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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2009-08-23 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 17690 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 11 mph to LF · 2:51
Oakland Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 9–4. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 3rd. Brett Tomko earned the win. Jack Cust went 3-for-3 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
W: Brett Tomko L: Rick Porcello SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jim Wolf · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Clete Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Guillen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Aubrey Huff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brandon Inge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Avila | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Adam Everett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ramon Santiago | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marcus Thames | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Raburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Placido Polanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rajai Davis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Sweeney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Scott Hairston | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jack Cust | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Landon Powell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Daric Barton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Pennington | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Porcello | 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
 Fu-Te Ni | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Perry | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett Tomko | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 Brad Ziegler | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Craig Breslow | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Wuertz | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Jeff Gray | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curtis Granderson: HR/F9LD+
- Clete Thomas: 4/F4-
- Carlos Guillen: W
- Miguel Cabrera: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bot 1
- Adam Kennedy: 63/G6
- Rajai Davis: 53/G56S
- Ryan Sweeney: 53/G56
Top 2
- Aubrey Huff: K
- Brandon Inge: 8/F8LD
- Alex Avila: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Scott Hairston: 43/G4M
- Jack Cust: S8/L8RM
- Mark Ellis: S9/G34.1-2
- Landon Powell: 13/G13.2-3;1-2
- Daric Barton: 63/G6
Top 3
- Adam Everett: K
- Ramon Santiago: 9/F89D+
- Curtis Granderson: 5/F5-
Bot 3
- Cliff Pennington: S9/L34D+
- Adam Kennedy: 8/F78D.1-2
- Rajai Davis: S9/F9S-.2-H
- Ryan Sweeney: W.1-2
- Scott Hairston: K
- Jack Cust: HR/F78D+.2-H;1-H
- Mark Ellis: 5/L56+
Top 4
- Clete Thomas: K
- Carlos Guillen: 7/F7D
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/G56+
- Aubrey Huff: 9/F9M
Bot 4
- Landon Powell: 43/G4
- Daric Barton: S8/F8LS-
- Cliff Pennington: 9/L9S
- Adam Kennedy: 9/F9M
Top 5
- Brandon Inge: K
- Alex Avila: W
- Adam Everett: K+PO1(23)/DP
Bot 5
- Rajai Davis: 63/G6M
- Ryan Sweeney: 63/G6
- Scott Hairston: 5/F56-
Top 6
- Ramon Santiago: S9/L9S
- Curtis Granderson: K
- Clete Thomas: K
- Carlos Guillen: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 6
- Jack Cust: HR/F89D+
- Mark Ellis: 13/G15-
- Landon Powell: S9/L9S
- Daric Barton: 6/P
- Cliff Pennington: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 7
- Miguel Cabrera: S9/L34D
- Aubrey Huff: 7/F78D
- Brandon Inge: S7/G56.1-2
- Alex Avila: 7/F7LD
- Marcus Thames: S8/L6MD.2-H;1-2
- Ramon Santiago: S7/G56+.2-3;1-2
- Ryan Raburn: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 7
- Adam Kennedy: 9/F9M
- Rajai Davis: E7/F78S.B-2
- Ryan Sweeney: SB3
- Ryan Sweeney: 5/F56-
- Scott Hairston: 8/F8LS
Top 8
- Clete Thomas: S8/G4M
- Carlos Guillen: 7/F78S
- Miguel Cabrera: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
- Aubrey Huff: K
- Brandon Inge: K
Bot 8
- Jack Cust: W
- Mark Ellis: D8/L78S.1-3
- Landon Powell: HR/F9LD+.3-H;2-H
- Daric Barton: 9/F9LM
- Cliff Pennington: HR/F9LD+
- Adam Kennedy: S9/L34D
- Rajai Davis: SB2
- Rajai Davis: K
- Ryan Sweeney: IW
- Scott Hairston: K
Top 9
- Alex Avila: 31/G3+
- Placido Polanco: 8/F8LD
- Ramon Santiago: 63/G6