Game 1 starter, could be added to the roster for the National League Championship Series.
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Atlanta&#39;s Russ Ortiz and Houston&#39;s Roger Clemens will be on the mound for the Braves and Astros, respectively, as the National League Division Series continues Sunday with Game 4 at Minute Maid Park.
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Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go. Baseball fans are ready, too. The shadows are getting longer, the leaves are starting to turn and pumpkins are showing up. And that means just one thing: It's October, and it's playoff time!
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The Yankees will open the 2005 regular season the way they closed the 2004 postseason, with a series against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.