The Tigers have had four straight games in which their starter went at least five innings and allowed zero earned runs.
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Detroit's Starters Have 0.94 Postseason ERA
Ibanez Home Run Sets Playoff Record
Raul Ibanez became the first player in Major League history to slug three home runs in the ninth inning or later in a single postseason.
Sabathia Undefeated In Last Eight Playoff Starts
CC Sabathia led the Yankees to the ALCS on Friday night with a complete game against the Orioles.
Cardinals Have Won Six Straight Winner-Take-All Games
St. Louis was down to their last strike before they mounted a rally to win 9-7 on Friday night.
Yankees, Orioles Have 1,259 HRs On Bench For Game 5
Jim Thome and Alex Rodriguez are both on the bench for Friday evening's Game 5 between the Orioles and Yankees.
Orioles Hitting .197 With Nine Runs In ALDS
Baltimore is one win away from the ALCS despite a poor offensive performance against New York.
Cabrera Has Reached Base In Every Playoff Game With Tigers
Miguel Cabrera, who won the Triple Crown in 2012, has reached base safely in all 16 of his postseason games with the Tigers.
Yankees Had Won 10 Consecutive Extra-Inning Home Games
Baltimore beat New York in the 13th inning to force a deciding fifth game in the ALDS.
Machado Becomes Second-Youngest To Homer In Postseason
Andruw Jones hit two playoff homers when he was still 19.
Rose: Jeter Won't Break Hits Record Of 4,256
Pete Rose doesn't believe Derek Jeter will eventually become Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader.
Giants Are 3rd Team To Win Playoff Game With 1 Hit Through 9 Innings
San Francisco finished the game with three hits, but they had just one through the first nine innings.
Beltran Hits Two HRs With Cardinals After Doing So In 2006 As Opponent
Carlos Beltran made history on Monday afternoon when he clubbed two home runs for the Cardinals against the Nationals.
A-Rod Has 4 Game-Ending Ks In Postseason
Alex Rodriguez struck out swinging to end Game 2 on Monday night as the Orioles defeated the Yankees 3-2 to even their ALDS at one game apiece.
Hamilton Comparable To Soriano Over Final Four Months
Josh Hamilton seemed like a surefire MVP winner over the first two months, but he slowed considerably from June through the end of the season.
Wainwright First Cardinal Since Gibson To Strikeout 10 Or More
Bob Gibson did it five times, most recently in Game 4 of the 1968 World Series against the Tigers.
Jeter Hitting .448 In ALDS Openers
Derek Jeter went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs in New York's 7-2 win over Baltimore in Game 1 of the ALDS on Sunday night.
Verlander Only Pitcher Since 2010 With Double-Digit Ks In Playoffs
Justin Verlander struck out 11 batters in Detroit's victory over Oakland in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday.
Reds Went 60-8 In Games Chapman Pitched
Aroldis Chapman didn't hit 105 mph on the radar gun this season, but he was extremely effective for the Reds anyway,
Strikeouts Rise To 14.99 Per Game In 2012
The strikeout per game average had been as low as 9.54 in 1978.
Scoring Increased .08 Runs Per Game In 2012
Scoring increased to 8.65 runs per game from 8.57, according to final numbers.
Miguel Cabrera Wins Triple Crown
Miguel Cabrera became the first player to win the Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox in 1967.
Chipper Singles In Final Regular Season At-Bat
Chipper Jones ended his regular-season career the same way he started it, with a single.
Chris Davis Homers In 6th Straight Game
As the Orioles attempt to wrestle the American League East title from the Yankees, Chris Davis remains hot.
Cabrera Won't Sit As He Approaches Triple Crown
The last Triple Crown winner was Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
Mauer Threatening Cabrera's Triple Crown March
Miguel Cabrera leads the league with a .325 batting average, 43 home runs and 136 RBI.
A-Rod Has Gone 11 Games Without RBI
Alex Rodriguez hasn't gone that long without an RBI since May 27-July 7, 2005.
Braves Win 23rd Straight With Medlen On Mound
The Braves beat the Mets on Sunday, their 23rd straight victory in games started by Kris Medlen.
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