Sentence examples for secure the division from inspiring English sources

Torre managed the game as he usually does, trying to secure the division.

The Mets still need any combination of five victories and Phillies losses to secure the division title.

Garcia recalled how Bartolo Colon pumped fastball after fastball past his Seattle teammates to secure the division series opener for the Cleveland Indians.

Still, Andrew Ryba, a teacher who played hooky in hopes of seeing the Tigers secure the division, said it was good "to be talking about something besides losing benefits and unemployment".

All the Yankees needed to do Wednesday was beat the staggering Red Sox to secure the division, but because of the lingering uncertainty before the game about what might happen, all the players had to bring a packed suitcase to the Stadium.

Asked whether Gonzalez would be shut down once the Dodgers secure the division title, Mattingly replied, "I don't know.

Colorado, posting its fifth straight victory, extended its lead over Edmonton to 6 points in the Northwest Division, nearly securing the division title.

The Phillies officially secured the division championship just a minute or so before their game ended, when the Marlins defeated the Braves, 5-4, in Atlanta.

Nerves were understandable with the size of the prize at stake but the visitors' usually porous defence — they had conceded 77 goals in securing the division's wooden spoon three matches early — proved watertight as Sean O'Driscoll altered his own team's image to disrupt Hull's progressive 3-5-2 formation.

The 2nd Battalion moved south, crossing the River Lian and securing the division's right flank.

Anaheim got control and secured the division and everybody else is there.