Playoff Pinch Hits: It's All KC In The AL Playoffs
The Royals have a six-game winning streak in the 2014 MLB postseason. And now they head back to Kansas City with a 2-0 lead over the Orioles in the ALCS.
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The Royals have a six-game winning streak in the 2014 MLB postseason. And now they head back to Kansas City with a 2-0 lead over the Orioles in the ALCS.
The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals are both in the ALCS, with unlikely sweeps in their respective ALDS matchups.
The Nationals are facing NLDS elimination... again. The Dodges and Cardinals continue to slug it out.
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels each find themselves in an 0-2 hole. Can either team recover?
All four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
It's down to the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels in the American League as the Division Series begin.
Ryan Rua hit his first major league homer in the ninth inning, as the Rangers beat the playoff-bound Angels by a score of 2-1 on Sunday for their eighth win in nine games.
Ryan Rua had four hits, Jake Smolinski homered and the Rangers beat the playoff-bound Angels 12-3 Friday night for their seventh straight victory.
Erick Aybar hit a two-run home run early and eight Angels pitchers combined for a 7-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, giving Los Angeles its eighth straight win.
Tim Bogar isn't thinking about the Texas Rangers' seemingly inevitable slide to the team's first 100-loss season in more than 40 years.
The eighth inning started with Collin Cowgill reaching against Rangers starter Colby Lewis. The Angels scored seven runs in the inning en route to a 9-3 win.
Adam Rosales and Mike Carp hit RBI singles in the ninth inning off Angels closer Huston Street, rallying the Texas Rangers over Los Angeles 3-2 Sunday.
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With their 10-7 loss to the Angels on Sunday, the Rangers have dropped eight consecutive games, eight straight at home, and their last 12 against AL West opponents.
Howie Kendrick celebrated his 31st birthday with three hits, including an RBI single during a four-run sixth inning as the Angels sent the Rangers to their seventh straight loss, 5-2 on Saturday night.
All-Star center fielder Mike Trout had a three-run homer among his four hits for the fast-starting Los Angeles Angels in a 15-6 victory over the freefalling Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
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C.J. Cron and Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth inning against Yu Darvish, and the Rangers were shut down by Angels rookie Matt Shoemaker in a 5-2 loss on Sunday.
Howie Kendrick hit an RBI double in the 10th inning to give Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Garrett Richards pitched six innings of four-hit ball, David Freese drove in two runs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 7-3 on Friday night.
Joe Saunders' first win in a Texas uniform has been hard to come by, but it could now come with added value against his former team as the Rangers try to extend their dominance over the Angels.
Prince Fielder had a pair of RBI doubles to end a drought of 39 at-bats without an extra-base hit, and the Texas Rangers trounced the Los Angeles Angels 14-3 on Sunday.
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Albert Pujols smiled as he explained why he felt the need to apologize to his wife for hitting homer No. 500 so quickly after No. 499. She had planned to be there in person once he got within one of the milestone. He didn't give her the chance.
Albert Pujols is closing in on his 500th home run and joining a prestigious club. He sits at 498 right now. More important for the Angels, he's looking like his powerful self again.
