AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">DETROIT (4) VS OAKLAND (5) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294 a-R Raburn ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 P Polanco 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .340 M Thames dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 M Ordonez rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .358 C Guillen 1b-ss 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .303 I Rodriguez c 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .276 B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 C Maybin lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 b-T Perez ph-lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 R Santiago ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 c-S Casey ph-1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Totals 38 4 9 4 1 8 9 a-flied out to right for C Granderson in the 8th; b-grounded to second for C Maybin in the 9th; c-singled to right for R Santiago in the 9th. BATTING: 3B - C Guillen (9, J Blanton); P Polanco (3, A Embree). S - B Inge. RBI - C Guillen (90), I Rodriguez (53), T Perez (2), S Casey (47). 2-out RBI - S Casey. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Santiago 1, M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Inge-P Polanco-C Guillen). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283 N Swisher cf-rf 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .263 J Cust rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .272 J DaVanon cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 M Piazza dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .274 J Furmaniak pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 D Johnson 1b 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .235 M Ellis 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .262 J Hannahan 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .268 M Scutaro ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .260 K Suzuki c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 Totals 36 5 10 5 5 6 14 BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (27, V Vasquez); M Piazza (14, J Zumaya). HR - J Hannahan (3, 2nd inning off V Vasquez 0 on, 2 Out), J Cust (23, 4th inning off V Vasquez 0 on, 0 Out), D Johnson (14, 4th inning off V Vasquez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Hannahan (10), J Cust (72), D Johnson 2 (51), M Scutaro (38). 2-out RBI - J Hannahan, M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1. GIDP - M Scutaro. Team LOB - 9. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 020 000 002 0 -- 4 OAKLAND - 010 300 000 1 -- 5 No outs when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era V Vasquez 4 6 4 4 0 1 3 9.26 J Grilli 2 1/3 2 0 0 2 1 0 4.91 T Byrdak 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.82 C Durbin 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.76 F Rodney 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.79 J Zumaya (L, 1-3) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.64 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Blanton 7 5 2 2 1 6 0 3.88 A Embree (H, 13) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.65 H Street (W, 3-2; B, 4) 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 3.49 J Zumaya pitched to 2 batters in the 10th. Pitches-strikes: V Vasquez 69-42; J Grilli 37-19; T Byrdak 15-7; C Durbin 11-5; F Rodney 22-13; J Zumaya 5-3; J Blanton 96-62; A Embree 15-9; H Street 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: V Vasquez 7-4; J Grilli 5-1; T Byrdak 2-0; C Durbin 0-1; F Rodney 0-1; J Zumaya 0-0; J Blanton 8-7; A Embree 0-3; H Street 2-2. Batters faced: V Vasquez 18; J Grilli 10; T Byrdak 4; C Durbin 3; F Rodney 4; J Zumaya 2; J Blanton 27; A Embree 4; H Street 9. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. T--3:01. Att--27,250. Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT (4) AT OAKLAND (5) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT 2ND: M Ordonez singled to right. C Guillen tripled to right, M Ordonez scored. I Rodriguez singled to center, C Guillen scored. B Inge sacrificed to third, I Rodriguez to second. C Maybin flied out to center, I Rodriguez to third. R Santiago popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 2ND: D Johnson grounded out to first. M Ellis grounded out to second. J Hannahan homered to right. M Scutaro flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust homered to center. M Piazza grounded out to shortstop. D Johnson homered to center. M Ellis doubled to right. J Hannahan grounded out to second, M Ellis to third. M Scutaro singled to center, M Ellis scored. K Suzuki flied out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. DETROIT 9TH: H Street relieved A Embree. C Guillen singled to center. I Rodriguez singled to left, C Guillen to third. B Inge flied out to right. T Perez hit for C Maybin. T Perez grounded out to second, C Guillen scored, I Rodriguez to second. S Casey hit for R Santiago. S Casey singled to right, I Rodriguez scored. R Raburn lined out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 10TH: J Zumaya relieved F Rodney. M Piazza doubled to deep left. J Furmaniak ran for M Piazza. D Johnson singled to right, J Furmaniak scored, D Johnson to second advancing on throw. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, OAKLAND 5.</div>
AL: DETROIT at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT (4) AT OAKLAND (5) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, M Thames DH, M Ordonez RF, C Guillen 1B, I Rodriguez C, B Inge 3B, C Maybin LF, R Santiago SS, V Vasquez RHP. 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, J Blanton RHP. Umpires -- Jerry Meals (HP), Gary Darling (1B), Larry Poncino (2B), Bruce Dreckman (3B). Gametime Weather: 70 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 9 mph. DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson popped out to second. P Polanco grounded out to third. M Thames struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart lined out to left. N Swisher struck out swinging. J Cust singled to right center. M Piazza flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, OAKLAND 0. DETROIT 2ND: M Ordonez singled to right. C Guillen tripled to right, M Ordonez scored. I Rodriguez singled to center, C Guillen scored. B Inge sacrificed to third, I Rodriguez to second. C Maybin flied out to center, I Rodriguez to third. R Santiago popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 2ND: D Johnson grounded out to first. M Ellis grounded out to second. J Hannahan homered to right. M Scutaro flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 1. DETROIT 3RD: C Granderson struck out swinging. P Polanco grounded out to third. M Thames grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 3RD: K Suzuki grounded out to third. S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. N Swisher grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 1. DETROIT 4TH: M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen grounded out to pitcher. I Rodriguez walked. B Inge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust homered to center. M Piazza grounded out to shortstop. D Johnson homered to center. M Ellis doubled to right. J Hannahan grounded out to second, M Ellis to third. M Scutaro singled to center, M Ellis scored. K Suzuki flied out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. DETROIT 5TH: C Maybin struck out looking. R Santiago popped out to shortstop. C Granderson singled to right. P Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Granderson out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 5TH: J Grilli relieved V Vasquez. S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. N Swisher struck out swinging. J Cust walked. M Piazza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Cust out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. DETROIT 6TH: M Thames struck out swinging. M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. C Guillen singled to left. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Guillen out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 6TH: D Johnson walked. M Ellis singled to left, D Johnson to third. J Hannahan grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Johnson out at home, M Ellis to second. M Scutaro grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Hannahan out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. DETROIT 7TH: B Inge popped out to second. C Maybin lined out to right. R Santiago struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 7TH: K Suzuki singled to left. S Stewart flied out to left. T Byrdak relieved J Grilli. N Swisher struck out swinging. J Cust grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. DETROIT 8TH: A Embree relieved J Blanton. N Swisher in right field. J DaVanon in center field. R Raburn hit for C Granderson. R Raburn flied out to right. P Polanco tripled to deep right. M Thames popped out to second. M Ordonez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 8TH: R Raburn in center field. M Piazza grounded out to third. D Johnson walked. C Durbin relieved T Byrdak. M Ellis struck out looking. J Hannahan walked, D Johnson to second. M Scutaro flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, OAKLAND 4. DETROIT 9TH: H Street relieved A Embree. C Guillen singled to center. I Rodriguez singled to left, C Guillen to third. B Inge flied out to right. T Perez hit for C Maybin. T Perez grounded out to second, C Guillen scored, I Rodriguez to second. S Casey hit for R Santiago. S Casey singled to right, I Rodriguez scored. R Raburn lined out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 9TH: C Guillen at shortstop. T Perez in left field. S Casey at first base. F Rodney relieved C Durbin. K Suzuki lined out to right. S Stewart walked. N Swisher struck out looking. J DaVanon struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, OAKLAND 4. DETROIT 10TH: P Polanco struck out swinging. M Thames struck out swinging. M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 10TH: J Zumaya relieved F Rodney. M Piazza doubled to deep left. J Furmaniak ran for M Piazza. D Johnson singled to right, J Furmaniak scored, D Johnson to second advancing on throw. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, OAKLAND 5.</div>
Johnson drives in winning run as A's edge Tigers <h3>OAKLAND 5, DETROIT 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Ryan Leong PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- It was fireworks night at McAfeeColiseum, and the Oakland Athletics provided plenty of explosivepower. Dan Johnson homered in the fourth inning and drove in thewinning run in the 10th as the Athletics posted a 5-4 victoryover the Detroit Tigers in the opener of Friday's weekendseries. In the 10th, Mike Piazza hit a leadoff double into the leftfield corner off reliever Joel Zumaya (1-3). After J.J.Furmaniak came on to run for Piazza, Johnson ripped a fastballto right for a double and Furmaniak beat the throw home fromAll-Star Magglio Ordonez. Oakland closer Huston Street (3-2) recorded the win despitegiving up two runs in the ninth to force extra frames. TheAthletics held a 4-2 advantage in the ninth before Timo Perezand Sean Casey each drove in a run to tie the game. Joe Blanton was set to pick up the win after allowing just tworuns and five hits with six strikeouts in seven innings. The Athletics scored three times in the fourth against rookieVirgil Vasquez. Jack Cust hit one of the longest home runs atthe Coliseum this season, blasting a ball high off the "batter'seye" in center field, nearly hitting the outfield luxurysuites. One out later, Johnson belted his 14th homer to snap a 2-2 tie.Marco Scutaro's two-out, RBI single capped the uprising. That inning was the last for Vasquez, who allowed four runs andsix hits in four frames. Jack Hannahan's line-drive homer to right in the second slicedOakland's deficit to 2-1. The 27-year-old was acquired from theTigers in a trade on August 14. Carlos Guillen hit an RBI triple down the right field line inthe first and Ivan Rodriguez added a run-scoring base hit laterin the inning to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. In losing for the ninth time in its last 14 games, Detroit(72-63) fell 5 1/2 games behind red-hot Cleveland (77-57) in theAmerican League Central Division. The Indians posted an 8-5victory over the Chicago White Sox earlier Friday night.
Johnson drives in winning run as A's edge Tigers <h3>OAKLAND 5, DETROIT 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Ryan Leong PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- It was fireworks night at McAfeeColiseum, and the Oakland Athletics provided plenty of explosivepower. Dan Johnson homered in the fourth inning and drove in thewinning run in the 10th as the Athletics posted a 5-4 victoryover the Detroit Tigers in the opener of Friday's weekendseries. In the 10th, Mike Piazza hit a leadoff double into the leftfield corner off reliever Joel Zumaya (1-3). After J.J.Furmaniak came on to run for Piazza, Johnson ripped a fastballto right for a single and Furmaniak beat the throw home fromAll-Star Magglio Ordonez. Oakland closer Huston Street (3-2) recorded the win despitegiving up two runs in the ninth to force extra frames. TheAthletics held a 4-2 advantage in the ninth before Timo Perezand Sean Casey each drove in a run to tie the game. Joe Blanton was set to pick up the win after allowing just tworuns and five hits with six strikeouts in seven innings. The Athletics scored three times in the fourth against rookieVirgil Vasquez. Jack Cust hit one of the longest home runs atthe Coliseum this season, blasting a ball high off the "batter'seye" in center field, nearly hitting the outfield luxurysuites. One out later, Johnson belted his 14th homer to snap a 2-2 tie.Marco Scutaro's two-out, RBI single capped the uprising. That inning was the last for Vasquez, who allowed four runs andsix hits in four frames. Jack Hannahan's line-drive homer to right in the second slicedOakland's deficit to 2-1. The 27-year-old was acquired from theTigers in a trade on August 14. Carlos Guillen hit an RBI triple down the right field line inthe first and Ivan Rodriguez added a run-scoring base hit laterin the inning to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. In losing for the ninth time in its last 14 games, Detroit(72-63) fell 5 1/2 games behind red-hot Cleveland (77-57) in theAmerican League Central Division. The Indians posted an 8-5victory over the Chicago White Sox earlier Friday night.
Johnson drives in winning run as A's edge Tigers <h3>OAKLAND 5, DETROIT 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Ryan Leong PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- It was fireworks night at McAfeeColiseum, and the Oakland Athletics provided plenty of explosivepower. Dan Johnson homered in the fourth inning and drove in thewinning run in the 10th as the Athletics posted a 5-4 victoryover the Detroit Tigers in the opener of Friday's weekendseries. In the 10th, Mike Piazza hit a leadoff double into the leftfield corner off reliever Joel Zumaya (1-3). After J.J.Furmaniak came on to run for Piazza, Johnson ripped a fastballto right for a single and Furmaniak beat the throw home fromAll-Star Magglio Ordonez. "I went up there and swung the bat just looking to pullanything," Johnson said. "It was, get the foot down early anddo everything I can to pull it, and just got lucky enough to getthe bat head out there and pull it. I was just trying to movehim over and it was just a bonus to get him in." Oakland closer Huston Street (3-2) recorded the win despitegiving up two runs in the ninth to force extra frames. TheAthletics held a 4-2 advantage in the ninth before Timo Perezand Sean Casey each drove in a run to tie the game. "You've just got to battle, and that's what we're doing tofinish up the season, and to get every win to finish above .500is big," Street said. "To do that with as many injuries aswe've had would be a success, so it's mixed emotions for me asfar as I'm not getting my job done. But the team's stillwinning and so I've got to keep my head up and stay positivebecause that's the most important thing." Joe Blanton was set to pick up the win after allowing just tworuns and five hits with six strikeouts in seven innings. "As long as we win, that's all that matters to me," Blantonsaid. "As long as there's a W at the end of the day, that's themost important thing. I really had to put my game face on fromthe first batter on because they've given me fits this year andeven in the past, so I just went all out and was pleased withmy effort." The Athletics scored three times in the fourth against rookieVirgil Vasquez. Jack Cust hit one of the longest home runs atthe Coliseum this season, blasting a ball high off the "batter'seye" in center field, nearly hitting the outfield luxurysuites. One out later, Johnson belted his 14th homer to snap a 2-2 tie.Marco Scutaro's two-out, RBI single capped the uprising. That inning was the last for Vasquez, who allowed four runs andsix hits in four frames. "I felt comfortable out there," Vasquez said. "I felt like Iwas in control. They hit some pitches far and got the leadafter we came out there and scored two, so I tried to have funout there and it just didn't go as well as planned." Jack Hannahan's line-drive homer to right in the second slicedOakland's deficit to 2-1. The 27-year-old was acquired from theTigers in a trade on August 14. "Jack did a nice job again, he hit a home run against his formerteam and he's played very well for us," Athletics manager BobGeren said. "We're very happy with what he's done." Carlos Guillen hit an RBI triple down the right field line inthe first and Ivan Rodriguez added a run-scoring base hit laterin the inning to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. In losing for the ninth time in its last 14 games, Detroit(72-63) fell 5 1/2 games behind red-hot Cleveland (77-57) in theAmerican League Central Division. The Indians posted an 8-5victory over the Chicago White Sox earlier Friday night. "We had a chance pick up a game in the wild card race and we letthat slip away," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "I knowCleveland won. I don't need to talk about that. If they lose,that's a bonus. We have to win games. If we don't win, itdoesn't matter what anybody else does."
