Jarrod Parker will take the mound for the the Oakland Athletics on Monday night at the O.co Coliseum against Martin Perez and the visiting Texas Rangers.
Oakland will look to clinch the AL wild card with a win and dash the hopes of the Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays, who are three games back. If the Angels or Rays lose, then Oakland can clinch without a win.
Here are the lineups for Game 1 of the three-game series:
Texas Rangers
1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Elvis Andrus (R) SS
3. Josh Hamilton (L) CF
4. Adrian Beltre (R) DH
5. Nelson Cruz (R) RF
6. Michael Young (R) 3B
7. David Murphy (L) LF
8. Mike Napoli (R) C
9. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
Oakland Athletics
1. Coco Crisp (S) CF
2. Jonny Gomes (R) DH
3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF
4. Chris Carter (R) 1B
5. Josh Reddick (L) RF
6. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
7. Stephen Drew (L) SS
8. Derek Norris (R) C
9. Adam Rosales (R) 2B
The first pitch is scheduled at 7:05 p.m. PT.