AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES

Game 2, Saturday, Oct. 5

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, Calif.

9:07 p.m. EST

Tigers lead series 1-0  [series schedule]

TV: TBS (Don Orsillo PBP, Dennis Eckersley, Buck Martinez A, David Aldridge R)

Radio: WXYT (97.1 FM) Dan Dickerson PBP, Jim Price A; WMGC (105.1 FM) Michael Kay PBP, Aaron Boone A

DETROIT TIGERS (93-69):

(AL Central champions)

Starting pitcher: Justin Verlander (13-12, 3.46 ERA)

Verlander is 3-0 in five career ALDS starts, striking out 39, walking 14 in 30.1 IP.

He's 3-0 in the postseason against Oakland, with a 2.11 ERA, 28 strikeouts, six walks.

Projected lineup:

(season stats in parentheses)

CF • Austin Jackson (.272, 12 HR, 49 RBI, 99 R)

RF • Torii Hunter (.304, 17 HR, 84 RBI, 90 R)

3B • Miguel Cabrera (.348, 44 HR, 137 RBI)

1B • Prince Fielder (.279, 25 HR, 106 RBI)

DH • Victor Martinez (.301, 14 HR, 83 RBI)

C • Alex Avila (.227, 11 HR, 47 RBI)

2B • Omar Infante (.318, 10 HR, 51 RBI)

LF • Don Kelly (.222, 6 HR, 23 RBI

SS • Jose Iglesias (.303, 3 HR, 29 RBI)

Note: None of the Tigers have ever faced Oakland starter Sonny Gray.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS (96-66):

(AL West champions)

Starting pitcher: Sonny Gray (5-3, 2.67 ERA)

Gray was 3-1 at home this season, with a 1.99 ERA, a 38/8 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 0.934. On the road, he was 2-2, 3.86, 29/12, 1.414.

Projected lineup:

(career stats vs. Verlander in parentheses)

CF • Coco Crisp (9-for-32, 2-2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4K)

SS • Jed Lowrie (2-for-8, 2B, 2 RBI, 2K)

3B • Josh Donaldson (4-for-16, 2K)

1B • Brandon Moss (2-for-13, HR, 2 RBI, 6K)

LF • Yoenis Cespedes (4-for-12, RBI, K)
DH • Seth Smith (2-for-15, HR, RBI, 4K)

RF • Josh Reddick (2-for-18, 2B, 8K)

C • Stephen Vogt (0-for-5, K)

2B • Eric Sogard (0-for-7, 2K) 

LINEUPS FROM GAME 1
RECAP FROM GAME 1
PHOTO GALLERY FROM GAME 1