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MLB Playoffs – Baltimore Orioles Bats Explode, Detroit Tigers Slightly Stunned
The Baltimore Orioles take a 1-0 lead in the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers with 12-3 win, as Chris Tillman pulled himself out of a big jam to inspire a huge, 8-run eighth inning after the game kicked off with three home runs in the first couple of innings. Max Scherzer, unlike the pitcher he was dueling with, eventually lost control.
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MLB Playoffs – Royals vs Angels Game 1 Predictions
The opening game of the ALDS between the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Royals is something of an end to a playoff drought, one short, the other one extremely long, for both teams, but also a head to head between teams that represent a very different approach to building a contender in Baseball today.
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MLB Playoffs – Tigers vs Orioles Game 1 Predictions
The real playoffs of the 2014 MLB season begins with the ALDS and game 1 between the Detroit Tigers, the more experienced and favorites in this match-up, and the Baltimore Orioles, who actually have the better record despite not possessing the same kind of star power on their team.
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Red Sox vs Rays – From Worst to First
It’s easy to forget how bad things were for the Boston Red Sox only a year ago, but it doesn’t really matter as they dump the Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 win in a 3-1 series, thanks to some fantastic pitching, as their bats went quiet for a second consecutive game.
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A’s vs Tigers – Max Scherzer Pull it Off as a Relief Pitcher
Instead of starting game 5, Max Scherzer came on as a reliever to save the Detroit Tigers from having their season ended by the Oakland A’s, getting out of a jam to help his team pull off the 8-6 win, tying the series at 2-2, sending us to a decider back in Oakland.
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The Beginning of a Comeback (Red Sox vs Rays)
If the Tampa Bay Rays beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 to get their first win of their ALDS series, staying alive in the playoffs, is about one moment, it has to be Jose Lobaton coming on to hit a walk off home run in the ninth. If it’s about more than that, it was the Rays finally being able to keep the Red Sox bats from getting their usual hot.
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Home Runs From the Unexpected Team (A’s vs Tigers)
Taking a 2-1 lead in their ALDS series, the Oakland A’s find out they can actually hit for power as well, out-slugging the Detroit Tigers who were beaten by a big hitting performance that had Josh Reddick, Brandon Moss and Seth Smith all hit home runs of Anibal Sanchez.
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Finally a Hit That Means Something (Tigers vs A’s)
There wasn’t much to be proud of for both lineups in game 2 of the ALDS series between the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics. Beyond the excellent pitching from Justin Verlander and Sonny Gray, there was one moment of clutch and greatness from Stephen Vogt, driving in the only run in the game at the bottom of the ninth, making it a walk off hit to tie up the series at 1-1.
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An Offense That Doesn’t End (Rays vs Red Sox)
At the end of the day, it simply doesn’t look like the Tampa Bay Rays have quality pitching that’s enough to handle the non-stop offense the Boston Red Sox bring to the table this season and in this series, with game 2 highlighting the home run hitting ability of David Ortiz, helping his team take a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Over Before it Even Began (Rays vs Red Sox)
Game 1 between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox was about mistakes and making the most of them, which went very well for the Red Sox, completing a 12-2 rout, getting a very strong performance from Jon Lester on the mound while Jacoby Ellsbury, Shane Victorino and Jarrod Saltalamacchia were busy bringing runners home.