The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals will face off in the 2013 World Series beginning Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Here's a preview of the Fall Classic:
Shane Victorino belted a grand slam home run in the bottom half of the seventh inning, to help lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, on Saturday night at Fenway Park, sending the home team to their third World Series appearance in the last ten years.
The Boston Red Sox are one win away from their 13th World Series appearance, after defeating the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Tuesday night, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, and taking a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven game American League Championship Series.
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Facing Justin Verlander proved to be a tough task for the Boston Red Sox, but facing John Lackey and a Boston bullpen was a tougher task for the Detroit Tigers.
The Boston Red Sox advanced to the American League Championship Series, while the Detroit Tigers forced a fifth-and-decisive game in their American League Divisional Series, in Major League Baseball playoff action on Tuesday.
It was a wild Monday, in Major League Baseball playoff action, as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the next round, while the Oakland Athletics grabbed a series lead, and both the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays survived possible elimination.
With the teams involved in the National League Divisional Playoffs having a travel day on Saturday, the two American League Divisional Playoffs were the only games on the schedule.
In the latest chapter in the storied New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox rivalry, Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster hit Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez with a pitch on Sunday night at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass., causing the ejection of New York manager Joe Girardi, before A-Rod later belted a home run later against the right-hander.
Ortiz destroyed the covers of two dugout phones with his bat, then charged onto the field and had to be restrained by manager John Farrell and bench coach Torey Lovullo.
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz went 4-for-5 in an 11-8 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, giving him 1,688 career hits as a DH, which ties a Major League Baseball record, alongside Harold Baines.
The pre-game ceremony also recognized those who lost their lives in the bombings and those who still continue to heal as they recover from their injuries.
"Sweet Caroline", the Neil Diamond song that has been played in the middle of the eighth inning of every Boston Red Sox home game since 2002, was played at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, during the New York Yankess/Arizona Diamondbacks match-up.