Swingin' ATHLETICS hit the "D" and the AL Central leading TIGERS...A's #2 in the Wild Card trail the AL West leading RANGERS by 2 1/2 games...A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report...#ALBusiness

The Oakland Athletics come in trailing in their Division but #2 in the AL Wild Card. If they had to play in the "Fight for October" right now they would be playing the Rays in a one game series and that's not in their favor. The Tigers are six games up on the Tribe as the Tribe haven't succumb to the pressure of being the chaser in the AL Central as they have played real good hardball in the month of August. A four-piece from Comerica and the A's will likely see both Mad Max and Justin an that in itself has to make the A's feel a little uneasy about winning this series.

Swingin' ATHLETICS @ TIGERS...a Four-Piece AL Treat

August 26, 2013 7:08pm ET
OAK Griffin (10-9) vs DET Sanchez (11-7)

August 27, 2013 7:08pm ET
OAK TBD vs DET Verlander (12-9)

August 28, 2013 7:08pm ET
OAK TBD vs DET Fister (11-6)

August 29, 2013 1:08pm ET
OAK TBD vs DET Scherzer (19-1)

The A's obviously are proceeding with caution as there are three TBD's as those To Be Determined will face in this order Verlander, Fister, and Scherzer..and good luck with that. May be they are looking for Zito, Hudson, and Mulder circa 2000-2003. What if this was the 2013 ALCS what would the A;s do as Colon would be the #1 but they would most likely face these four from the Tigers with Mad Max going #1.

The Hitting Leaders in this one...

A's

3B Donaldson 74 RBI 64 Runs .292 avg
1B Moss 21 HR
LF Cespedes 20 HR 60 Runs
SS Lowrie 35 Doubles 58 Runs

TIGERS

3B Miggy .360 avg 42 HR 128 RBI 93 Runs
1B Prince 20 HR 88 RBI
RF Hunter .303 avg 30 Doubles 78 Runs
DH V. Martinez .284 avg 69 RBI 28 Doubles

Note: Numbers and Schedule from MLB.com