AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: Y Bazardo relieved T Jones. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 7 OAKLAND 7 BOTTOM, 10TH DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Ellis (.262, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JACK HANNAHAN SCORED MARK ELLIS. FINAL SCORE: OAKLAND 8, DETROIT 7</div>
AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 10 R H E -- - - - DETROIT 0 7 11 0 OAKLAND 1 8 12 0 (FINAL 10) BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, FERNANDO RODNEY (7TH), TIM BYRDAK (7TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH), YORMAN BAZARDO (10TH) AND MIKE RABELO, IVAN RODRIGUEZ (9TH) OAK - DALLAS BRADEN, RUDDY LUGO (5TH), COLBY LEWIS (7TH), ANDREW BROWN (8TH), JAY MARSHALL (9TH), SANTIAGO CASILLA (9TH), HUSTON STREET (10TH) AND KURT SUZUKI HOME RUNS: DET - NONE OAK - KURT SUZUKI (6) OFF TODD JONES IN THE 9TH, 1 ON</div>
AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 10 R H E -- - - - DETROIT 0 7 11 0 OAKLAND 1 8 12 0 (FINAL 10) BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, FERNANDO RODNEY (7TH), TIM BYRDAK (7TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH), YORMAN BAZARDO (10TH) AND MIKE RABELO, IVAN RODRIGUEZ (9TH) OAK - DALLAS BRADEN, RUDDY LUGO (5TH), COLBY LEWIS (7TH), ANDREW BROWN (8TH), JAY MARSHALL (9TH), SANTIAGO CASILLA (9TH), HUSTON STREET (10TH) AND KURT SUZUKI WP - HUSTON STREET (4-2) LP - YORMAN BAZARDO (0-1) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: DET - NONE OAK - KURT SUZUKI (6) OFF TODD JONES IN THE 9TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:25 ATT: 23,195 PROBABLES: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (10-9, 4.06) LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY (4-2, 4.48) PROBABLES: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD (1-2, 6.92) DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (11-7, 4.72)</div>
AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">DETROIT (7) VS OAKLAND (8) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Maybin cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .158 b-T Perez ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .360 P Polanco 2b 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .343 R Raburn rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .315 M Ordonez dh 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .355 M Thames lf 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .251 C Granderson lf-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 M Hessman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .156 a-C Guillen ph-1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301 M Rabelo c 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .262 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 B Inge 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .234 R Santiago ss 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .360 Totals 41 7 11 7 6 11 13 a-intentionally walked for M Hessman in the 9th; b-struck out swinging for C Maybin in the 10th. BATTING: 2B - M Thames 2 (12, D Braden 2); R Santiago 2 (2, D Braden, R Lugo); R Raburn (10, D Braden); C Granderson (36, J Marshall). 3B - R Santiago (1, D Braden). RBI - M Thames 3 (46), R Raburn (20), M Rabelo (13), R Santiago 2 (2). 2-out RBI - M Thames 2, M Rabelo, R Santiago 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Hessman 2, P Polanco 1, B Inge 1, C Maybin 2. Team LOB - 10. FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Santiago-I Rodriguez-C Guillen). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 N Swisher cf 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .263 J Cust rf 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .266 M Piazza dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276 D Johnson 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .231 M Ellis 2b 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 .262 J Hannahan 3b 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .286 M Scutaro ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .259 K Suzuki c 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .265 Totals 38 8 12 8 4 6 13 BATTING: 2B - J Hannahan (5, N Robertson). HR - K Suzuki (6, 9th inning off T Jones 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Hannahan 3 (13), K Suzuki 4 (26), N Swisher (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1, D Johnson 3, K Suzuki 1. GIDP - M Piazza. Team LOB - 8. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 200 050 000 0 -- 7 OAKLAND - 000 020 302 1 -- 8 No outs when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 6 4 2 2 1 5 0 4.95 F Rodney 1/3 4 3 3 1 0 0 4.43 T Byrdak (H, 7) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.78 J Zumaya (H, 6) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.37 T Jones (B, 6) 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 4.64 Y Bazardo (L, 0-1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 4 2/3 9 6 6 2 3 0 6.75 R Lugo 1 1/3 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.35 C Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.76 A Brown 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.15 J Marshall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.81 S Casilla 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.06 H Street (W, 4-2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.40 J Marshall pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Y Bazardo pitched to 2 batters in the 10th. WP - D Braden, T Jones. IBB - C Guillen (by S Casilla), J Cust (by T Jones). HBP - M Ellis (by Y Bazardo). Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 90-62; F Rodney 19-9; T Byrdak 6-3; J Zumaya 23-15; T Jones 29-16; Y Bazardo 12-6; D Braden 91-62; R Lugo 31-16; C Lewis 16-10; A Brown 22-13; J Marshall 6-3; S Casilla 8-2; H Street 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 4-9; F Rodney 0-1; T Byrdak 0-0; J Zumaya 0-4; T Jones 2-1; Y Bazardo 0-0; D Braden 6-5; R Lugo 2-0; C Lewis 0-1; A Brown 2-0; J Marshall 0-0; S Casilla 1-1; H Street 0-1. Batters faced: N Robertson 23; F Rodney 6; T Byrdak 1; J Zumaya 4; T Jones 7; Y Bazardo 2; D Braden 25; R Lugo 7; C Lewis 3; A Brown 5; J Marshall 1; S Casilla 3; H Street 3. UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Gary Darling. T--3:25. Att--23,195. Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT (7) AT OAKLAND (8) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT 1ST: C Maybin grounded out to second. P Polanco singled to center. R Raburn struck out swinging. M Ordonez walked, P Polanco to second. P Polanco to third, M Ordonez to second on wild pitch by D Braden. M Thames doubled to deep left, P Polanco and M Ordonez scored. M Hessman flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. DETROIT 5TH: P Polanco singled to left. R Raburn doubled to deep center, P Polanco scored. M Ordonez grounded out to second, R Raburn to third. M Thames doubled to left, R Raburn scored. M Hessman struck out swinging. M Rabelo singled to center, M Thames scored. R Lugo relieved D Braden. B Inge walked, M Rabelo to second. R Santiago doubled to deep right, M Rabelo and B Inge scored. C Maybin walked. P Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Maybin out at second. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 5TH: M Piazza grounded out to third. D Johnson singled to right. M Ellis singled to left, D Johnson to second. J Hannahan doubled to deep right center, D Johnson and M Ellis scored. M Scutaro popped out to shortstop. K Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 2. OAKLAND 7TH: C Granderson in left field. F Rodney relieved N Robertson. M Ellis walked. J Hannahan singled to right, M Ellis to second. M Scutaro singled to center, M Ellis to third, J Hannahan to second. K Suzuki singled to center, M Ellis and J Hannahan scored, M Scutaro to second. S Stewart lined out to center. N Swisher singled to right, M Scutaro scored, K Suzuki to second. T Byrdak relieved F Rodney. J Cust struck out swinging. J Zumaya relieved T Byrdak. M Piazza lined out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 5. OAKLAND 9TH: C Guillen at first base. I Rodriguez catching. T Jones relieved J Zumaya. M Scutaro singled to right. K Suzuki homered to center, M Scutaro scored. S Stewart singled to center. N Swisher walked, S Stewart to second. S Stewart to third, N Swisher to second on wild pitch by T Jones. J Cust intentionally walked. M Piazza grounded into double play, shortstop to catcher to first, S Stewart out at home, N Swisher to third, J Cust to second. D Johnson flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 7. OAKLAND 10TH: T Perez in left field. C Granderson in center field. Y Bazardo relieved T Jones. M Ellis hit by pitch. J Hannahan singled to left, M Ellis scored. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 8.</div>
AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT (7) AT OAKLAND (8) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Maybin CF, P Polanco 2B, R Raburn RF, M Ordonez DH, M Thames LF, M Hessman 1B, M Rabelo C, B Inge 3B, R Santiago SS, N Robertson LHP. Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, N Swisher CF, J Cust RF, M Piazza DH, D Johnson 1B, M Ellis 2B, J Hannahan 3B, M Scutaro SS, K Suzuki C, D Braden LHP. Umpires -- Larry Poncino (HP), Bruce Dreckman (1B), Jerry Meals (2B), Gary Darling (3B). Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Sunny, wind out to left at 5 mph. DETROIT 1ST: C Maybin grounded out to second. P Polanco singled to center. R Raburn struck out swinging. M Ordonez walked, P Polanco to second. P Polanco to third, M Ordonez to second on wild pitch by D Braden. M Thames doubled to deep left, P Polanco and M Ordonez scored. M Hessman flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart lined out to center. N Swisher grounded out to second. J Cust flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. DETROIT 2ND: M Rabelo grounded out to first. B Inge flied out to center. R Santiago doubled to right. C Maybin struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 2ND: M Piazza flied out to center. D Johnson flied out to right. M Ellis struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. DETROIT 3RD: P Polanco grounded out to first. R Raburn popped out to second. M Ordonez walked. M Thames singled to left, M Ordonez to second. M Hessman fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 3RD: J Hannahan flied out to left. M Scutaro struck out swinging. K Suzuki struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. DETROIT 4TH: M Rabelo grounded out to third. B Inge grounded out to first. R Santiago tripled to deep right center. C Maybin flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 4TH: S Stewart flied out to center. N Swisher struck out swinging. J Cust lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. DETROIT 5TH: P Polanco singled to left. R Raburn doubled to deep center, P Polanco scored. M Ordonez grounded out to second, R Raburn to third. M Thames doubled to left, R Raburn scored. M Hessman struck out swinging. M Rabelo singled to center, M Thames scored. R Lugo relieved D Braden. B Inge walked, M Rabelo to second. R Santiago doubled to deep right, M Rabelo and B Inge scored. C Maybin walked. P Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Maybin out at second. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 5TH: M Piazza grounded out to third. D Johnson singled to right. M Ellis singled to left, D Johnson to second. J Hannahan doubled to deep right center, D Johnson and M Ellis scored. M Scutaro popped out to shortstop. K Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 2. DETROIT 6TH: R Raburn grounded out to pitcher. M Ordonez struck out swinging. M Thames struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 2. OAKLAND 6TH: S Stewart grounded out to pitcher. N Swisher struck out looking. J Cust walked. M Piazza singled to left, J Cust to second. D Johnson popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 2. DETROIT 7TH: C Lewis relieved R Lugo. M Hessman flied out to center. M Rabelo struck out swinging. B Inge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 2. OAKLAND 7TH: C Granderson in left field. F Rodney relieved N Robertson. M Ellis walked. J Hannahan singled to right, M Ellis to second. M Scutaro singled to center, M Ellis to third, J Hannahan to second. K Suzuki singled to center, M Ellis and J Hannahan scored, M Scutaro to second. S Stewart lined out to center. N Swisher singled to right, M Scutaro scored, K Suzuki to second. T Byrdak relieved F Rodney. J Cust struck out swinging. J Zumaya relieved T Byrdak. M Piazza lined out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 5. DETROIT 8TH: A Brown relieved C Lewis. R Santiago grounded out to shortstop. C Maybin struck out looking. P Polanco walked. R Raburn grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 5. OAKLAND 8TH: D Johnson popped out to shortstop. M Ellis lined out to left. J Hannahan popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 5. DETROIT 9TH: M Ordonez struck out swinging. J Marshall relieved A Brown. C Granderson doubled to deep right. S Casilla relieved J Marshall. C Guillen hit for M Hessman. C Guillen intentionally walked. M Rabelo flied out to center, C Granderson to third. B Inge grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 5. OAKLAND 9TH: C Guillen at first base. I Rodriguez catching. T Jones relieved J Zumaya. M Scutaro singled to right. K Suzuki homered to center, M Scutaro scored. S Stewart singled to center. N Swisher walked, S Stewart to second. S Stewart to third, N Swisher to second on wild pitch by T Jones. J Cust intentionally walked. M Piazza grounded into double play, shortstop to catcher to first, S Stewart out at home, N Swisher to third, J Cust to second. D Johnson flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 7. DETROIT 10TH: H Street relieved S Casilla. R Santiago flied out to center. T Perez hit for C Maybin. T Perez struck out swinging. P Polanco struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 7. OAKLAND 10TH: T Perez in left field. C Granderson in center field. Y Bazardo relieved T Jones. M Ellis hit by pitch. J Hannahan singled to left, M Ellis scored. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, OAKLAND 8.</div>
Suzuki drives in four as A's rally from seven runs down <h3>OAKLAND 8, DETROIT 7 (10 INNINGS)</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- It will be a long flight homefor the Detroit Tigers after blowing a seven-run lead againstthe Oakland Athletics. Closer Todd Jones yielded Kurt Suzuki's two-run homer in theninth to tie the game and seldom-used Yorman Bazardo yielded awalk-off double to Jack Hannahan in the 10th as the Tigersdropped an 8-7 decision to the Athletics on Sunday. With the loss, Detroit (73-64) completed a 2-4 road trip on areal downer before returning home to open a homestand with theChicago White Sox on Tuesday. The club also wasted an excellent chance to gain ground in boththe American League Central Division and wild card races, asboth the Cleveland Indians (78-58) and New York Yankees (76-61)lost earlier Sunday. Detroit is 5 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the division andthree games behind New York in the wild card chase. The Tigers squandered a fast start by Nate Robertson and a 7-0lead, sparked by two doubles and three RBI by Marcus Thames. Robertson retired the first 13 batters and left after sixinnings with a comfortable 7-2 lead. Oakland rallied againstthe bullpen, getting a two-run single by Suzuki and anotherrun-scoring base hit by Nick Swisher in the seventh off FernandoRodney to cut its deficit to 7-5. Detroit reliever Joel Zumaya got all four batters he faced toset the stage for Jones, who was seeking his 34th save. ButMarco Scutaro singled to lead off the frame and Suzuki belted a1-1 offering over the center field wall to forge a 7-7 tie. Oakland then immediately loaded the bases on a single by Shannon<div class="pre">Stewart, a walk to Swisher and an intentional walk to Jack</div>Cust after a wild pitch advanced both runners. But Jones gotMike Piazza to ground weakly into a 6-2-3 double play, and DanJohnson flied out to center field. Tigers manager Jim Leyland elected to go with Bazardo (0-1), whohad pitched just seven innings all season, in the 10th. Therighthander hit Mark Ellis with a pitch before Hannahan bloopeda double that hit on the left-field line and kicked into foulterritory. Ellis, who was running on the pitch, scored without a throw,prompting a wild celebration. Hannahan was swinging onlybecause he fouled off two sacrifice attempts. Huston Street (4-2) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win. Oakland rookie starter Dallas Braden had no more luck againstDetroit in this one than he did in his last appearance againstthe defending AL champions, when he was tagged for eight runs in1 2/3 innings on August 12 at Comerica Park. In this contest, Thames doubled home two runs in the firstinning and another during a five-run sixth that knocked outBraden, who was charged with six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3innings.
Suzuki drives in four as A's rally from seven runs down <h3>OAKLAND 8, DETROIT 7 (10 INNINGS)</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- It will be a long flight homefor the Detroit Tigers after blowing a seven-run lead againstthe Oakland Athletics. Closer Todd Jones yielded Kurt Suzuki's two-run homer in theninth inning to tie the game and seldom-used Yorman Bazardoyielded a walk-off single to Jack Hannahan in the 10th as theTigers dropped an 8-7 decision to the Athletics on Sunday. With the loss, Detroit (73-64) completed a 2-4 road trip on areal downer before returning home to open a homestand with theChicago White Sox on Tuesday. "A loss like this hurts in April, May, June, July, August, orSeptember," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "Obviously this isone of the significant ones because we had a chance to pick upin the wild card and the division and we let it get away, andyou can't let that happen." The club also wasted an excellent chance to gain ground in boththe American League Central Division and wild card races, asboth the Cleveland Indians (78-58) and New York Yankees (76-61)lost earlier Sunday. Detroit is 5 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the division andthree games behind New York in the wild card chase. "We were 45 minutes into the game and it was the fifth inningand then we end up playing a 3 1/2 hour game," Jones said. "Itwas a weird day but you've got to find a way to win the game nomatter what. You've just got to find a way. We didn't do it, Ididn't do it." The Tigers squandered a fast start by Nate Robertson and a 7-0lead, sparked by two doubles and three RBI by Marcus Thames. "We've certainly missed too many opportunities to this point,"Robertson said. "We're not out of it by any means but these aretough games right here and its just kind of back and forth toomuch. We haven't gotten back on a roll like we did earlier thissummer and playoff teams do that. If we plan on being therecome October we've got to get on a roll and its becoming apressing issue." Robertson retired the first 13 batters and left after sixinnings with a comfortable 7-2 lead. Oakland rallied againstthe bullpen, getting a two-run single by Suzuki and anotherrun-scoring base hit by Nick Swisher in the seventh off FernandoRodney to cut its deficit to 7-5. Detroit reliever Joel Zumaya got all four batters he faced toset the stage for Jones, who was seeking his 34th save. ButMarco Scutaro singled to lead off the frame and Suzuki belted a1-1 offering over the center field wall to forge a 7-7 tie. "It's great coming off a guy like Todd Jones, who's one of the<div class="pre">best in the game and he's been doing it for a long time,"</div>Suzuki said. "I try to stay confident and just try to help theballclub anyway I can. We're still in here trying to win gamesand we're going to keep fighting until the end and keep poundingaway and try to win some games against some teams that are inthe hunt and if we play spoilers we play spoilers." "I didn't think it was gone but he did a nice job, put a goodswing on it and give him a little bit of credit," Jones said."He's a good player for them and you've got to make your pitcheson everybody and I didn't make my pitches on Suzuki and he gotme." Oakland then immediately loaded the bases on a single by Shannon<div class="pre">Stewart, a walk to Swisher and an intentional walk to Jack</div>Cust after a wild pitch advanced both runners. But Jones gotMike Piazza to ground weakly into a 6-2-3 double play, and DanJohnson flied out to center field. Leyland elected to go with Bazardo (0-1), who had pitched justseven innings all season, in the 10th. The righthander hit MarkEllis with a pitch before Hannahan blooped a single that hit onthe left-field line and kicked into foul territory. Ellis, who was running on the pitch, scored without a throw,prompting a wild celebration. Hannahan was swinging onlybecause he fouled off two sacrifice attempts. "It's been great, its always a situation you want to be in foryour at-bat to be on the line for your team to win the game,"Hannahan said. "We've got a bunch of guys that go out and playhard everyday and whenever you do that you're going to win gamesand have big comebacks. "Robertson had a perfect game going in the fifth and a 7-0 leadand we came back and won so that tells you a lot about thisteam." Huston Street (4-2) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win. Oakland rookie starter Dallas Braden had no more luck againstDetroit in this one than he did in his last appearance againstthe defending AL champions, when he was tagged for eight runs in1 2/3 innings on August 12 at Comerica Park. In this contest, Thames doubled home two runs in the firstinning and another during a five-run sixth that knocked outBraden, who was charged with six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3innings.
