The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins for the second time in two days.
The Yankees won Game 2 of the division series with the Twins to take a 2-0 lead in the best of five series.
The Yankees were lead by starting pitcher, Andy Pettitte, who pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on five hits.
The Yankees now head back to New York where they will look to sweep the Twins.
The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves opened up their division series tonight in San Francisco. The Giants took Game 1 with a 1-0 victory.
The game dominated by the pitching from both teams.
The Braves' Derrick Lowe pitched five and one-third innings as he gave up one run on five hits.
Following the no-hitter from Roy Halladay yesterday, the Giants' Tim Lincecum pitched a complete shutout game and only gave up two hits.
The Major League Baseball experts are calling this postseason; the year of the pitchers. So far that motto is holding.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Tampa Bay Rays falling off
What happen to the Tampa Bay Ray? A team that was expected to reach the World Series, is now one game from making a quick exit from the Major League Baseball postseason.
The Rays won the must difficult division in baseball, the American League East, with a 96-66 record and one game better than the New York Yankees. The division includes the Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue jays.
The team had the home-court advantage entering its division series with the Texas Rangers.
In the first two games of the series, the Rays have lost the first two games in Tampa Bay. Yesterday the Rangers won 5-1, and today they won 6-0.
The Rays have only scored one run against the Rangers' starting pitchers Cliff Lee and C.J. Wilson.
The series now shifts to Texas where the Rangers have a chance to end the series on their home field.
The Rays won the must difficult division in baseball, the American League East, with a 96-66 record and one game better than the New York Yankees. The division includes the Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue jays.
The team had the home-court advantage entering its division series with the Texas Rangers.
In the first two games of the series, the Rays have lost the first two games in Tampa Bay. Yesterday the Rangers won 5-1, and today they won 6-0.
The Rays have only scored one run against the Rangers' starting pitchers Cliff Lee and C.J. Wilson.
The series now shifts to Texas where the Rangers have a chance to end the series on their home field.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
MLB starts postseason with a bang
The start of the Major League Baseball postseason began with an amazing performance by Roy Halladay in the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Halladay pitched a complete game and pitched a no-hitter in the postseason. It's just the second time a pitcher has pitched a no-hitter in the postseason. The last time it happen was in 1950.
The performance overshadowed the Phillies' 1-0 lead against the Reds in the division series and it can be a motivation boost for the Phillies to jump on and capture another World Series Championship.
Earlier in the day the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays opened up their division series and the Rangers took Game 1 with a 5-1 victory at home.
The Rangers were lead by their ace pitcher, Cliff Lee who pitched seven innings and allowed one run on five hits.
The day ended with the defending champs, the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins opening up their division series.
The game started with the Twins leading 3-0 after five innings, but the Yankees rallied back to tie the game after six innings.
Mark Teixeira put the Yankees up in the seventh inning with a two-run home run.
The game is currently in play as the Yankees are up 6-4 in the bottom of the eighth.
Halladay pitched a complete game and pitched a no-hitter in the postseason. It's just the second time a pitcher has pitched a no-hitter in the postseason. The last time it happen was in 1950.
The performance overshadowed the Phillies' 1-0 lead against the Reds in the division series and it can be a motivation boost for the Phillies to jump on and capture another World Series Championship.
Earlier in the day the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays opened up their division series and the Rangers took Game 1 with a 5-1 victory at home.
The Rangers were lead by their ace pitcher, Cliff Lee who pitched seven innings and allowed one run on five hits.
The day ended with the defending champs, the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins opening up their division series.
The game started with the Twins leading 3-0 after five innings, but the Yankees rallied back to tie the game after six innings.
Mark Teixeira put the Yankees up in the seventh inning with a two-run home run.
The game is currently in play as the Yankees are up 6-4 in the bottom of the eighth.
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