Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Moss (11, A Sanchez); S Smith (22, D Smyly); J Donaldson (15, L Putkonen)
- 3BG Kottaras (1, P Coke)
- HRS Smith (14, 5th inning off A Sanchez 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIS Smith 4 (50), B Moss (40), J Donaldson 2 (26), G Kottaras 2 (18), Y Cespedes (73), D Barton (5)
- 2Out RBIJ Donaldson 2, G Kottaras 2, D Barton, S Smith 3
- SFY Cespedes
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP5-10 (C Pennington 1-2, C Carter 0-1, J Donaldson 2-2, G Kottaras 1-2, S Smith 1-1, S Drew 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Donaldson (4, 2nd base off A Sanchez/G Laird)
- Fielding
- DP1 (S Drew-C Pennington-C Carter)
Tigers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BO Infante 2 (6, T Milone, E Scribner); P Fielder (31, T Milone)
- HRA Dirks (7, 6th inning off J Blevins 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIG Laird (8), A Jackson (62), P Fielder (101), A Dirks (31)
- SFA Jackson
- SHA Dirks
- GIDPD Young
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-7 (G Laird 1-1, M Cabrera 0-2, A Garcia 0-1, D Young 1-2, J Peralta 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSA Garcia (1, 2nd base by T Milone)
- Picked OffA Garcia (1st base by T Milone)
- Fielding
- EO Infante (10, throw)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Neshek(W,2-1) |
J. Blevins(H,13) |
R. Cook(H,17) |
S. Doolittle(H,13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 94-54 | 3.86 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 0.55 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-8 | 2.61 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-16 | 2.38 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.26 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 160-100 |
- Pitching
- IBBS Smith (By A Sanchez); J Reddick (By O Dotel); B Moss (By O Dotel)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedT Milone 17-24; P Neshek 0-1; J Blevins 1-2; R Cook 4-5; S Doolittle 2-3; E Scribner 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesT Milone 11-6-17-20; P Neshek 0-0-0-1; J Blevins 2-0-4-2; R Cook 4-3-8-1; S Doolittle 2-3-5-0; E Scribner 2-1-5-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Milone 4-8; P Neshek 0-1; J Blevins 0-1; R Cook 1-2; S Doolittle 0-1; E Scribner 1-1
- Game ScoresT Milone 32
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Sanchez(L,3-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 106-70 | 4.55 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 3.61 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37-23 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20-7 | 3.76 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-4 | 4.45 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 5.25 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 181-108 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA Sanchez 14-25; P Coke 0-1; A Alburquerque 4-8; O Dotel 2-6; D Smyly 0-2; L Putkonen 1-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA Sanchez 20-15-21-14; P Coke 0-0-0-1; A Alburquerque 6-8-5-4; O Dotel 2-1-0-4; D Smyly 3-0-0-1; L Putkonen 1-0-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Sanchez 6-3; P Coke 0-0; A Alburquerque 2-1; O Dotel 1-1; D Smyly 0-0; L Putkonen 1-0
- Game ScoresA Sanchez 41
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | G Laird singled to left, J Peralta scored, A Garcia to third. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | A Jackson hit sacrifice fly to left, A Garcia scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | S Drew grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Pennington out at second, J Donaldson to third, J Donaldson scored on throwing error by second baseman O Infante. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | S Smith homered to right (365 feet). | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | P Fielder doubled to deep right center, M Cabrera scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6th | B Moss doubled to deep right, Y Cespedes scored, B Moss to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6th | J Donaldson singled to left, B Moss scored, S Smith to second. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6th | G Kottaras tripled to deep center, S Smith and J Donaldson scored. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 6th | A Dirks homered to right (358 feet). | 6 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Y Cespedes hit sacrifice fly to center, G Kottaras scored, C Pennington to third, J Reddick to second. | 7 | 4 | ||
| 9th | D Barton walked, C Pennington scored, J Reddick to third, B Moss to second. | 8 | 4 | ||
| 9th | S Smith doubled to deep right, J Reddick, B Moss and D Barton scored. | 11 | 4 | ||
| 9th | J Donaldson doubled to deep right, S Smith scored. | 12 | 4 | ||
DET wins 2-1
Game Information
Comerica Park
6:05 PM, 20 September 2012
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 34,635
Game Time:3:14
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 6 | 5 | .545 | - | L1 |
| Kansas City | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Chicago | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Detroit | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1.5 | L2 |

