Division Series

Division Series winners finish foes fast

Tigers manager Jim Leyland is carried off the field by his players after beating the Yankees. (Elsa/Getty Images)

For the first time since 1998, the four Division Series were wrapped up in fewer than five games. The Cardinals were the final team in, ousting the Padres in four. The Tigers finished the Yankees in four games as well, while the Mets and A's swept their way into the LCS.
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Cardinals advance: The Cardinals record the final out of Game 4 of the NLDS and celebrate advancing to the NLCS. 350K	Tigers advance: The Tigers defeated the Yankees, 8-3, in Game 4 to reach the American League Championship Series. 350K
Mets advance: The NL East champion Mets are headed to the NLCS for the first time since 2000 after sweeping the Dodgers. 350K	A's advance: Jay Payton makes the final putout as the Athletics complete the three-game ALDS sweep of the Twins. 350K
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• Cards' four-run sixth: 350K	• Carpenter's great outing: 350K
• Bonderman on his win: 350K	• Bonderman dominates: 350K
• Green's big day: 350K	• Mets' three-run sixth: 350K
• Mota's outstanding performance: 350K	• Young fans nine: 350K
• Monroe's two-run shot: 350K	• Kent's two-run shot: 350K
• Oliver's DP rescues Mets: 350K	• Green's RBI double: 350K

Cardinals advance The Cardinals get the final out to put away the Padres. Cards squeeze one home David Eckstein's squeeze bunt brings home Scott Spiezio.
Tigers motor past Yanks After getting the last out during Game 4 of the ALDS at Comerica Park, Jason Grilli and the Tigers celebrate their victory. Casey belts an RBI double Sean Casey gets another big hit for the Tigers against the Yankees.
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• Wagner gets final out	• Encarnacion's RBI triple
• Spiezio's RBI single	• Branyan drives in two
• Lo Duca's single scores Tucker	• Hoffman closes it out
• Green singles in a run	• Floyd on his injury, NLDS sweep
• Beltran's RBI single	• Randolph on moving to the next level
• Green on three-hit night, beating LA	• Maine on advancing to NLCS, his year

Tigers advance:

The Tigers defeated the Yankees, 8-3, in Game 4 to reach the American League Championship Series.

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Athletics vs. Twins

Tigers vs. Yankees

A's ride sweep dreams into ALCS

The Athletics made it a clean sweep in the American League Division Series, getting four RBIs from Marco Scutaro plus homers from Eric Chavez and Milton Bradley to defeat the Twins, 8-3. Oakland snapped its nine-game streak of losses in ALDS elimination games.
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View series Athletics win series, 3-0
Game	Matchup	Day	Date	Time ET	TV
Gm 1	OAK 3 @ MIN 2	Tue	Oct. 3
Gm 2	OAK 5 @ MIN 2	Wed	Oct. 4
Gm 3	MIN 3 @ OAK 8	Fri	Oct. 6

Tigers show Yankees their clinching stripes

Jeremy Bonderman set the tone on the mound, and Tigers hitters did the rest during Saturday's 8-3 trouncing of the Yankees in Game 4 to win their American League Division Series before a frenzied crowd in Detroit. The Tigers play the A's in the ALCS beginning Tuesday.
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View series Tigers win series, 3-1
Game	Matchup	Day	Date	Time ET	TV
Gm 1	DET 4 @ NYY 8	Tue	Oct. 3
Gm 2	DET 4 @ NYY 3	Thu	Oct. 5
Gm 3	NYY 0 @ DET 6	Fri	Oct. 6
Gm 4	NYY 3 @ DET 8	Sat	Oct. 7

Cardinals vs. Padres

Dodgers vs. Mets

Cardinals clinch third straight NLCS berth

With a 6-2 win over the Padres in Game 4 of the NLDS on Sunday, the Cards are in the NLCS for the third consecutive season and will face the Mets. Chris Carpenter tossed seven-plus innings and was backed by a four-run sixth.
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View series Cardinals win series, 3-1
Game	Matchup	Day	Date	Time ET	TV
Gm 1	STL 5 @ SD 1	Tue	Oct. 3
Gm 2	STL 2 @ SD 0	Thu	Oct. 5
Gm 3	SD 3 @ STL 1	Sat	Oct. 7
Gm 4	SD 2 @ STL 6	Sun	Oct. 8

Mets sweep way out of LA and into NLCS

The Mets started strong and answered an impressive Dodgers rally to earn a 9-5 win and advance to the NLCS with a sweep Saturday. Ex-Dodgers Shawn Green and Paul Lo Duca each had two RBIs for New York and Jeff Kent hit a two-run homer for L.A.
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View series Mets win series, 3-0
Game	Matchup	Day	Date	Time ET	TV
Gm 1	LAD 5 @ NYM 6	Wed	Oct. 4
Gm 2	LAD 1 @ NYM 4	Thu	Oct. 5
Gm 3	NYM 9 @ LAD 5	Sat	Oct. 7

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