Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia made his choice. Boston slugger Manny Ramirez made it the wrong one. ...more

October 7, 2007

One fan got a baseball. The rest left with a memory. Manny Ramirez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 Friday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series. ...more

October 6, 2007

Josh Beckett is Mr. Zero when October rolls around. The MVP of the 2003 World Series pitched his second consecutive postseason shutout and, backed by a home run from David Ortiz, led the Boston Red Sox past the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 in their AL playoff opener. ...more

October 4, 2007

One pitched his heart out in Game 7 of the World Series five years ago. The other did the same four years ago in Game 6. Both completed the journey to a championship on those respective nights a season apart, and they're about to take the first step toward another potential title together at Fenway Park. ...more

October 2, 2007

If hope springs eternal in March, the possibilities are boundless for the teams still alive in October. But for every reason to believe, there's a reason to fret. Here are the arguments in favor of - and against - the eight playoff teams hoisting the World Series trophy in three weeks: ...more

October 2, 2007

Daisuke Matsuzaka will follow Josh Beckett in Boston's postseason rotation against the Angels, leaving Curt Schilling for Game 3 when the series shifts to Anaheim. ...more

October 2, 2007

It was a milestone night for the starting pitchers at Tropicana Field, but Josh Beckett got the better of Scott Kazmir. ...more

September 22, 2007