2013 American League Division Series
The 2013 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the teams that would 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.
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS (Games 1–2, 4–5) MLB Network (Game 3) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Buck Martinez and David Aldridge (TBS) Matt Vasgersian, Jim Kaat and Sam Ryan (MLBN) | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| ALWC | Tampa Bay Rays defeated Cleveland Indians, 4–0 | ||||||||||||
These matchups were:
- (1) Boston Red Sox (East Division champions) vs. (5) Tampa Bay Rays (Wild Card Game winner): Red Sox win series, 3–1.
- (2) Oakland Athletics (West Division champions) vs. (3) Detroit Tigers (Central Division champions): Tigers win series, 3–2.
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).
The Red Sox went on to defeat the Tigers in the ALCS, then win the 2013 World Series over the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals.