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Athletics
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
August 9, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 9, 2008 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Meyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Armando Galarraga |
| Ballpark | Comerica Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 41,308 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Eddings 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Lance Barksdale |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Jack Cust | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Marcus Thames | Left Fielder |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | DH |
| Ryan Raburn | Third Baseman |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| Brandon Inge | Catcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
August 9, 2008
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Galarraga
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Raburn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Galarraga
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Galarraga
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Galarraga
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meyer
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Meyer
Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Meyer
Thames strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Galarraga
Cust hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Galarraga
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Galarraga
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meyer
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Meyer
Cabrera hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meyer
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Meyer
Raburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Suzuki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Galarraga
Barton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Galarraga
Hannahan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Galarraga
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Galarraga
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Meyer
Renteria hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Meyer
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meyer
Granderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Granderson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Meyer
Polanco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thames vs. Meyer
There goes Polanco. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Polanco steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thames vs. Meyer
Thames hits a fly ball into left field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Galarraga
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Galarraga
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cust vs. Galarraga
Cust hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Galarraga
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Meyer
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Meyer
Cabrera hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Meyer
Sheffield hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Meyer
Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Meyer
Renteria takes first base on ball four. Raburn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Inge vs. Meyer
Inge hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Galarraga
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Galarraga
Barton hits a line drive into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Galarraga
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Galarraga
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Galarraga
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Raburn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Meyer
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Meyer
Polanco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cust. Polanco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thames vs. Meyer
Thames hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Meyer
Ordonez hits a popup towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Galarraga
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Galarraga
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Galarraga
Cust hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Galarraga
There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Crosby vs. Galarraga
Crosby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Galarraga
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Barton vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
Barton hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Casilla
Santiago Casilla now pitching.
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Casilla
Sheffield strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Raburn vs. Casilla
Raburn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Casilla
Renteria takes first base on ball four. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Inge vs. Casilla
Inge hits a fly ball into left field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Seay
Hannahan hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Seay
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Seay
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching.
Granderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Embree
Polanco bunts towards the mound. Embree fields it and throws to first for the out. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thames vs. Embree
Thames hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Embree
Ordonez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Embree
Cabrera hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Embree
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Zumaya
Matthew Joyce now playing left field. Joel Zumaya now pitching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Zumaya
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Zumaya
Cust strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. DiNardo
Lenny DiNardo now pitching.
Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan juggles the ball. That's an error on Hannahan. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. DiNardo
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. Raburn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. DiNardo
Inge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Raburn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. DiNardo
Granderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Granderson reaches second base with a double. Inge goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. DiNardo
Polanco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Granderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Joyce vs. DiNardo
Joyce hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Granderson scores. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. DiNardo
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polanco scores. Joyce moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. DiNardo
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Farnsworth
Dane Sardinha now catching. Ryan Raburn now playing right field. Brandon Inge now playing third base. Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Granderson. Crosby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Farnsworth
Suzuki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosby moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Barton vs. Farnsworth
Barton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Farnsworth
Emil Brown pinch hits for Jack Hannahan.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Farnsworth
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/2008 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Sweeney R, rf 5 0 2 0 Granderson C, cf 5 2 2 1
Ellis M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Polanco P, 2b 4 1 3 0
Thomas F, dh 4 1 2 1 Thames M, lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez C, cf 4 1 1 0 Joyce M, lf 1 0 1 1
Cust J, lf 4 0 2 1 Ordonez M, rf 4 1 1 1
Crosby B, ss 3 0 1 0 Sardinha D, c 0 0 0 0
Suzuki K, c 3 0 2 0 Cabrera M, 1b 4 2 2 4
Barton D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sheffield G, dh 4 1 1 1
Hannahan J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Raburn R, 3b-rf 4 1 1 0
Brown E, ph 1 0 0 0 Renteria E, ss 2 1 1 1
Inge B, c-3b 4 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 10 2 36 10 13 10
Oakland 100 100 000 -- 2
Detroit 011 100 34x -- 10
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer D (L) 5.0 6 3 3 1 2
Casilla S 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Embree A 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
DiNardo L 1.0 5 4 3 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Galarraga A (W) 5.2 8 2 2 2 4
Seay B 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Zumaya J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Farnsworth K 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Hannahan J
DP -- Oakland 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Oakland 8, Detroit 7
2B -- Gonzalez C, Polanco P, Granderson C, Crosby B
HR -- Thomas F, Sheffield G, Renteria E, Cabrera M 2
SB -- Polanco P
SH -- Polanco P
WP -- Galarraga A
T -- 2:58
A -- 41308
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