Topic: AL East

Tigers beat Yankees to advance in MLB playoffs

Don Kelly and Delmon Young homered in the first inning and Detroit's pitchers made the lead stand up as the Tigers edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to advance in the Major League Baseball playoffs.The Tigers on Thursday won the best-of-five American ...

Tigers top Yankees, reach Championship Series

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday to reach the American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers.The victory gave Detroit a 3-2 winning margin in their best-of-five divisional playoff series.Don Kelly and Delmon ...

Friends Halladay and Carpenter clash in playoffs duel

(Reuters) - Baseball buddies Roy Halladay and Chris Carpenter, who forged a close bond during their formative years as pitchers, duel each other on Friday in their biggest game of the 2011 Major League Baseball season.The Phillies' Halladay and Carpenter of the ...

Rangers advance, Yankees level MLB series

Adrian Beltre smashed three solo home runs to power Texas past Tampa Bay 4-3, advancing the Rangers to the American League finals of the Major League Baseball playoffs.The reigning league champion Rangers, who beat the Rays three games to one in the ...

Yankees blitz Tigers 10-1 to force decider

(Reuters) - The New York Yankees escaped elimination from the American League division series Tuesday by thumping the Tigers 10-1 in Detroit to force a deciding Game Five.The Yankees tied the best-of-five series at 2-2 with the rout and the two teams ...

Rangers edge Rays to advance in playoffs

Adrian Beltre smashed three solo home runs to power Texas past Tampa Bay 4-3 on Tuesday, advancing the Rangers to the American League finals of the Major League Baseball playoffs.The reigning league champion Rangers, who beat Tampa Bay three games to one ...

Big-swinging Beltre powers Rangers past Rays

(Reuters) - Adrian Beltre powered the Texas Rangers back into the American League Championship Series (ALCS) by pounding three home runs in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday.Ian Kinsler also homered but it was the big bat of Beltre, ...

Rangers, Tigers takes control of MLB series

Mike Napoli ignited a four-run seventh inning with a two-run homer as the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in game three of their first round MLB playoff series.Pitcher Colby Lewis struck out six batters and walked ...

Valverde holds nerve as Tigers go 2-1 up on Yankees

(Reuters) - Detroit closer Jose Valverde survived another ninth-inning scare but held his nerve to preserve the Tigers' 5-4 win over the New York Yankees on Monday, giving them the upper hand in their American League divisional series.Valverde, who needed 34 pitches ...

Young blast gives Tigers edge over Yankees

(Reuters) - Delmon Young hit the winning home run and the Detroit Tigers survived a ninth-inning scare to hold off the New York Yankees 5-4 at Comerica Park on Monday and take control of their best-of-five divisional playoff series.Detroit closer Jose Valverde ...