Raul to the Rescue

MLB Playoffs' Most Memorable Moments

Yankees manager Joe Girardi pinch hit for No. 3 hitter Alex Rodriguez and replaced him with Raul Ibanez in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium. Ibanez hit a game-tying pinch-hit home run in the ninth and won the game with a blast in the 12th inning. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Coco Crisp's Spe... By Xfinity Sports Staff

A's outfielder Coco Crisp goes over the wall to take a home run away from Detroit's Prince Fielder in Game 2 of the ALDS. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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Raul to the Resc... Yankees manager Joe Girardi pinch hit for No. 3 hitter Alex Rodriguez and replaced him with Raul Ibanez in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium. Ibanez hit a game-tying pinch-hit home run in the ninth and won the game with a blast in the 12th inning. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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The Infield Fly ... Umpire Sam Holbrook called Atlanta's Andrelton Simmons out on the infield fly rule in the eighth inning of the Braves-Cardinals wild-card playoff game. The ball landed in the outfield and halted a possible Braves rally. Irate fans littered the field with garbage, delaying the game almost 20 minutes. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)

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Orioles Win Wild... The Orioles weren't supposed to make the playoffs. They also weren't supposed to beat the two-time defending runner-ups in Texas in the American League wild-card game. Baltimore beat the Rangers in the win-or-go-home contest to set up a matchup in the ALDS with the rival Yankees. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Don Kelly's Game... Detroit's Don Kelly won the game with an out when he hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2 of the ALDS. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Reds' Bronson Ar... Arroyo allowed just two hits and no runs in a dominating effort in Game 2 of the NLDS in San Francisco. He gave Cincinnati a 2-0 lead in the series. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Tyler Moore's Cl... The Nationals rookie knocked a pinch-hit two-run single off St. Louis' Marc Rzepczynski to win Game 1 of the NLDS. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Scott Rolen's 10... The usually sure-handed Reds third baseman failed to cleanly field a ground ball in extra innings against the Giants in Game 3 of the NLDS. The winning run scored on the play. (AP Photo/Michael Keating)

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Russell Martin's... New York's Russell Martin broke a 2-2 tie with a home run in the ninth inning of Game 1 against the Orioles in the ALDS. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Jim Joyce Blows ... Umpire Jim Joyce, best known for a blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game in 2010, missed a call at first base in Game 3 between the Nationals and Cardinals. Joyce called Washington's Danny Espinosa out on a bunt with a runner on and no outs. The Nationals went on to lose the game. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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