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They were one out from defeat. A moment later, Jimmy Rollins put the Fightin' Phils within one win of the World Series. Rollins lined a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning off All-Star closer Jonathan Broxton and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Monday night for a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.

The Yankees and the Angels battled each other in a taut, exciting game that finally unraveled on an Angels throwing error in the 13th inning. The Yankees lead the series 2-0.

Left-handed ace goes eight innings with little trouble to help New York claim the ALCS opener, 4-1, at Yankee Stadium.

NEW YORK Sure the money was nice, the tradition was compelling and the city, well you can't beat New York.

The Philadelphia Phillies won a close battle against the Colorado Rockies for Game 3 of the National League division series.

The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of their division series and set up an AL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier provided the offense as the Dodgers got a strong outing from Vicente Padilla to advance to the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row.

John Lackey pitched into the eighth inning and Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer off the rock pile in center field, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox in their playoff opener Thursday night.

Yorvit Torrealba hit a two-run homer, Aaron Cook pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 to even their NL playoff series at a game apiece.

Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia got the New York Yankees off to a winning postseason start in their new ballpark. Even Alex Rodriguez broke out of his playoff rut against these tired Minnesota Twins....

Cliff Lee pitched like an ace instead of a postseason rookie. Lee dominated the Colorado Rockies, tossing a six-hitter, and the Philadelphia Phillies began their World Series title defense with a 5-1 victory in their playoff opener Wednesday....