Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco avoids the slide of Oakland Athletics' Mark Kotsay to complete a double play -- one of four the A's hit into -- in the third inning of Game 1 of their American League Championship Series, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 in Oakland, Calif. Milton Bradley was out at first. The Tigers won the game, 5-1, and took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. (D. Ross Cameron/The Oakland Tribune)