MLB Playoffs

The Oakland Athletics and Detroit Tigers locked up in a great battle in Game 4, but the Tigers ultimately came out on top to tie the series at 2-2.

FINAL: Tigers 8, Athletics 6

The Athletics gave up three runs in the eighth inning, which ultimately ended up being the difference in the game.

Scoring Plays

The Boston Red Sox were hoping to avoid a Game 4 in the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, yet that is exactly what is on the table.

As such, both teams need to regroup heading forward for, what could be, a pivotal postseason matchup. 

Which team will get more from their starting pitcher and who will be the offensive stars and catalysts during the game?

When the Detroit Tigers take the field at Comerica Park for Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday afternoon, they won't just facing Oakland and the specter of elimination, they'll be staring an unflattering history in the face.

Since 1972, Detroit has eventually succumbed to elimination in the postseason every single time they've faced it.

With a huge payroll, the Los Angeles Dodgers expect nothing less than a trip to the World Series. Here's what they will have to do in order to win the NLCS.

It has been an amazing turnaround in Los Angeles. Not only have the Dodgers drastically improved from last year, but they have gotten much better since early in this season.

The Oakland Athletics are one win away from clinching the 2013 American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers and will have to go through Tigers starting pitcher Doug Fister if they want to do so in Game 4, which will start at 5:07 p.m. ET on October 8.

Tuesday could feature the clinching game for both American League Division Series, but the trailing squads will not go away too easily.

The Tampa Bay Rays stayed alive in Game 3 with a walk-off home run by Jose Lobaton. Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers have as much talent as anyone in the majors and are always capable of coming through with a big game.

The American League Division Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox has cast a spotlight on the Rays' rookie right fielder, Wil Myers.  The Boston fans seem to have selective memory in how they have chosen to handle the situation.

Through the first 18 innings of the Red Sox-Rays ALDS, the American League East champions have protected home field, taken a commanding 2-0 lead in a best-of-five series and bludgeoned a pitching staff that seemed poised to taken on a powerful offense.

FINAL: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4

The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays battled in Game 2, with the Red Sox ultimately coming out on top, 7-4.

The Red Sox are now up 2-0 as the series heads to Tampa Bay on Monday.

Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while David Ortiz had two solo home runs.

David Price got rocked for seven runs in seven innings, as left-handed hitters were 6-for-12 with five runs scored and three RBI.

Pitching wins championships. It's that easy.

Jon Lester and Max Scherzer backed up that belief with their Game 1 performances in the ALDS.