oakland athletics at detroit tigers

may 15, 2006

top of the first

jeremy bonderman takes the mound for the tigers.
mark ellis walked. <--1>
milton bradley popped up to the third baseman. <--1>
eric chavez grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

rudy seanez takes the mound for the athletics.
mark kotsay grounded to the third baseman. <--->
placido polanco hit an infield single to short. <--1>
carlos lee grounded to second for a double play (4-6-3). <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

brian stavisky grounded to second. <--->
bobby crosby flied out to right field. <--->
john suomi grounded to the shortstop. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the second

travis hafner struck out. <--->
ivan rodriguez lined out to center. <--->
mark sweeney struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the second, the game is tied at 0.

top of the third

nick swisher grounded to first. <--->
dan johnson singled to right. <--1>
kelly shoppach grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the third, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the third

edwin encarnacion popped up to the shortstop. <--->
craig monroe grounded to third. <--->
yuniesky betancourt flied out to right. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the third, the game is tied at 0.

top of the fourth

mark ellis grounded to the shortstop. <--->
milton bradley grounded to the second baseman. <--->
eric chavez flied out to left. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the fourth

ron villone came in to pitch for the athletics. <--->
mark kotsay grounded to third. <--->
placido polanco grounded to the third baseman. <--->
carlos lee grounded to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 0.

top of the fifth

brian stavisky reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman. <--1>
bobby crosby popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <--1>
the athletics put on the hit and run.
john suomi lined out to short. <--1>
nick swisher grounded to the pitcher. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the fifth

travis hafner grounded to second. <--->
ivan rodriguez struck out. <--->
mark sweeney singled to right. <--1>
mark sweeney stole second. <-2->
edwin encarnacion walked. <-21>
craig monroe grounded to second. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, the game is tied at 0.

top of the sixth

dan johnson grounded to second. <--->
kelly shoppach doubled down the right field line. <-2->
mark ellis grounded to the second baseman. <-2->
milton bradley struck out. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the sixth

yuniesky betancourt was hit by a pitch. <--1>
mark kotsay flied out to center. <--1>
the tigers put on the hit and run.
hector carrasco came in to pitch for the athletics. <--1>
the tigers put on the hit and run.
yuniesky betancourt stole second. <-2->
placido polanco singled to left, scoring a run. <--1>
carlos lee popped up behind home plate. <--1>
travis hafner grounded to the second baseman. <--1>
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, detroit leads 1 to 0.

top of the seventh

eric chavez singled through the left side. <--1>
brian stavisky grounded to second. <--1>
bobby crosby reached first on a fielding error by the catcher. <-21>
jeremy bonderman threw a wild pitch. <32->
the tigers brought the infield in.
ryan shealy pinch hit for john suomi. <32->
the tigers brought the infield in.
ryan shealy popped up behind home plate. <32->
nick swisher walked. <321>
jason kubel pinch hit for dan johnson. <321>
jason kubel grounded to short. <321>
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, oakland trails 1 to 0.
bottom of the seventh
ivan rodriguez struck out. <--->
mark sweeney struck out. <--->
edwin encarnacion struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, detroit leads 1 to 0.

top of the eighth

kelly shoppach struck out. <--->
mark ellis flied out to center field. <--->
milton bradley was intentionally walked. <--1>
eric chavez homered over the right field fence for two rbis. <--->
jamie walker came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
brian stavisky grounded to short. <--->
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, oakland leads 2 to 1.

bottom of the eighth

craig monroe grounded to first. <--->
yuniesky betancourt lined out to left field. <--->
hong-chih kuo came in to pitch for the athletics. <--->
mark kotsay popped up to the first baseman in foul ground. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, detroit trails 2 to 1.

top of the ninth

bobby crosby walked. <--1>
ryan shealy singled through the left side. <-21>
nick swisher grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <3-->
jason kubel flied out to left. <3-->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, oakland leads 2 to 1.

bottom of the ninth

placido polanco flied out to center field. <--->
carlos lee struck out. <--->
travis hafner homered into the left field seats. <--->
ivan rodriguez struck out. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the ninth, the game is tied at 2.

top of the tenth

fernando rodney came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
kelly shoppach struck out. <--->
mark ellis popped up to the second baseman. <--->
milton bradley singled up the middle. <--1>
eric chavez was hit by a pitch. <-21>
brian stavisky singled in the left field gap, scoring a run. <3-1>
bobby crosby flied out to right. <3-1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the tenth, oakland leads 3 to 2.

bottom of the tenth

mark sweeney walked. <--1>
edwin encarnacion singled into right field. <-21>
craig monroe hit an infield single to second. <321>
josh willingham pinch hit for yuniesky betancourt. <321>
josh willingham singled through the left side, scoring a run. <321>
mark kotsay grounded to the third baseman. <321>
huston street came in to pitch for the athletics. <321>
placido polanco flied out to center field. <321>
carlos lee grounded to short. <321>
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
at the end of the tenth, the game is tied at 3.

top of the eleventh

troy percival came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
ryan shealy popped up to short. <--->
nick swisher grounded to short. <--->
jason kubel grounded to first. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the eleventh, the game is tied at 3.

bottom of the eleventh

travis hafner struck out. <--->
ivan rodriguez struck out. <--->
mark sweeney flied out to left. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eleventh, the game is tied at 3.

top of the twelfth

kelly shoppach grounded to the shortstop. <--->
mark ellis grounded to first base. <--->
milton bradley lined out to the shortstop. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the twelfth, the game is tied at 3.

bottom of the twelfth

edwin encarnacion walked. <--1>
craig monroe grounded to second. <--1>
luis ayala came in to pitch for the athletics. <--1>
josh willingham grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the twelfth, the game is tied at 3.

top of the thirteenth

jake woods came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
eric chavez singled through the left side. <--1>
brian stavisky flied out to right. <--1>
bobby crosby walked. <-21>
ryan shealy homered over the left field fence for three rbis. <--->
nick swisher singled to right. <--1>
jason kubel lined out to left field. <--1>
kelly shoppach grounded back to the pitcher. <--1>
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the thirteenth, oakland leads 6 to 3.

bottom of the thirteenth

mark kotsay singled back through the middle. <--1>
placido polanco flied out to center. <--1>
carlos lee flied out to center. <--1>
travis hafner grounded to first. <--1>

athletics win: 6-3