Thursday, August 29th, 2013 12:08PM CST
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.
Date: Thursday, August 29th, 2013
Time: 12:08PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 39,212
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
ATH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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

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

Errors: D Kelly (1, throw)

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

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

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

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