MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/08/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2717 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (76-68) 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 10 1
Oakland Athletics (70-74) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 2
Tigers Earn 9-3 Win Versus Oakland
The 9-3 Detroit win over Oakland was due largely to Spencer Torkelson. The Tigers first baseman went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Michael Lorenzen picked up the win, improving his season record to 7-8. He struck out 2 in 5 innings. The second-place Tigers are now 76-68, the Athletics 70-74.

Detroit relied on the hitting of Wenceel Perez to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Tigers on top, 1-0. For the game, Perez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll put that win in the can," said Torkelson, "and go after the next one."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Perez 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .307 7 57
C. Keith 3B 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 .317 15 52
A. Meadows RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .227 21 64
K. Carpenter LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .299 27 101
S. Torkelson 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .232 23 65
R. Greene CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .297 18 63
R. Tellez DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .260 20 48
D. Dingler C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .211 18 54
G. Workman SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .259 5 15
Totals 37 9 10 7 2 12 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Torkelson (23, 1st Inning off M. Miller, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Perez (7, 1st Inning off M. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Workman (5, 6th Inning off K. Snead, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Torkelson (23, 9th Inning off C. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Perez 5 , C. Keith 2 , K. Carpenter , S. Torkelson 6 , R. Greene , R. Tellez , G. Workman 4
2-out RBI: S. Torkelson , G. Workman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Meadows
Sac Fly: R. Tellez
Hit by Pitch: C. Keith , S. Torkelson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Carpenter (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Keith-Perez-Torkelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .256 8 43
T. Story SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .253 20 64
Z. Gelof DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .210 19 67
B. Rooker 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .263 30 86
C. Mead RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .240 15 68
S. Brown LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .187 13 39
Y. Pozo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 3 18
N. Allen 2B 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .239 3 40
A. Diaz 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .193 3 17
Totals 32 3 6 3 7 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Allen 2 (19, 6th Inning off B. Hurter, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off H. Milner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Rooker (5, 6th Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Mead (15, 6th Inning off B. Hurter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Gelof , B. Rooker 3 , C. Mead 5 , N. Allen 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Ruiz 2 , B. Rooker 2 , S. Brown
GIDP: A. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: E. Ruiz
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Miller 2 (2)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lorenzen W (7-8) 5.0 1 0 0 5 2 0 93 4.08   
B. Hurter 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 19 3.18   
E. Swanson H (10) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 3.11   
H. Milner 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 20 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lorenzen 62
Batters Faced: M. Lorenzen 21, B. Hurter 5, E. Swanson 8, H. Milner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lorenzen 5-7, B. Hurter 0-1, E. Swanson 2-5, H. Milner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lorenzen 93-50, B. Hurter 19-12, E. Swanson 32-22, H. Milner 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Swanson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Lorenzen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Miller L (8-11) 5.0 5 4 4 0 4 1 83 4.78   
K. Snead 1.2 3 2 2 0 5 1 34 3.33   
A. Felipe 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.78   
C. Smith 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 25 3.34   
J. Wieland 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Miller 45
Batters Faced: M. Miller 23, K. Snead 8, A. Felipe 5, C. Smith 5, J. Wieland 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Miller 5-6, K. Snead 0-0, A. Felipe 1-1, C. Smith 1-0, J. Wieland 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Miller 83-57, K. Snead 34-26, A. Felipe 23-14, C. Smith 25-15, J. Wieland 4-2
WP: M. Miller , C. Smith
Hit Batsmen: M. Miller 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Torkelson
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 34905
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