Final in 11
Oakland leads 2-0 (as of 6/3)
| Game 1: Monday, June 2 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, June 3 | ||
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| Detroit | 4 | Final in 11 |
| Oakland | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, June 4 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 10 | |
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10:05 PM ET, June 3, 2008
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||
| P Polanco 2B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | ||
| M Thames DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .247 | ||
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .318 | ||
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .276 | ||
| C Guillen 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .296 | ||
| E Renteria SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .266 | ||
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .253 | ||
| R Raburn LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .204 | ||
| C Thomas PR-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 26 | |||
| BATTING 2B: R Raburn (5, D Eveland); M Thames (4, C Gaudin) RBI: C Granderson (19), P Polanco (17), M Cabrera (34), C Guillen (26) SF: M Cabrera GIDP: E Renteria 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 2, M Thames 1, R Raburn 2, E Renteria 4 Team LOB: 15 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (E Renteria-P Polanco-M Cabrera, C Guillen-M Cabrera). | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Willis | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 70-37 | 4.50 | |
| A Galarraga | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50-26 | 3.76 | |
| C Fossum (H, 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 27.00 | |
| Z Miner (B, 3) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29-14 | 5.40 | |
| B Seay (L, 0-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.06 | |
| F Dolsi | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 1.54 | |
| Totals | 10.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 189-100 | ||
| PITCHING WP: D Willis Batters faced: D Willis 17; A Galarraga 12; C Fossum 2; Z Miner 8; B Seay 5; F Dolsi 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Willis 7-2; A Galarraga 2-5; C Fossum 0-0; Z Miner 2-3; B Seay 2-1; F Dolsi 1-0 Game Scores: D Willis 56 | ||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Ellis 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .246 | ||
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .262 | ||
| J Cust DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 | ||
| E Chavez 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 | ||
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .251 | ||
| T Buck RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .165 | ||
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .220 | ||
| R Davis PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | ||
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .211 | ||
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .259 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 21 | |||
| BATTING HR: E Chavez (1, 5th inning off A Galarraga 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: E Chavez 3 (3), T Buck (10), J Cust (24) S: C Gonzalez 2-out RBI: E Chavez 3, J Cust GIDP: D Barton, B Crosby Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Gonzalez 3 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Ellis-B Crosby-D Barton, E Chavez-M Ellis-D Barton). Outfield Assist: C Gonzalez (C Thomas at Home). | ||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Eveland | 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 86-43 | 3.82 | |
| B Ziegler | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27-16 | 0.00 | |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29-15 | 4.32 | |
| K Foulke | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.12 | |
| H Street | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.62 | |
| C Gaudin (W, 5-3) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37-23 | 3.51 | |
| Totals | 11.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 215-119 | ||
| PITCHING WP: C Gaudin IBB: C Guillen (By C Gaudin) HBP: C Guillen (By B Ziegler) Batters faced: D Eveland 22; B Ziegler 6; A Embree 6; K Foulke 5; H Street 3; C Gaudin 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Eveland 7-3; B Ziegler 4-1; A Embree 2-1; K Foulke 0-0; H Street 1-2; C Gaudin 2-3 Game Scores: D Eveland 41 | ||||||||||
| DET | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | C Granderson grounded out to second, I Rodriguez scored, R Raburn to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | P Polanco singled to center, R Raburn scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to right, P Polanco scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 5th | E Chavez homered to right, K Suzuki and B Crosby scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 7th | C Guillen singled to left, M Thames scored, M Ordonez to third, M Cabrera to second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | T Buck singled to left, E Chavez scored, E Brown to second, E Brown to third advancing on throw. | 4 | 4 | |
| 11th | J Cust reached on infield single to first, K Suzuki scored, M Ellis to third, B Crosby to second. | 4 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 10,871 (31% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:50 |
| Weather | 54 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Derryl Cousins, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Marty Foster |

