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Detroit Tigers (29-20) at Oakland Athletics (32-21) Wednesday, May 28, 2014 w O.co Coliseum

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Detroit 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 2

W — Kazmir (6-2) L — Nathan (2-1) S — None

OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland Athletics won on a walk-off for the fourth time this season...A’s are 2-1 on this seven-game homestand against Detroit (2-1) and Los Angeles- AL (three games) • A’s starting pitchers have allowed two runs or fewer in 15 of the last 19 games and are 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA (25 er in 115.0 ip). • Scott Kazmir had his first complete game since July 3, 2006 against Boston...has allowed one run or fewer in 6 of his 1 starts this season. • Josh Donaldson (2 for 4, r, hr, 3 rbi, so) hit his second career walk-off (previous: Apr. 12, 2013 against Detroit)...has reached base safely in each of his last 43 games as a third basemen, which is the longest such streak by an Athletics third basemen since at least 1914...has reached base safely in 46 of his last 47 games overall and 48 of 52 for the season. • John Jaso (1 for 4, so) is batting .333 (19 for 57) with four home runs and 10 RBI in 16 games in May after hitting .236 with a home run and four RBI in 22 games in April...the four home runs are his most ever for a month.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Scott Kazmir (W, 6-2) 9.0 6 1 1 0 8 1 103/76

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Donaldson (13) 9 0-0 3 LF Nathan

DETROIT NOTES • The Detroit Tigers have now lost eight of their last ten games…...are currently 1-2 on their seven-game road trip to Oakland (1-2) and Seattle (three games). • Anibal Sanchez struck out a season-high nine batters. • Miguel Cabrera (1 for 4) is batting .379 (48 for 128) with 23 runs, 13 doubles, seven home runs and 37 RBI over the last 33 games. • (2 for 3, 2b, so) left the game with a left shoulder contusion. • Tori Hunter (2 for 3, r, hr, rbi) has hit safely in 31 of his 44 games this season...is batting .302 (39 for 128) with 18 runs scored, nine doubles, four home runs and 18 RBI over his last 32 games... has homered in back-to-back games for the 43rd time in his career and the second time this season. He homered in three consecutive games from April 4-6, 2013 • Victor Martinez (1 for 3) has hit safely in 27 of last 30 games, batting .370 (43 for 116) with nine doubles, nine home runs and 22 RBI during that span.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Anibal Sanchez 8.1 3 1 1 1 9 0 111/76 Joe Nathan (L, 2-1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 6/4

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Hunter (8) 4 3-2 1 CF Kazmir

Time of Game...... 2:26 Overall Record...... 32-21 Home/Road...... 14-11 / 18-10 First Pitch...... 7:07 pm Streak...... Won 1 Day/Night...... 13-9 / 19-12 Temperature...... 68 Degrees Homestand...... 2-1 March/April/May/June...... 0-1 / 18-9 / 14-11 / 0-0 Last 5...... 2-3 July/Aug./Sept...... 0-0 / 0-0 / 0-0 Today’s Attendance...... 15,590 Last 10...... 6-4 Attendance Total...... 492,020 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7..... 13-3 /19-18 Average (24 games)...... 20,501 Series Record...... 2-1 A’s/Opponents score first...... 20-3 / 12-18 Series First Game...... 9-5 Leading after 7th/8th inning...... 23-5 / 25-3 Win/Lose in Last AB...... 9-7 vs. AL West...... 15-11 Tied After 7th/8th inning...... 3-4 / 3-2 Extra Innings...... 5-3 vs. RHP/LHP...... 22-15 / 10-6 Trailing After 7th/8th inning...... 6-12 / 4-16

Thursday’s Pre-Game Schedule: Clubhouse opens: 9:00 am w Bob Melvin availability:10:30 am w BP: None