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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2000-08-11 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 14181 · 72°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph to RF · 3:48
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 11–4. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 8th. Jeff Weaver earned the win. Rich Becker went 1-for-6 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Jeff Weaver L: Gil Heredia SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Mike Fichter · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Ed Montague · 3B: Tony Randazzo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rich Becker | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy McMillon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Higginson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Ausmus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Macias | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Cardona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terrence Long | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Randy Velarde | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Grieve | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremy Giambi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Weaver | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Patterson | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Heredia | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
 Doug Jones | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Jeff Tam | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Magnante | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rich Becker: K/C
- Billy McMillon: W
- Bobby Higginson: W.1-2
- Juan Gonzalez: S8/G4M.2-H;1-H(E8/TH)(UR);B-3
- Dean Palmer: K/C
- Damion Easley: 53/G56
Bot 1
- Terrence Long: 6/L6M
- Randy Velarde: 9/F89S
- Jason Giambi: W
- Ben Grieve: K
Top 2
- Brad Ausmus: 8/F8RD
- Jose Macias: 8/F8RS
- Shane Halter: S7/L7M+
- Rich Becker: CS2(26)
Bot 2
- Matt Stairs: S8/G4+
- Miguel Tejada: PO1(E3).1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G56
- Eric Chavez: 43/G34.2-3
- Jeremy Giambi: K/C
Top 3
- Rich Becker: 43/G4
- Billy McMillon: S9/L9S+
- Bobby Higginson: S8/G4+.1-2
- Juan Gonzalez: W.2-3;1-2
- Dean Palmer: S8/G6M+.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Damion Easley: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
Bot 3
- Ramon Hernandez: K
- Terrence Long: K/C
- Randy Velarde: K
Top 4
- Brad Ausmus: S7/L78S+
- Jose Macias: W.1-2
- Shane Halter: 54/SH/BG25-.2-3;1-2
- Rich Becker: 43/G34.3-H;2-3
- Billy McMillon: 43/G34
Bot 4
- Jason Giambi: 9/F89D+
- Ben Grieve: S8/L8LS+
- Matt Stairs: 8/F8LS
- Miguel Tejada: S8/L4MD+.1-2
- Eric Chavez: K
Top 5
- Bobby Higginson: S8/L6MD+
- Juan Gonzalez: 53/G5S-.1-3
- Dean Palmer: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
- Damion Easley: S/L78S
- Brad Ausmus: W.1-2
- Jose Macias: D7.2-H;1-3
- Shane Halter: 9/F9D
Bot 5
- Jeremy Giambi: 53/G15-
- Ramon Hernandez: 53/G5
- Terrence Long: HR/F9D+
- Randy Velarde: W
- Jason Giambi: HR/F9LD+.1-H
- Ben Grieve: 8/F78D
Top 6
- Rich Becker: K/C
- Billy McMillon: 6/P6MD
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LM
Bot 6
- Matt Stairs: 53/G56
- Miguel Tejada: D9/L89D+
- Eric Chavez: K
- Mike Stanley: W
- Ramon Hernandez: 53/G56S
Top 7
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Dean Palmer: 63/G6
- Damion Easley: D7/L7S+
- Brad Ausmus: S7/L78S+.2-H
- Jose Macias: 3/G#/G3
Bot 7
- Terrence Long: S9/G34
- Randy Velarde: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Jason Giambi: W
- Ben Grieve: E6/TH/G6M.1-3;B-2
- Matt Stairs: K
Top 8
- Shane Halter: E3/TH1/G3+
- Rich Becker: HR/F89XD+.1-H(UR)
- Billy McMillon: K/C
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LD
- Juan Gonzalez: HR/F8LXD+.B-H(UR)
- Dean Palmer: 63/G6
Bot 8
- Miguel Tejada: HR/F7D+
- Eric Chavez: 8/F78D+
- Mike Stanley: W
- Ramon Hernandez: 5/FL/P5F
- Terrence Long: 4/P4D
Top 9
- Damion Easley: 8/F8LD
- Javier Cardona: 23/G
- Jose Macias: S8/P8RS
- Shane Halter: S9/L9S+.1-2
- Rich Becker: 43/G34
Bot 9
- Randy Velarde: W
- Jason Giambi: 13/G15+.1-2
- Ben Grieve: S8/L8LM+.2-3
- Matt Stairs: 6/P6
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6M
Notes & reviews
- Brad Ausmus and Astros manager Phil Garner ejected by HP umpire Mike Fichter