Manager Mike Matheny yanks his starter, Jaime Garcia, after only two laborious innings, but St. Louis goes on to beat Washington, 12 – 4, to even the NLDS at one win apiece. Lance Lynn steps in ably in relief of Garcia while the Cards chase Nats starter Jordan Zimmermann after only 3 innings. Homers by Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso and Carlos Beltran, twice, propel the winners’ offense.

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Manager Mike Matheny yanks his starter, Jaime Garcia, after only two laborious innings, but St. Louis goes on to beat Washington, 12 – 4, to even the NLDS at one win apiece. Lance Lynn steps in ably in relief of Garcia while the Cards chase Nats starter Jordan Zimmermann after only 3 innings. Homers by Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso and Carlos Beltran, twice, propel the winners’ offense.

Taiwanese rookie Wei-Yin Chen pitches into the 7th inning against veteran Andy Pettitte to lead the Orioles to a 3 – 2 win in Game 2 of the ALDS, evening the series. Chris Davis drives in two runs with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the 3rd, then Mark Reynolds provides the winning margin with an RBI in the 6th.

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Taiwanese rookie Wei-Yin Chen pitches into the 7th inning against veteran Andy Pettitte to lead the Orioles to a 3 – 2 win in Game 2 of the ALDS, evening the series. Chris Davis drives in two runs with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the 3rd, then Mark Reynolds provides the winning margin with an RBI in the 6th.

Tyler Moore delivers a pinch single off Marc Rzepczynski with two outs in the 8th, driving in 2 runs to lead Washington to a 3 – 2 win in Game 1 of the NLDS in St. Louis, the first postseason win in Nationals history.

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Tyler Moore delivers a pinch single off Marc Rzepczynski with two outs in the 8th, driving in 2 runs to lead Washington to a 3 – 2 win in Game 1 of the NLDS in St. Louis, the first postseason win in Nationals history.

The Tigers take a two games to none lead in the ALDS on Don Kelly’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th which scores Omar Infante to close a 5 – 4 win over Oakland. Detroit scores in each of the last three innings to pull out the win.

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The Tigers take a two games to none lead in the ALDS on Don Kelly’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th which scores Omar Infante to close a 5 – 4 win over Oakland. Detroit scores in each of the last three innings to pull out the win.

Russell Martin’s homer off closer Jim Johnson sparks a five-run 9th inning as the Yankees take the first game of the ALDS, 7 – 2, in Baltimore. CC Sabathia pitches 8 2/3 innings for the win.

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Russell Martin’s homer off closer Jim Johnson sparks a five-run 9th inning as the Yankees take the first game of the ALDS, 7 – 2, in Baltimore. CC Sabathia pitches 8 2/3 innings for the win.

Bronson Arroyo allows a single hit over 7 innings to lead the Reds to a 9 – 0 win over San Francisco in the NLDS. Arroyo retires the first 14 batters of the game until Brandon Belt singles with two outs in the 5th. Ryan Ludwick leads off the game with a homer off Madison Bumgarner then Cincinnati adds three runs in the 4th to run away with the game.

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Bronson Arroyo allows a single hit over 7 innings to lead the Reds to a 9 – 0 win over San Francisco in the NLDS. Arroyo retires the first 14 batters of the game until Brandon Belt singles with two outs in the 5th. Ryan Ludwick leads off the game with a homer off Madison Bumgarner then Cincinnati adds three runs in the 4th to run away with the game.

The Indians name former Boston skipper Terry Francona, rather than Sandy Alomar Jr., who replaced Manny Acta as the interim field boss with six games remaining to be played on the schedule, to be their 42nd manager in franchise history. The 53 year-old’s father, Tito, played with the Tribe from 1959 to ’64.

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The Indians name former Boston skipper Terry Francona, rather than Sandy Alomar Jr., who replaced Manny Acta as the interim field boss with six games remaining to be played on the schedule, to be their 42nd manager in franchise history. The 53 year-old’s father, Tito, played with the Tribe from 1959 to ’64.

The Orioles eliminate the two-time AL champion Rangers, 5-1, in the American League’s first win-or-go-home wild-card playoff game. The victory sends the surprising Baltimore team into the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, a best-of-five division series against New York.

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The Orioles eliminate the two-time AL champion Rangers, 5-1, in the American League’s first win-or-go-home wild-card playoff game. The victory sends the surprising Baltimore team into the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, a best-of-five division series against New York.

With a year remaining on his contract, Jim Tracy resigns as the manager of the Rockies, a position he has held since his promotion from the club’s bench coach in May of 2009. During his four-year tenure with Colorado, the 2009 NL Manager of the Year compiled a 294-308 record, going 64-98 last season, a franchise mark for losses.

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With a year remaining on his contract, Jim Tracy resigns as the manager of the Rockies, a position he has held since his promotion from the club’s bench coach in May of 2009. During his four-year tenure with Colorado, the 2009 NL Manager of the Year compiled a 294-308 record, going 64-98 last season, a franchise mark for losses.