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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1999-09-03 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 10297 · 63°F, night · Wind 10 mph to RF · 3:14
Oakland Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 7–4. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 3rd. Kevin Appier earned the win and Jason Isringhausen picked up the save. John Jaha went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
W: Kevin Appier L: Nelson Cruz SV: Jason Isringhausen
Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Ted Barrett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Polonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brad Ausmus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Tony Clark | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Kapler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Deivi Cruz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Christenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Randy Velarde | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Jaha | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Nitkowski | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Nelson Cruz | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Borkowski | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Tim Kubinski | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Jones | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Isringhausen | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Luis Polonia: 7/F7M
- Brad Ausmus: 63/G6
- Dean Palmer: K
Bot 1
- Ryan Christenson: 53/G56
- Randy Velarde: S8/L8LS
- Jason Giambi: 8/F8RXD
- John Jaha: 9/F9S
Top 2
- Tony Clark: 8/F8LXD
- Damion Easley: 4/P34
- Bobby Higginson: 7/F78M
Bot 2
- Olmedo Saenz: W
- Matt Stairs: W.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 7/F7M
- Ben Grieve: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 3
- Juan Encarnacion: 53/G56S
- Gabe Kapler: K
- Deivi Cruz: S8/G6M
- Luis Polonia: 4(1)/FO/G4
Bot 3
- Mike Macfarlane: 8/F8RXD
- Ryan Christenson: W
- Randy Velarde: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Jason Giambi: S8/G4M.1-3
- John Jaha: HR/F7D.3-H;1-H
- Olmedo Saenz: 5/P6S
Top 4
- Brad Ausmus: 43/G4
- Dean Palmer: K23
- Tony Clark: D8/L8LD
- Damion Easley: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Matt Stairs: K
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F9M
- Ben Grieve: 7/F7M
Top 5
- Bobby Higginson: W
- Juan Encarnacion: S6/G6S.1-2
- Gabe Kapler: D8/L8LD.2-H;1-H
- Deivi Cruz: 14/SH/BG13S.2-3
- Luis Polonia: 43/G4S
- Brad Ausmus: D7/L7LS.3-H
- Dean Palmer: 8/F8RM
Bot 5
- Mike Macfarlane: S8/L8RS
- Ryan Christenson: W.1-2
- Randy Velarde: 7/F7M
- Jason Giambi: K
- John Jaha: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-3
- Olmedo Saenz: 43/G4
Top 6
- Tony Clark: K
- Damion Easley: S8/G6M
- Bobby Higginson: 43/G4.1-2
- Juan Encarnacion: S8/L8LS.2-H
- Gabe Kapler: SB2
- Gabe Kapler: W
- Deivi Cruz: 5/P56S
Bot 6
- Matt Stairs: HR/F8RXD
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Ben Grieve: K
- Mike Macfarlane: K
Top 7
- Luis Polonia: K
- Brad Ausmus: 53/G5
- Dean Palmer: K
Bot 7
- Ryan Christenson: W
- Randy Velarde: 16(1)/FO/BG13S
- Jason Giambi: S8/L8LM.1-3
- John Jaha: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
- Olmedo Saenz: 3/P3F
- Matt Stairs: S9/G34.2-H;1-3;B-2
- Miguel Tejada: 43/G4
Top 8
- Tony Clark: S8/L8RS
- Damion Easley: S7/G56.1-2
- Bobby Higginson: 7/F7M
- Juan Encarnacion: 9/F89S
- Gabe Kapler: 9/F9D
Bot 8
- Ben Grieve: 7/F7M
- Mike Macfarlane: K+WP.B-1
- Ryan Christenson: K
- Randy Velarde: 3/G34S
Top 9
- Frank Catalanotto: E7/F78S
- Luis Polonia: W.1-2
- Brad Ausmus: 8/F8LM
- Dean Palmer: K
- Tony Clark: 7/F78M