Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 12, Oakland 2
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 56°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Meals, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Paul Emmel
Attendance: 31243
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Oakland 100000100281
Detroit 11102304-12140
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Oakland 84-63 44-31 40-32 L2
Detroit 78-69 44-28 34-41 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 44-28 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 40-32 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Oakland has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Athletics have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Darin Downs pitched 2.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.93. A.J. Griffin took the loss for Oakland.
  • Miguel Cabrera (2), Prince Fielder, Jhonny Peralta hit homeruns for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Detroit
A.J. Griffin Player Max Scherzer
Loss W/L Loss
4.2 IP 2.0
3 Strikeouts 4
8 Hits 2
9.64 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Oakland   Detroit
Brandon Moss Player Gerald Laird
3 Hits 3
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 3
.750 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Oakland 8 0 11 .235 9 2 4 0 1
Detroit 14 4 29 .389 4 12 4 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Oakland. The Tigers have a W/L % of .506 after a win and .557 after a loss.
  • Oakland will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Athletics have a W/L % of .619 after a win and .508 after a loss.