BoSox near division title with 11-6 win
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Mike Lowell drove in five runs to lead Boston's revived hitting attack and the Red Sox cut their magic number to clinch the AL East title to two with an 11-6 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
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The surging Boston Red Sox have seized control of the AL wild-card race - with an eye on winning their division. Derek Lowe (13-10) pitched effectively into the eighth inning and Boston completed a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with a 4-3 victory Thursday night - the Red Sox's season-high ninth straight win...
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Manny Ramirez doubled in the tiebreaking run during a seven-run eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12-5 Saturday to preserve their chances of an American League East title.
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Ryan Spilborghs homers twice and drives in a career-high six runs as the Colorado Rockies defeat the Orioles, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon.
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The Boston Red Sox saw their AL East lead cut to 1 1/2 games &#151; their smallest edge since late April &#151; when the Toronto Blue Jays broke through against Clay Buchholz and Jonathan Papelbon for a 6-1 victory Wednesday night.
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The Boston Red Sox advanced to the World Series with a crushing 11-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on Sunday, taking the American League Championship Series by a 4-3 margin with the Game Seven victory.
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The Boston Red Sox used a seven-run inning to win at Anaheim 9-3 in their American League Division Series opener. David Ortiz put the Sox ahead with an infield RBI single in the first.
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The Houston Astros pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning their club-record 15th straight home game by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, last night.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka earned his seventh win of the season before leaving the game with a case of nausea and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 10-6 Friday night.
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Bill Mueller singled home the tying run off Rivera in the ninth inning and David Ortiz homered against Paul Quantrill in the 12th, leading Boston to a 6-4 victory over the Yankees on Sunday night that avoided a four-game sweep in the AL championship series
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It wasn't the eighth inning of a Game 7 in Yankee Stadium with the Sox clinging to a lead, but it was close.
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Backed by a surprising show of defense, the Boston Red Sox are one victory away from sweeping the baseball team that led the majors in wins this year and capturing their fist World Series since 1918.
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The Houston Astros claimed their 11th straight win, thanks to a 9-7 success over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Lamb and Carlos Beltran both homered while Roy Oswalt won for the 17th time this season as the Astros
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Curt Schilling became the first pitcher in the majors to reach 18 victories Sunday as he led the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers.
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NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui hit a three-run double off Curt Schilling and had four RBIs, helping the New York Yankees build a 6-0 lead over the Boston Red Sox after four innings in Game 1 of the AL championship series Tuesday night.    Mike Mussina shut down Boston's powerful lineup, retiring all nine batters as the teams resumed their storied rivalry with a rematch of last year's thrilling ALCS...
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The Red Sox, losing to the Devil Rays yesterday, had their division lead sliced to 1&#189; games by the Yankees. With a week left in the regular season, the AL East race is far from over.
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The Red Sox lost for the first time in 11 games as a Texas right-hander gets his first victory. BOSTON -- Even Hollywood couldn&#39;t prolong Boston&#39;s win streak.