2013 American League Division Series
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| Dates | October 4–8 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Brian Anderson, John Smoltz, Joe Simpson and Rachel Nichols | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Dana DeMuth (crew chief), Eric Cooper, Paul Emmel, Chris Guccione, Larry Vanover, Mike Winters | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 4–10 | ||||||||||||
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TBS (Games 1–2, 4–5) MLB Network (Game 3) |
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| TV announcers |
Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Buck Martinez and David Aldridge (TBS) Matt Vasgersian, Jim Kaat and Sam Ryan (MLBN) |
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| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Michael Kay and Aaron Boone | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Gary Darling (crew chief), C. B. Bucknor, Mike DiMuro, Tom Hallion, Jim Reynolds, Mark Wegner | ||||||||||||
| AL Wild Card Game | Tampa Bay Rays over Cleveland Indians, 4–0 | ||||||||||||
| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
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| Boston Red Sox (3) | John Farrell | 97–65, .599, 5.5 GA | |
| Tampa Bay Rays (1) | Joe Maddon | 92–71, .564, 5.5 GB |
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| Detroit Tigers (3) | Jim Leyland | 93–69, .574, 1 GA | |
| Oakland Athletics (2) | Bob Melvin | 96–66, .593, 5.5 GA |
The 2013 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the teams that will participate in the 2013 American League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1-3 based on record) and a fourth team — the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff — played in two series. TBS carried most of the games, with some on MLB Network.
These matchups were:
This was the 2nd time the Rays and Red Sox have faced each other in the postseason. The only other time was the 2008 ALCS which was won by the Rays 4 games to 3.
This was the 4th time the Tigers and the A's have faced each other in the postseason. The Tigers and the A's faced each other in the 1972 ALCS (A's won 3–2), in the 2006 ALCS (Tigers won 4–0) and in the 2012 ALDS (Tigers won 3–2).
Boston won the series, 3–1.
Detroit won the series, 3–2.
3:07 p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
The Red Sox had a shaky opening in Game 1, with Jon Lester surrendering solo home runs to Sean Rodriguez and Ben Zobrist. However, the Red Sox' offense ignited in the bottom of the fourth inning, with several doubles combining with poor Tampa Bay fielding to stitch together a five-run inning. Boston then added three more in the bottom of the fifth and four more in the bottom of the eighth. Jon Lester pitched 72⁄3 innings, having surrendered only three hits and two earned runs. Junichi Tazawa and Ryan Dempster provided effective relief pitching in the eighth and ninth to seal the Game 1 victory for the Red Sox.
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