Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
Athletics Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for T Buck in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BR Sweeney (7, R Porcello)
- RBIT Buck (6)
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-5 (O Cabrera 0-1, J Cust 0-1, B Crosby 0-2, T Buck 1-1)
- Fielding
- ED Braden (1, throw)
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. Inge3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 | .331 | .483 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .311 | .371 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .340 | .480 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .341 | .413 | .463 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .389 | .459 | .626 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .375 | .667 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .338 | .333 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 | .392 | .562 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .265 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .321 | .319 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .310 | .378 |
| 38 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BR Raburn (1, D Braden); G Laird 2 (4, R Springer, D Braden); C Granderson (4, D Braden); M Ordonez (4, D Braden); M Cabrera 2 (7, K Cameron, M Wuertz)
- HRR Raburn (2, 5th inning off D Braden 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIG Laird (8), M Cabrera 4 (30), M Ordonez (17), R Raburn 3 (9)
- 2Out RBIM Ordonez, R Raburn 3, M Cabrera
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP6-16 (P Polanco 1-2, A Everett 0-2, M Ordonez 1-4, C Granderson 0-1, B Inge 0-1, R Raburn 1-1, M Cabrera 2-3, G Laird 1-1, C Thomas 0-1)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Braden(L,4-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 107-63 | 3.64 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-13 | 1.83 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.25 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 3.00 |
| 8.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 159-94 |
- Pitching
- WPM Wuertz
- HBPM Holliday (By R Porcello)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Braden 10-26; M Wuertz 3-6; R Springer 2-4; K Cameron 2-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Braden 17-11-16-19; M Wuertz 3-4-2-4; R Springer 4-1-1-3; K Cameron 1-3-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Braden 8-2; M Wuertz 1-1; R Springer 0-2; K Cameron 1-1
- Game ScoresD Braden 28
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Porcello(W,6-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 86-51 | 3.86 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.40 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-17 | 1.74 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 135-83 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Porcello 13-24; B Seay 0-2; J Zumaya 3-5; F Rodney 1-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Porcello 13-12-10-16; B Seay 1-0-2-2; J Zumaya 4-3-5-5; F Rodney 2-1-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Porcello 7-6; B Seay 1-0; J Zumaya 2-3; F Rodney 1-1
- Game ScoresR Porcello 65
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | G Laird doubled to left, R Raburn scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | T Buck singled to right, R Sweeney scored, T Buck to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third on throwing error by pitcher D Braden. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | M Ordonez hit a ground rule double to deep center, P Polanco scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5th | R Raburn homered to right, M Ordonez and B Inge scored. | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6th | M Cabrera hit a ground rule double to deep left center, A Everett scored, C Thomas to third. | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8th | M Cabrera doubled to deep center, P Polanco and C Thomas scored. | 1 | 9 | ||
DET wins 3-0
Game Information
Comerica Park
12:05 AM, 17 May 2009
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 31,554
Game Time:2:39
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- First Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
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 |

