Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics
65-57, 25-37 Away
2
65-57, 25-37 Away
Final
54-68, 29-33 Home
3
54-68, 29-33 Home
Tigers Hitting
a-singled to right for C Guillen in the 8th
b-lined out to center for A Huff in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BC Granderson (15, T Cahill)
- RBIC Guillen (22), M Cabrera (73)
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-8 (P Polanco 1-1, C Guillen 0-1, B Inge 0-2, C Thomas 0-3, M Cabrera 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBR Raburn (5, 2nd base off C Breslow/K Suzuki)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- RBID Barton (4), C Pennington (7), K Suzuki (56)
- SFD Barton
- SHR Davis; M Ellis
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP3-9 (R Davis 1-2, D Barton 0-1, C Pennington 1-2, K Suzuki 1-3, A Kennedy 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBA Kennedy (15, 2nd base off R Perry/A Avila)
- Fielding
- AssistsR Davis (R Santiago at 2nd base)
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Miner(L,5-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 112-71 | 5.05 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-21 | 3.56 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.91 |
| 8.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 151-97 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA Galarraga 19-28; R Perry 4-8; Z Miner 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA Galarraga 21-7-20-23; R Perry 5-5-6-5; Z Miner 1-0-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Galarraga 4-12; R Perry 2-1; Z Miner 1-0
- Game ScoresA Galarraga 52
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Bailey(W,6-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 98-57 | 4.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-16 | 3.91 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 1.99 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 129-82 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Cust (By R Perry)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedT Cahill 19-29; C Breslow 1-4; A Bailey 3-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesT Cahill 14-13-8-22; C Breslow 1-3-10-2; A Bailey 3-2-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Cahill 11-6; C Breslow 0-1; A Bailey 2-0
- Game ScoresT Cahill 60
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Granderson scored, P Polanco out at second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | D Barton hit sacrifice fly to right, R Sweeney scored, M Ellis to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | C Pennington singled to center, M Ellis scored, J Cust to second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | M Cabrera singled to deep right, P Polanco scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 9th | K Suzuki singled to left, A Kennedy scored. | 2 | 3 | |
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
2:05 AM, 23 August 2009
Oakland, California
Attendance: 26,266
Game Time:2:33
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
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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