Tag: playoff berth

  • BoSox back in to playoffs as Texas loses (AP)

    Boston Red Sox's Jason Bay(notes) (44), Casey Kotchman(notes) (11) and David Ortiz(notes) celebrate with J.D. Drew(notes), far right, after Drew hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.

    Behind a closed clubhouse door, the Boston Red Sox celebrated their sixth playoff berth in seven years in the usual way: with spraying beer, commemorative hats and T-shirts, and the customary promises that they will play better once the postseason begins. "I like our chances," second baseman Dustin Pedroia said, popping out to the concourse to address a few dozen reporters who waited…

  • Angels clinch third straight West title (AP)

    Texas Rangers' Marlon Byrd(notes) throws his helmet after striking out with two runners on to end the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.

    Kendry Morales homered and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Angels wasted no time clinching their third straight AL West title with an 11-0 victory over the second-place Texas Rangers on Monday night. Ervin Santana pitched a seven-hitter for his fourth career shutout, while Maicer Izturis had three hits and two RBIs to wrap up the Angels' sixth playoff berth in eight seasons.