Series Summary

2006 AL Championship Series

Game 1, October 10
DET 5
OAK 1
Game 2, October 11
DET 8
OAK 5
Game 3, October 13
OAK 0
DET 3
Game 4, October 14
OAK 3
DET 6

Series Summary

Game Summary

Saturday, October 14, 2006
Start Time: 4:30 p.m. Local
Attendance: 42,967
Venue: Comerica Park
Game Duration: 3:23
Day Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 6 11 0
WP: Wil Ledezma (1-0) • LP: Huston Street (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Jason Kendall C 5 0 2 0 0 2 5 0.258 0.303 0.290 0.593 0.000 0.000
Mark Kotsay CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0.200 0.250 0.367 0.617 0.000 0.500
Milton Bradley RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 5 0.323 0.323 0.677 1.000 0.000 1.050
Frank Thomas DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.217 0.357 0.522 0.879 0.000 -0.200
Eric Chavez 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0.217 0.333 0.565 0.899 0.000 0.550
Jay Payton LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.308 0.333 0.500 0.833 0.000 1.050
Nick Swisher 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.200 0.407 0.300 0.707 0.000 0.050
Marco Scutaro SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.185 0.185 0.333 0.519 0.000 0.000
D’Angelo Jimenez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.250 0.000 0.000
   Bobby Kielty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mark Kiger 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Dan Haren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Joe Kennedy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Kiko Calero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Huston Street P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 5 4 39 0.235 0.333 0.382 0.716 0.000 3.000

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Curtis Granderson CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 0.313 0.378 0.719 1.097 0.083 0.467
Craig Monroe LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 5 0.300 0.353 0.700 1.053 0.250 1.217
Placido Polanco 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 5 0.471 0.514 0.529 1.043 0.083 0.550
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 2 2 4 1 1 5 0.250 0.314 0.563 0.877 0.500 3.050
Carlos Guillen 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0.367 0.424 0.600 1.024 0.000 0.050
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.172 0.242 0.310 0.553 0.000 0.000
Alexis Gomez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.444 0.444 0.778 1.222 0.000 0.000
Brandon Inge 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 0.222 0.290 0.370 0.661 0.083 0.667
Ramon Santiago SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.000
   Marcus Thames PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 0.286 0.350 0.636 0.000 0.000
Jeremy Bonderman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jamie Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jason Grilli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Wil Ledezma P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 35 6 11 6 5 10 40 0.314 0.400 0.543 0.943 1.000 6.000

Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Dan Haren 5 7 3 3 2 7 1 4.09 23 85 56 27 11 18 7 7 6 0 46 -0.144 1.23 -0.89% 13.78 -0.6
Joe Kennedy 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 7 36 20 12 2 6 1 3 1 0 1 0 0.073 1.93 0.45% 21.61 0.5
Kiko Calero 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.088 3.04 -0.54% 34.10 -0.7
Huston Street, L (0-1) 2.1 3 3 3 0 2 1 7.11 9 28 20 13 3 4 2 5 3 0 3 0 -0.005 2.28 -0.03% 25.63 -0.4
Team Totals 8.2 11 6 6 5 10 2 6.23 40 155 98 52 16 30 10 15 10 0 46 6 0 -0.164 1.62 -1.01% 18.19 -1.1

Dan Haren faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Kiko Calero faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Jeremy Bonderman 6.2 6 3 3 2 3 1 3.00 28 100 65 46 3 16 10 13 4 0 51 0.033 0.80 0.20% 9.00 0.6
Jamie Walker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 1 7 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.043 1.48 0.27% 16.60 0.2
Jason Grilli 0.2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 5 21 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.031 2.20 -0.23% 24.68 -0.3
Wil Ledezma, W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 5 16 10 7 0 3 0 5 1 0 3 0 0.292 3.07 1.83% 34.42 1.4
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 5 4 1 3.00 39 144 83 57 5 21 11 19 6 0 51 4 0 0.337 1.28 2.07% 14.33 2.0

Balks: None.
WP: Dan Haren 2 (2); Joe Kennedy (1); Jeremy Bonderman (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: Joe Kennedy (1; Brandon Inge).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers’ Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 3,(0-2) FFC O OAK Jason Kendall Jeremy Bonderman 2% 52% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t1 0-0 1 5,(3-1) BFBBB OAK Mark Kotsay Jeremy Bonderman -2% 50% Walk 0.5
t1 0-0 1 1– 7,(3-2) BF1BBF>F1>X R OAK Milton Bradley Jeremy Bonderman -11% 39% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Kotsay Scores 1.0
t1 1-0 1 -2- 9,(3-2) BBFFBF>FFX O OAK Frank Thomas Jeremy Bonderman 3% 42% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) -0.0
t1 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1) CX R OAK Eric Chavez Jeremy Bonderman -9% 34% Ground-rule Double/Fan Interference (Line Drive); Bradley Scores 0.5
t1 2-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2) BSFB OAK Jay Payton Jeremy Bonderman 0% 33% Wild Pitch; Chavez to 3B 0.0
t1 2-0 2 –3 5,(2-2) BSFB.X O OAK Jay Payton Jeremy Bonderman 3% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B 0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics’ Dan Haren facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 6,(3-2) BCBFBB DET Curtis Granderson Dan Haren 4% 40% Walk 0.0
b1 0-2 0 1– 5,(2-2) CCBBS O DET Craig Monroe Dan Haren -4% 36% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 0-2 1 1– 3,(1-1) C*BX O DET Placido Polanco Dan Haren -2% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B; Granderson to 2B 0.0
b1 0-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2) CSS O DET Magglio Ordonez Dan Haren -3% 31% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers’ Jeremy Bonderman facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 2,(1-0) BX O OAK Nick Swisher Jeremy Bonderman 2% 33% Flyball: LF 0.0
t2 2-0 1 2,(0-1) CX O OAK Marco Scutaro Jeremy Bonderman 1% 34% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t2 2-0 2 2,(1-0) BX O OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Jeremy Bonderman 1% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics’ Dan Haren facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 4,(1-2) FBSC O DET Carlos Guillen Dan Haren -3% 33% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b2 0-2 1 2,(0-1) FX O DET Ivan Rodriguez Dan Haren -2% 31% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b2 0-2 2 5,(1-2) CBCFX DET Alexis Gomez Dan Haren 1% 32% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
b2 0-2 2 1– 3,(0-2) CCB DET Brandon Inge Dan Haren 1% 33% Wild Pitch; Gomez to 2B 0.0
b2 0-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2) CCB.S O DET Brandon Inge Dan Haren -3% 30% Strikeout Swinging 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers’ Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 3,(0-2) CSC O OAK Jason Kendall Jeremy Bonderman 2% 32% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t3 2-0 1 5,(1-2) CBFFX O OAK Mark Kotsay Jeremy Bonderman 1% 33% Lineout: RF 0.0
t3 2-0 2 1,(0-0) X OAK Milton Bradley Jeremy Bonderman -1% 32% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
t3 2-0 2 1– 2,(0-1) FX O OAK Frank Thomas Jeremy Bonderman 2% 34% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics’ Dan Haren facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 2,(0-1) CX O DET Ramon Santiago Dan Haren -3% 31% Bunt Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b3 0-2 1 5,(2-2) BBCFS O DET Curtis Granderson Dan Haren -2% 29% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b3 0-2 2 5,(2-2) FBSBC O DET Craig Monroe Dan Haren -1% 28% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers’ Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 1,(0-0) X O OAK Eric Chavez Jeremy Bonderman 2% 30% Flyball: CF 0.0
t4 2-0 1 2,(0-1) CX R OAK Jay Payton Jeremy Bonderman -9% 21% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
t4 3-0 1 7,(2-2) CCFFBBX OAK Nick Swisher Jeremy Bonderman -2% 20% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
t4 3-0 1 1– 1,(0-0) 1X O OAK Marco Scutaro Jeremy Bonderman 1% 21% Groundout: 3B-1B; Swisher to 2B -0.0
t4 3-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1) FBX O OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Jeremy Bonderman 2% 23% Flyball: CF -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics’ Dan Haren facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 3,(1-1) CBX DET Placido Polanco Dan Haren 4% 27% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.0
b4 0-3 0 1– 3,(1-1) *BSX O DET Magglio Ordonez Dan Haren -4% 23% Flyball: CF 0.0
b4 0-3 1 1– 2,(1-0) BB DET Carlos Guillen Dan Haren 1% 24% Wild Pitch; Polanco to 2B 0.0
b4 0-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0) BB.BB DET Carlos Guillen Dan Haren 3% 27% Walk 0
b4 0-3 1 12- 3,(0-2) CFS O DET Ivan Rodriguez Dan Haren -5% 22% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-3 2 12- 4,(1-2) FBFX O DET Alexis Gomez Dan Haren -5% 17% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers’ Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
t5 3-0 0 4,(1-2) FBSX O OAK Jason Kendall Jeremy Bonderman 1% 19% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t5 3-0 1 3,(2-0) BBX O OAK Mark Kotsay Jeremy Bonderman 1% 20% Flyball: CF 0.0
t5 3-0 2 2,(1-0) BX O OAK Milton Bradley Jeremy Bonderman 1% 20% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics’ Dan Haren facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 5,(2-2) CBBFX DET Brandon Inge Dan Haren 7% 27% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Inge to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw) 0.6666
b5 0-3 0 -2- 3,(0-2) SFX O DET Ramon Santiago Dan Haren -3% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B; Inge to 3B 0.0
b5 0-3 1 –3 7,(3-2) SB*BFFBX R DET Curtis Granderson Dan Haren 8% 32% Double to RF (Line Drive); Inge Scores 0.6667
b5 1-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1) CX R DET Craig Monroe Dan Haren 13% 45% Double to LF (Line Drive); Granderson Scores 0.6667
b5 2-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1) BBC*BX OO DET Placido Polanco Dan Haren -10% 35% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Monroe out at 2B/2B-SS 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers’ Jeremy Bonderman facing 4-5-6
t6 3-2 0 4,(3-0) BBBB OAK Frank Thomas Jeremy Bonderman -4% 31% Walk 0.0
t6 3-2 0 1– 1,(0-0) X O OAK Eric Chavez Jeremy Bonderman 4% 35% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
t6 3-2 1 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O OAK Jay Payton Jeremy Bonderman 3% 38% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B 0.0
t6 3-2 2 1– 4,(2-1) BBFX O OAK Nick Swisher Jeremy Bonderman 3% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics’ Dan Haren facing 4-5-6
b6 2-3 0 1,(0-0) X R DET Magglio Ordonez Dan Haren 17% 58% Home Run (Line Drive) 1.0
b6 3-3 0 1,(0-0) X DET Carlos Guillen Dan Haren 5% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
  Joe Kennedy replaces Dan Haren pitching
b6 3-3 0 1– 4,(1-2) 11.CFBX O DET Ivan Rodriguez Joe Kennedy -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B; Guillen to 2B -0.0
b6 3-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0) B DET Alexis Gomez Joe Kennedy 5% 65% Wild Pitch; Guillen to 3B 0.0
b6 3-3 1 –3 6,(3-2) B.*BBCCS O DET Alexis Gomez Joe Kennedy -9% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0
b6 3-3 2 –3 4,(3-0) *BBBI DET Brandon Inge Joe Kennedy 2% 58% Intentional Walk -0.0
b6 3-3 2 1-3 8,(3-2) BFBSFFB>X O DET Ramon Santiago Joe Kennedy -8% 50% Flyball: LF -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers’ Jeremy Bonderman facing 8-9-1
t7 3-3 0 5,(2-2) BCCBX O OAK Marco Scutaro Jeremy Bonderman 4% 54% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t7 3-3 1 4,(1-2) BCCC O OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Jeremy Bonderman 3% 57% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t7 3-3 2 8,(3-2) BCFFBFBX OAK Jason Kendall Jeremy Bonderman -2% 55% Single to P (Ground Ball) 0.0
  Jamie Walker replaces Jeremy Bonderman pitching
t7 3-3 2 1– 7,(3-2) .11BBCBF>F>S O OAK Mark Kotsay Jamie Walker 4% 59% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics’ Joe Kennedy facing 1-2-3
b7 3-3 0 5,(1-2) BCFFX O DET Curtis Granderson Joe Kennedy -4% 55% Flyball: LF -0.2
b7 3-3 1 6,(3-2) BBBCFB DET Craig Monroe Joe Kennedy 4% 59% Walk 0.05
b7 3-3 1 1– 3,(0-2) CFX DET Placido Polanco Joe Kennedy 5% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Monroe to 2B 0.05
  Kiko Calero replaces Joe Kennedy pitching
b7 3-3 1 12- 6,(3-2) .BCBBC*B DET Magglio Ordonez Kiko Calero 9% 73% Walk; Monroe to 3B; Polanco to 2B 0.05
  Huston Street replaces Kiko Calero pitching
b7 3-3 1 123 2,(0-1) .FX OO DET Carlos Guillen Huston Street -23% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B 0.05
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers’ Jason Grilli facing 3-4-5
  Jason Grilli replaces Jamie Walker pitching
t8 3-3 0 4,(2-1) .SBBX OAK Milton Bradley Jason Grilli -7% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.05
t8 3-3 0 1– 5,(3-1) BBBCX OO OAK Frank Thomas Jason Grilli 15% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B -0.2
t8 3-3 2 4,(3-0) BBBB OAK Eric Chavez Jason Grilli -3% 56% Walk 0.05
t8 3-3 2 1– 4,(3-0) BBBB OAK Jay Payton Jason Grilli -4% 52% Walk; Chavez to 2B 0.05
t8 3-3 2 12- 4,(3-0) BBBB OAK Nick Swisher Jason Grilli -5% 47% Walk; Chavez to 3B; Payton to 2B 0.05
  Wil Ledezma replaces Jason Grilli pitching
t8 3-3 2 123 3,(1-1) .BCX O OAK Marco Scutaro Wil Ledezma 14% 61% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics’ Huston Street facing 6-7-8
b8 3-3 0 6,(3-2) BBFBCS O DET Ivan Rodriguez Huston Street -5% 57% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 3-3 1 4,(1-2) FBCS O DET Alexis Gomez Huston Street -4% 53% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 3-3 2 3,(1-1) CBX O DET Brandon Inge Huston Street -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers’ Wil Ledezma facing 9-1-2
  Bobby Kielty pinch hits for D’Angelo Jimenez (2B) batting 9th
t9 3-3 0 2,(1-0) .BX O OAK Bobby Kielty Wil Ledezma 6% 56% Popfly: 1B 0.0
t9 3-3 1 4,(2-1) BBCX OAK Jason Kendall Wil Ledezma -6% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
t9 3-3 1 1– 5,(1-2) CBFFX O OAK Mark Kotsay Wil Ledezma 8% 58% Flyball: LF 0.0
t9 3-3 2 1– 2,(1-0) BX O OAK Milton Bradley Wil Ledezma 7% 65% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics’ Huston Street facing 9-1-2
  Mark Kiger replaces Bobby Kielty (PH) playing 2B batting 9thMarcus Thames pinch hits for Ramon Santiago (SS) batting 9th
b9 3-3 0 2,(0-1) ..SX O DET Marcus Thames Huston Street -6% 59% Flyball: CF 0.0
b9 3-3 1 6,(2-2) BFFFBX O DET Curtis Granderson Huston Street -5% 54% Lineout: RF 0.0
b9 3-3 2 2,(0-1) CX DET Craig Monroe Huston Street 3% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.5
b9 3-3 2 1– 1,(0-0) X DET Placido Polanco Huston Street 5% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive); Monroe to 2B 0.5
b9 3-3 2 12- 2,(1-0) BX RRR DET Magglio Ordonez Huston Street 38% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Monroe Scores; Polanco Scores 2.0
  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 6.