The Tigers couldn’t grab a win in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday against the Red Sox, and they dodged a big blow to their lineup.

Red Sox hitters are batting .087 (6-for-69) against the Tigers’ starters in this ALCS. They’ve been no-hit into the ninth, the sixth and the fifth innings, respectively, of Games 1, 2 and 3. They’ve scored seven runs and they’ve struck out in an absurd 42.5 percent of their plate appearances. Yet they have a 2-1 series lead.

Tommy Lasorda, the Hall of Fame manager of that 1988 squad, is more concerned with the club’s next championship than its last. This time around, it seems so close he can taste it.

Manager John Farrell spoke about the Red Sox’s 1-0 victory over the Tigers to grab a 2-1 lead in the ALCS.

Doug Fister may be overshadowed as the fourth starter in the Tigers rotation, but he can be just as dominant as any of Detroit’s aces, and he’ll utilize a different game plan against the Red Sox in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

A power outage delayed the Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Red Sox and Tigers at Comerica Park for 17 minutes on Tuesday.

Though a non-factor in the outcome of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, the Cardinals’ bullpen had its string of 11 2/3 scoreless innings snapped with the Dodgers’ eighth-inning run on Monday. St. Louis’ bullpen had not allowed a run since Game 3 of the NL Division Series.

The Cardinals cooled their criticism of the “Mickey Mouse” Dodgers before Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday, while Dodgers manager Don Mattingly questioned why they were annoyed in the first place.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he flip-flopped several times before deciding during Game 3 that he would start Ricky Nolasco in Tuesday’s Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals instead of Game 1 starter Zack Greinke on three days’ rest.

Hanley Ramirez and Andre Ethier felt well enough despite their broken bones to be back in the Dodgers’ lineup for Tuesday’s Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals.

Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the one game Cubs fans would prefer to forget, yet it’s part of a magical 2003 season that Kerry Wood says was his favorite of his 12 years with the team.

David Ortiz added to his postseason legend and etched his name in the record books once again on Sunday night. With his latest late-inning game-changing home run, Ortiz now has six career hits in the seventh inning or later that have tied the game or given his team the lead.

The Road to the World Series took a surprising twist Sunday night for the Red Sox and Tigers, while the NLCS heads to Chavez Ravine, where the Dodgers hope their home crowd can help them turn the tables on the Cardinals.

Game 1 was crazy and Game 2 was even crazier, so if the American League Championship Series keeps this up, there’s no telling what kind of full-on insanity might take place on Tuesday night in Game 3 at Comerica Park.

Though the tone of the game would eventually change, the dominance displayed by the Tigers’ pitching staff through the early stages of the American League Championship Series reached historic proportions on Sunday night.

As a whole, it’s probably safe to throw Red Sox right-hander John Lackey’s home/road splits out the window this time. Simply looking at those and suggesting that gloom lies ahead against the Tigers in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park on Tuesday might be shortsighted.

Max Scherzer fanned 13 in a dominant effort, but the bullpen opened the door to the Red Sox for a 6-5 loss in Game 2 of the ALCS on Sunday night at Fenway Park.