Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 6:05PM CST

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Game Recap

On Tuesday night, September 18, 2012, the Detroit Tigers enjoyed a comfortable 12-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Powering the offense for Detroit was Miguel Cabrera, who hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the eighth inning. The Tigers successfully overcame an early injury sustained by right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer en route to the decisive win.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 31,243

Line Score

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Game Stats


Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Doubles: M Cabrera (38, A Griffin); A Jackson (26, E Scribner); Q Berry (10, E Scribner)

Home Runs: J Peralta (12, 2nd inning off A Griffin 0 on, 1 Out); M Cabrera 2 (40, 3rd inning off A Griffin 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off J Chavez 3 on, 0 Out); P Fielder (27, 5th inning off A Griffin 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: M Cabrera 6 (129), J Peralta (59), P Fielder 2 (100), A Jackson (61), Q Berry 2 (27)

Sacrifice Flies: M Cabrera

Ground Into Double Play: D Young

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-8 (P Fielder 1-1, A Jackson 1-2, M Cabrera 1-2, A Garcia 1-1, D Young 0-1, Q Berry 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Jackson 1; D Young 1


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

Hit By Pitch: P Fielder (By J Chavez)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Scherzer 6-10; D Downs 5-11; B Villarreal 3-4; P Coke 6-7; J Benoit 3-4; L Marte 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Scherzer 7-8-6-4; D Downs 5-3-7-8; B Villarreal 2-1-3-2; P Coke 6-2-4-5; J Benoit 2-2-2-3; L Marte 4-1-1-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 0-2; D Downs 5-2; B Villarreal 0-1; P Coke 1-2; J Benoit 2-1; L Marte 0-2

Game Scores: M Scherzer 50


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (D Downs-J Peralta-P Fielder)



Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

Doubles: B Moss (10, B Villarreal); J Reddick (28, P Coke); G Kottaras (2, J Benoit)

Runs Batted In: B Moss (39), Y Cespedes (72)

2-out Runs Batted In: B Moss, Y Cespedes

Ground Into Double Play: C Carter

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Y Cespedes 1-1, B Moss 1-1, C Pennington 0-2, C Carter 0-1, S Drew 0-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Pennington 1; S Drew 4


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

Pitcher Notes: J Chavez pitched to 5 batters in the 8th

Hit By Pitch: J Donaldson (By D Downs)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Griffin 14-23; P Figueroa 0-1; E Scribner 3-8; J Chavez 5-8; J Blevins 2-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Griffin 13-13-21-19; P Figueroa 1-2-1-0; E Scribner 8-0-6-5; J Chavez 5-1-2-7; J Blevins 0-0-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Griffin 4-7; P Figueroa 0-0; E Scribner 2-1; J Chavez 1-2; J Blevins 2-1

Game Scores: A Griffin 30


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (J Donaldson-C Pennington-C Carter)

Errors: S Drew (5, throw)


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