Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oakland 7, Detroit 5
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 95°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Lazaro Diaz, 2B - Manny Gonzalez, 3B - John Hirschbeck
Attendance: 31975
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Oakland 002001400790
Detroit 0020030005111
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Oakland 43-55 26-22 17-33 W1
Detroit 51-46 29-22 22-24 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Tigers have a 29-22 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 17-33 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Oakland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Athletics have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Joey Devine pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.45. Andrew Bailey closed out the game to get the save and has 10 saves for the season. David Purcey took the loss for Detroit.
  • Hideki Matsui had the only homerun for Oakland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Detroit
Brandon McCarthy Player Duane Below
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 5.0
4 Strikeouts 2
6 Hits 5
7.20 ERA 1.80
Hitting
Oakland   Detroit
Hideki Matsui Player Magglio Ordonez
3 Hits 3
3 RBI 1
1 HR 0
6 TB 3
.750 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Oakland 9 1 12 .265 6 7 4 0 0
Detroit 11 0 14 .306 6 5 3 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Tigers have a W/L % of .549 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Oakland will play their next game on the road against NY Yankees. The Athletics have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .446 after a loss.