June 4, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
TBR 1 CHW 6
KCR 4
(15) MIN 7
BAL 5 NYY 5
TOR 1 OAK 10
DET 2 LAA 5
@SEA 4 CLE 15
@TEX 9 FLA 6
@ATL 4 COL 2
@LAD 1 MIL 10
ARI 1 CIN 2
@PHI 0 PIT 5
HOU 2 SDP 2
CHC 1 NYM 5
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 19,258

Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 3:35pm
Time of Game: 2:44

Tigers

24-35

Lost 3

4th, 8 GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  4  2
Athletics       0  0  0   1  2  1   6  0  X   10 14  0

W: J Duchscherer (5-4), L: N Robertson (3-6)

Athletics

33-27

Won 4

2nd, 3½ GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               3   1   0   0    1   0  .245  .746   16    1   0   GDP
C Guillen 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .295  .834   13    1   0   
M Thames LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .799   10    5   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .318  .903   16    2   0   HBP,GDP
J Larish DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .255   13    0   0   GDP
M Cabrera 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .802   14    5   0   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .249  .648   20    8   0   
R Santiago SS                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .361 1.100   14    2   1   
  E Renteria SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .667         0   0   
R Raburn 2B                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .196  .646   14    0   4   

N Robertson P                                                            0   1
  F Dolsi P                                                              0   0
  C Fossum P                                                             0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   2   4   2    5   5              130   24   6

BATTING

HBP: M Ordonez (2, by J Duchscherer).

TB: C Guillen; M Ordonez; R Santiago; M Thames.

GIDP: M Ordonez (9); C Granderson (1); J Larish (1).

RBI: M Ordonez (38); C Guillen (27).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Raburn-R Santiago-M Cabrera.

E: R Raburn (4); M Cabrera (7).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hannahan 3B                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .248  .738   19    0   2   2B
M Ellis 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .241  .723   26    5   4   SB
J Cust DH                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .249  .851   16    0   0   2B
B Crosby SS                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .265  .713   16    3   3   2B
E Brown LF                    3   2   1   0    2   1  .252  .669   21    1   0   IW
  R Davis CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .430         1   0   
D Barton 1B                   5   1   3   1    0   1  .230  .689   14    6   0   
T Buck RF-LF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .178  .557   18    1   0   HR,GDP
C Gonzalez CF-RF              4   1   1   3    0   1  .217  .652    8    5   0   2B
R Bowen C                     4   1   2   1    0   2  .258  .604   24    5   0   

J Duchscherer P                                                          0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  B Ziegler P                                                            0   0
  K Calero P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39  10  14   9    4   7              162   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Cust (7, off N Robertson); J Hannahan (11, off A Lopez); C Gonzalez (5, off C Fossum); B Crosby (20, off N Robertson).

HR: T Buck (2, off N Robertson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: E Brown (2, by N Robertson).

TB: T Buck 5; B Crosby 3; D Barton 3; J Hannahan 3; R Bowen 2; C Gonzalez 2; J Cust 2; E Brown.

GIDP: T Buck (2).

RBI: C Gonzalez 3 (5); B Crosby 2 (32); D Barton (19); T Buck (11); R Bowen (3); J Hannahan (22).

2-out RBI: C Gonzalez 3; B Crosby 2; D Barton; J Hannahan; R Bowen.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Ellis-B Crosby-D Barton; B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton; M Ellis-D Barton.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Ellis (6, 2nd base off F Dolsi/I Rodriguez).

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 (3-6)           6.1   8   5   5    3   5   1   6.03   30  109-71   40·11·20    6·10· 6· 0     39    -     0.91  -0.18
F Dolsi                        0.1   0   1   1    1   1   0   2.25    2   10-5     1· 0· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.56   0.00
C Fossum                       0     4   4   4    0   0   0 135.00    4   19-12    9· 1· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.52  -0.11
A Lopez                        1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.67    7   23-16    8· 1· 7    2· 4· 0· 0          1-1    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  10  10    4   7   1          43  161-104  58·13·33   10·14· 8· 0          4-3

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Duchscherer, W (5-4)         6.2   3   2   2    5   3   0   2.32   27   96-57   35· 8·14    8· 7· 3· 0     58    -     1.47   0.13
A Embree, H (11)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.26    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.07   0.09
B Ziegler                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-8     4· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
K Calero                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-9     5· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    5   5   0          34  127-77   46·11·20   10·10· 3· 0          2-0

C Fossum faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Duchscherer (1).

IBB: N Robertson (2; E Brown).

HBP: J Duchscherer (5; M Ordonez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 19,258.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. C Granderson         CF    1. J Hannahan           3B 
2. C Guillen            3B    2. M Ellis              2B 
3. M Thames             LF    3. J Cust               DH 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. B Crosby             SS 
5. J Larish             DH    5. E Brown              LF 
6. M Cabrera            1B    6. D Barton             1B 
7. I Rodriguez          C     7. T Buck               RF 
8. R Santiago           SS    8. C Gonzalez           CF 
9. R Raburn             2B    9. R Bowen              C  

   N Robertson          P        J Duchscherer        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  3-2  123  3   24%  75% J Larish        J Duchscherer   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 5   2  0-1  -23  6   16%  89% B Crosby        N Robertson     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hannahan Scores; Cust Scores
   t 6   1  3-1  123  5  -14%  50% M Ordonez       J Duchscherer   Hit By Pitch; Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B; Thames to 2B
   t 7   1  4-2  -23  5   11%  80% R Raburn        J Duchscherer   Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  1   11%  71% D Barton        N Robertson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brown to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Duchscherer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Granderson    Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   54%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   55%  M Thames        Flyball: CF
                  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
          ---  5   58%  J Hannahan      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   55%  M Ellis         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   52%  J Cust          Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   54%  B Crosby        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hannahan to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Duchscherer facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   46%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Larish        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   53%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   55%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  D Barton        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   51%  T Buck          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   52%  C Gonzalez      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  4   54%  R Bowen         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  J Hannahan      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Duchscherer facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   46%  R Santiago      Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  R Raburn        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  4   55%  C Granderson    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   50%  B Crosby        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Duchscherer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   56%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   60%  E Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  1   71%  D Barton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brown to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   66%  T Buck          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Brown Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  3   65%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   68%  J Larish        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   70%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   71%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   69%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   72%  J Hannahan      Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  M Ellis         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          1--  2   72%  J Cust          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hannahan to 3B
   RR     -23  6   89%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hannahan Scores; Cust Scores
          -2-  4   89%  E Brown         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   87%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Duchscherer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   90%  R Santiago      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  5   87%  R Raburn        Walk
          1--  6   83%  C Granderson    Walk; Raburn to 2B
   R      12-  2   73%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Raburn Scores; Granderson to 2B
          12-  4   64%  M Thames        Walk; Granderson to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   R      123  5   50%  M Ordonez       Hit By Pitch; Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B; Thames to 2B
   OO     123  3   75%  J Larish        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nate Robertson facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   85%  T Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   84%  C Gonzalez      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   83%  R Bowen         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   83%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Justin Duchscherer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   82%  I Rodriguez     Walk
          1--  5   76%  R Santiago      Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
          12-      69%  R Raburn        Wild Pitch; Rodriguez to 3B; Santiago to 2B
   O      -23  5   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Alan Embree replaces Justin Duchscherer pitching
   O      -23  4   89%  C Granderson    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
          ---  8   91%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  Freddy Dolsi replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      1--  4   88%  B Crosby        Strikeout Looking
          1--      89%  E Brown         Ellis Steals 2B
          -2-  6   89%  " "             Walk
                  Casey Fossum replaces Freddy Dolsi pitching
   R      12-  3   94%  D Barton        Single to LF (Line Drive); Ellis Scores; Brown to 2B
          12-  7   95%  T Buck          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Brown to 3B; Barton to 2B
   RRR    123  2   99%  C Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores; Barton Scores; Buck Scores
   R      -2-  7  100%  R Bowen         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Casey Fossum pitching; Edgar Renteria replaces Ramon Santiago playing SS batting 8th
   R      1--  3  100%  J Hannahan      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bowen Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 10.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-10, Brad Ziegler facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Ziegler replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2  100%  M Thames        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5  100%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-2, Aquilino Lopez facing 3-4-5
          ---  3  100%  J Cust          Reached on E4 (Pop Fly to SS-2B); Cust to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  B Crosby        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4  100%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
          -2-  3  100%  D Barton        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Cust to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  T Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 10.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-10, Kiko Calero facing 5-6-7
                  Kiko Calero replaces Brad Ziegler pitching; Travis Buck moves to LF; Rajai Davis replaces Emil Brown playing CF batting 5th; Carlos Gonzalez moves to RF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Larish        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 10.

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