2 Fans Almost Change Course Of AL Division Series For Tigers
Max Scherzer escaped a major jam in relief and the Detroit Tigers - helped by two fans who reached out to try to reel in Victor Martinez's disputed home run.
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Max Scherzer escaped a major jam in relief and the Detroit Tigers - helped by two fans who reached out to try to reel in Victor Martinez's disputed home run.
Sean Doolittle lost the lead and gave up two runs in the seventh inning, Ryan Cook and Brett Anderson yielded three more in the eighth, and the Tigers rallied for an 8-6 win to force a decisive fifth game in their AL division series.
If Max Scherzer had not locked up every vote for the American League Cy Young already, he probably converted any remaining doubters with his gutsy performance as a reliever Tuesday.
Max Scherzer escaped a major jam in relief and the Detroit Tigers - helped by two fans who reached out to try to reel in Victor Martinez's disputed home run - rallied past the Oakland Athletics 8-6 on Tuesday to force a decisive fifth game in their AL division series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers earned themselves a three-day break after ousting Atlanta to win the National League division series, and they can use the time off to sort out some issues.
The Oakland A's hit three home runs Monday to beat the Detroit Tigers and take a 2-1 lead in the Division Series. They can advance to the American League Championship Series with a win Tuesday afternoon.
Oakland was up 3-0 in the fourth, but the Tigers tied it up. Right away, the A's took the lead back and never let go of it in Game Three.
Juan Uribe connected on the clutch home run in the bottom of the eighth to give the Dodgers the winning 4-3 score and a berth in the National League Championship Series.
The Oakland Athletics have beaten Detroit with both pitching and power. And that's left the Tigers on the brink of elimination - and simmering with frustration.
With flashy plays and overall solid defense, Jose Iglesias quickly made Detroit Tigers fans forget all about suspended shortstop Jhonny Peralta, at least in the field.
Jarrod Parker will take the mound in Game Three against the Detroit Tigers.
Sanchez takes the mound Monday for Game 3 between the Tigers and Athletics after the teams split a pair of pulsating one-run games in Oakland.
This postseason has turned into Pedro Alvarez's time.
Beat the Pirates at PNC Park, something the Cardinals have done just 3-times in 2013, or it's time to start planning for 2014.
The Dodgers overcame a rough outing by rookie Hyun Jin Ryu to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 in Game 3 of the divisional series and are within one win of advancing to the NLCS to compete for the National League Pennant.
It was a back-and-forth Game 3 between the Pirates and the Cardinals but ultimately it was the Pirates riding a 2-run rally bottom of the 8th to a 5-3 win and a 2-1 lead in this National League Division Series.
Detroit and Oakland have each scored 3 runs in the series so far. The teams head to Motown for Game Three.
Pedro Alvarez hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in best-of-five NL division series.
David Ortiz had a blast on Saturday night, but David Price wasn't really a fan.
Stephen Vogt hit a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning giving Oakland the 1-0 victory Saturday night that tied its AL division series with the Detroit Tigers at one game apiece.
Dan Roche passes along a few observations from the Red Sox' 7-4 win over the Rays in Game 2 of the ALDS.
The Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4 in Game 2 of the ALDS, and will have a chance to clinch the series Monday night in Tampa.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are about to find out if their $36 million investment in Hyun-Jin Ryu pays off in the postseason.
The Detroit Tigers scored three runs off somewhat weak hits in the first inning, and Max Scherzer did the rest against the A's.
A two-run homer and an unproductive triple by Yoenis Cespedes were hardly enough as the A's struck out a postseason franchise-high 16 times.
