DET @ OAK
Final Score: DET 8 - OAK 5
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- Attendance
- 36,168
- Game Duration
- 186 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Justin Verlander
- Losing Pitcher
- Esteban Loaiza
- Save
- Todd Jones
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Hunter Wendelstedt
- First Base
- Derryl Cousins
- Second Base
- Chuck Meriwether
- Third Base
- Gary Cederstrom
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 67°F
- Sky
- Cloudy
- Wind Direction
- torf
- Wind Speed
- 7 mph
Line Score
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Gomez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Curtis Granderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| Jason Grilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Guillen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Brandon Inge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Todd Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wil Ledezma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Craig Monroe | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Neifi Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Fernando Rodney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Justin Verlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .314 |
OAK Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Bradley | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
| Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Chad Gaudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Jason Kendall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Joe Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adam Melhuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Marco Scutaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Huston Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Swisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .289 |
DET Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Grilli | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Todd Jones (SV) | SV | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wil Ledezma | - | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Fernando Rodney | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Justin Verlander (W) | W | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 5.00 | |
OAK Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Gaudin | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Kennedy | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Esteban Loaiza (L) | L | 6.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Huston Street | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8.00 | |
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics, October 11, 2006
On October 11, 2006, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-5 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in the League Championship Series. The information panel shows a crowd of 36,168, a running time of 186 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 67 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 7 mph wind. The Detroit Tigers scored in the second, fourth, sixth, and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 4-run fourth. The Oakland Athletics scored in the first, third, sixth, and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run third. The Detroit Tigers had 11 hits and the Oakland Athletics 11, with 0 and 1 errors. Justin Verlander was the winning pitcher, allowing 4 earned runs on 7 hits in 5.1 innings. The loss was charged to Esteban Loaiza after 6.0 innings and 7 runs. The save went to Todd Jones. Justin Verlander led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The Detroit Tigers used Jason Grilli, Todd Jones, Wil Ledezma, Fernando Rodney, and Justin Verlander on the mound. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Chad Gaudin, Joe Kennedy, Esteban Loaiza, and Huston Street. Placido Polanco led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 3 for 4. Alexis Gomez drove in 4 for the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers got more home runs from Alexis Gomez and Curtis Granderson. Milton Bradley led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 4 for 5, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI. The Oakland Athletics got another home run from Eric Chavez. Behind the plate was umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.
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