The Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants won't play one another in 2013, unless they stage a repeat match-up in the World Series.

BRUCE BOCHY

The Giants' interleague opponents next season include Bay Area rival Oakland, and the Toronto Blue Jays.

Manager Bruce Bochy's San Francisco club also has interleague dates with the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

The Giants will be at Yankee Stadium in late September.

MIGUEL CABRERA, left

Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown, and he and Prince Fielder combined to hit 74 home runs, during the regular season.
But the heart of the Detroit Tigers' batting order has been quiet in the World Series.
Cabrera has one hit in five at-bats, and Fielder is 1-for-6 through Games 1 and 2, both won by the San Francisco Giants.
Neither Cabrera nor Fielder has an extra-base hit in the Fall Classic, which resumes at Comerica Park on Saturday night.

PHIL COKE CELEBRATES

The American League pennant in hand, the Detroit Tigers turn next to the World Series. They'll try to win one for the first time since 1984.
The AL has lost the last two Fall Classics. St. Louis won in 2011 and San Francisco in 2010, with each team defeating the Texas Rangers.
Coincidentally, it will be either the Cardinals or Giants who provide the Tigers' World Series opposition.
Detroit and St. Louis have met in three World Series. The Cardinals won in 1934 and 2006, the Tigers in 1968.
Detroit and San Francisco have never met in the post-season.
The Tigers swept the New York Yankees in the American League championship series, closing out an 8-1 record with relief pitcher Phil Coke on the mound.
Delmon Young was named the MVP of the ALCS.