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On The Field
O.co Coliseum
Oakland, California
Justin Verlander
Jarrod Parker
W (2-0)
IP H ER BB K ERA
9.0 4 0 1 11 0.56
L (0-2)
IP H ER BB K ERA
6.1 7 4 1 6 4.26

Cat's meow
Already an ace and MVP, Justin Verlander proved to be the Detroit Tigers' ultimate closer, too. Verlander struck out 11 in a four-hitter, pitching Detroit into a second straight AL championship series a day after Jose Valverde failed to hold a ninth-inning lead with a 6-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the decisive Game 5 of their division series Thursday night. Verlander tossed his first career postseason shutout and complete game...
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Scoring Summary
Top of 3rd
- A.Jackson doubled to center, Infante scored.
- On J.Parker's wild pitch, A.Jackson scored.
Top of 7th
- A.Jackson singled to center, Jh.Peralta scored, Infante to third.
- Mi.Cabrera was hit by a pitch, Infante scored, A.Jackson to third, Berry to second.
- Fielder singled to center, A.Jackson scored, Berry to third, Mi.Cabrera to second.
- D.Young safe at first on Drew's error, Berry scored, Mi.Cabrera to third, Fielder to second.

AL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
GM HM Result Visiting Pitcher Home Pitcher
1 Det Det 3-1 L: Parker W: Verlander
2 Det Det 5-4 L: Balfour W: Alburquerque
3 Oak Oak 2-0 L: Sanchez W: Anderson
4 Oak Oak 4-3 L: Valverde W: Cook
5 Oak Det 6-0 W: Verlander L: Parker
Box Scores
Tigers (3-2)
Season Stats | Roster
Athletics (2-3)
Season Stats | Roster
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. A. Jackson, CF 5 2 2 2 0
2. Q. Berry, LF 3 1 1 0 1
2. A. Garcia, RF 0 0 0 0 0
3. M. Cabrera, 3B 4 0 0 1 0
4. P. Fielder, 1B 5 0 1 1 0
5. D. Young, DH 4 0 1 1 0
6. A. Dirks, RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0
7. J. Peralta, SS 4 1 1 0 0
8. A. Avila, C 4 0 0 0 0
9. O. Infante, 2B 3 2 2 0 1
Totals 36 6 9 5 2
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. C. Crisp, CF 4 0 0 0 0
2. S. Drew, SS 4 0 0 0 0
3. Y. Cespedes, LF 4 0 1 0 0
4. S. Smith, DH 4 0 0 0 0
5. J. Reddick, RF 3 0 0 0 0
6. J. Donaldson, 3B 3 0 1 0 0
7. B. Moss, 1B 2 0 1 0 1
8. D. Norris, C 2 0 0 0 0
8. J. Gomes, PH 1 0 0 0 0
8. G. Kottaras, C 0 0 0 0 0
9. C. Pennington, 2B 3 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 1
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
J Verlander
(W, 2-0)		 9.0 4 0 0 1 11 0.56
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
J Parker
(L, 0-2)		 6.1 7 4 4 1 6 4.26
R Cook 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 8.10
J Blevins 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
E Scribner 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: A Jackson (2), Q Berry (1)
BASERUNNING
SB: A Dirks (1), J Peralta (1), O Infante (1)
BATTING
2B: Y Cespedes (1)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Tigers
Jose Valverde (DET - P)

News: Valverde pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his fourth save of the season and preserve the Tigers 2-1 win over the Rangers on Friday. He gave up no hits, walked one and did not strike anyone out.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Miguel Cabrera (DET - 3B)

News: Cabrera went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and a run scored against the Rangers on Friday. He currently leads the AL with 42 RBI and is currently hitting .506 (27-for-53) with runners in scoring position.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Rick Porcello (DET - P)

News: Porcello held the Rangers to one run on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts over 5.2 innings Friday.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Athletics
Hideki Okajima (OAK - P)

News: The A's promoted Okajima from Triple-A Sacramento and designated right-hander Chris Resop for assignment.  (STATS - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Chris Young (OAK - CF)

News: Young (quadriceps) will not be activated from the DL on Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)
Brett Anderson (OAK - P)

News: Doctors have diagnosed Anderson's foot injury as a stress fracture and he will be re-evaluated in four weeks.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013)

Injury Report
Tigers
NameInjuryStatus
A JacksonStrained right hamstringon 15-day DL
O DotelRight elbow inflammationon 15-day DL
Athletics
NameInjuryStatus
J ReddickSprained right wriston 15-day DL
C YoungStrained left quadon 15-day DL
B AndersonRight foot stress fractureon 15-day DL
S SizemoreTorn left ACL - out for seasonon 60-day DL
H NakajimaStrained left hamstringon 15-day DL
F RodriguezRight elbow surgery - out for seasonon 60-day DL

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