Looking for the 4th

For the sixth time in seventy-six postseason games the Detroit Tigers were able to shut-out their opponent. The Tigers now hold a commanding 3-0 lead in the American League Championship Series over the struggling Oakland Athletics. The A's were able to manage only two hits thanks to another dominating postseason pitching performance by the 41 year old Kenny Rogers. Polanco and Orodnez singled home an RBI each off Harden in the first, and then Monroe finished the scoring blasting a solo shot off of Rich Harden to make the game 3-0. Tiger reliever Fernando Rodney got the final two outs of the eigth, and veteran closer Todd Jones pitched to his second save of the series to seal game three for Detroit. Game 4 will be played Saturday at 4:30, Jeremy Bonderman will look to send the Tigers to the world series for the first time since 1984 battling against another strong Oakland arm, Danny Haren.