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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.

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.

Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning to rally the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 6-4 Wednesday night in Game 1 of the AL division series.

Behind eight and one-third overpowering innings from C.C. Sabathia, the Yankees reached the postseason for the 15th time in 16 years with a victory Tuesday against Toronto.

The two best players on the Tampa Bay Rays, including the face of the franchise, called out the team's fans, complaining that low attendance at Tropicana Field on Monday night was "embarrassing."

The Texas Rangers clinched the AL West title Saturday and their first playoff berth in 11 years, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Jorge Cantu's tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning.