Thursday, September 20th, 2012 12:05PM CST
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.
Date: Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 34,635
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

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

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

Errors: O Infante (10, throw)

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

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

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

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

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