AL: OAKLAND (56-62) at DETROIT (65-52) <h3>Ordonez aims to carry Tigers in finale vs. A's</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (56-62) at Detroit (65-52) 7:05 pm EDT</div> DETROIT (Ticker) - Now that the Detroit Tigers are back atop theAmerican League Central, Magglio Ordonez would like to keep itthat way. The Tigers try to finish their four-game series against theOakland Athletics on a positive note in the finale on Monday. Ordonez belted a pair of home runs during an eight-run secondinning as the Tigers posted an 11-6 victory Sunday. He becamethe first Tiger to hit two homers in an inning since Hall ofFamer Al Kaline in 1955. The 33-year-old All-Star leads the majors with a .357 battingaverage and also has driven in 100 RBI for the secondconsecutive season. After dropping the series opener, the Tigers have won twostraight. They have not put together three straight winssince a four-game run from July 15-19. Detroit owns an one-half game edge over Cleveland (65-53) inthe AL Central. Detroit's Chad Durbin (7-4, 4.44 ERA) for the Tigers. Therighthander lost to Tampa Bay on Wednesday, allowing threeruns in 4 1/3 innings for his first setback since June 14. Chad Gaudin (8-8, 4.18) counters for Oakland, which is 3-3on its seven-game road trip that concludes with this contest. Gaudin has fallen off after a fast start, going 0-5 in hislast six starts. He was tagged for seven runs over fiveinnings in an 8-6 loss to Texas on Tuesday. The righthander will be making his first career start againstDetroit, which has only managed one runs through seven inningsof relief off Gaudin.
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS OAKLAND DETROIT AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Shannon Stewart LF .297 9 36 Curtis Granderson CF .298 16 55 Mark Ellis 2B .264 15 53 Placido Polanco 2B .346 7 51 Jack Cust RF .261 18 60 Gary Sheffield DH .288 24 70 Mike Piazza DH .277 3 23 Magglio Ordonez RF .357 21 102 Dan Johnson 1B .230 11 42 Carlos Guillen SS .306 14 74 Marco Scutaro 3B .246 6 29 Ivan Rodriguez C .279 9 50 Mark Kotsay CF .221 1 20 Sean Casey 1B .294 3 45 Donnie Murphy SS .232 3 12 Marcus Thames LF .265 13 37 Kurt Suzuki C .239 2 11 Brandon Inge 3B .243 12 54 Chad Gaudin RHP (8-8, 4.18) Chad Durbin RHP (7-4, 4.44)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT WARMUPS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (8-8, 4.18) DET - CHAD DURBIN (7-4, 4.44) UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS 1B - TED BARRETT 2B - MARK CARLSON 3B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ WEATHER: 83 Degrees, clear WIND: 6 mph, out to center</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT STARTING BATS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND KURT SUZUKI DET - CHAD DURBIN AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.297, 9 HR, 36 RBI) M ELLIS (.264, 15 HR, 53 RBI) J CUST (.261, 18 HR, 60 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK ELLIS (16) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF CHAD DURBIN SCORED SHANNON STEWART. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, DETROIT 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.261, 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 2 2 2 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DET - CHAD DURBIN DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.298, 16 HR, 55 RBI) P POLANCO (.346, 7 HR, 51 RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.288, 24 HR, 70 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - M Ellis (16, 1st inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ellis 2 (55). Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 2 -- 2 DETROIT - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.18 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era C Durbin 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.57 Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 19-15. Ground balls-fly balls: C Durbin 0-1. Batters faced: C Durbin 5. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DET - CHAD DURBIN</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON AND PLACIDO POLANCO. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2 DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.306, 14 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 2 2 2 0 DETROIT 2 2 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DET - CHAD DURBIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.246, 6 HR, 29 RBI) M KOTSAY (.221, 1 HR, 20 RBI) D MURPHY (.232, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS DETROIT (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - M Ellis (16, 1st inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ellis 2 (55). Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .359 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 BATTING: RBI - M Ordonez 2 (104). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 2 -- 2 DETROIT - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4.28 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era C Durbin 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.57 HBP - P Polanco (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 26-14; C Durbin 19-15. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 1-1; C Durbin 0-1. Batters faced: C Gaudin 6; C Durbin 5. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 2 0 2 2 0 DETROIT 2 2 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DET - CHAD DURBIN DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.294, 3 HR, 45 RBI) M THAMES (.265, 13 HR, 37 RBI) B INGE (.243, 12 HR, 54 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS DETROIT (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 8 2 2 2 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - M Ellis (16, 1st inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ellis 2 (55). Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .359 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Totals 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 BATTING: RBI - M Ordonez 2 (104). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 20 -- 2 DETROIT - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4.28 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era C Durbin 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.53 HBP - P Polanco (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 26-14; C Durbin 26-19. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 1-1; C Durbin 0-4. Batters faced: C Gaudin 6; C Durbin 8. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 2 0 2 2 0 DETROIT 2 0 2 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DET - CHAD DURBIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.239, 2 HR, 11 RBI) S STEWART (.299, 1-FOR-1) M ELLIS (.266, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS DETROIT (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 8 2 2 2 0 2 0 BATTING: HR - M Ellis (16, 1st inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ellis 2 (55). Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .359 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Totals 7 2 1 2 1 3 2 BATTING: RBI - M Ordonez 2 (104). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 20 -- 2 DETROIT - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 1 2 2 1 3 0 4.25 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era C Durbin 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 4.53 HBP - P Polanco (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 39-23; C Durbin 26-19. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 1-2; C Durbin 0-4. Batters faced: C Gaudin 9; C Durbin 8. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MIKE PIAZZA SCORED KURT SUZUKI. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M PIAZZA ON FIRST, J CUST ON SECOND, S STEWART ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3 DETROIT 2 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.229, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE FIELDER'S CHOICE BY DAN JOHNSON SCORED SHANNON STEWART. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D JOHNSON ON FIRST, M PIAZZA ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4 DETROIT 2 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.245, 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 2 0 2 4 4 0 DETROIT 2 0 2 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DET - CHAD DURBIN DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.298, 0-FOR-0, BB) P POLANCO (.346, 0-FOR-0, HBP) G SHEFFIELD (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS DETROIT (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .301 M Ellis 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .265 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260 M Piazza dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280 D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .228 M Scutaro 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 K Suzuki c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 Totals 13 4 4 4 2 3 5 BATTING: HR - M Ellis (16, 1st inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ellis 2 (55), M Piazza (24), D Johnson (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1. Team LOB - 2. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 P Polanco 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .359 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Totals 7 2 1 2 1 3 2 BATTING: RBI - M Ordonez 2 (104). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 202 -- 4 DETROIT - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 1 2 2 1 3 0 4.25 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era C Durbin 3 4 4 4 2 3 1 4.66 HBP - P Polanco (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 39-23; C Durbin 55-33. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 1-2; C Durbin 1-5. Batters faced: C Gaudin 9; C Durbin 15. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 2 0 2 4 4 0 DETROIT 2 0 0 2 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DET - CHAD DURBIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M KOTSAY (.220, 0-FOR-1) D MURPHY (.229, 0-FOR-1) K SUZUKI (.239, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
