Final
Detroit won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 18 | ||
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| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 12 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 19 | ||
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| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 20 | ||
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| Oakland | 12 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 | |
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Coverage: FOX DET
1:05 PM ET, September 20, 2012
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: P. Neshek (2-1)
L: A. Sanchez (3-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| S Drew struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Reddick flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Cespedes grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| A Jackson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| O Infante doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| P Fielder walked, O Infante to third, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, P Fielder out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| B Moss struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Smith grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| J Peralta singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Garcia singled to right, J Peralta to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dirks sacrificed to third, J Peralta to third, A Garcia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| G Laird singled to left, J Peralta scored, A Garcia to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Jackson hit sacrifice fly to left, A Garcia scored. | 0 | 2 |
| O Infante walked, G Laird to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| J Donaldson singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| G Kottaras struck out looking, J Donaldson stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| C Pennington reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| S Drew grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Pennington out at second, J Donaldson to third, J Donaldson scored on throwing error by second baseman O Infante. | 1 | 2 |
| J Reddick grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| P Fielder flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| D Young flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| J Peralta popped out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| Y Cespedes flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| C Carter grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| A Garcia singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| A Garcia caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| A Dirks singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| G Laird flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| A Jackson flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| S Smith homered to right (365 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| J Donaldson struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| G Kottaras grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| C Pennington walked. | 2 | 2 |
| S Drew struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| O Infante grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| M Cabrera singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| P Fielder doubled to deep right center, M Cabrera scored. | 2 | 3 |
| D Young singled to left, P Fielder to third. | 2 | 3 |
| J Peralta flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| P Neshek relieved T Milone. | 2 | 3 |
| A Garcia popped out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| J Reddick fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 3 |
| Y Cespedes singled to center. | 2 | 3 |
| B Moss doubled to deep right, Y Cespedes scored, B Moss to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 |
| C Carter struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| S Smith intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| J Donaldson singled to left, B Moss scored, S Smith to second. | 4 | 3 |
| P Coke relieved A Sanchez. | 4 | 3 |
| G Kottaras tripled to deep center, S Smith and J Donaldson scored. | 6 | 3 |
| A Alburquerque relieved P Coke. | 6 | 3 |
| C Pennington struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jerry Blevins pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| J Blevins relieved P Neshek. | 6 | 3 |
| A Dirks homered to right (358 feet). | 6 | 4 |
| G Laird flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| R Cook relieved J Blevins. | 6 | 4 |
| A Jackson fouled out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| O Infante fouled out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Al Alburquerque pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| S Drew flied out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| J Reddick grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Y Cespedes struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| P Fielder grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Al Alburquerque pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| C Carter struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| S Smith singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| J Donaldson grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Smith out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sean Doolittle pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| D Barton at first base. | 6 | 4 |
| S Doolittle relieved R Cook. | 6 | 4 |
| J Peralta fouled out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| A Garcia struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| A Dirks struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Detroit | OAK | DET |
| O Dotel relieved A Alburquerque. | 6 | 4 |
| G Kottaras singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| C Pennington singled to right, G Kottaras to second. | 6 | 4 |
| S Drew grounded out to first, G Kottaras to third, C Pennington to second. | 6 | 4 |
| J Reddick intentionally walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Y Cespedes hit sacrifice fly to center, G Kottaras scored, C Pennington to third, J Reddick to second. | 7 | 4 |
| B Moss intentionally walked. | 7 | 4 |
| D Smyly relieved O Dotel. | 7 | 4 |
| D Barton walked, C Pennington scored, J Reddick to third, B Moss to second. | 8 | 4 |
| S Smith doubled to deep right, J Reddick, B Moss and D Barton scored. | 11 | 4 |
| L Putkonen relieved D Smyly. | 11 | 4 |
| J Donaldson doubled to deep right, S Smith scored. | 12 | 4 |
| G Kottaras grounded out to first. | 12 | 4 |
| 6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Evan Scribner pitching for Oakland | OAK | DET |
| E Scribner relieved S Doolittle. | 12 | 4 |
| G Laird struck out swinging. | 12 | 4 |
| A Jackson grounded out to second. | 12 | 4 |
| O Infante doubled to deep left. | 12 | 4 |
| M Cabrera flied out to center. | 12 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||