GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (30-23) at CLEVELAND (33-19)

AL: DETROIT (30-23) at CLEVELAND (33-19)

<h3>Indians look to remain unbeaten against Tigers</h3>

<div class="pre">Detroit (30-23) at Cleveland (33-19) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - Most people wrote off the ClevelandIndians' road sweep of the Detroit Tigers as a fluke. However,if the series opener on Thursday is any indication, the Indiansmay just have their number.

Cleveland goes for their sixth straight win over Detroit onFriday as they meet for the second game of a four-game weekendseries at Jacobs Field.

The Indians, whose 4-0 record against the Tigers thus far hasenabled the team to jump out to a 14-4 mark within the AmericanLeague Central, are starting to ride the bat of their slugger,Travis Hafner, who had struggled for much of the first month athome.

The slugger endured a horrible April at home in 11 games,batting .179 (7-for-39) with a homer and six RBI in the monthbefore turning it around in May, hitting .303 (10-for-33) withthree home runs and 11 RBI in 10 contests at Jacobs Field.

Fausto Carmona (6-1, 2.89 ERA), who capped the sweep of Detroitin his last start on Sunday, will get the start for the Indians.The sinkerballer yielded three runs and nine hits over seveninnings in Cleveland's 5-3 victory.

The righthander is 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA in five lifetimeappearances - including two starts - against the Tigers.

Mike Maroth (3-2, 5.04) opposes Carmona once again for thesecond time in five days. The lefthander, who is 8-4 with a3.00 ERA in 13 starts against Cleveland, lost his secondconsecutive start after allowing five runs and six hits in eightinnings on Sunday.

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT AT CLEVELAND -- LINEUPS

DETROIT CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Curtis Granderson CF .280 8 27 Grady Sizemore CF .274 9 28
Placido Polanco 2B .328 1 28 Casey Blake 3B .274 7 27
Gary Sheffield DH .268 12 30 Travis Hafner DH .276 10 40
Magglio Ordonez RF .345 12 49 Victor Martinez C .306 9 44
Sean Casey 1B .273 0 11 Jhonny Peralta SS .292 10 33
Craig Monroe LF .239 8 30 Ryan Garko 1B .338 7 21
Mike Rabelo C .255 0 4 Jason Michaels LF .272 2 13
Omar Infante 3B .305 0 5 Josh Barfield 2B .231 2 26
Neifi Perez SS .182 1 5 Franklin Gutierrez RF .200 0 1

Mike Maroth LHP (3-2, 5.04) Fausto Carmona RHP (6-1, 2.89)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: DET - MIKE MAROTH (3-2, 5.04)
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (6-1, 2.89)

UMPIRES: HP - LARRY VANOVER
1B - TONY RANDAZZO
2B - CHARLIE RELIFORD
3B - GREG GIBSON

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: DET - MIKE MAROTH AND MIKE RABELO
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.280, 8 HR, 27 RBI)
P POLANCO (.328, 1 HR, 28 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.268, 12 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.268, 12 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SEAN CASEY SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S CASEY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.239, 8 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - MIKE MAROTH
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.274, 9 HR, 28 RBI)
C BLAKE (.274, 7 HR, 27 RBI)
T HAFNER (.276, 10 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
N Perez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 3B - C Granderson (9, F Carmona). RBI - P Polanco (29), S Casey (12).
2-out RBI - S Casey. Team LOB - 1.


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

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 2 -- 2
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.04

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.13

Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: F Carmona 2-0.
Batters faced: F Carmona 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - MIKE MAROTH
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - MIKE MAROTH
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M RABELO (.255, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
O INFANTE (.305, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
N PEREZ (.182, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
N Perez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 3B - C Granderson (9, F Carmona). RBI - P Polanco (29), S Casey (12).
2-out RBI - S Casey. Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 2 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.95

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.13

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 9-6; F Carmona 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 1-2; F Carmona 2-0. Batters faced: M Maroth 3; F Carmona 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - MIKE MAROTH
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.306, 9 HR, 44 RBI)
J PERALTA (.292, 10 HR, 33 RBI)
R GARKO (.338, 7 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
O Infante 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
N Perez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 1 4

BATTING: 3B - C Granderson (9, F Carmona). RBI - P Polanco (29), S Casey (12).
2-out RBI - S Casey. GIDP - N Perez. Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

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


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DETROIT - 20 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.95

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.08

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 9-6; F Carmona 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 1-2; F Carmona 5-0. Batters faced: M Maroth 3; F Carmona 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - MIKE MAROTH
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.284, 1-FOR-1)
P POLANCO (.332, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
O Infante 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
N Perez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 1 4

BATTING: 3B - C Granderson (9, F Carmona). RBI - P Polanco (29), S Casey (12).
2-out RBI - S Casey. GIDP - N Perez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Granderson (R Garko at Home).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

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


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DETROIT - 20 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.87

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.08

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 28-18; F Carmona 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 1-3; F Carmona 5-0. Batters faced: M Maroth 8; F Carmona 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - MIKE MAROTH
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.272, 0-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .282
P Polanco 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .335
G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
O Infante 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
N Perez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176

Totals 12 2 5 2 0 2 5

BATTING: 3B - C Granderson (9, F Carmona). RBI - P Polanco (29), S Casey (12).
2-out RBI - S Casey. GIDP - N Perez, G Sheffield. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Granderson (R Garko at Home).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (F Carmona-J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko, J Barfield-J
Peralta-R Garko).


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DETROIT - 200 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.87

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 3 5 2 2 0 2 0 3.03

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 28-18; F Carmona 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 1-3; F Carmona 7-0. Batters faced: M Maroth 8; F Carmona 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - MIKE MAROTH
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.343, 0-FOR-1)
S CASEY (.278, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
C MONROE (.237, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .282
P Polanco 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .335
G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
O Infante 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
N Perez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176

Totals 12 2 5 2 0 2 5

BATTING: 3B - C Granderson (9, F Carmona). RBI - P Polanco (29), S Casey (12).
2-out RBI - S Casey. GIDP - N Perez, G Sheffield. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Granderson (R Garko at Home).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (F Carmona-J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko, J Barfield-J
Peralta-R Garko).


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DETROIT - 200 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.78

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 3 5 2 2 0 2 0 3.03

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 38-24; F Carmona 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 3-4; F Carmona 7-0. Batters faced: M Maroth 11; F Carmona 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Vanover. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg
Gibson.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE RABELO SCORED MAGGLIO ORDONEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M RABELO ON FIRST, S CASEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: O INFANTE (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>