Red Sox close within 2{ games of Yankees with 10th straight win
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In just 19 days, the Boston Red Sox have cut the New York Yankees&#39; 101/2-game AL East lead to 21/2 games. &quot;We&#39;re just going to take care of what we can take care of,&quot; Boston reliever Mike Timlin said after
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This self-proclaimed band of idiots is going to play for the pennant. David Ortiz homered in the 10th inning to send the Boston Red Sox into their second consecutive AL championship series, completing a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with an 8-6 victory Friday.
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David Ortiz&#39;s two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Boston Red Sox an 8-6 win over the Anaheim Angels and a 3-0 sweep of their American League Divisional Series Friday.
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Playing against the National League put David Ortiz in postseason form. The Red Sox slugger beat the Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings for the second consecutive game, singling home the winning run in the 12th for an 8-7 victory on Monday and extending Boston&#039;s winning streak to nine games.
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The Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive post-season trip with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday. But there were no high-fives or celebratory hugs in the Yankees clubhouse, because they believe the best is yet to come.
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NEW YORK -- Don't expect the Red Sox to buy the theory that the Yankees' pitching has declined. Not after the Sox managed only eight runs on 20 hits over three of the most important games of the season. While the Yankees hit .308 and scored 27 runs, the Sox mustered only a .200 average as two of their core ...
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BOSTON -- David Ortiz homered in the 10th inning Friday to send the Boston Red Sox to their second consecutive American League championship series, completing a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with an 8-6 victory.
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Gary Sheffield hit an RBI single, and the New York Yankees took a 1-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the AL championship series Wednesday night.
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The surging New York Yankees thrashed the Baltimore Orioles 12-0 on Tuesday to move within 2 1/2 games of the Boston Red Sox in the American League East.
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Jason Giambi homered twice and drove in five runs, hitting a solo shot to lead off the 10th inning on Sunday night and giving the New York Yankees an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox that extended their lead in the AL East to a season-high 5 1/2 games.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Red Sox crept closer to the Yankees in the AL East last night, beating the Devil Rays, 10-8, on Kevin Millar&#39;s two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning.
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In walloping the Yankees 10-1 on Saturday, the Red Sox appear to have restored the oomph to their season.
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Late comebacks, close wins. The New York Yankees are beginning to resemble the team everyone became familiar with for the past decade.
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NEW YORK - The Boston Red Sox crushed the New York Yankees 10-3 Wednesday to complete an historic comeback victory over their arch-rivals by four games to three in the American League Championship Series.
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What a difference a week makes. Two debates. Two games. Two wins. The Yankees sure are looking tough. A week ago the Boston Red Sox looked like world beaters, or at least Yankee-beaters.
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BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after five innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS.    After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter Mike Mussina, David Ortiz added another single to make the score 1-0...
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Orlando Hernandez wasn&#39;t even aware the New York Yankees would have clinched their 10th consecutive playoff berth with a win Wednesday night.