Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers

Athletics Batting

Doubles: D DeJesus (2, J Verlander); J Willingham (2, J Verlander); H Matsui (4, J Verlander); K Kouzmanoff (3, J Verlander); C Crisp (3, J Verlander)

Triples: R Sweeney (1, E Gonzalez)

Runs Batted In: J Willingham (8), H Matsui (8), C Crisp (4), R Sweeney (1), K Kouzmanoff (5)

2-out Runs Batted In: C Crisp

Sacrifice Flies: K Kouzmanoff

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (J Willingham 1-2, K Kouzmanoff 0-1, D Barton 0-1, A LaRoche 0-1, C Pennington 0-1, C Crisp 1-2, K Suzuki 1-2, H Matsui 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Barton 1; C Crisp 1; K Suzuki 1

Athletics Pitching

Pitcher Notes: G Balfour pitched to 2 batters in the 9th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Braden 12-20; B Ziegler 3-4; C Breslow 3-3; G Balfour 4-7; B Fuentes 0-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Braden 14-7-11-13; B Ziegler 2-0-1-4; C Breslow 2-2-5-1; G Balfour 3-1-7-5; B Fuentes 6-1-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Braden 5-5; B Ziegler 3-0; C Breslow 0-2; G Balfour 2-1; B Fuentes 1-2

Game Scores: D Braden 62

Athletics Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (C Pennington-A LaRoche-D Barton)

Errors: D Barton (5, throw)

Tigers Batting

Doubles: V Martinez (4, D Braden); M Cabrera (4, D Braden)

Runs Batted In: A Jackson (3)

Ground Into Double Play: B Inge

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-10 (A Jackson 0-1, B Inge 0-2, R Raburn 0-1, V Martinez 0-2, B Boesch 0-2, J Peralta 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Raburn 1; V Martinez 1; B Boesch 2

Tigers Pitching

Balks: J Verlander

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Verlander 22-29; B Thomas 3-3; E Gonzalez 2-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Verlander 30-11-18-18; B Thomas 4-0-0-3; E Gonzalez 5-2-7-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 3-9; B Thomas 0-3; E Gonzalez 2-1

Game Scores: J Verlander 45

Tigers Fielding

Errors: R Raburn (3, bobble)

Tigers Baserunning

Caught Stealing: B Boesch (1, 2nd base by C Breslow)

Picked Off: B Boesch (1st base by C Breslow)