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Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

2008-08-10 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 40743 · 70°F · Wind 14 mph to LF · 2:41

Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 6–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 6th. Nate Robertson earned the win and Fernando Rodney picked up the save. Curtis Granderson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6
DET	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2		6	7

W: Nate Robertson L: Greg Smith SV: Fernando Rodney

Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Dana DeMuth · 2B: Lance Barksdale · 3B: Doug Eddings · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ryan Sweeney	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Ellis	4	0	1	1	0	1
Frank Thomas	3	0	1	0	1	0
Emil Brown	4	0	2	0	0	1
Bobby Crosby	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kurt Suzuki	4	0	0	0	0	2
Daric Barton	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Hannahan	3	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Granderson	4	2	1	1	1	1
Placido Polanco	5	1	1	1	0	0
Ryan Raburn	3	1	1	1	2	1
Magglio Ordonez	5	0	2	2	0	1
Miguel Cabrera	2	0	1	0	2	1
Gary Sheffield	4	0	0	0	0	2
Brandon Inge	2	1	0	0	2	0
Edgar Renteria	2	1	1	0	2	1
Dane Sardinha	2	0	0	0	1	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Greg Smith	4.2	3	7	2
Huston Street	1.0	3	2	2
Joey Devine	1.1	0	0	3
Jerry Blevins	1.0	1	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Robertson	7.2	5	1	5
Fernando Rodney	1.1	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ryan Sweeney: 43/G4
Mark Ellis: 53/G5
Frank Thomas: S7/L78S
Emil Brown: 43/G4

Bot 1

Curtis Granderson: 8/F89M
Placido Polanco: 8/F8RD
Ryan Raburn: W
Magglio Ordonez: K

Top 2

Bobby Crosby: 8/F8LD
Carlos Gonzalez: 31/G34
Kurt Suzuki: K

Bot 2

Miguel Cabrera: W
Gary Sheffield: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Brandon Inge: W
Edgar Renteria: W.1-2
Dane Sardinha: K

Top 3

Daric Barton: 7/P78S
Jack Hannahan: 31/G3
Ryan Sweeney: K

Bot 3

Curtis Granderson: 7/F78M
Placido Polanco: 8!/F8LXD
Ryan Raburn: W
Magglio Ordonez: 4/P4MD

Top 4

Mark Ellis: 63/G6
Frank Thomas: W
Emil Brown: S7/G56.1-2
Bobby Crosby: 3/IF/P34
Carlos Gonzalez: S6/G6MS-.2-3;1-2
Kurt Suzuki: 4!/L4+

Bot 4

Miguel Cabrera: D7/L5D
Gary Sheffield: 5/P5F
Brandon Inge: 9/F9M
Edgar Renteria: IW
Dane Sardinha: 6/L6

Top 5

Daric Barton: 8/F89M
Jack Hannahan: 43/G4S-
Ryan Sweeney: 6/P56

Bot 5

Curtis Granderson: HR/L9D+
Placido Polanco: 6/P8LS
Ryan Raburn: 8/F8LD
Magglio Ordonez: S9/L9M+
Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
Gary Sheffield: K

Top 6

Mark Ellis: K
Frank Thomas: 9/F9M
Emil Brown: K

Bot 6

Brandon Inge: W
Edgar Renteria: S8/L8LS.1-2
Dane Sardinha: 14/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
Curtis Granderson: W
Placido Polanco: S9/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ryan Raburn: K
Magglio Ordonez: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Miguel Cabrera: K

Top 7

Bobby Crosby: 8/F8LXD+
Carlos Gonzalez: 63/G6S-
Kurt Suzuki: 9/F89D

Bot 7

Gary Sheffield: K
Brandon Inge: 7/F7D
Edgar Renteria: K

Top 8

Daric Barton: K
Jack Hannahan: D9/F9LD
Ryan Sweeney: 3/G3.2-3
Mark Ellis: S7/L78S.3-H
Frank Thomas: 43/G4

Bot 8

Dane Sardinha: W
Curtis Granderson: K
Placido Polanco: 54(1)/FO/G56S-
Ryan Raburn: D7/F78D+.1-H;B-H(E6/THH)(E1/TH3)(UR)
Magglio Ordonez: 53/G5

Top 9

Emil Brown: D7/L7D+
Bobby Crosby: 31/G34.2-3
Carlos Gonzalez: 13/G13
Kurt Suzuki: K

Notes & reviews

the ball flew over left fielder Emil Brown's head and one- hopped the wall; Bobby Crosby's relay to the plate was wild but was backed up by pitcher Jerry Blevins, who threw wildly to third base, allowing Ryan Raburn to score

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