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| Blanton, A's fall in opener |
Tigers 5, Athletics 2
 Kurt Suzuki breaks his bat on his RBI single in the fourth inning Monday. (Jeff Chiu/AP) |
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By 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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