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6 must-see moments from Tuesday's Red Sox-Tigers ALCS Game 3

With the ALCS tied 1-1, the Tigers hosted the Red Sox in Detroit for Game 3 on Tuesday. After Boston's dramatic grand-slam victory on Sunday, the Tigers hoped to reclaim the lead in the series at home -- but the power of the beards (Mike Napoli's and John Lackey's, specifically) proved dominant once again.

Jonny Gomes is ready. Let's get to the GIFs.

ALDS Game 3

The game was delayed for 17 minutes in the middle of the second when a Super Bowl-style power outage shut off Comerica Park's lights -- much to Lackey's dismay.

ALDS Game 3

Justin Verlander threw 10 strikeouts over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, but Mike Napoli interrupted his streak with a solo homer in the seventh. The Sox were up, 1-0.

ALDS Game 3

Reliever Craig Breslow looked very, well, relieved to see Prince Fielder strike out to end the eighth.

ALDS Game 3

Detroit fans' hopes for a comeback were further deflated when Boston pulled off a neat 6-4-3 double play in the ninth.

ALDS Game 3

After Koji Uehara whiffed Alex Avila for the game's final out, nobody was happier than David Ortiz. Come to Papi!

ALDS Game 3

The Red Sox and the Tigers will play Game 4 of the ALCS at Comerica Park on Wednesday.

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