American League playoffs

(Newser) - Curt Schilling pitched seven shutout innings as his teammates put together a 9-1 thrashing of the Angels yesterday to sweep the American League Division Series, the Boston Globe reports. The Red Sox outscored the Angels 19-4 and owned all five home runs in the series, two of which came back-to-back...

(Newser) - Game one was a night for the hometown stars in Boston, as Josh Beckett recorded the third playoff shutout of his career and David Ortiz crushed a two-run blast to lead the Red Sox to a 4-0 win over the Angels. LA of Anaheim starter John Lackey struggled again in...