MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT SACRAMENTO ATHLETICS
09/14/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT SACRAMENTO ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2725 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (63-81) 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 2
Sacramento Athletics (51-93) 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 2
Tigers Knock Off Athletics at Sutter Health Park
The Detroit Tigers withstood an impressive performance by Sacramento first baseman Anthony Rizzo to defeat the Athletics, 8-5, at Sutter Health Park. Rizzo went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The winning pitcher was 26-year old right-handed pitcher Reese Olson. He tossed 96 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 5 runs on 10 hits. By defeating Sacramento, the third-place Tigers improved to 63-81.

One pivotal at-bat came with no one out in the bottom of the seventh. With runners on 1st and 2nd and Sacramento trailing 8-5, Alex Lange needed to bear down against Brett Harris. Lange won the battle, as Harris hit into a double play and the Tigers went on to win.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE SACRAMENTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Keith 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .268 15 67
   a-T. Cruz 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
Y. Díaz 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .262 7 31
R. Greene LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .264 17 54
P. Alonso DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .214 34 85
P. Meadows CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .199 11 47
L. Urias 3B 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .255 19 64
S. Perez C 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .232 16 54
A. Rosario SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .204 1 8
T. Taylor RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 2 6
Totals 39 8 12 5 4 8 20      
a - T. Cruz substituted for C. Keith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Díaz 2 (22, 2nd Inning off S. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Barnett, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Urias (23, 4th Inning off M. Barnett, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Díaz 5 , R. Greene 3 , P. Alonso 2 , P. Meadows , L. Urias 2 , S. Perez , A. Rosario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Keith , P. Meadows , S. Perez , A. Rosario , T. Taylor 2
GIDP: L. Urias
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Greene (23) , P. Meadows (12)
CS: R. Greene (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Perez (5) , A. Rosario (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Olson-Díaz, Urias-Keith-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen RF 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .189 8 26
T. Soderstrom DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .226 22 64
E. Ruiz LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 3 39
T. Gray SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .266 5 13
A. Rizzo 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .286 25 95
B. Harris 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .260 10 40
S. Langeliers C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .202 7 20
Z. Gelof 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .226 13 69
W. Merrifield CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 3 16
Totals 38 5 12 5 2 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Langeliers (5, 2nd Inning off R. Olson, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Gray (7, 4th Inning off R. Olson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rizzo (25, 4th Inning off R. Olson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. McCutchen 2 , T. Soderstrom , T. Gray 3 , A. Rizzo 6 , B. Harris , S. Langeliers 3 , W. Merrifield
2-out RBI: A. McCutchen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ruiz , T. Gray , S. Langeliers , W. Merrifield
GIDP: B. Harris
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McCutchen (19)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harris (7) , Z. Gelof (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Gray-Gelof-Rizzo)
PB: S. Langeliers
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE SACRAMENTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Olson W (7-13) 5.0 10 5 3 1 4 1 96 4.23   
A. Lange H (8) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.68   
Y. Garcia H (11) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.46   
T. Holton SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Olson 34
Batters Faced: R. Olson 26, A. Lange 7, Y. Garcia 4, T. Holton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Olson 5-5, A. Lange 2-1, Y. Garcia 3-0, T. Holton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Olson 96-62, A. Lange 28-17, Y. Garcia 17-9, T. Holton 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Garcia 1-0
Balk: R. Olson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Sanchez L (2-16) 2.1 6 5 1 2 0 0 59 7.15   
M. Barnett 1.2 4 3 3 1 3 0 40 8.02   
K. Muller 3.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 34 4.66   
J. Boyle 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 26 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sanchez 27
Batters Faced: S. Sanchez 16, M. Barnett 10, K. Muller 11, J. Boyle 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sanchez 3-3, M. Barnett 2-0, K. Muller 5-3, J. Boyle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sanchez 59-37, M. Barnett 40-23, K. Muller 34-23, J. Boyle 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Barnett 1-0
WP: S. Sanchez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anthony Rizzo
Ballpark: Sutter Health Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:07 PM PT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 10434
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