2013 American League Division Series
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 ) . 
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