September 1, 2007 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 7
@LAA 6 BOS 10
BAL 0 CLE 7
CHW 0 MIN 6
KCR 4 NYY 9
TBD 6 DET 6
@OAK 1 TOR 2
SEA 1 ARI 13
COL 7 NYM 5
@ATL 1 CHC 4
HOU 3 FLA 12
PHI 6 MIL 12
PIT 3 SDP 7
LAD 0 STL 11
CIN 3 WSN 4
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 21,336

Saturday, September 1, 2007, 12:56PM
Time of Game: 3:07

Tigers

73-63

Won 1

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  2   0  0  0   2  1  0    6 13  0
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0

W: J Verlander (15-5), L: D Haren (14-6)

Athletics

67-70

Lost 1

3rd, 14 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   3   4   2    0   1  .299  .909   19    0   0   HR,2B
P Polanco 2B                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .343  .855   15    2   4   
R Raburn 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .320  .875   16    0   1   2B,GDP
  B Inge 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .694    2    0   1   
M Ordonez DH                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .357 1.024   20    0   0   2B,IW
C Guillen SS-1B               3   0   0   1    1   1  .301  .880   32    6   2   SF
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .703   15   12   0   
S Casey 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .717    5    2   0   2B
  R Santiago PR-SS            1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .664    3    0   0   
C Maybin LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .596   13    3   0   
T Perez RF                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .375  .986   12    1   0   SB

J Verlander P                                                            1   1
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   6  13   6    2   7              152   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Ordonez (44, off D Haren); C Granderson (35, off D Haren); R Raburn (9, off D Haren); S Casey (28, off D Haren).

HR: C Granderson (19, off D Haren; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: C Guillen (8, off S Casilla).

IBB: M Ordonez (7, by S Casilla).

TB: C Granderson 8; P Polanco 3; T Perez 3; M Ordonez 2; S Casey 2; R Raburn 2.

GIDP: R Raburn (6).

RBI: C Granderson 2 (67); M Ordonez (120); R Raburn (19); C Guillen (91); P Polanco (57).

2-out RBI: M Ordonez; C Granderson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Perez (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .734   14    2   0   
N Swisher CF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .837   31    3   0   2B
J Cust RF                     4   0   0   0    0   4  .269  .947   18    1   0   
M Piazza DH                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .728   19    0   0   HR
D Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .761   18    8   3   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .741   16    2   5   
J Hannahan 3B                 2   0   0   0    2   2  .259  .869   24    0   2   
M Scutaro SS                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .256  .704   17    0   3   
K Suzuki C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .259  .771   14    7   0   2B

D Haren P                                                                4   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  A Brown P                                                              0   0
  R Lugo P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   1   8   1    3  12              171   27  13

BATTING

2B: N Swisher (30, off J Verlander); K Suzuki (10, off T Jones).

HR: M Piazza (6, off J Verlander; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: M Piazza 5; K Suzuki 3; N Swisher 2; S Stewart 2; M Ellis.

RBI: M Piazza (35).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Scutaro-M Ellis-D Johnson.

PB: K Suzuki (5).

PITCHING

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 (15-5)          6.2   6   1   1    3  10   1   3.67   29  129-85   44·13·28    6· 6· 4· 0     65    -     0.89   0.23
B Seay, H (10)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.72    1    5-3     0· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.59   0.06
Z Miner                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    4   24-13    8· 0· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.02
T Jones                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.39    4   13-10    8· 0· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9     8   1   1    3  12   1          38  171-111  60·13·38   11· 7· 5· 0          3-0

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 (14-6)              6    11   5   5    1   4   1   2.87   29  106-71   48·10·13   15· 4· 5· 0     33    -     0.82  -0.18
S Casilla                      1     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.12    4   20-10    6· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.61   0.01
A Brown                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.34    5   10-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.01
R Lugo                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.34    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    13   6   6    2   7   1          41  147-97   64·15·18   17· 8· 7· 0          2-1

D Haren faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Casilla (5).

IBB: S Casilla (4; M Ordonez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 21,336.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. C Granderson         CF    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. N Swisher            CF 
3. R Raburn             3B    3. J Cust               RF 
4. M Ordonez            DH    4. M Piazza             DH 
5. C Guillen            SS    5. D Johnson            1B 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. M Ellis              2B 
7. S Casey              1B    7. J Hannahan           3B 
8. C Maybin             LF    8. M Scutaro            SS 
9. T Perez              RF    9. K Suzuki             C  

   J Verlander          P        D Haren              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  4  -10%  49% R Raburn        D Haren         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Front of Home); Granderson to 3B
   t 3   0  0-1  ---  6   10%  71% C Granderson    D Haren         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  3    9%  58% M Ordonez       D Haren         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Granderson Scores
   b 4   0  3-0  ---  3   -9%  69% M Piazza        J Verlander     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 3   0  0-2  1--  3    9%  83% R Raburn        D Haren         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Haren facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  C Granderson    Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          1--  2   59%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Line Drive); Granderson to 2B
   OO     12-  4   49%  R Raburn        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Front of Home); Granderson to 3B
   R      --3  3   58%  M Ordonez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Granderson Scores
          -2-      59%  C Guillen       Passed Ball; Ordonez to 3B
          --3  5   60%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  1   55%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  S Stewart       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   59%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   60%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Haren facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   58%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  C Maybin        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   56%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   58%  M Piazza        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   60%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   59%  M Ellis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   56%  J Hannahan      Walk; Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  7   61%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Haren facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  6   71%  C Granderson    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   74%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   83%  R Raburn        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores
   O      -2-  6   83%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Raburn to 3B
   O      --3 11   79%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   77%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   79%  K Suzuki        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   78%  N Swisher       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   81%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Danny Haren facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   80%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  C Maybin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   80%  T Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   79%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   69%  M Piazza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   72%  D Johnson       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   74%  M Ellis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  7   72%  J Hannahan      Walk
   O      1--  5   75%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Danny Haren facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   73%  P Polanco       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   72%  R Raburn        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   71%  M Ordonez       Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   74%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   71%  S Stewart       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  9   75%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   78%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Danny Haren facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   76%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   75%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   77%  S Casey         Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Ramon Santiago pinch runs for Sean Casey batting 7th
   O      -2-  3   74%  C Maybin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
                  Carlos Guillen moves to 1B; Ramon Santiago moves to SS
   O      ---  6   78%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  D Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   82%  M Ellis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Danny Haren facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   84%  T Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   91%  C Granderson    Double to RF (Ground Ball); Perez to 3B
   R      -23  3   94%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Granderson to 3B
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Danny Haren pitching
          1-3      95%  R Raburn        Wild Pitch; Polanco to 2B
   O      -23  5   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   93%  M Ordonez       Intentional Walk
   RO     123  5   94%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Granderson Scores
   O      12-  6   93%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
                  Brandon Inge replaces Ryan Raburn playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   95%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   96%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   95%  K Suzuki        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   93%  S Stewart       Single to RF (Line Drive); Suzuki to 3B
          1-3  9   90%  N Swisher       Walk; Stewart to 2B
                  Bobby Seay replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      123  5   96%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Andrew Brown facing 7-8-9
                  Andrew Brown replaces Santiago Casilla pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  R Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   96%  C Maybin        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   96%  T Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      96%  C Granderson    Perez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   98%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Perez Scores
   O      1--  1   98%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
                  Zach Miner replaces Bobby Seay pitching
          ---  4   96%  M Piazza        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  8   98%  D Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  6   99%  M Ellis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Piazza to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ruddy Lugo facing 3-4-5
                  Ruddy Lugo replaces Andrew Brown pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   99%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   99%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Jones replaces Zach Miner pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   99%  K Suzuki        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3  100%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  6  100%  N Swisher       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

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