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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2006-10-10 · 2006 League Championship Series · Game 1 of 4 Game 2 ▶ · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 35655 · 63°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph L to R · 3:20
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 5–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 4th. Nate Robertson earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Nate Robertson L: Barry Zito SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 2B: Derryl Cousins · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: Gary Cederstrom · RF: Mike Reilly
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sean Casey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Guillen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Craig Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marcus Thames | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ramon Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Milton Bradley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Swisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Marco Scutaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 D'Angelo Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nate Robertson | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
 Fernando Rodney | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Joel Zumaya | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Jones | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barry Zito | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
 Chad Gaudin | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Kennedy | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kiko Calero | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Blanton | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curtis Granderson: 7/F
- Placido Polanco: 53/G
- Sean Casey: 13/G
Bot 1
- Jason Kendall: S7/L
- Mark Kotsay: 46(1)/FO/G
- Milton Bradley: S7/G+.1-2
- Frank Thomas: 8/F
- Jay Payton: 4(1)/FO/G
Top 2
- Magglio Ordonez: 53/G
- Carlos Guillen: 3/P3F
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G
Bot 2
- Eric Chavez: S8/G
- Nick Swisher: K
- Marco Scutaro: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Craig Monroe: 9/F
- Marcus Thames: 53/G
- Brandon Inge: HR/7/L
- Curtis Granderson: D9/L
- Placido Polanco: W
- Sean Casey: W.2-3;1-2
- Magglio Ordonez: S5/G+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Carlos Guillen: 14(1)/FO/G
Bot 3
- D'Angelo Jimenez: 9/F
- Jason Kendall: W
- Mark Kotsay: S6/G.1-2
- Milton Bradley: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Ivan Rodriguez: HR/89/L
- Craig Monroe: W
- Marcus Thames: 54(1)/FO/G.B-2(E4/TH1)
- Brandon Inge: D8/F.2-H
- Curtis Granderson: 3/G.2-3
- Placido Polanco: S8/G+.3-H
- Sean Casey: S9/F-.1-3
- Magglio Ordonez: 43/G
Bot 4
- Frank Thomas: W
- Jay Payton: D7/L.1-3
- Eric Chavez: K
- Nick Swisher: K
- Marco Scutaro: K
Top 5
- Carlos Guillen: 63/G
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F
- Craig Monroe: 53/G
Bot 5
- D'Angelo Jimenez: S7/L
- Jason Kendall: W.1-2
- Mark Kotsay: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Milton Bradley: 7!/F
Top 6
- Marcus Thames: K
- Brandon Inge: S9/F-
- Curtis Granderson: S3/G.1-2
- Placido Polanco: 63/G.2-3;1-2
- Sean Casey: 63/G
Bot 6
- Frank Thomas: 7/F
- Jay Payton: D7/L
- Eric Chavez: W
- Nick Swisher: 4/P
- Marco Scutaro: 54(1)/FO/G
Top 7
- Magglio Ordonez: 53/G
- Carlos Guillen: S9/L
- Ivan Rodriguez: S9/L.1-2
- Craig Monroe: 9/F
- Marcus Thames: 4/P
Bot 7
- D'Angelo Jimenez: K
- Jason Kendall: E3/G
- Mark Kotsay: 36(1)1/GDP
Top 8
- Brandon Inge: W
- Curtis Granderson: 46(1)/FO/G
- Placido Polanco: 8/F
- Ramon Santiago: 9/F
Bot 8
- Milton Bradley: D8/F
- Frank Thomas: 63/G.2-3
- Jay Payton: 153/G.3-H
- Eric Chavez: 8/F
Top 9
- Magglio Ordonez: W
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Craig Monroe: 8/F
Bot 9
- Nick Swisher: W
- Marco Scutaro: 4/P
- D'Angelo Jimenez: 43/G.1-2
- Jason Kendall: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- Sean Casey suffered spasm in left calf as he broke out of the batter's box