GAME 5 ALCS

Anibal Sanchez who no hit the Red Sox for six straight innings last time he took the mound, will be looking to repeat his performance and help the Tigers take a 3-2 lead in the ALCS.  Lets be clear here, this is basically a must win game for the Red Sox.  If they lose tonight they will go back to Boston and have to face the Aces of Detroit in consecutive games.  And to win three straight against any team is just difficult.  The last game manager Tim made some lineup changes moving Torii Hunter to lead-off and Austin Jackson to the 8th spot.  The result was Jackson’s best game of the series as the team put up a 5 spot in the 2nd inning and ultimately winning the game 7-3.  The Red Sox are putting Lester on the mound who has produced an era under 2 during his starts this post-season.  The ALCS has been all about pitching and so far the Detroit bullpen looks better.  The Red Sox will look to be aggressive early this game I am assuming so they can make Detroit go to the bullpen.  This series has been the better series of the two and it looks like the winner will most likely play the Cardinals unless the Dodgers can pull off a miracle. Tonight I see Detroit getting a W and taking a 3-2 lead back to Boston.

 

Big Day in Boston

Sunday was a great day in sports for the city of Boston. The Patriots and Red Sox both won their games in dramatic fashion last night uniting the city. The day begin with the undefeated Saints visiting the Patriots. The patriots looked the better team initially taking an early 10 point lead into the half . The defense held its own and you have to give a lot of credit to the secondary ;specifically Talib for shutting down Jimmy Graham the number one option for Brees. The second half was a little different when Nola became more aggressive scoring twenty points which included a late FG to give them a 4 point lead late in the 4th. After two remarkable defensive stops Brady got one last drive and connected with rookie receiver Thompkins which would seal the deal and give Nola their first loss. This was a great effort from the Patriots on both sides of the ball which was just a setup for events that happened later that night at Fenway Park.

Game 2 of the ALCS feathered the Tigers and Red Sox. With the Tigers stealing game 1 it was imperative that the Red Sox found a way to win this game . Coming back from 0-2 isn’t impossible but it’s very hard especially if those games were played at home . The Tigers pitching staff hasn’t been nothing short but brilliant . They have combined for over 20 strikeouts in two games and last night started the same way. Max Scherzer had a no-no going for five innings. Also they had the bats working as well and generated 5 runs in the process . The Sox rallied in the 8th against the relievers which caused Detroit to bring out their closer Benoit to face Ortiz with the bases loaded and then

The grand salami tied the game and Jarrod hit a walk off single in the bottom of the 9th tying the series 1-1 . Playoff
baseball at its best folks.