Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
April 20, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 2006 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 3 0 1 1
Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez c 5 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 1 2 1
Thames dh 3 0 0 0
  Gomez ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Shelton 1b 3 0 1 1
  Santiago pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Guillen ss,1b 3 1 1 1
Monroe lf 3 0 0 0
Inge 3b 2 0 0 0
Bonderman p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0
Kotsay cf 4 1 1 0
Crosby ss 4 1 1 1
Chavez 3b 2 1 1 1
Thomas dh 4 0 1 0
Bradley rf 4 0 2 1
Swisher lf 2 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Melhuse ph 1 0 0 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Detroit 100 000 003470
Oakland 300 000 000361
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bonderman   7.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Rodney  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito   7.0 3 1 1 4 3
  Kennedy   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Calero   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer  L (1-1) 0.1 4 3 3 2 0
  Saarloos   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
3

  E–Crosby (4).  DP–Detroit 1. Inge-Polanco-Shelton, Oakland 3. Chavez-Ellis-Johnson, Johnson-Crosby-Johnson, Crosby-Johnson.  2B–Detroit Ordonez (2,off Zito); Gomez (2,off Duchscherer), Oakland Chavez (4,off Bonderman).  3B–Oakland Kotsay (2,off Bonderman).  HBP–Polanco (1,by Zito); Guillen (1,by Zito).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Inge (2,2nd base by Zito/Kendall).  U-HP–Ramon Armendariz, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:41.  A–15,489.
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