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The Detroit Tigers' brush with the AL Central title was fleeting. Brandon Inge insists that a pitch grazed his jersey with the bases loaded in the 12th inning against Minnesota on Tuesday night, which would have scored the go-ahead run in this back-and-forth tiebreaker. Home plate umpire Randy Marsh thought otherwise, ruling that Bobby Keppel's [...]

The Metrodome erupted in a jet-like roar as Carlos Gomez zoomed home with the winning run to finish off an AL Central race — and a thrilling tiebreaker — that didn't want to end. Minnesota wouldn't quit, while the Detroit Tigers finished their historic fade. And there was little time for the Twins to celebrate, [...]

The Metrodome erupted in a jet-like roar as Carlos Gomez zoomed home with the winning run to finish off an AL Central race — and a thrilling tiebreaker — that didn't want to end. Minnesota wouldn't quit, while the Detroit Tigers finished their historic fade. And there was little time for the Twins to celebrate, [...]

Joe Girardi is making a gutsy call behind the plate for the New York Yankees. Preparing for his first playoff series as a manager, Girardi confirmed Tuesday that light-hitting backup Jose Molina will catch A.J. Burnett during the postseason. That probably puts longtime Yankees star Jorge Posada on the bench when Burnett pitches, because Girardi [...]

CC Sabathia was fantastic in his first regular season with the New York Yankees. Now, it's time for him to earn that $161 million contract. The big lefty will start New York's playoff opener against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night, with the heavy weight of World Series expectations resting squarely on his thick shoulders.

Phillies left-handed reliever J.C. Romero will have surgery Wednesday to repair the flexor tendon in his left forearm and needs five to six months to recover. Romero went 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 21 games for the NL East champions. He earned two wins in Philadelphia's World Series victory over Tampa Bay last year.

Randy Wolf has seen a lot in his 11-year career, just never the playoffs. He's finally getting a chance in the stadium where he watched the Los Angeles Dodgers as a kid. The 33-year-old left-hander proved to be the most consistent starter for the repeat NL West champions, although he quickly rejects the label of [...]

Randy Wolf has seen a lot in his 11-year career, just never the playoffs. He's finally getting a chance in the stadium where he watched the Los Angeles Dodgers as a kid. The 33-year-old left-hander proved to be the most consistent starter for the repeat NL West champions, although he quickly rejects the label of [...]

A worker has died in the press box at Dodger Stadium. Team spokesman Josh Rawitch said the man died of apparent natural causes Tuesday, a day before the start of the NL playoff series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Rawitch said the man was not a Dodgers employee, but could not [...]

All those big boppers and two hitter-friendly ballparks sure make the Phillies-Rockies series look like a slugfest. Not so fast. When Colorado swept Philadelphia in the 2007 NL division series, the teams combined for only 24 runs in three games. Now, each club boasts even stronger pitching. The Phillies have two former Cy Young Award [...]