Tigers 6, 
Athletics 3
| W: | W. Ledezma (1-0) |
| L: | H. Street (0-1) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Kendall C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 |
| M Kotsay CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| M Bradley RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| F Thomas DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| E Chavez 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| J Payton LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| N Swisher 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| M Scutaro SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .067 |
| D Jimenez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| a-B Kielty PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Kiger 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| a-popped out to first for D Jimenez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Bradley (2, J Bonderman); E Chavez (1, J Bonderman) HR: J Payton (1, 4th inning off J Bonderman 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Bradley (5), E Chavez (2), J Payton (2) 2-out RBI: E Chavez GIDP: F Thomas Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jimenez 1, M Scutaro 2, J Payton 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Chavez (1, throw) DP: 2 (D Jimenez-M Scutaro, E Chavez-N Swisher). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Haren | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 85-56 | 5.40 |
| J Kennedy | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36-20 | 0.00 |
| K Calero | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 0.00 |
| H Street (L, 0-1) | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28-20 | 10.80 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 155-98 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Haren 2; J Kennedy IBB: B Inge (By J Kennedy) Batters faced: D Haren 23; J Kennedy 7; K Calero 1; H Street 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Haren 5-2; J Kennedy 1-2; K Calero 0-0; H Street 3-2 Game Scores: D Haren 46 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| C Monroe LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .429 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .529 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .235 |
| C Guillen 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .188 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 |
| A Gomez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .444 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| a-M Thames PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| a-flied out to center for R Santiago in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Granderson (2, D Haren); C Monroe (2, D Haren) HR: M Ordonez 2 (2, 6th inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off H Street 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Granderson (2), C Monroe (4), M Ordonez 4 (6) 2-out RBI: M Ordonez 3 GIDP: C Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ordonez 1, R Santiago 1, B Inge 1, A Gomez 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (P Polanco-R Santiago-C Guillen). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Bonderman | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 100-65 | 4.05 |
| J Walker | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-4 | 0.00 |
| J Grilli | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21-4 | 0.00 |
| W Ledezma (W, 1-0) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 144-83 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Bonderman Batters faced: J Bonderman 28; J Walker 1; J Grilli 5; W Ledezma 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Bonderman 9-8; J Walker 0-0; J Grilli 2-0; W Ledezma 0-4 Game Scores: J Bonderman 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | DET | |||
 | 1st | M Bradley doubled to deep left center, M Kotsay scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | E Chavez hit a ground rule double to right, M Bradley scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | J Payton homered to left. | 3 | 0 |
 | 5th | C Granderson doubled to right center, B Inge scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 5th | C Monroe doubled to left, C Granderson scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | M Ordonez homered to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | M Ordonez homered to left, C Monroe and P Polanco scored. | 3 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 42,967 (104.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:23 |
| Weather | 50 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Mike Reilly, Third Base - Jerry Crawford |