GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (55-60) at DETROIT (63-51)

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: FERNANDO RODNEY (1-5, 5.04) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 10

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.289, 4-FOR-4, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Rodney relieved Z Miner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 16
DETROIT 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T Buck (.289, 4-FOR-4, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 2 4 1 0 8 0 0 0 16 14 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 10 9 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - ANDREW BROWN
DET - FERNANDO RODNEY

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.347, 0-FOR-2, HBP, SF, RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.292, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
M ORDONEZ (.352, 3-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (16) VS DETROIT (10) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .288
S Stewart lf 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .299
N Swisher 1b 2 2 0 1 3 1 2 .249
J Cust dh 5 2 2 7 0 0 2 .265
M Ellis 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .266
M Kotsay cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .222
M Scutaro 3b 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .241
D Murphy ss 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .250
K Suzuki c 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .235

Totals 40 16 14 16 6 9 13

BATTING: 2B - S Stewart (14, J Tata); J Cust (12, J Tata); M Scutaro (7, J
Grilli); K Suzuki (5, J Grilli); T Buck (20, J Grilli); M Ellis (22, Z Miner).
3B - T Buck (5, J Tata). HR - D Murphy (3, 2nd inning off J Tata 1 on, 2 Out),
J Cust (18, 6th inning off M McBride 3 on, 1 Out). SF - N Swisher. RBI - N
Swisher (57), D Murphy 3 (12), J Cust 7 (59), M Scutaro 2 (25), T Buck 3 (34).
2-out RBI - D Murphy 2, M Scutaro, T Buck 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Ellis 1, D Murphy 1, N Swisher 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Murphy (1, 2nd base off Z Miner/M Rabelo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .300
P Polanco 2b 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .347
G Sheffield dh 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .292
M Ordonez rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .352
C Guillen ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
S Casey 1b 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .290
M Thames lf 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 .259
M Rabelo c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
O Infante 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263

Totals 32 10 9 10 2 4 4

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez 2 (41, J Blanton, R Lugo); C Guillen (23, J Blanton).
3B - C Granderson (18, R Lugo). HR - G Sheffield (24, 4th inning off J Blanton
0 on, 1 Out), M Thames (12, 4th inning off J Blanton 3 on, 1 Out). SF - P
Polanco. RBI - S Casey (44), G Sheffield 2 (69), M Thames 4 (36), M Ordonez 2
(96), P Polanco (51). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 2.
Team LOB - 3.


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OAKLAND - 124 108 000 -- 16
DETROIT - 010 531 00 -- 10
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 4 7 9 9 1 2 2 4.10
R Lugo 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.84
A Brown 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.89

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tata 2 5 7 7 2 1 1 7.71
J Grilli 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.91
M McBride 2 1 4 4 2 3 1 6.11
Z Miner 2 2/3 5 4 4 1 2 0 3.77
F Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.88

J Tata pitched to 4 batters in the 3rd.
J Blanton pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

IBB - M Thames (by R Lugo), M Kotsay (by Z Miner). HBP - P Polanco (by J
Blanton); C Guillen (by R Lugo); T Buck (by M McBride). Pitches-strikes: J
Blanton 75-52; R Lugo 37-19; A Brown 28-17; J Tata 51-29; J Grilli 31-19; M
McBride 43-22; Z Miner 55-35; F Rodney 10-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton
5-5; R Lugo 4-2; A Brown 1-3; J Tata 3-2; J Grilli 1-1; M McBride 1-2; Z Miner
3-3; F Rodney 2-0. Batters faced: J Blanton 21; R Lugo 10; A Brown 6; J Tata
13; J Grilli 8; M McBride 10; Z Miner 14; F Rodney 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: HUSTON STREET (2-2, 3.16) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 10

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.347, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Street relieved A Brown.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 16
DETROIT 10 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P Polanco (.347, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 2 4 1 0 8 0 0 0 16 14 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 10 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, RUDDY LUGO (5TH), ANDREW BROWN (7TH), HUSTON
STREET (9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI

DET - JORDAN TATA, JASON GRILLI (3RD), MACAY MCBRIDE
(4TH), ZACH MINER (6TH), FERNANDO RODNEY (9TH) AND MIKE RABELO

HOME RUNS: OAK - DONNIE MURPHY (3) OFF JORDAN TATA IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
JACK CUST (18) OFF MACAY MCBRIDE IN THE 6TH, 3 ON

DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (24) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
MARCUS THAMES (12) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 4TH, 3 ON</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 2 4 1 0 8 0 0 0 16 14 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 10 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, RUDDY LUGO (5TH), ANDREW BROWN (7TH), HUSTON
STREET (9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI

DET - JORDAN TATA, JASON GRILLI (3RD), MACAY MCBRIDE
(4TH), ZACH MINER (6TH), FERNANDO RODNEY (9TH) AND MIKE RABELO


WP - RUDDY LUGO (3-0)
LP - MACAY MCBRIDE (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - DONNIE MURPHY (3) OFF JORDAN TATA IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
JACK CUST (18) OFF MACAY MCBRIDE IN THE 6TH, 3 ON

DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (24) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
MARCUS THAMES (12) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 4TH, 3 ON


TIME: 3:19 ATT: 40,922

PROBABLES: OAK - DAN HAREN (13-3, 2.46)
DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (11-4, 3.60)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (16) VS DETROIT (10) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .288
S Stewart lf 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .299
N Swisher 1b 2 2 0 1 3 1 2 .249
J Cust dh 5 2 2 7 0 0 2 .265
M Ellis 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .266
M Kotsay cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .222
M Scutaro 3b 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .241
D Murphy ss 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .250
K Suzuki c 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .235

Totals 40 16 14 16 6 9 13

BATTING: 2B - S Stewart (14, J Tata); J Cust (12, J Tata); M Scutaro (7, J
Grilli); K Suzuki (5, J Grilli); T Buck (20, J Grilli); M Ellis (22, Z Miner).
3B - T Buck (5, J Tata). HR - D Murphy (3, 2nd inning off J Tata 1 on, 2 Out),
J Cust (18, 6th inning off M McBride 3 on, 1 Out). SF - N Swisher. RBI - N
Swisher (57), D Murphy 3 (12), J Cust 7 (59), M Scutaro 2 (25), T Buck 3 (34).
2-out RBI - D Murphy 2, M Scutaro, T Buck 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Ellis 1, D Murphy 1, N Swisher 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Murphy (1, 2nd base off Z Miner/M Rabelo).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .300
P Polanco 2b 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .347
G Sheffield dh 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .291
M Ordonez rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
S Casey 1b 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .290
M Thames lf 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 .259
M Rabelo c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
O Infante 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263

Totals 35 10 9 10 2 5 4

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez 2 (41, J Blanton, R Lugo); C Guillen (23, J Blanton).
3B - C Granderson (18, R Lugo). HR - G Sheffield (24, 4th inning off J Blanton
0 on, 1 Out), M Thames (12, 4th inning off J Blanton 3 on, 1 Out). SF - P
Polanco. RBI - S Casey (44), G Sheffield 2 (69), M Thames 4 (36), M Ordonez 2
(96), P Polanco (51). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 2.
Team LOB - 3.


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OAKLAND - 124 108 000 -- 16
DETROIT - 010 531 000 -- 10
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 4 7 9 9 1 2 2 4.10
R Lugo (W, 3-0) 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.84
A Brown 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.89
H Street 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.04

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tata 2 5 7 7 2 1 1 7.71
J Grilli 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.91
M McBride (L, 0-1) 2 1 4 4 2 3 1 6.11
Z Miner 2 2/3 5 4 4 1 2 0 3.77
F Rodney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.88

J Tata pitched to 4 batters in the 3rd.
J Blanton pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

IBB - M Thames (by R Lugo), M Kotsay (by Z Miner). HBP - P Polanco (by J
Blanton); C Guillen (by R Lugo); T Buck (by M McBride). Pitches-strikes: J
Blanton 75-52; R Lugo 37-19; A Brown 28-17; H Street 13-9; J Tata 51-29; J
Grilli 31-19; M McBride 43-22; Z Miner 55-35; F Rodney 10-5. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Blanton 5-5; R Lugo 4-2; A Brown 1-3; H Street 1-1; J Tata 3-2; J
Grilli 1-1; M McBride 1-2; Z Miner 3-3; F Rodney 2-0. Batters faced: J Blanton
21; R Lugo 10; A Brown 6; H Street 3; J Tata 13; J Grilli 8; M McBride 10; Z
Miner 14; F Rodney 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

T--3:19. Att--40,922.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
OAKLAND 16
DETROIT 10 FINAL</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (16) AT DETROIT (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OAKLAND 1ST: T Buck tripled to deep right. S Stewart struck out swinging.
N Swisher hit sacrifice fly to center, T Buck scored. J Cust grounded out
to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, DETROIT 0.

OAKLAND 2ND: M Ellis grounded out to third. M Kotsay grounded out to
second. M Scutaro walked. D Murphy homered to left, M Scutaro scored.
K Suzuki flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 2ND: M Ordonez doubled to right. C Guillen grounded out to second,
M Ordonez to third. S Casey grounded out to second, M Ordonez scored.
M Thames struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, DETROIT 1.

OAKLAND 3RD: T Buck singled to left. S Stewart doubled to left, T Buck to
third. N Swisher walked. J Cust doubled to deep center, T Buck, S Stewart and
N Swisher scored. J Grilli relieved J Tata. M Ellis lined out to right.
M Kotsay struck out swinging. M Scutaro doubled to deep right, J Cust scored.
D Murphy struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 7, DETROIT 1.

OAKLAND 4TH: K Suzuki doubled to left. T Buck doubled to deep center,
K Suzuki scored. S Stewart grounded out to third. N Swisher walked. M McBride
relieved J Grilli. J Cust flied out to left. M Ellis grounded into fielder's
choice to third, N Swisher out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8,
DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 4TH: P Polanco grounded out to second. G Sheffield homered to
left. M Ordonez singled to center. C Guillen doubled to deep center,
M Ordonez to third. S Casey walked. M Thames homered to left center, M Ordonez,
C Guillen and S Casey scored. M Rabelo grounded out to first. O Infante flied
out to right. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 5TH: C Granderson singled to center. P Polanco hit by pitch,
C Granderson to second. G Sheffield singled to left, C Granderson scored,
P Polanco to third. R Lugo relieved J Blanton. M Ordonez doubled to deep right,
P Polanco and G Sheffield scored. C Guillen hit by pitch. S Casey grounded
out to first, M Ordonez to third, C Guillen to second. M Thames intentionally
walked. M Rabelo grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Ordonez out at
home, C Guillen to third, M Thames to second. O Infante flied out to center.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, DETROIT 9.

OAKLAND 6TH: K Suzuki struck out swinging. T Buck hit by pitch. S Stewart
walked, T Buck to second. N Swisher walked, T Buck to third, S Stewart to
second. J Cust homered to center, T Buck, S Stewart and N Swisher scored.
Z Miner relieved M McBride. M Ellis doubled to left. M Kotsay intentionally
walked. M Scutaro singled to center, M Ellis scored, M Kotsay to second,
M Kotsay to third advancing on throw. D Murphy singled to center, M Kotsay
scored, M Scutaro to third. K Suzuki struck out swinging. D Murphy stole
second. T Buck singled to center, M Scutaro and D Murphy scored. S Stewart
singled to left, T Buck to second. N Swisher flied out to right. (8 Runs,
6 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 9.

DETROIT 6TH: C Granderson tripled to deep right. P Polanco hit sacrifice
fly to center, C Granderson scored. G Sheffield grounded out to third.
M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16,
DETROIT 10.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (16) AT DETROIT (10) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oakland Starting Lineups -- T Buck RF, S Stewart LF, N Swisher 1B, J Cust DH,
M Ellis 2B, M Kotsay CF, M Scutaro 3B, D Murphy SS, K Suzuki C, J Blanton RHP.

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield DH,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, S Casey 1B, M Thames LF, M Rabelo C, O Infante 3B,
J Tata RHP.

Umpires -- Ted Barrett (HP), Mark Carlson (1B), Angel Hernandez (2B),
Derryl Cousins (3B).

Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 7 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: T Buck tripled to deep right. S Stewart struck out swinging.
N Swisher hit sacrifice fly to center, T Buck scored. J Cust grounded out
to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson flied out to right. P Polanco grounded out
to pitcher. G Sheffield flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 1, DETROIT 0.

OAKLAND 2ND: M Ellis grounded out to third. M Kotsay grounded out to
second. M Scutaro walked. D Murphy homered to left, M Scutaro scored.
K Suzuki flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 2ND: M Ordonez doubled to right. C Guillen grounded out to second,
M Ordonez to third. S Casey grounded out to second, M Ordonez scored.
M Thames struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, DETROIT 1.

OAKLAND 3RD: T Buck singled to left. S Stewart doubled to left, T Buck to
third. N Swisher walked. J Cust doubled to deep center, T Buck, S Stewart and
N Swisher scored. J Grilli relieved J Tata. M Ellis lined out to right.
M Kotsay struck out swinging. M Scutaro doubled to deep right, J Cust scored.
D Murphy struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 7, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 3RD: M Rabelo struck out swinging. O Infante popped out to
shortstop. C Granderson flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 7, DETROIT 1.

OAKLAND 4TH: K Suzuki doubled to left. T Buck doubled to deep center,
K Suzuki scored. S Stewart grounded out to third. N Swisher walked. M McBride
relieved J Grilli. J Cust flied out to left. M Ellis grounded into fielder's
choice to third, N Swisher out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8,
DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 4TH: P Polanco grounded out to second. G Sheffield homered to
left. M Ordonez singled to center. C Guillen doubled to deep center,
M Ordonez to third. S Casey walked. M Thames homered to left center, M Ordonez,
C Guillen and S Casey scored. M Rabelo grounded out to first. O Infante flied
out to right. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, DETROIT 6.

OAKLAND 5TH: M Kotsay struck out looking. M Scutaro struck out looking.
D Murphy lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 5TH: C Granderson singled to center. P Polanco hit by pitch,
C Granderson to second. G Sheffield singled to left, C Granderson scored,
P Polanco to third. R Lugo relieved J Blanton. M Ordonez doubled to deep right,
P Polanco and G Sheffield scored. C Guillen hit by pitch. S Casey grounded
out to first, M Ordonez to third, C Guillen to second. M Thames intentionally
walked. M Rabelo grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Ordonez out at
home, C Guillen to third, M Thames to second. O Infante flied out to center.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, DETROIT 9.

OAKLAND 6TH: K Suzuki struck out swinging. T Buck hit by pitch. S Stewart
walked, T Buck to second. N Swisher walked, T Buck to third, S Stewart to
second. J Cust homered to center, T Buck, S Stewart and N Swisher scored.
Z Miner relieved M McBride. M Ellis doubled to left. M Kotsay intentionally
walked. M Scutaro singled to center, M Ellis scored, M Kotsay to second,
M Kotsay to third advancing on throw. D Murphy singled to center, M Kotsay
scored, M Scutaro to third. K Suzuki struck out swinging. D Murphy stole
second. T Buck singled to center, M Scutaro and D Murphy scored. S Stewart
singled to left, T Buck to second. N Swisher flied out to right. (8 Runs,
6 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 9.

DETROIT 6TH: C Granderson tripled to deep right. P Polanco hit sacrifice
fly to center, C Granderson scored. G Sheffield grounded out to third.
M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16,
DETROIT 10.

OAKLAND 7TH: J Cust grounded out to pitcher. M Ellis struck out swinging.
M Kotsay flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 10.

DETROIT 7TH: A Brown relieved R Lugo. C Guillen flied out to right.
S Casey grounded out to shortstop. M Thames flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 10.

OAKLAND 8TH: M Scutaro grounded out to shortstop. D Murphy grounded out to
third. K Suzuki fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16,
DETROIT 10.

DETROIT 8TH: M Rabelo struck out looking. O Infante flied out to center.
C Granderson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16,
DETROIT 10.

OAKLAND 9TH: F Rodney relieved Z Miner. T Buck grounded out to first.
S Stewart grounded out to third. N Swisher struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 10.

DETROIT 9TH: H Street relieved A Brown. P Polanco grounded out to
shortstop. G Sheffield struck out swinging. M Ordonez flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 10.</div>

 

Cust's grand slam highlights eight-run sixth in wild win

<h3>OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 10</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics have made a habit ofcomeback wins lately, but Jack Cust wasn't going to let this oneget away.


Cust hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high sevenRBI as the Oakland Athletics posted a wild 16-10 victory overthe Detroit Tigers on Friday.


Cust, who also delivered a bases-clearing double in the third togive the Athletics a seemingly comfortable 6-1 lead, stepped upto the plate for the second time in the contest with the basesloaded and belted a blast to center off Tigers reliever MacayMcBride (1-1) to put the A's back in front, 12-9, after Detroithad rallied for eight runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

After Oakland starter Joe Blanton set down 10 of the first 11Tigers he faced through 3 1/3 frames and was holding a 8-1 lead,the floodgates opened on the righthander following GarySheffield's solo blast in a five-run fourth, starting a stretchof five consecutive Detroit hitters to reach base. MarcusThames ended the inning's scoring with his second grand slam ofthe season to narrow the gap to 8-6.


Detroit tallied three more runs in the fifth as four straighthitters reached base to open the frame, highlighted bySheffield's RBI single and Magglio Ordonez's two-run double topush Detroit ahead, 9-8.


However, Oakland would not go away as eight consecutive Oaklandbatters reached base in between Kurt Suzuki strikeouts in thesixth. Fellow rookie Travis Buck, who finished just a homershort of the cycle, was hit by a pitch to start the stretch.

Shannon Stewart and Nick Swisher drew consecutive walks to loadthe bases for Cust.


Buck finished with four hits and scored three times for the A's,who scored 16 or more runs in a game for the third time thisseason.


Ruddy Lugo (3-0) allowed a run and two hits over two innings toreceive the win.


Ordonez finished with three hits, two RBI and two runs scoredfor the Tigers, who allowed double-digit runs in a contest forthe 10th time this season.

 

Cust's grand slam highlights eight-run sixth in wild win

<h3>OAKLAND 16, DETROIT 10</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics have made a habit ofcomeback wins lately, and Jack Cust put an exclamation point onthe latest one.


Cust hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high sevenRBI as the Athletics posted a wild 16-10 victory over theDetroit Tigers on Friday.


Cust, who also delivered a bases-clearing double in the third togive the Athletics a seemingly comfortable 6-1 lead, stepped upto the plate for the second time in the contest with the basesloaded and belted a blast to center off Tigers reliever MacayMcBride (1-1) to put the A's back in front, 12-9, after Detroithad rallied for eight runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

"I hit the ball real good," Cust said. "It was right on thebarrel of the bat. I hit it to the big part of the park, so Iknew it would be at least at sacrifice fly. I was real happywhen it out."


After Oakland starter Joe Blanton set down 10 of the first 11Tigers he faced through 3 1/3 frames and was holding an 8-1lead, the floodgates opened on the righthander following GarySheffield's solo blast in a five-run fourth, starting a stretchof five consecutive Detroit hitters to reach base. MarcusThames ended the inning's scoring with his second grand slam ofthe season to narrow the gap to 8-6.


Detroit tallied three more runs in the fifth as four straighthitters reached base to open the frame, highlighted bySheffield's RBI single and Magglio Ordonez's two-run double topush Detroit ahead, 9-8.


However, Oakland did not go away as eight consecutive battersreached base in between Kurt Suzuki strikeouts in the sixth.Fellow rookie Travis Buck, who finished just a homer short ofthe cycle, was hit by a pitch to start the stretch.

"Some of the guys keep telling to go for the homer," Buck said."I'm not a home run hitter, but in the last at-bat, I went upto swing as hard as I could, but (Tigers relief pitcherFernando) Rodney's a burner and he just blew my bat apart."

Shannon Stewart and Nick Swisher drew consecutive walks to loadthe bases for Cust.


"No lead is safe with a lineup like the Tigers," A's manager BobGeren said. "It could have been very deflating for us when welost the lead. But we able to come back, keep scoring and letthe bullpen take care of the rest."


Buck finished with four hits and scored three times for the A's,who have come from behind in five of their last six wins andscored 16 or more runs in a game for the third time this season.

"This sure wasn't a pitching duel," Buck said. "I'm glad thatwe ended up with more runs than they did."


Ruddy Lugo (3-0) allowed a run and two hits over two innings toreceive the win.


Ordonez finished with three hits, two RBI and two runs scoredfor the Tigers, who allowed double-digit runs in a contest forthe 10th time this season.


The Tigers have lost three straight and six of their last eightgames.


"With everything we've gone through, we're fortunate to be wherewe're at," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "But, in sayingthat, you also guard against people having an excuse. 'Oh,well, Skip thinks we're fortunate. We can't keep going.' Thisteam, they're trying (hard), they battled (hard) tonight. I'mvery proud of them. Our pitching, obviously, just had aterrible night. That happens."