Apr 30, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Detroit Tigers right fielder Austin Meadows (17) and shortstop Javier Baez (28) celebrate the victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Paul Blackburn will start for the Oakland Athletics in the first of a five-game series against the Detroit Tigers and Jeimer Candelario on Monday at 7:10 PM ET.
Tigers vs. Athletics Live Streaming and TV Channel
- Game Day: Monday, May 9, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- TV: NBC Sports Networks (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Tigers vs. Athletics Batting Stats
- The Tigers have the fifth-worst batting average in the majors (.220).
- The Tigers have the No. 29 offense in MLB play scoring 2.9 runs per game (78 total runs).
- The Tigers are 23rd in the league with an on-base percentage of .291.
- The Athletics rank 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .200.
- The Athletics have scored 96 runs (3.4 per game) this season, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Athletics are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking last with an OBP of .264.
Tigers Impact Players
- Austin Meadows paces the Tigers with 11 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .284.
- Among all MLB hitters, Meadows is 33rd in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage, and 101st in slugging.
- Candelario has five doubles, two home runs and six walks while hitting .200.
- Candelario ranks 116th in home runs and 163rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Javier Baez has racked up a team-high 11 runs batted in.
- Robbie Grossman is batting .262 with four doubles and 14 walks.
Athletics Impact Players
- Sean Murphy leads Oakland in home runs (four) and runs batted in (15) this season while batting .212.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Murphy’s home run total is 41st and his RBI tally is 37th.
- Sheldon Neuse is batting .304 to lead Oakland this season.
- Neuse ranks 116th among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 51st in RBI.
- Seth Brown is among the top hitters for Oakland with a .185 average, two homers and 15 RBI.
- Elvis Andrus has collected 16 hits this season and has an OBP of .268. He’s slugging .276 on the year.
Tigers and Athletics Schedules
Tigers
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away |
|---|---|---|---|
|
5/4/2022 |
Pirates |
L 7-2 |
Home |
|
5/5/2022 |
Astros |
L 3-2 |
Away |
|
5/6/2022 |
Astros |
L 3-2 |
Away |
|
5/7/2022 |
Astros |
L 3-2 |
Away |
|
5/8/2022 |
Astros |
L 5-0 |
Away |
|
5/9/2022 |
Athletics |
– |
Home |
|
5/10/2022 |
Athletics |
– |
Away |
|
5/10/2022 |
Athletics |
– |
Home |
|
5/11/2022 |
Athletics |
– |
Home |
|
5/12/2022 |
Athletics |
– |
Home |
|
5/13/2022 |
Orioles |
– |
Home |
Athletics
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away |
|---|---|---|---|
|
5/3/2022 |
Rays |
L 10-7 |
Home |
|
5/4/2022 |
Rays |
L 3-0 |
Home |
|
5/6/2022 |
Twins |
L 2-1 |
Away |
|
5/7/2022 |
Twins |
L 1-0 |
Away |
|
5/8/2022 |
Twins |
L 4-3 |
Away |
|
5/9/2022 |
Tigers |
– |
Away |
|
5/10/2022 |
Tigers |
– |
Home |
|
5/10/2022 |
Tigers |
– |
Away |
|
5/11/2022 |
Tigers |
– |
Away |
|
5/12/2022 |
Tigers |
– |
Away |
|
5/13/2022 |
Angels |
– |
Home |
Regional restrictions apply.