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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

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Start Time: 5:21 p.m. Local
Attendance: 36,168
Venue: McAfee Coliseum
Game Duration: 3:06
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 8 11 0
Oakland Athletics 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 11 1
WP: Justin Verlander (1-0) • LP: Esteban Loaiza (0-1) • SV: Todd Jones (2)

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Curtis Granderson CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 0.333 0.321 0.778 1.099 0.060 1.000
Neifi Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Placido Polanco 2B 4 1 3 0 1 1 5 0.440 0.500 0.480 0.980 0.060 0.567
Magglio Ordonez RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 0.250 0.308 0.417 0.724 0.060 0.567
Carlos Guillen 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 0.435 0.480 0.739 1.219 0.036 0.333
Ivan Rodriguez C 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.238 0.320 0.429 0.749 0.131 0.900
Craig Monroe LF 3 2 2 2 0 1 4 0.217 0.240 0.565 0.805 0.298 1.400
Alexis Gomez DH 4 1 2 4 0 0 4 0.500 0.500 1.250 1.750 0.298 2.667
Brandon Inge 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.238 0.261 0.429 0.689 0.060 0.567
Justin Verlander 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
   Jason Grilli 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
   Todd Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 35 8 11 8 2 7 40 0.314 0.333 0.543 0.876 1.000 8.000

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Jason Kendall C 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.227 0.292 0.273 0.564 0.000 0.000
Mark Kotsay CF 4 2 3 0 1 1 5 0.273 0.304 0.500 0.804 0.000 1.167
Milton Bradley RF 5 2 4 4 0 0 5 0.318 0.318 0.773 1.091 0.000 2.667
Frank Thomas DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 0.278 0.381 0.667 1.048 0.000 0.167
Eric Chavez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 0.235 0.350 0.647 0.997 0.000 1.000
Jay Payton LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.350 0.350 0.450 0.800 0.000 0.000
Nick Swisher 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.188 0.350 0.313 0.663 0.000 0.000
Marco Scutaro SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.600 0.000 0.000
D’Angelo Jimenez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.182 0.182 0.182 0.364 0.000 0.000
   Adam Melhuse PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Esteban Loaiza 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
   Huston Street 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 2 13 40 0.289 0.325 0.579 0.904 0.000 5.000

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
Justin Verlander, W (1-0) 5.1 7 4 4 1 6 2 5.91 24 106 63 34 11 18 5 12 4 0 43 -0.072 1.13 -0.76% 28.95 -1.1
Wil Ledezma, H (1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.75 6 24 15 9 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.89 0.08% 22.84 -0.3
Jason Grilli, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.65 0.29% 16.68 0.1
Fernando Rodney, H (1) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 3 13 9 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.095 1.22 1.58% 31.23 0.5
Todd Jones, S (2) 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 23 17 8 2 7 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.045 1.31 0.76% 33.71 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 2 13 3 5.00 40 171 107 54 20 33 6 19 6 0 43 0 0 0.090 1.11 1.95% 28.62 -0.2

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
Esteban Loaiza, L (0-1) 6 9 7 7 1 5 1 7.36 27 84 57 36 8 13 8 13 4 0 30 -0.431 1.13 -6.76% 28.90 -3.8
Chad Gaudin 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 11 5 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.57 0.01% 14.69 0.0
Joe Kennedy 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 20 13 8 2 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 0.054 0.51 0.91% 13.04 1.1
Huston Street 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.50 4 14 10 5 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.034 0.17 -0.56% 4.36 -0.5
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 2 7 2 8.00 40 129 85 53 13 19 15 16 5 0 30 2 0 -0.411 0.90 -6.40% 23.04 -3.2

Balks: Justin Verlander (1).
WP: Justin Verlander (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: Chad Gaudin (1; Placido Polanco).
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’ Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 5,(2-2) BCBFX O DET Curtis Granderson Esteban Loaiza -2% 48% Flyball: LF 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 4,(1-2) CBSC O DET Neifi Perez Esteban Loaiza -2% 46% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 3,(1-1) FBX DET Placido Polanco Esteban Loaiza 1% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 1– 3,(0-2) CFS O DET Magglio Ordonez Esteban Loaiza -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers’ Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O OAK Jason Kendall Justin Verlander 2% 47% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) BBCBSX OAK Mark Kotsay Justin Verlander -4% 43% Double to RF (Line Drive) 0.6666
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0) BB OAK Milton Bradley Justin Verlander -3% 41% Wild Pitch; Kotsay to 3B 0.1667
b1 0-0 1 –3 4,(2-1) BB.SX R OAK Milton Bradley Justin Verlander -5% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotsay Scores 0
b1 1-0 1 1– 1,(1-0) BN OAK Frank Thomas Justin Verlander -1% 34% Balk; Bradley to 2B 0.1667
b1 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2) BN.BCSBS O OAK Frank Thomas Justin Verlander 3% 37% Strikeout Swinging 0
b1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2) BCBSBX O OAK Eric Chavez Justin Verlander 3% 40% Flyball: CF -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics’ Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X DET Carlos Guillen Esteban Loaiza 6% 46% Double to LF (Fly Ball) 0.3334
t2 0-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1) BFX O DET Ivan Rodriguez Esteban Loaiza -2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B 0.3333
t2 0-1 1 –3 6,(3-2) CBFBBX RO DET Craig Monroe Esteban Loaiza 2% 46% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Guillen Scores 0.3333
t2 1-1 2 — 2,(0-1) CX O DET Alexis Gomez Esteban Loaiza -1% 45% Flyball: RF 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers’ Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X O OAK Jay Payton Justin Verlander 2% 47% Flyball: LF 0.0
b2 1-1 1 — 6,(2-2) CBBFFC O OAK Nick Swisher Justin Verlander 2% 49% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b2 1-1 2 — 4,(1-2) FFBC O OAK Marco Scutaro Justin Verlander 1% 50% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics’ Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O DET Brandon Inge Esteban Loaiza -3% 47% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t3 1-1 1 — 1,(0-0) X O DET Curtis Granderson Esteban Loaiza -2% 46% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home) 0.0
t3 1-1 2 — 3,(1-1) BFX O DET Neifi Perez Esteban Loaiza -1% 44% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers’ Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 — 3,(1-1) CBX O OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Justin Verlander 3% 47% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b3 1-1 1 — 4,(1-2) CBTX O OAK Jason Kendall Justin Verlander 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b3 1-1 2 — 6,(2-2) BFFBFX OAK Mark Kotsay Justin Verlander -2% 46% Double to LF (Line Drive) 0.5
b3 1-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0) X RR OAK Milton Bradley Justin Verlander -20% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Kotsay Scores 1.5
b3 3-1 2 — 3,(0-2) CFS O OAK Frank Thomas Justin Verlander 1% 28% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics’ Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 — 5,(2-2) CCBBX DET Placido Polanco Esteban Loaiza 4% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.5667
t4 1-3 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX DET Magglio Ordonez Esteban Loaiza 7% 39% Single to RF (Line Drive); Polanco to 2B 0.5667
t4 1-3 0 12- 3,(0-2) CFS O DET Carlos Guillen Esteban Loaiza -7% 32% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 1-3 1 12- 4,(3-0) *BB*BB DET Ivan Rodriguez Esteban Loaiza 7% 40% Walk; Polanco to 3B; Ordonez to 2B 0.5667
t4 1-3 1 123 3,(1-1) SBX R DET Craig Monroe Esteban Loaiza 11% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores; Ordonez to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B 0.5667
t4 2-3 1 123 5,(3-1) BBSBX RR DET Alexis Gomez Esteban Loaiza 18% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ordonez Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Monroe to 3B 1.1665
t4 4-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0) BX RO DET Brandon Inge Esteban Loaiza 2% 70% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Monroe Scores 0.5667
t4 5-3 2 1– 4,(1-2) S1FBS O DET Curtis Granderson Esteban Loaiza -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers’ Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
b4 3-5 0 — 4,(0-2) CSFC O OAK Eric Chavez Justin Verlander 3% 71% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b4 3-5 1 — 5,(3-1) BBBCX OAK Jay Payton Justin Verlander -3% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.0
b4 3-5 1 1– 6,(3-2) BSSBBS O OAK Nick Swisher Justin Verlander 4% 72% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 3-5 2 1– 8,(3-2) CBFBF1B>F>X O OAK Marco Scutaro Justin Verlander 3% 75% Popfly: 1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics’ Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
t5 5-3 0 — 2,(0-1) FX O DET Neifi Perez Esteban Loaiza -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t5 5-3 1 — 2,(0-1) CX DET Placido Polanco Esteban Loaiza 2% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
t5 5-3 1 1– 3,(1-1) BFX OO DET Magglio Ordonez Esteban Loaiza -4% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers’ Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
b5 3-5 0 — 7,(3-2) BCFBFBX OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Justin Verlander -5% 65% Single to 2B (Ground Ball) 0.0
b5 3-5 0 1– 6,(3-2) BBBCCX O OAK Jason Kendall Justin Verlander 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B; Jimenez to 2B 0.0
b5 3-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0) BBBB OAK Mark Kotsay Justin Verlander -3% 65% Walk 0.0
b5 3-5 1 12- 5,(2-2) BBFSX O OAK Milton Bradley Justin Verlander 7% 71% Flyball: CF 0.0
b5 3-5 2 12- 1,(0-0) X O OAK Frank Thomas Justin Verlander 6% 77% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Kotsay to 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics’ Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
t6 5-3 0 — 5,(1-2) FBFFS O DET Carlos Guillen Esteban Loaiza -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t6 5-3 1 — 1,(0-0) X O DET Ivan Rodriguez Esteban Loaiza -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t6 5-3 2 — 3,(1-1) BFX DET Craig Monroe Esteban Loaiza 2% 76% Double to CF (Line Drive) 0.5
t6 5-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1) CBBX RR DET Alexis Gomez Esteban Loaiza 14% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Monroe Scores 1.5
t6 7-3 2 — 3,(0-2) CFX O DET Brandon Inge Esteban Loaiza 0% 90% Flyball: CF 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Tigers’ Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
b6 3-7 0 — 3,(1-1) TBX R OAK Eric Chavez Justin Verlander -7% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b6 4-7 0 — 5,(3-1) BBCBX O OAK Jay Payton Justin Verlander 3% 86% Lineout: LF 0.0
  Wil Ledezma replaces Justin Verlander pitching
b6 4-7 1 — 9,(3-2) .BFSBFBFFB OAK Nick Swisher Wil Ledezma -3% 83% Walk 0.0
b6 4-7 1 1– 1,(0-0) X O OAK Marco Scutaro Wil Ledezma 4% 86% Popfly: 2B -0.0
b6 4-7 2 1– 5,(3-1) CBB*BX O OAK D’Angelo Jimenez Wil Ledezma 3% 89% Flyball: CF -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Athletics’ Chad Gaudin facing 1-2-3
  Chad Gaudin replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
t7 7-4 0 — 1,(0-0) .X DET Curtis Granderson Chad Gaudin 1% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t7 7-4 0 1– 2,(1-0) PX O DET Neifi Perez Chad Gaudin -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Granderson to 2B 0.0
t7 7-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0) IIII DET Placido Polanco Chad Gaudin 1% 90% Intentional Walk 0.0
t7 7-4 1 12- 4,(1-2) SBTX O DET Magglio Ordonez Chad Gaudin -2% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Granderson to 3B 0.0
  Joe Kennedy replaces Chad Gaudin pitching
t7 7-4 2 1-3 3,(0-2) .CFX O DET Carlos Guillen Joe Kennedy -2% 87% Lineout: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers’ Wil Ledezma facing 1-2-3
b7 4-7 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX O OAK Jason Kendall Wil Ledezma 3% 90% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b7 4-7 1 — 3,(0-2) CCS O OAK Mark Kotsay Wil Ledezma 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b7 4-7 2 — 3,(1-1) FBX R OAK Milton Bradley Wil Ledezma -7% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF) 1.0
  Jason Grilli replaces Wil Ledezma pitching
b7 5-7 2 — 5,(2-2) .CBBFS O OAK Frank Thomas Jason Grilli 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 5.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Athletics’ Joe Kennedy facing 6-7-8
t8 7-5 0 — 3,(1-1) BFX O DET Ivan Rodriguez Joe Kennedy -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t8 7-5 1 — 7,(3-2) BBCFBFS O DET Craig Monroe Joe Kennedy -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 7-5 2 — 3,(1-1) BCX DET Alexis Gomez Joe Kennedy 1% 84% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball) 0.0
t8 7-5 2 1– 4,(2-1) BSBX O DET Brandon Inge Joe Kennedy -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-7, Tigers’ Fernando Rodney facing 5-6-7
  Fernando Rodney replaces Jason Grilli pitching
b8 5-7 0 — 5,(2-2) .CCBBS O OAK Eric Chavez Fernando Rodney 5% 87% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 5-7 1 — 4,(1-2) FFBS O OAK Jay Payton Fernando Rodney 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 5-7 2 — 4,(1-2) CBSS O OAK Nick Swisher Fernando Rodney 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Athletics’ Huston Street facing 1-2-3
  Huston Street replaces Joe Kennedy pitching
t9 7-5 0 — 5,(3-1) .SBBBX R DET Curtis Granderson Huston Street 4% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF) 1.0
t9 8-5 0 — 3,(1-1) BFX O DET Neifi Perez Huston Street 0% 96% Flyball: LF 0.0
t9 8-5 1 — 3,(0-2) CCS O DET Placido Polanco Huston Street 0% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 8-5 2 — 3,(0-2) CFX O DET Magglio Ordonez Huston Street 0% 95% Groundout: P-1B -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers’ Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
  Todd Jones replaces Fernando Rodney pitching
b9 5-8 0 — 5,(2-2) .CBSBC O OAK Marco Scutaro Todd Jones 3% 98% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  Adam Melhuse pinch hits for D’Angelo Jimenez (2B) batting 9th
b9 5-8 1 — 4,(0-2) .CFFS O OAK Adam Melhuse Todd Jones 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b9 5-8 2 — 2,(0-1) CX OAK Jason Kendall Todd Jones -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
b9 5-8 2 1– 8,(3-2) BBBCC>F>F>X OAK Mark Kotsay Todd Jones -3% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B 0.0
b9 5-8 2 12- 1,(0-0) X OAK Milton Bradley Todd Jones -6% 90% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kendall to 3B; Kotsay to 2B 0.0
b9 5-8 2 123 3,(1-1) C*BX O OAK Frank Thomas Todd Jones 10% 100% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 5.