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Phillies slugger Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer Monday night in the NL championship series, tying Lou Gehrig's major league record of eight straight postseason games with at least one RBI. Howard connected against Dodgers left-hander Randy Wolf in the first inning of Game 4 and has driven in a run in Philadelphia's eight playoff [...]

Joba Chamberlain gives up the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. Mariano Rivera throws away a bunt in the 10th. Alfredo Aceves allows the winning run in the 11th. What in the name of the New York Yankees' bullpen is going on? Manager Joe Girardi's winning streak in the postseason came to a crashing halt [...]

Jeff Mathis hit a two-out double in the 11th inning to drive home the winning run and the Los Angeles Angels survived a second straight thriller, beating the Yankees 5-4 Monday and trimming New York's lead in the AL championship series to 2-1. In a game full of missed chances for both sides, the Angels [...]

Third-base coach Bruce Hines is the only Seattle Mariners coach not returning in 2010. General manager Jack Zduriencik said Monday all other members of manager Don Wakamatsu's staff will return. Bench coach Ty Van Burkleo, pitching coach Rick Adair, hitting coach Alan Cockrell, first-base coach Lee Tinsley, bullpen coach John Wetteland and performance coach Steve [...]

Boston Red Sox coaches Brad Mills and Tim Bogar interviewed with the Houston Astros on Monday for the manager's job. Mills and Bogar are the final two of 10 candidates interviewed by the Astros since last Wednesday. Houston is looking for a replacement for Cecil Cooper, who was fired on Sept. 21. The 52-year-old Mills [...]

Hey, Mets fans, that awful season was just a bad dream — if you believe StubHub. The company sent an e-mail Monday offering tickets for Mets' playoff games. "Be there alongside your New York Mets as they chase baseball immortality," the e-mail said. "Go to StubHub, where you'll find a fantastic selection of tickets to [...]

Cliff Lee missed all the fun. He wasn't bathed in champagne or leading the procession on the parade route where thousands stuffed Philadelphia's downtown streets. There was no hugging the furry Phanatic or having his ring finger measurements taken. Yes, the Phillies were able to win the World Series in 2008 without Lee on the [...]

The Mariners' Kenji Johjima opted out of the final two years of his contract, allowing him to sign with a Japanese team. In April 2008, Seattle had signed the 33-year-old catcher to a $24 million, three-year extension covering 2009-11. He gave up salaries of $7.7 million next year and $8.1 million in 2011.

Former Washington manager Manny Acta is getting a second interview with the Cleveland Indians. Acta, fired by the Nationals in July, will meet with Indians owner Paul Dolan, general manager Mark Shapiro and other front-office personnel on Tuesday at Progressive Field. The Indians said Acta will be available to the media afterward.

If the Los Angeles Dodgers want to avoid falling to the brink of elimination, they could use a big effort from a pitcher who was once a favorite of Philadelphia Phillies fans. The Dodgers will send Randy Wolf to the mound Monday night when they try to even the NL championship series in Game 4 [...]