GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (31-24) at CLEVELAND (34-20)

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL DETROIT AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: DETROIT FIRST BASEMAN SEAN CASEY EXTENDED HIS HITTING
STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE NINTH INNING.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 9 14 1
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JASON GRILLI
CLE - JOE BOROWSKI

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.237, 1-FOR-3)
M ROUSE (.125, 0-FOR-3)
G SIZEMORE (.276, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (9) VS CLEVELAND (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
O Infante 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .315
P Polanco 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .335
G Sheffield rf 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .266
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .362
M Thames 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .256
S Casey 1b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .282
I Rodriguez c 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .296
C Monroe lf 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .247
N Perez ss 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .149
C Granderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .280

Totals 40 9 14 9 4 4 17

BATTING: 2B - O Infante (3, J Sowers); C Monroe 2 (16, J Sowers 2); P Polanco
(11, T Mastny). HR - G Sheffield (13, 1st inning off J Sowers 1 on, 1 Out). RBI
- G Sheffield 2 (32), N Perez (6), C Monroe (35), C Granderson (28), M Thames 2
(15), S Casey 2 (16). 2-out RBI - C Granderson. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Infante 1, N Perez 2. GIDP - M Thames. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - N Perez (1, ground ball).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276
J Peralta ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .303
T Hafner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .272
V Martinez c 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .316
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .270
R Garko dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .331
D Dellucci lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
a-J Michaels ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
J Barfield 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
M Rouse 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125

Totals 31 2 6 2 3 7 12

a-flied out to center for D Dellucci in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Peralta (9, J Bonderman). HR - V Martinez (12, 1st inning off J
Bonderman 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - V Martinez 2 (50). 2-out RBI - V Martinez 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, T Nixon 1, J Peralta 2.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Rouse-J Barfield-T Hafner).


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DETROIT - 210 220 002 -- 9
CLEVELAND - 200 000 00 -- 2
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 6 2/3 4 2 2 2 6 1 3.27
W Ledezma 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.55
J Grilli 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.94

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sowers 4 7 5 5 1 0 1 6.63
T Mastny 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 5.01
F Cabrera 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40
R Betancourt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.54
J Borowski 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 7.29

WP - J Sowers. Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 106-70; W Ledezma 33-22; J Grilli
6-5; J Sowers 63-41; T Mastny 32-18; F Cabrera 27-16; R Betancourt 12-10; J
Borowski 22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 8-6; W Ledezma 0-2; J
Grilli 0-1; J Sowers 9-3; T Mastny 1-0; F Cabrera 3-2; R Betancourt 1-1; J
Borowski 1-2. Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; W Ledezma 6; J Grilli 1; J Sowers
19; T Mastny 7; F Cabrera 7; R Betancourt 4; J Borowski 7.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez hit for G Sizemore.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F Gutierrez (.111, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN IN THE BOTTOM
OF THE NINTH INNING.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 2</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
INNING AFTER A 17 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 2</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 9 14 1
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, WILFREDO LEDEZMA (7TH), JASON GRILLI (8TH)
AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

CLE - JEREMY SOWERS, TOM MASTNY (5TH), FERNANDO CABRERA
(6TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR
MARTINEZ

HOME RUNS: DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (13) OFF JEREMY SOWERS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON

CLE - VICTOR MARTINEZ (12) OFF JEREMY BONDERMAN IN THE 1ST, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 9 14 1
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, WILFREDO LEDEZMA (7TH), JASON GRILLI (8TH)
AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

CLE - JEREMY SOWERS, TOM MASTNY (5TH), FERNANDO CABRERA
(6TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR
MARTINEZ


WP - JEREMY BONDERMAN (5-0)
LP - JEREMY SOWERS (1-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (13) OFF JEREMY SOWERS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON

CLE - VICTOR MARTINEZ (12) OFF JEREMY BONDERMAN IN THE 1ST, 1 ON



TIME: 3:27 ATT: 30,268

PROBABLES: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA (4-5, 4.97)
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA (8-1, 3.78)

PROBABLES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON (4-5, 4.25)
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA (2-8, 6.45)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (9) VS CLEVELAND (2) - FINAL

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
O Infante 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .315
P Polanco 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .335
G Sheffield rf 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .266
M Ordonez dh 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .362
M Thames 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .256
S Casey 1b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .282
I Rodriguez c 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .296
C Monroe lf 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .247
N Perez ss 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .149
C Granderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .280

Totals 40 9 14 9 4 4 17

BATTING: 2B - O Infante (3, J Sowers); C Monroe 2 (16, J Sowers 2); P Polanco
(11, T Mastny). HR - G Sheffield (13, 1st inning off J Sowers 1 on, 1 Out). RBI
- G Sheffield 2 (32), N Perez (6), C Monroe (35), C Granderson (28), M Thames 2
(15), S Casey 2 (16). 2-out RBI - C Granderson. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Infante 1, N Perez 2. GIDP - M Thames. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - N Perez (1, ground ball).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276
b-F Gutierrez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
J Peralta ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .302
T Hafner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .272
V Martinez c 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .316
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .270
R Garko dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .331
D Dellucci lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
a-J Michaels ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
J Barfield 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
M Rouse 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .122

Totals 35 2 7 2 3 8 13

a-flied out to center for D Dellucci in the 8th; b-singled to left for G
Sizemore in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Peralta (9, J Bonderman). HR - V Martinez (12, 1st inning off J
Bonderman 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - V Martinez 2 (50). 2-out RBI - V Martinez 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, T Nixon 1, J Peralta 2.
Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Rouse-J Barfield-T Hafner).


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DETROIT - 210 220 002 -- 9
CLEVELAND - 200 000 000 -- 2
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman (W, 5-0) 6 2/3 4 2 2 2 6 1 3.27
W Ledezma 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.55
J Grilli 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.66

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sowers (L, 1-6) 4 7 5 5 1 0 1 6.63
T Mastny 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 5.01
F Cabrera 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40
R Betancourt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.54
J Borowski 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 7.29

WP - J Sowers. Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 106-70; W Ledezma 33-22; J Grilli
17-12; J Sowers 63-41; T Mastny 32-18; F Cabrera 27-16; R Betancourt 12-10; J
Borowski 22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 8-6; W Ledezma 0-2; J
Grilli 2-1; J Sowers 9-3; T Mastny 1-0; F Cabrera 3-2; R Betancourt 1-1; J
Borowski 1-2. Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; W Ledezma 6; J Grilli 5; J Sowers
19; T Mastny 7; F Cabrera 7; R Betancourt 4; J Borowski 7.

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

T--3:27. (Plus rain delay totaling 17 minutes in the 9th). Att--30,268.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
DETROIT 9
CLEVELAND 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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DETROIT (9) AT CLEVELAND (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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DETROIT 1ST: O Infante doubled to deep center. P Polanco grounded out to
first, O Infante to third. G Sheffield homered to left, O Infante scored.
M Ordonez walked. M Thames grounded into double play, third to second to
first, M Ordonez out at second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore struck out swinging. J Peralta doubled to deep
right. T Hafner struck out swinging. V Martinez homered to center, J Peralta
scored. T Nixon walked. R Garko popped out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 2, CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 2ND: I Rodriguez singled to right. C Monroe doubled to left,
I Rodriguez to third. N Perez grounded out to shortstop, I Rodriguez scored,
C Monroe to third. C Granderson grounded into fielder's choice to first,
C Monroe out at home, C Granderson to second. O Infante grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 4TH: M Thames grounded out to shortstop. I Rodriguez singled to
center. I Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by J Sowers. C Monroe doubled to
left, I Rodriguez scored. N Perez flied out to center, C Monroe to third.
C Granderson singled to right, C Monroe scored. O Infante grounded into
fielder's choice to second, C Granderson out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 5, CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 5TH: T Mastny relieved J Sowers. P Polanco doubled to deep right.
G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez walked, P Polanco to third, G Sheffield to
second. M Thames singled to left, P Polanco and G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez
to second. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Thames out
at second, M Ordonez to third. C Monroe struck out swinging. N Perez struck
out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 9TH: J Michaels in left field. J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
P Polanco singled to center. G Sheffield reached on infield single to
shortstop, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez singled to left, P Polanco to third,
G Sheffield to second. S Casey singled to center, P Polanco and G Sheffield
scored, M Ordonez to second. I Rodriguez flied out to left. C Monroe flied
out to center. N Perez grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 2.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETROIT (9) AT CLEVELAND (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Detroit Starting Lineups -- O Infante 3B, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield RF,
M Ordonez DH, M Thames 1B, I Rodriguez C, C Monroe LF, N Perez SS, C Granderson CF,
J Bonderman RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to right at 7 mph.


DETROIT 1ST: O Infante doubled to deep center. P Polanco grounded out to
first, O Infante to third. G Sheffield homered to left, O Infante scored.
M Ordonez walked. M Thames grounded into double play, third to second to
first, M Ordonez out at second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore struck out swinging. J Peralta doubled to deep
right. T Hafner struck out swinging. V Martinez homered to center, J Peralta
scored. T Nixon walked. R Garko popped out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 2, CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 2ND: I Rodriguez singled to right. C Monroe doubled to left,
I Rodriguez to third. N Perez grounded out to shortstop, I Rodriguez scored,
C Monroe to third. C Granderson grounded into fielder's choice to first,
C Monroe out at home, C Granderson to second. O Infante grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 2ND: D Dellucci grounded out to shortstop. J Barfield flied out
to center. M Rouse struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3,
CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 3RD: P Polanco grounded out to second. G Sheffield popped out to
second. M Ordonez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3,
CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore grounded out to first. J Peralta popped out to
second. T Hafner walked. V Martinez safe at first on error by shortstop
N Perez, T Hafner to second. T Nixon struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) DETROIT 3, CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 4TH: M Thames grounded out to shortstop. I Rodriguez singled to
center. I Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by J Sowers. C Monroe doubled to
left, I Rodriguez scored. N Perez flied out to center, C Monroe to third.
C Granderson singled to right, C Monroe scored. O Infante grounded into
fielder's choice to second, C Granderson out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 5, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 4TH: R Garko grounded out to third. D Dellucci grounded out to
second. J Barfield flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 5,
CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 5TH: T Mastny relieved J Sowers. P Polanco doubled to deep right.
G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez walked, P Polanco to third, G Sheffield to
second. M Thames singled to left, P Polanco and G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez
to second. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Thames out
at second, M Ordonez to third. C Monroe struck out swinging. N Perez struck
out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 5TH: S Casey at first base. M Rouse grounded out to second.
G Sizemore flied out to center. J Peralta struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 6TH: F Cabrera relieved T Mastny. C Granderson fouled out to first.
O Infante struck out swinging. P Polanco walked. G Sheffield grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 6TH: T Hafner struck out swinging. V Martinez flied out to
right. T Nixon grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7,
CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 7TH: M Ordonez grounded out to first. S Casey grounded out to
second. I Rodriguez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 7, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 7TH: R Garko grounded out to pitcher. D Dellucci singled to
right. J Barfield singled to left, D Dellucci to second. M Rouse grounded
out to shortstop, D Dellucci to third, J Barfield to second. W Ledezma relieved
J Bonderman. G Sizemore walked. J Peralta flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 7, CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 8TH: R Betancourt relieved F Cabrera. C Monroe struck out swinging.
N Perez fouled out to third. C Granderson singled to right. O Infante
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Granderson out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 8TH: T Hafner flied out to center. V Martinez singled to left
center. T Nixon singled to center, V Martinez to second. R Garko struck
out looking. J Michaels hit for D Dellucci. J Grilli relieved W Ledezma.
J Michaels flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 7,
CLEVELAND 2.

DETROIT 9TH: J Michaels in left field. J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
P Polanco singled to center. G Sheffield reached on infield single to
shortstop, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez singled to left, P Polanco to third,
G Sheffield to second. S Casey singled to center, P Polanco and G Sheffield
scored, M Ordonez to second. I Rodriguez flied out to left. C Monroe flied
out to center. N Perez grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Barfield grounded out to third. M Rouse struck out
swinging. F Gutierrez hit for G Sizemore. F Gutierrez singled to left.
J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, F Gutierrez out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 2.</div>

 

Bonderman wins again as Tigers rout Indians

<h3>DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 2</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Jeremy Bonderman can't seem to lose thesedays.

Bonderman picked up his fifth straight victory and the Tigerspounded out 14 hits, five of them for extra bases, in a 9-2 winover the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

Detroit, which lost the first five games against their AmericanLeague Central division rival, has won two in a row againstCleveland to earn a split in a four-game series.

After allowing a two-run homer to Victor Martinez in the firstinning, Bonderman settled down, holding Cleveland hitless untilthe seventh.

Bonderman (5-0) has won all three of his starts since coming offthe 15-day disabled list on May 9th. The righthander, who wason the DL with a blister on his right middle finger, allowed tworuns on four hits while striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings.

After taking a 3-2 lead in the second on an RBI groundout byNeifi Perez, the Tigers widened their lead with two runs in thefourth and fifth innings.

Ivan Rodriguez started the fourth inning rally with a one-outdouble off of Indians starter Jeremy Sowers. Craig Monroe wouldfollow with his second double of the game, scoring Rodriguez.After a Perez fly out, Curtis Granderson made the score 5-2 withan RBI single to center.

Marcus Thames extended the Detroit lead to 7-2 with a two-runsingle with the bases loaded in the fifth. Sean Casey capped thescoring with a two-run single in the ninth.

It was another rough outing for Sowers, who failed to make itinto the fifth for the third time this season. The lefthandergave up five runs on seven hits in four innings and is now 0-2in three starts this season at home.

For the first time all season the Indians have dropped twostraight at home. Cleveland is 19-6 at home this season, stillbest in the majors.

Gary Sheffield gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead with two-run homer toleft off of Sowers in the first. Omar Infante, who led off thegame with a double to center, scored on Sheffield's 13th homerun of the season.

 

Bonderman wins again as Tigers rout Indians

<h3>DETROIT 9, CLEVELAND 2</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Jeremy Bonderman can't seem to lose thesedays.

Bonderman picked up his fifth straight victory and the Tigerspounded out 14 hits, five of them for extra bases, in a 9-2 winover the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

Detroit, which lost the first five games against their AmericanLeague Central division rival, has won two in a row againstCleveland to earn a split in a four-game series.

"I think we showed we are pretty good team," Tigers manager JimLeyland said. "We got our gut tested Friday night and we cameback and won the next two. I'm pretty impressed with our team."

After allowing a two-run homer to Victor Martinez in the firstinning, Bonderman settled down, holding Cleveland hitless untilthe seventh.

"I thought he did a tremendous job," Leyland said. "To shut downthat line up for five innings in a row is amazing."

Bonderman (5-0) has won all three of his starts since coming offthe 15-day disabled list on May 9th. The righthander, who wason the DL with a blister on his right middle finger, allowed tworuns on four hits while striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings.

"I have been trying to get ahead of hitters and not stay in onespot in the zone," Bonderman said. "(Cleveland's) a good hittingteam. I would have liked to gone deeper in the game today, butthey worked a lot of deep counts."

After taking a 3-2 lead in the second on an RBI groundout byNeifi Perez, the Tigers widened their lead with two runs in thefourth and fifth innings.

Ivan Rodriguez started the fourth inning rally with a one-outdouble off of Indians starter Jeremy Sowers. Craig Monroe wouldfollow with his second double of the game, scoring Rodriguez.After a Perez fly out, Curtis Granderson made the score 5-2 withan RBI single to center.

"We are swinging the bats well," Rodriguez said. "We are havinggood at-bats."

"Detroit this entire week was seeing the ball well and scoring alot of runs," Sowers said. "Every guy we threw out there theygot the best of."

Marcus Thames extended the Detroit lead to 7-2 with a two-runsingle with the bases loaded in the fifth. Sean Casey capped thescoring with a two-run single in the ninth.

It was another rough outing for Sowers, who failed to make itinto the fifth for the third time this season. The lefthandergave up five runs on seven hits in four innings and is now 0-2in three starts this season at home.

"Today was a step back in getting back to my normal self,"Sowers said. "My confidence is spotty, sometimes its good,sometimes its bad. I probably shouldn't be saying that. It'sbeen a rollercoaster in terms of that. One way or another Ineed to get my confidence back."

For the first time all season the Indians have dropped twostraight at home. Cleveland still is major league-best 19-6at home."Hopefully the guys will enjoy the day off (Monday)," Wedgesaid. "They have grinded it out the last four days. I'mpleased with the way they played this series."

Gary Sheffield gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead with two-run homer toleft off Sowers in the first. Omar Infante, who led off thegame with a double to center, scored on Sheffield 's 13th homerun of the season.