Final
Oakland won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, August 21 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 22 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 23 | ||
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| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 9 | |
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4:05 PM ET, August 23, 2009
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
W: B. Tomko (3-2)
L: R. Porcello (10-8)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Tomko pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| C Granderson homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| C Thomas popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Guillen walked. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. C Guillen caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | OAK |
| A Kennedy grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| R Davis grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brett Tomko pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| A Huff struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| B Inge flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| A Avila grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | OAK |
| S Hairston grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Cust singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ellis singled to right, J Cust to second. | 1 | 0 |
| L Powell grounded out to pitcher, J Cust to third, M Ellis to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Barton grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brett Tomko pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| R Santiago flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| C Granderson popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | OAK |
| C Pennington singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A Kennedy flied out to center, C Pennington to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Davis singled to right, C Pennington scored. | 1 | 1 |
| R Sweeney walked, R Davis to second. | 1 | 1 |
| S Hairston struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| J Cust homered to left, R Davis and R Sweeney scored. | 1 | 4 |
| M Ellis lined out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brett Tomko pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| C Thomas struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| C Guillen flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| M Cabrera singled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| A Huff flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | OAK |
| L Powell grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| D Barton singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| C Pennington lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| A Kennedy lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brett Tomko pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| A Avila walked. | 1 | 4 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. A Avila out at first. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | OAK |
| R Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| S Hairston popped out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brett Tomko pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| R Santiago singled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| C Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Santiago out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | OAK |
| J Cust homered to right. | 1 | 5 |
| M Ellis grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 5 |
| L Powell singled to right. | 1 | 5 |
| F Ni relieved R Porcello. | 1 | 5 |
| D Barton popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| C Pennington grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Powell out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| B Ziegler relieved B Tomko. | 1 | 5 |
| M Cabrera singled to right. | 1 | 5 |
| A Huff flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| B Inge singled to left, M Cabrera to second. | 1 | 5 |
| A Avila flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| M Thames hit for A Everett. | 1 | 5 |
| M Thames singled to center, M Cabrera scored, B Inge to second. | 2 | 5 |
| C Breslow relieved B Ziegler. | 2 | 5 |
| R Santiago singled to left, B Inge to third, M Thames to second. | 2 | 5 |
| R Raburn hit for C Granderson. | 2 | 5 |
| M Wuertz relieved C Breslow. | 2 | 5 |
| R Raburn flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Fu-Te Ni pitching for Detroit | DET | OAK |
| R Raburn in right field. | 2 | 5 |
| C Thomas in center field. | 2 | 5 |
| P Polanco at second base. | 2 | 5 |
| R Santiago at shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| A Kennedy flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| R Davis safe at second on error by left fielder C Guillen. | 2 | 5 |
| R Davis stole third. | 2 | 5 |
| R Sweeney popped out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| S Hairston flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wuertz pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| C Thomas singled to center. | 2 | 5 |
| C Guillen flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| M Cabrera homered to right, C Thomas scored. | 4 | 5 |
| A Huff struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fu-Te Ni pitching for Detroit | DET | OAK |
| J Cust walked. | 4 | 5 |
| M Ellis doubled to center, J Cust to third. | 4 | 5 |
| R Perry relieved F Ni. | 4 | 5 |
| R Perry relieved F Ni. | 4 | 5 |
| R Perry relieved F Ni. | 4 | 5 |
| R Perry relieved F Ni. | 4 | 5 |
| L Powell homered to right, J Cust and M Ellis scored. | 4 | 8 |
| D Barton flied out to right. | 4 | 8 |
| C Pennington homered to right. | 4 | 9 |
| A Kennedy singled to right. | 4 | 9 |
| A Kennedy stole second. | 4 | 9 |
| R Davis struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| R Sweeney intentionally walked. | 4 | 9 |
| S Hairston struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Gray pitching for Oakland | DET | OAK |
| J Gray relieved M Wuertz. | 4 | 9 |
| A Avila grounded out to first. | 4 | 9 |
| P Polanco flied out to center. | 4 | 9 |
| R Santiago grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||