Red Sox win Against Cardinals Capture World Series Title

The Red Sox won a championship in front of a huge home crowd for the first time since 1918! John Lackey helped the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	1
BOS	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	X	6	8	1

Pitching Details

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  Win
  John Lackey
  1-1
 
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  Loss
  Michael Wacha
  1-1

Congrats Boston!

Here’s My NBA Power Rankings

1. Miami Heat: They were 66-16 last season and Lebron James said that he will play better this season, they still have a declining Dwyane Wade, and unimpressive Chris Bosh, but their acquisition of Ray Allen has proven beneficial remember game 6.

2. Brooklyn Nets (49-33): Jason Kidd is a new coach but they have a great tactician in Lawrence Frank. The Nets has a deep bench and aging but still efficient Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett combined it with stars like Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brooke Lopez, they’ll be too much to handle this season and can unseat the Heat in the East.

3. Chicago Bulls (45-37): Derrick Rose has returned and his injury seems fully healed, his jumpers have improved teams, I think they will win a lot of games this season.

4. Indiana Pacers (49-32): Danny Granger is returning but his health is still an issue he will miss the first two games of the regular season with a calf strain. I hope Luis Scola will prove to be a nice piece in the Pacers run.

5. San Antonio Spurs (58-24): As long as they have a healthy Tim Duncan and Tony Parker they will be in contention. This should be Kawhi Leonard break out season.

6. Los Angeles Clippers (56-26): the Clippers have a new coach Doc Rivers to lead Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to win a title.

7.  Houston Rockets (45-37): Dwight Howard was healthy in the preseason and he seemed to work well with James Harden and Jeremy Lin but I still doubt his maturity.

8. Golden State Warriors (47-35): Andre Iguodala will play alongside Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, David Lee, Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes he can help this young team a lot.

9. Oklahoma City Thunder (60-22): The Thunder should be higher rank if not for an injured Russell Westbrook who might be sidelined until December.

10. Memphis Grizzlies (56-26): Dave Joerger is their new head coach what they need is a little offense to go with their defensive efficiency of 97.4 last season.

11. New York Knicks (54-28): Andrea Bargnani will be interesting to watch if he performs in New York with Carmelo Anthony.

 

12. Denver Nuggets (57-25): No more Andre Iguodala and Danilo Gallinari will be sidelined to recover his knee injury.

13. Minnesota Timberwolves (31-51): Wolves have Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio Nikola Pekovic and new acquisition Kevin Martin but I think it’s still not enough to make the postseason.

14. Washington Wizards (29-53 ): The Wizards will have John Wall, Marcin Gortat and Nene they may post a decent win record with those three.

15. New Orleans Pelicans (27-55): New Orleans will have a better shot this year with players like Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans.

16. Cleveland Cavaliers (24-58): the combo of Kyrie Irving and Andrew Bynum will be difficult for some teams, the question is if Bynum will actually play.

17. Detroit Pistons (29-53): Josh Smith will help this team this season, but I doubt if he can carry the team to postseason. 

18. Portland Trail Blazers (33-49): LaMarcus Aldridge said: "mark my words" that the Blazers will be a playoff team. LOL

19. Dallas Mavericks (41-41): Ellis and Dirk Nowitzki will be a good tandem but still I have my doubts if they can reach the postseason.

20. Toronto Raptors (34-48): I hope Jonas Valanciunas plays well.

21. Charlotte Bobcats (21-61): The have a new center in big Al Jefferson.

22. Atlanta Hawks (44-38): Al Horford will be the face of the Hawks since Josh Smith is now gone.

23. Sacramento Kings (28-54): DeMarcus Cousins should deal with his issues and play better.

24. Utah Jazz (43-39): Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter will be interesting to watch, but they still lack pieces to make it to the postseason.

25. Boston Celtics (41-40): Yes, Celtics have a rehabbing Rajon Rondo and they have lost their vets in Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett but on positive note they have 9 first round draft picks.  

26. Los Angeles Lakers (45-37): A lot of uncertainty of the Laker land this season since Kobe is still uncertain when he'll play.

27. Milwaukee Bucks (38-44): They are dealing will a lot of injuries this season Ersan Ilyasova (ankle), center Ekpe Udoh (knee) and swingman Carlos Delfino (foot).

28. Orlando Magic (20-62): Another rebuilding year for the Magic.

29. Phoenix Suns (25-57): I think they will have one of the worst record this season.

30. Philadelphia 76ers (34-48): The Sixers will be neck to neck with the Suns for the worst record.

Red Sox Takes Game 1 rout Cardinals

The Boston Red Sox routed St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series opener 8-1. Mike Napoli hit a three-run double right in the first inning, Jon Lester made sure no runs while striking out eight in 7 2/3 innings.

"He's been doing it all year," said Mike Napoli. "He's a big time pitcher. We have all the confidence in the world when he's out there throwing the baseball."

David Ortiz was not able to hit a grand slam because of Carlos Beltran,  he catch the ball but it sent him straight to hospital with bruised ribs. Beltran is day to day after X-rays were negative. Big Papi later hit a two-run homer following third baseman David Freese's bad throw.

Game 2 will be played Thursday night, rookie sensation Michael Wacha 22 will be starting for St. Louis against John Lackey. Wacha is 3-0 with a 0.43 ERA this postseason.

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 advance to the 2013 World Series

CARDINALS 9, DODGERS 0

ST. LOUIS — For 16 summers and four Octobers, Carlos Beltran is finally going to his first World Series with his fine hitting and defense.

Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw melts, as their defense unable to make a play and their hitting has gone cold.

Matt Carpenter help lead the Cardinals back to the World Series he lined a double to right field. Then Carlos Beltran followed with another huge hit in a four-run third inning that stunned Kershaw. Michael Wacha was a machine he out-pitched Kershaw for the second time this series. St. Louis Cardinals advanced to its second World Series in three seasons by overwhelming 9-0 win against Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night.

Akron holds on for 24-17 win over Miami (Ohio)

OXFORD, Ohio  -- Akron hold their lead to a 24-17 win against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday. Jawon Chisholm had three touchdowns.

Akron (2-6, 1-3 Mid-American) were leading 24-7 through the fourth quarter, Miami (0-7, 0-3) refused to go out quietly and made it a one possession game after a 44-yard touchdown pass from Austin Boucher to Dawan Scott and a 52-yard field goal from Kaleb Patterson. After that Miami in their last attempt tried an onside kick but the Zips recovered and ran out the clock.

Chisholm accomplished 86 yards with 16 carries he scored all three of Akron's touchdowns. Austin Boucher threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns for the RedHawks.

David Ortiz Grand Slam Ties Series

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The Detroit Tigers are cruising and dominating the game in the first seven innings they are ahead 5-1 in ALCS game 2, but everything changes once the Boston Red Sox loaded the bases and David Ortiz took the bat.

The reaction of the cop in the bullpen is epic, the cop Steve Horgan works for the Boston Police Department. He watches over the Boston Red Sox's bullpen during the game. 

Koji Uehara Red Sox's closer held the Tigers scoreless in the top of the ninth, then they evened the series with a 6-5 walk-off win.

Vogt's single in ninth helps Oakland Athletics' win over Detroit Tigers

OAKLAND --  Oakland Athletics' Stephen Vogt hit a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning after rookie Sonny Gray matched zeros with Justin Verlander in a sensational playoff debut, that helped Oakland win over the Tigers 1-0 on Saturday night. The AL division series is now tied with one game apiece.

This was Vogt's first career game winning hit that came after he lost a 10-pitch battle with Verlander in the seventh for his third strikeout of the night.

Grant Balfour pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the win, but it was Gray and Vogt who took the win and gets a pie-in-the-face. 

Game 3 is Monday afternoon in Detroit.