Brandon Moss' HR helps A's get rain-shortened win over Tigers
Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Justin Verlander, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 in a game cut short by rain on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
6
Detroit Tigers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Comerica Park · 34,356 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
S Smith homered to right center (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
B Moss homered to left center (418 feet), J Lowrie scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Y Cespedes doubled to deep left, B Moss scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Play Result 2-3
O Infante safe at second on error by second baseman A Callaspo, M Cabrera scored.
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Error 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
P Fielder singled to right center, A Jackson and T Hunter scored, M Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
J Lowrie doubled to right, C Crisp and J Donaldson scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 6-3
Middle of the 6th
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
C Crisp batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
S Vogt singled to right, A Callaspo to third, D Barton to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Single 6-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
S Vogt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
D Barton walked, A Callaspo to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 8: ball 4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
D Barton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
A Callaspo singled to center.
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Single 6-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
A Callaspo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
S Smith homered to right center (421 feet).
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Home Run 6-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
S Smith batting
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Play Result 5-3
B Rondon relieved J Verlander.
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Start Inning 5-3
Top of the 6th inning
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 5th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
M Cabrera flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Head to Head
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Austin JacksonCF16
Torii HunterRF48
Miguel Cabrera3B24
Prince Fielder1B84
Victor MartinezDH41
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Matt TuiasosopoLF30
Alex AvilaC6
Jose IglesiasSS7
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jed LowrieSS8
Brandon MossRF37
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Seth SmithDH12
Alberto Callaspo2B5
Daric Barton1B37
Stephen VogtC21
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