American League Division Series
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 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.
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 Oakland Athletics need just a win to advance to the American League Championship Series, but the Detroit Tigers have other plans on Tuesday's Game 4 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.
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.