Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics

7-8, 4-5 Away

Final

7-8, 2-4 Home


DET
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	2
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	2	-	6	9	1

D. Braden1-1

5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

J. Verlander1-2

6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

TigersTop 1st
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Line Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- B Boesch grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Cabrera scored, V Martinez to third.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- K Suzuki singled to left, H Matsui scored, K Suzuki to second on error by left fielder R Raburn.
  1
  3
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
TigersTop 5th
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- D Barton to second on balk by J Verlander.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- B. Ziegler pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- C. Breslow pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- B Boesch caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- B. Thomas pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- G. Balfour pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- E. González pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- R Sweeney hit for A LaRoche.
  1
  4
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 9th
- G. Balfour pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- M Ellis at second base.
  1
  6
- DET
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Tigers
3
Athletics
0

Game 1

15/4

Tigers
8
Athletics
4

Game 2

16/4

Tigers
2
Athletics
6

Game 3

17/4

Tigers
1
Athletics
5

Game 4

17/4

Oakland Coliseum

2:05 AM, 17 April 2011

Oakland, California

Attendance: 16,265

Game Time:3:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Hirschbeck
First Base Umpire - Wally Bell
Second Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry

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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Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics

D. Braden1-1

J. Verlander1-2

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Pitch
1 Foul Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Foul Ball
4 Line Out