Detroit-Oakland series

The MLB Division Series round starts tonight as #3-seed Detroit hosts #2-seed Oakland. The first two games of this series will be in Detroit on Saturday & Sunday, and the rest of the best-of-five series will finish out west from next Tuesday to Thursday.

TheSportsNotebook previews the Tigers-A’s matchup by looking at how they match up the four key areas—the ability to get on base, to hit for power, starting pitching and relief pitching. We’ll also mix in some historical backdrop, look at how the folks in Las Vegas see the matchup and make a prediction