ALDS GM 4: 10/10/12 - DET (2-1) AT OAK (1-2) - 9:30 p.m. ET

Tigers: RHP Max Scherzer (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Scherzer will be pitching on six days' rest after getting back on the mound for last Wednesday's regular-season finale. He missed a turn in the rotation with deltoid soreness in the front of his right shoulder, but says he feels ready to pitch.




Athletics: RHP A.J. Griffin (0-0, 0.00 ERA)










INJURY UPDATE:

• C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day disabled list on March 12).
• OF Ryan Raburn (right quadriceps strain, 15-day DL on September 11).
• LHP Daniel Schlereth (left shoulder tendinitis, 60-day DL on April 21).







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IF NEEDED
• Thursday, October 11: ALDS PLAYOFFS
Tigers (RHP Justin Verlander (1-0, 1.29 ERA ERA)) AT
Athletics (RHP Jarrod Parker (0-1, 2.84 ERA)),
9:30 p.m. ET (TBS / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)

STARTING LINEUPS:


TIGERS
1. Austin Jackson, cf
2. Quintin Berry, lf
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3b
4. Prince Fielder, 1b
5. Delmon Young, dh
6. Andy Dirks, rf
7. Jhonny Peralta, ss
8. Alex Avila, c
9. Omar Infante, 2b

P: Max Scherzer

DET - Top 1st
B:1 S:0 O:1
Austin Jackson flies out to center fielder Coco Crisp.

B:3 S:2 O:2
Quintin Berry grounds out, shortstop Stephen Drew to first baseman Brandon Moss.

B:1 S:1 O:3
Miguel Cabrera flies out to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.


OAK - Bot 1st
B:1 S:1 O:1
Coco Crisp lines out to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:3 O:2
Stephen Drew out on a foul tip.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Yoenis Cespedes singles on a line drive to left fielder Quintin Berry.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Brandon Moss out swinging.

0-0 AFTER 1 INNING

DET - Top 2nd
B:1 S:2 O:1
Prince Fielder flies out to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Delmon Young pops out to first baseman Brandon Moss.

B:3 S:2 O:2
Andy Dirks doubles (1) on a soft line drive to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.

B:3 S:1 O:3
Jhonny Peralta flies out to right fielder Josh Reddick.


OAK - Bot 2nd
B:3 S:3 O:1
Josh Reddick out swinging.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Josh Donaldson grounds out softly, pitcher Max Scherzer to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Seth Smith out swinging.

0-0 AFTER 2 INNINGS

DET - Top 3rd
B:2 S:2 O:0
Alex Avila doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Josh Reddick.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Omar Infante out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Brandon Moss to second baseman Cliff Pennington. Alex Avila to 3rd.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Austin Jackson singles on a line drive to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes. Alex Avila scores.
1 - 0

B:3 S:1 O:2
Quintin Berry flies out to center fielder Coco Crisp.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, second baseman Cliff Pennington to first baseman Brandon Moss.


OAK - Bot 3rd
B:2 S:3 O:1
Derek Norris out swinging.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Cliff Pennington pops out to shortstop Jhonny Peralta.

B:0 S:0 O:3
Coco Crisp pops out to first baseman Prince Fielder.

1 - 0 AFTER 3 INNINGS

DET - Top 4th
B:0 S:2 O:0
Prince Fielder homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.
2 - 0

B:1 S:0 O:0
Delmon Young singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Reddick.

B:1 S:2 O:0
Andy Dirks singles on a line drive to center fielder Coco Crisp. Delmon Young to 2nd.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:3 S:2 O:2
Jhonny Peralta grounds into a double play, second baseman Cliff Pennington to shortstop Stephen Drew to first baseman Brandon Moss. Delmon Young to 3rd. Andy Dirks out at 2nd.

B:2 S:0 O:3
Alex Avila flies out to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.


OAK - Bot 4th
B:0 S:1 O:1
Stephen Drew lines out to right fielder Andy Dirks.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Yoenis Cespedes flies out to right fielder Andy Dirks.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Brandon Moss pops out to shortstop Jhonny Peralta.

2 - 0 AFTER 4 INNINGS

DET - Top 5th
B:0 S:3 O:1
Omar Infante called out on .

B:0 S:2 O:2
Austin Jackson lines out to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Quintin Berry pops out to pitcher A. J. Griffin in foul territory.


OAK - Bot 5th
B:2 S:3 O:1
Josh Reddick out swinging.

B:3 S:3 O:2
Josh Donaldson called out on .

B:4 S:2 O:2
Seth Smith walks.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Derek Norris singles on a soft line drive to second baseman Omar Infante. Seth Smith to 3rd.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Cliff Pennington out swinging.

2 - 0 AFTER 5 INNINGS

DET - Top 6th
B:0 S:1 O:0
Miguel Cabrera singles on a soft fly ball to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.

Pitching Change: Jerry Blevins replaces A. Griffin.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Prince Fielder grounds into a double play, shortstop Stephen Drew to first baseman Brandon Moss. Miguel Cabrera out at 2nd.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Delmon Young grounds out, shortstop Stephen Drew to first baseman Brandon Moss.


OAK - Bot 6th
B:2 S:2 O:0
Coco Crisp reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Prince Fielder. Coco Crisp to 2nd.

Coaching visit to mound.

With Stephen Drew batting, wild pitch by Max Scherzer, Coco Crisp to 3rd.

B:3 S:2 O:1
Stephen Drew doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson. Coco Crisp scores. Stephen Drew out at 3rd, center fielder Austin Jackson to second baseman Omar Infante to third baseman Miguel Cabrera.
2 - 1

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitching Change: Octavio Dotel replaces Max Scherzer.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Yoenis Cespedes out swinging.

B:4 S:1 O:2
Brandon Moss walks.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitching Change: Phil Coke replaces Octavio Dotel.

B:1 S:0 O:3
Josh Reddick flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

2 - 1 AFTER 6 INNINGS

DET - Top 7th
B:1 S:0 O:1
Andy Dirks grounds out, second baseman Cliff Pennington to first baseman Brandon Moss.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Jhonny Peralta grounds out, third baseman Josh Donaldson to first baseman Brandon Moss.

B:1 S:0 O:3
Alex Avila grounds out, first baseman Brandon Moss to pitcher Jerry Blevins.


OAK - Bot 7th
Pitching Change: Al Alburquerque replaces Phil Coke.

B:3 S:2 O:1
Josh Donaldson lines out to second baseman Omar Infante.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Seth Smith called out on .

B:2 S:2 O:3
Derek Norris grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.

2 - 1 AFTER 7 INNINGS

DET - Top 8th
Pitching Change: Sean Doolittle replaces Jerry Blevins.

B:0 S:1 O:0
Omar Infante singles on a ground ball to center fielder Coco Crisp.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Austin Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Brandon Moss to second baseman Cliff Pennington. Omar Infante to 2nd.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Avisail Garcia replaces Quintin Berry.

B:0 S:2 O:1
Avisail Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Reddick. Omar Infante scores.
3 - 1

B:1 S:1 O:2
Miguel Cabrera pops out to third baseman Josh Donaldson.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Prince Fielder singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Reddick. Avisail Garcia to 3rd.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitching Change: Ryan Cook replaces Sean Doolittle.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Delmon Young grounds out, second baseman Cliff Pennington to first baseman Brandon Moss.


OAK - Bot 8th
Avisail Garcia remains in the game as the right fielder.

Defensive switch from right field to left field for Andy Dirks.

Pitching Change: Joaquin Benoit replaces Al Alburquerque.

B:2 S:1 O:1
Cliff Pennington grounds out to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Coco Crisp flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Stephen Drew singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:4 S:1 O:2
Yoenis Cespedes walks. Stephen Drew to 2nd.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:3 O:3
Brandon Moss out swinging.

3 - 1 AFTER 8 INNINGS

DET - Top 9th
B:1 S:2 O:1
Andy Dirks lines out to shortstop Stephen Drew.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Jhonny Peralta grounds out, shortstop Stephen Drew to first baseman Brandon Moss.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Alex Avila out swinging.


OAK - Bot 9th
Pitching Change: Jose Valverde replaces Joaquin Benoit.

B:1 S:2 O:0
Josh Reddick singles on a ground ball to right fielder Avisail Garcia.

B:0 S:0 O:0
Josh Donaldson doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Austin Jackson. Josh Reddick to 3rd.

B:1 S:1 O:0
Seth Smith doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson. Josh Reddick scores. Josh Donaldson scores.
TIED 3 - 3

Coaching visit to mound.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter George Kottaras replaces Derek Norris.

B:0 S:0 O:1
George Kottaras pops out to third baseman Miguel Cabrera in foul territory.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Cliff Pennington called out on .

B:0 S:0 O:2
Coco Crisp singles on a ground ball to right fielder Avisail Garcia. Seth Smith scores.

TIGERS LOSE 3-4

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Game Over-R-H-E

Tigers	3	10	1
Athletics	4	8	0

WP: Cook (1-0, 2.70)
LP: Valverde (0-1, 16.20)

Game Info



Griffin pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP: Scherzer.
Pitches-strikes:
Scherzer 91-63, Dotel 11-5, Coke 2-1, Alburquerque 16-9, Benoit 21-14,
Valverde 14-11, Griffin 85-57, Blevins 11-7, Doolittle, S 14-12, Cook, R
16-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Scherzer 2-1, Dotel
0-0, Coke 0-1, Alburquerque 1-0, Benoit 1-1, Valverde 0-0, Griffin 4-6,
Blevins 5-0, Doolittle, S 1-0, Cook, R 2-0.
Batters faced: Scherzer 20, Dotel 2, Coke 1, Alburquerque 3, Benoit 5, Valverde 6, Griffin 21, Blevins 5, Doolittle, S 5, Cook, R 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Coke 1-0, Blevins 1-0, Cook, R 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Jim Reynolds. LF: Mark Wegner. RF: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 58 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:21.
Att: 36,385.