Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
54-61, 22-32 Away
4
54-61, 22-32 Away
Final
56-59, 29-23 Home
2
56-59, 29-23 Home
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- HRE Brown (11, 6th inning off K Rogers 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIR Davis 2 (10), M Ellis (38), E Brown (53)
- GIDPJ Hannahan; E Brown
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBC Gonzalez (4, 2nd base off F Dolsi/B Inge)
- Fielding
- DP2 (J Hannahan-M Ellis-D Barton, B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton)
- EB Crosby (13, throw)
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .366 | .495 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .354 | .426 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .376 | .436 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .310 | .422 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .331 | .574 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .456 | .484 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .378 | .491 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .359 | .509 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .327 | .371 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .299 | .554 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .306 | .335 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .315 | .416 |
| 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
a-flied out to center for R Raburn in the 8th
- Batting
- HRM Thames (21, 2nd inning off D Braden 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Thames 2 (46)
- 2Out RBIM Thames 2
- GIDPG Sheffield 2
- Team LOB4
- Baserunning
- Picked OffM Ordonez (1st base by D Braden)
- Fielding
- DP2 (K Rogers-E Renteria-M Cabrera, E Renteria-P Polanco-M Cabrera)
- EP Polanco (7, throw)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Braden(W,3-2) |
B. Ziegler(S,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 97-65 | 4.62 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30-18 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 127-83 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Braden 9-9; B Ziegler 3-1
- Game ScoresD Braden 60
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | M Thames homered to center, M Cabrera scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | R Davis singled to right, C Gonzalez and K Suzuki scored, D Barton to second, D Barton to third, R Davis to second on throwing error by second baseman P Polanco. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | M Ellis singled to left, D Barton scored, R Davis to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | E Brown homered to left center. | 4 | 2 | |
DET wins 2-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
12:05 AM, 9 August 2008
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 41,457
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale
- First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
- Third Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
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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