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

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 1 3 0 1 9 15 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 10 3 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JASON GRILLI
CLE - ROBERTO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.342, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J BARFIELD (.237, 0-FOR-3)
G SIZEMORE (.276, 3-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (9) VS CLEVELAND (5) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273
P Polanco 2b 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .333
G Sheffield dh 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .262
M Ordonez rf 5 3 4 2 0 1 2 .364
M Thames lf 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .253
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243
I Rodriguez c 5 1 4 3 0 1 1 .293
S Casey 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .280
O Infante 3b 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .324
N Perez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .167

Totals 41 9 15 9 4 6 25

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez 2 (14, C Lee 2); M Thames (5, C Lee); S Casey (12, C
Lee); M Ordonez (28, C Lee); C Monroe (14, R Hernandez). HR - M Ordonez (13,
3rd inning off C Lee 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - O Infante 2 (8), M Ordonez 2 (52), S
Casey (14), I Rodriguez 3 (29), C Monroe (34). 2-out RBI - S Casey, O Infante.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1, O Infante 1, N Perez 2, C
Granderson 3. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Infante (3, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez). CS - I
Rodriguez (2, 3rd base by R Hernandez/V Martinez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Perez-P Polanco-S Casey).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .276
C Blake 3b 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .283
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .273
V Martinez c 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .313
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .269
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .301
D Dellucci lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239
a-J Michaels ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237

Totals 29 5 10 5 3 2 18

a-grounded to second for D Dellucci in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - C Blake (8, 3rd inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out), G Sizemore (10,
6th inning off C Durbin 0 on, 1 Out). SF - D Dellucci. RBI - T Hafner (41), C
Blake 2 (29), D Dellucci (12), G Sizemore (29). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, J Peralta 1, J Barfield 2. GIDP - J Michaels. Team
LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta 2 (10, ground ball, throw); J Barfield (8, ground
ball).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 013 013 01 -- 9
CLEVELAND - 103 001 0 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 5 1/3 8 5 5 3 1 2 4.75
T Byrdak 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.31
J Grilli 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.36

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 1/3 8 5 5 3 4 1 6.35
R Perez 2 2/3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0.00
R Hernandez 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 6.23

HBP - C Blake (by C Durbin). Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 115-63; T Byrdak
20-10; J Grilli 2-2; C Lee 94-61; R Perez 47-31; R Hernandez 19-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Durbin 7-8; T Byrdak 2-0; J Grilli 2-0; C Lee 1-8; R Perez
2-5; R Hernandez 1-1. Batters faced: C Durbin 28; T Byrdak 5; J Grilli 1; C Lee
25; R Perez 14; R Hernandez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Leyland by Randazzo (4th), DETROIT's Verlander by Randazzo (4th).
Weather: 80 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, out to 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 1 3 0 1 9 15 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 3 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JASON GRILLI
CLE - ROBERTO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.273, 0-FOR-5)
P POLANCO (.333, 0-FOR-4, BB)
G SHEFFIELD (.262, 1-FOR-4, BB)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (9) VS CLEVELAND (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273
P Polanco 2b 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .333
G Sheffield dh 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .262
M Ordonez rf 5 3 4 2 0 1 2 .364
M Thames lf 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .253
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243
I Rodriguez c 5 1 4 3 0 1 1 .293
S Casey 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .280
O Infante 3b 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .324
N Perez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .167

Totals 41 9 15 9 4 6 25

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez 2 (14, C Lee 2); M Thames (5, C Lee); S Casey (12, C
Lee); M Ordonez (28, C Lee); C Monroe (14, R Hernandez). HR - M Ordonez (13,
3rd inning off C Lee 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - O Infante 2 (8), M Ordonez 2 (52), S
Casey (14), I Rodriguez 3 (29), C Monroe (34). 2-out RBI - S Casey, O Infante.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1, O Infante 1, N Perez 2, C
Granderson 3. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Infante (3, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez). CS - I
Rodriguez (2, 3rd base by R Hernandez/V Martinez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Perez-P Polanco-S Casey).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .280
C Blake 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .281
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .273
V Martinez c 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .313
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .269
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .301
D Dellucci lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239
a-J Michaels ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236

Totals 33 5 11 5 3 2 19

a-grounded to second for D Dellucci in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - C Blake (8, 3rd inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out), G Sizemore (10,
6th inning off C Durbin 0 on, 1 Out). SF - D Dellucci. RBI - T Hafner (41), C
Blake 2 (29), D Dellucci (12), G Sizemore (29). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, J Peralta 1, J Barfield 2. GIDP - J Michaels. Team
LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta 2 (10, ground ball, throw); J Barfield (8, ground
ball).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 013 013 01 -- 9
CLEVELAND - 103 001 00 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 5 1/3 8 5 5 3 1 2 4.75
T Byrdak 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.31
J Grilli 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.04

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 1/3 8 5 5 3 4 1 6.35
R Perez 2 2/3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0.00
R Hernandez 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 6.23

HBP - C Blake (by C Durbin). Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 115-63; T Byrdak
20-10; J Grilli 14-10; C Lee 94-61; R Perez 47-31; R Hernandez 19-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Durbin 7-8; T Byrdak 2-0; J Grilli 4-1; C Lee 1-8; R Perez
2-5; R Hernandez 1-1. Batters faced: C Durbin 28; T Byrdak 5; J Grilli 5; C Lee
25; R Perez 14; R Hernandez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Leyland by Randazzo (4th), DETROIT's Verlander by Randazzo (4th).
Weather: 80 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: AARON FULTZ (3-0, 1.80) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.273, 0-FOR-5)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Fultz relieved R Hernandez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9
CLEVELAND 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Granderson (.273, 0-FOR-5)</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 1 3 0 1 0 9 16 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 3 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JASON GRILLI
CLE - AARON FULTZ

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.273, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
V MARTINEZ (.313, 2-FOR-4)
T NIXON (.269, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (9) VS CLEVELAND (5) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .276
P Polanco 2b 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 .332
G Sheffield dh 5 1 1 0 1 0 3 .261
M Ordonez rf 6 3 4 2 0 1 3 .362
M Thames lf 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .253
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243
I Rodriguez c 5 1 4 3 0 1 1 .293
S Casey 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .280
O Infante 3b 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .324
N Perez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .167

Totals 45 9 16 9 4 6 28

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez 2 (14, C Lee 2); M Thames (5, C Lee); S Casey (12, C
Lee); M Ordonez (28, C Lee); C Monroe (14, R Hernandez); C Granderson (18, A
Fultz). HR - M Ordonez (13, 3rd inning off C Lee 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - O Infante
2 (8), M Ordonez 2 (52), S Casey (14), I Rodriguez 3 (29), C Monroe (34). 2-out
RBI - S Casey, O Infante. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1,
O Infante 1, N Perez 2, M Ordonez 1, C Granderson 3. Team LOB - 13.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Infante (3, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez). CS - I
Rodriguez (2, 3rd base by R Hernandez/V Martinez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Perez-P Polanco-S Casey).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .280
C Blake 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .281
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .273
V Martinez c 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .313
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .269
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .301
D Dellucci lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239
a-J Michaels ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236

Totals 33 5 11 5 3 2 19

a-grounded to second for D Dellucci in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - C Blake (8, 3rd inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out), G Sizemore (10,
6th inning off C Durbin 0 on, 1 Out). SF - D Dellucci. RBI - T Hafner (41), C
Blake 2 (29), D Dellucci (12), G Sizemore (29). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, J Peralta 1, J Barfield 2. GIDP - J Michaels. Team
LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta 2 (10, ground ball, throw); J Barfield (8, ground
ball).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 013 013 010 -- 9
CLEVELAND - 103 001 00 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 5 1/3 8 5 5 3 1 2 4.75
T Byrdak 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.31
J Grilli 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.04

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 4 1/3 8 5 5 3 4 1 6.35
R Perez 2 2/3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0.00
R Hernandez 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 6.23
A Fultz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.69

HBP - C Blake (by C Durbin). Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 115-63; T Byrdak
20-10; J Grilli 14-10; C Lee 94-61; R Perez 47-31; R Hernandez 19-10; A Fultz
17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Durbin 7-8; T Byrdak 2-0; J Grilli 4-1; C Lee
1-8; R Perez 2-5; R Hernandez 1-1; A Fultz 1-2. Batters faced: C Durbin 28; T
Byrdak 5; J Grilli 5; C Lee 25; R Perez 14; R Hernandez 6; A Fultz 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Leyland by Randazzo (4th), DETROIT's Verlander by Randazzo (4th).
Weather: 80 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: BOBBY SEAY (0-0, 5.40) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.273, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Seay relieved J Grilli.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9
CLEVELAND 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T Hafner (.273, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez hit for T Nixon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9
CLEVELAND 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F Gutierrez (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: ZACH MINER (0-1, 3.12) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Z Miner relieved B Seay.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9
CLEVELAND 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F Gutierrez (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

Ordonez continues his red-hot start as Tigers finally beat Indians

<h3>DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- This time the Detroit Tigers were able tohang on to a lead. But they needed a little spark from theirmanager.

A night after giving up five runs in the ninth inning, theTigers hung on to defeat the Cleveland Indians, 9-5, onSaturday.

Magglio Ordonez and Ivan Rodriguez combined for eight hits andseven RBI as Detroit finally figured out a way to beat Clevelandthis season after losing the first four games between theAmerican League Central contenders.

After seeing manager Jim Leyland ejected in the bottom of thefourth, the Tigers responded with a run in the fifth and threein the sixth to take control of the game.

Leyland was ejected by home plate umpire Tony Randazzo forarguing about the strike zone. After pleading his case for 10minutes to no avail, Leyland walked into the dugout only tore-emerge and resume his argument with crew chief CharlieReliford, who was at first base. Leyland briefly argued withReliford before leaving the game for good.

Justin Verlander also was ejected during Leyland's argument bysecond base umpire Greg Gibson. Verlander, who started inThursday's loss to the Indians, was standing in the dugout whenhe was tossed from the game.

Ordonez, who equalled a career high with four hits, promptly ledoff the fifth with his league-leading 29th double off Indiansstarter Cliff Lee. Two batters later Rodriguez doubled to theright- center gap giving Detroit a 5-4 lead.

The Tigers extended their lead in the sixth with some help fromthe Tribe's defense. Placido Polanco started the inning with aroutine grounder that second baseman Josh Barfield let slipbetween his legs. Gary Sheffield followed with a single to leftand the bases were soon loaded after shortstop Jhonny Peraltacould not field Marcus Thames' ground ball.

Rodriguez made the Indians pay for their mistakes with a two-runsingle to left and Omar Infante drove in the Tigers' eighth runwith a single to left.

Grady Sizemore brought Cleveland closer with a solo homer off ofChad Durbin in the sixth, cutting Detroit's lead to 8-5.

Durbin (5-1) was able to hang around long enough to pick up hisfifth straight win. The righthander, who hasn't lost since hisfirst start of the season, gave up five runs on eight hits in 51/3 innings.

Four reliever's combined for four scoreless innings, althoughJason Michaels flied out to the warning track in center fieldoff Zach Miner with two runners on to end it.

It was another rough outing for Lee (2-3), who dropped his thirdstraight game. Lee allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings and hasallowed 15 earned runs in his last 13 1/3 innings.

The Tigers took a 4-1 lead in the third as Ordonez hit a two-runhomer to center, his 13th of the season, and Sean Casey had anRBI double.

Casey Blake had three hits, including a two-run home run for theTribe, but it wasn't enough as Cleveland lost for only itsfifth time in 24 games at home.

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 9 16 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 13 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - CHAD DURBIN, TIM BYRDAK (6TH), JASON GRILLI (7TH), BOBBY SEAY
(9TH), ZACH MINER (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

CLE - CLIFF LEE, RAFAEL PEREZ (5TH), ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
(8TH), AARON FULTZ (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

HOME RUNS: DET - MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (13) OFF CLIFF LEE IN THE 3RD, 1 ON

CLE - CASEY BLAKE (8) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
GRADY SIZEMORE (10) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 9 16 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 13 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - CHAD DURBIN, TIM BYRDAK (6TH), JASON GRILLI (7TH), BOBBY SEAY
(9TH), ZACH MINER (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

CLE - CLIFF LEE, RAFAEL PEREZ (5TH), ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
(8TH), AARON FULTZ (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ


WP - CHAD DURBIN (5-1)
LP - CLIFF LEE (2-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: DET - MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (13) OFF CLIFF LEE IN THE 3RD, 1 ON

CLE - CASEY BLAKE (8) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
GRADY SIZEMORE (10) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:44 ATT: 38,254

PROBABLES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (4-0, 3.34)
CLE - JEREMY SOWERS (1-5, 6.29)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (9) VS CLEVELAND (5) - FINAL

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .276
P Polanco 2b 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 .332
G Sheffield dh 5 1 1 0 1 0 3 .261
M Ordonez rf 6 3 4 2 0 1 3 .362
M Thames lf 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .253
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243
I Rodriguez c 5 1 4 3 0 1 1 .293
S Casey 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .280
O Infante 3b 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .324
N Perez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .167

Totals 45 9 16 9 4 6 28

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez 2 (14, C Lee 2); M Thames (5, C Lee); S Casey (12, C
Lee); M Ordonez (28, C Lee); C Monroe (14, R Hernandez); C Granderson (18, A
Fultz). HR - M Ordonez (13, 3rd inning off C Lee 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - O Infante
2 (8), M Ordonez 2 (52), S Casey (14), I Rodriguez 3 (29), C Monroe (34). 2-out
RBI - S Casey, O Infante. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1,
O Infante 1, N Perez 2, M Ordonez 1, C Granderson 3. Team LOB - 13.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Infante (3, 2nd base off C Lee/V Martinez). CS - I
Rodriguez (2, 3rd base by R Hernandez/V Martinez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Perez-P Polanco-S Casey).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .280
C Blake 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .281
T Hafner dh 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .277
V Martinez c 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .311
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .269
b-F Gutierrez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .304
D Dellucci lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239
a-J Michaels ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .281
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236

Totals 38 5 13 5 3 2 23

a-grounded to second for D Dellucci in the 7th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop for T Nixon in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - C Blake (8, 3rd inning off C Durbin 1 on, 0 Out), G Sizemore (10,
6th inning off C Durbin 0 on, 1 Out). SF - D Dellucci. RBI - T Hafner (41), C
Blake 2 (29), D Dellucci (12), G Sizemore (29). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, T Nixon 1, J Peralta 1, J Barfield 2. GIDP - J
Michaels. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta 2 (10, ground ball, throw); J Barfield (8, ground
ball).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 013 013 010 -- 9
CLEVELAND - 103 001 000 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin (W, 5-1) 5 1/3 8 5 5 3 1 2 4.75
T Byrdak (H, 4) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.31
J Grilli (H, 4) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.04
B Seay 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.28
Z Miner 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.89

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee (L, 2-3) 4 1/3 8 5 5 3 4 1 6.35
R Perez 2 2/3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0.00
R Hernandez 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 6.23
A Fultz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.69

HBP - C Blake (by C Durbin). Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 115-63; T Byrdak
20-10; J Grilli 14-10; B Seay 4-4; Z Miner 16-10; C Lee 94-61; R Perez 47-31; R
Hernandez 19-10; A Fultz 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Durbin 7-8; T Byrdak
2-0; J Grilli 4-1; B Seay 0-1; Z Miner 1-1; C Lee 1-8; R Perez 2-5; R Hernandez
1-1; A Fultz 1-2. Batters faced: C Durbin 28; T Byrdak 5; J Grilli 5; B Seay 2;
Z Miner 3; C Lee 25; R Perez 14; R Hernandez 6; A Fultz 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: DETROIT's Leyland by Randazzo (4th), DETROIT's Verlander by Randazzo (4th).
T--3:44. Att--38,254.
Weather: 80 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
DETROIT 9
CLEVELAND 5 FINAL</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETROIT (9) AT CLEVELAND (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore singled to right. C Blake singled to left,
G Sizemore to third. T Hafner reached on infield single to shortstop, G Sizemore
scored, C Blake to second. V Martinez flied out to left. T Nixon flied out to
left. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hafner out at
second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, CLEVELAND 1.

DETROIT 2ND: I Rodriguez doubled to deep left. S Casey grounded out to
shortstop, I Rodriguez to third. O Infante reached on infield single to
second, I Rodriguez scored. O Infante stole second. N Perez struck out
swinging. C Granderson popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, CLEVELAND 1.

DETROIT 3RD: P Polanco walked. G Sheffield flied out to center. M Ordonez
homered to center, P Polanco scored. M Thames doubled to deep left.
I Rodriguez struck out looking. S Casey doubled to right, M Thames scored.
O Infante struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore singled to right. C Blake homered to left,
G Sizemore scored. T Hafner walked. V Martinez singled to right, T Hafner to
second. T Nixon fouled out to third. J Peralta walked, T Hafner to third,
V Martinez to second. D Dellucci hit sacrifice fly to right, T Hafner scored,
V Martinez to third. R Garko walked, J Peralta to second. J Barfield popped out
to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, CLEVELAND 4.

DETROIT 5TH: M Ordonez doubled to deep left center. M Thames popped out to
second. I Rodriguez doubled to deep right center, M Ordonez scored. S Casey
walked. R Perez relieved C Lee. O Infante fouled out to catcher. N Perez
singled to left, I Rodriguez to third, S Casey to second. C Granderson flied
out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 5, CLEVELAND 4.

DETROIT 6TH: P Polanco safe at first on error by second baseman J Barfield.
G Sheffield singled to left, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez struck out
swinging. M Thames safe at first on error by shortstop J Peralta, P Polanco to
third, G Sheffield to second. I Rodriguez singled to left, P Polanco and
G Sheffield scored, M Thames to second. S Casey flied out to left. O Infante
singled to left, M Thames scored, I Rodriguez to second. N Perez lined out to
shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) DETROIT 8, CLEVELAND 4.

CLEVELAND 6TH: J Barfield flied out to center. G Sizemore homered to right
center. T Byrdak relieved C Durbin. C Blake singled to right. T Hafner struck
out looking. V Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Blake
out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 8, CLEVELAND 5.

DETROIT 8TH: J Michaels in left field. R Hernandez relieved R Perez.
M Ordonez singled to left. C Monroe doubled to deep left, M Ordonez scored.
I Rodriguez singled to center, C Monroe to third. S Casey grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, C Monroe out at home, I Rodriguez to second.
I Rodriguez caught stealing third, catcher to third, S Casey to second on
runner's fielder's choice. O Infante walked. N Perez flied out to left.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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DETROIT (9) AT CLEVELAND (5) - EVENT LOG
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Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield DH,
M Ordonez RF, M Thames LF, I Rodriguez C, S Casey 1B, O Infante 3B, N Perez SS,
C Durbin RHP.

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, T Hafner DH,
V Martinez C, T Nixon RF, J Peralta SS, D Dellucci LF, R Garko 1B, J Barfield 2B,
C Lee LHP.

Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Charlie Reliford (1B), Greg Gibson (2B), Larry Vanover (3B).

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Overcast, wind out to right at 9 mph.


DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson flied out to right. P Polanco flied out to left.
G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez singled to right, G Sheffield to second.
M Thames struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore singled to right. C Blake singled to left,
G Sizemore to third. T Hafner reached on infield single to shortstop, G Sizemore
scored, C Blake to second. V Martinez flied out to left. T Nixon flied out to
left. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hafner out at
second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, CLEVELAND 1.

DETROIT 2ND: I Rodriguez doubled to deep left. S Casey grounded out to
shortstop, I Rodriguez to third. O Infante reached on infield single to
second, I Rodriguez scored. O Infante stole second. N Perez struck out
swinging. C Granderson popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 2ND: D Dellucci flied out to center. R Garko grounded out to
pitcher. J Barfield grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

DETROIT 3RD: P Polanco walked. G Sheffield flied out to center. M Ordonez
homered to center, P Polanco scored. M Thames doubled to deep left.
I Rodriguez struck out looking. S Casey doubled to right, M Thames scored.
O Infante struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore singled to right. C Blake homered to left,
G Sizemore scored. T Hafner walked. V Martinez singled to right, T Hafner to
second. T Nixon fouled out to third. J Peralta walked, T Hafner to third,
V Martinez to second. D Dellucci hit sacrifice fly to right, T Hafner scored,
V Martinez to third. R Garko walked, J Peralta to second. J Barfield popped out
to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, CLEVELAND 4.

DETROIT 4TH: N Perez safe at first on throwing error by shortstop
J Peralta. C Granderson flied out to center. P Polanco flied out to right.
G Sheffield flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 4, CLEVELAND 4.

CLEVELAND 4TH: G Sizemore flied out to left. C Blake hit by pitch.
T Hafner struck out swinging. Detroit's Manager J Leyland ejected by T Randazzo.
Detroit's J Verlander ejected by G Gibson. V Martinez singled to right center,
C Blake to second. T Nixon grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 4, CLEVELAND 4.

DETROIT 5TH: M Ordonez doubled to deep left center. M Thames popped out to
second. I Rodriguez doubled to deep right center, M Ordonez scored. S Casey
walked. R Perez relieved C Lee. O Infante fouled out to catcher. N Perez
singled to left, I Rodriguez to third, S Casey to second. C Granderson flied
out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 5, CLEVELAND 4.

CLEVELAND 5TH: J Peralta grounded out to shortstop. D Dellucci grounded
out to first. R Garko grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 5, CLEVELAND 4.

DETROIT 6TH: P Polanco safe at first on error by second baseman J Barfield.
G Sheffield singled to left, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez struck out
swinging. M Thames safe at first on error by shortstop J Peralta, P Polanco to
third, G Sheffield to second. I Rodriguez singled to left, P Polanco and
G Sheffield scored, M Thames to second. S Casey flied out to left. O Infante
singled to left, M Thames scored, I Rodriguez to second. N Perez lined out to
shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) DETROIT 8, CLEVELAND 4.

CLEVELAND 6TH: J Barfield flied out to center. G Sizemore homered to right
center. T Byrdak relieved C Durbin. C Blake singled to right. T Hafner struck
out looking. V Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Blake
out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 8, CLEVELAND 5.

DETROIT 7TH: C Granderson struck out swinging. P Polanco popped out to
shortstop. G Sheffield grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 8, CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 7TH: T Nixon grounded out to first. J Peralta singled to left
center. J Michaels hit for D Dellucci. J Grilli relieved T Byrdak. J Michaels
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Peralta out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 8, CLEVELAND 5.

DETROIT 8TH: J Michaels in left field. R Hernandez relieved R Perez.
M Ordonez singled to left. C Monroe doubled to deep left, M Ordonez scored.
I Rodriguez singled to center, C Monroe to third. S Casey grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, C Monroe out at home, I Rodriguez to second.
I Rodriguez caught stealing third, catcher to third, S Casey to second on
runner's fielder's choice. O Infante walked. N Perez flied out to left.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 8TH: R Garko grounded out to pitcher. J Barfield grounded out to
shortstop. G Sizemore singled to right. C Blake flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5.

DETROIT 9TH: A Fultz relieved R Hernandez. C Granderson doubled to right.
P Polanco flied out to left. G Sheffield grounded out to third. M Ordonez
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 9TH: B Seay relieved J Grilli. T Hafner singled to center.
V Martinez flied out to right. F Gutierrez hit for T Nixon. Z Miner relieved
B Seay. F Gutierrez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hafner out at
second. J Peralta singled to left, F Gutierrez to third. J Michaels flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 5.</div>