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Justin Verlander in potential clinch games:
2012 ALDS Game 5 at Oak: CG, 4 Hits, 11 K's, Win
Home team in Game 5 of Division Series since 1995:
9-13
Last 5
2013 NLDS Cardinals defeated Pirates
2012 ALDS A's lost to Tigers
2012 ALDS Yankees defeated Orioles
2012 NLDS Reds lost to Giants
2012 NLDS Nationals lost to Cardinals
Josh Donaldson
2012 2013
AVG OPS AVG OPS
Reg Season .241 .687 .301 .883
Postseason .294 .686 .176 .399
Sonny Gray this season at Coliseum (including postseason):
Starts 7
Rec 3-1
ERA 1.66
Opp Avg .193
WHIP 0.90
HR 3
*A's Record: 5-2
Lowest home ERA this season (including postseason)
Jose Fernandez MIA 1.19
Clayton Kershaw LAD 1.47
Francisco Liriano PIT 1.56
Sonny Gray OAK 1.66
Stephen Strasburg WSH 1.73
*Min 7 Starts
Miguel Cabrera postseason vs. A's:
2012 2013
Games 5 4
AVG .250 .250
H-AB 5-20 4-16
HR 0 0
Doubles 2 0
RBI 1 1
Walks 1 0
Tigers in potential clinch games since 2006:
5-3
vs A's:
2-2
The A's have blown leads in potential clinching games in five Division Series since 2000
2001 Game 5 at NYY Led 2-0 in 2nd, Lost 3-5
2002 Game 4 at MIN Led 2-0 in 3rd, Lost 2-11
2003 Game 4 at Bos Led 4-3 in 8th, Lost 4-5
2003 Game 5 vs Bos Led 1-0 in 4th, Lost 3-4
2013 Game 4 at Det Led 3-0 in 5th & 4-3 in 7th, Lost 6-8
A's in Game 5 of Division Series since 2000
2000 vs Yankees Lost
2001 at Yankees Lost
2002 vs Twins Lost
2003 vs Red Sox Lost
2012 vs Tigers Lost
Justin Verlander vs. A's in postseason the past two years
Starts: 3
Record: 2-0
Innings: 23
Earned runs: 1
Strikeouts: 33
ERA: 0.39
This Season in Starts following an A's Loss
Sonny Gray Bartolo Colon
Starts 4 13
Rec 3-0 9-2
ERA 1.13 2.90
Since Aug. 24 (39-game span), A's have only lost back-to-back game once (Sept. 24 & 25 at Angels)
