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The San Francisco Giants celebrated their first playoff win in eight years, then paused to honor the man whose career they had just ended.

Cole Hamels pumped his fist when it was over, and the Philadelphia Phillies celebrated with a few chest bumps and a handshake line before returning to the clubhouse for more champagne.

Tampa Bay’s 5-2 win on Sunday sets up a showdown between Cliff Lee and David Less in Game 5 on Tuesday.

Phil Hughes pitched seven shutout innings, Marcus Thames hit a two-run homer and the Yankees beat the Twins 6-1 Saturday night to complete a three-game sweep and return to the ALCS.

Rangers Ballpark was buzzing in anticipation of a long-awaited celebration and the Tampa Bay Rays had been dreadful at the plate.

Tony Gwynn, the prolific-hitting Hall of Fame outfielder who spent his entire 20-career with the San Diego Padres, is battling cancer of a salivary gland.

Rick Ankiel's Giant-beating blast saves the Braves from an 0-2 hole.

4 errors. 3 hit batsmen. 5 unearned runs. Zero chance left for unraveling Reds.

The sellout crowd that had been waiting seven years for another playoff game roared when Tim Lincecum jogged back out to the mound to start the ninth inning. The way the Freak dominated in his postseason debut, there was no way manager Bruce Bochy would take the ball away.

Lance Berkman homered and drove in a pair of runs, leading the New York Yankees to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday and to a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League Divisional Series.