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Up until the bottom of the ninth inning, it seemed as though the Boston Red Sox would pull off a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays. But with one swing of the bat, Rays catcher Jose Lobaton smacked a walk-off solo home run (419 feet) off Koji Uehara to keep the team’s hopes alive.

Fact: Boston Red Sox slugger, Ted Williams (1918-2002), missed almost five full baseball seasons while serving as a fighter pilot in WWII and in the Korean War and still managed to hit 521 home runs.

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Game 3 of the National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates will feature the Cardinals' Joe Kelly facing dominant lefty Francisco Liriano of the Pirates.

Former major league pitcher Dirk Hayhurst breaks down this starting pitching matchup in another edition of "Behind the Mic."

Sunday's Game 3 in Pittsburgh is scheduled for 4:37 pm ET on TBS.

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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.

The Boston Red Sox posted two runs against lefty David Price in the first inning on Saturday and never looked back, going on to a 7-4 victory at Fenway Park in Game 2 of the ALDS.

The Boston Red Sox may be having success in the 2013 MLB postseason, but this fan was not as lucky as his team.

For those who mock fans for taking gloves to games, this will serve as a painful lesson.

The fan had no chance to move his head out of the way after the ball went off his hands. Although his face may not feel the greatest, he will certainly be happy if his team is able to take a 2-0 lead to Tampa Bay.

After both starting pitchers turned in spectacular performances in Oakland, it is all up to the bullpens of the Tigers and Athletics to win Game 2 of the American League Division Series.

Which bullpen will get the job done in Oakland? 

Stay tuned for comprehensive live updates right here on Bleacher Report. 

Score Update: Tigers 0, Athletics 0 (Bottom 8) 

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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.