DETROIT: The Detroit Tigers fired the opening shot of the ALDS, recording a 3-1 victory over the Oakland A's at Comerica Park on Saturday night. Justin Verlander did exactly what he was supposed to do as one of the league's leading aces, shaking off a leadoff home run to Coco Crisp and dominating the A's the rest of the way. The big righthander went seven innings, allowing only three hits and striking out 11 Oakland batters. Alex Avila homered in the fifth inning to give Detroit an insurance run that it ultimately wouldn't need. Brandon Moss, Josh Reddick and Josh Donaldson couldn't provide anything for Oakland's offense. The middle of the A's lineup went a combined 0-for-11 with nine strikeouts. The two teams have a very quick turnaround for Game 2 as first pitch is scheduled for 12:07 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon. Doug Fister gets the chance to extend Detroit's lead while Tommy Milone gets the nod for Oakland.
CINCINNATI: The Cincinnati Reds quickly ran into their first big challenge of the postseason when starter Johnny Cueto had to leave Game 1 of the NLDS after just eight pitches with back spasms on Saturday night, but with four innings of 1 run ball from Mat Latos the Reds struck first defeating the San Francisco Giants 5-2. The Giants could only muster 7 seven off of a five member Reds relief crew including a 6th inning homer from Buster Posey. The Reds captured their first playoff win in 17 years
CLEVELAND: Terry Francona, who guided the Red Sox to the World Series, is now an Indian. Francona was hired on Saturday to become the next manager in Cleveland. In addition to Francona, the Indians reportedly interviewed Sandy Alomar Jr., a Cleveland coach and former catcher who acted as interim skipper when they fired Manny Acta on Sept. 27th.
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