Payton seals Zito's grand July
Tough fourth hurts Tigers By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Nate Robertson retired the first nine batters he faced, but hit a wall in the fourth, allowing six runs on as many hits in the frame en route to the Tigers' third straight loss. Also in the fourth, catcher Ivan Rodriguez was ejected.
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Athletics 9, Tigers 5
Jay Payton had three hits and drove in five runs in the A's series-clinching win on Saturday. (Ben Margot/AP)
Zito helped to sixth July 'W' By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Jay Payton hit a grand slam in the A's six-run fourth inning, which provided enough run support to help Barry Zito win his seventh straight start and become the second A's pitcher since 1991 to win six games in a month.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 30, 2005
Oakland 9, Detroit 5
Today's Boxes 7/30/05
CWS 9, BAL 6
NYY 8, LAA 7
FLA 3, WSH 0
ARI 3, CHC 2
SEA 3, CLE 2
TEX 3, TOR 2
STL 9, LAD 4
TB 7, KC 3
BOS 6, MIN 2
HOU 2, NYM 0
ATL 9, PIT 6
MIL 7, SF 1
PHI 8, COL 7
CIN 9, SD 1
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Standings through 7/30/05 | Gameday | Tigers Stats | Athletics Stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Polanco , 2B4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .336
Guillen , SS5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .316
Shelton , 1B5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .353
Ordonez , RF5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .315
White , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .313
Rodriguez , C2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Wilson , C2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .153
Young , LF4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
Inge , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
Logan , CF3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .281
Totals 36 5 10 5 3 4 14
BATTING 2B : Shelton (11, Zito), Logan (12, Zito).HR : Guillen (4, 1st inning off Zito, 1 on, 0 out), Wilson (1, 6th inning off Zito, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Polanco 2; Guillen 4; Shelton 2; Ordonez; Rodriguez; Wilson 4; Young; Logan 3.RBI : Guillen 2 (21), Young (51), Ordonez (20), Wilson (6).2-out RBI : Ordonez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Polanco; White 2; Guillen.S : Inge.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Rodriguez (6, 2nd base off Zito/Kendall).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kendall , C4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .274
Ellis , 2B4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .297
Crosby , SS5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .297
Chavez , 3B4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270
Payton , CF4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .277
Johnson , 1B4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .319
Swisher , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .249
Hatteberg , DH4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .283
Scutaro , LF3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
Totals 36 9 13 9 2 4 13
BATTING 2B : Johnson (12, Robertson), Scutaro (14, Robertson), Payton (9, Spurling).HR : Payton (9, 4th inning off Robertson, 3 on, 1 out), Hatteberg (5, 4th inning off Robertson, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Kendall; Ellis; Crosby 2; Chavez; Payton 7; Johnson 2; Swisher; Hatteberg 5; Scutaro 2.RBI : Payton 5 (34), Hatteberg 2 (44), Swisher (51), Scutaro (25).2-out RBI : Hatteberg 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kendall; Swisher; Crosby 2.SF : Scutaro.Team LOB : 6.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zito (W, 10-8)7.0 10 5 5 2 2 2 3.72
Witasick (S, 1)2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.55
Pitches-strikes : Robertson 89-55, Spurling 16-10, Walker 13-8, German 14-6, Zito 119-80, Witasick 31-19.Ground outs-fly outs : Robertson 6-10, Spurling 2-0, Walker 0-1, German 0-1, Zito 10-9, Witasick 3-1.Batters faced : Robertson 28, Spurling 4, Walker 3, German 4, Zito 33, Witasick 7.Inherited runners-scored : Walker 1-1, German 2-1.Ejections Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez ejected by HP umpire Ted Barrett. (4th).Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Rick Reed. 3B: Terry Craft.Weather : 74 degrees, sunny.Wind : 10 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:36.Att : 25,265.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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