GDT: 8/21/09 - DET (64-56) AT OAK (53-67) - 10:05 p.m. ET

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Tommy Everidge replaces Daric Barton.


B:3 S:3 O:1 -
Tommy Everidge called out on .


B:0 S:3 O:2 -
Cliff Pennington swinging.


B:4 S:0 O:2 -
Adam Kennedy walks. Jack Cust to 2nd.


B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Brandon Lyon replaces Bobby Seay.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Rajai Davis doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Magglio Ordonez. Jack Cust scores. Adam Kennedy to 3rd.
DET 3, OAK 2


B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Kurt Suzuki on foul tip.

DET 3, OAK 2 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 - Tommy Everidge remains in the game as the first baseman.

B:0 S:1 O:1 - Miguel Cabrera singles on a line drive
to center fielder Rajai Davis. Miguel Cabrera out at 2nd, center
fielder Rajai Davis to second baseman Mark Ellis. (video shows he was safe, oh well)


B:0 S:0 O:1 - Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Curtis Granderson replaces Magglio Ordonez.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Curtis Granderson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan Sweeney.


B:2 S:1 O:2 - Brandon Inge pops out to shortstop Cliff Pennington.

B:0 S:0 O:2 - Pitcher Change: Jay Marshall replaces Brad Ziegler.


B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Clete Thomas grounds out, second baseman Mark Ellis to first baseman Tommy Everidge.


DET 3, OAK 2 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Curtis Granderson remains in the game as the center fielder.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from center field to right field for Clete Thomas.


B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Scott Hairston flies out to left fielder Ryan Raburn.


B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Ryan Sweeney grounds out, first baseman Miguel Cabrera to pitcher Brandon Lyon.


B:2 S:2 O:3 -
Mark Ellis flies out to right fielder Clete Thomas.

DET 3, OAK 2 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Michael Wuertz replaces Jay Marshall.

B:4 S:2 O:0 -
Gerald Laird walks.


B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Adam Everett bunt pops out to pitcher Michael Wuertz.


B:4 S:0 O:1 -
Placido Polanco walks. Gerald Laird to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Aubrey Huff replaces Marcus Thames.


B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:3 S:2 O:3 - Aubrey Huff lines into double play,
right fielder Ryan Sweeney to first baseman Tommy Everidge. Placido
Polanco doubled off 1st.

DET 3, OAK 2 after 8.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Aubrey Huff remains in the game as the designated hitter.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fernando Rodney replaces Brandon Lyon.


B:0 S:2 O:0 -
Jack Cust singles on a line drive to right fielder Clete Thomas.


B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Tommy Everidge out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Miguel Cabrera to second baseman Placido Polanco. Jack Cust to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Nomar Garciaparra replaces Cliff Pennington.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Nomar Garciaparra grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Jack Cust to 3rd.


B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Adam Kennedy swinging.


DET WINS 3, OAK 2

August 21, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Detroit	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	7	2
Oakland	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	8	0

Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Polanco, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .269 Thames, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 --b-Huff, A, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 Raburn, LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .273 Cabrera, M, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .335 Ordonez, RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .274 --a-Granderson, PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 Inge, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .241 Thomas, C, CF-RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .247 Laird, C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .223 Everett, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .237 Totals 32 3 7 3 6 10 15 a-Singled for Ordonez in the 8th. b-Hit into a double play for Thames in the 9th. BATTING HR: Raburn 2 (10, 1st inning off Gonzalez, G, 0 on, 2 out; 3rd inning off Gonzalez, G, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Polanco; Raburn 8; Cabrera, M; Granderson; Thomas, C; Laird. RBI: Raburn 2 (34), Thomas, C (35). 2-out RBI: Raburn 2; Thomas, C. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Everett 3. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Jackson, E (4, pickoff), Raburn (9, fielding).		Oakland AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Kennedy, A, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .278 Davis, R, CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .296 Suzuki, K, C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .275 Hairston, S, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Sweeney, R, RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .274 Ellis, M, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 Cust, DH 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .235 Barton, D, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 --a-Everidge, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 Pennington, SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 --b-Garciaparra, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 9 15 a-Struck out for Barton, D in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Pennington in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Sweeney, R (20, Jackson, E), Davis, R (14, Lyon). TB: Davis, R 3; Sweeney, R 3; Cust 3; Barton, D. RBI: Cust (52), Davis, R (26). 2-out RBI: Davis, R. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pennington; Cust; Suzuki, K 3; Kennedy, A. S: Pennington; Everidge. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING Outfield assists: Davis, R (Cabrera, M at 2nd base), Sweeney, R (Polanco at 1st base). DP: (Sweeney, R-Everidge).
Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Jackson, E (W, 10-5) 6.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 2.86 Seay (H, 22) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.35 Lyon (H, 9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.78 Rodney (S, 26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.50		Oakland IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Gonzalez, G (L, 4-4) 5.2 4 3 3 4 9 2 5.78 Ziegler 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.59 Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 Wuertz 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.05
Jackson, E pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP: Jackson, E 2. Pitches-strikes: Jackson, E 104-64, Seay 15-8, Lyon 20-13, Rodney 15-12, Gonzalez, G 102-59, Ziegler 18-13, Marshall 1-1, Wuertz 19-7. Groundouts-flyouts: Jackson, E 6-7, Seay 0-0, Lyon 1-2, Rodney 2-0, Gonzalez, G 4-4, Ziegler 2-2, Marshall 1-0, Wuertz 0-2. Batters faced: Jackson, E 25, Seay 3, Lyon 5, Rodney 4, Gonzalez, G 25, Ziegler 8, Marshall 1, Wuertz 4. Inherited runners-scored: Seay 1-0, Lyon 2-1, Ziegler 2-0, Marshall 1-0. Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth. Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, Out to RF. T: 2:54. Att: 15,927. August 21, 2009

I am watching the replay on FSN


I missed the game earlier


Too busy talking on the phone and chatting online with those two women I met on that online dating site before I got kicked off.

Who says I can't multitask!


GO TIGERS TOO!