August 11, 2007 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 4
MIN 3 BOS 6
@BAL 2 SEA 7
@CHW 6 NYY 11
@CLE 2 DET 5
OAK 2 KCR 4
TOR 1 TBD 3
@TEX 0 ARI 1
WSN 0 CIN 8
SDP 3 COL 15
CHC 2 MIL 7
@HOU 4 FLA 7
@NYM 5 ATL 7
@PHI 5 PIT 13
@SFG 3 STL 6
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 42,016

Saturday, August 11, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Athletics

56-61

Lost 1

3rd, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  X    5 12  1

W: J Verlander (12-4), L: D Haren (13-4), S: T Jones (31)

Tigers

64-52

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck RF                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .289  .858   23    0   0   
S Stewart LF                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .301  .767   16    0   0   
N Swisher 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .812   20    9   0   
J Cust DH                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .265  .930   17    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .756   21    4   4   
M Scutaro 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .655   14    2   2   
M Kotsay CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .587   15    4   0   
D Murphy SS                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .814   17    1   3   2B
K Suzuki C                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .699    8    3   1   2B
  M Piazza PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .717    6    0   0   
  R Bowen C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .713         1   0   

D Haren P                                                                0   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  J Marshall P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   2   7   2    3  11              157   24  10

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (7, off J Verlander); K Suzuki (6, off J Verlander).

TB: K Suzuki 2; D Murphy 2; S Stewart 2; J Cust; N Swisher; T Buck.

RBI: J Cust (60); S Stewart (36).

2-out RBI: J Cust.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ellis-D Murphy-N Swisher.

E: M Scutaro (10).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .907   23    7   0   
M Thames LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .265  .853   13    1   0   HR
G Sheffield DH                3   1   0   0    1   0  .289  .915   17    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .355 1.011   20    2   0   HR
C Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .880    9    1   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .279  .716   10   12   0   2B
S Casey 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .292  .748   10    2   0   GDP
R Raburn 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .932    9    0   1   
  O Infante 2B                0   0   0   1    0   0  .263  .630    6    1   0   SF
B Inge 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .242  .717   22    1   1   3B

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   5  12   5    1   5              139   27   2

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (22, off D Haren).

3B: B Inge (2, off S Casilla).

HR: M Ordonez (19, off D Haren; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Thames (13, off D Haren; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: O Infante (1, off S Casilla).

TB: M Ordonez 6; M Thames 5; B Inge 3; I Rodriguez 3; S Casey 2; C Granderson; R Raburn.

GIDP: S Casey (7).

RBI: M Ordonez 2 (98); B Inge (52); O Infante (16); M Thames (37).

2-out RBI: B Inge.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: S Casey (2).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Haren, L (13-4)              6.1   9   3   3    1   4   2   2.53   29  109-77   48·11·18   13· 6· 5· 0     46    -     0.98  -0.11
S Casilla                      1.1   3   2   2    0   1   0   3.34    7   27-18    8· 2· 8    1· 2· 3· 0          2-0    0.91  -0.03
J Marshall                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.57    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         8    12   5   5    1   5   2          37  139-97   57·13·27   15· 8· 8· 0          3-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander, W (12-4)          6     7   2   2    3   7   0   3.58   30  114-68   44· 7·17    7·11· 2· 0     54    -     1.36  -0.06
B Seay, H (9)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.03    1    4-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.36   0.10
A Lopez, H (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.05    2   10-7     4· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.41   0.17
F Rodney, H (8)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.73    3   18-11    5· 3· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.13
T Jones, S (31)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.47    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3  11   0          39  157-96   57·14·25    8·15· 2· 0          4-0

J Verlander faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 42,016.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. T Buck               RF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. S Stewart            LF    2. M Thames             LF 
3. N Swisher            1B    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. J Cust               DH    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. M Ellis              2B    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. M Scutaro            3B    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. M Kotsay             CF    7. S Casey              1B 
8. D Murphy             SS    8. R Raburn             2B 
9. K Suzuki             C     9. B Inge               3B 

   D Haren              P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-1  1--  4   27%  74% M Ordonez       D Haren         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sheffield Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  12-  2  -11%  51% J Cust          J Verlander     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buck Scores; Stewart to 2B
   t 7   0  3-2  1--  2  -10%  51% N Swisher       J Verlander     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Stewart to 2B
   t 7   0  3-2  12-  4   10%  61% J Cust          B Seay          Strikeout Looking
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  4   10%  62% M Thames        D Haren         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  T Buck          Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          1--  8   46%  N Swisher       Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Buck to 2B
   O      12-  5   51%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   55%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Haren facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  C Granderson    Popfly: 2B
   R      ---  4   62%  M Thames        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   61%  G Sheffield     Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   62%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   60%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   62%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   64%  M Kotsay        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   65%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Haren facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   63%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   65%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   68%  R Raburn        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Casey to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Casey to 3B
   O      1-3  6   61%  C Granderson    Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   63%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   60%  T Buck          Walk
          1--  4   56%  S Stewart       Walk; Buck to 2B
   O      12-  2   62%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   R      12-  2   51%  J Cust          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buck Scores; Stewart to 2B
   O      12- 11   56%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Haren facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  8   53%  M Ordonez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   50%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   55%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Haren facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   60%  I Rodriguez     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  3   51%  S Casey         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  R Raburn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   42%  K Suzuki        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  6   34%  T Buck          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Suzuki to 3B
   R      1-3  2   28%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Suzuki Scores; Buck to 2B
   O      12-  5   33%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   37%  J Cust          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Buck to 3B
   O      1-3  2   43%  M Ellis         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Haren facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   39%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   37%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   35%  M Thames        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   38%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   40%  M Kotsay        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   37%  D Murphy        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  1   35%  K Suzuki        Fielder's Choice 3B; Murphy to 3B; Suzuki to 1B
   O      1-3  4   41%  T Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Haren facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   47%  G Sheffield     Walk
   RR     1--  4   74%  M Ordonez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sheffield Scores
   O      ---  2   71%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   75%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   72%  S Casey         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   68%  R Raburn        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   61%  S Stewart       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   51%  N Swisher       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Stewart to 2B
                  Bobby Seay replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      12-  4   61%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      12-  5   70%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5   78%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Danny Haren facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  9   76%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   78%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   81%  M Thames        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Granderson to 2B
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Danny Haren pitching
   O      12-  6   77%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  5   73%  M Ordonez       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Fernando Rodney facing 7-8-9
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Aquilino Lopez pitching; Omar Infante replaces Ryan Raburn playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  7   79%  M Kotsay        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   83%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Piazza pinch hits for Kurt Suzuki batting 9th
   O      ---  6   86%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Santiago Casilla facing 5-6-7
                  Rob Bowen replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   85%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   86%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   90%  S Casey         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   93%  O Infante       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Rodriguez Scores
   R      1--  3   97%  B Inge          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Casey Scores
                  Jay Marshall replaces Santiago Casilla pitching
   O      --3  3   96%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Jones replaces Fernando Rodney pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  T Buck          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation