Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics

Thursday, September 20th, 2012 12:05PM CST

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Game Recap

In a matchup of American League playoff contenders on Thursday, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 12-4, preventing a potential three-game sweep. Key to the Athletics' victory was Seth Smith, who contributed a home run, a double, and drove in four runs.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, September 20th, 2012

Time: 12:05PM CST

Stadium: Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 34,635

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Detroit TigersDET 020011000
AthleticsATH 001014006

Game Stats


Detroit Tigers Batting

Tigers Batting

Doubles: O Infante 2 (6, T Milone, E Scribner); P Fielder (31, T Milone)

Home Runs: A Dirks (7, 6th inning off J Blevins 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: G Laird (8), A Jackson (62), P Fielder (101), A Dirks (31)

Sacrifice Flies: A Jackson

Sacrifice Hit: A Dirks

Ground Into Double Play: D Young

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (G Laird 1-1, M Cabrera 0-2, A Garcia 0-1, D Young 1-2, J Peralta 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Cabrera 2; A Garcia 1


Detroit Tigers Pitching

Tigers Pitching

Pitcher Notes: P Coke pitched to 1 batter in the 6th;D Smyly pitched to 2 batters in the 9th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Sanchez 14-25; P Coke 0-1; A Alburquerque 4-8; O Dotel 2-6; D Smyly 0-2; L Putkonen 1-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Sanchez 20-15-21-14; P Coke 0-0-0-1; A Alburquerque 6-8-5-4; O Dotel 2-1-0-4; D Smyly 3-0-0-1; L Putkonen 1-0-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sanchez 6-3; P Coke 0-0; A Alburquerque 2-1; O Dotel 1-1; D Smyly 0-0; L Putkonen 1-0

Game Scores: A Sanchez 41


Detroit Tigers Fielding

Tigers Fielding

Errors: O Infante (10, throw)


Detroit Tigers Baserunning

Tigers Baserunning

Caught Stealing: A Garcia (1, 2nd base by T Milone)

Picked Off: A Garcia (1st base by T Milone)



Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

Doubles: B Moss (11, A Sanchez); S Smith (22, D Smyly); J Donaldson (15, L Putkonen)

Triples: G Kottaras (1, P Coke)

Home Runs: S Smith (14, 5th inning off A Sanchez 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: S Smith 4 (50), B Moss (40), J Donaldson 2 (26), G Kottaras 2 (18), Y Cespedes (73), D Barton (5)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Donaldson 2, G Kottaras 2, D Barton, S Smith 3

Sacrifice Flies: Y Cespedes

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-10 (C Pennington 1-2, C Carter 0-1, J Donaldson 2-2, G Kottaras 1-2, S Smith 1-1, S Drew 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Pennington 1; G Kottaras 1


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

Intentional Walks: S Smith (By A Sanchez); J Reddick (By O Dotel); B Moss (By O Dotel)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Milone 17-24; P Neshek 0-1; J Blevins 1-2; R Cook 4-5; S Doolittle 2-3; E Scribner 2-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Milone 11-6-17-20; P Neshek 0-0-0-1; J Blevins 2-0-4-2; R Cook 4-3-8-1; S Doolittle 2-3-5-0; E Scribner 2-1-5-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Milone 4-8; P Neshek 0-1; J Blevins 0-1; R Cook 1-2; S Doolittle 0-1; E Scribner 1-1

Game Scores: T Milone 32


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (S Drew-C Pennington-C Carter)


Athletics Baserunning

Athletics Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Donaldson (4, 2nd base off A Sanchez/G Laird)


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