American League
Derek Jeter says he wants to own a team after he retires.
With the American League Championship Series tied 2-2, will the Detroit Tigers have the offensive to support the team's stellar pitching staff?
The Detroit Tigers, who have a team ERA of 0.86 in the American League Championship yet are still down two games to one to the Boston Red Sox, hope to even up the series, starting Doug Fister against the Red Sox's Jake Peavy in Game 4 of the ALCS.
Max Scherzer pitched seven innings of no-hit baseball before the Detroit Tigers' bullpen gave up a 5-1 lead to the Boston Red Sox before designated hitter David Ortiz saved the day for the Fenway Park faithful.
The Boston Red Sox's Jon Lester will start Game 1 of the American League Championship Series and go against Detroit Tigers' pitcher Anibal Sanchez, who led the American League with a 2.75 ERA Saturday night. The Tigers are looking to make their second straight World Series appearance.
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.
Tampa Bay Rays Jose Lobaton came off the bench and blasted a walkoff solo homerun off Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara to extend the American League Division Series to Game 4. Jake Peavy goes to the mound for the REd Sox against the Rays Jeremy Hellickson Tuesday night.
The Tampa Bay Rays continue their arduous road trip that started Sunday in Toronto, as they head to Boston for their Game 1 match-up against the Red Sox in the American League Division Series. Matt Moore (17-4 with 3.29 ERA) will pitch for the Rays against the Red Sox Jon Lester (15-8 with a 3.75) in Friday afternoon's game.
Cleveland will start 23-year-old rookie Danny Salazar in Wednesday night's winner-takes-all American League Wild Card game against the Tampa Bay Rays; Salazar will duel with Rays' pitcher Alex Cobb, who is 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA for the month of September
Also, the Cleveland Indians clinch the top wild-card berth and will host the winner of Monday night's Texas Rangers-Tampa Bay Rays one-game tiebreaker game, after both teams ended the season tied for the last playoff spot.
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.
Tampa Bay Rays, who currently hold the first American League Wild Card spot, continue to add to the Texas Rangers' woes over the weekend, while Cleveland Indians sweep the Houston Astros to stave off the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees for the second wild-card spot
The Tampa Bay Rays take the top spot in the AL Wild Card standings after beating the Texas Rangers Monday night while the Kansas City Royals continue gaining ground beating Cleveland 7-1.
Also, the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays continue to struggle as the American League wild-card race heats up.
