Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
October 10, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 10, 2006 at McAfee Coliseum. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 5 1 2 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 1 1
Casey 1b 3 0 1 0
  Santiago ss 1 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 1 1
Guillen ss,1b 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 5 1 2 1
Monroe lf 4 0 0 0
Thames dh 4 1 0 0
Inge 3b 3 2 3 2
Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 3 0 1 0
Kotsay cf 4 0 1 0
Bradley rf 4 1 2 0
Thomas dh 3 0 0 0
Payton lf 4 0 2 1
Chavez 3b 3 0 1 0
Swisher 1b 3 0 0 0
Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0
Jimenez 2b 4 0 1 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Blanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Detroit 002 300 0005111
Oakland 000 000 010181
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson  W (1-0) 5.0 6 0 0 3 4
  Rodney  2 1.0 0 0 1 1 0
  Zumaya  1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Jones  1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals
7.0
8
1
1
5
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  L (0-1) 3.2 7 5 5 3 0
  Gaudin  1.2 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Kennedy  0.2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Calero  1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Blanton  2 0.0 0 0 2 2 0
Totals
7.2
11
5
5
5
3

  E–Guillen (1), Jimenez (1).  DP–Detroit 4 Polanco-Guillen-Casey, Guillen-Polanco-Casey, Polanco-Guillen-Casey, Guillen-Santiago-Rodney.  2B–Detroit Granderson (1,off Zito); Inge (1,off Zito), Oakland Payton 2 (2,off Robertson,off Rodney); Bradley (1,off Zumaya).  HR–Detroit Inge (1,3rd inning off Zito 0 on 2 out); Rodriguez (1,4th inning off Zito 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–3:20.  A–35,655.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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