Red Sox inch closer to Yanks in standings
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ST. PETERSBURG - Boston Red Sox right fielder Kevin Millar chatted Tuesday afternoon in the Red Sox about two important components of his team.
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The New York Yankees beat the Twins 6-to-5 Saturday to advance to the AL Championship. They will play the Boston Red Sox. Ruben Sierra hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning.
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Bostonâs victory dropped the Yankees 5 1/2 games back of the first-place Red Sox with a little more than two weeks to play.
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NEW YORK - The New York Yankees took a 2-0 lead over the Boston Red Sox after two innings in the American League Championship Series Tuesday night, a rematch of New York's seven-game victory last year.    With two outs against Boston starter Curt Schilling (21-6), Gary Sheffield doubled to left...
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BOSTON - Curt Schilling got his 20th win on the eve of the Red Sox&#39;s big series with the Yankees. Now he wants much more. &quot;In a couple of weeks, hopefully, it will get a lot better,&quot; he said after becoming
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The New York Yankees battled to a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday, the win lifting the struggling Bronx Bombers out of last place in the American League East division.
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After coming back against Mariano Rivera for the second time this season, the Boston Red Sox think they'll overtake the New York Yankees in the AL East. Orlando Cabrera and Johnny Damon hit RBI singles in the ninth inning Friday night in Boston's 3-2 victory that cut the Yankees' lead to 2 1/2 games...
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The Boston Red Sox now know what it feels to be the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees don&#39;t know what it feels like to be the Red Sox.
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The New York Yankees will do just about anything to hold off the surging Boston Red Sox. They even tried asking the commissioner's office to award them a forfeit victory. When that didn't work, they moved Alex Rodriguez to the No. 2 spot in the batting order.
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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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The Yankees are now a game and a half behind first-place Boston in the American League East and lead Detroit by five and a half games for the wild card.
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The New York Yankees are going to the playoffs, and they will probably go there as AL East champions, too. They just won&#39;t be clinching the division in Fenway Park.
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While the Red Sox and Yankees have dominated the pennant-race headlines, the AL West is even closer, with fast-closing Anaheim just 1 1/2 games behind Oakland.
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Relaxing for the announcement last night were the Boston Red Sox. And in this corner ... the New York Yankees. Thanks to bouncing back from a 5-1 deficit against the Minnesota Twins last night, the stars are aligned.
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Curt Schilling won his major league leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League at Fenway Park Sunday.
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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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Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield continues his late season struggles, and Tampa Bay edges the Red Sox, making the AL East race even tighter.