ALDS Game 5 GameThread: Detroit Tigers At Oakland Athletics

Are the Oakland A's a team of density? Can the Athletics spare us from a Boston/Detroit, LA/St.Louis end to the season? We'll find out tonight as the A's and Tigers play Game 5 of the ALDS at 8:00 PM EDT in the O.co Coliseum.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Oct 10, 2013, 7:25pm EDT

Next Game

Detroit Tigers
@ Oakland Athletics

Thursday, Oct 10, 2013, 8:07 PM EDT
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Sonny Gray vs Justin Verlander

Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 65.

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Sonny Gray

#54 / Pitcher / Oakland Athletics

Height: 5-11

Weight: 200

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Nov 07, 1989

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2013 - Sonny Gray	4-3	11	9	0	0	0	0	59.0	48	22	19	4	17	59	2.90	1.10

Justin Verlander

#35 / Pitcher / Detroit Tigers

Height: 6-5

Weight: 225

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Feb 20, 1983

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2013 - Justin Verlander	13-12	34	34	0	0	0	0	218.1	212	94	84	19	75	217	3.46	1.31

• ALDS Game 5 - Sonny Gray made quite an impression in his first postseason start, holding the Detroit Tigers to four hits in 8.0 scoreless innings of work in the Oakland A's 1-0 win in Game 2 of the five-game ALDS. Justin Verlander threw 7.0 scoreless that night, giving up just four hits as well, but he received no decision. Tonight they match up again in Game 5 of the ALDS as the A's and Tigers play one more to decide who moves on to face the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS.