AL: OAKLAND (56-60) at DETROIT (63-52) <h3>All-Star righthanders square off in Detroit</h3> Oakland (56-60) at Detroit (63-52) 7:05 pm EDT DETROIT (Ticker) -- A pair of All-Stars square off when Dan Harenand the Oakland Athletics face Justin Verlander and the DetroitTigers on Saturday. After both hurlers were teammates in the Midsummer Classic, theduo faced off on July 31 in Oakland, with Haren (13-3, 2.46 ERA)getting the best of Verlander (11-4, 3.60) Since the All-Star break, Haren has continued his strong firsthalf, going 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA. Verlander has hit the skids,going 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA..Haren is 1-2 with a 4.78 ERA in four lifetime starts against theTigers. Verlander is 1-2 with a 2.84 ERA in four career starts vs. Oakland.He will be aiming to halt a stretch that has seen the Tigers pitch toa 6.74 ERA over the last 21 contests. In a slugfest on Friday, Jack Cust belted a grand slam and knocked inseven runs to power Oakland to a 16-10 win. The reeling Tigers, who have lost 11 of their last 14 games, havefallen 1 1/2 games back of Cleveland in the American League CentralDivision.
AL: OAKLAND (56-60) at DETROIT (63-52) <h3>All-Star righthanders square off in Detroit</h3> Oakland (56-60) at Detroit (63-52) 7:05 pm EDT DETROIT (Ticker) -- A pair of All-Stars square off when Dan Harenand the Oakland Athletics face Justin Verlander and the DetroitTigers on Saturday. After both hurlers were teammates in the Midsummer Classic, theduo faced off on July 31 in Oakland, with Haren (13-3, 2.46 ERA)getting the best of Verlander (11-4, 3.60) Since the All-Star break, Haren has continued his strong firsthalf, going 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA. Verlander has hit the skids,going 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA. Haren is 1-2 with a 4.78 ERA in four lifetime starts against theTigers. Verlander is 1-2 with a 2.84 ERA in four career starts vs. Oakland.He will be aiming to halt a stretch that has seen the Tigers pitch toa 6.74 ERA over the last 21 contests. In a slugfest on Friday, Jack Cust belted a grand slam and knocked inseven runs to power Oakland to a 16-10 win. The reeling Tigers, who have lost 11 of their last 14 games, havefallen 1 1/2 games back of Cleveland in the American League CentralDivision.
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS OAKLAND DETROIT AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Travis Buck RF .288 7 34 Curtis Granderson CF .300 16 54 Shannon Stewart LF .299 9 35 Placido Polanco 2B .347 7 51 Nick Swisher 1B .249 14 57 Gary Sheffield DH .291 24 69 Jack Cust DH .265 18 59 Magglio Ordonez RF .351 18 96 Mark Ellis 2B .266 15 52 Carlos Guillen SS .310 14 74 Marco Scutaro 3B .241 5 25 Ivan Rodriguez C .277 9 50 Mark Kotsay CF .222 1 20 Sean Casey 1B .290 3 44 Donnie Murphy SS .250 3 12 Marcus Thames LF .259 12 36 Kurt Suzuki C .235 2 11 Brandon Inge 3B .242 12 51 Dan Haren RHP (13-3, 2.46) Justin Verlander RHP (11-4, 3.60)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT WARMUPS: OAK - DAN HAREN (13-3, 2.46) DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (11-4, 3.60) UMPIRES: HP - MARK CARLSON 1B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ 2B - DERRYL COUSINS 3B - TED BARRETT WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear WIND: 7 mph, in from left</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT STARTING BATS: OAK - DAN HAREN AND KURT SUZUKI DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.288, 7 HR, 34 RBI) S STEWART (.299, 9 HR, 35 RBI) N SWISHER (.249, 14 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT DETROIT -- REVISED LINEUPS OAKLAND DETROIT AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Travis Buck RF .288 7 34 Curtis Granderson CF .300 16 54 Shannon Stewart LF .299 9 35 Marcus Thames LF .259 12 36 Nick Swisher 1B .249 14 57 Gary Sheffield DH .291 24 69 Jack Cust DH .265 18 59 Magglio Ordonez RF .351 18 96 Mark Ellis 2B .266 15 52 Carlos Guillen SS .310 14 74 Marco Scutaro 3B .241 5 25 Ivan Rodriguez C .277 9 50 Mark Kotsay CF .222 1 20 Sean Casey 1B .290 3 44 Donnie Murphy SS .250 3 12 Ryan Raburn 2B .333 3 14 Kurt Suzuki C .235 2 11 Brandon Inge 3B .242 12 51 Dan Haren RHP (13-3, 2.46) Justin Verlander RHP (11-4, 3.60)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 DETROIT 0 0 1 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.300, 16 HR, 54 RBI) M THAMES (.259, 12 HR, 36 RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.291, 24 HR, 69 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 DETROIT - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.46 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.57 Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 1-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 5. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted Barrett. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - DAN HAREN DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MARCUS THAMES (13) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF DAN HAREN. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0, DETROIT 1 DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.291, 24 HR, 69 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 DETROIT 1 1 2 1 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.241, 5 HR, 25 RBI) M KOTSAY (.222, 1 HR, 20 RBI) D MURPHY (.250, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Thames lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 BATTING: HR - M Thames (13, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Thames (37). Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 DETROIT - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.50 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.57 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 17-10; J Verlander 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 0-3; J Verlander 1-1. Batters faced: D Haren 5; J Verlander 5. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted Barrett. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 7 0 0 0 1 3 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Thames lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 BATTING: HR - M Thames (13, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Thames (37). Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 DETROIT - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.50 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.55 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 17-10; J Verlander 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 0-3; J Verlander 1-3. Batters faced: D Haren 5; J Verlander 8. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted Barrett. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 DETROIT 1 1 2 1 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.277, 9 HR, 50 RBI) S CASEY (.290, 3 HR, 44 RBI) R RABURN (.333, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 DETROIT 1 0 1 4 1 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.235, 2 HR, 11 RBI) T BUCK (.288, 0-FOR-0, BB) S STEWART (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 7 0 0 0 1 3 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 M Thames lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 R Raburn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Totals 10 1 4 1 0 0 4 BATTING: HR - M Thames (13, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Thames (37). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 DETROIT - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2.48 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.55 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 38-25; J Verlander 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 1-5; J Verlander 1-3. Batters faced: D Haren 10; J Verlander 8. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted Barrett. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JACK CUST SCORED TRAVIS BUCK. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, S STEWART ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1 DETROIT 1 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 1 1 1 0 DETROIT 1 0 1 4 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.264, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.290, 0-FOR-1) M ORDONEZ (.353, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .288 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .298 N Swisher 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 J Cust dh 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .267 M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Totals 11 1 1 1 3 5 9 BATTING: RBI - J Cust (60). 2-out RBI - J Cust. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 2. Team LOB - 4. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 M Thames lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 R Raburn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Totals 10 1 4 1 0 0 4 BATTING: HR - M Thames (13, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Thames (37). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: E - S Casey (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 001 -- 1 DETROIT - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2.48 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 3 1 1 1 3 5 0 3.59 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 38-25; J Verlander 62-35. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 1-5; J Verlander 1-4. Batters faced: D Haren 10; J Verlander 14. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted Barrett. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 1 1 1 0 DETROIT 1 0 0 1 5 1 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.240, 0-FOR-1) M KOTSAY (.221, 0-FOR-1) D MURPHY (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>
