The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox are playing a great series. The A.L. Championship series is tied 2-2 and the Tigers have three dominant pitchers going the remainder of the way. For those looking for live streams online, they are unavailable as FOX will be airing the action.
FOX is a pretty accessible channel all over the nation. However, the good news is that for those outside the U.S. and Canada. MLB does have a postseason package available at MLB.TV. It costs $24.99 for the entire postseason. Why should you pay almost $25 to watch the rest of the postseason?
Well, just watching this series will be worth it. Though the Tigers spanked the Red Sox in Game 4, it was closer than the scoreboard indicated. The Red Sox teased with a runner on base in every inning, proving that the Tigers' were lucky to win the game. The problem with the Red Sox? They are making pitchers look better than what they really are. No offense to Doug Fister, who pitched a hell of a game, but he gave up eight hits and only allowed eight earned runs. The Red Sox gave him a hand by striking out seven times in Game 4, totaling 10 in the evening and 42 in the series.
Maybe the Red Sox need to flip their lineup.
That was the drama in Game 4, but with the Tigers. Many believe that a team should stick to what they have been doing all year long. If a team got to the playoffs winning a certain way, then that trend should remain the same even if they struggle. WRONG! Jim Leyland flipped the bird at that mentality and took his own route, sending Austin Jackson from leadoff to their eighth hitter on Wednesday. Lo and behold, Jackson went 2-2, reaching base all four times, something he could not when hitting at the top of the lineup.
One guy who tore it up at the top of the lineup, Jacoby Ellsbury, but his teammates could only bring him to touch home plate once in his four times on base in Game 4. The Red Sox could not string hits at the same time. Credit has to be given to Tigers' pitching, who forced the issue and did not give in, using the Red Sox's aggressiveness against them.
Game 5 will feature Anibal Sanchez and Jon Lester, the two pitchers who intrigued us in Game 1 of this series as Sanchez outdueled the southpaw.
First pitch is a little after 8 p.m. ET.