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Tigers 5, Athletics 2
 Curtis Granderson went 3-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored on Monday. (Jeff Chiu/AP) |
By 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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| 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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