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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2006-10-11 · 2006 League Championship Series · Game 2 of 4 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 36168 · 67°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph to RF · 3:06
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 8–5. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 4th. Justin Verlander earned the win and Todd Jones picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
W: Justin Verlander L: Esteban Loaiza SV: Todd Jones
Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Chuck Meriwether · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: Mike Reilly · RF: Jerry Crawford
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Neifi Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Guillen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Craig Monroe | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Alexis Gomez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Milton Bradley | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Swisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Marco Scutaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 D'Angelo Jimenez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Melhuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Verlander | 5.1 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
 Wil Ledezma | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Grilli | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Todd Jones | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Esteban Loaiza | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
 Chad Gaudin | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Kennedy | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Huston Street | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curtis Granderson: 7/F
- Neifi Perez: K
- Placido Polanco: S7/G
- Magglio Ordonez: K
Bot 1
- Jason Kendall: 4/P
- Mark Kotsay: D9/L
- Milton Bradley: WP.2-3
- Milton Bradley: S9/L.3-H
- Frank Thomas: BK.1-2
- Frank Thomas: K
- Eric Chavez: 8/F
Top 2
- Carlos Guillen: D7/F
- Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G.2-3
- Craig Monroe: 9/SF.3-H
- Alexis Gomez: 9/F
Bot 2
- Jay Payton: 7/F
- Nick Swisher: K
- Marco Scutaro: K
Top 3
- Brandon Inge: 4/P
- Curtis Granderson: 2/P2F
- Neifi Perez: 13/G
Bot 3
- D'Angelo Jimenez: 4/P
- Jason Kendall: 63/G
- Mark Kotsay: D7/L
- Milton Bradley: HR/89/F.2-H
- Frank Thomas: K
Top 4
- Placido Polanco: S8/G
- Magglio Ordonez: S9/L.1-2
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.2-3;1-2
- Craig Monroe: S8/L.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Alexis Gomez: S7/G.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Brandon Inge: 8/SF.3-H
- Curtis Granderson: K
Bot 4
- Eric Chavez: K
- Jay Payton: S8/G
- Nick Swisher: K
- Marco Scutaro: 3/P
Top 5
- Neifi Perez: 43/G
- Placido Polanco: S9/L
- Magglio Ordonez: 14(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- D'Angelo Jimenez: S4/G
- Jason Kendall: 53/G-.1-2
- Mark Kotsay: W
- Milton Bradley: 8/F
- Frank Thomas: 5(2)/FO/G.1-2
Top 6
- Carlos Guillen: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G
- Craig Monroe: D8/L
- Alexis Gomez: HR/89/F.2-H
- Brandon Inge: 8/F
Bot 6
- Eric Chavez: HR/8/F
- Jay Payton: 7/L
- Nick Swisher: W
- Marco Scutaro: 4/P
- D'Angelo Jimenez: 8/F
Top 7
- Curtis Granderson: S9/G
- Neifi Perez: 13/SH/BG.1-2
- Placido Polanco: IW
- Magglio Ordonez: 64(1)/FO/G-.2-3
- Carlos Guillen: 6/L
Bot 7
- Jason Kendall: 4/P
- Mark Kotsay: K
- Milton Bradley: HR/78/F
- Frank Thomas: K
Top 8
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G
- Craig Monroe: K
- Alexis Gomez: E4/G
- Brandon Inge: 54(1)/FO/G
Bot 8
- Eric Chavez: K
- Jay Payton: K
- Nick Swisher: K
Top 9
- Curtis Granderson: HR/89/F
- Neifi Perez: 7/F
- Placido Polanco: K
- Magglio Ordonez: 13/G
Bot 9
- Marco Scutaro: K
- Adam Melhuse: K
- Jason Kendall: S9/L-
- Mark Kotsay: S8/L.1-2
- Milton Bradley: S6/G6S-.2-3;1-2
- Frank Thomas: 8/F
Notes & reviews
- Milton Bradley is the first batter to switch hit homers in the LCS