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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 21, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 21, 2009 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Edwin Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gio Gonzalez |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 15,927 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Adrian Johnson 1B: Gary Cederstrom 2B: Jim Wolf 3B: Fieldin Culbreth |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
| Marcus Thames | DH |
| Ryan Raburn | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Cabrera | First Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Clete Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adam Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Scott Hairston | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Jack Cust | DH |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Cliff Pennington | Shortstop |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 21, 2009
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Gonzalez
Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Gonzalez
Thames strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Gonzalez
Raburn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Gonzalez
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Jackson
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Jackson
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Jackson
Hairston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Gonzalez
Ordonez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Gonzalez
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gonzalez
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Laird vs. Gonzalez
Laird takes first base on ball four. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Everett vs. Gonzalez
Everett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Jackson
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Raburn. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Jackson
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cust vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Cust vs. Jackson
Cust hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Jackson
Barton hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pennington vs. Jackson
Jackson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jackson. Cust moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Pennington vs. Jackson
Pennington strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Gonzalez
Polanco hits a line drive into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Gonzalez
Thames hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Gonzalez
Raburn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Gonzalez
Cabrera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Jackson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Jackson
Suzuki hits a fly ball into left field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Gonzalez
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Gonzalez
Inge hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gonzalez
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Jackson
Hairston strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Jackson
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Jackson
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cust vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Cust vs. Jackson
Cust strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Gonzalez
Laird hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Gonzalez
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Gonzalez
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thames vs. Gonzalez
Thames strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Jackson
Barton hits a line drive into left field. Raburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Raburn. Barton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pennington vs. Jackson
Pennington bunts in front of the plate. Laird fields it and throws to first for the out. Barton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Jackson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco fields it and throws to home to get Barton. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Jackson
Suzuki strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Gonzalez
Raburn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Gonzalez
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Gonzalez
Ordonez takes first base on ball four. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Inge vs. Gonzalez
Inge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Gonzalez
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabrera scores. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laird vs. Ziegler
Brad Ziegler now pitching.
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ordonez moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Everett vs. Ziegler
Everett 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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Jackson
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Jackson
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Jackson
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Ziegler
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Ziegler
Thames hits a line drive into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Raburn vs. Ziegler
Raburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Jackson
Cust hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Everidge vs. Seay
Bobby Seay now pitching. Tommy Everidge pinch hits for Daric Barton.
Everidge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pennington vs. Seay
Pennington strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Seay
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Cust moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Lyon
Brandon Lyon now pitching.
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Davis reaches second base with a double. Cust scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Suzuki vs. Lyon
Suzuki strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Ziegler
Tommy Everidge now playing first base.
Cabrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis throws the ball in to Ellis who tags Cabrera trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ziegler
Curtis Granderson pinch hits for Magglio Ordonez.
Granderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Ziegler
Inge hits a popup towards short. Pennington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Marshall
Jay Marshall now pitching.
Thomas 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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Lyon
Curtis Granderson now playing center field. Clete Thomas now playing right field.
Hairston hits a fly ball into left field. Raburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lyon
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyon covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lyon
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Wuertz
Michael Wuertz now pitching.
Laird takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Wuertz
Everett bunts towards the mound. Wuertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Wuertz
Polanco takes first base on ball four. Laird moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Huff vs. Wuertz
Aubrey Huff pinch hits for Marcus Thames.
Huff hits a line drive towards right. Sweeney catches it and throws to first to double up Polanco. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Rodney
Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Cust hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everidge vs. Rodney
Everidge bunts towards first. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first, with Polanco covering, for the out. Cust moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Rodney
Nomar Garciaparra pinch hits for Cliff Pennington.
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cust moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Rodney
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/2009 -- Detroit at Oakland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Polanco P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kennedy A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Thames M, dh 4 0 0 0 Davis R, cf 4 0 2 1
Huff A, ph 1 0 0 0 Suzuki K, c 3 0 0 0
Raburn R, lf 4 2 2 2 Hairston S, lf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Sweeney R, rf 4 1 2 0
Ordonez M, rf 1 0 0 0 Ellis M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Granderson C, ph-cf 1 0 1 0 Cust J, dh 4 1 3 1
Inge B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Barton D, 1b 2 0 1 0
Thomas C, cf-rf 4 0 1 1 Everidge T, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Laird G, c 2 0 1 0 Pennington C, ss 2 0 0 0
Everett A, ss 4 0 0 0 Garciaparra N, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 3 7 3 33 2 8 2
Detroit 101 001 000 -- 3
Oakland 010 000 100 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson E (W)* 6.0 6 2 2 1 5
Seay B 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Lyon B 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Rodney F (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez G (L) 5.2 4 3 3 4 9
Ziegler B 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Marshall J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wuertz M 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Jackson E, Raburn R
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Oakland 8
2B -- Sweeney R, Davis R
HR -- Raburn R 2
SH -- Pennington C, Everidge T
WP -- Jackson E 2
T -- 2:54
A -- 15927
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