| Detroit Tigers (16-16) at Oakland Athletics (17-16) |
| Game One |
Detroit 10, Oakland 6 |
| Game Two |
Oakland 11, Detroit 4 |
| Game Three |
Saturday, May 12th, 8:05 p.m. |
| Game Four |
Sunday, May 13th, 4:05 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 1-1 (0-0 at Det; 1-1 at Oak) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 5-5 (1-1 at Det; 4-4 at Oak) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 3-3 (Det 1-3 at Home; 2-0 at Oak) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
Detroit 5-4 (3-0 at Det; 2-4 at Oak) |
| Home Record |
Detroit 9-9; Oakland 8-9 |
| Away Record |
Detroit 7-7; Oakland 9-7 |
| Current Streak |
Detroit (L1); Oakland (W1) |
| Record vs. Western Division |
Detroit 3-9 |
| Record vs. Central Division |
Oakland 6-5 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 5/10 - Detroit, 10-6 (at Oak - WP: Scherzer; LP: Colon) |
| 5/11 - Oakland, 11-4 (at Oak - WP: Milone; LP: Porcello) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 4/14 - Detroit, 3-0 (at Oak - WP: Coke; LP: Ross) |
| 4/15 - Detroit, 8-4 (10) (at Oak - WP: Villarreal; LP: Fuentes) |
| 4/16 - Oakland, 6-2 (at Oak - WP: Braden; LP: Verlander) |
| 4/17 - Oakland, 5-1 (at Oak - WP: Cahill; LP: Penny) |
| 7/19 - Detroit, 8-3 (at Det - WP: Porcello; LP: Moscoso) |
| 7/20 - Oakland, 7-5 (at Det - WP: Devine; LP: Purcey) |
| 9/15 - Oakland, 6-1 (at Oak - WP: McCarthy; LP: Scherzer) |
| 9/16 - Detroit, 3-1 (at Oak - WP: Fister; LP: Cahill) |
| 9/17 - Oakland, 5-3 (at Oak - WP: G.Gonzalez; LP: Porcello) |
| 9/18 - Detroit, 3-0 (at Oak - WP: Verlander; LP: Moscoso) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 5/19 - Detroit, 5-1 (at Oak - WP: Verlander; LP: Braden) |
| 5/20 - Detroit, 5-2 (at Oak - WP: Bonderman; LP: Ross) |
| 5/28 - Oakland, 5-4 (at Det - WP: Ziegler; LP: Perry) |
| 5/29 - Oakland, 6-0 (at Det - WP: B.Anderson; LP: Porcello) |
| 5/30 - Detroit, 10-2 (at Det - WP: Scherzer; LP: Braden) |
| 5/31 - Oakland, 4-1 (at Det - WP: Cahill; LP: Verlander) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 5/15 - Detroit, 14-1 (at Det - WP: E.Jackson; LP: B.Anderson) |
| 5/16 - Detroit, 9-1 (at Det - WP: Porcello; LP: Braden) |
| 5/17 - Detroit, 11-7 (at Det - WP: Miner; LP: Cahill) |
| 6/29 - Oakland, 7-1 (at Oak - WP: B.Anderson; LP: Porcello) |
| 6/30 - Detroit, 5-3 (at Oak - WP: Galarraga; LP: G.Gonzalez) |
| 7/01 - Oakland, 5-1 (at Oak - WP: Braden; LP: Verlander) |
| 8/21 - Detroit, 3-2 (at Oak - WP: E.Jackson; LP: G.Gonzalez) |
| 8/22 - Oakland, 3-2 (at Oak - WP: A.Bailey; LP: Miner) |
| 8/23 - Oakland, 9-4 (at Oak - WP: Tomko; LP: Porcello) |
| Detroit last five games |
Oakland last five games |
| 5/07 - L at Seattle, 2-3 |
5/06 - W at Tampa Bay, 9-5 |
| 5/08 - W at Seattle, 6-4 |
5/08 - W vs. Toronto, 7-3 |
| 5/09 - L at Seattle, 1-2 |
5/09 - L vs. Toronto, 2-5 |
| 5/10 - W at Oakland, 10-6 |
5/10 - L vs. Detroit, 6-10 |
| 5/11 - L at Oakland, 4-11 |
5/11 - W vs. Detroit, 11-4 |