OAK @ DET

October 07, 2012

Final Score: OAK 4 - DET 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Comerica Park
Attendance
40,684
Game Duration
208 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Al Alburquerque
Losing Pitcher
Grant Balfour

Umpires

Home Plate
Mark Wegner
First Base
Dana DeMuth
Second Base
Eric Cooper
Third Base
Wally Bell

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
48°F
Sky
Cloudy
Wind Direction
ltor
Wind Speed
4 mph

Line Score

OAK @ DET — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OAK 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 9 1
DET 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 11 0

OAK Batting

OAK @ DET — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Grant Balfour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yoenis Cespedes 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400
Ryan Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Coco Crisp 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Josh Donaldson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Sean Doolittle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stephen Drew 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
George Kottaras 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Milone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brandon Moss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Derek Norris 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Cliff Pennington 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Josh Reddick 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 .250
Seth Smith 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 4 9 3 3 9 0 0 1 2 .273

DET Batting

OAK @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Al Alburquerque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alex Avila 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joaquin Benoit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Quintin Berry 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Miguel Cabrera 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .600
Phil Coke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Dirks 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Prince Fielder 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Doug Fister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Avisail Garcia 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Omar Infante 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Austin Jackson 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Don Kelly 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gerald Laird 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jhonny Peralta 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Danny Worth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Delmon Young 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 36 5 11 2 2 11 2 0 0 0 .306

OAK Pitching

OAK @ DET — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Grant Balfour (L) L 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 13.50
Ryan Cook - 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.00
Sean Doolittle - 1.0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.00
Tommy Milone - 6.0 5 1 1 1 6 0 1.50
Team Totals 8.2 11 5 3 2 11 0 3.12

DET Pitching

OAK @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Al Alburquerque (W) W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Joaquin Benoit - 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 18.00
Phil Coke - 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Doug Fister - 7.0 6 2 2 2 8 0 2.57
Team Totals 9.0 9 4 4 3 9 1 4.00

Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers, October 7, 2012

On October 7, 2012, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-4 at Comerica Park in the Division Series. The margin was one run. The information panel shows a crowd of 40,684, a running time of 208 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give 48 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 4 mph wind. The line score has the Oakland Athletics crossing the plate in the third, seventh, and eighth; the eighth brought 2 runs. The Detroit Tigers' runs came in the third, seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, 2 of them in the seventh. Hits were 9 for the Oakland Athletics and 11 for the Detroit Tigers, with 1 and 0 errors. Al Alburquerque was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 0.1 innings. Grant Balfour took the loss after 0.2 innings and 1 run. Doug Fister led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. The Oakland Athletics used Grant Balfour, Ryan Cook, Sean Doolittle, and Tommy Milone on the mound. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists Al Alburquerque, Joaquin Benoit, Phil Coke, and Doug Fister. The Oakland Athletics' top hitter was Cliff Pennington, 2 for 3 and 1 RBI. Josh Reddick also homered for the Oakland Athletics. Miguel Cabrera led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 3 for 5 and 2 doubles. Behind the plate was umpire Mark Wegner.

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