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Athletics
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
May 16, 2009
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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 May 16, 2009 at Comerica Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 2009 |
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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 | May 16, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dallas Braden |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Porcello |
Ballpark | Comerica Park |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 31,554 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Phil Cuzzi 1B: Todd Tichenor 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Orlando Cabrera | Shortstop |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Jack Cust | DH |
Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
Adam Kennedy | Second Baseman |
Ryan Sweeney | Center Fielder |
Bobby Crosby | Third Baseman |
Travis Buck | Right Fielder |
Bob Geren | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
Clete Thomas | Right Fielder |
Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
Magglio Ordonez | DH |
Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
Ryan Raburn | Left Fielder |
Gerald Laird | Catcher |
Adam Everett | Shortstop |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Comerica Park
May 16, 2009
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Porcello
Cabrera hits a line drive into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Porcello
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Porcello
Cust strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Braden
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Braden
Polanco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Braden
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Braden
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Braden
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Porcello
Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porcello fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Porcello
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Porcello
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Porcello covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Braden
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Braden
Raburn hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Raburn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Laird vs. Braden
Laird hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Holliday. Laird reaches second base with a double. Raburn scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Braden
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Granderson vs. Braden
Granderson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Porcello
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Crosby vs. Porcello
Crosby strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Porcello
Buck hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Porcello
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Porcello
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cust vs. Porcello
Cust strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Braden
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Braden
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Braden
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Braden
Ordonez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Suzuki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Porcello
Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Porcello
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Porcello
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Porcello
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Porcello
Crosby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Braden
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Braden
Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Braden
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Braden
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Porcello
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Porcello
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Porcello
Suzuki 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
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Braden
Granderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Granderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Braden
Polanco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Granderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Braden
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Cabrera vs. Braden
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Braden races to the bag and beats Cabrera for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Granderson scores. Polanco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Ordonez vs. Braden
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Polanco scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Braden
Inge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Raburn vs. Braden
Raburn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Braden
Laird hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Porcello
Cust hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Porcello
Holliday is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Porcello
Giambi hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Porcello
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Wuertz
Michael Wuertz now pitching.
Everett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Wuertz
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Wuertz
There's a wild pitch. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Wuertz
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Wuertz
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Cabrera vs. Wuertz
Cabrera hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Everett scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Ordonez vs. Wuertz
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching.
Sweeney 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, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Seay
Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Zumaya
Aaron Cunningham pinch hits for Travis Buck. Joel Zumaya now pitching.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Zumaya
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Springer
Aaron Cunningham now playing right field. Russ Springer now pitching.
Inge hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Springer
Raburn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Springer
Laird hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Laird reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Springer
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Zumaya
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Zumaya
Cust hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Zumaya
Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Cameron
Kevin Cameron now pitching.
Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Cameron
Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Cameron
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Cameron
Cabrera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Cabrera reaches second base with a double. Polanco scores. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Cameron
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cabrera moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Inge vs. Cameron
Inge strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Rodney
Ramon Santiago now playing second base. Jeff Larish now playing first base. Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Rodney
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larish scoops it up and throws to first, with Rodney covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Rodney
Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Everett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/2009 -- Oakland at Detroit (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Cabrera O, ss 4 0 0 0 Granderson C, cf 5 1 1 0 Suzuki K, c 3 0 0 0 Polanco P, 2b 5 2 3 0 Cust J, dh 4 0 0 0 Santiago R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Holliday M, lf 3 0 0 0 Thomas C, rf 3 1 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cabrera M, 1b 4 0 3 4 Kennedy A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Larish J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Sweeney R, cf 4 1 2 0 Ordonez M, dh 5 1 1 1 Crosby B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Inge B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Buck T, rf 2 0 1 1 Raburn R, lf 4 2 2 3 Cunningham A, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Laird G, c 4 0 3 1 Everett A, ss 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 4 1 38 9 14 9 Oakland 001 000 000 -- 1 Detroit 010 051 02x -- 9 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Braden D (L) 5.0 9 6 6 2 5 Wuertz M 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Springer R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Cameron K 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Porcello R (W) 6.0 3 1 1 2 5 Seay B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Zumaya J 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Rodney F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Braden D LOB -- Oakland 6, Detroit 9 2B -- Raburn R, Laird G 2, Sweeney R, Granderson C, Ordonez M, Cabrera M 2 HR -- Raburn R HBP -- by Porcello R (Holliday M) WP -- Wuertz M T -- 2:39 A -- 31554
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