October 9, 2012

Playoff Prospectus

ALDS Game Three Preview: Tigers at Athletics

by Daniel Rathman

A seesaw Game Two ended in disappointment for Oakland, as the team’s three best relievers failed to hold two separate late leads, letting the Tigers walk off with a 5-4 victory in the bottom of the ninth. Will the A’s, who finished the regular season on a six-game winning streak, bow out with three consecutive postseason losses to Detroit? Here are the PECOTA odds and projected starting lineups for Game Three:

Tigers (Anibal Sanchez) at Athletics (Brett Anderson) – 9:00 p.m. ET

PECOTA Odds of Winning: Athletics 58.1 percent, Tigers 41.9 percent

Projected Starting Lineups:

Tigers vs. Anderson (L)

Athletics vs. Sanchez (R)

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