Trader Lee takes over the Yankees

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9/24--The Yankees opened a 3 game series at home against the Rays. The Yankees come into the series with a 3 game lead over the Rays and a magic number of 4 to clinch the AL East. The Yankees will clinch the division title by taking at least 2 games in the series.

Prince Fielder hit 2 HR (#27 & #28, #12 & #13 with the Rays) to help lead the Rays to a 6-5 win over the Yankees. Evan Longoria had 3 hits (3 2B) and Wil Myers homered (#39) for the Rays. Giancarlo Stanton (#54) and Mike Trout (#40) homered for the Yankees. Both starters took a pounding: Matt Moore (7 IP, 5 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 10 SO) and Michael Pineda (5 2/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 SO).

ATM--The Dodgers CLINCHED the NL West title. The Cardinals clinched a tie for the NL Central title. Tigers DH Nick Castellanos had 5 hits.

AL
Rays 6, Yankees 5
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2
Rangers 6, Astros 4
White Sox 3, Indians 0
Tigers 11, Twins 4
A's 11, Angels 2
Mariners 2, Royals 1

NL
Marlins 6, Phillies 5 (10)
Mets 6, Reds 5
Braves 3, Brewers 0
Pirates 15, Cubs 10
Cardinals 6, Nationals 0
Padres 6, Diamondbacks 4 (10)
Dodgers 3, Giants 2

INTERLEAGUE
Red Sox 11, Rockies 7

RACES
AL East: Yankees lead Rays by 2
AL Central: Tigers lead White Sox by 10 1/2 (CLINCHED)
AL West: Mariners lead Rangers by 12 1/2 (CLINCHED)
AL wild card: Rays lead White Sox by 3, Red Sox by 3 1/2

NL East: Nationals lead Braves by 11 1/2 (CLINCHED)
NL Central: Cardinals lead Reds by 4
NL West: Dodgers lead Padres by 6 (CLINCHED)
NL wild card: Reds lead Pirates by 2, Braves by 2 1/2, Padres by 4 1/2

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9/25--The Yankees offense was in top form in a 17-7 win over the Rays. Albert Pujols had 4 hits and Mike Trout (1 2B) and Giancarlo Stanton (1 2B0 had 3 hits. The Yankees scored 6 in both the bottom of the 3rd and 5th, along with 3 in the 6th and 2 in the 1st. The Yankees passed 1000 runs for the season. Evan Longoria hit 2 HR (#24 & #25) for the Rays, rookie Vincent Belnome homered (#2) and Chris Davis had 3 hits (1 2B). Both starters took a pounding: Roy Halladay (4 IP, 9 H, 6 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 SO) and Stu Phillips (2 1/3 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO). The Yankees will clinch the AL East if they win tomorrow.

ATM--The Red Sox re-signed P Jon Lester to a 5 year, $69.2 million contract.

AL
Angels 5, A's 2
Blue Jays 7, Orioles 6
Rangers 9, Astros 6
White Sox 7, Indians 5
Tigers 4, Twins 3 (11)
Mariners 4, Royals 1

NL
Reds 12, Mets 2
Nationals 2, Cardinals 0
Pirates 17, Cubs 4
Marlins 6, Phillies 5 (13)
Braves 8, Brewers 5
Padres 2, Diamondbacks 1 (10)
Giants 9, Dodgers 2

INTERLEAGUE
Red Sox 10, Rockies 4

RACES
AL East: Yankees lead Rays by 3
AL Central: Tigers lead White Sox by 10 1/2 (CLINCHED)
AL West: Mariners lead Rangers by 12 1/2 (CLINCHED)
AL wild card: Rays lead White Sox by 2, Red Sox by 2 1/2

NL East: Nationals lead Braves by 11 1/2 (CLINCHED)
NL Central: Cardinals lead Reds by 3
NL West: Dodgers lead Padres by 5 (CLINCHED)
NL wild card: Reds lead Pirates by 2, Braves by 2 1/2

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9/26--Albert Pujols hit a walkoff grand slam (HR #37) in the bottom of the 10th, to give the Yankees a 10-6 win over the Rays. The Yankees CLINCHED the American League East title. The Yankees trailed, 6-3, headed to the bottom of the 8th, before scoring 1 in the 8th and 2 in the 9th to tie the game. Moments before Pujols's homer, Derek Jeter got the crowd's hopes up for a walkoff clinching single, but Yamaico Navarro had to be held at 3rd, as he would have been nailed at the plate by a good throw by LF Alfonso Soriano. Mike Trout had 3 hits (1 2B, 2 BB). Brett Anderson had a good start for the Rays--7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 5 BB, 6 SO. Wil Myers hit his 40th HR of his rookie season (3 hits, 1 2B), Ben Zobrist homered (#5, 3 hits, 1 BB, 1 SB) and Robert Phillips, Evan Longoria and Chris Davis were all 0 for 5 for the Rays.

ATM--The Tigers reached 100 wins.

AL
Rangers 8, Angels 3
Blue Jays 7, Orioles 5
Indians 8, Twins 4
Royals 7, White Sox 3

NL
Padres 5, Diamondbacks 4
Braves 13, Phillies 7
Brewers 4, Mets 2
Dodgers 5, Giants 1

RACES
AL East: Yankees lead Rays by 4 (CLINCHED)
AL Central: Tigers lead White Sox by 11 (CLINCHED)
AL West: Mariners lead Rangers by 12 (CLINCHED)
AL wild card: Rays lead White Sox & Red Sox by 2

NL East: Nationals lead Braves by 11 (CLINCHED)
NL Central: Cardinals lead Reds by 3
NL West: Dodgers lead Padres by 5 (CLINCHED)
NL wild card: Reds lead Pirates & Braves by 2

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9/27--The Yankees went to Houston for a regular season ending 3 game series against the Astros.

Carlos Gonzalez hit a 3 run walkoff HR (#20), to turn a 5-4 deficit into a 7-5 Astros win over the Yankees. Chris Johnson had 3 hits (1 2B) and Chris Iannetta homered (#10) for the Astros. C.C. Sabathia had a good start for the Yankees--7 IP, 5 H, 3 R/ER, 4 BB, 6 SO. With this being the game after yesterday's clincher, except for Sabathia, the Yankees used an exclusively backup lineup. David Adams (1 2B), Jorge Cantu (2 2B) and Corban Joseph (1 2B) had 3 hits for the Yankees, while David Ross was 0 for 5. The game was so meaningless that Mariano Rivera was even permitted to come into the game with a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 8th. Rivera allowed a run, raising his ERA to 6.05, before the Yankees put together a 2 run rally in the top of the 9th and Boone Logan salvaged defeat from the jaws of victory in the bottom of the 9th.

ATM--The Cardinals CLINCHED the NL Central title.

AL
Rangers 9, Angels 8 (10)
Orioles 6, Red Sox 5
Rays 8, Blue Jays 6
Indians 4, Twins 3
White Sox 5, Royals 4
A's 2, Mariners 0

NL
Nationals 7, Diamondbacks 1
Reds 7, Pirates 6
Brewers 7, Mets 4
Braves 8, Phillies 7
Cardinals 5, Cubs 3
Dodgers 6, Rockies 3
Giants 5, Padres 3

INTERLEAGUE
Marlins 3, Tigers 1

RACES
AL East: Yankees lead Rays by 3 (CLINCHED)
AL Central: Tigers lead White Sox by 10 (CLINCHED)
AL West: Mariners lead Rangers by 11 (CLINCHED)
AL wild card: Rays lead White Sox by 2

NL East: Nationals lead Braves by 11 (CLINCHED)
NL Central: Cardinals lead Reds by 3 (CLINCHED)
NL West: Dodgers lead Padres by 6 (CLINCHED)
NL wild card: Reds lead Braves by 2

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9/28--Giancarlo Stanton (#55 & #56, 2 BB) and Ryan Ludwick (#15 & #16; #10 & #11 for the Yankees, 3 hits) both hit 2 HR, to help lead the Yankees to a 14-5 win over the Astros in the penultimate game of the regular season. Jonathan Singleton homered (#7) and Alexi Amarista had 3 hits (2 2B) for the Astros. Both starters took a pounding: Brett Marshall (6 2/3 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) and Bud Smith (3 2/3 IP, 3 H, 5 R/ER, 3 BB, 2 SO).

ATM--The Rays CLINCHED the wild card.

AL
Rays 11, Blue Jays 10 (12)
Indians 4, Twins 2
Mariners 7, A's 4
Rangers 5, Angels 2
Orioles 10, Red Sox 5
Royals 4, White Sox 1

NL
Giants 2, Padres 0
Pirates 7, Reds 6
Mets 8, Brewers 4
Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 2
Braves 4, Phillies 1
Cardinals 10, Cubs 7
Dodgers 4, Rockies 2

INTERLEAGUE
Marlins 7, Tigers 2

RACES
AL East: Yankees lead Rays by 3 (CLINCHED)
AL Central: Tigers lead White Sox by 10 (CLINCHED)
AL West: Mariners lead Rangers by 11 (CLINCHED)
AL wild card: Rays lead White Sox by 3 (CLINCHED)

NL East: Nationals lead Braves by 10 (CLINCHED)
NL Central: Cardinals lead Reds by 4 (CLINCHED)
NL West: Dodgers lead Padres by 7 (CLINCHED)
NL wild card: Reds lead Braves by 1

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9/29--The Yankees broke up a 7-7 tie with 4 runs in the top of the 10th, but Carlos Gonzalez hit a grand slam and Chris Wallace hit a walk off HR (#10), to give the Astros a 12-11 win over the Yankees in the regular season finale. Gonzalez hit 2 HR (#21 & #22, 3 hits, 1 3B), while Alexi Amarista (HR #8, 1 2B) and Jonathan Singleton (HR #8) had 3 hits for the Astros. Derek Jeter had 3 hits (1 2B, 1 BB) for the Yankees, Albert Pujols (#38) and Neftali Soto (#5) homered and David Adams was 0 for 5. Astros P Jordan Lyles took a pounding--2 2/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.

Yankees final record: 96-66

ATM--The Reds CLINCHED the NL wild card. Tigers P Justin Verlander (9 IP, 6 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 9 SO) pitched a SHO against the Marlins.

AL
Blue Jays 5, Rays 3
Indians 5, Twins 4
Red Sox 14, Orioles 4
Angels 3, Rangers 2 (11)
Royals 5, White Sox 1
Mariners 7, A's 4 (10)

NL
Mets 6, Brewers 5
Reds 6, Pirates 3
Diamondbacks 10, Nationals 3
Phillies 12, Braves 3
Cardinals 6, Cubs 4
Padres 8, Giants 4
Rockies 8, Dodgers 5

INTERLEAGUE
Tigers 8, Marlins 0

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10/1--The 2013 postseason begins.

YANKEES (96-66, AL East Champions, defending American League Champions) AT MARINERS (97-65, AL West Champions)
Roy Halladay (7 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 13 SO) led the Yankees to a 6-2 win over the Mariners. The Yankees had a balanced offensive attack, scoring twice in each of the top of the 1st, 2nd and 7th, while no player in the lineup had more than 1 hit. Felix Hernandez, the potential 2013 Cy Young Award winner, took a pounding--6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 9 SO.

RAYS (93-69, wild card) AT TIGERS (101-61, AL Central Champions)
Stu Phillips (9 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 5 BB, 3 SO) pitched a SHO, to lead the Rays the a 5-0 win over the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera had 3 hits (2 2B) for the Tigers.

REDS (89-73, wild card) AT NATIONALS (97-65, NL East Champions)
Russell Martin hit 2 HR (4 hits), to help lead the Nationals to a 15-2 win over the Reds. Roger Bernadina and Nick Swisher homered for the Nationals. Marco Estrada had a good start for the Nationals--6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 9 SO. Reds P Johnny Cueto took a pounding--1 1/3 IP, 4 H, 7 R/ER, 3 BB, 3 SO. Neil Walker homered for the Reds.

DODGERS (90-72, NL West Champions) AT CARDINALS (93-69, NL Central Champions, 2 time defending World Champions)
Clayton Kershaw (7 IP, 5 H 0 R/ER, 3 BB, 8 SO) combined with Jake Peavy (moved to bullpen for the postseason) and Kenley Jansen for a SHO, to lead the Dodgers to a 3-0 win over the Cardinals. Yasiel Puig and Adam Dunn homered for the Dodgers. Cardinals P Lance Lynn had a good outing--8 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R/ER, 0 BB, 9 SO.

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10/2--

ALDS
Doug Fister (8 2/3 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 SO) led the Mariners to a 4-1 win over the Yankees. Fister had a shutout going until he was removed with 2 outs in the top of the 9th. Stefan Romero homered for the Mariners. Mike Trout was 0 for 5 for the Yankees. The series is tied, 1-1.

The Rays scored 2 in the top of the 10th, for a 5-3 win over the Tigers. Chris Davis (2 2B) and Bryan Petersen (1 2B) had 3 hits for the Rays, Evan Longoria reached base safely 4 times (2 H, 2 BB) and Alfonso Soriano was 0 for 5 for the Rays. Brett Anderson had a good start for the Rays--7 IP, 5 H, 3 R/ER, 3 BB, 1 SO. Alex Avila had 3 hits and Yonder Alonso was 0 for 5 for the Tigers. The Rays lead the series, 2-0.

NLDS
Nationals lead the Reds, 1-0
Dodgers lead the Cardinals, 1-0
both series were off today

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10/3--The postseason continues.

DODGERS AT CARDINALS
Zack Greinke (8 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) led the Dodgers to a 3-1 win over the Cardinals. The game was tied, 1-1, in the top of the 9th, before the Dodgers put together a 2 run rally. Adam Dunn hit a fly out with a man on 3rd and Alberto Callaspo (3 hits, 1 2B) had a double that scored the final run. Jaime Garcia had a good start for the Cardinals--8 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 SO. The Dodgers lead the series, 2-0.

REDS AT NATIONALS
Stephen Strasburg (8 IP, 7 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 11 SO) led the Nationals to a 6-2 win over the Reds. Strasburg took a shutout into the 7th. Stephen Drew and Kendrys Morales (1 2B) had 3 hits for the Nationals. Mike Leake took a pounding for the Reds--6 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO. The Nationals lead the series, 2-0.

AL
Yankees and Mariners--tied 1-1
Rays lead the Tigers, 2-0
both series were off

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10/4--The postseason continues.

MARINERS AT YANKEES
Gio Gonzalez (7 IP, 6 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) led the Yankees to a 7-0 win over the Mariners. Gonzalez combined with Steve Chisek and David Robertson for the shutout. Jesus Montero had 3 hits (1 2B, 1 HR) for the Yankees. Mariners P Brandon Morrow took a pounding--4 IP, 9 H, 6 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 SO. The Yankees lead the series, 2-1.

TIGERS AT RAYS
Wil Myers had 3 hits, to help lead the Rays to a 5-4,
inning win over the Tigers. The Rays loaded the bases in the bottom of the 14th and got a walkoff walk by Robert Phillips. Chris Davis homered for the Rays. Rays P Matt Moore had a good outing--7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 7 BB, 6 SO. Andy Dirks had 3 hits (1 2B, 1 BB), Alex Avila reached base safely 4 times (2 H, 1 2B, 2 BB) and Aaron Hill was 0 for 6 for the Tigers. The Rays swept the series, 3-0.

NLDS
Dodgers lead Cardinals, 2-0
Nationals lead Reds, 2-0
both series were off

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10/5--The postseason continues.

MARINERS AT YANKEES
Derek Jeter had 3 hits (1 3B, 1 HR), to help the Yankees to a 9-2 win over the Mariners. Giancarlo Stanton and Alex Rodriguez homered for the Yankees and Albert Pujols was 0 for 5. Yankees P Michael Pineda's line--6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO. Felix Hernandez started on 3 days rest and took a pounding--4 IP, 4 H, 5 R/ER, 7 BB, 6 SO. Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Reyes were 0 for 5 for the Mariners. The Yankees won the series, 3-1.

NATIONALS AT REDS
The Nationals were 1 out away from a 3 game sweep, before the Reds put together a 3 run rally in the bottom of the 9th for a 4-3 win. Reds P Johnny Cueto's line--7 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 SO. Billy Butler had 3 hits for the Nationals. Nationals P Jeff Samardzija's line--7 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 SO. The Nationals lead the series, 2-1.

CARDINALS AT DODGERS
Lance Lynn (6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 SO) led the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Dodgers. Jose Bautista's HR highlighted a 3 run rally in the top of the 5th. C.J. Wilson had a good start for the Dodgers--7 1/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO. The Dodgers lead the series, 2-1.

Rays already beat Tigers, 3-0.

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10/6--The postseason continues.

NATIONALS AT REDS
The Nationals had a 5 run rally in the top of the 6th, as they beat the Reds, 6-1. Nationals P Marco Estrada's line--6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 SO. Reds P Kyle Lohse took a pounding--5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO. The Nationals won the series, 3-1.

CARDINALS AT DODGERS
Robinson Cano's homerun in the top of the 8th, off Clayton Kershaw, turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead for the Cardinals, which was also the final score. Cardinals P Adam Wainwright's line--8 IP, 2 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 8 SO. The series is tied, 2-2.

ALDS
Yankees beat the Mariners, 3-1
Rays beat the Tigers, 3-0

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10/8--The postseason continues.

DODGERS AT CARDINALS
Zack Greinke (8 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 11 SO) and Yasiel Puig (3 hits, 1 2B, 1 HR) led the Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Cardinals. Daniel Murphy had 3 hits (1 2B) for the Dodgers and Andre Ethier was 0 for 5. Jamie Garcia took a pounding for the Cardinals--6 1/3 IP, 11 H, 5 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 SO. The Dodgers won the series, 3-2.

Other LDS series
Yankees beat Mariners, 3-1
Rays beat Tigers, 3-0
Nationals beat Reds, 3-1

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10/10--The LCS began.

RAYS AT YANKEES
The Yankees used a couple of big innings to beat the Rays, 10-5. After the Rays scored 3 in the top of the 1st, the Yankees countered with 3 in the bottom of the 1st and scored 6 in the 4th, before scoring 1 in the 8th and the Rays scored 2 in the 9th. Giancarlo Stanton had 3 hits (1 2B) for the Yankees and Albert Pujols reached base safely 4 times (2 H, 2 BB). The Rays scored all of their runs on HRs--Wil Myers (3 hits, 1 B), Prince Fielder and Evan Longoria. Rays P Stu Phillips took a pounding--3 IP, 5 H, 9 R/ER, 6 BB, 2 SO. The Yankees lead the series, 1-0.

NLCS
Nationals vs. Dodgers--starts tomorrow

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10/11--The postseason continues.

RAYS AT YANKEES
Mike Trout had 4 hits (1 2B, 1 3B), to help lead the Yankees to a 13-5 win over the Rays. Albert Pujols had 3 hits (2 BB). Rays P Matt Moore took a pounding--3 2/3 IP, 4 H, 7 R/ER, 6 BB, 6 SO. Evan Longoria homered for the Rays and Wil Myers was 0 for 5. The Yankees lead the series, 2-0.

DODGERS AT NATIONALS
Stephen Strasburg (7 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 8 SO) led the Nationals to a 2-1 win over the Dodgers. Billy Butler had 4 hits (1 2B, 1 HR) for the Nationals. After Butler homered in the bottom of the 1st, for the only 2 runs the Nationals needed, Dodgers P Jake Peavy hit Kendrys Morales, which triggered a bench clearing brawl. The Nationals lead the series, 1-0.

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10/12--The postseason continues.

DODGERS AT NATIONALS
Clayton Kershaw (7 IP, 8 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 10 SO) led the Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Nationals. The Dodgers scored single runs in the top of the 3rd and 6th, while the Nationals were shut out until the bottom of the 9th. Nationals P Jeff Samardzija's line--7 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO. Stephen Drew had 3 hits (2 2B) for the Nationals. The series is tied, 1-1.

ALCS
Yankees 2, Rays 0--series has the day off

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10/13--The postseason continues.

YANKEES AT RAYS
Gio Gonzalez (7 IP, 7 H, 0 R/ER, 3 BB, 7 SO) and Yankees power led the Yankees to a 6-2 win over the Rays. Derek Jeter (3 hits, 1 2B), Ryan Ludwick and Albert Pujols homered for the Yankees. The Yankees shut out the Rays until the bottom of the 9th. Brett Anderson took a pounding for the Rays--4 1/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 SO. The Yankees lead the series, 3-0.

NLCS
Dodgers 1, Nationals 1--series had the day off

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10/14--The postseason continues.

YANKEES AT RAYS
Michael Pineda (7 IP, 3 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) helped lead the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Rays. Jesus Montero homered for the Yankees. The Yankees won the series, 4-0.

ALCS MVP--Derek Jeter

NATIONALS AT DODGERS
The Nationals had a 4 run rally in the top of the 9th, to beat the Dodgers, 9-8. Anthony Rendon had 3 hits (1 2B) and Ryan Zimmerman homered for the Nationals. Marco Estrada took a pounding for the Nationals--1 1/3 IP, 5 H, 5 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 SO. The Nationals lead the series, 2-1.

NEW YORK YANKEES AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927,
1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938,
1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947,
1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953,
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960,
1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976,
1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998,
1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006,
2007, 2012, 2013

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10/15--The postseason continues.

NATIONALS AT DODGERS
Aaron Harang (7 2/3 IP, 7 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO) led the Nationals to a 4-1 win over the Dodgers. C.J. Wilson had a good start (6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 5 SO) for the Dodgers and Andre Ethier had 3 hits (1 2B). The Nationals lead the series, 3-1.

ALCS
Yankees beat Rays, 4-0

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10/16--The playoffs continue.

NATIONALS AT DODGERS
Alberto Callaspo's single in the bottom of the 10th scored Jayson Werth to give the Dodgers a 1-0 win over the Nationals. Both starters pitched excellent games: Clayton Kershaw (8 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 9 SO) and Stephen Strasburg (8 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 15 SO). Strasburg and Kershaw had a double no hitter going until each of them gave up a hit in the 7th--the only hits either of them allowed. The Nationals lead the series, 3-2.

ALCS
Yankees beat Rays, 4-0