OT Red Sox/Tigers and Cardinals/Dodgers

[Sean]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Man, I feel bad for the A's.. how many times in a row can a team lose a deciding game 5?!?!? by my count, that is now 6 straight game 5 ALDS losses since 2000.

Agree, the LCS matchups are classic.. especially Dodgers/Cards.

I was at the game last night. I could see from the 2nd inning on that they weren't going to get to Verlander. And after Cabrera's home run it was almost hopeless.
The A's haven't scored on Verlander in 30 straight innings in the postseason.

But Detroit's run is over. Boston should beat them, and I think Los Angeles will make it from the NL.

[Joe_G.]

Greatly enjoyed Detroit's series with the A's. Detroit's starting pitching can hang with the best of them, as can their offense despite Cabrera's diminished capacity. As already mentioned, the bull pen will be the big question mark. Furthermore, their defense is at risk of spotting the Red Sox a couple runs over the series which could prove costly. I'll be cheering for Detroit all the way, but wouldn't be surprised to see the Sox and Dodgers in the World Series.

Go Tigers!