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Tigers 11, Athletics 7
Trevor Cahill gave up seven runs over 2 1/3 innings on Sunday vs. the Tigers. (AP)
Oakland's woes at Comerica Park continue. The A's staked starter Trevor Cahill to a five-run lead in the first inning, highlighted by Landon Powell's three-run double and a solo homer from Adam Kennedy. However, Cahill ran into trouble in the second as the A's dropped their third straight game at Comerica Park.
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Series at a glance:
OAK
Oakland (13-21)
Lost 3
Detroit 11, Oakland 7   DET
Detroit (20-16)
Won 3
May 17, 2009
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Oakland
5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0   7 12 1
Detroit
0 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 X   11 13 0
Standings thru 5/17/09  |  Recap: OAK | DET  |  Gameday  |  Athletics stats  |  Tigers stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, O, SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .231
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .346
Cust, RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .262
Holliday, LF 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 .267
Giambi, DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .204
Sweeney, R, CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .248
Crosby, 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .236
Powell, C 5 0 1 3 0 2 2 .200
Hannahan, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .138
  a-Buck, T, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Totals 37 7 12 7 7 8 22  

a-Lined out for Hannahan in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Powell (4, Galarraga).
HR: Kennedy, A (1, 1st inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 1 out), Cabrera, O (1, 5th inning off Miner, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera, O 5; Kennedy, A 6; Holliday 4; Giambi; Sweeney, R; Powell 2.
RBI: Kennedy, A (3), Sweeney, R 2 (10), Powell 3 (9), Cabrera, O (11).
2-out RBI: Powell 3; Sweeney, R; Cabrera, O.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, O; Crosby 2; Cust; Powell.
SF: Sweeney, R.
GIDP: Giambi.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Holliday (1, 2nd base off Miner/Laird).

FIELDING
E: Cabrera, O (6, fielding).
DP: (Kennedy, A-Cabrera, O-Hannahan).

 
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson, CF 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 .259
Anderson, J, LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .297
Thomas, C, RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .311
Cabrera, M, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375
Ordonez, DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .256
Larish, 3B 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .278
  Inge, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
Laird, C 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .219
Santiago, 2B 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 .352
Everett, SS 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .306
Totals 36 11 13 11 6 5 17  

BATTING
2B: Ordonez (5, Cahill), Everett 2 (7, Casilla, S, Casilla, S).
3B: Santiago (1, Cahill), Anderson, J (2, Cahill).
HR: Santiago (3, 3rd inning off Casilla, S, 2 on, 1 out), Granderson (10, 5th inning off Springer, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Granderson 4; Anderson, J 3; Ordonez 2; Larish 2; Laird; Santiago 9; Everett 5.
RBI: Santiago 4 (19), Everett (16), Anderson, J 2 (9), Laird (9), Granderson 3 (24).
2-out RBI: Santiago; Everett; Anderson, J 2; Granderson 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thomas, C; Anderson, J; Laird 2.
S: Everett.
Team RISP: 7-for-14.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Everett-Inge-Cabrera, M).

 
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cahill (L, 2-3) 2.1 7 7 7 2 0 0 5.01
Casilla, S 2.1 4 3 3 0 2 1 3.07
Springer 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.76
Ziegler 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.86
Bailey, A 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.54
 
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Galarraga 0.2 4 5 5 3 0 1 5.62
Miner (W, 3-1) 4.1 7 2 2 1 6 1 4.61
French 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.00
Perry 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.76
Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20

IBB: Granderson (by Ziegler).
Pitches-strikes: Cahill 60-34, Casilla, S 35-20, Springer 5-5, Ziegler 29-14, Bailey, A 20-11, Galarraga 41-23, Miner 82-48, French 37-18, Perry 15-9, Rodney 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cahill 6-1, Casilla, S 2-3, Springer 0-1, Ziegler 4-0, Bailey, A 0-1, Galarraga 1-1, Miner 2-5, French 1-3, Perry 3-0, Rodney 1-2.
Batters faced: Cahill 16, Casilla, S 11, Springer 2, Ziegler 9, Bailey, A 5, Galarraga 9, Miner 21, French 9, Perry 3, Rodney 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Casilla, S 2-2, Springer 2-2, Miner 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.
Weather: 56 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:57.
Att: 27,535.
May 17, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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