Anatomy of a Comeback: Inside the Red Sox Game 2 ALCS Win
Tony Consiglio looks at the late innings of Boston’s improbable comeback win.
ALCS Game 2 Live Blog – Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
If last night was any indication, the 2013 American League Championship Series is going to be one to remember. Tigers pitchers nearly combined for a no-hitter, while striking out 17 Red Sox batters. Boston pitching, meanwhile, scattered nine hits and limited a solid Detroit lineup to just one run, but it was enough for the […]
Under the Radar League Championship Series Player: Omar Infante
Felipe Melecio looks at the unsung players who can make a huge difference in the playoffs.
ALCS Game 1: Tigers fan 17, Carry No-hitter Through Nine in 1-0 win over Red Sox
Anibal Sanchez and the Tigers bullpen carried the Tigers to a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox in Game 1 of the 2013 ALCS.
ALCS Game 1 Live Blog – Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
Game 1 of the 2013 ALCS gets underway at 8:00 p.m. EST as the Tigers face the Red Sox at Fenway for the first of two games in Boston. Follow along with the voices of XN Sports staff writers and editors as Game 1 unfolds. Tonight’s starting lineups and pitching matchups: Detroit Anibal Sanchez (14-8, […]
ALCS Game 4 Rained Out: Tigers Fans Forced Back to Suburbs
Tonight’s scheduled Game 4 of the ALCS was postponed due to inclement weather, after 45,000+ fans packed Comerica Park in anticipation of their Tigers winning an American League pennant. It would have been their 11th. Packing the park tonight were kids with their faces painted like Tigers, paraplegics in wheelchairs, Santa Clauses, multiple tiger-suits, jackets with […]
ALCS Game 2 Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees, Lineups and Starting Pitchers
It’s unsure which loss was bigger for the New York Yankees, Game 1 or Derek Jeter. Rarely anymore does a Major League basball team name a captain. If anyone, ever, in the history of baseball fit that bill, it was Derek Jeter. Last night he fractured his ankle while fielding a ground ball off the […]
ALCS Game 1 Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees, Lineups and Starting Pitchers
Tonight the Detroit Tigers play in Game 1 of their second ALCS in two years, this time against the New York Yankees. Doug Fister will match up against Andy Pettitte. If the Yankees win the series, it will be their 41st pennant win. If the Tigers win, it will be their 11th. According to an […]