On October 3, 2014 The Orioles once again victimize the Tigers’ bullpen in the 8th inning to win Game 2 of the ALDS, 7 – 6. Trailing 6 – 3, they score four runs against Joba Chamberlain and Joakim Soria after scoring 7 off three relievers in the same inning the previous night and now…
On October 3, 2014.00 In the final postseason contest of the day, the Royals take a 2-0 lead in their ALDS, once again stunning the Angels, 4 – 1, courtesy of a two-run homer by 1B Eric Hosmer in the 11th. The Royals are the first team to win three straight postseason games in extra…
On October 3, 2011 Detroit takes a 2-1 lead in their ALDS with a 5 – 4 win over the Yankees. Justin Verlander gives up two runs in the 1st inning, but then settles down. The Tigers score twice in the 3rd off CC Sabathia, then Jhonny Peralta puts them ahead with an RBI double…
On October 3, 2011.00 The Rangers take a 2-1 lead over the Rays in the other ALDS. Mike Napoli hits a two-run homer off David Price to put Texas ahead, 2 – 1, in the 7th, then Josh Hamilton hits a two-run single to complete a four-run inning. The Rangers’ bullpen gives up two late…
The suspended game in the opener of the other ALDS, between Detroit and New York, resumes with the score tied 1 – 1 in the middle of the 2nd inning. Doug Fister and Ivan Nova take over on the mound and the Yankees break through for a run in the 5th and 6 in the 6th to take a 9 – 3 win. Robinson Cano drives in 6 runs, including a grand slam off Al Alburquerque in New York’s big inning.
2003 – The Boston Red Sox complete a three-game playoff comeback, beating the Oakland Athletics, 4 – 3, in Game 5 of their American League Division Series.
An ailing Pedro Martinez, with both starters ineffective in the decisive Game 5 of the ALCS and the score tied at 8-8 in the fourth, enters the game and doesn’t yield another hit to the Indians for the next six innings. Troy O’Leary collects a grand slam and a three-run home run, both following an intentional pass to Nomar Garciaparra, contributing to the Red Sox’ 12-8 victory at Cleveland’s Jacobs Field.
1999 – The Boston Red Sox set an all-time postseason record by scoring 23 runs in defeating the Cleveland Indians, 23 – 7. The win ties their American League Division Series at two games apiece. Boston gets 24 hits in the contest, including five by Mike Stanley and four each by John Valentin and Jason Varitek. Valentin hits a pair of home runs with seven RBI, while Jose Offerman and Trot Nixon have two RBI each.
1995 – In the bottom of the 11th inning, Edgar Martinez drives home the tying and winning runs with a double to left field to rally the Seattle Mariners to a 6 – 5 win and the Division Series over the Yankees. Martinez bats .571 with 10 RBI in the best-of-five series. Ken Griffey, Jr., who beats the relay throw home to score the winning run, belts five home runs in the series. Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network will vote this game the 15th greatest game of the past fifty years.
On October 3, 1995.00 The Yankees, 9-6 victors over the Mariners in the Bronx, and the Rockies, dropping a 5-4 decision to the Braves in Colorado, become the first clubs to participate in the postseason not having been a first-place team. The two wild-card clubs will not advance further in the playoffs, both losing their…