Here’s your morning
baseball briefing for Thursday, October 17, 2013.
Wednesday
Results
Game 4 A.L.C.S. (best of seven)
| RESULT | WIN | LOSS |
| at Detroit 7, Boston 3 | Fister (1-0) | Peavy (0-1) |
Detroit manager Jim Leyland revamped his lineup for Game 4,
moving slumping leadoff hitter Austin Jackson to eighth, and he responded with
a bases loaded walk in the first inning, along with two singles and a second
walk in a big night for the Tigers’ offense.
Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera each had two RBI as Detroit rocked
Boston starter Jake Peavy for seven runs in four innings. Game 5 is tonight at 8:00pm.
Series Tied 2-2
Game 5 N.L.C.S. (best of seven)
| RESULT | WIN | LOSS |
| at LA Dodgers 6, St. Louis 4 | Greinke (1-0) | Kelly (0-1) |
Zach Greinke pitched seven solid innings for the home team Dodgers
as they kept their season alive with a 6-4 win.
Greinke also had an RBI single in the second before the Dodger bats
finally awoke with their first home runs of the series, all solo shots from Adrian
Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, A.J. Ellis and Gonzalez again. The series moves back to St. Louis for Game 6
and 7 if necessary.
St. Louis leads
series 3-2
Today’s
Schedule (Times EST)
8:00 pm – Game 5 American League Champion Series
Boston Red Sox (Lester) at Detroit Tigers (Sanchez)
Series tied 2-2
Prediction: Detroit
Playoff Predictions
Overall: 16-14
History
2010 World
Series – Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco
Giants
The
2010 World Series featured the Texas Rangers who reached their first Series in
its’ 50-year franchise history, dating back to their inception as the
Washington Senators in 1961, against the San Francisco Giants looking to win
their first Series since moving to California in 1958.
The Series
opened in beautiful San Francisco as several downtown landmarks were
illuminated orange for Game 1, and what was projected as a pitcher’s duel
between former Cy Young winners Cliff Lee of the Rangers and Tim Lincecum of
the Giants, turned out to be a hit fest and ultimately an 11-7 San Francisco
win.
In Game 2 the
pitching returned as Matt Cain tossed nearly eight shutout innings for San
Francisco and they blew the game open with seven runs in the eighth for a 9-0
win and a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3 in
Texas saw all runs scored come from home runs, and the Rangers won 4-2 to
become the first team from Texas to win a World Series game.
In Game 4
Giants’ 21-year old rookie pitcher Madison Bumgarner was brilliant as he allowed
just three hits in eight shutout innings, and an early two-run home run from
Aubrey Huff provided all the runs needed as San Francisco won 4-0 and took a
3-1 series lead.
Game 5 was a
rematch of the Game 1 Cy Young winners Lee and Lincecum, and both pitched six
shutout innings before San Francisco shortstop Edgar Renteria tagged lee for a
three-run homer in the seventh and a 3-0 lead.
The Giants hung on to win 3-1 for their sixth World Series title, and first
since 1954 when they played in New York.
San Francisco finally had a winner.
San Francisco
Wins 4-1
For
the series, San Francisco outscored Texas 29-12 and outhit them 42-29.
Tomorrow: 2011
World Series – Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Trivia
Today’s
Question: Of the top 10 all-time pitchers with the most postseason
wins, number 7 on that list is the only one who played before postseason
expansion in 1969, meaning all his wins came in the World Series. Who is he?
Yesterday’s
Question: Who is second on baseball’s
all-time postseason win list behind Yankee starter Andy Pettitte? Keep in mind that prior to 1969 the
postseason was just the World Series.
Answer: John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves who won
15 postseason games.
House
Bet
Today: Over/Under
8 hits by Detroit batters tonight.
Yesterday: Over/Under
a combined 15 runs scored in both
games today.
Result: Under. They combined to score 16 runs.
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