american league championship series
Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox have highly-touted and patient offenses that will look to wear out pitchers in the 2013 World Series when it begins Wednesday night.
The St. Louis Cardinals have a strong starting staff going into the World Series, anchored by rookie phemon sensation, NLCS MVP Michael Wacha, but Red Boston Red Sox bullpen has managed to wear down batters with their bullpen and their 0.84 ERA, led by ALCS MVP Koji Uehara.
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.
The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers will try to break a 1-1 deadlock on Tuesday in Game 3 of their action-packed American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.
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.
The Boston Red Sox successfully advanced to the American League Championship series for the first time since 2008. But unlike the overwhelming big bats they had in previous postseason campaigns, the Red Sox leaned on their speedy and gritty unit led by Shane Victorino.
