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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2012-10-09 · 2012 Division Series · Game 3 of 5 ◀ Game 2 Game 4 ▶ · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 37090 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph to RF · 2:33
Oakland Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 2–0. Brett Anderson earned the win and Grant Balfour picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Brett Anderson L: Anibal Sanchez SV: Grant Balfour
Umpires — HP: Dana DeMuth · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Scott Barry · LF: Jim Reynolds · RF: Mark Wegner
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austin Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Prince Fielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Delmon Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andy Dirks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Avisail Garcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gerald Laird | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stephen Drew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Yoenis Cespedes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Moss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Reddick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Donaldson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Seth Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Derek Norris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Pennington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anibal Sanchez | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Octavio Dotel | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Phil Coke | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rick Porcello | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett Anderson | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Ryan Cook | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sean Doolittle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Austin Jackson: K
- Omar Infante: K
- Miguel Cabrera: 43/G
Bot 1
- Coco Crisp: S9/G
- Stephen Drew: W.1-2
- Yoenis Cespedes: S8/G.2-H;1-2
- Brandon Moss: K
- Josh Reddick: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Prince Fielder: 8!/F
- Delmon Young: S8/G
- Jhonny Peralta: S9/L.1-2
- Andy Dirks: 46(1)/FO/G.2-3
- Avisail Garcia: 13/G
Bot 2
- Josh Donaldson: S9/G
- Seth Smith: 7/L
- Derek Norris: 54(1)/FO/G
- Cliff Pennington: CS2(26)
Top 3
- Gerald Laird: K23
- Austin Jackson: W
- Omar Infante: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Cliff Pennington: K
- Coco Crisp: 53/G-
- Stephen Drew: 7/L
Top 4
- Miguel Cabrera: 63/G+
- Prince Fielder: 63/G
- Delmon Young: 53/G
Bot 4
- Yoenis Cespedes: K
- Brandon Moss: 7/F
- Josh Reddick: 9/L
Top 5
- Jhonny Peralta: W
- Andy Dirks: K
- Avisail Garcia: 64(1)/FO/G
- Gerald Laird: 13/G
Bot 5
- Josh Donaldson: 9/F
- Seth Smith: HR/8/F
- Derek Norris: 63/G
- Cliff Pennington: W
- Coco Crisp: 43/G
Top 6
- Austin Jackson: 63/G
- Omar Infante: K
- Miguel Cabrera: K
Bot 6
- Stephen Drew: 4/P
- Yoenis Cespedes: 53/G
- Brandon Moss: 9/L
Top 7
- Prince Fielder: 7!/L
- Delmon Young: K23
- Jhonny Peralta: S48/G-
- Andy Dirks: 7/F
Bot 7
- Josh Reddick: 6/L+
- Josh Donaldson: S8/L
- Seth Smith: 5/P5F
- Derek Norris: K
Top 8
- Avisail Garcia: K
- Gerald Laird: K
- Austin Jackson: K
Bot 8
- Cliff Pennington: 6/P
- Coco Crisp: 7/F
- Stephen Drew: W
- Yoenis Cespedes: 4/P
Top 9
- Omar Infante: K
- Miguel Cabrera: S9/L
- Prince Fielder: 6(1)3/GDP
Notes & reviews
- Coco Crisp caught the ball over the top of the wall