Athletics 5, 
Tigers 1
| W: | D. Braden (6-7) |
| L: | J. Verlander (8-4) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .257 | .339 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .255 | .308 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .331 | .395 |
| M Thames DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .247 | .321 |
| R Raburn LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .265 | .351 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .260 | .330 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .236 | .325 |
| D Kelly 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .289 | .357 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .275 | .325 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 122 | ||
| BATTING 2B: G Laird (11, D Braden); A Everett (11, D Braden); D Kelly (3, D Braden); M Cabrera (16, D Braden) RBI: G Laird (20) S: C Granderson 2-out RBI: G Laird GIDP: M Ordonez, P Polanco Tigers RISP: 1-9 (D Kelly 0-1, P Polanco 0-1, A Everett 0-1, M Ordonez 0-1, C Granderson 0-1, M Thames 0-1, R Raburn 0-1, G Laird 1-1, M Cabrera 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (L, 8-4) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 102-68 | 3.54 |
| F Ni | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 3.86 |
| Z Miner | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 4.08 |
| B Lyon | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-16 | 4.03 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 145-96 | |
| PITCHING Balk: J Verlander First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 16/25; F Ni 2/3; Z Miner 0/1; B Lyon 1/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 16-10-24-18; F Ni 2-2-2-2; Z Miner 1-0-2-1; B Lyon 5-0-8-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 4-8; F Ni 1-0; Z Miner 1-0; B Lyon 0-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 49 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .286 | .355 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .250 | .292 |
| M Holliday LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .275 | .373 |
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .199 | .339 |
B Crosby 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .203 | .296 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .279 | .324 |
| R Sweeney CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .270 | .324 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .225 | .315 |
| T Buck RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .239 | .302 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .208 | .256 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 145 | ||
| BATTING 2B: T Buck (3, F Ni); K Suzuki (21, B Lyon) HR: J Cust (14, 4th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 2 Out); J Giambi (11, 6th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Cust 2 (41), J Giambi 2 (40), K Suzuki (32) 2-out RBI: J Cust 2 Athletics RISP: 1-8 (O Cabrera 0-1, J Cust 0-1, M Ellis 0-1, R Sweeney 0-1, K Suzuki 0-1, A Kennedy 0-1, J Giambi 1-2) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: O Cabrera (3, 2nd base off J Verlander/G Laird) CS: M Holliday (3, 2nd base by B Lyon/G Laird) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Kennedy-M Ellis-J Giambi, O Cabrera-B Crosby). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Braden (W, 6-7) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 92-59 | 3.13 |
| B Ziegler (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.25 |
| A Bailey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17-9 | 2.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 122-77 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Bailey First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Braden 18/26; B Ziegler 2/3; A Bailey 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Braden 17-6-14-22; B Ziegler 3-2-2-2; A Bailey 3-3-3-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Braden 10-8; B Ziegler 2-0; A Bailey 0-0 Game Scores: D Braden 65 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | G Laird doubled to left, R Raburn scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 4th | J Cust homered to left, R Sweeney scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 6th | J Giambi homered to right, M Holliday scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 8th | K Suzuki doubled to deep right center, B Crosby scored. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 21,238 (60.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:18 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Randy Marsh, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
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