GDT: 9/10/08 - DET (70-75) vs OAK (66-78) - 1:05 p.m. ET

Davis - grounds out

Good job Glover!

Ziegler pitching

Brandon Inge

grounds out

singles for his 1st hit of the series

replaces Santiago

Flies out

Granderson was clear to 3rd thinkng the ball would not be caught and was tagged out trying to get back to 1st.

3 out

Tigers lose 2-5

Granderson should be benched tomorrow for a bonehead play like that! Inexcusable!
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September 10, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	0
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	0

Oakland	AB-	R-	H-	RBI-	BB-	SO-	LOB-	AVG
Davis, CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.253
Cunningham, LF	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.310
Sweeney, R, RF	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	.287
Cust, DH	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.228
Barton, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.217
Baisley, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
- Hannahan, 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221
Pennington, SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.244
Bowen, C	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.175
Patterson, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	3	2	.200
Totals	34	5	8	5	3	12	11
BATTING 2B: Bowen (3, Galarraga). HR: Sweeney, R (5, 1st inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 2 out), Cust (28, 1st inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Cunningham; Sweeney, R 5; Cust 4; Pennington; Bowen 3; Patterson. RBI: Sweeney, R (42), Cust (66), Patterson (15), Cunningham 2 (5). 2-out RBI: Sweeney, R; Cust; Cunningham 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis 2. GIDP: Baisley. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING Outfield assists: Davis (Granderson at 1st base). DP: 2 (Baisley-Barton, Davis-Pennington-Barton).

Detroit	AB-	R-	H-	RBI-	BB-	SO-	LOB-	AVG
Granderson, CF	4	0	1	0	1	1	2	.301
Santiago, SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.302
- c-Ordonez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.321
Sheffield, DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.224
Cabrera, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.291
Joyce, RF	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	.260
Larish, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	.221
- a-Hessman, PH-3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.278
- b-Polanco, PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307
Thames, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.236
Raburn, 2B-3B	3	0	1	2	1	1	0	.242
Inge, C	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.216
Totals	30	2	5	2	8	10	19
a-Singled for Larish in the 6th. b-Popped out for Hessman in the 8th. c-Hit into a double play for Santiago in the 9th.
BATTING TB: Granderson; Cabrera; Joyce; Hessman; Raburn. RBI: Raburn 2 (18). 2-out RBI: Raburn 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Larish 2; Inge 2; Granderson. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING DP: (Hessman-Raburn-Cabrera).

Oakland	IP--	H-	R-	ER-	BB-	SO-	HR-	ERA
Gallagher	4.0	0	0	0	6	6	0	5.01
Blevins	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	3.19
Casilla (H, 7)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.33
Embree (H, 18)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.77
Street (W, 6-5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.92
Devine (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.70
Ziegler (S, 8)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.52

Detroit	IP--	H-	R-	ER-	BB-	SO-	HR-	ERA
Galarraga (L, 12-6)	4.0	8	5	5	1	4	2	3.58
Seay	2.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	3.78
Lambert	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.84
Rapada	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.93
Glover	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.94

Blevins pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes:
Gallagher 88-44, Blevins 29-21, Casilla 12-6, Embree 6-3, Street 14-6,
Devine 14-9, Ziegler 7-7, Galarraga 82-50, Seay 33-20, Lambert 10-7,
Rapada 19-9, Glover 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gallagher 2-4,
Blevins 0-1, Casilla 0-1, Embree 0-1, Street 0-3, Devine 0-1, Ziegler
1-1, Galarraga 2-6, Seay 0-1, Lambert 0-1, Rapada 2-2, Glover 1-0.
Batters faced:
Gallagher 18, Blevins 6, Casilla 3, Embree 1, Street 4, Devine 3,
Ziegler 3, Galarraga 21, Seay 6, Lambert 2, Rapada 5, Glover 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Casilla 3-2, Embree 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Varies.
T: 3:06.
Att: 37,194.
September 10, 2008

sooooooo glad Magglio was there, even if he bungled it
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Oakland Top 1st
- UMPIRES: Home,Scott Barry; First, Mike Estabrook; Second, Gerry Davis; Third, Bruce Dreckman;
- Rajai Davis flied out to right. None on with one out and Aaron Cunningham due up.
- Aaron Cunningham lined out to left. None on with two outs and Ryan Sweeney due up.
- Ryan Sweeney two-out, solo Home Run (5) to right. Jack Cust due up.
- Jack Cust two-out, solo Home Run (28) to left. Daric Barton due up.
- Daric Barton popped out to short to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 1st
- Pitchers confirmed.
- Curtis Granderson walked. Runner on first with none out and Ramon Santiago due up.
- Ramon Santiago struck out swinging. Runner on first with one out and Gary Sheffield due up.
- Gary Sheffield walked. Runners on first and second with one out and Miguel Cabrera due up.
- Miguel Cabrera struck out looking. Runners on first and second with two outs and Matt Joyce due up.
- Matt Joyce walked. Bases loaded with two outs and Jeff Larish due up.
- Jeff Larish struck out swinging to end the inning.

Oakland Top 2nd
- Jeff Baisley flied out to center. None on with one out and Cliff Pennington due up.
- Cliff Pennington walked. Runner on first with one out and Rob Bowen due up.
- Rob Bowen doubled to right. Runners on second and third with one out and Eric Patterson due up.
- Eric Patterson struck out swinging. Runners on second and third with two outs and Rajai Davis due up.
- Rajai Davis struck out swinging to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 2nd
- Marcus Thames flied out to center. None on with one out and Ryan Raburn due up.
- Ryan Raburn grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge struck out looking to end the inning.

Oakland Top 3rd
- Aaron Cunningham popped out to second. None on with one out and Ryan Sweeney due up.
- Ryan Sweeney singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Jack Cust due up.
- Jack Cust popped out to third. Runner on first with two outs and Daric Barton due up.
- Daric Barton struck out looking to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 3rd
- Curtis Granderson flied out to left. None on with one out and Ramon Santiago due up.
- Ramon Santiago grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Gary Sheffield due up.
- Gary Sheffield struck out swinging to end the inning.

Oakland Top 4th
- Jeff Baisley grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Cliff Pennington due up.
- Cliff Pennington reached first on a bunt single to third. Runner on first with one out and Rob Bowen due up.
- Rob Bowen singled to right. Runners on first and third with one out and Eric Patterson due up.
- Eric Patterson singled to right scoring Cliff Pennington with one out. Runners on first and second and Rajai Davis due up.
- Rajai Davis grounded out to first. Runners on second and third with two outs and Aaron Cunningham due up.
- Aaron Cunningham singled to left scoring Rob Bowen and Eric Patterson with two out. Runner on first and Ryan Sweeney due up.
- Ryan Sweeney struck out swinging to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 4th
- Miguel Cabrera lined out to second. None on with one out and Matt Joyce due up.
- Matt Joyce walked. Runner on first with one out and Jeff Larish due up.
- Jeff Larish struck out swinging. Runner on first with two outs and Marcus Thames due up.
- Marcus Thames walked. Runners on first and second with two outs and Ryan Raburn due up.
- Ryan Raburn walked. Bases loaded with two outs and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge flied out to left to end the inning.

Oakland Top 5th
- Bobby Seay starts the inning for the Tigers.
- Jack Cust struck out swinging. None on with one out and Daric Barton due up.
- Daric Barton struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Jeff Baisley due up.
- Jeff Baisley flied out to right to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 5th
- Jerry Blevins starts the inning for the Athletics.
- Curtis Granderson struck out looking. None on with one out and Ramon Santiago due up.
- Ramon Santiago struck out looking. None on with two outs and Gary Sheffield due up.
- Gary Sheffield flied out to right to end the inning.

Oakland Top 6th
- NOTE: The Athletics have a no-hitter through 5 innings. They have 8 strikeouts and 6 walks.
- Cliff Pennington struck out looking. None on with one out and Rob Bowen due up.
- Rob Bowen struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Eric Patterson due up.
- Eric Patterson struck out swinging to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 6th
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Miguel Cabrera singled to center. Runner on first with none out and
Matt Joyce due up. NOTE: Cabrera`s hit broke up the Athletics`
no-hitter.
- Matt Joyce singled to right. Runners on first and second with none out and Jeff Larish due up.
- Mike Hessman is pinch-hitting for the Tigers replacing Jeff Larish.
- Pinch-Hitter Mike Hessman singled to left. Bases loaded with none out and Marcus Thames due up.
- Santiago Casilla enters the game for the Athletics with the bases loaded and none out.
- Marcus Thames lined into a double play, third to first. Runners on second and third and Ryan Raburn due up.
- Ryan Raburn singled to center scoring Miguel Cabrera and Matt Joyce with two out. Runner on second and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge walked. Runners on first and second with two outs and Curtis Granderson due up.
- Alan Embree enters the game for the Athletics with runners on first and second and two out.
- Curtis Granderson flied out to center to end the inning.

Oakland Top 7th
- Chris Lambert starts the inning for the Tigers.
- Mike Hessman remains in the game at third base for the Tigers.
- Rajai Davis popped out to third. None on with one out and Aaron Cunningham due up.
- Aaron Cunningham struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Ryan Sweeney due up.
- Clay Rapada enters the game for the Tigers with none on and two out.
- Ryan Sweeney walked. Runner on first with two outs and Jack Cust due up.
- Jack Cust flied out to left to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 7th
- Huston Street starts the inning for the Athletics.
- Ramon Santiago walked. Runner on first with none out and Gary Sheffield due up.
- Gary Sheffield flied out to left. Runner on first with one out and Miguel Cabrera due up.
- Miguel Cabrera flied out to right. Runner on first with two outs and Matt Joyce due up.
- Matt Joyce flied out to center to end the inning.

Oakland Top 8th
- Daric Barton walked. Runner on first with none out and Jeff Baisley due up.
- Jeff Baisley grounded into a double play, third to second to first. None on and Cliff Pennington due up.
- Cliff Pennington flied out to center to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 8th
- Joey Devine starts the inning for the Athletics.
- Jack Hannahan enters the game for the Athletics playing third base.
- Placido Polanco is pinch-hitting for the Tigers replacing Mike Hessman.
- Pinch-Hitter Placido Polanco fouled out to the catcher. None on with one out and Marcus Thames due up.
- Marcus Thames struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Ryan Raburn due up.
- Ryan Raburn struck out swinging to end the inning.

Oakland Top 9th
- Gary Glover starts the inning for the Tigers.
- Placido Polanco remains in the game at second base for the Tigers.
- Ryan Raburn moved from second base to third base for the Tigers.
- Rob Bowen struck out swinging. None on with one out and Eric Patterson due up.
- Eric Patterson struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Rajai Davis due up.
- Rajai Davis grounded out third to first to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 9th
- Brad Ziegler starts the inning for the Athletics.
- Brandon Inge grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Curtis Granderson due up.
- Curtis Granderson singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Ramon Santiago due up.
- Magglio Ordonez is pinch-hitting for the Tigers replacing Ramon Santiago.
- Pinch-Hitter Magglio Ordonez flied into a double play, center to short to first, to end the game.

Oakland 5, Detroit 2

Final
- Confirmed
- WP: H.Street (6-5); LP:A.Galarraga (12-6); S:B.Ziegler (8).

Oakland 5, Detroit 2

It was a 1:05 game?!? I didn't even know Frown

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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

This was the last Wed. afternoon game of this season, unless by some freak of nature we go to the playoffs....
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

This team will be lucky to make the playoffs next year, unless they make some major changes!

I know...just thought I'd throw that in there.... Big Smile

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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

They need to fix the temp on the scoreboard at Comerica Park

No Way was it 77 degrees at Game Time

It was only 70 for a high at Metro Airport; 69 at City Airport Yesterday

In Fact; The temp on the scoreboard hit 79 before 2pm before falling to 73 degrees by 4pm

That may have been accurate; but no way was it ever 79 or 77 degrees

More like 67 at Game Time than 77

sun shining on it?
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971