Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics

Thursday, August 29th, 2013 12:08PM CST

Detroit Tigers

Tigers

DET

Home

7
vs.
Final

Athletics

ATH

Away

6
Athletics

Game Recap

In a thrilling contest on Thursday, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 7-6. The victory was secured dramatically in the bottom of the ninth inning when Torii Hunter launched a three-run home run with two outs. Hunter's decisive blast rescued the Tigers, who faced adversity after Max Scherzer did not achieve his 20th win and Miguel Cabrera exited the game early due to an injury.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, August 29th, 2013

Time: 12:08PM CST

Stadium: Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 39,212

Line Score

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Game Stats


Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Home Runs: P Fielder (21, 6th inning off J Blevins 0 on, 0 Out); T Hunter (16, 9th inning off G Balfour 2 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: B Pena (22), P Fielder (91), R Santiago (11), V Martinez (71), T Hunter 3 (70)

2-out Runs Batted In: R Santiago, V Martinez, T Hunter 3

Sacrifice Flies: B Pena

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (D Kelly 0-1, O Infante 0-1, A Jackson 0-1, R Santiago 1-2, V Martinez 1-1, T Hunter 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Jackson 1; R Santiago 1; T Hunter 1


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Scherzer 15-24; L Putkonen 5-8; J Veras 2-3; J Benoit 4-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Scherzer 17-10-23-18; L Putkonen 6-5-6-4; J Veras 1-2-0-3; J Benoit 2-2-3-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 1-9; L Putkonen 1-1; J Veras 0-3; J Benoit 1-2

Game Scores: M Scherzer 33


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Errors: D Kelly (1, throw)



Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

Doubles: C Crisp (18, M Scherzer); E Sogard (24, M Scherzer); A Callaspo (19, M Scherzer)

Triples: J Donaldson (3, M Scherzer)

Home Runs: J Lowrie (10, 1st inning off M Scherzer 1 on, 1 Out); B Moss (25, 5th inning off M Scherzer 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Lowrie 2 (57), D Barton (6), E Sogard (30), B Moss 2 (68)

Sacrifice Flies: D Barton; E Sogard

Sacrifice Hit: E Sogard

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (B Moss 1-2, S Vogt 0-2, J Donaldson 0-1, J Lowrie 1-2, C Crisp 0-2, S Smith 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Moss 1; S Smith 1; C Crisp 2


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Colon 14-21; J Blevins 3-4; D Otero 4-7; S Doolittle 2-4; G Balfour 2-6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Colon 18-3-11-18; J Blevins 3-0-0-4; D Otero 5-3-2-6; S Doolittle 2-1-0-4; G Balfour 4-0-6-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Colon 5-8; J Blevins 1-0; D Otero 3-0; S Doolittle 2-2; G Balfour 0-1

Game Scores: B Colon 50


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

Assists: C Crisp (M Cabrera at 2nd base)


Athletics Baserunning

Athletics Baserunning

Stolen Bases: B Moss (4, 2nd base off M Scherzer/B Pena)


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