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Standings
TEX
@LAA		3
1
MIN
@CLE		3
4		 
(10)
OAK
@DET		12
4
CHW
@KCR		3
4
TOR
@NYY		7
10
BOS
@TBR		4
7
SDP
@ARI		6
5
CIN
@CHC		5
3
PHI
@NYM		16
1
MIL
@PIT		9
7
COL
@SFG		2
9
HOU
@STL		4
5
LAD
@WSN		1
4
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 1:06PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 34,635, Time of Game: 3:14
Athletics
12
85-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
4
79-70
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Pat Neshek (2-1)
L: Anibal Sanchez (8-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   0  1  4   0  0  6   12 12  0
Tigers          0  2  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    4 11  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Stephen Drew SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .202 .606 29 19 -0.042 1.07 0.027 -0.070 -0.5 1 1
Josh Reddick CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .787 18 9 -0.091 0.80 0.000 -0.091 -0.6 5 0 IW
Yoenis Cespedes DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .293 .843 21 13 0.006 0.74 0.054 -0.048 -0.2 SF
Brandon Moss RF 4 2 1 1 1 3 .262 .886 19 12 0.175 0.90 0.232 -0.057 0.9 3 0 2B,IW
Chris Carter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .246 .878 19 14 -0.132 0.93 0.000 -0.132 -1.0 3 1
   Daric Barton 1B 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 .615 5 1 0.018 0.43 0.018 0.000 1.0 2 0
Seth Smith LF 4 3 3 4 1 0 .249 .787 22 9 0.163 0.86 0.175 -0.011 3.7 3 0 HR,2B,IW
Josh Donaldson 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 .244 .701 17 11 0.163 1.17 0.208 -0.045 2.0 0 2 2B,SB
George Kottaras C 5 1 2 2 0 1 .216 .790 15 10 0.158 0.93 0.218 -0.060 1.5 6 0 3B
Cliff Pennington 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .215 .584 16 10 0.038 0.78 0.059 -0.021 0.6 3 3
Tommy Milone P 0 1
   Pat Neshek P 0 0
   Jerry Blevins P 0 0
   Ryan Cook P 1 0
   Sean Doolittle P 0 0
   Evan Scribner P 0 0
Team Totals 38 12 12 11 5 12 .316 .913 181 108 0.456 0.89 0.991 -0.535 7.4 27 8
2B: B Moss (11, off A Sanchez); J Donaldson (15, off L Putkonen); S Smith (22, off D Smyly).
3B: G Kottaras (1, off P Coke).
HR: S Smith (14, off A Sanchez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: Y Cespedes (3, off O Dotel).
IBB: B Moss (1, by O Dotel); J Reddick (8, by O Dotel); S Smith (7, by A Sanchez).
TB: S Smith 7; J Donaldson 4; G Kottaras 4; B Moss 2; C Pennington 2; Y Cespedes.
RBI: S Smith 4 (50); J Donaldson 2 (26); G Kottaras 2 (30); B Moss (40); D Barton (5); Y Cespedes (73).
2-out RBI: S Smith 3; J Donaldson 2; G Kottaras 2; D Barton.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Drew-C Pennington-C Carter.
Baserunning
SB: J Donaldson (4, 2nd base off A Sanchez/G Laird).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Austin Jackson CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .302 .862 20 14 -0.055 0.85 0.014 -0.069 -0.8 2 0 SF
Omar Infante 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .275 .722 24 12 0.008 0.59 0.053 -0.045 0.5 2 1 2·2B
Miguel Cabrera 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1.011 17 10 -0.019 0.96 0.052 -0.070 -0.5 0 2
Prince Fielder 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .304 .921 22 13 0.167 1.33 0.215 -0.048 1.4 5 2 2B
Delmon Young DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .721 14 10 -0.129 1.21 0.045 -0.174 -1.4 GDP
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .248 .710 13 8 -0.082 1.21 0.037 -0.119 -0.7 0 0
Avisail Garcia RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .345 .732 15 11 -0.044 1.32 0.089 -0.132 -0.3 0 0 CS
Andy Dirks LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 .315 .851 15 9 0.099 1.06 0.120 -0.021 1.1 2 0 HR,SH
Gerald Laird C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .285 .725 20 13 0.011 1.02 0.074 -0.063 -0.0 13 0
Anibal Sanchez P 2 1
   Phil Coke P 0 0
   Al Alburquerque P 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0
   Drew Smyly P 0 0
   Luke Putkonen P 1 0
Team Totals 34 4 11 4 3 6 .324 .868 160 100 -0.044 1.05 0.699 -0.741 -0.6 27 6
2B: P Fielder (31, off T Milone); O Infante 2 (29, 1 off E Scribner, 1 off T Milone).
HR: A Dirks (7, off J Blevins; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: A Jackson (3, off T Milone).
SH: A Dirks (3, off T Milone).
TB: A Dirks 5; O Infante 4; P Fielder 2; A Garcia 2; G Laird; D Young; J Peralta; M Cabrera.
GIDP: D Young (18).
RBI: G Laird (8); A Dirks (31); A Jackson (62); P Fielder (101).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: O Infante (18).
Baserunning
CS: A Garcia (1, 2nd base by T Milone POCS).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy Milone 4.2 9 3 3 3 1 0 3.86 24 94 54 37 6 11 6 14 6 0 32 -0.159 1.17 -0.9
Pat Neshek, W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.55 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.049 1.74 0.5
Jerry Blevins, H (13) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.61 2 13 8 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.062 1.23 -0.8
Ryan Cook, H (17) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.38 5 21 16 9 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.123 0.96 0.8
Sean Doolittle, H (13) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.26 3 14 10 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.091 1.19 0.5
Evan Scribner 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 4 16 11 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 3 6 1 4.00 39 160 100 66 13 21 8 22 6 0 32 2 0 0.043 0.89 0.6

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Anibal Sanchez, L (8-13) 5.2 6 6 5 2 8 1 4.14 25 106 70 35 15 20 7 8 4 0 41 -0.261 1.20 -1.4
Phil Coke 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.61 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 -0.207 1.85 -1.9
Al Alburquerque 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 8 37 23 9 8 6 2 2 1 0 1 0 0.086 0.48 1.4
Octavio Dotel 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 0 3.76 6 20 7 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.044 0.49 -1.3
Drew Smyly 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.45 2 11 4 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 3 -0.031 0.31 -3.5
Luke Putkonen 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.25 2 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.001 0.01 -0.7
Team Totals 9 12 12 11 5 12 1 11.00 44 181 108 52 24 32 13 14 8 0 41 7 6 -0.458 1.05 -7.4
P Coke faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
D Smyly faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: O Dotel 2 (4; J Reddick, B Moss); A Sanchez (3; S Smith).
Pickoffs: T Milone (5; A Garcia, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Scott Barry.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 34,635.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 54° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Detroit Tigers
1 Stephen Drew SS 1 Austin Jackson CF
2 Josh Reddick CF 2 Omar Infante 2B
3 Yoenis Cespedes DH 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B
4 Brandon Moss RF 4 Prince Fielder 1B
5 Chris Carter 1B 5 Delmon Young DH
6 Seth Smith LF 6 Jhonny Peralta SS
7 Josh Donaldson 3B 7 Avisail Garcia RF
8 George Kottaras C 8 Andy Dirks LF
9 Cliff Pennington 2B 9 Gerald Laird C
Tommy Milone P Anibal Sanchez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R OAK B. Moss A. Sanchez 23% 58% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cespedes Scores; Moss to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 4-3 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR OAK G. Kottaras P. Coke 21% 86% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Smith Scores; Donaldson Scores
b5 2-2 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  R DET P. Fielder T. Milone -16% 27% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cabrera Scores
t6 3-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R OAK J. Donaldson A. Sanchez 15% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Moss Scores; Smith to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO DET D. Young T. Milone 14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Anibal Sanchez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Drew A. Sanchez -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Reddick A. Sanchez -2% 46% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK Y. Cespedes A. Sanchez -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Jackson T. Milone 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  DET O. Infante T. Milone -4% 43% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  DET M. Cabrera T. Milone -2% 41% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 5,(3-1)  DET P. Fielder T. Milone -6% 36% Walk; Infante to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO DET D. Young T. Milone 14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Anibal Sanchez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O OAK B. Moss A. Sanchez -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(0-2)  O OAK C. Carter A. Sanchez -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK S. Smith A. Sanchez -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET J. Peralta T. Milone -4% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  DET A. Garcia T. Milone -6% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Peralta to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Dirks T. Milone 0% 36% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Peralta to 3B; Garcia to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -23 4,(2-1)  R DET G. Laird T. Milone -7% 29% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Peralta Scores; Garcia to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO DET A. Jackson T. Milone -1% 27% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Garcia Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET O. Infante T. Milone -1% 26% Walk; Laird to 2B
b2 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Cabrera T. Milone 3% 29% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Anibal Sanchez facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK J. Donaldson A. Sanchez 4% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t3 0-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O OAK G. Kottaras A. Sanchez -2% 31% Strikeout Looking, Donaldson Steals 2B
t3 0-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  OAK C. Pennington A. Sanchez 3% 33% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Donaldson stays at 2B
t3 0-2 1 12- 8,(2-2)  RO OAK S. Drew A. Sanchez 3% 36% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Donaldson Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)/unER; Drew to 1B
t3 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Reddick A. Sanchez -3% 33% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 4-5-6
b3 2-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET P. Fielder T. Milone 2% 35% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b3 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Young T. Milone 2% 37% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 2-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Peralta T. Milone 1% 38% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Anibal Sanchez facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK Y. Cespedes A. Sanchez -3% 35% Flyball: CF
t4 1-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK B. Moss A. Sanchez -2% 33% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK C. Carter A. Sanchez -1% 31% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 7-8-9
b4 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET A. Garcia T. Milone -3% 28% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 2-1 0 1-- 1,(1-0)  O DET A. Dirks T. Milone 5% 34% Garcia Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b4 2-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET A. Dirks T. Milone -2% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b4 2-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET G. Laird T. Milone 3% 34% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 2-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET A. Jackson T. Milone 2% 36% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Anibal Sanchez facing 6-7-8
t5 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK S. Smith A. Sanchez 14% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t5 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Donaldson A. Sanchez -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK G. Kottaras A. Sanchez -2% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK C. Pennington A. Sanchez 2% 46% Walk
t5 2-2 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O OAK S. Drew A. Sanchez -3% 43% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 2-3-4
b5 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET O. Infante T. Milone 3% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET M. Cabrera T. Milone -3% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b5 2-2 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  R DET P. Fielder T. Milone -16% 27% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cabrera Scores
b5 3-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Young T. Milone -5% 23% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Fielder to 3B
b5 3-2 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O DET J. Peralta T. Milone 6% 29% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
Pat Neshek replaces Tommy Milone pitching
b5 3-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O DET A. Garcia P. Neshek 5% 34% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Anibal Sanchez facing 2-3-4
t6 2-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK J. Reddick A. Sanchez -4% 30% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t6 2-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK Y. Cespedes A. Sanchez 4% 34% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t6 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R OAK B. Moss A. Sanchez 23% 58% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cespedes Scores; Moss to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 3-3 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O OAK C. Carter A. Sanchez -9% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-3 2 --3 4,(3-0)  OAK S. Smith A. Sanchez 2% 50% Intentional Walk
t6 3-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R OAK J. Donaldson A. Sanchez 15% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Moss Scores; Smith to 2B
Phil Coke replaces Anibal Sanchez pitching
t6 4-3 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR OAK G. Kottaras P. Coke 21% 86% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Smith Scores; Donaldson Scores
Al Alburquerque replaces Phil Coke pitching
t6 6-3 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O OAK C. Pennington A. Alburquerque -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Jerry Blevins facing 8-9-1
Jerry Blevins replaces Pat Neshek pitching
b6 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R DET A. Dirks J. Blevins -10% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b6 4-6 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET G. Laird J. Blevins 4% 78% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
Ryan Cook replaces Jerry Blevins pitching
b6 4-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET A. Jackson R. Cook 2% 80% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
b6 4-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET O. Infante R. Cook 2% 82% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tigers' Al Alburquerque facing 1-2-3
t7 6-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Drew A. Alburquerque -2% 80% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t7 6-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Reddick A. Alburquerque -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 6-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK Y. Cespedes A. Alburquerque -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Ryan Cook facing 3-4-5
b7 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Cabrera R. Cook 4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET P. Fielder R. Cook 3% 85% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
b7 4-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET D. Young R. Cook 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tigers' Al Alburquerque facing 4-5-6
t8 6-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK B. Moss A. Alburquerque -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK C. Carter A. Alburquerque -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK S. Smith A. Alburquerque 1% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 6-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. Donaldson A. Alburquerque -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Sean Doolittle facing 6-7-8
Sean Doolittle replaces Ryan Cook pitching
Daric Barton replaces Chris Carter playing 1B batting 5th
b8 4-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Peralta S. Doolittle 4% 88% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 4-6 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET A. Garcia S. Doolittle 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Dirks S. Doolittle 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tigers' Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
Octavio Dotel replaces Al Alburquerque pitching
t9 6-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK G. Kottaras O. Dotel 1% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 6-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Pennington O. Dotel 2% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kottaras to 2B
t9 6-4 0 12- 5,(3-1)  O OAK S. Drew O. Dotel 0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kottaras to 3B; Pennington to 2B
t9 6-4 1 -23 4,(3-0)  OAK J. Reddick O. Dotel 0% 95% Intentional Walk
t9 6-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  RO OAK Y. Cespedes O. Dotel 1% 97% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Kottaras Scores; Pennington to 3B; Reddick to 2B
t9 7-4 2 -23 4,(3-0)  OAK B. Moss O. Dotel 0% 97% Intentional Walk
Drew Smyly replaces Octavio Dotel pitching
t9 7-4 2 123 5,(3-1)  R OAK D. Barton D. Smyly 2% 99% Walk; Pennington Scores; Reddick to 3B; Moss to 2B
t9 8-4 2 123 6,(3-2)  RRR OAK S. Smith D. Smyly 1% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Reddick Scores; Moss Scores; Barton Scores
Luke Putkonen replaces Drew Smyly pitching
t9 11-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R OAK J. Donaldson L. Putkonen 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Smith Scores
t9 12-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK G. Kottaras L. Putkonen -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 12, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-12, Athletics' Evan Scribner facing 9-1-2
Evan Scribner replaces Sean Doolittle pitching
b9 4-12 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET G. Laird E. Scribner 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-12 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET A. Jackson E. Scribner 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-12 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET O. Infante E. Scribner 0% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b9 4-12 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Cabrera E. Scribner 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 12, Tigers 4.

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