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SATURDAY’S GAMES
American League | New York won the East pennant by beating knuckleballer Tim Wakefield; the Red Sox lead Cleveland for the wild card by a game.
YANKEES 8, RED SOX 4: New York and Boston traded Gary Sheffield and Manny Ramirez home runs in the first inning, but the Yankees pulled away in the second behind Randy Johnson’s performance – his 17th win of the season.
WHITE SOX 4, INDIANS 3: Chicago’s
Tadahito Iguchi hit a three-run homer with two out in the seventh inning to break a tie against Cleveland.
National League | Houston and Philadelphia both won Saturday, leaving the
Astros a game ahead of the Phillies in the wild-card chase.
ASTROS 3, CUBS 1: Houston’s Roger Clemens pitched seven innings and held Chicago to one run to improve his record to 13-8; Jason Lane’s RBI single in the sixth proved the game-winner.
PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 4: Philadelphia’s Chase
Utley hit two homers and Brett Myers threw 12 strikeouts to lead the Phillies.
