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Detroit, San Francisco, start championships

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – San Francisco pitcher Barry Zito won’t be looking back when he takes the mound for the Giants on Wednesday in the opening game of the World Series against the Detroit Tigers. Giants manager Bruce Bochy named Zito his game one starter on Tuesday, a day after San Francisco completed an unlikely rally from a 1-3 deficit to beat the reigning champion St.... 

Cruz home run lifts Rangers

DALLAS, Texas (AFP) – Nelson Cruz broke out of a playoff slump with a home run on Saturday to help Texas shrug off two rain delays to defeat Detroit 3-2 in their Major League Baseball second-round playoff series opener. The Rangers, trying to book a return trip to the World Series after falling to San Francisco in baseball’s title showdown last year, gained a 1-0 edge over the Tigers...