The Yankees are out, but Joe Torre is in the playoffs. Johan Santana is out, but if the White Sox lose today, the Twins will be in the playoffs. What better way to enjoy that dichotomous duo than with a game today in the AL Central featuring pitchers who

Associated Press BOSTON -- Josh Beckett's first start in the AL first-round playoffs series against the Los Angeles Angels was pushed back to Game 3 after the Boston Red Sox ace injured his side throwing a bullpen session. Jon Lester will pitch the

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Nearly 30 minutes after Ryan Church made the last out that will ever be made at Shea Stadium, dashing the Mets playoff hopes for 2008, most of the 56,059 fans remained in their seats on Sunday. Surly and bruised, they booed when players from the Florida

BOSTON - The great Joba Chamberlain debate is certain to rage on through the winter, and while the young fireballer didn't come close to hitting his innings limit this season, he could find himself in the rotation full-time when 2009 opens. The Yankees

Los Angeles Angels vs. Boston Boston (Lester 16-6) at Los Angeles (Lackey 12-5), 10:07 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 Boston (Matsuzaka 18-3) at Los Angeles, 9:37 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 Los Angeles at Boston (Beckett 12-10), TBA Monday, Oct. 6 Los Angeles at Boston,

DETROIT The Rays were looking for some answers in Sunday's regular-season finale, but they headed home after the 8-7 11-inning win without the biggest: whom they play when the division series opens at Tropicana Field. The AL Central race between the

They'll tell you about old men and widows and immigrants and countless others who have waited all their lives hoping their little Cubbie bears could do what the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers and other teams sometimes have made look so easy. In

DETROIT Of all the things the Rays accomplished this year, this had to rank among the oddest. Edwin Jackson was unexpectedly used as the closer Sunday, blew the first save opportunity of his career by allowing a two-run homer in the ninth and ended up

I thought I was immune to nostalgia. Then all of a sudden, as I pulled into the parking lot at Shea Sunday morning, I got caught up in 45 years of stadium memories.