MANILA, Philippines – Shane Victorino belted a seventh-inning Grand Slam to put the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. Victorino’s blast turned a 2-1 deficit into a three-run lead to send Boston to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers and clinch the American League Championship Series. The Red Sox, who won the best-of-seven ALCS, 4-2, will meet National League champions St. Louis for the Major League Baseball championship. The showdown will be a rematch of the 2004 Fall Classic, won by Boston in a four-game sweep. The St. Louis Cardinals had advanced to the World Series with a resounding 9-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. St. Louis erupted for four runs in the third and fifth innings, when they sent more than 10 men to the plate, turning the clincher into a rout. Michael Wacha out-pitched Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, while sloppy fielding and poor-decision making contributed to the Dodgers’ woes. -- Mornings @ ANC, October 21, 2013