Oakland Athletics, champions of the AL West, will meet the AL Central champion Detroit Tigers in the ALDS beginning Saturday, Oct. 6.
Athletics vs. Tigers, 2012 ALDS Game 1: Time, TV schedule, starting pitchers and more
The AL West champion Oakland Athletics face off with the AL Central champion Detroit Tigers in the ALDS.
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| Game 1 | at Detroit | Sat, Oct. 6 | 6:00 PM EDT | Television - TBS |
| Game 2 | at Detroit | Sun, Oct. 7 | TBA | TBS |
| Game 3 | at Oakland | Tues, Oct. 9 | TBA | TBS |
| Game 4 (if necessary) | at Oakland | Wed, Oct. 10 | TBA | TBS |
| Game 5 (if necessary) | at Oakland | Thurs, Oct. 11 | TBA | TBS |
Projected starters
| Tigers | A's |
| Justin Verlander (17-8, 2.64) | Jarrod Parker (13-8, 3.47) |
| Doug Fister (10-10, 3.45) | Brett Anderson (4-2, 2.57) |
| Anibal Sanchez (4-6, 3.74) | Tom Millone (13-10, 3.74) |
| Max Scherzer (16-7, 3.74) | A.J. Griffin (7-1, 3.06) |
| Justin Verlander | Jarrod Parker |
Projected lineups, courtesy of Bless You Boys and Athletics Nation
| Tigers | A's |
| Austin Jackson CF | Coco Crisp CF |
| Omar Infante 2B | Stephen Drew SS |
| Miguel Cabrera 3B | Yoenis Cespedes LF |
| Prince Fielder 1B | Brandon Moss 1B |
| Delmon Young DH | Josh Reddick RF |
| Andy Dirks RF | Josh Donaldson 3B |
| Jhonny Peralta SS | Seth Smith DH |
| Alex Avila C | George Kottaras C |
| Quintin Berry LF | Cliff Pennington 2B |
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