Porcello's New Favorite Number: 163

How do I know this is his new favorite number? Well, I don't, but after today, it very well could be. Going into today's one game "playoff" with the Twins, Rick Porcello had a 14-9 record, with a 4.04 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and 11 quality starts as a 20 year old rookie pitching for a division contender. These numbers have him in the mix for the American League Rookie of the Year award, contending Andrew Bailey (Oakland), Elvis Andrus (Texas), Gordon Beckham (Chicago) as well as others. Could the intangibles of pitching well in a tie breaking, division clinching, 163rd game, when there are no other games on the schedule to distract the voters, be enough to push him over the top? No other candidate for the award has a signature moment that comes to mind, but this would definitely be one for Porcello. As I write this, he is being taken out of the game with 2 outs in the sixth inning, a one run lead, and a runner on first. If the Tigers hold on, will it be enough? We will find out after the World Series.