MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/28/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1315 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (52-66) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 0
Oakland Athletics (61-57) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Athletics Defeated, 4-1
Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander pitched his team to victory over the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum. The final score was 4-1. Today's win puts Detroit at 52-66, while Oakland falls to 61-57.

Detroit used a well-timed hit by Charlie Gehringer to capture the win. The second baseman socked a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Tigers ahead, 2-1. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"Justin gets on the mound and he competes and that's what you want," said Detroit manager .
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .282 1 32
C. Gehringer 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .262 6 57
H. Heilmann DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 9 73
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 20 50
A. Kaline LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 3 37
V. Wertz RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .226 7 40
A. Trammell SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .227 7 35
D. Evans 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .213 11 38
B. Freehan C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .228 5 31
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kaline (22, 2nd Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gehringer (35, 3rd Inning off C. Bender, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Freehan 2 (8, 3rd Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Wertz (14, 9th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Trammell (19, 9th Inning off T. Hudson, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Evans (13, 9th Inning off T. Hudson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gehringer 2 , H. Heilmann , H. Greenberg , A. Kaline 2 , V. Wertz 3 , A. Trammell 3 , D. Evans 2 , B. Freehan 4
2-out RBI: A. Trammell , D. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Heilmann , H. Greenberg , B. Freehan
GIDP: A. Kaline , D. Evans
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gehringer (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Evans-Gehringer-Greenberg, Evans-Gehringer-Greenberg, Evans-Gehringer-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .209 7 24
M. Tejada SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .237 11 45
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .302 5 62
M. Suttles DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .215 24 65
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .238 12 39
A. Simmons RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 10 51
J. Giambi 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .255 7 21
   a-M. McGwire PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152 3 5
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .215 10 30
T. Steinbach C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 3 20
Totals 32 1 8 1 2 8 10      
a - M. McGwire pinch hit for J. Giambi in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Giambi (7, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , M. Tejada , N. Lajoie , M. Suttles , E. Chavez 2 , J. Giambi 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Suttles , E. Chavez
GIDP: N. Lajoie , M. Suttles , A. Simmons
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Giambi (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Lajoie-Tejada-Giambi, Lajoie-Tejada-Giambi)
OF assists: 1 (Simmons(Kaline at 3rd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander W (4-13) 7.0 7 1 1 0 7 1 109 4.37   
H. Coveleski SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 28 3.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 66
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 27, H. Coveleski 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 7-6, H. Coveleski 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 109-69, H. Coveleski 28-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender L (5-6) 7.0 8 2 2 1 3 0 96 3.16   
A. Bailey 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.00   
T. Hudson 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 55
Batters Faced: C. Bender 27, A. Bailey 6, T. Hudson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 8-7, A. Bailey 1-3, T. Hudson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 96-62, A. Bailey 20-12, T. Hudson 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bailey 1-0 , T. Hudson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 21231
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