Justin Verlander gets 1st win since May 30, Tigers sweep A's
Torii Hunter hit three RBI singles and capped a six-run burst in the sixth inning that sent the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics 9-3 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
3
Detroit Tigers
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Comerica Park · 35,445 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
B Moss singled to center, C Crisp scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-9
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
T Hunter singled to left, M Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-9
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
M Cabrera doubled to left, A Jackson and I Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-8
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Advancing On Play 2-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
I Kinsler reached on infield single to third, R Davis scored, A Jackson to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
R Davis singled to center, N Castellanos and A Avila scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Bunted Foul 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
A Jackson singled to center, A Romine scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 8: foul
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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 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Out 2-2
Pitch 3: in play
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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
T Hunter singled to right, A Jackson scored, M Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 3-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
A Callaspo grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
A Callaspo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
C Gentry grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
C Gentry batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
N Punto flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
N Punto batting
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Play Result 3-9
J Nathan relieved B Hardy.
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Start Inning 3-9
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-9
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Lineup Change 3-9
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End Inning 3-9
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
M Cabrera struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-9
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
M Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
I Kinsler flied out to right.
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Fly Out 3-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
I Kinsler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
A Jackson grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Head to Head
DET wins series 3-0
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
Ian Kinsler2B3
Miguel Cabrera1B24
J.D. MartinezRF28
Torii HunterDH48
Nick Castellanos3B21
Alex AvilaC6
Andrew RomineSS24
Rajai DavisLF18
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
Alberto Callaspo3B5
Yoenis CespedesDH52
Brandon MossRF37
Derek NorrisC33
Stephen VogtLF21
Jed LowrieSS8
Nate Freiman1B
Nick Punto2B1
Substitutes
Craig GentryCF71
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