Playoff Pinch Hits: It's Do Or Die For Tigers And Angels On Sunday
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels each find themselves in an 0-2 hole. Can either team recover?
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The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels each find themselves in an 0-2 hole. Can either team recover?
Eric Hosmer got his souvenir home run ball back while he stood on the field for a postgame interview, Angel Stadium's silence broken only by a small band of blue-clad fans chanting "Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!"
All four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
The Kansas City Royals went a few more extra innings, withstood a few more scares and figured out another dramatic way to win a playoff game.
It's down to the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels in the American League as the Division Series begin.
It had been 29 years since the Kansas City Royals had last been to the postseason — nearly three decades spent mostly in baseball's backwater, a small-market organization on a shoe-string budget trying in vain to compete with the big boys. On Tuesday night, they returned to the game's grand stage in dramatic fashion.
The Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics are both small-market teams with big MLB Playoff aspirations.
Kansas City's chance for the AL Central title was erased by Detroit's victory on Sunday, and the Royals went on to a 6-4 comeback win over Chicago in the final game for retiring White Sox captain Paul Konerko.
Paul Konerko only has a few at-bats left in his career.
The Royals clinched a playoff spot for the first time in 29 years.
Jeremy Guthrie opposes Hector Noesi tonight at U.S. Cellular Field.
Eric Hosmer homered and drove in two runs to lead Kansas City to a win.
James Shields opposes Jose Quintana tonight at U.S. Cellular Field.
Paul Konerko will play his final series this weekend.
Lorenzo Cain hit a three-run homer, Nori Aoki kept up his tear at the plate and the Kansas City Royals roughed up Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale in a 6-2 victory Wednesday night that kept the pressure on Detroit in the AL Central.
Chris Sale opposes Yordano Ventura tonight at Kauffman Stadium.
Conor Gillaspie's seventh-inning double touched up the previously untouchable Wade Davis.
Chris Bassitt opposes Liam Hendriks tonight at Kauffman Stadium.
Pinch-runners Jarrod Dyson and Terrance Gore scored in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
John Danks opposes James Shields tonight at Kauffman Stadium.
Bryant was the minor league home run champion with 43 round-trippers.
Put it on your calendar -- crosstown foes play from July 10-12 at Wrigley and Aug. 14-16 at The Cell.
Javier Baez is striking out at a wild rate, but the Cubs just want to see quality at-bats.
Here are seven great fan catches using a hat.
You can't make these things up.
