Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
September 18, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 2012 at Comerica Park. 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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Oakland Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 12

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 2 0 0 0
  Carter ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
  Weeks ph 1 0 0 0
Reddick rf,cf 3 2 2 0
  Barton ph 1 0 0 0
Cespedes dh 2 0 1 1
Moss 1b,rf 4 0 3 1
Drew ss 4 0 0 0
Donaldson 3b 3 0 0 0
Kottaras c 4 0 2 0
Pennington 2b 3 0 0 0
Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Scribner p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
  Blevins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 5 3 3 1
Berry lf 4 0 2 2
  Garcia rf 1 1 1 0
Cabrera 3b 4 3 3 6
  Worth 3b 0 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 3 1 1 2
  Kelly pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Young dh 5 0 0 0
Dirks rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Peralta ss 3 1 1 1
Infante 2b 3 1 0 0
Laird c 3 2 3 0
Scherzer p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
  Villarreal p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 14 12
Oakland 100 000 100281
Detroit 111 023 04x12140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L(6-1) 4.2 8 5 5 1 3
  Figueroa   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Scribner   1.0 2 3 3 3 0
  Chavez   1.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Blevins   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Scherzer   2.0 2 1 1 2 4
  Downs  W(2-1) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Villarreal   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Coke   1.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Benoit   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Marte   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Drew (5).  DP–Oakland 1. Donaldson-Pennington-Carter, Detroit 1. Downs-Peralta-Fielder.  2B–Oakland Moss (10,off Villarreal); Reddick (28,off Coke); Kottaras (2,off Benoit), Detroit Cabrera (38,off Griffin); Jackson (26,off Scribner); Berry (10,off Scribner).  HR–Detroit Peralta (12,2nd inning off Griffin 0 on 1 out); Cabrera 2 (40,3rd inning off Griffin 0 on 1 out,8th inning off Chavez 3 on 0 out); Fielder (27,5th inning off Griffin 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Donaldson (4,by Downs); Fielder (17,by Chavez).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Cabrera (6,off Griffin).  Team–6.  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–3:05.  A–31,243.
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