Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics

87-63, 42-34 Away

Final

68-82, 41-34 Home


DET
OAK

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

B. McCarthy9-8

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 2 BB

M. Scherzer14-9

5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

TigersTop 1st
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Swinging
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 2nd
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- C Crisp stole second.
  0
  4
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 3rd
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 4th
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 5th
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- M. Scherzer pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 6th
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- D. Below pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- B Allen stole second.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersTop 7th
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- D. Below pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- D. Pauley pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersTop 8th
- G. Balfour pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- D. Pauley pitching for DET
  DET
  OAK
- B Allen safe at first on error by first baseman M Cabrera.
  1
  5
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TigersTop 9th
- A. Bailey pitching for OAK
  DET
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Tigers
1
Athletics
6

Game 1

16/9

Tigers
3
Athletics
1

Game 2

17/9

Tigers
3
Athletics
5

Game 3

17/9

Tigers
3
Athletics
0

Game 4

18/9

Oakland Coliseum

3:05 AM, 16 September 2011

Oakland, California

Attendance: 10,925

Game Time:2:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger

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

B. McCarthy9-8

M. Scherzer14-9

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Swinging
4 Ball
5 Strike Swinging