There were four Divisional Series matchups last week, and all four included a major comeback by the team which eventuallyáwon the series.
The New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez greeted Joe Nathan with a two-run homer to tie Game Two against the Minnesota Twins, and the Yankees greeted Nathan again in the clinching Game Three with a couple hits to score inherited runners.
The Los Angeles Dodgers came back on St. Louis closer Ryan Franklin (although Franklin was "helped" by a glaring error by left fielder Matt Holliday), Philadelphia came back in two separate games against Colorado closer Huston Street and Vladimir Guerrero's two-run, ninth inning single capped a three-run rally against Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon.
To Yankee fans, no comeback was more sweet than the Angels rally agai ...
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