The Red Sox advance to the ALCS with a 3 – 1 win over the Rays in Game 4 of the ALDS. Down 1 – 0 after 6 innings, the Sox score twice in the 7th and once in the 9th to secure the win.

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The Red Sox advance to the ALCS with a 3 – 1 win over the Rays in Game 4 of the ALDS. Down 1 – 0 after 6 innings, the Sox score twice in the 7th and once in the 9th to secure the win.

The other ALDS will require a decisive 5th game after the Tigers defeat the Athletics, 8 – 6, in Game 4. Facing elimination, Detroit manager Jim Leyland uses ace starter Max Scherzer in relief in the 7th; he allows a run in that inning but escapes a none out, bases loaded jam in the 8th while his teammates score 5 runs over those two innings to give him the win.

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The other ALDS will require a decisive 5th game after the Tigers defeat the Athletics, 8 – 6, in Game 4. Facing elimination, Detroit manager Jim Leyland uses ace starter Max Scherzer in relief in the 7th; he allows a run in that inning but escapes a none out, bases loaded jam in the 8th while his teammates score 5 runs over those two innings to give him the win.

The A’s use the long ball to win Game 3 of their ALDS, as Josh Reddick, Brandon Moss and Seth Smith all go deep against American League ERA champ Anibal Sanchez in a 6 – 3 win. In the other Division Series, Tampa Bay staves off elimination with a 5 – 4, walk-off win against Boston. Jose Lobaton homers off heretofore untouchable closer Koji Uehara with two outs in the bottom of the 9th.

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The A’s use the long ball to win Game 3 of their ALDS, as Josh Reddick, Brandon Moss and Seth Smith all go deep against American League ERA champ Anibal Sanchez in a 6 – 3 win. In the other Division Series, Tampa Bay staves off elimination with a 5 – 4, walk-off win against Boston. Jose Lobaton homers off heretofore untouchable closer Koji Uehara with two outs in the bottom of the 9th.

The Dodgers are the first team to clinch a spot in the League Championship Series as they eliminate the Braves with a 5 – 4 win in Game 4 of the NLDS; trailing 3 – 2 in the bottom of the 8th, the Dodgers reverse the tide on Juan Uribe’s two-run homer off David Carpenter. Carl Crawford hits a pair of solo homers for Los Angeles’s other two runs. The other Division Series will need a decisive fifth game, however, as the Cardinals even things up with a 2 – 1 win over the Pirates behind rookie Michael Wacha, who keeps the Bucs hitless for 7 1/3 innings. Matt Holliday’s two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the 6th accounts for both St. Louis runs.

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The Dodgers are the first team to clinch a spot in the League Championship Series as they eliminate the Braves with a 5 – 4 win in Game 4 of the NLDS; trailing 3 – 2 in the bottom of the 8th, the Dodgers reverse the tide on Juan Uribe’s two-run homer off David Carpenter. Carl Crawford hits a pair of solo homers for Los Angeles’s other two runs. The other Division Series will need a decisive fifth game, however, as the Cardinals even things up with a 2 – 1 win over the Pirates behind rookie Michael Wacha, who keeps the Bucs hitless for 7 1/3 innings. Matt Holliday’s two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the 6th accounts for both St. Louis runs.

The Pirates take a two games to one lead in the NLDS with a 5 – 3 win over St. Louis at home. Pedro Alvarez drives in the go-ahead run in the 8th after Carlos Beltran twice ties the score for the Cards, with a two-run single in the 5th, and a solo homer off Mark Melancon in the top of the 8th. The homer is the 16th in postseason play for Beltran, and he now only trails Mickey Mantle, with 18, in that category.

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The Pirates take a two games to one lead in the NLDS with a 5 – 3 win over St. Louis at home. Pedro Alvarez drives in the go-ahead run in the 8th after Carlos Beltran twice ties the score for the Cards, with a two-run single in the 5th, and a solo homer off Mark Melancon in the top of the 8th. The homer is the 16th in postseason play for Beltran, and he now only trails Mickey Mantle, with 18, in that category.

The Dodgers are also a win away from winning their Division Series after beating up the Braves, 13 – 6. The Dodgers score 10 runs between the 2nd and 4th innings to break the game wide open in spite of a shaky start by Hyun-Jin Ryu. Carl Crawford and Juan Uribe homer, Hanley Ramirez has a double and triple, and Yasiel Puig has three hits as the Dodgers’ batters overwhelm young Julio Teheran.

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The Dodgers are also a win away from winning their Division Series after beating up the Braves, 13 – 6. The Dodgers score 10 runs between the 2nd and 4th innings to break the game wide open in spite of a shaky start by Hyun-Jin Ryu. Carl Crawford and Juan Uribe homer, Hanley Ramirez has a double and triple, and Yasiel Puig has three hits as the Dodgers’ batters overwhelm young Julio Teheran.

The Red Sox take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS with a 7 – 4 win over the Rays at Fenway Park, sparked by a pair of homers from David Ortiz.

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The Red Sox take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS with a 7 – 4 win over the Rays at Fenway Park, sparked by a pair of homers from David Ortiz.

The Athletics tie the other ALDS at a win apiece by scoring the only run of the game in the bottom of the 9th, after a great pitching duel between Justin Verlander and rookie Sonny Gray. The A’s load the bases with no one out against reliever Al Alburquerque before C Stephen Vogt singles off Rick Porcello to end the game.

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The Athletics tie the other ALDS at a win apiece by scoring the only run of the game in the bottom of the 9th, after a great pitching duel between Justin Verlander and rookie Sonny Gray. The A’s load the bases with no one out against reliever Al Alburquerque before C Stephen Vogt singles off Rick Porcello to end the game.

Both National League Division Series are tied at one game apiece, as the Pirates defeat the Cardinals, 7 – 1, behind an excellent performance by P Gerrit Cole in one NLDS, and the Braves edge Los Angeles, 4 – 3, in the other NLDS.

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Both National League Division Series are tied at one game apiece, as the Pirates defeat the Cardinals, 7 – 1, behind an excellent performance by P Gerrit Cole in one NLDS, and the Braves edge Los Angeles, 4 – 3, in the other NLDS.

In the American League, Boston gets off to a fast start in its series with the Rays by scoring 8 runs in the 3rd and 4th innings for a 12 – 2 win in Game 1 of their ALDS. In the other Series, the Tigers win Game 1, 3 – 2, over Oakland, as Max Scherzer allows only 3 hits over 7 innings.

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In the American League, Boston gets off to a fast start in its series with the Rays by scoring 8 runs in the 3rd and 4th innings for a 12 – 2 win in Game 1 of their ALDS. In the other Series, the Tigers win Game 1, 3 – 2, over Oakland, as Max Scherzer allows only 3 hits over 7 innings.