Tigers 9, 
Angels 6
| W: | K. Farnsworth (2-2) |
| L: | J. Arredondo (7-2) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (8) |
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Figgins 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .280 |
| G Anderson LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| M Teixeira DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .376 |
| V Guerrero RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .281 |
| K Morales 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 |
| M Napoli C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .214 |
| B Wood SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 |
| S Rodriguez 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Wood (2, Z Miner); G Anderson (23, Z Miner); V Guerrero (27, F Rodney) HR: M Teixeira (9, 4th inning off Z Miner 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Teixeira 3 (28), B Wood (4), S Rodriguez (4), C Figgins (20) SF: S Rodriguez 2-out RBI: M Teixeira GIDP: T Hunter, C Figgins Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Morales 2, C Figgins 1, M Napoli 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (S Rodriguez-B Wood-K Morales 2). | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Garland | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 103-61 | 4.64 |
| J Arredondo (L, 7-2; B, 6) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 1.46 |
| J Speier | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21-16 | 5.12 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 147-89 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Speier IBB: M Cabrera 2 (By J Garland) Batters faced: J Garland 26; J Arredondo 6; J Speier 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Garland 9-5; J Arredondo 0-2; J Speier 1-2 Game Scores: J Garland 39 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .314 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| M Joyce LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .264 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| E Renteria SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| R Santiago SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| M Hessman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| B Inge C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Totals | 32 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Ordonez (29, J Garland); P Polanco (31, J Garland) 3B: C Granderson (13, J Arredondo) HR: M Hessman (1, 8th inning off J Speier 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ordonez (83), M Cabrera (110), G Sheffield (45), P Polanco 3 (54), C Granderson (53), M Hessman 2 (2) S: R Santiago SF: M Cabrera 2-out RBI: G Sheffield GIDP: M Joyce 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Joyce 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Hessman-P Polanco-M Cabrera, R Santiago-P Polanco-M Cabrera). PB: B Inge. | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Miner | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 97-62 | 3.72 |
| C Rapada | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 4.80 |
| K Farnsworth (W, 2-2) | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-16 | 3.77 |
| F Rodney (S, 8) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 4.59 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 160-105 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Morales (By Z Miner) Batters faced: Z Miner 26; C Rapada 4; K Farnsworth 7; F Rodney 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Miner 11-5; C Rapada 1-0; K Farnsworth 2-1; F Rodney 1-1 Game Scores: Z Miner 38 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | DET | |||
 | 1st | M Ordonez singled to right, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, P Polanco scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | M Teixeira homered to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | G Sheffield singled to center, M Ordonez scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | B Wood doubled to left, K Morales scored, M Napoli to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | S Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to center, M Napoli scored, B Wood to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 5th | C Figgins grounded out to third, B Wood scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 5th | M Teixeira singled to center, G Anderson scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 5th | P Polanco doubled to center, B Inge and C Granderson scored. | 5 | 5 |
| 7th | M Teixeira singled to left, C Figgins scored, G Anderson to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 7th | C Granderson tripled to deep left center, B Inge scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 7th | P Polanco singled to left, C Granderson scored. | 6 | 7 |
| 8th | M Hessman homered to left, G Sheffield scored. | 6 | 9 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 13 MINUTE DELAY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 36,671 (88.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Bill Welke |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 3rd 2008
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 1 |
| San Francisco | 9 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 | in 11 |
| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| Oakland | Postponed | |
| Kansas City |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |