Here’s your morning
baseball briefing for Wednesday, October 9, 2013:
Tuesday
Results
| RESULT | WIN | LOSS | SAVE |
| Boston 3, at Tampa Bay 1 | Breslow (1-0) | McGee (0-1) | Uehara (2) |
Boston scored twice in the seventh on a
couple of singles to break a 1-1 tie, and held on for a 3-1 victory in Game 4
of the A.L.D.S. to eliminate Tampa Bay and advance to the American League Championship
Series for their first time in five years.
| RESULT | WIN | LOSS |
| at Detroit 8, Oakland 6 | Scherzer (2-0) | Doolittle (0-1) |
In this back and forth game, Detroit came out on top after
scoring three runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth when they were
trailing 4-3. Game 1 starter Max
Scherzer pitched out of the bullpen and out of some harrowing jams to pick up
the win and keep the Tigers season alive.
The series is tied 2-2 with winner-take-all Game 5 scheduled for
Thursday night in Oakland.
Schedule
(Times EST)
Today 10/9: Best of five.
8:07pm Game 5 Pittsburgh (Cole 10-7) at St. Louis
(Wainwright 19-9)
Prediction: St. Louis
Playoff Predictions
Overall: 12-7
History
2004 World
Series – Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The
2004 World Series was the 100th played in major league baseball history and the
third that featured the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis beat Boston in 1946 and 1967. The Red Sox made their first appearance in
the series since losing in 1986, and hadn’t won since 1918 (the second longest
drought in MLB history), and Cardinals their first since losing in 1987.
Boston had
home field advantage, and the teams combined for the most runs scored in an
opening game with 20 as the Red Sox won 11-9.
David Ortiz hit a three-run home run in a four-run first inning, and infielder
Mark Bellhorn lined a two-run shot off the right field foul pole in the eighth
to break a 9-9 tie.
Game 2
belonged to Boston pitcher Curt Schilling who allowed just one run in six
strong innings as the Red Sox won 6-2.
Boston held a 2-0 series lead with the next three games if necessary to
be played in St. Louis.
In Game 3,
Boston outfielder Manny Ramirez hit a first inning home run to start the
scoring, and pitcher Pedro Martinez pitched six masterful innings, shutting out
the Cardinals on just three hits, as Boston won 4-1 to take a 3-0 series lead.
In Game 4,
Boston outfielder Johnny Damon hit a leadoff home run to give the Red Sox the
lead in their fourth straight game, and they scored twice more in the third for
all the scoring they would need. St.
Louis failed to score off Derek Lowe who became the third straight starting
pitcher the Cardinals couldn’t score a run off.
Boston won the game 3-0 for their first World Series title since in 86
years and became the fourth team to win without trailing in any of the games.
Boston Wins 4-0
For the series, Boston outscored St. Louis 24-12 and outhit
them 39-24. No current Hall of Famers
played in the series.
Tomorrow: 2005
World Series – Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros
Trivia
Today’s
Question: Who was named MVP of the 2004 World Series won by Boston?
Yesterday’s
Question: The Yankees signed first
baseman Jason Giambi to a huge 6-year contract before the 2003 season. How many World Series titles did Giambi win
with New York?
Answer: None. His contract expired in 2008 and the
Yankees won the World Series in 2009.
House
Bet
Today: Over/Under
a combined 5 walks allowed by
starting pitchers Gerrit Cole and Adam Wainwright today in the Pittsburgh-St.
Louis game.
Yesterday: Over/Under
33,000 fans in attendance for Tampa
Bay in what could be there final game of the season.
Result: Under. 32, 807 fans attended the final game of the
season for Tampa Bay.
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