In a scoreless ballgame, Torii Hunter came to the plate with two of his Los Angeles Angels teammates on base. With one swing, Hunter put the Angels up 3-0. From there, the Angels glided to a 5-0 victory.
On the mound, John Lackey was dominant for Los Angeles. In 7.1 scoreless innings, he allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four batters. Darren Oliver pitched the final 1.2 innings and didn’t allow a baserunner.
For the Red Sox, it wasn’t the way the team wanted to start their 2009 postseason. They had only four hits while racking up three errors. …read more

The Los Angeles Dodgers limped to the end of the 2009 baseball regular season. However, in their first game of the postseason, the Dodgers looked like the team that dominated the National League for much of the season.
After Ryan Ludwick hit a single to put the St. Louis Cardinals up 1-0, the Dodgers got a two-run blast from Matt Kemp — and never trailed again. Los Angeles ended up winning the ballgame 5-3.
Chris Carpenter, who is likely to win the 2009 NL Cy Young Award, didn’t fair well. In five innings, he gave up nine hits, four walks and four …read more

The 2009 baseball playoffs begin on Wednesday. The final spot was filled by the Minnesota Twins after they were able to beat the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central tiebreaker game.
Here are our 2009 baseball playoff predictions:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees over Minnesota Twins in 4
Los Angeles Angels over Boston Red Sox in 5
Los Angeles Angels over New York Yankees in 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies over Colorado Rockies in 5
St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers in 3
Philadelphia Phillies over St. Louis Cardinals in 6
WORLD SERIES
Los Angeles Angels over Philadelphia Phillies in 7
The Angels have had to overcome many obstacles this season. …read more

Heading into the top of the sixth inning, the New York Yankees trailed the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0. Then Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees exploded.
With Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira on base, Rodriguez hit a homer to put the Yankees up 2-0. Later in the same inning, Rodriguez came to bat with the bases loaded and hit a grand slam. One inning. Two homers. Seven RBIs. Not a bad way to end regular season play.
For the 2009 baseball season, Rodriguez finished with 30 homers, 100 RBIs and a batting average of .286. While Rodriguez has had better numbers, those stats …read more

New York Yankees Clinch Playoff Spot
Although it wasn’t exactly a shocking development, the New York Yankees officially cemented a spot in the 2009 Major League Baseball playoffs with a victory on Monday. After a 6-5 victory of the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees had an extremely mild celebration and continued on their goal to finish with the best record in baseball.
After starting the season slowly, the Yankees are now 95-56. They have a six-game lead over the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. Not only do they have the best record in either league, the Yankees’ run differential of …read more

With only a few weeks left in the 2009 Major League Baseball season, it’s time to take a look at the American League standings to see which teams will advance to the postseason. Here is the 2009 baseball playoff picture for the American League as it stands.
AL East
The New York Yankees have a comfortable lead of seven games in the AL East. The Boston Red Sox have played well lately but the Yankees should be able to hold on with their 7-game lead.
AL Central
Not long ago, the Detroit Tigers appeared ready to walk to the finish line. But the Minnesota …read more