2013 MLB Playoffs
With the American League Championship Series tied 2-2, will the Detroit Tigers have the offensive to support the team's stellar pitching staff?
Former MVP and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers will have a rematch with Oakland A's rookie Sonny Gray, who out-dueled the veteran in Game 2, but now face off in a winner-take-all Game 5 American League Division Series Thursday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, still riding the momentum from their raucous home crowd in the 6-2 National League Wild Card game victory over the Cincinnati Reds, head to St. Louis for the start of their National League Division Series against the Cardinals, who ended the season with three games ahead of Pittsburgh for the National League Central title and the best record in the National League
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers 5-2 in the American League tiebreaker game; pitcher David Price pitched his fourth complete game of the season and Evan Longoria going 3-for-4 to advance the Rays into the American League Wild-card game against the Cleveland Indians
The Detroit Tigers won their third consecutive American League Central division title after defeating the Minnesota Twins 1-0 Wednesday night, on the strength of Cy Young candidate Max Scherzer's commanding eight-inning performance, striking out ten batters.
The New York Yankees were officially eliminated from the American League (AL) Wild-card chase, marking the first time since since 2008 and the the second time in 19 years the Yankees miss the postseason. The Kansas City Royal were also eliminated Wednesday night, losing 6-0 to the Seattle Mariners.
