During the AL championship series, a game between Detroit and the Rangers in Texas was called because of a predicted storm that never arrived. This time, it came.

Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland hit solo home runs off Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter. Texas had fallen behind 2-0 early with C.J. Wilson pitching.

Remember, Washington took the bat out of Miguel Cabrera's hands in an unusual situation earlier this postseason. He intentionally walked the Detroit Tigers' slugger with nobody on late in Game 4 of the AL championship series and it nearly came back to bite him.

This wasn't the first missed call this series, either. In the ninth inning of the opener, which Texas lost 3-2,

Washington threw batting practice himself to Hamilton, who hasn't homered in the postseason. Last year's AL MVP went 0 for 4 in Game 1 and said his lingering groin injury is getting a bit worse.

The family appreciation event was part of Major League Baseball's Welcome Back Veterans program and Obama's Joining Forces initiative.