Angels 7, 
Tigers 1
| W: | E. Santana (15-5) |
| L: | K. Rogers (9-13) |
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Matthews RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| R Quinlan 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .380 |
| V Guerrero DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| J Rivera LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| R Willits LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| B Wood SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .167 |
| J Mathis C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .195 |
| S Rodriguez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .192 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: G Matthews 2 (13, K Rogers, A Lopez); M Teixeira (5, K Rogers); J Rivera (9, K Rogers) HR: T Hunter (20, 8th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Teixeira 2 (30), J Rivera 2 (38), R Quinlan (7), V Guerrero (79), T Hunter (72) GIDP: M Teixeira Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Teixeira 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Rivera (1, 2nd base by A Lopez/B Inge) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Quinlan-S Rodriguez-M Teixeira). | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Santana (W, 15-5) | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 112-76 | 3.23 |
| S Shields | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.72 |
| J Speier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28-17 | 5.03 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 154-101 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Santana 28; S Shields 3; J Speier 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Santana 7-7; S Shields 0-1; J Speier 0-1 Game Scores: E Santana 69 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .305 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| M Ordonez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .315 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .290 |
| M Joyce RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .260 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .268 |
| M Thames LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .234 |
| M Hessman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| B Inge C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| D Ryan C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: E Renteria (17, E Santana); M Hessman (1, J Speier) HR: C Granderson (17, 8th inning off E Santana 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Granderson (54) GIDP: M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ryan 2, C Granderson 1, M Thames 1, E Renteria 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Inge (3, 2nd base off E Santana/J Mathis) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 4 (K Rogers-M Hessman, B Inge-E Renteria, B Inge-P Polanco, E Renteria-P Polanco-M Cabrera). PB: B Inge. | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Rogers (L, 9-13) | 2.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39-28 | 5.49 |
| A Lopez | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57-39 | 3.69 |
| N Robertson | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31-20 | 6.30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 127-87 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Rogers 12; A Lopez 15; N Robertson 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 0-4; A Lopez 1-5; N Robertson 5-2 Game Scores: K Rogers 16 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | DET | |||
 | 1st | M Teixeira doubled to left, G Matthews scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | J Rivera doubled to deep left center, T Hunter scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | R Quinlan singled to right center, S Rodriguez scored, G Matthews to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Teixeira singled to center, G Matthews scored, R Quinlan to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd | V Guerrero singled to center, R Quinlan scored, M Teixeira to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 3rd | J Rivera singled to center, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to third. | 6 | 0 |
| 8th | T Hunter homered to center. | 7 | 0 |
 | 8th | C Granderson homered to right. | 7 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 37,890 (91.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:33 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 4th 2008
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | in 10 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 9 |