Tigers rout Yankees, reach World Series

* ALCS

Max Scherzer capped a stupendous stretch for Detroit's starting rotation, and the Tigers advanced to the World Series for the second time in seven years by beating the visiting New York Yankees 8-1 on Thursday for a four-game sweep of the AL championship series.

Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta hit two-run homers in a four-run fourth inning against CC Sabathia, who was unable to prevent the Yankees from getting swept in a postseason series for the first time in 32 years.

Scherzer took a no-hit bid into the sixth against a New York starting lineup that was again without Alex Rodriguez, who flied out with two on in the sixth as a pinch hitter.

Detroit won its 11th American League pennant and first since 2006. The Tigers have five days off before the World Series starts Wednesday at defending champion St. Louis or 2010 winner San Francisco.

* NLCS

Cardinals 8, Giants 3: Adam Wainwright threw seven innings of four-hit ball and host St. Louis roughed up Tim Lincecum and San Francisco in a rout that gave the Cardinals a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.

Matt Holliday, Jon Jay and Yadier Molina had two RBIs apiece to lead a 12-hit outburst by a team that batted just .198 through the first three games of the series.

The Cardinals can wrap up their second straight trip to the World Series as a wild card with a victory at home tonight in Game 5 (5 p.m., KAYU, ESPN 700).