Tigers 14, 
Athletics 8
| W: | C. Fossum (3-1) |
| L: | G. Gonzalez (1-4) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Davis CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 |
| D Barton 1B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .220 |
| R Sweeney RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .228 |
| K Suzuki C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .221 |
| A Cunningham LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| E Patterson 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .181 |
| C Pennington SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Hannahan (27, Z Miner) 3B: D Barton (5, Z Miner) RBI: D Barton (44), K Suzuki (38), J Hannahan 2 (45), E Patterson (7), C Pennington (3), R Davis 2 (18) 2-out RBI: J Hannahan Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Cunningham 2, E Patterson 2, J Cust 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Pennington 2 (5, throw 2); R Sweeney (1, dropped foul ball) | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Gonzalez (L, 1-4) | 1.2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59-35 | 9.32 |
| J Outman | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50-28 | 6.23 |
| S Casilla | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38-18 | 3.37 |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-15 | 4.80 |
| J Gray | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20-12 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 188-108 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Cabrera (By G Gonzalez) Batters faced: G Gonzalez 15; J Outman 13; S Casilla 8; A Embree 5; J Gray 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 3-1; J Outman 1-5; S Casilla 1-4; A Embree 1-0; J Gray 0-1 Game Scores: G Gonzalez 10 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .305 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .306 |
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| M Joyce RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| G Sheffield DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .225 |
| M Thames LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| R Raburn LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| M Hessman 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| B Inge C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .214 |
| Totals | 37 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: E Renteria (19, J Outman); M Ordonez (31, A Embree) 3B: B Inge (4, G Gonzalez); E Renteria (2, J Outman) HR: M Ordonez (19, 1st inning off G Gonzalez 1 on, 1 Out); G Sheffield 2 (16, 1st inning off G Gonzalez 0 on, 2 Out; 2nd inning off G Gonzalez 3 on, 2 Out); M Cabrera (33, 3rd inning off J Outman 1 on, 2 Out); M Hessman (2, 8th inning off J Gray 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ordonez 2 (88), G Sheffield 5 (50), B Inge 2 (46), E Renteria (48), M Cabrera 3 (116), M Hessman (3) SF: B Inge 2-out RBI: G Sheffield 5, E Renteria, M Cabrera 3, M Hessman Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Thames 1, B Inge 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Renteria (6, 2nd base off S Casilla/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Renteria (15, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Miner | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 110-71 | 4.29 |
| A Lopez | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 3.69 |
| C Fossum (W, 3-1) | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36-20 | 5.02 |
| C Rapada | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.24 |
| G Glover | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 5.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 188-116 | |
| PITCHING HBP: C Pennington (By C Fossum) Batters faced: Z Miner 26; A Lopez 2; C Fossum 10; C Rapada 4; G Glover 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Miner 3-7; A Lopez 0-0; C Fossum 2-5; C Rapada 1-1; G Glover 2-2 Game Scores: Z Miner 10 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | DET | |||
 | 1st | D Barton tripled to deep right, R Davis scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | K Suzuki reached on infield single to shortstop, D Barton scored, J Cust to second. | 2 | 0 |
 | 1st | M Ordonez homered to left, P Polanco scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 1st | G Sheffield homered to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 2nd | B Inge tripled to deep right center, M Hessman scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 2nd | G Sheffield homered to left, B Inge, M Ordonez and M Cabrera scored. | 2 | 8 |
| 2nd | E Renteria doubled to deep right center, M Thames scored. | 2 | 9 |
| 3rd | J Hannahan doubled to deep left center, K Suzuki scored. | 3 | 9 |
| 3rd | M Cabrera homered to center, M Ordonez scored. | 3 | 11 |
| 4th | B Inge hit sacrifice fly to center, E Renteria scored. | 3 | 12 |
| 5th | J Hannahan singled to center, J Cust scored, K Suzuki to second. | 4 | 12 |
| 5th | E Patterson singled to right, K Suzuki scored, J Hannahan to third, A Cunningham to second. | 5 | 12 |
| 5th | C Pennington walked, J Hannahan scored, A Cunningham to third, E Patterson to second. | 6 | 12 |
| 5th | R Davis singled to left, A Cunningham and E Patterson scored, C Pennington to second. | 8 | 12 |
| 7th | M Cabrera singled to center, M Ordonez scored. | 8 | 13 |
| 8th | M Hessman homered to left. | 8 | 14 |
| · View complete Play-By-Play | ||||
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 37,981 (92.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:29 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Mike Estabrook |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 8th 2008
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 14 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 14 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Toronto | Postponed | |
| Chi White Sox |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 12 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |