After constant postseason grind, Tigers find relief in Game 4

This ALCS calls to mind what Michiganians say about their weather: If you don't like it, wait 20 minutes and it will change. This series is guaranteed to go

Michael Rosenberg | Oct 17, 2013

After constant postseason grind, Tigers find relief in Game 4 /

Austin Jackson had two hits and two walks as part of a seven-run Detroit night in ALCS Game 4. — Austin Jackson had two hits and two walks as part of a seven-run Detroit night in ALCS Game 4 :: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

This ALCS calls to mind what Michiganians say about their weather: If you don't like it, wait 20 minutes and it will change. This series is guaranteed to go at least six, and it would surprise nobody if it goes seven. Scherzer was right: We're seeing the best go at the best. Leyland will use the same lineup for Game 5. If the Tigers can keep the same mindset, they may get the same result.

Published Oct 17, 2013

MICHAEL ROSENBERG

Michael Rosenberg is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, covering any and all sports. He writes columns, profiles and investigative stories and has covered almost every major sporting event. He joined SI in 2012 after working at the Detroit Free Press for 13 years, eight of them as a columnist. Rosenberg is the author of "War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and America in a Time of Unrest." Several of his stories also have been published in collections of the year's best sportswriting. He is married with three children.