Bronx, NY (My Sportsbook) - Alex Rodriguez hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning, and Mark Teixeira hit a laser shot in the 11th to lift the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Twins in Game 2 of their American League Division Series. With the victory, New York leads the best-of-five matchup 2-0, and can clinch the series in Game 3, set for Sunday in Minnesota. It was the Yankees' first playoff game-ending homer since October 16, 2003, when Aaron Boone hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the 11th in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series against Boston. Nick Punto and Denard Span hit run-scoring singles in the eighth inning to give the Twins a 3-1 lead, but the Yankees rallied in the ninth against Minnesota closer Joe Nathan. Teixeira began with a single, and Rodriguez followed by crushing a fastball on the outer part of the plate over the center field fence to tie the game. Each team had a chance in the next couple half-innings but couldn't capitalize. The Yankees had pinch-runner Brett Gardner on third with one away in the 10th until Johnny Damon lined into an inning-ending double play, while the Twins loaded the bases with no outs in the 11th but came up empty. Teixeira then put a quick end to the contest, as he led off the home 11th with a line shot off Jose Mijares (0-1) down the left field line. The ball bounced off the top of the wall for a homer, handing the Yankees another thrilling win. New York recorded 15 walk-off victories during the regular season. David Robertson (1-0) took the win for getting out of the jam in the top of the 11th, while Mijares, who had induced the inning-ending liner from Damon in the 10th, got the loss. Rodriguez finished 2-for-4 with three runs batted in for the Yankees, who are seeking their first postseason series win since 2004, when they won an ALDS matchup with the Twins in four games. Michael Cuddyer had three hits, while Brendan Harris went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple for Minnesota, which was done in by a lack of hitting with runners on base. The Twins were 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 17. Neither starter factored into the decision, as the Yankees' A.J. Burnett limited Minnesota to one run on three hits and five walks over six innings, with six strikeouts. Twins starter Nick Blackburn gave up just one run on three hits and two walks over 5 2/3 frames.

Final Score: LA Angels of Anaheim 4, Boston 1

Anaheim, CA (My Sportsbook) - Jered Weaver was dominant through 7 1/3 innings, and the Angels scored three two-out runs in the seventh inning to break a tie, as Los Angeles grabbed a commanding AL Division Series lead over the Red Sox with a 4-1 victory at Angel Stadium. The Angels, who have lost in the ALDS to the Red Sox in 2004, 2007 and 2008, now lead the best-of-five series, 2-0, and will go for a sweep at Fenway Park on Sunday at 12:07 p.m. (et). Weaver (1-0) allowed just one run on two hits and two walks while fanning seven for the Angels, who have won the first two games of a postseason series for only the second time in franchise history. The last time was in 1982 against the Brewers in a five-game ALCS, when Milwaukee responded from its deficit to win three straight games and the league pennant. It was the third career playoff appearance for Weaver -- all against Boston -- and he earned his first win as a starter, having been 1-1 with one start in 2007 and one relief appearance in 2008. It was the second consecutive pitching gem for LA, after John Lackey pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings in a 5-0 win on Thursday. Erick Aybar capped the two-out, three-run rally in the seventh with a two-run triple, and Maicer Izturis put Los Angeles ahead for good with an RBI single, adding a run scored. Brian Fuentes earned his first career postseason save. Josh Beckett (0-1), who has been a playoff hero for both Boston and Florida, allowed four runs on five hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings to take the loss for the Red Sox, who will send Clay Buchholz to the mound in Game 3 to make his first postseason start with an opportunity to extend Boston's season. Beckett, the 2003 World Series MVP with the Marlins and 2007 ALCS MVP with Boston, suffered his first loss in the playoffs since joining the Red Sox, having been 5-0 in seven starts coming into the game. Boston, which has scored just one run in the two games combined, got an RBI single from Victor Martinez to account for the offense. The last nine times the Red Sox have lost Game 1 of a postseason series, they have also lost Game 2. Despite the setbacks, they have won two of the last three series in which they trailed, 0-2. Out of the four times a team has recovered from an 0-2 hole in the LDS to advance, Boston has recorded two of those comebacks (1999 vs. Cleveland, 2003 vs. Oakland).