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

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .297
P Polanco 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .343
R Raburn 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .327
M Ordonez dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .303
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Maybin lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
T Perez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 14 3 6 3 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren). HR - C Granderson
(19, 3rd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson
(66), R Raburn (19). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 2. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 3.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Swisher cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
J Cust rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 4 3

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (30, J Verlander). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Scutaro 1, J Cust 1. Team LOB - 3.

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


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 102 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 3.70

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 3 6 3 3 1 1 1 2.82

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 53-35; D Haren 59-36. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 2-3; D Haren 7-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 12; D Haren 15.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 3 7 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.273, 0-FOR-1)
D JOHNSON (.234, 0-FOR-1)
M ELLIS (.263, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .296
P Polanco 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .343
R Raburn 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .327
M Ordonez dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .303
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
S Casey 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Maybin lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
T Perez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318

Totals 18 3 7 3 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren). HR - C Granderson
(19, 3rd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson
(66), R Raburn (19). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 2. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 4.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Swisher cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
J Cust rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 4 3

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (30, J Verlander). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Scutaro 1, J Cust 1. Team LOB - 3.

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


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 102 0 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 3.70

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 4 7 3 3 1 3 1 2.80

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 53-35; D Haren 74-48. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 2-3; D Haren 8-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 12; D Haren 19.

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 - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE PIAZZA (6) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF JUSTIN VERLANDER.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, OAKLAND 1

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.234, 0-FOR-1)</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 3 7 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.343, 2-FOR-2)
R RABURN (.327, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
M ORDONEZ (.358, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .296
P Polanco 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .343
R Raburn 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .327
M Ordonez dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .303
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
S Casey 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Maybin lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
T Perez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318

Totals 18 3 7 3 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren). HR - C Granderson
(19, 3rd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson
(66), R Raburn (19). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 2. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 4.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Swisher cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
J Cust rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
M Piazza dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 15 1 3 1 2 5 4

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 - 4.

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


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 102 0 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 4 3 1 1 2 5 1 3.73

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 4 7 3 3 1 3 1 2.80

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 70-46; D Haren 74-48. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 2-5; D Haren 8-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 17; D Haren 19.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.250, 0-FOR-1)
S STEWART (.282, 0-FOR-2)
N SWISHER (.264, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS OAKLAND (1) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .296
P Polanco 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .342
R Raburn 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .324
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .303
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
S Casey 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Maybin lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
T Perez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318

Totals 21 3 7 3 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren). HR - C Granderson
(19, 3rd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson
(66), R Raburn (19). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 2. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 4.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Swisher cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
J Cust rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
M Piazza dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 15 1 3 1 2 5 4

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 - 4.

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


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 102 00 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 4 3 1 1 2 5 1 3.73

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 5 7 3 3 1 3 1 2.79

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 70-46; D Haren 82-54. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 2-5; D Haren 10-2. Batters faced: J Verlander 17; D Haren 22.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.303, 0-FOR-1, BB)
I RODRIGUEZ (.275, 0-FOR-2)
S CASEY (.281, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .296
P Polanco 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .342
R Raburn 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .324
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .303
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
S Casey 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Maybin lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
T Perez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318

Totals 21 3 7 3 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren). HR - C Granderson
(19, 3rd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ordonez (120), C Granderson
(66), R Raburn (19). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - I Rodriguez 2. GIDP - R Raburn. Team LOB - 4.


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 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
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 19 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).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 102 00 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 4 1 1 2 8 1 3.71

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 5 7 3 3 1 3 1 2.79

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 91-61; D Haren 82-54. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 2-5; D Haren 10-2. Batters faced: J Verlander 21; D Haren 22.

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: R Santiago ran for S Casey.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R SANTIAGO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Maybin (.188, 0-FOR-2)</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 3 8 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 (BOT 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.276, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
D JOHNSON (.233, 0-FOR-2)
M ELLIS (.263, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS OAKLAND (1) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .296
P Polanco 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .342
R Raburn 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .324
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .302
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
R Santiago pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Maybin lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182
T Perez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318

Totals 25 3 8 3 1 4 7

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren); S Casey (28, D
Haren). HR - C Granderson (19, 3rd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Ordonez (120), C Granderson (66), R Raburn (19). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 2, C Maybin 1. GIDP - R Raburn.
Team LOB - 5.


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 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
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 19 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).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 102 000 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 4 1 1 2 8 1 3.71

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 8 3 3 1 4 1 2.78

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 91-61; D Haren 98-65. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 2-5; D Haren 11-3. Batters faced: J Verlander 21; D Haren 26.

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: C Guillen at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Piazza (.276, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Santiago at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Piazza (.276, 1-FOR-2, 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 3 8 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 (TOP 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: T PEREZ (.318, 1-FOR-2)
C GRANDERSON (.296, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
P POLANCO (.342, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .296
P Polanco 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .342
R Raburn 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .324
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss-1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .302
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .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 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318

Totals 25 3 8 3 1 4 7

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (44, D Haren); R Raburn (9, D Haren); S Casey (28, D
Haren). HR - C Granderson (19, 3rd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Ordonez (120), C Granderson (66), R Raburn (19). 2-out RBI - M Ordonez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 2, C Maybin 1. GIDP - R Raburn.
Team LOB - 5.


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).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 102 000 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 100 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

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 8 3 3 1 4 1 2.78

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 105-69; D Haren 98-65. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 5-5; D Haren 11-3. Batters faced: J Verlander 24; D Haren 26.

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 - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED TIMO PEREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, C GRANDERSON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.324, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: SANTIAGO CASILLA (3-1, 4.22) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, C GRANDERSON ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4, OAKLAND 1

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.324, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Casilla relieved D Haren.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, C GRANDERSON ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R Raburn (.324, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>