Welcome to the ALDS between the Oakland Athletics and Detroit Tigers. For those of you that will be checking in frequently for the baseball playoffs, this post will be used to recap the entire series.
Game 1: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan. On the mound: Justin Verlander for Detroit and Jarrod Parker for Oakland. Oakland got going in the first inning on a Coco Crisp solo home run. Detroit tied it in the bottom of the first as Miguel Cabrera grounded into a double play that allowed Austin Jackson to dash home. The Tigers took the lead in the third inning on a Quintin Berry single that combined with an error to bring in Omar Infante. Detroit got another in the fifth inning on an Alex Avila solo shot. This ended the scoring at 3-1, with the win going to a dominant Verlander, while Jose Valverde shut the door for a save, and Parker was stuck with an unlucky loss. Detroit holds a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan. On the mound: Doug Fister for Detroit and Tommy Milone for Oakland. Oakland opened in the third inning on a Yoenis Cespedes single to drive in Cliff Pennington. Detroit tied it in the bottom of the third as Delmon Young singled to knock in Miguel Cabrera. The Athletics took the lead in the seventh inning with a Pennington single to plate Seth Smith. The Tigers took the lead in the bottom of the seventh as Cabrera reached on an error that allowed Austin Jackson and Omar Infante to dash home. Oakland took the lead back in the eighth inning as Cespedes scored on a wild pitch and Josh Reddick hit a solo home run. Detroit pulled even as Don Kelly darted home on a wild pitch in their half of the inning. The Tigers won 5-4 in the ninth inning as Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Infante. Al Alburquerque picked up the win and Grant Balfour was dinged for the loss. Detroit holds a 2-0 series lead, pushing Oakland to the brink as the series shifts west.
Game 3: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California. On the mound: Brett Anderson for Oakland and Anibal Sanchez for Detroit. Oakland began in the first inning on a Yoenis Cespedes single to plate Coco Crisp. The Athletics got another in the fifth inning on a Seth Smith solo home run. This was all for the scoring, with the final standing at 2-0. Anderson was dominant in the win, Grant Balfour shut the door for a save, and Sanchez was on the hook for the loss. Oakland cut the series deficit to 2-1.
Game 4: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California. On the mound: A.J. Griffin for Oakland and Max Scherzer for Detroit. Detroit led off in the third inning as Austin Jackson singled in Alex Avila. The Tigers added on in the fourth inning as Prince Fielder hit a solo home run. Oakland got on the board in the sixth inning when Stephen Drew doubled to drive in Coco Crisp. Detroit replied in the eighth inning with an Avisail Garcia single to get Omar Infante in. The Athletics rallied back in the ninth inning as Seth Smith doubled Josh Reddick and Josh Donaldson home to tie the game before winning it by scoring on a single from Crisp for 4-3 final. Ryan Cook was in line for the win while Jose Valverde imploded and was given the loss. The series is tied at 2.
Game 5: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California. On the mound: Jarrod Parker for Oakland and Justin Verlander for Detroit. Detroit started in the third inning as Austin Jackson doubled home Omar Infante before scoring on a wild pitch. The Tigers rallied to extend the lead in the seventh inning with Jackson singling to score Jhonny Peralta, followed by Miguel Cabrera being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in Infante, Prince Fielder singling to finish Jackson's trip around, and Delmon Young reaching on an error to bring in Quintin Berry. This ended the scoring at 6-0, with Verlander tossing a four-hit and one-walk shutout, while Parker had no help in the loss that ended the Athletics season with a 3-2 series defeat. Detroit awaits their opponent, which will be decided on Friday.
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