Game 1 of ALCS turns in a prime number
444817
Tuesday night's Game 1 of the American League Championship Series did a 37.0 rating and 54 share in Boston, a 45 percent increase from the average 25.5 rating for the three-game American League Division Series between the Red Sox and Angels. That series, however, wasn't in prime time, with two 4 p.m. starting times and one at 10 p.m. The ...
169247
Boston&#39;s victory over St. Louis in Game 1 of the World Series last night attracted the best television ratings for the opener of Major League Baseball&#39;s championship round since 1999.
433746
For the Angels, the complex math needed to break down the American League West is all of a sudden quite simple: One big one down, one huge one to go.
531860
Mark Bellhorn struck the right-field foul pole with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to an 11-9 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1.
273395
Boston Red Sox&#39; Jason Varitek, right, and St. Louis Cardinals starter Matt Morris watch the flight of Varitek&#39;s triple in the first inning of game two of the World Series in Boston, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
416493
It demands a look. And a second look. And perhaps even a third. When 1.364 pops up in the on-base plus slugging category for the American League Championship Series, it brings to mind a true middle-of-the-order hitter. It brings to mind Manny Ram&#xED;rez (a gaudy 1.491), or David Ortiz (1.225). But, no, that number belongs to Kevin Youkilis, ...
450031
The best of baseballâs divisional playoffs finally made it to prime time on Monday night and the result should serve notice to followers of the Flock in St.
429339
Kevin Brown had a chance to claim a place in Yankees postseason history with his start in Game 7 of the AL championship series.
138189
In Major League Baseball playoff action, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Wednesday night to take a two games to none lead in the best of seven American League Championship series.
170211
David Ortiz hit a two-run homer to right field in the first inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees after one inning of play in Game 7 of the AL championship series Wednesday night.
763906
Even as local TV people marveled yesterday at Boston's 49.8 rating (70 audience share) for Tuesday night's Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, speculation had begun about what kind of number last night's Game 7 would earn.
69503
Boston slugger David Ortiz hit a towering three run homer and Bill Mueller hit an RBI single off Woody Williams to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals after one inning in Game 1 of the 100th World Series on Saturday night at Fenway Park.
533111
BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Twins hope Johan Santana &#39;s hot pitching carries over to the postseason Tuesday in Game One of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees .
367354
at Fenway Park Records: Boston is 92-64 (first in AL East); Oakland is 75-82 (third in AL West, 17 games behind).
546655
Manny Ramirez's foul ball down the left-field line sparked an immediate argument in an already charged first inning Friday night in the series opener between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
741095
The argument could be made that Johnny Damon was the most productive leadoff man in the majors this season. At least among men not named Ichiro Suzuki. It was trend that continued in the American League Division Series against Anaheim.
387316
With a power-packed lineup that features  sluggers like Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, it was Mark  Bellhorn who was the unlikely hero of Game One of the 100th  World Series with a two-run homer for the Boston Red Sox  Saturday.