AL: OAKLAND (56-61) at DETROIT (64-52) <h3>Tigers look for consecutive wins</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (56-61) at Detroit(64-52) 1:05 pm EDT</div> DETROIT (Ticker) - The struggling Detroit Tigers look for asecond straight win when they continue a four-game seriesagainst the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. All-Star Magglio Ordonez's two-run homer in the sixth inninghelped Detroit end its three-game skid with Saturday's 5-2triumph. Ordonez has an American League-best .355 battingaverage. Despite Saturday's win, the Tigers still have lost 13 of theirlast 18 games. Nate Robertson (6-9, 4.94 ERA) takes the hill for the Tigers,who are just one-half game behind Cleveland (65-52) in the ALCentral. He seeks his first win in four tries after tossing 72/3 solid innings in a no-decision to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. The 6-2 lefthander is 2-3 with a 5.29 ERA over five lifetimestarts against Oakland, which is 0-2 against Robertson atComerica Park. The Athletics will hand the ball to rookie Dallas Braden (1-6,5.12), who is hoping to finally earn his first win since takingdown Baltimore on April 24. In his pervious start vs. Detroit, the southpaw gave up two runsand four hits in 5 1/3 innings, but didn't figure into thedecision on August 1. Oakland is 3-2 on its seven-game road trip.
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS OAKLAND DETROIT AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Shannon Stewart LF .301 9 36 Placido Polanco 2B .347 7 51 Nick Swisher CF .248 14 57 Marcus Thames 1B .265 13 37 Jack Cust RF .265 18 60 Gary Sheffield DH .289 24 69 Mike Piazza DH .285 3 23 Magglio Ordonez RF .355 19 98 Mark Ellis 2B .263 15 52 Carlos Guillen SS .307 14 74 Marco Scutaro 3B .237 5 25 Ryan Raburn CF .333 3 14 Dan Johnson 1B .231 11 41 Craig Monroe LF .221 11 54 Donnie Murphy SS .250 3 12 Mike Rabelo C .274 0 9 Rob Bowen C .308 2 3 Brandon Inge 3B .242 12 52 Dallas Braden LHP (1-6, 5.12) Nate Robertson LHP (6-9, 4.94)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT WARMUPS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN (1-6, 5.12) DET - NATE ROBERTSON (6-9, 4.94) UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ 1B - DERRYL COUSINS 2B - TED BARRETT 3B - MARK CARLSON WEATHER: 79 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 6 mph, right to left</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT STARTING BATS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN AND ROB BOWEN DET - NATE ROBERTSON AND MIKE RABELO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.301, 9 HR, 36 RBI) N SWISHER (.248, 14 HR, 57 RBI) J CUST (.265, 18 HR, 60 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 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.347, 7 HR, 51 RBI) M THAMES (.265, 13 HR, 37 RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.289, 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 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 M Thames 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 R Raburn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 DETROIT - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.12 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.90 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 1-1. Batters faced: N Robertson 3. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN DET - NATE ROBERTSON</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 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.285, 3 HR, 23 RBI) M ELLIS (.263, 15 HR, 52 RBI) M SCUTARO (.237, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 R Raburn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 DETROIT - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.02 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.90 Pitches-strikes: D Braden 12-9; N Robertson 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Braden 0-2; N Robertson 1-1. Batters faced: D Braden 3; N Robertson 3. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARCO SCUTARO (6) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF NATE ROBERTSON SCORED MARK ELLIS. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, DETROIT 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.231, 11 HR, 41 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 2 2 1 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.355, 19 HR, 98 RBI) C GUILLEN (.307, 14 HR, 74 RBI) R RABURN (.333, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 M Ellis 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 M Scutaro 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .240 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Totals 7 2 1 2 1 3 0 BATTING: HR - M Scutaro (6, 2nd inning off N Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Scutaro 2 (27). Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 R Raburn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 02 -- 2 DETROIT - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.02 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 5.01 Pitches-strikes: D Braden 12-9; N Robertson 34-20. Ground balls-fly balls: D Braden 0-2; N Robertson 2-1. Batters faced: D Braden 3; N Robertson 8. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (20) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF DALLAS BRADEN. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, DETROIT 1 DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.307, 14 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY MIKE RABELO SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C MONROE ON SECOND, R RABURN ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2 DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.242, 12 HR, 52 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY BRANDON INGE SCORED RYAN RABURN AND CRAIG MONROE. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B INGE ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2 DETROIT 4 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.346, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED BRANDON INGE. SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, G SHEFFIELD ON FIRST, P POLANCO ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2 DETROIT 5 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.357, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (21) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF DALLAS BRADEN SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO AND GARY SHEFFIELD. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, DETROIT 8 DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.307, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE OAK: RUDDY LUGO (3-0, 8.84) IN THE 2ND SITUATION: 8 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, DETROIT 8 DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.307, 14 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Lugo relieved D Braden. SITUATION: 8 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2 DETROIT 8 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Guillen (.307, 0-FOR-0)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 2 2 1 0 DETROIT 0 8 8 7 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RUDDY LUGO DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R BOWEN (.308, 2 HR, 3 RBI) S STEWART (.300, 0-FOR-1) N SWISHER (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>
