TODAY'S WRAPS: July 30, 2007
Tata, Tigers trip up A'sBy Jason Beck / MLB.com
Right-hander Jordan Tata, making his first Major League start, allowed two runs on six hits over seven innings and kept the Tigers close. Placido Polanco had two RBIs while Magglio Ordonez and Curtis Granderson hit RBI singles and the offense collected 11 hits. Complete story >
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Tigers 5, Athletics 2
 Jordan Tata struck out five and walked two in picking up his first Major League win. (Jeff Chiu/AP) |
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Blanton, A's fall in openerBy Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Joe Blanton did his best to pitch the A's to a win. He gave up five runs and nine hits over 6 2/3 innings, but Oakland was able to muster a pair of runs off Tigers starter Jordan Tata. Mark Kotsay doubled home the A's first run and came home on Kurt Suzuki's single. Complete story >
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| Detroit | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Granderson, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| Polanco, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 |
| Sheffield, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .293 |
| Ordonez, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .351 |
| Guillen, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Rodriguez, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |
| Casey, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Monroe, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| Inge, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .251 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
BATTING
2B: Inge (17, Blanton), Polanco (25, Calero), Rodriguez (21, Calero).
TB: Granderson 3; Polanco 4; Ordonez; Rodriguez 2; Monroe 2; Inge 2.
RBI: Ordonez (88), Granderson (53), Polanco (46).
2-out RBI: Granderson; Polanco.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Polanco; Sheffield; Monroe.
GIDP: Sheffield.
Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Guillen-Polanco-Casey, Polanco-Guillen-Casey).
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| Oakland | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Buck, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| Stewart, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .304 |
| Swisher, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .258 |
| Piazza, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .310 |
| Ellis, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| Scutaro, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Kotsay, CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Murphy, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .160 |
| Suzuki, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| a-Cust, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 19 | |
a-Flied out for Suzuki in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: Kotsay (13, Tata).
TB: Buck; Stewart; Swisher; Piazza; Scutaro; Kotsay 3; Suzuki.
RBI: Kotsay (19), Suzuki (7).
2-out RBI: Suzuki.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murphy; Piazza.
GIDP: Piazza; Murphy.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
E: Kotsay (2, fielding).
DP: (Murphy-Ellis-Swisher).
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| Detroit | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Tata (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Durbin (H, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 |
| Jones (S, 28) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 |
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IBB: Casey (by Calero).
HBP: Suzuki (by Tata).
Pitches-strikes: Tata 106-63, Durbin 19-13, Jones 13-10, Blanton 110-67, Calero 33-21, Embree 11-7.
Ground outs-fly outs: Tata 6-10, Durbin 0-1, Jones 2-1, Blanton 7-8, Calero 1-1, Embree 1-1.
Batters faced: Tata 29, Durbin 4, Jones 3, Blanton 28, Calero 7, Embree 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Calero 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Paul Nauert.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 2:43.
Att: 18,468.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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