Yankees and A's clinch stunners
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October 12, 2012, Friday
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THE New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics pulled out stunning victories while the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants had more comfortable wins on Wednesday as all four Major League Baseball division series remained up for grabs.
New York's Raul Ibanez became the first man in history to hit two home runs in a playoff game he didn't start. But it was the circumstances that were the more remarkable, with his long shot in the ninth tying the game and his homer in the 12th providing the winner in a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
Ibanez was brought in as a pinch-hitter to replace Alex Rodriguez, after baseball's highest-paid player continued to struggle at the plate. It worked alright, and gave New York a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series against the Orioles.
Ibanez homered with one out in the ninth inning off Baltimore closer Jim Johnson to tie the game 2-2. He then hit the first pitch from Brian Matusz leading off the 12th to win it.
Oakland's 4-3 win at home over the Detroit Tigers, squaring the series 2-2, was equally dramatic. Needing a win to stay alive in the series, the A's trailed 3-1 going into the bottom of the ninth facing fearsome Tigers closer Jose Valverde.
Oakland have come back from the dead repeatedly this season and they did it again, hitting a single and two doubles to tie the game, setting up Coco Crisp's two-out RBI single that won it.
The Cardinals cruised past the Washington Nationals 8-0 to take a 2-1 series lead. Chris Carpenter held the hosts scoreless into the sixth inning and rookie Pete Kozma delivered a three-run homer.
San Francisco squared its series against the Cincinnati Reds with an 8-3 victory.
New York's Raul Ibanez became the first man in history to hit two home runs in a playoff game he didn't start. But it was the circumstances that were the more remarkable, with his long shot in the ninth tying the game and his homer in the 12th providing the winner in a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
Ibanez was brought in as a pinch-hitter to replace Alex Rodriguez, after baseball's highest-paid player continued to struggle at the plate. It worked alright, and gave New York a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series against the Orioles.
Ibanez homered with one out in the ninth inning off Baltimore closer Jim Johnson to tie the game 2-2. He then hit the first pitch from Brian Matusz leading off the 12th to win it.
Oakland's 4-3 win at home over the Detroit Tigers, squaring the series 2-2, was equally dramatic. Needing a win to stay alive in the series, the A's trailed 3-1 going into the bottom of the ninth facing fearsome Tigers closer Jose Valverde.
Oakland have come back from the dead repeatedly this season and they did it again, hitting a single and two doubles to tie the game, setting up Coco Crisp's two-out RBI single that won it.
The Cardinals cruised past the Washington Nationals 8-0 to take a 2-1 series lead. Chris Carpenter held the hosts scoreless into the sixth inning and rookie Pete Kozma delivered a three-run homer.
San Francisco squared its series against the Cincinnati Reds with an 8-3 victory.
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