Athletics 3, 
Tigers 2
| W: | J. Devine (5-1) |
| L: | F. Rodney (0-5) |
| SV: | B. Ziegler (7) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Davis CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .281 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| E Brown DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .287 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .245 |
| A Cunningham LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .320 |
| J Baisley 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| E Patterson PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| C Pennington 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| BATTING 3B: R Davis 2 (4, N Robertson, F Rodney) RBI: D Barton (45), R Davis (19), E Brown (59) SF: E Brown Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Davis 1, K Suzuki 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Patterson (8, 2nd base off B Seay/D Ryan) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (C Pennington-B Crosby, B Crosby-C Pennington-D Barton 2). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Eveland | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102-61 | 4.23 |
| J Devine (W, 5-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-11 | 0.72 |
| H Street (H, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26-10 | 3.98 |
| B Ziegler (S, 7) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-16 | 0.53 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 167-98 | |
| PITCHING IBB: G Sheffield (By H Street) Batters faced: D Eveland 24; J Devine 3; H Street 5; B Ziegler 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Eveland 11-4; J Devine 0-1; H Street 1-1; B Ziegler 1-0 Game Scores: D Eveland 50 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .302 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .307 |
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .321 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| G Sheffield DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .226 |
| M Thames LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| M Joyce LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .257 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .218 |
| D Ryan C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 |
| a-J Larish PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | |
| a-singled to left for D Ryan in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Ryan (1, D Eveland); P Polanco (32, H Street) RBI: E Renteria 2 (50) GIDP: M Ordonez, M Thames Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, C Granderson 2, M Joyce 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Robertson | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 79-60 | 6.08 |
| B Seay (H, 12) | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 3.94 |
| F Rodney (L, 0-5; B, 5) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 4.50 |
| F Dolsi | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.07 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 122-88 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Barton (By F Rodney) Batters faced: N Robertson 25; B Seay 2; F Rodney 5; F Dolsi 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 9-6; B Seay 0-0; F Rodney 1-1; F Dolsi 1-1 Game Scores: N Robertson 71 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | DET | |||
 | 2nd | E Renteria singled to center, M Cabrera and G Sheffield scored, M Thames to second. | 0 | 2 |
 | 6th | D Barton grounded out to second, R Davis scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 8th | R Davis tripled to deep center, E Patterson scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | E Brown hit sacrifice fly to center, R Davis scored. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 37,240 (90.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 9th 2008
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
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