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After surviving a rain soaked Game 5 in San Francisco, the Phillies force a Game 6 and a trip back East. A couple interesting defensive plays in the third inning gave the Phillies enough runs to put away the Giants, despite a solid start from ace Tim Lincecum. Roy Halladay put in just as strong of an effort, even after suffering a groin injury in the first inning. Spreading 6 hits over 6 innings and allowing 2 earned was enough for Doc to pick up his first ever Championship Series Win. Tonigh

The New York Yankees managed to survive at least another game and keep their repeat hopes alive in beating the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, but face a tough test to keep the train rolling on Friday in Arlington. The loss of one of their top hitters certainly hurts the Bronx Bombers, but this is a team that is certainly not short on hitting talent and proved it in defeating Texas in a convincing 7-2 win in Game 5. Today's game brings a pair of interesting starters to the forefront, as neither pi

The San Francisco Giants have the Philadelphia Phillies on the ropes for the NLCS Championship and World Series birth in Game 5 this evening. The term "must win game" is overused in my opinion, but for the Phillies this is a must win game or their season is over. In Game 4 the two teams battled through bullpens, which will more than likely not be the case tonight with each team's respected ace making the start. Bouncing back after giving up the lead in the top of the 5th, the Giants scored th

The Yankees find themselves in a hole heading into Game 4 of the ALCS tonight. Behind a brilliant performance from Cliff Lee last night, the Texas Rangers now look to extend their series lead against the Yankees. The Yankees are sticking to their plan of pitching A.J. Burnett, opposed to having CC Sabathia and Phil Hughes pitch on short rest over the next two games. On the Rangers side, they send youngster Tommy "Big Game" Hunter to the mound hoping that he too can silence the big bats in the

Three to one, Rangers. Many didn't expect this, that's for sure. Even as the American League Wild Card team, the Yankees still had this aura of champions here in 2010. It's not just the history, or the fact that they're reigning World Series champions. More than that, it's this perception that they're the most talented team and that good teams, even very good teams, will eventually succumb to the apparent roster superiority of the New York squad. However, what many overlooked in these playo

The Yankees find themselves in a hole heading into Game 4 of the ALCS tonight. Behind a brilliant performance from Cliff Lee last night, the Texas Rangers now look to extend their series lead against the Yankees. The Yankees are sticking to their plan of pitching A.J. Burnett, opposed to having CC Sabathia and Phil Hughes pitch on short rest over the next two games. On the Rangers side, they send youngster Tommy "Big Game" Hunter to the mound hoping that he too can silence the big bats in the

A dominant presence on the mound from Roy Oswalt , a batting order change and a heck of a seventh inning rally all added up to an impressive win in Game 2 of the NLCS for the Philadelphia Phillies. Even though the staff from the city of Brotherly Love can't figure out Cody Ross , the rest of the Giants line-up laid dormant on Sunday night, as Roy Oswalt hurled 8 solid innings allowing 1 earned run while fanning 9 batters. Charlie Manuel split up his two big left handed bats in the order, slot

This is the one we've been waiting for. Cliff Lee, just a year removed his two win performance against the Yankees in the 2009 World Series, will again toe the mound against the Bronx Bombers. This time, though, he'll do it in the ALCS as a member of the Texas Rangers, who are fresh off of their first home playoff win in franchise history. They'll take on veteran lefty Andy Pettitte , who battled some injuries in 2010 but had a career resurgence of sorts, posting his lowest season ERA (3.28)