DET @ OAK

October 10, 2012

Final Score: DET 3 - OAK 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance
36,385
Game Duration
201 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Ryan Cook
Losing Pitcher
Jose Valverde

Umpires

Home Plate
Eric Cooper
First Base
Wally Bell
Second Base
Scott Barry
Third Base
Jim Reynolds

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
58°F
Sky
Cloudy
Wind Direction
tocf
Wind Speed
11 mph

Line Score

DET @ OAK — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
DET 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 1
OAK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 8 0

DET Batting

DET @ OAK — 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 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Joaquin Benoit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Quintin Berry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miguel Cabrera 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Phil Coke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Dirks 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Octavio Dotel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Prince Fielder 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Avisail Garcia 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Omar Infante 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Austin Jackson 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jhonny Peralta 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Max Scherzer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Valverde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Delmon Young 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 33 3 10 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .303

OAK Batting

DET @ OAK — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jerry Blevins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yoenis Cespedes 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Ryan Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Coco Crisp 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Josh Donaldson 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Sean Doolittle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stephen Drew 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
A. J. Griffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Kottaras 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brandon Moss 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Derek Norris 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Cliff Pennington 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Reddick 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Seth Smith 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 3 12 3 0 0 0 .235

DET Pitching

DET @ OAK — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Al Alburquerque - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Joaquin Benoit - 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Phil Coke - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Octavio Dotel - 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Max Scherzer - 5.1 3 1 0 1 8 0 0.00
Jose Valverde (L) L 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 40.50
Team Totals 8.2 8 4 3 3 12 0 3.12

OAK Pitching

DET @ OAK — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jerry Blevins - 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ryan Cook (W) W 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Sean Doolittle - 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 13.50
A. J. Griffin - 5.0 7 2 2 0 1 1 3.60
Team Totals 9.0 10 3 3 0 2 1 3.00

Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics, October 10, 2012

On October 10, 2012, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-3 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in the Division Series. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 36,385, a game time of 201 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 58 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 11 mph wind. The Detroit Tigers scored single runs in the third, fourth, and eighth innings. The Oakland Athletics' runs came in the sixth and ninth innings, 3 of them in the ninth. Hits were 10 for the Detroit Tigers and 8 for the Oakland Athletics, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to Ryan Cook, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 1.1 innings. The loss was charged to Jose Valverde after 0.2 innings and 3 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Max Scherzer, who had 8. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists Al Alburquerque, Joaquin Benoit, Phil Coke, Octavio Dotel, and Max Scherzer. The Oakland Athletics used Jerry Blevins, Ryan Cook, Sean Doolittle, and A. J. Griffin on the mound. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Prince Fielder, 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Stephen Drew led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Seth Smith drove in 2 for the Oakland Athletics. Behind the plate was umpire Eric Cooper.

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