Manny Ramirez hits a two-out walk-off three-run home run in the 9th inning off Francisco Rodriguez of the Angels to give Boston a 6 – 3 win and a two games to none lead in the ALDS

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Manny Ramirez hits a two-out walk-off three-run home run in the 9th inning off Francisco Rodriguez of the Angels to give Boston a 6 – 3 win and a two games to none lead in the ALDS

The Cleveland Indians can thank an infestation of midges at Jacobs Field for helping them defeat the New York Yankees, 2 – 1, in 11 innings, and take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS. The bugs are at their worst in the 8th inning, when a flustered Joba Chamberlain gives up the tying run on a wild pitch.

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The Cleveland Indians can thank an infestation of midges at Jacobs Field for helping them defeat the New York Yankees, 2 – 1, in 11 innings, and take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS. The bugs are at their worst in the 8th inning, when a flustered Joba Chamberlain gives up the tying run on a wild pitch.

The Pittsburgh Pirates fire manager Jim Tracy after two seasons at the helm, as part of a front office purge by new general manager Neal Huntington. Senior director of player development Brian Graham, who had been interim general manager, scouting director Ed Creech, Director of baseball operations Jon Mercurio, as well as Tracy’s entire coaching staff also lose their jobs.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates fire manager Jim Tracy after two seasons at the helm, as part of a front office purge by new general manager Neal Huntington. Senior director of player development Brian Graham, who had been interim general manager, scouting director Ed Creech, Director of baseball operations Jon Mercurio, as well as Tracy’s entire coaching staff also lose their jobs.