The Tigers take one more step in a magical season, defeating the Oakland Athletics 6-3. They pitched better, they hit better and they sweep their way to the World Series.

Granderson, Monroe and Polanco did a great job of getting on base. Ordonez didn't hit often, but when he connected it was big. Two home runs today, and he winds up with a slugging percentage of .588 for the series.

Meanwhile, the big three for Oakland didn't hit at all. Frank Thomas's hit total was 0. Swisher batted .100, but managed some walks for a .400 OBA. Sitting at the bottom of the order, it didn't do much good for the A's. There was a lot of offense from Bradley, but he was the only player on the team to bat over .300.

A lot of that was the Detroit pitching. They brought the same baffling pitches they used against the Yankees and handled the A's the same way. They held Oakland to just nine runs in four games. Now they get a week to rest and heal and get ready for which ever team comes out of the NLCS.

This also goes down in history as one of the few series to end on a homer. Ordonez joins Mazeroski, Chambliss, Carter, Boone (and I'm sure I'm forgetting someone). It's a great way to win.

Update: There a Wikipedia page on this. I forgot Todd Pratt and David Ortiz, both in the LDS.