Price, Tigers hope to avoid elimination vs. O’s

 

DETROIT (AP) – When the Detroit Tigers acquired David Price at this year’s trade deadline, they appeared to have assembled a powerful starting rotation that could carry them deep into the postseason.
Now, Price will take the mound for the first time in these playoffs – and Detroit is already facing elimination.
The Tigers dropped the first two games of this AL Division Series in Baltimore, unable to overcome a shaky bullpen that has been a problem all year. Price shut down Minnesota on the final day of the regular season to lift Detroit to a fourth straight AL Central title, but the stakes will be higher Sunday against the Orioles in Game 3 of the best-of-five series.
Baltimore counters with right-hander Bud Norris, who went 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in September.