Tigers 6, 
Athletics 1
| W: | N. Robertson (7-8) |
| L: | G. Smith (5-11) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (3) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| F Thomas DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .286 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Hannahan (23, N Robertson); E Brown (13, F Rodney) RBI: M Ellis (39) 2-out RBI: M Ellis Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Suzuki 3 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Crosby (14, throw); J Blevins (2, throw) DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Smith (L, 5-11) | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 95-46 | 3.92 |
| H Street | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34-18 | 4.65 |
| J Devine | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-14 | 1.05 |
| J Blevins | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-14 | 2.81 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 175-92 | |
| PITCHING IBB: E Renteria (By G Smith) Batters faced: G Smith 23; H Street 8; J Devine 4; J Blevins 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Smith 2-10; H Street 1-0; J Devine 0-1; J Blevins 2-0 Game Scores: G Smith 49 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| R Raburn LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .252 |
| M Ordonez RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .318 |
| M Joyce RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .299 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .222 |
| B Inge 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| E Renteria SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| D Sardinha C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .111 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Cabrera (27, G Smith); R Raburn (9, J Blevins) HR: C Granderson (15, 5th inning off G Smith 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Granderson (43), P Polanco (44), M Ordonez 2 (70), R Raburn (15) S: D Sardinha 2-out RBI: M Ordonez 2, R Raburn GIDP: G Sheffield Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Sardinha 2, G Sheffield 1, M Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Robertson (W, 7-8) | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 104-70 | 5.84 |
| F Rodney (S, 3) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-13 | 4.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 127-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: N Robertson 29; F Rodney 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 9-9; F Rodney 3-0 Game Scores: N Robertson 69 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | DET | |||
 | 5th | C Granderson homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | P Polanco singled to right, B Inge scored, E Renteria to third, C Granderson to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | M Ordonez singled to left, E Renteria and C Granderson scored, P Polanco to second. | 0 | 4 |
 | 8th | M Ellis singled to left, J Hannahan scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 8th | R Raburn doubled to deep left, P Polanco scored, R Raburn to third on throwing error by shortstop B Crosby.R Raburn scored on throwing error by pitcher J Blevins. | 1 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 40,743 (98.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:41 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 10th 2008
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Florida | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Houston | 13 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Texas | 15 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 | in 13 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | in 12 |
| San Diego | 16 | Final |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |