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Series
Results
OAK
@DET		1
3
OAK
@DET		4
5
DET
@OAK		0
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DET
@OAK		3
4
DET
@OAK		6
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Sunday, October 7, 2012, 12:00pm
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 40,684, Time of Game: 3:28
Athletics
4
 at Tigers
5
L: Grant Balfour (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   0  0  0   1  2  0    4  9  1
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   2  1  1    5 11  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
NOTE: All totals are for the entire postseason up to this game.

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .778 22 14 -0.085 1.61 0.061 -0.146 -0.4 2 0
Stephen Drew SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .556 18 12 -0.062 1.46 0.073 -0.136 -1.0 2 1
Yoenis Cespedes LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .375 .819 10 7 0.219 2.44 0.384 -0.165 1.4 2 0 2·SB
Brandon Moss 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .393 17 9 -0.080 1.90 0.052 -0.132 -0.5 6 0 HBP
Josh Reddick RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .143 .821 20 14 0.145 1.53 0.268 -0.124 -0.1 4 0 HR
Josh Donaldson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .143 .393 14 9 -0.040 0.99 0.056 -0.096 -0.2 0 1 GDP
Seth Smith DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .375 20 12 0.026 1.15 0.079 -0.053 0.1 HBP
George Kottaras C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 11 7 -0.104 1.85 0.000 -0.104 -1.0 8 3 SH
   Derek Norris PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.060 2.34 0.000 -0.060 -0.2 1 0
Cliff Pennington 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .600 1.314 17 10 0.231 1.49 0.259 -0.028 1.3 1 1
Team Totals 33 4 9 3 3 9 .273 .732 154 97 0.190 1.69 1.232 -1.044 -0.6 26 6
HR: J Reddick (1, off J Benoit; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
SH: G Kottaras (1, off D Fister).
HBP: B Moss (1, by D Fister); S Smith (1, by D Fister).
TB: J Reddick 4; Y Cespedes 2; C Pennington 2; B Moss; C Crisp; J Donaldson; S Drew.
GIDP: J Donaldson (1).
RBI: J Reddick (1); Y Cespedes (1); C Pennington (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
E: C Crisp (1).
Baserunning
SB: Y Cespedes 2 (2, 2nd base off J Benoit/G Laird, 3rd base off J Benoit/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 5 1 1 0 0 2 .222 .556 22 13 -0.158 1.64 0.028 -0.186 -1.4 2 0
Omar Infante 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 .375 .875 18 12 0.032 1.25 0.097 -0.065 -0.1 2 2
Miguel Cabrera 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .375 1.069 17 11 0.659 1.66 0.674 -0.015 3.0 1 1 2·2B
Prince Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .125 .347 25 15 -0.020 1.97 0.067 -0.087 0.1 6 1 IW
Delmon Young DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .452 13 9 0.071 1.65 0.119 -0.048 0.1
   Don Kelly PR-DH 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0.421 5.70 0.421 0.000 0.6 SF
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 .571 18 12 0.102 1.64 0.156 -0.054 0.2 2 1
   Danny Worth PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Andy Dirks LF-RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .667 16 11 -0.033 1.63 0.030 -0.063 -0.4 2 0 SH
Avisail Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 16 9 -0.059 1.30 0.010 -0.069 -0.3 0 1
   Quintin Berry PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1.000 3 3 -0.214 4.14 0.000 -0.214 -0.8 0 0
Gerald Laird C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 9 6 -0.019 1.22 0.031 -0.049 0.1 10 0 HBP
   Alex Avila PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1.750 6 3 -0.094 3.40 0.000 -0.094 -0.4 1 0
Team Totals 36 5 11 2 2 11 .306 .711 165 106 0.688 1.87 1.633 -0.944 0.8 27 9
2B: M Cabrera 2 (2, 2 off T Milone).
SF: D Kelly (1, off G Balfour).
SH: A Dirks (1, off R Cook).
IBB: P Fielder (1, by G Balfour).
HBP: G Laird (1, by T Milone).
TB: M Cabrera 5; O Infante 2; J Peralta 2; P Fielder; D Young; A Dirks; A Jackson.
RBI: D Young (1); D Kelly (1).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Peralta-P Fielder.
Outfield Assists: A Garcia (C Crisp at home plate).

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 6 5 1 1 1 6 0 1.50 25 100 62 35 9 18 3 14 6 0 63 0.241 1.07 2.1
Sean Doolittle, BS (1) 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 24 19 15 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.379 1.75 -1.5
Ryan Cook, BS (1) 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.00 5 23 15 7 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.190 4.05 -0.5
Grant Balfour, L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 13.50 5 18 10 5 2 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 -0.360 3.56 -0.9
Team Totals 8.2 11 5 3 2 11 0 3.12 41 165 106 62 20 24 7 20 10 0 63 0 0 -0.688 1.69 -0.8

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
Doug Fister 7 6 2 2 2 8 0 2.57 29 107 68 35 11 22 7 10 5 0 63 0.106 1.34 1.6
Joaquin Benoit, BS (1) 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 9.00 5 24 16 11 5 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 -0.435 2.18 -1.5
Phil Coke 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 20 11 7 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 2.39 0.0
Al Alburquerque, W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.140 4.98 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 9 1 4.00 39 154 97 54 17 26 9 16 9 0 63 2 0 -0.188 1.87 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: T Milone (1); R Cook (1); J Benoit (1).
HBP: D Fister 2 (2; S Smith, B Moss); T Milone (1; G Laird).
IBB: G Balfour (1; P Fielder).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Wally Bell, LF - Scott Barry, RF - Jim Reynolds.
Time of Game: 3:28.
Attendance: 40,684.
Start Time Weather: 48° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR DET M. Cabrera S. Doolittle 42% 77% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Short CF); Jackson Scores/unER/No RBI; Infante Scores/unER/No RBI
t8 3-3 1 --- 8,(3-2)  R OAK J. Reddick J. Benoit -27% 28% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b8 3-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R DET A. Avila R. Cook 26% 59% Wild Pitch; Kelly Scores; Worth to 3B
b8 3-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O DET Q. Berry R. Cook -21% 34% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET M. Cabrera G. Balfour 19% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Infante to 3B

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' Doug Fister facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK C. Crisp D. Fister 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Drew D. Fister 2% 54% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK Y. Cespedes D. Fister 1% 55% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
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 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET A. Jackson T. Milone -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET O. Infante T. Milone -2% 51% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  DET M. Cabrera T. Milone 2% 53% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET P. Fielder T. Milone -3% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. Moss D. Fister 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Reddick D. Fister 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Donaldson D. Fister -1% 53% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 1B)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK S. Smith D. Fister -2% 51% Hit By Pitch; Donaldson to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK G. Kottaras D. Fister 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Young T. Milone -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Peralta T. Milone -2% 51% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  DET A. Dirks T. Milone 1% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET A. Garcia T. Milone 1% 53% Wild Pitch; Dirks to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  DET A. Garcia T. Milone 1% 54% Walk
b2 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  DET G. Laird T. Milone 3% 58% Hit By Pitch; Dirks to 3B; Garcia to 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O DET A. Jackson T. Milone -8% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Pennington D. Fister -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Weak 3B)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OAK C. Crisp D. Fister -6% 40% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Pennington to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Drew D. Fister 6% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R OAK Y. Cespedes D. Fister -11% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Pennington Scores; Crisp to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O OAK B. Moss D. Fister 3% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Crisp out at Hm/RF-C; Cespedes to 3B/Adv on throw; Moss to 2B
t3 1-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick D. Fister 6% 44% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 2-3-4
b3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET O. Infante T. Milone -3% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET M. Cabrera T. Milone 5% 46% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b3 0-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Fielder T. Milone 6% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cabrera to 3B
b3 0-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO DET D. Young T. Milone 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Cabrera Scores; Fielder to 2B
b3 1-1 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O DET J. Peralta T. Milone -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 6-7-8
t4 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Donaldson D. Fister -4% 46% Walk
t4 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Smith D. Fister 4% 50% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t4 1-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O OAK G. Kottaras D. Fister 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Fister 3% 56% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 7-8-9
b4 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET A. Dirks T. Milone -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET A. Garcia T. Milone -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 1-1 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET G. Laird T. Milone -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 1-2-3
t5 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK C. Crisp D. Fister 3% 53% Lineout: CF
t5 1-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK S. Drew D. Fister 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t5 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK Y. Cespedes D. Fister 1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 1-2-3
b5 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET A. Jackson T. Milone -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET O. Infante T. Milone -2% 52% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b5 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Cabrera T. Milone -2% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 4-5-6
t6 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK B. Moss D. Fister -5% 45% Hit By Pitch
t6 1-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Reddick D. Fister 5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO OAK J. Donaldson D. Fister 8% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Tommy Milone facing 4-5-6
b6 1-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET P. Fielder T. Milone -3% 54% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Young T. Milone -2% 52% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b6 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET J. Peralta T. Milone 2% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b6 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Dirks T. Milone -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Doug Fister facing 7-8-9
t7 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK S. Smith D. Fister -6% 44% Walk
t7 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK G. Kottaras D. Fister 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line); Smith to 2B
t7 1-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R OAK C. Pennington D. Fister -16% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Smith Scores
t7 2-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Crisp D. Fister 2% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pennington to 2B
t7 2-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK S. Drew D. Fister 4% 37% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Sean Doolittle facing 8-9-1
Sean Doolittle replaces Tommy Milone pitching
b7 1-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET A. Garcia S. Doolittle -5% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Laird S. Doolittle -4% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  DET A. Jackson S. Doolittle 3% 31% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  DET O. Infante S. Doolittle 4% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive to Weak SS); Jackson to 2B
b7 1-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR DET M. Cabrera S. Doolittle 42% 77% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Short CF); Jackson Scores/unER/No RBI; Infante Scores/unER/No RBI
b7 3-2 2 1-- 7,(1-2)  O DET P. Fielder S. Doolittle -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Joaquin Benoit facing 3-4-5
Joaquin Benoit replaces Doug Fister pitching
t8 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK Y. Cespedes J. Benoit -9% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t8 2-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Moss J. Benoit 8% 74% Flyball: CF
t8 2-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Reddick J. Benoit -4% 70% Cespedes Steals 2B
t8 2-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  OAK J. Reddick J. Benoit -7% 63% Cespedes Steals 3B
t8 2-3 1 --3 7,(2-2)  R OAK J. Reddick J. Benoit -8% 55% Wild Pitch; Cespedes Scores
t8 3-3 1 --- 8,(3-2)  R OAK J. Reddick J. Benoit -27% 28% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t8 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Donaldson J. Benoit 2% 30% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t8 4-3 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK S. Smith J. Benoit 1% 31% Lineout: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Ryan Cook facing 5-6-7
Ryan Cook replaces Sean Doolittle pitching
b8 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET D. Young R. Cook 10% 41% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Don Kelly pinch runs for Delmon Young (DH) batting 5th
b8 3-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET J. Peralta R. Cook 14% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Kelly to 2B
Danny Worth pinch runs for Jhonny Peralta (SS) batting 6th
b8 3-4 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET A. Dirks R. Cook 1% 55% Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Short 3B Line); Kelly to 3B; Worth to 2B
Quintin Berry pinch hits for Avisail Garcia (RF) batting 8th
b8 3-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O DET Q. Berry R. Cook -21% 34% Strikeout Swinging
Alex Avila pinch hits for Gerald Laird (C) batting 9th
b8 3-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R DET A. Avila R. Cook 26% 59% Wild Pitch; Kelly Scores; Worth to 3B
b8 4-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O DET A. Avila R. Cook -9% 50% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Phil Coke facing 8-9-1
Phil Coke replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
Alex Avila moves from PH to C
Danny Worth moves from PR to SS
Quintin Berry moves from PH to LF
Andy Dirks moves from LF to RF
Don Kelly moves from DH to DH
Derek Norris pinch hits for George Kottaras (C) batting 8th
t9 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Norris P. Coke 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-4 1 --- 9,(3-2)  OAK C. Pennington P. Coke -6% 50% Walk
t9 4-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Crisp P. Coke 7% 57% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
t9 4-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  OAK S. Drew P. Coke -7% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Crisp to 3B
Al Alburquerque replaces Phil Coke pitching
t9 4-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O OAK Y. Cespedes A. Alburquerque 14% 64% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Grant Balfour facing 1-2-3
Grant Balfour replaces Ryan Cook pitching
Derek Norris moves from PH to C
b9 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET A. Jackson G. Balfour -6% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET O. Infante G. Balfour 6% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b9 4-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET M. Cabrera G. Balfour 19% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Infante to 3B
b9 4-4 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  DET P. Fielder G. Balfour 1% 83% Intentional Walk; Cabrera to 2B
b9 4-4 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO DET D. Kelly G. Balfour 17% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Infante Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 5.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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