GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (66-53) at OAKLAND (58-62)

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, P POLANCO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.274, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 11 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
OAK - SANTIAGO CASILLA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.268, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
M SCUTARO (.258, 0-FOR-2)
K SUZUKI (.248, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (5) VS OAKLAND (1) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 .298
P Polanco 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .344
R Raburn 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .320
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss-1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .302
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Santiago pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Maybin lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182
T Perez rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 30 5 11 5 2 6 13

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren); S Casey (28, D
Haren); C Granderson (35, D Haren). HR - C Granderson (19, 3rd inning off D
Haren 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Guillen. RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson (66), R
Raburn (19), P Polanco (57), C Guillen (91). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 3, C Maybin 1. GIDP - R Raburn.
Team LOB - 7.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
N Swisher cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264
J Cust rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .270
M Piazza dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275
D Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
M Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .268
M Scutaro ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258
K Suzuki c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248

Totals 22 1 4 1 2 8 6

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (30, J Verlander). HR - M Piazza (6, 4th inning off J
Verlander 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Piazza (35). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Scutaro 1, J Cust 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (M Scutaro-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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DETROIT - 102 000 2 -- 5
OAKLAND - 000 100 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 6 4 1 1 2 8 1 3.69

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 11 5 5 1 4 1 2.87
S Casilla 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.12

D Haren pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - S Casilla. IBB - M Ordonez (by S Casilla). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander
105-69; D Haren 106-71; S Casilla 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander
5-5; D Haren 11-3; S Casilla 0-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 24; D Haren 29; S
Casilla 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Inge at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Hannahan (.268, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: BOBBY SEAY (1-0, 2.75) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON FIRST, S STEWART ON SECOND, K
SUZUKI ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5, OAKLAND 1

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.270, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Seay relieved J Verlander.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON FIRST, S STEWART ON SECOND, K
SUZUKI ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Cust (.270, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 11 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - BOBBY SEAY
OAK - SANTIAGO CASILLA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R SANTIAGO (.316, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C MAYBIN (.182, 0-FOR-3)
T PEREZ (.348, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (5) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 .298
P Polanco 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .344
R Raburn 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .320
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss-1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .302
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Santiago pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Maybin lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182
T Perez rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 30 5 11 5 2 6 13

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren); S Casey (28, D
Haren); C Granderson (35, D Haren). HR - C Granderson (19, 3rd inning off D
Haren 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Guillen. RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson (66), R
Raburn (19), P Polanco (57), C Guillen (91). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 3, C Maybin 1. GIDP - R Raburn.
Team LOB - 7.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285
N Swisher cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .264
J Cust rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .269
M Piazza dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275
D Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
M Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .263
M Scutaro ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .257
K Suzuki c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254

Totals 27 1 6 1 3 11 9

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (30, J Verlander). HR - M Piazza (6, 4th inning off J
Verlander 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Piazza (35). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Scutaro 1, J Cust 3. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (M Scutaro-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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DETROIT - 102 000 2 -- 5
OAKLAND - 000 100 0 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 6 2/3 6 1 1 3 10 1 3.67
B Seay 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 11 5 5 1 4 1 2.87
S Casilla 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.12

D Haren pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - S Casilla. IBB - M Ordonez (by S Casilla). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander
128-85; B Seay 5-3; D Haren 106-71; S Casilla 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 5-5; B Seay 0-0; D Haren 11-3; S Casilla 0-1. Batters faced: J
Verlander 29; B Seay 1; D Haren 29; S Casilla 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: ANDREW BROWN (2-1, 4.18) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5, OAKLAND 1

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R SANTIAGO (.316, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Brown relieved S Casilla.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R Santiago (.316, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED TIMO PEREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GRANDERSON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.344, 3-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 13 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - BOBBY SEAY
OAK - ANDREW BROWN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.275, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
D JOHNSON (.233, 0-FOR-3)
M ELLIS (.262, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS OAKLAND (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 5 3 4 2 0 1 1 .299
P Polanco 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .343
R Raburn 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .320
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss-1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .302
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Santiago pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
C Maybin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .176
T Perez rf 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .375

Totals 35 6 13 6 2 7 14

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren); S Casey (28, D
Haren); C Granderson (35, D Haren). HR - C Granderson (19, 3rd inning off D
Haren 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Guillen. RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson 2 (67),
R Raburn (19), P Polanco (57), C Guillen (91). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez, C
Granderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 3, C Maybin
1. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Perez (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285
N Swisher cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .264
J Cust rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .269
M Piazza dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275
D Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
M Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .263
M Scutaro ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .257
K Suzuki c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254

Totals 27 1 6 1 3 11 9

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (30, J Verlander). HR - M Piazza (6, 4th inning off J
Verlander 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Piazza (35). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Scutaro 1, J Cust 3. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (M Scutaro-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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DETROIT - 102 000 21 -- 6
OAKLAND - 000 100 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 6 2/3 6 1 1 3 10 1 3.67
B Seay 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 11 5 5 1 4 1 2.87
S Casilla 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.12
A Brown 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.34

D Haren pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - S Casilla. IBB - M Ordonez (by S Casilla). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander
128-85; B Seay 5-3; D Haren 106-71; S Casilla 20-10; A Brown 10-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Verlander 5-5; B Seay 0-0; D Haren 11-3; S Casilla 0-1; A
Brown 1-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 29; B Seay 1; D Haren 29; S Casilla 4; A
Brown 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: ZACH MINER (2-3, 3.29) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, OAKLAND 1

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.275, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Z Miner relieved B Seay.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6
OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Piazza (.275, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 13 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ZACH MINER
OAK - ANDREW BROWN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.237, 12 HR, 60 RBI)
M ORDONEZ (.358, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
C GUILLEN (.302, 0-FOR-2, BB, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 5 3 4 2 0 1 1 .299
P Polanco 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .343
R Raburn 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .320
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss-1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .302
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Santiago pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
C Maybin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .176
T Perez rf 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .375

Totals 35 6 13 6 2 7 14

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren); S Casey (28, D
Haren); C Granderson (35, D Haren). HR - C Granderson (19, 3rd inning off D
Haren 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Guillen. RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson 2 (67),
R Raburn (19), P Polanco (57), C Guillen (91). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez, C
Granderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 3, C Maybin
1. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Perez (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285
N Swisher cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .264
J Cust rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .269
M Piazza dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .278
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
M Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
J Hannahan 3b 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .259
M Scutaro ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .257
K Suzuki c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254

Totals 31 1 7 1 3 12 11

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (30, J Verlander). HR - M Piazza (6, 4th inning off J
Verlander 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Piazza (35). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Scutaro 1, J Cust 3, J Hannahan 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (M Scutaro-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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DETROIT - 102 000 21 -- 6
OAKLAND - 000 100 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 6 2/3 6 1 1 3 10 1 3.67
B Seay 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72
Z Miner 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.21

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 11 5 5 1 4 1 2.87
S Casilla 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.12
A Brown 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.34

D Haren pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - S Casilla. IBB - M Ordonez (by S Casilla). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander
128-85; B Seay 5-3; Z Miner 24-13; D Haren 106-71; S Casilla 20-10; A Brown
10-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 5-5; B Seay 0-0; Z Miner 1-1; D Haren
11-3; S Casilla 0-1; A Brown 1-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 29; B Seay 1; Z
Miner 4; D Haren 29; S Casilla 4; A Brown 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: RUDDY LUGO (5-0, 6.54) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, OAKLAND 1

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.237, 12 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Lugo relieved A Brown.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B Inge (.237, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 13 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ZACH MINER
OAK - RUDDY LUGO

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.257, 0-FOR-3)
K SUZUKI (.254, 1-FOR-3)
S STEWART (.285, 2-FOR-4)</div>