# Why is Detroit batting FIRST against Oakland today if they're at home?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** baseball-mlb\
**Created:** [May 10, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-detroit-batting-first-against-oakland-today-if-theyre-at-home/964250 "2022-05-10T17:37:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-detroit-batting-first-against-oakland-today-if-theyre-at-home/964250/1 "2022-05-10T17:37:13Z")

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Have I lost my mind? The Tigers and A’s are in Detroit and Detroit is batting **AT THE TOP OF THE INNING!!**

Huh?  
What???

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-detroit-batting-first-against-oakland-today-if-theyre-at-home/964250/2 "2022-05-10T17:39:03Z")

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ESPN says that it’s technically a home game for Oakland, despite being played in Detroit.

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**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-detroit-batting-first-against-oakland-today-if-theyre-at-home/964250/3 "2022-05-10T17:40:26Z")

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Oh, thanks.

Which i the only logic thing I should have figured out!

So I’m not going nuts!!

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-detroit-batting-first-against-oakland-today-if-theyre-at-home/964250/4 "2022-05-10T17:40:50Z")

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It’s apparently the first game of a double-header, being played as a make-up game for a Tigers-A’s game which was supposed to be played in Oakland during the season’s first week, but which got wiped out by the delayed season start.

Detroit will be the home game for the second game today.

> **[Even though playing at Comerica Park, the Tigers won’t be the home team for...](https://wkzo.com/2022/05/10/even-though-playing-at-comerica-park-the-tigers-wont-be-the-home-team-for-both-games-today/)**
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> DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Thanks to the one week delay to the start of the baseball season due to the off sea...

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-detroit-batting-first-against-oakland-today-if-theyre-at-home/964250/5 "2022-05-10T17:41:22Z")

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> [@Marine\_One](#):
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> So I’m not going nuts!!

You might still be going nuts, but not regarding this particular issue.