MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
10/16/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 14281 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Oakland Athletics 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 1
Athletics Win, Move to Within 1 Game of World Series
The Oakland Athletics moved to within one game of the World Series, downing the visiting Detroit Tigers at Oakland Coliseum by a score of 4-2. Athletics right-hander George Kirby had a strong outing in which he threw 5.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The win gives the Athletics a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

In the bottom of the fourth, Oakland left fielder Pedro Leon had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 1st and one out, Leon stroked a 2-run home run to left. It made the score 3-1, Oakland. For the game, he went 1 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Kirby told the Oakland Citizen.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena DH 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .400 3 5
F. Tatis Jr. 3B 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .160 2 4
D. Waters RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 0 2
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .440 0 6
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .240 1 6
M. McLain 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 1 5
B. Marsh LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267 2 3
A. Kirk C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .174 0 2
   a-M. Viloria PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Taveras CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 1
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 8 17      
a - M. Viloria pinch hit for A. Kirk in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (4, 8th Inning off R. Stephenson, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Arozarena (3, 3rd Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Arozarena 5 , D. Waters , F. Freeman 2 , M. McLain , A. Kirk , L. Taveras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tatis Jr. , C. Correa , M. McLain , L. Taveras
GIDP: B. Marsh
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Massey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 4
J. Bleday DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 2
K. Tucker RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .300 3 6
P. Leon LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .333 1 2
C. Keith 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .353 1 3
R. Lewis 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .320 1 8
C. Abrams SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 1 6
J. Siri CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 4 9
K. Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160 0 3
   a-N. Fortes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4 1 6 3      
a - N. Fortes substituted for K. Ruiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bleday (2, 8th Inning off G. Santos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (3, 1st Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Leon (1, 4th Inning off L. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Keith (1, 4th Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Massey , J. Bleday 2 , K. Tucker 5 , P. Leon 4 , C. Keith 4
2-out RBI: K. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Abrams (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Abrams
Double Plays: 1 (Abrams-Massey-Keith)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Castillo L (0-1) 6.0 5 4 4 0 5 3 86 10.38   
D. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.00   
G. Santos 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Castillo 51
Batters Faced: L. Castillo 23, D. Williams 3, G. Santos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Castillo 7-6, D. Williams 1-0, G. Santos 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Castillo 86-56, D. Williams 16-9, G. Santos 16-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kirby W (2-0) 5.0 4 1 1 2 5 1 88 1.56   
J. Hicks H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
R. Stephenson H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 11.05   
C. Holmes SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kirby 58
Batters Faced: G. Kirby 21, J. Hicks 6, R. Stephenson 6, C. Holmes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kirby 5-4, J. Hicks 1-4, R. Stephenson 1-1, C. Holmes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kirby 88-56, J. Hicks 25-16, R. Stephenson 23-13, C. Holmes 23-14
WP: G. Kirby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Kirby
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 42329
Special Notes: SP George Kirby was injured while pitching.
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