GAME 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
DETROIT TIGERS at TEXAS RANGERS
Where: Rangers Ballpark at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
When: 8:05 p.m. Saturday
TV: FOX
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) and AM (1270)
(Dan Dickerson, play-by-play; Jim Price, color commentary)

DETROIT TIGERS:
(Career vs. Wilson in parentheses)
Austin Jackson, CF (.333, 1-for-3, 3B)
Ryan Raburn, LF (.667, 2-for-3, 2B)
Miguel Cabrera, 1B (.250, 1-for-4, 2B)
Victor Martinez, DH (.176, 3-for-17, 2B)
Magglio Ordonez, RF (.000, 0-for-2)
Alex Avila, C (n/a)
Jhonny Peralta, SS (.071, 1-for-14, 2B)
Ramon Santiago, 2B (.200, 1-for-5)
Brandon Inge, 3B (.200, 1-for-5)

Starting pitcher:
Justin Verlander, RHP
2011 regular season: 24-5, 2.40 ERA, 34 GS, 251.0 IP, 250K/57BB, 0.920 WHIP
2011 postseason: 1-0, 5.00 ERA, 2 GS, 9.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 12K/5BB, 1.222 WHIP
Career postseason: 2-2, 5.85 ERA, 6 GS, 30.2 IP, 32 H, 19 ER, 35K/15BB, 1.533 WHIP
2011 vs. Rangers: 0-1, 2.00 ERA, 1 GS, 1 CG, 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4K/1BB, 0.778 WHIP
Career vs. Rangers: 6-2, 2.31 ERA, 9 GS, 58.1 IP, 47 H, 15 ER, 58K/15BB, 1.063 WHIP
Career in Arlington: 3-0, 1.29 ERA, 3 GS, 21.0 IP, 13 H, 3 ER, 1 HR, 26K/4BB, 0.810 WHIP

TEXAS RANGERS:
(career vs. Verlander in parentheses)
Ian Kinsler, 2B (.167, 3-for-18)
Elvis Andrus, SS (.091, 1-for-11)
Josh Hamilton, CF (.364, 4-for-11)
Michael Young, DH (.231, 6-for-26)
Adrian Beltre, 3B (.281, 9-for-23, HR)
Mike Napoli, C (.200, 3-for-15, HR)
Nelson Cruz, RF (.111, 1-for-9)
David Murphy, LF (.231, 1-for-11)
Mitch Moreland, 1B (.333, 1-for-3)

Starting pitcher:
C.J. Wilson, LHP
2011 regular season: 16-7, 2.94 ERA, 34 GS, 3 CG, 223.1 IP, 206K/74BB; 1.187 WHIP
2011 postseason: 0-1, 10.80 ERA, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 HR, 6K/1BB, 1.600 WHIP
Career postseason: 1-3, 4.91 ERA, 5 GS, 29.1 IP, 24 H, 16 ER, 7 HR, 23K/11BB, 1.193 WHIP
2011 vs. Tigers: 0-0, 5.40 ERA, 1 GS, 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4K/3BB, 1.500 WHIP
Career vs. Tigers: 0-1, 5.56 ERA, 7G/1GS, 11.1 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 11K/6BB, 1.588 WHIP
Career in Arlington: 27-14, 3.89 ERA, 38 GS, 379.1 IP, 29 HR, 1.279 WHIP