Topic: Detroit Tigers
Detroit closing pitcher Jose Valverde held off New York's bid for a ninth-inning rally as the Tigers defeated the Yankees 5-3 to knot their Major League Baseball playoff series at one game each.Playing a game pushed back a day after rain disrupted ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 5-3 to level their best-of-five divisional playoff series at 1-1 on Sunday.Miguel Cabrera stroked a two-run homer in the first inning and singled home another run in a two-run sixth ...
Tampa Bay, who seized a Major League playoff berth in the most unlikely fashion, kept the momentum going with a 9-0 victory over the Texas Rangers in their post-season opener.Matt Moore, making just his second major league start, pitched seven innings for ...
(Reuters) - Heavy showers forced the suspension of Friday's American League division series game between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers.Major League Baseball officials said the game would resume on Saturday night while the second game of the best-of-five series, originally ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Given the delicate subject matter, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland was always going to give a brief response to the media inquisition he faced before Friday's Major League Baseball (MLB) playoff against the New York Yankees.The 66-year-old has ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justin Verlander has always had an electrifying arm but it took time for the 28-year-old right-hander to graduate to the ranks of mature mound ace, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said on Thursday.Leyland will send Verlander to the ...
Major League Baseball's winningest teams, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, own a home-field edge in the playoff fight that begins Friday and ends with the 107th World Series.The Yankees beat Philadelphia in the best-of-seven championship showdown two years ago and ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two powerhouse top seeds in the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, and a pair of wild card Cinderellas make for intriguing match-ups in the first round of Major League Baseball playoffs starting Friday.The thrilling regular season finish ...
CARACAS (Reuters) - Baseball and President Hugo Chavez are both popular in Venezuela, but uncertainty about his policies is prompting major league teams to stop investing here while developing their Dominican Republic training camps.Since coming to power in 1999, socialist "revolutionary" Chavez ...
The Detroit Tigers clinched their first Major League Baseball division title since 1987 and booked their first playoff berth in five years with a 3-1 victory over host Oakland on Friday.The Tigers improved to 88-63 and stretched their American League Central division ...
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