The Tigers dominating win over the Red Sox Wednesday night tied up the American League Championship series at two games apiece.
Anibal Sanchez takes the hill for the Tigers tonight, as Detroit looks to thwart Joe Buck's and Tim McCarver's dream of a Red Sox-Cardinals World Series.
Sanchez threw six innings of no-hit baseball Saturday in the Tigers 1-0 win at Fenway to open up the ALCS. The Tigers are likely hoping for a similar performance from him tonight.
On offense, the Tigers will stick with the reconfigured line-up that seemed to work well for them in game four.
MLB: Prior to the game, Tigers manager Jim Leyland orchestrated what he referred to as a surprising lineup change: having Torii Hunter bat leadoff, moving Miguel Cabrera from third to second, and putting struggling former leadoff man Austin Jackson in the eight-hole.
It worked for everyone, except the Red Sox. Jackson drew a full-count, bases-loaded walk and ended up with two hits and another RBI. Hunter doubled home two runs.
In other words, Leyland will go to the same configuration in Game 5.
The Red Sox will counter with Jon Lester, who also pitched well in game one, and whatever is hiding in Mike Napoli's beard.
Game 5 starts at 8:00 PM. Stubhub has more than 4000 tickets still available.
