Boston Red Sox v Detroit Tigers: ALCS Game 4 Info
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Boston holds series lead, 2 games to 1.
Red Sox v Tigers for Game 4 of the ALCS. A win tonight and the Boston Red Sox will be in the driver’s seat to win the ALCS. A win by the Detroit Tigers and the series will be all knotted a two games apiece. Then we would be in a best of three series.
Funny how one game can change one’s outlook.
Here’s all the info you need for tonight’s game.
Time, Venue, TV and Radio Info
Date: Wednesday, October 16th
Start Time: 8:00 PM EST
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Venue: Comerica Park
TV Info: FOX
Radio Info: ESPN Radio, 97.1 The Ticket (DET), WEEI 93.7 (BOS)
Live Stream: MLB.tv or the MLB at Bat 12 App.
Starting Pitchers
Boston – Jake Peavy (2013: 12-5, 4.17 ERA, 1.147 WHIP; w/BOS: 4-1, 4.04 ERA, 1.160 WHIP) hopes to provide a two-game cushion as he takes the mound for the Red Sox. He pitched 5.1 innings (5 H, 1 R) in the clinching Game 4 of the ALDS, but was credited with a no-decision.
Peavy v. Tigers batters
| Player | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cabrera | 49 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | .289 | .347 | .511 | .858 |
| Prince Fielder | 38 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .278 | .316 | .389 | .705 |
| Jhonny Peralta | 37 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .206 | .243 | .382 | .626 |
| Austin Jackson | 30 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .321 | .367 | .571 | .938 |
| Alex Avila | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .190 | .320 | .381 | .701 |
| Andy Dirks | 20 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .222 | .300 | .333 | .633 |
| Torii Hunter | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .438 | .471 | .813 | 1.283 |
| Ramon Santiago | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| Don Kelly | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| Brayan Pena | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .625 | .958 |
| Victor Martinez | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .250 | .714 | .964 |
| Omar Infante | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Total | 261 | 240 | 62 | 9 | 31 | 19 | 60 | .258 | .310 | .446 | .756 |
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Generated 10/16/2013.
Detroit – Doug Fister toes the slab for Jim Leyland. He started in Game 4 of their ALDS series against the A’s, am elimination game, and Fister did provide a quality start (6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO). He might have to go beyond that effort tonight as we saw last evening what happened to Justin Verlander.
Fister v. Red Sox batters
| Player | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 22 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .318 | .350 | .668 |
| Mike Napoli | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| Daniel Nava | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .417 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .231 | .516 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .375 | .545 | .625 | 1.170 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .909 | 1.364 |
| Stephen Drew | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| Will Middlebrooks | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| Shane Victorino | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .833 | .400 | 2.233 |
| Jonny Gomes | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Mike Carp | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 114 | 102 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | .304 | .377 | .451 | .828 |
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Generated 10/16/2013.
Starting Lineups
| Red Sox | Tigers | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF | 1. Torii Hunter (R) RF | |
| 2. Shane Victorino (S) RF | 2. Miguel Cabrera (R) 3B | |
| 3. Dustin Pedroia (R) 2B | 3. Prince Fielder (L) 1B | |
| 4. David Ortiz (L) DH | 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH | |
| 5. Mike Napoli (R) 1B | 5. Jhonny Peralta (R) LF | |
| 6. Daniel Nava (S) LF | 6. Alex Avila (L) C | |
| 7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C | 7. Omar Infante (R) 2B | |
| 8. Stephen Drew (L) SS | 8. Austin Jackson (R) CF | |
| 9. Will Middlebrooks (R) 3B | 9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS | |
| SP – Jake Peavy (RHP) | SP – Doug Fister (RHP) |
Looks like the struggling Jackson is down in the lineup. He’s fared well against Peavy over his career, but so far in the playoffs, he’s 3-for-33 (.091) with 18 strikeouts.
Jonny Gomes takes a set for tonight’s game with Daniel Nava getting the start.