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

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BOS 5
BAL 4 TEX 9
@CLE 6
(10) KCR 5
@MIN 3
(10) NYY 8
CHW 1 OAK 3
DET 2 SEA 8
LAA 7
(12) TBD 6
TOR 2 ATL 12
HOU 3 CHC 5
PHI 4 FLA 4
COL 3 LAD 6
SFG 4 NYM 8
@MIL 5 PIT 15
STL 1 ARI 9
@SDP 5
(11) WSN 7
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 27,118

Wednesday, August 1, 2007, 12:36PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Tigers

61-46

Lost 2

1st

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

W: A Brown (1-0), L: N Robertson (6-9), S: A Embree (12)

Athletics

51-57

Won 2

3rd, 12 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Raburn CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .382 1.138   13    6   0   
  S Casey PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .739    1    1   0   
  C Guillen PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .896    6    0   0   
P Polanco 2B                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .343  .841   14    1   3   2B
G Sheffield DH                3   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .919   24    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .348  .994   16    1   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .283  .726   18    7   0   
M Hessman 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .675    9    6   0   
  C Granderson PH-CF          2   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .920   11    1   0   
C Monroe LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .222  .649   14    1   0   
O Infante SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .615   13    0   2   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .246  .730   19    0   3   

N Robertson P                                                            0   2
  C Durbin P                                                             0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    5   8              158   24  10

BATTING

2B: P Polanco (26, off D Braden).

TB: P Polanco 3; C Monroe; O Infante; I Rodriguez; M Ordonez; R Raburn.

RBI: C Monroe (53); M Ordonez (89).

2-out RBI: C Monroe.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck RF                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .283  .851   15    0   1   2·2B
S Stewart LF                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .303  .766   19    4   0   2B
N Swisher CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .256  .843   16    3   0   IW
M Piazza DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .305  .770   14    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .261  .741   12    4   2   HR
M Scutaro 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .237  .628   18    0   2   
D Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .764   14    6   1   
D Murphy SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .531   21    1   1   HBP
R Bowen C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .646   16    8   1   

D Braden P                                                               0   0
  A Brown P                                                              0   0
  S Casilla P                                                            1   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   3   9   3    4   4              145   27   8

BATTING

2B: S Stewart (13, off N Robertson); T Buck 2 (17, 2 off N Robertson).

HR: M Ellis (13, off N Robertson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: N Swisher (9, by C Durbin).

HBP: D Murphy (1, by B Seay).

TB: M Ellis 5; T Buck 4; M Piazza 2; S Stewart 2; R Bowen; N Swisher.

RBI: M Piazza (20); S Stewart (33); M Ellis (47).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

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
N Robertson, L (6-9)           6     9   3   3    1   2   1   5.05   28   96-65   40·13·12    9·10· 6· 0     43    -     1.11  -0.22
C Durbin                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.36    5   22-9     6· 2· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.44   0.17
B Seay                         0.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   3.14    4   20-8     3· 1· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.86  -0.02
J Grilli                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.37    1    7-5     4· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.72   0.04
Totals                         8     9   3   3    4   4   1          38  145-87   53·17·17   12·11· 6· 0          5-0

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 Braden                       5.1   4   2   2    2   3   0   5.28   21   92-55   32·10·13    5·10· 1· 0     53    -     1.10   0.10
A Brown, BS (1), W (1-0)       1.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   3.09    6   24-15    7· 4· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    1.42   0.00
S Casilla, H (7)               0.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   2.08    5   16-8     3· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.23  -0.14
A Embree, S (12)               1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.45    5   19-13    7· 4· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          3-0    3.79   0.51
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5   8   0          37  151-91   49·20·22    8·13· 3· 0          6-1

N Robertson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Braden (4).

IBB: C Durbin (3; N Swisher).

HBP: B Seay (1; D Murphy).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Mike Everitt.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 27,118.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Raburn             CF    1. T Buck               RF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. S Stewart            LF 
3. G Sheffield          DH    3. N Swisher            CF 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Piazza             DH 
5. I Rodriguez          C     5. M Ellis              2B 
6. M Hessman            1B    6. M Scutaro            3B 
7. C Monroe             LF    7. D Johnson            1B 
8. O Infante            SS    8. D Murphy             SS 
9. B Inge               3B    9. R Bowen              C  

   N Robertson          P        D Braden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-2  ---  4   18%  72% M Ellis         N Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 8   2  3-2  123  4   18%  87% C Monroe        A Embree        Strikeout Swinging
   t 8   1  3-2  123  3   17%  69% C Granderson    A Embree        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   t 8   1  3-2  12-  1  -14%  52% I Rodriguez     S Casilla       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Polanco to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   b 3   1  1-0  -2-  3   12%  58% S Stewart       N Robertson     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buck Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dallas Braden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Raburn        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   54%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   55%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  T Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  S Stewart       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   50%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dallas Braden facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  M Ordonez       Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   52%  M Hessman       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Ordonez to 2B
   RO     -2-  5   44%  C Monroe        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 1B); Ordonez Scores; Monroe out at 2B/RF-SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   48%  M Piazza        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  3   55%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Piazza to 2B
   O      12-  5   52%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Piazza to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  D Johnson       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1-3  8   39%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dallas Braden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   41%  O Infante       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   43%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   41%  R Raburn        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  1   39%  P Polanco       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Raburn to 2B
          12-  8   37%  G Sheffield     Walk; Raburn to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   O      123  4   44%  M Ordonez       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   41%  R Bowen         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   46%  T Buck          Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   58%  S Stewart       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buck Scores
          -2-  1   63%  N Swisher       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Stewart to 3B
   R      1-3  1   70%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stewart Scores; Swisher to 2B
   O      12-  1   66%  M Ellis         Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      12-  3   62%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dallas Braden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   65%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   67%  M Hessman       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   69%  C Monroe        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nate Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   66%  D Johnson       Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  8   64%  R Bowen         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dallas Braden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   67%  O Infante       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   69%  B Inge          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   71%  R Raburn        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   69%  T Buck          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   67%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   66%  N Swisher       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dallas Braden facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   56%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      51%  G Sheffield     Wild Pitch; Polanco to 3B
   O      --3  5   59%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  Andrew Brown replaces Dallas Braden pitching
   R      --3  2   50%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores
   O      1--      56%  I Rodriguez     Baserunner Out Advancing; Ordonez out at 2B/C-2B
   O      ---  4   58%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   54%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  4   72%  M Ellis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  4   74%  M Scutaro       Walk
   O      1--  2   72%  D Johnson       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  8   69%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Andrew Brown facing 6-7-8
                  Curtis Granderson pinch hits for Mike Hessman batting 6th
   O      ---  8   74%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   77%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   74%  O Infante       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   71%  B Inge          Walk; Infante to 2B
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Andrew Brown pitching; Sean Casey pinch hits for Ryan Raburn batting 1st
   O      12-  1   79%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
                  Sean Casey moves to 1B; Curtis Granderson moves to CF
          ---  1   82%  R Bowen         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  3   90%  T Buck          Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bowen to 3B
                  Chad Durbin replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      -23  4   86%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          -23  4   86%  N Swisher       Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   80%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Buck to 3B; Swisher to 2B
   O      123  4   75%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Santiago Casilla facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   66%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   65%  M Ordonez       Walk; Polanco to 2B
          12-  1   52%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Polanco to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
                  Alan Embree replaces Santiago Casilla pitching
   O      123  3   69%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      123  4   87%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chad Durbin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   85%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
                  Bobby Seay replaces Chad Durbin pitching
          ---  6   87%  D Johnson       Walk
          1--  4   89%  D Murphy        Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  5   86%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   88%  T Buck          Walk; Johnson to 3B; Murphy to 2B
                  Jason Grilli replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      123  7   84%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Alan Embree facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  O Infante       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   96%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Carlos Guillen pinch hits for Sean Casey batting 1st
   O      ---  6  100%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation