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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Papelbon can't close door, Sox lose — Sox's closer allows three in ninth as Angels win ALDS — BOSTON — The Red Sox were one strike away from a win that would have prolonged their season another day. But the Angels wouldn't stand for it, coming up with three runs in the top …
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Angels stun Sox for ALDS sweep — Vlad's two-run single finishes two-out rally in ninth — BOSTON — For Vladimir Guerrero, season 13 in the Major Leagues turned out not to be so unlucky after all. — In what he called “the biggest moment of my career — so far,” Guerrero ripped a game-deciding …
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Vlad's heroics deliver ALDS sweep — Angels rally with two outs in ninth to stun Sox — BOSTON — Stunning Red Sox Nation with a two-out ninth-inning eruption, the Angels completed a sweep of the American League Division Series with a 7-6 conquest of Boston on Sunday at Fenway Park.
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Pedroia: ‘Our field is the worst in the game’ — BOSTON — When the Angels' Erick Aybar slapped a single up the middle to start a two-out, ninth-inning rally against the Red Sox and closer Jonathan Papelbon, the ball barely skipped past shortstop Alex Gonzalez and second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
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Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ALDS Game 3: Yankees at Twins — YANKEES — Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (14-8, 4.16 ERA regular season) — TWINS — Pitching: RHP Carl Pavano (14-12, 5.10 ERA regular season) — WEATHER: Pretty terrible. Temps in the 30s, sporadic snow showers and biting wind chill.
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins left to wonder what could have been — Baserunning, lack of timely hitting end season in ALDS — MINNEAPOLIS — Just five days ago, it was the Twins who were spraying champagne inside their clubhouse as they celebrated an improbable division title.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:Bring on the Halos! Yanks sweep Twins in ALDS
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Derrick Goold / STLtoday.com Top Sports Headlines:
Smoltz still has the itch to pitch, he thinks — ST. LOUIS — A veteran of October games and October dismissals, pitcher John Smoltz said it takes seven to 10 days for the “body and mind ... to realize you're not getting up to play baseball that day.” — It will take a bit longer …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards set to probe reasons for failure — Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak (left) talks with chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. during batting practice before Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. (By Chris Lee/P-D)
William C. Rhoden / New York Times:
Yankees-Dodgers Is the Finish Baseball Needs — In the euphoria of the moment, Los Angeles Angels Manager Mike Scioscia was asked Sunday if he had thought about a freeway series between the Angels and the Dodgers. The Dodgers eliminated the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday …
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Associated Press:
Phils-Rockies could set new cold weather record — DENVER (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies bundled up Sunday night for Game 3 of the NL playoffs, wearing stocking caps, gloves and thick, hooded sweat shirts while taking batting practice in the biting cold.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
White Sox meet with Podsednik's agent — Free agent center fielder had strong season in 2009 — While DeWayne Wise walked out the door last week, the White Sox were talking about keeping another outfielder in-house. — Ryan Gleichowski, the agent for would-be free agent speedster Scott Podsednik …
MLB.com:
MLB Announces updated Division Series Times — Following the postponement of Saturday's National League Division Series Game Three between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies and the conclusions of two Division Series, Major League Baseball has announced adjusted timings for remaining and potential Division Series games.
