Athletics 5, 
Tigers 2
| W: | H. Street (6-5) |
| L: | A. Galarraga (12-6) |
| SV: | B. Ziegler (8) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Davis CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 |
| A Cunningham LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| R Sweeney RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .228 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .217 |
| J Baisley 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| C Pennington SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| R Bowen C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .175 |
| E Patterson 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .184 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Bowen (3, A Galarraga) HR: R Sweeney (5, 1st inning off A Galarraga 0 on, 2 Out); J Cust (28, 1st inning off A Galarraga 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Sweeney (42), J Cust (66), E Patterson (8), A Cunningham 2 (5) 2-out RBI: R Sweeney, J Cust, A Cunningham 2 GIDP: J Baisley Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Davis 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Baisley-D Barton, R Davis-C Pennington-D Barton). Outfield Assist: R Davis (C Granderson at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Gallagher | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 88-44 | 5.87 |
| J Blevins | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-21 | 3.19 |
| S Casilla (H, 7) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 3.33 |
| A Embree (H, 18) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 4.77 |
| H Street (W, 6-5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 3.92 |
| J Devine (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 0.70 |
| B Ziegler (S, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-7 | 0.52 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 170-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Gallagher 18; J Blevins 6; S Casilla 3; A Embree 1; H Street 4; J Devine 3; B Ziegler 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Gallagher 2-4; J Blevins 0-1; S Casilla 0-1; A Embree 0-1; H Street 0-3; J Devine 0-1; B Ziegler 1-1 Game Scores: S Gallagher 62 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .301 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .302 |
| c-M Ordonez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| G Sheffield DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .291 |
| M Joyce RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| J Larish 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .221 |
| a-M Hessman PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| b-P Polanco PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| M Thames LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .236 |
| R Raburn 2B-3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| B Inge C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .216 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | |
| a-singled to left for J Larish in the 6th b-fouled out to catcher for M Hessman in the 8th c-flied out to center for R Santiago in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: R Raburn 2 (18) 2-out RBI: R Raburn 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Granderson 1, B Inge 2, J Larish 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Hessman-R Raburn-M Cabrera). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Galarraga (L, 12-6) | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 82-50 | 3.58 |
| B Seay | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33-20 | 3.78 |
| C Lambert | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 5.84 |
| C Rapada | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-9 | 3.93 |
| G Glover | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.94 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 156-94 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Galarraga 21; B Seay 6; C Lambert 2; C Rapada 5; G Glover 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Galarraga 2-6; B Seay 0-1; C Lambert 0-1; C Rapada 2-2; G Glover 1-0 Game Scores: A Galarraga 29 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | DET | |||
 | 1st | R Sweeney homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | J Cust homered to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | E Patterson singled to right, C Pennington scored, R Bowen to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 4th | A Cunningham singled to left, R Bowen and E Patterson scored. | 5 | 0 |
 | 6th | R Raburn singled to center, M Cabrera and M Joyce scored, R Raburn to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 37,194 (90.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 10th 2008
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Texas | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | in 14 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Washington | 10 | Final |
| NY Mets | 13 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |