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“font-size: 9pt;”>Don Kelly and Delmon Young hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, then Doug Fister and three relievers spent a tense night trying to protect the lead. They held off the high-powered Yankees and beat New York 3-2 Thursday in the deciding Game 5 of their AL Division Series.
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“font-size: 9pt;”>While the Yankees were eliminated in the postseason with a one-run loss at home for the first time since the 1926 World Series against St. Louis, Detroit won an all-or-nothing postseason game for the first time since beating the Cardinals in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series.
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“font-size: 9pt;”>With the Tigers vying for their first World Series title since 1984, ace Justin Verlander will start the ALCS opener against the Rangers’ C.J. Wilson.
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“font-size: 9pt;”>The Cardinals will play the Philadelphia Phillies tonight for the final game of the National League Division Series in Philadelphia.
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“font-size: 9pt;”>Information from Espn.com contributed to this report.
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