Yankees advance, Rays alive
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October 11, 2010, Monday
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THE New York Yankees advanced to the American League championship series by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Saturday to complete a three-game sweep of their best-of-five division series.
New York became the first team to advance in Major League Baseball's playoffs behind the strong pitching of Phil Hughes and a 12-hit attack keyed by a two-run homer from designated hitter Marcus Thames and a solo blast by Nick Swisher.
The 24-year-old Hughes, who was 18-8 this season and making his first playoff start, retired the first nine batters he faced and threw seven shutout innings allowing just four hits.
It was the 12th successive defeat in the postseason for the AL Central champions Twins going back to 2004, and the ninth playoff loss in a row to the Yankees, who also swept Minnesota last year on their way to winning the World Series.
The Yankees will meet either the Tampa Bay Rays or Texas Rangers, who lead that series 2-1, in a best-of-seven showdown to determine the AL representative in the World Series.
The Rays extended their postseason with an explosive late-game rally that capped their come-from-behind victory over the Rangers. The 6-3 victory ensured a Game 4, which is today (Shanghai time).
The Yankees marked the victory in New York with a reserved handshake and hug lineup on the field, but once they got to their clubhouse, champagne spray filled the air as New York took another step toward a possible 28th Fall Classic crown.
"It's a great feeling of excitement," Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters. "It's not easy. It's hard work and I will celebrate."
Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire was downcast. "The effort was good. These guys got after it, they cared. I told them I'm very proud. It just didn't work out," he said.
Robinson Cano tripled off Brian Duensing in the second inning and scored on Jorge Posada's single, Mark Teixeira added an RBI single in the third and Thames and Swisher homered later.
In Arlington, Texas, trailing 1-2 in the eighth inning and facing a three-game sweep, Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena tied the game with an RBI single before John Jaso delivered the go-ahead single against Texas closer Neftali Feliz. The Rays added three more runs in the ninth when Carl Crawford and Pena both homered to prevent Texas from securing its first postseason series win.
Starter Matt Garza, the 2008 ALCS MVP, came up big for the Rays in pitching six innings and allowing two runs.
New York became the first team to advance in Major League Baseball's playoffs behind the strong pitching of Phil Hughes and a 12-hit attack keyed by a two-run homer from designated hitter Marcus Thames and a solo blast by Nick Swisher.
The 24-year-old Hughes, who was 18-8 this season and making his first playoff start, retired the first nine batters he faced and threw seven shutout innings allowing just four hits.
It was the 12th successive defeat in the postseason for the AL Central champions Twins going back to 2004, and the ninth playoff loss in a row to the Yankees, who also swept Minnesota last year on their way to winning the World Series.
The Yankees will meet either the Tampa Bay Rays or Texas Rangers, who lead that series 2-1, in a best-of-seven showdown to determine the AL representative in the World Series.
The Rays extended their postseason with an explosive late-game rally that capped their come-from-behind victory over the Rangers. The 6-3 victory ensured a Game 4, which is today (Shanghai time).
The Yankees marked the victory in New York with a reserved handshake and hug lineup on the field, but once they got to their clubhouse, champagne spray filled the air as New York took another step toward a possible 28th Fall Classic crown.
"It's a great feeling of excitement," Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters. "It's not easy. It's hard work and I will celebrate."
Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire was downcast. "The effort was good. These guys got after it, they cared. I told them I'm very proud. It just didn't work out," he said.
Robinson Cano tripled off Brian Duensing in the second inning and scored on Jorge Posada's single, Mark Teixeira added an RBI single in the third and Thames and Swisher homered later.
In Arlington, Texas, trailing 1-2 in the eighth inning and facing a three-game sweep, Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena tied the game with an RBI single before John Jaso delivered the go-ahead single against Texas closer Neftali Feliz. The Rays added three more runs in the ninth when Carl Crawford and Pena both homered to prevent Texas from securing its first postseason series win.
Starter Matt Garza, the 2008 ALCS MVP, came up big for the Rays in pitching six innings and allowing two runs.
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