GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (30-24) at CLEVELAND (34-19)

AL: DETROIT (30-24) at CLEVELAND (34-19)

<h3>Lee, Indians aim for sixth straight win over Tigers</h3>



<div class="pre">Detroit (30-24) at Cleveland (34-19) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians have sent a strongmessage to their division rival Detroit Tigers in the past week.

Cliff Lee (2-2, 5.86 ERA) takes the hill for the Indians as theyhost the Detroit Tigers in the third game of a four-game serieson Saturday night.

The Indians were 1/2 game behind in the American League Centralon Friday, but have won five straight vs. the Tigers since then,and now hold a 4 1/2 game lead.

Cleveland is a league-best 15-4 in division play and will belooking to hand Detroit its eighth loss in nine games.

However, Lee may have a tough time helping them do so. Thelefthander is 0-4 with a 4.75 ERA in his last five startsagainst the Tigers. For his career, he is 3-5 with a 4.92 ERA in13 games against the defending AL Champions.

In his last start, Lee allowed three runs and six hits in fiveinnings in a 5-3 loss to Boston on Friday.

His counterpart, Chad Durbin (4-1 4.39) will try and get theTigers out of their rut, and in the process win his fifthstraight start. Durbin, who allowed two runs and six hits in aloss to Tampa Bay on Monday, has gone 4-0 in his last sevenstarts.

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

DETROIT CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Curtis Granderson CF .279 8 27 Grady Sizemore CF .267 9 28
Placido Polanco 2B .340 1 30 Casey Blake 3B .272 7 27
Gary Sheffield DH .263 12 30 Travis Hafner DH .272 10 40
Magglio Ordonez RF .353 12 50 Victor Martinez C .309 11 48
Marcus Thames LF .254 4 13 Trot Nixon RF .276 2 22
Ivan Rodriguez C .280 5 26 Jhonny Peralta SS .300 11 35
Sean Casey 1B .280 0 13 David Dellucci LF .243 2 11
Omar Infante 3B .313 0 6 Ryan Garko 1B .346 7 21
Neifi Perez SS .162 1 5 Josh Barfield 2B .241 2 27

Chad Durbin RHP (4-1, 4.39) Cliff Lee LHP (2-2, 5.86)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: DET - CHAD DURBIN (4-1, 4.39)
CLE - CLIFF LEE (2-2, 5.86)

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

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 9 mph, out to right</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: DET - CHAD DURBIN AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
CLE - CLIFF LEE AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.279, 8 HR, 27 RBI)
P POLANCO (.340, 1 HR, 30 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.263, 12 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 0 0 1 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.267, 9 HR, 28 RBI)
C BLAKE (.272, 7 HR, 27 RBI)
T HAFNER (.272, 10 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
N Perez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1. Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.39

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.70

Pitches-strikes: C Lee 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 0-2. Batters
faced: C Lee 5.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
CLE - CLIFF LEE</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, C BLAKE ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.309, 11 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.280, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
S CASEY (.280, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
O INFANTE (.313, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
O Infante 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
N Perez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1. Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
T Hafner dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 0 6

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (41). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.47

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.70

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 22-12; C Lee 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Durbin 1-2; C Lee 0-2. Batters faced: C Durbin 6; C Lee 5.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY OMAR INFANTE SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O INFANTE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: N PEREZ (.162, 1 HR, 5 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 1 3 0
CLEVELAND 1 1 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: D DELLUCCI (.243, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
R GARKO (.346, 7 HR, 21 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.241, 2 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
I Rodriguez c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
O Infante 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
N Perez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (13, C Lee). RBI - O Infante (7). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Infante (3, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
T Hafner dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 0 6

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (41). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.


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DETROIT - 01 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.47

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.79

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 22-12; C Lee 37-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Durbin 1-2; C Lee 1-3. Batters faced: C Durbin 6; C Lee 10.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL DETROIT AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: CLEVELAND THIRD BASEMAN CASEY BLAKE EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.338, 0-FOR-1)
G SHEFFIELD (.263, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M ORDONEZ (.356, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
I Rodriguez c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
O Infante 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
N Perez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (13, C Lee). RBI - O Infante (7). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Infante (3, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
T Hafner dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298
D Dellucci lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 6

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (41). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.


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DETROIT - 01 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.40

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.79

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 38-21; C Lee 37-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Durbin 3-3; C Lee 1-3. Batters faced: C Durbin 9; C Lee 10.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (13) TO CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF CLIFF LEE SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SEAN CASEY SCORED MARCUS THAMES.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S CASEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: O INFANTE (.323, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL DETROIT AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: DETROIT FIRST BASEMAN SEAN CASEY EXTENDED HIS HITTING
STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE THIRD INNING.</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 4 6 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.271, 1-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.276, 1-FOR-1)
T HAFNER (.276, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>