AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Game 2, Sunday, Oct. 13

Fenway Park, Boston, Mass.

8:15 p.m. EST 

Tigers lead the series, 1-0 [SERIES SCHEDULE]

TV: FOX (Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal, Erin Andrews)

Radio: WXYT (97.1 FM) Dan Dickerson PBP, Jim Price A; WMGC (105.1 FM) Jon Sciambi PBP, Chris Singleton A (Satellite: Sirius 209, XM 89)

Umpires: Joe West (CC), Dale Scott, Rob Drake, Dan Iassogna, Ron Kulpa, Alfonso Marquez

DETROIT TIGERS (93-69):

(AL Central champions)

Starting pitcher: Max Scherzer 

Regular season: 21-3, 2.90 ERA, 0.970 WHIP, 240Ks

Postseason: 2-0, 1 GS, 9.0 IP, 3.00 ERA, 1.111 WHIP, 13K/4BB

At Fenway: 1-2, 4 GS, 25.2 IP, 3.86 ERA, 1.403 WHIP, 26K/8BB

Vs. Boston: 2-4, 8 GS, 42.1 IP, 7.02 ERA, 1.630 WHIP, 37K/14BB

Starting lineup:

(stats vs. Buchholz in parentheses)

CF • Austin Jackson (5-for-19, 2-2B, HR, RBI, 2BB, 4K)

RF • Torii Hunter (4-for-24, 2-2B, 4BB, 4K)

3B • Miguel Cabrera (5-for-21, 2-2B, 3 RBI, 3BB, 3K)

1B • Prince Fielder (1-for-6, BB, K)

DH • Victor Martinez (0-for-6)

SS • Jhonny Peralta (5-for-17, 2-2B, 7 RBI, 4K)

C • Alex Avila (3-for-8, 2-2B, RBI, 3 BB, K)

2B • Omar Infante (2-for-8, 3B, BB, K)

LF • Don Kelly (1-for-3)

BOSTON RED SOX (97-65):

(AL East champions)

Starting pitcher: Clay Buchholz

Regular season: 12-1, 1.74 ERA, 1.025 WHIP, 96K/36BB

Postseason: 0-0, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 4.50 ERA, 1.667 WHIP, HR, 5K/3BB

Vs. Tigers: 2-1, 8 GS, 50.1 IP, 3.58 ERA, 1.232 WHIP, 4 HR, 33K/19BB

Starting lineup:

(stats against Scherzer in parentheses)

CF • Jacoby Ellsbury (5-for-9, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3BB, K)

RF • Shane Victorino (2-for-10, 2B, 3K)

2B • Dustin Pedroia (4-for-17, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2K)

DH • David Ortiz (7-for-15, 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3BB, 2K)

1B • Mike Carp (2-for-8, 1BB, 5K)

LF • Jonny Gomes (2-for-6, 2K)
C • Jarrod Saltalamacchia (5-for-12, HR, 2 RBI, 4K)

SS • Stephen Drew (2-for-11, 2-2B, RBI, 4K)

3B • Will Middlebrooks (1-for-6, 2 RBI, 4K)

GAME 1 LINKS:

[LINEUPS] [BULLPEN MATCHUP] [WHAT TO WATCH] [RECAP] [4-K INNING]

[PHOTO GALLERY] [SANCHEZ, FOUR RELIEVERS COMBINE ON 1-HITTER]