AL Wrap: Wakefield Three-Hitter Helps Red Sox Tame Tigers
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Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter  over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth  straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the  American League Sunday.
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The New York Yankees edged arch rivals  the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday, ace reliever Mariano Rivera  pitching out of a bases-loaded jam to secure a win set up by  Derek Jeter&#39;s eighth-inning clutch home run.
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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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Forget knocking Yankees starter Matt DeSalvo out of the game. The Chicago White Sox knocked him all the way back down to Triple-A. Jon Garland pitched into the ninth inning and the White Sox chased DeSalvo early in a 6-4 win over New York, putting a quick end to any positive vibes the Yankees were feeling after taking a weekend series from the Boston Red Sox.
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Eric Hinske had a bases-loaded triple and Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run double last night as host Bostonâs bats came alive in a 7-3 victory against the Texas Rangers.
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Tim Wakefield pitched eight strong innings and the Boston Red Sox moved a season-high 15 games over .500 with a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
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Pedro Martinez struck out eight to move into the top 20 on baseball's career list, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to five.
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All Tim Wakefield needed to do last night, it turned out, was pitch adequately and emerge uninjured to secure a spot in the postseason rotation. He did both, prompting the Red Sox to announce after an 8-3 victory over the Orioles at Camden Yards that Wakefield and Bronson Arroyo would pitch Games 3 and 4 of the American ...
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The Red Sox extend their winning streak to six games with a 6-to-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers Sunday. Tim Wakefield was masterful over eight innings, allowing just three hits and one run to improve his record to 11-and-7.
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Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run home run, Gary Sheffield had a two-run homer, and Justin Verlander allowed only a run, leading the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers last night in Detroit.
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Johnny Damon drove in the winning run as the Boston Red Sox staged a comeback to beat the New York Yankees 3-2. Trailing 2-1 to their AL East rivals, the Red Sox hit two runs off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to snatch victory.
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All of a sudden, the Chicago White Sox are chasing more than a wild-card berth. The World Series champions played like serious AL Central challengers, with Freddy Garcia pitching the White Sox past the slumping Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
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The Boston Red Sox blast past Cleveland with eight runs in the seventh and eigth innings to win their third straight ALCS game, 11-2, and advance to the World Series.
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With the victory, the Yankees gained ground on the Boston Red Sox in the A.L. East and extended their lead in the wild-card race to three and a half games over the Tigers.
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Kenny Rogers shut down the slumping Chicago White Sox, giving the Detroit Tigers their biggest lead in the AL Central in almost two weeks and guaranteeing their first .500 season in more than a 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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Gary Sheffield, Carlos GuillÃ©n and PlÃ¡cido Polanco hit home runs against C. C. Sabathia yesterday, giving the host Detroit Tigers a 12-3 victory against the Cleveland Indians.