Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics
8-7, 6-2 Away
11
8-7, 6-2 Away
Final
7-8, 4-4 Home
4
7-8, 4-4 Home
Tigers Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for A Gomez in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BA Gomez (1, J Blanton); C Guillen 2 (5, K Saarloos, J Blanton); B Inge (3, J Blanton)
- RBIC Monroe 3 (10), B Inge 3 (9), P Polanco 3 (6), C Guillen (7)
- SFC Monroe; B Inge
- Team LOB11
- Fielding
- DP2 (C Guillen-P Polanco-C Shelton, P Polanco-C Shelton)
- EC Guillen 2 (5, ground ball, throw); B Inge (3, throw)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Kendall (1, K Rogers)
- HRF Thomas (4, 2nd inning off K Rogers 0 on, 0 Out); M Ellis (1, 8th inning off C Spurling 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIF Thomas (9), J Kendall (3), M Ellis 2 (4)
- GIDPB Crosby
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- EJ Blanton (1, bunt); J Payton (1, bobble); B Kielty (1, throw); A Perez (1, ground ball)
- AssistsM Bradley (P Polanco at 2nd base)
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Rogers(W,17-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 108-67 | 3.38 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-8 | 5.14 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.69 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 129-81 |
- Pitching
- IBBC Monroe (By J Blanton)
- HBPC Shelton (By B Halsey)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Rogers 7-13; C Spurling 0-2; J Walker 1-2
- Game ScoresK Rogers 59
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(L,16-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 88-59 | 6.87 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-16 | 9.00 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-15 | 2.45 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 157-103 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 2-8; K Saarloos 2-3; B Halsey 4-0; J Kennedy 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 13
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | C Monroe singled to right center, A Gomez scored, C Guillen to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | F Thomas homered to left. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | C Monroe singled to right, C Shelton scored, C Guillen to third. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | B Inge hit sacrifice fly to center, C Guillen scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | P Polanco singled to left, C Monroe scored, C Granderson to second. | 4 | 1 | |
| 5th | B Inge doubled to left, A Gomez and C Guillen scored, C Monroe to third. | 6 | 1 | |
| 5th | P Polanco singled to left, C Monroe and B Inge scored, C Granderson to second. | 8 | 1 | |
| 6th | C Guillen doubled to left, A Gomez scored, C Guillen to third on throwing error by third baseman A Perez. | 9 | 1 | |
| 6th | C Monroe hit sacrifice fly to right, C Guillen scored. | 10 | 1 | |
| 8th | J Kendall doubled to deep right center, A Perez scored. | 10 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Ellis homered to left, J Kendall scored. | 10 | 4 | |
| 9th | I Rodriguez safe at first on error by third baseman A Perez, B Inge scored, R Santiago to second. | 11 | 4 | |
DET wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 20 April 2006
Oakland, California
Attendance: 18,309
Game Time:2:36
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Randy Marsh
- First Base Umpire - Ramon Armendariz
- Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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