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Series Summary

2006 AL Championship Series

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

Series Summary

Game Summary

Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Start Time: 5:20 p.m. Local
Attendance: 35,655
Venue: McAfee Coliseum
Game Duration: 3:20
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
WP: Nate Robertson (1-1) • LP: Barry Zito (1-1)

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Curtis Granderson CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 0.318 0.304 0.727 1.032 0.062 0.383
Placido Polanco 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 0.381 0.435 0.429 0.863 0.062 0.383
Sean Casey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.350 0.381 0.500 0.881 0.145 0.617
   Ramon Santiago SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 0.263 0.333 0.474 0.807 0.019 0.250
Carlos Guillen SS-1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 0.474 0.524 0.789 1.313 0.000 0.000
Ivan Rodriguez C 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 0.278 0.333 0.500 0.833 0.145 1.000
Craig Monroe LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.150 0.190 0.500 0.690 0.112 0.617
Marcus Thames DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0.263 0.300 0.368 0.668 0.026 0.050
Brandon Inge 3B 3 2 3 2 1 0 4 0.278 0.316 0.500 0.816 0.429 1.700
Nate Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Fernando Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Joel Zumaya P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Todd Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 38 5 11 5 5 3 43 0.289 0.372 0.500 0.872 1.000 5.000

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Jason Kendall C 3 0 1 0 2 0 5 0.235 0.316 0.294 0.610 0.000 0.000
Mark Kotsay CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.167 0.167 0.333 0.500 0.000 0.000
Milton Bradley RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0.176 0.176 0.412 0.588 0.000 0.333
Frank Thomas DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.385 0.500 0.923 1.423 0.000 0.333
Jay Payton LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.375 0.375 0.500 0.875 0.000 0.333
Eric Chavez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0.231 0.375 0.538 0.913 0.000 0.000
Nick Swisher 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.231 0.375 0.385 0.760 0.000 0.000
Marco Scutaro SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.750 0.000 0.000
D’Angelo Jimenez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.250 0.000 0.000
Barry Zito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Chad Gaudin 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
   Joe Blanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 32 1 8 1 5 5 37 0.250 0.351 0.344 0.695 0.000 1.000

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
Nate Robertson, W (1-1) 5 6 0 0 3 4 0 5.91 21 86 53 34 4 15 8 6 3 0 56 0.221 1.20 3.48% 31.36 2.7
Fernando Rodney 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 8 33 21 15 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.050 0.62 0.84% 16.18 1.1
Joel Zumaya 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 4 14 10 8 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.41 0.12% 10.72 -0.5
Todd Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 12 6 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.56 0.35% 14.71 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 5 5 0 1.00 37 145 90 60 7 23 14 13 4 0 56 0 0 0.298 0.92 4.79% 24.05 3.8

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
Barry Zito, L (1-1) 3.2 7 5 5 3 0 2 4.63 21 92 49 34 3 12 10 8 3 0 24 -0.257 0.88 -4.65% 22.94 -3.4
Chad Gaudin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 6 23 16 9 2 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 0.028 0.22 0.47% 5.67 1.0
Joe Kennedy 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 12 8 6 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.011 0.32 0.18% 8.37 0.6
Kiko Calero 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 24 16 10 2 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.008 0.16 0.13% 4.24 0.5
Joe Blanton 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 8 31 16 8 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.09 0.14% 2.29 1.1
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 5 3 2 5.00 43 182 105 67 11 27 18 17 5 0 24 3 0 -0.201 0.52 -3.73% 13.50 -0.2

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics’ Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O DET Curtis Granderson Barry Zito -2% 48% Flyball: LF 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 4,(2-1) BFBX O DET Placido Polanco Barry Zito -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 6,(2-2) CBCFBX O DET Sean Casey Barry Zito -1% 45% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers’ Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 5,(0-2) CFFFX OAK Jason Kendall Nate Robertson -3% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
b1 0-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) CFB1X O OAK Mark Kotsay Nate Robertson 3% 45% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 1– 5,(2-2) BSBSX OAK Milton Bradley Nate Robertson -3% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kotsay to 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1) FX O OAK Frank Thomas Nate Robertson 4% 46% Flyball: CF 0.0
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0) BX O OAK Jay Payton Nate Robertson 4% 50% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics’ Barry Zito facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 — 7,(3-2) BSFBBFX O DET Magglio Ordonez Barry Zito -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 4,(2-1) CBBX O DET Carlos Guillen Barry Zito -2% 46% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t2 0-0 2 — 6,(3-2) BCCBBX O DET Ivan Rodriguez Barry Zito -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers’ Nate Robertson facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 — 4,(0-2) CCFX OAK Eric Chavez Nate Robertson -4% 41% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.0
b2 0-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) BCFC O OAK Nick Swisher Nate Robertson 3% 45% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b2 0-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) BX OO OAK Marco Scutaro Nate Robertson 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics’ Barry Zito facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 — 7,(3-2) BBSBCFX O DET Craig Monroe Barry Zito -3% 47% Flyball: RF 0.0
t3 0-0 1 — 5,(1-2) CFBFX O DET Marcus Thames Barry Zito -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t3 0-0 2 — 4,(2-1) BSBX R DET Brandon Inge Barry Zito 11% 57% Home Run (Line Drive) 1.0
t3 1-0 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX DET Curtis Granderson Barry Zito 2% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive) 0.25
t3 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2) BBCC*BB DET Placido Polanco Barry Zito 1% 60% Walk 0.25
t3 1-0 2 12- 7,(3-2) BBFBF>F>B DET Sean Casey Barry Zito 3% 63% Walk; Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B 0.25
t3 1-0 2 123 1,(0-0) X R DET Magglio Ordonez Barry Zito 9% 72% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Granderson Scores; Polanco to 3B; Casey to 2B 0.25
t3 2-0 2 123 5,(2-2) FFBBX O DET Carlos Guillen Barry Zito -6% 67% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B -0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers’ Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Nate Robertson 3% 69% Flyball: RF 0.0
b3 0-2 1 — 8,(3-2) CCBBFBFB OAK Jason Kendall Nate Robertson -3% 66% Walk 0.0
b3 0-2 1 1– 1,(0-0) X OAK Mark Kotsay Nate Robertson -4% 62% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Kendall to 2B 0.0
b3 0-2 1 12- 2,(1-0) BX OO OAK Milton Bradley Nate Robertson 10% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics’ Barry Zito facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 — 4,(2-1) BFBX R DET Ivan Rodriguez Barry Zito 8% 81% Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF) 1.0
t4 3-0 0 — 6,(3-2) BBFBCB DET Craig Monroe Barry Zito 2% 83% Walk 0.6167
t4 3-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) X O DET Marcus Thames Barry Zito -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Thames to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B) 0.05
t4 3-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0) BBX R DET Brandon Inge Barry Zito 6% 88% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Thames Scores 0.7
t4 4-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1) CX O DET Curtis Granderson Barry Zito -1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Inge to 3B 0.1333
t4 4-0 2 –3 5,(3-1) BFBBX R DET Placido Polanco Barry Zito 4% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Inge Scores 0.1333
t4 5-0 2 1– 2,(0-1) FX DET Sean Casey Barry Zito 1% 92% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Polanco to 3B 0.3667
  Chad Gaudin replaces Barry Zito pitching
t4 5-0 2 1-3 6,(2-2) .FBCBFX O DET Magglio Ordonez Chad Gaudin -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B -0.0
  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers’ Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
b4 0-5 0 — 5,(3-1) BBCBB OAK Frank Thomas Nate Robertson -3% 88% Walk 0.0
b4 0-5 0 1– 6,(2-2) BBCFFX OAK Jay Payton Nate Robertson -7% 80% Double to LF (Line Drive); Thomas to 3B 0.0
b4 0-5 0 -23 5,(2-2) FFBBS O OAK Eric Chavez Nate Robertson 4% 85% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-5 1 -23 6,(2-2) BBFFFS O OAK Nick Swisher Nate Robertson 5% 90% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-5 2 -23 6,(3-2) CBFBBC O OAK Marco Scutaro Nate Robertson 4% 93% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Athletics’ Chad Gaudin facing 5-6-7
t5 5-0 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O DET Carlos Guillen Chad Gaudin -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t5 5-0 1 — 2,(0-1) SX O DET Ivan Rodriguez Chad Gaudin 0% 92% Flyball: RF 0.0
t5 5-0 2 — 3,(1-1) BCX O DET Craig Monroe Chad Gaudin 0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers’ Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
b5 0-5 0 — 3,(1-1) CBX OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Nate Robertson -3% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
b5 0-5 0 1– 7,(3-2) BBCFFBB OAK Jason Kendall Nate Robertson -4% 85% Walk; Jimenez to 2B 0.0
b5 0-5 0 12- 4,(2-1) BBFX OO OAK Mark Kotsay Nate Robertson 8% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Jimenez to 3B 0.0
b5 0-5 2 –3 1,(0-0) X O OAK Milton Bradley Nate Robertson 2% 95% Flyball: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Athletics’ Chad Gaudin facing 8-9-1
t6 5-0 0 — 4,(1-2) CBFC O DET Marcus Thames Chad Gaudin 0% 95% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t6 5-0 1 — 6,(3-2) FSBBBX DET Brandon Inge Chad Gaudin 0% 95% Single to RF (Fly Ball) 0.0
  Joe Kennedy replaces Chad Gaudin pitching
t6 5-0 1 1– 2,(0-1) .1CX DET Curtis Granderson Joe Kennedy 1% 96% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Inge to 2B 0.0
t6 5-0 1 12- 7,(3-2) BFFBB>F>X O DET Placido Polanco Joe Kennedy -1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B; Inge to 3B; Granderson to 2B 0.0
t6 5-0 2 -23 3,(1-1) BCX O DET Sean Casey Joe Kennedy -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers’ Fernando Rodney facing 4-5-6
  Fernando Rodney replaces Nate Robertson pitchingCarlos Guillen moves from SS to 1B Ramon Santiago replaces Sean Casey (1B) playing SS batting 3rd
b6 0-5 0 — 1,(0-0) …X O OAK Frank Thomas Fernando Rodney 1% 95% Flyball: LF 0.0
b6 0-5 1 — 3,(0-2) LFX OAK Jay Payton Fernando Rodney -2% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
b6 0-5 1 -2- 7,(3-2) BBBCFFB OAK Eric Chavez Fernando Rodney -2% 91% Walk 0.0
b6 0-5 1 12- 3,(0-2) SFX O OAK Nick Swisher Fernando Rodney 3% 94% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b6 0-5 2 12- 4,(2-1) BFBX O OAK Marco Scutaro Fernando Rodney 2% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Athletics’ Kiko Calero facing 4-5-6
  Kiko Calero replaces Joe Kennedy pitching
t7 5-0 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O DET Magglio Ordonez Kiko Calero 0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t7 5-0 1 — 8,(3-2) CCFBBFBX DET Carlos Guillen Kiko Calero 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
t7 5-0 1 1– 4,(1-2) CBFX DET Ivan Rodriguez Kiko Calero 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 2B 0.0
t7 5-0 1 12- 5,(2-2) BBFC>X O DET Craig Monroe Kiko Calero -1% 96% Flyball: RF 0.0
t7 5-0 2 12- 6,(2-2) SS*BBFX O DET Marcus Thames Kiko Calero -1% 96% Popfly: 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers’ Fernando Rodney facing 9-1-2
b7 0-5 0 — 7,(3-2) CBSBBFC O OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Fernando Rodney 1% 97% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b7 0-5 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX OAK Jason Kendall Fernando Rodney -1% 96% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball) 0.0
b7 0-5 1 1– 5,(2-2) BFBFX OO OAK Mark Kotsay Fernando Rodney 2% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Athletics’ Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
  Joe Blanton replaces Kiko Calero pitching
t8 5-0 0 — 4,(3-0) .BBBB DET Brandon Inge Joe Blanton 0% 98% Walk 0.0
t8 5-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) CB.1CX O DET Curtis Granderson Joe Blanton 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
t8 5-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) 1BX O DET Placido Polanco Joe Blanton 0% 98% Flyball: CF 0.0
t8 5-0 2 1– 4,(2-1) S*BBX O DET Ramon Santiago Joe Blanton 0% 98% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers’ Joel Zumaya facing 3-4-5
  Joel Zumaya replaces Fernando Rodney pitching
b8 0-5 0 — 3,(0-2) .FFX OAK Milton Bradley Joel Zumaya -2% 96% Double to CF (Fly Ball) 0.3334
b8 0-5 0 -2- 7,(3-2) BCBSBF>X O OAK Frank Thomas Joel Zumaya 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B; Bradley to 3B 0.3333
b8 0-5 1 –3 3,(1-1) FBX RO OAK Jay Payton Joel Zumaya 1% 98% Groundout: P-3B-1B; Bradley Scores 0.3333
b8 1-5 2 — 1,(0-0) X O OAK Eric Chavez Joel Zumaya 0% 98% Flyball: CF 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Athletics’ Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
t9 5-1 0 — 6,(3-2) BFFBBB DET Magglio Ordonez Joe Blanton 0% 99% Walk 0.0
t9 5-1 0 1– 3,(0-2) FFS O DET Carlos Guillen Joe Blanton 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 5-1 1 1– 4,(1-2) CSBS O DET Ivan Rodriguez Joe Blanton 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 5-1 2 1– 4,(2-1) C*BBX O DET Craig Monroe Joe Blanton 0% 98% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers’ Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
  Todd Jones replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
b9 1-5 0 — 4,(3-0) .BBBB OAK Nick Swisher Todd Jones -2% 96% Walk 0.0
b9 1-5 0 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O OAK Marco Scutaro Todd Jones 2% 98% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b9 1-5 1 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Todd Jones 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Swisher to 2B 0.0
b9 1-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1) CX O OAK Jason Kendall Todd Jones 1% 100% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.