Tigers 3, 
Athletics 2
| W: | E. Jackson (10-5) |
| L: | G. Gonzalez (4-4) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (26) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .269 | .318 |
| M Thames DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .243 | .309 |
b-A Huff PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .251 | .318 |
| R Raburn LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .273 | .333 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .335 | .401 |
| M Ordonez RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .276 | .346 |
a-C Granderson PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .338 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .241 | .330 |
| C Thomas CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .247 | .333 |
| G Laird C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .223 | .304 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .237 | .284 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 140 | ||
| a-hit for M Ordonez in the 8th b-lined out to right for M Thames in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: R Raburn 2 (10, 1st inning off G Gonzalez 0 on, 2 Out; 3rd inning off G Gonzalez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Raburn 2 (34), C Thomas (35) 2-out RBI: R Raburn 2, C Thomas Tigers RISP: 2-6 (A Everett 0-2, B Inge 0-1, A Huff 0-1, C Thomas 1-1, G Laird 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Jackson (4, throw); R Raburn (9, bobble) | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson (W, 10-5) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 104-64 | 2.86 |
| B Seay (H, 22) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.35 |
| B Lyon (H, 9) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 2.78 |
| F Rodney (S, 26) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 3.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 154-97 | |
| PITCHING E Jackson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP: E Jackson 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Jackson 11/25; B Seay 1/3; B Lyon 3/5; F Rodney 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Jackson 12-12-22-18; B Seay 2-3-3-0; B Lyon 3-3-3-4; F Rodney 4-2-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 6-7; B Seay 0-0; B Lyon 1-2; F Rodney 2-0 Game Scores: E Jackson 56 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .278 | .334 |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .296 | .365 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .275 | .312 |
| S Hairston LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .265 | .299 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .274 | .327 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .273 | .310 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .235 | .351 |
| D Barton 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .167 | .318 |
a-T Everidge PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .222 | .304 |
| C Pennington SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .262 | .304 |
b-N Garciaparra PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .303 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 154 | ||
| a-struck out looking for D Barton in the 7th b-grounded to second for C Pennington in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Sweeney (20, E Jackson); R Davis (14, B Lyon) RBI: J Cust (52), R Davis (26) S: T Everidge, C Pennington 2-out RBI: R Davis Athletics RISP: 2-10 (R Davis 1-1, C Pennington 0-1, J Cust 1-2, N Garciaparra 0-1, M Ellis 0-1, K Suzuki 0-2, A Kennedy 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Sweeney-T Everidge). Outfield Assist: R Davis (M Cabrera at 2nd base); R Sweeney (P Polanco at 1st base). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Gonzalez (L, 4-4) | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 102-59 | 5.78 |
| B Ziegler | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 2.59 |
| J Marshall | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 9.00 |
| M Wuertz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-7 | 3.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 140-80 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Gonzalez 11/25; B Ziegler 6/8; J Marshall 1/1; M Wuertz 0/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Gonzalez 17-18-12-12; B Ziegler 3-1-2-7; J Marshall 0-0-0-1; M Wuertz 2-1-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 4-4; B Ziegler 2-2; J Marshall 1-0; M Wuertz 0-2 Game Scores: G Gonzalez 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | OAK | |||
 | 1st | R Raburn homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Cust singled to right, R Sweeney scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | R Raburn homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | C Thomas singled to center, M Cabrera scored, M Ordonez to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 7th | R Davis doubled to deep right, J Cust scored, A Kennedy to third. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 15,927 (45.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
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