GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (30-22) at CLEVELAND (32-19)

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (4) VS CLEVELAND (7) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .283
P Polanco 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .330
G Sheffield dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .347
M Thames 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243
C Monroe lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .240
O Infante 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .310
N Perez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283

Totals 25 4 8 4 0 2 7

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (12, C Sabathia); G Sheffield (8, C Sabathia). HR - C
Monroe (8, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Monroe (30), G
Sheffield (30), M Ordonez (49), M Thames (12). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Infante 1, M Ordonez 1. GIDP - I Rodriguez. Team LOB - 3.


BASERUNNING: SB - M Thames (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .271
C Blake 3b 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .277
T Hafner dh 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 .278
V Martinez c 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .308
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .267
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288
D Dellucci lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .239
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233

Totals 25 7 8 7 5 8 17

BATTING: HR - T Hafner (10, 1st inning off J Verlander 1 on, 1 Out), V Martinez
(9, 5th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 0 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - T Hafner 4
(40), V Martinez 3 (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, D
Dellucci 2, J Peralta 1, J Barfield 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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DETROIT - 013 000 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 200 041 -- 7
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 8 7 7 3 6 2 3.44
T Byrdak 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.79

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 6 8 4 4 0 2 1 3.73

J Verlander pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Verlander 2. HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander); R Garko (by J
Verlander); C Blake (by J Verlander). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 107-57; T
Byrdak 27-15; C Sabathia 85-58. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 6-3; T
Byrdak 0-1; C Sabathia 9-7. Batters faced: J Verlander 29; T Byrdak 5; C
Sabathia 25.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Sheffield by Gibson (5th).
Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 0 4 1 7 8 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - TIM BYRDAK
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.329, 0-FOR-2, HBP)
J BARFIELD (.233, 0-FOR-3)
G SIZEMORE (.271, 1-FOR-2, BB, HBP)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (4) VS CLEVELAND (7) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281
P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
G Sheffield dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .347
M Thames 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243
C Monroe lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .240
O Infante 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .310
N Perez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .188
C Granderson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281

Totals 28 4 8 4 1 2 10

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (12, C Sabathia); G Sheffield (8, C Sabathia). HR - C
Monroe (8, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Monroe (30), G
Sheffield (30), M Ordonez (49), M Thames (12). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Infante 1, M Ordonez 1. GIDP - I Rodriguez. Team LOB - 4.


BASERUNNING: SB - M Thames (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .271
C Blake 3b 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .277
T Hafner dh 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 .278
V Martinez c 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .308
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .267
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288
D Dellucci lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .239
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233

Totals 25 7 8 7 5 8 17

BATTING: HR - T Hafner (10, 1st inning off J Verlander 1 on, 1 Out), V Martinez
(9, 5th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 0 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - T Hafner 4
(40), V Martinez 3 (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, D
Dellucci 2, J Peralta 1, J Barfield 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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DETROIT - 013 000 0 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 200 041 -- 7
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 8 7 7 3 6 2 3.44
T Byrdak 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.79

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 8 4 4 1 2 1 3.68

J Verlander pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Verlander 2. HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander); R Garko (by J
Verlander); C Blake (by J Verlander). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 107-57; T
Byrdak 27-15; C Sabathia 99-64. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 6-3; T
Byrdak 0-1; C Sabathia 10-9. Batters faced: J Verlander 29; T Byrdak 5; C
Sabathia 29.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Sheffield by Gibson (5th).
Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 7 9 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - TIM BYRDAK
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.268, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
M ORDONEZ (.347, 0-FOR-3, RBI)
M THAMES (.243, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (4) VS CLEVELAND (7) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281
P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
G Sheffield dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
M Ordonez rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .347
M Thames 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243
C Monroe lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .240
O Infante 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .310
N Perez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .188
C Granderson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281

Totals 28 4 8 4 1 2 10

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (12, C Sabathia); G Sheffield (8, C Sabathia). HR - C
Monroe (8, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Monroe (30), G
Sheffield (30), M Ordonez (49), M Thames (12). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Infante 1, M Ordonez 1. GIDP - I Rodriguez. Team LOB - 4.


BASERUNNING: SB - M Thames (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - T Byrdak (1, ground ball).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 .270
C Blake 3b 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .275
T Hafner dh 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 .276
V Martinez c 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .308
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .267
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288
D Dellucci lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .239
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232

Totals 30 7 9 7 5 9 21

BATTING: HR - T Hafner (10, 1st inning off J Verlander 1 on, 1 Out), V Martinez
(9, 5th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 0 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - T Hafner 4
(40), V Martinez 3 (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 2,
T Nixon 1, D Dellucci 2, J Peralta 1, J Barfield 1. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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DETROIT - 013 000 0 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 200 041 0 -- 7
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 8 7 7 3 6 2 3.44
T Byrdak 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 2.53

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 8 4 4 1 2 1 3.68

J Verlander pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Verlander 2. HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander); R Garko (by J
Verlander); C Blake (by J Verlander). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 107-57; T
Byrdak 42-26; C Sabathia 99-64. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 6-3; T
Byrdak 2-1; C Sabathia 10-9. Batters faced: J Verlander 29; T Byrdak 10; C
Sabathia 29.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Sheffield by Gibson (5th).
Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Casey hit for G Sheffield.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
CLEVELAND 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S Casey (.269, 0 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARCUS THAMES SCORED SEAN CASEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M THAMES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CLEVELAND 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.240, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (0-0, 1.66) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M THAMES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5, CLEVELAND 7

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.240, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Betancourt relieved C Sabathia.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M THAMES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CLEVELAND 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Monroe (.240, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 7 9 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - TIM BYRDAK
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.308, 1-FOR-3, SF, HR, 3 RBI)
T NIXON (.267, 0-FOR-3, BB)
J PERALTA (.288, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (5) VS CLEVELAND (7) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281
P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
G Sheffield dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
a-S Casey ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
M Ordonez rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .345
M Thames 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .254
C Monroe lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .239
O Infante 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305
N Perez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .188
C Granderson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281

Totals 33 5 10 5 1 2 13

a-doubled to right for G Sheffield in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (12, C Sabathia); G Sheffield (8, C Sabathia); S
Casey (11, C Sabathia). HR - C Monroe (8, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 1
Out). RBI - C Monroe (30), G Sheffield (30), M Ordonez (49), M Thames 2 (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1, M Ordonez 1. GIDP - I
Rodriguez. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Thames (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - T Byrdak (1, ground ball).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 .270
C Blake 3b 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .275
T Hafner dh 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 .276
V Martinez c 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .308
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .267
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288
D Dellucci lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .239
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232

Totals 30 7 9 7 5 9 21

BATTING: HR - T Hafner (10, 1st inning off J Verlander 1 on, 1 Out), V Martinez
(9, 5th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 0 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - T Hafner 4
(40), V Martinez 3 (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 2,
T Nixon 1, D Dellucci 2, J Peralta 1, J Barfield 1. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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DETROIT - 013 000 01 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 200 041 0 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 8 7 7 3 6 2 3.44
T Byrdak 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 2.53

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 1/3 10 5 5 1 2 1 3.78
R Betancourt 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.61

J Verlander pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Verlander 2. HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander); R Garko (by J
Verlander); C Blake (by J Verlander). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 107-57; T
Byrdak 42-26; C Sabathia 104-68; R Betancourt 6-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Verlander 6-3; T Byrdak 2-1; C Sabathia 10-10; R Betancourt 0-2. Batters faced:
J Verlander 29; T Byrdak 10; C Sabathia 32; R Betancourt 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Sheffield by Gibson (5th).
Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: JOSE MESA (1-1, 10.13) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5, CLEVELAND 7

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.308, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Mesa relieved T Byrdak.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CLEVELAND 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V Martinez (.308, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez ran for T Nixon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CLEVELAND 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.288, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN GARKO SCORED FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GARKO ON FIRST, D DELLUCCI ON SECOND, J
PERALTA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CLEVELAND 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.232, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JOSH BARFIELD SCORED JHONNY PERALTA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BARFIELD ON FIRST, D DELLUCCI ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CLEVELAND 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.270, 1-FOR-3, BB, HBP)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY GRADY SIZEMORE SCORED DAVID DELLUCCI AND JOSH
BARFIELD.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CLEVELAND 11 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.275, 2-FOR-4, HBP)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 11 13 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JOSE MESA
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: N PEREZ (.188, 0-FOR-2, BB)
C GRANDERSON (.281, 1-FOR-3)
I RODRIGUEZ (.281, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (5) VS CLEVELAND (11) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281
P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
G Sheffield dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
a-S Casey ph-dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
M Ordonez rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .345
M Thames 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .254
C Monroe lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .239
O Infante 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305
N Perez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .188
C Granderson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281

Totals 33 5 10 5 1 2 13

a-doubled to right for G Sheffield in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (12, C Sabathia); G Sheffield (8, C Sabathia); S
Casey (11, C Sabathia). HR - C Monroe (8, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 1
Out). RBI - C Monroe (30), G Sheffield (30), M Ordonez (49), M Thames 2 (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Infante 1, M Ordonez 1. GIDP - I
Rodriguez. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Thames (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - T Byrdak (1, ground ball).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 .274
C Blake 3b 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .274
T Hafner dh 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 .276
V Martinez c 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .306
T Nixon rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .272
F Gutierrez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Peralta ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .292
D Dellucci lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .239
R Garko 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .338
J Barfield 2b 5 1 0 1 0 1 4 .231

Totals 37 11 13 11 6 10 23

BATTING: 3B - G Sizemore (2, J Mesa). HR - T Hafner (10, 1st inning off J
Verlander 1 on, 1 Out), V Martinez (9, 5th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 0 Out).
SF - V Martinez. RBI - T Hafner 4 (40), V Martinez 3 (44), R Garko (21), J
Barfield (26), G Sizemore 2 (28). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, T Nixon 1, D Dellucci 2, C Blake 1, J
Peralta 1, J Barfield 1. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 013 000 01 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 200 041 04 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 5 8 7 7 3 6 2 3.44
T Byrdak 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 2.53
J Mesa 1 4 4 4 1 1 0 12.34

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 1/3 10 5 5 1 2 1 3.78
R Betancourt 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.61

J Verlander pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - J Verlander 2. HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander); R Garko (by J
Verlander); C Blake (by J Verlander). Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 107-57; T
Byrdak 42-26; J Mesa 22-13; C Sabathia 104-68; R Betancourt 6-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Verlander 6-3; T Byrdak 2-1; J Mesa 1-1; C Sabathia 10-10; R
Betancourt 0-2. Batters faced: J Verlander 29; T Byrdak 10; J Mesa 8; C
Sabathia 32; R Betancourt 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Sheffield by Gibson (5th).
Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CLEVELAND 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: N Perez (.188, 0-FOR-2)</div>