AL: CLEVELAND (50-32) at DETROIT (47-33) <h3>Tigers, Indians open big three-game series</h3> <div class="pre">Cleveland (50-32) at Detroit (47-33) 7:05 pm EDT</div> DETROIT (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indiansbegin an important American League Central Division three-gameseries on Tuesday. In their last visit here from May 25-27, the Indians swept athree-game series. They are 5-2 overall against the Tigersthis season.The Indians hold a two-game lead over the Tigers in the ALCentral Division. Paul Byrd (7-3, 4.67 ERA) goes to the hill for Cleveland, whichhas won five straight games. In his last start, Byrd gave upthree runs and 10 hits in a 4-3 victory over Oakland onThursday. On May 25, Byrd beat Detroit, allowing four runs and nine hitsin 6 1/3 innings. The righthander is 7-2 with a 2.95 ERA in 13career starts against the Tigers. Detroit sends lefthander Nate Robertson (4-6, 4.82) to the moundwith the hopes of notching his first win since May 19. Thelefthander is 0-3 in his last four starts. In his first start since coming off the disable list, Robertsonyielded one run and four hits in 5 1/3 frames in a no-decisionagainst the Texas Rangers.
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS CLEVELAND DETROIT AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Grady Sizemore CF .283 14 45 Curtis Granderson CF .289 11 41 Casey Blake 3B .268 11 41 Placido Polanco 2B .330 2 36 Jhonny Peralta SS .284 14 47 Gary Sheffield DH .290 18 52 Victor Martinez 1B .325 14 63 Magglio Ordonez RF .369 13 68 Travis Hafner DH .257 13 52 Carlos Guillen SS .320 12 59 Jason Michaels LF .290 6 25 Ivan Rodriguez C .280 8 43 Kelly Shoppach C .365 4 16 Sean Casey 1B .296 1 30 Franklin Gutierrez RF .288 4 9 Craig Monroe LF .223 9 41 Josh Barfield 2B .257 2 37 Brandon Inge 3B .252 11 38 Paul Byrd RHP (7-3, 4.67) Nate Robertson LHP (4-6, 4.82)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT WARMUPS: CLE - PAUL BYRD (7-3, 4.67) DET - NATE ROBERTSON (4-6, 4.82) UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS 1B - KERWIN DANLEY 2B - DOUG EDDINGS 3B - DANA DEMUTH WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 10 mph, right to left</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT STARTING BATS: CLE - PAUL BYRD AND KELLY SHOPPACH DET - NATE ROBERTSON AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.286, 14 HR, 45 RBI) C BLAKE (.268, 11 HR, 41 RBI) J PERALTA (.284, 14 HR, 47 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1 DETROIT 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.325, 14 HR, 63 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 1 2 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.289, 11 HR, 41 RBI) P POLANCO (.330, 2 HR, 36 RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.290, 18 HR, 52 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .284 V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 BATTING: SF - J Peralta. RBI - J Peralta (48). Team LOB - 1. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1 DETROIT - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.67 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.87 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 0-1. Batters faced: N Robertson 5. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD DET - NATE ROBERTSON</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 1 2 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.290, 6 HR, 25 RBI) K SHOPPACH (.365, 4 HR, 16 RBI) F GUTIERREZ (.288, 4 HR, 9 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .284 V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 BATTING: SF - J Peralta. RBI - J Peralta (48). Team LOB - 1. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1 DETROIT - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.62 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.87 Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 11-6; N Robertson 18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 2-1; N Robertson 0-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 3; N Robertson 5. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 0 1 3 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.369, 13 HR, 68 RBI) C GUILLEN (.320, 12 HR, 59 RBI) I RODRIGUEZ (.280, 8 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .284 V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .360 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Totals 8 1 3 1 1 4 8 BATTING: SF - J Peralta. RBI - J Peralta (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 3. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1 DETROIT - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.62 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 2 3 1 1 1 4 0 4.81 Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 11-6; N Robertson 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 2-1; N Robertson 0-2. Batters faced: P Byrd 3; N Robertson 10. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ SCORED MAGGLIO ORDONEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, C GUILLEN ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1 DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.296, 1 HR, 30 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY SEAN CASEY SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1 DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.223, 9 HR, 41 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 0 1 3 1 DETROIT 0 2 2 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.270, 1-FOR-1) J PERALTA (.284, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI) V MARTINEZ (.324, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS DETROIT (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .284 V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .360 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Totals 8 1 3 1 1 4 8 BATTING: SF - J Peralta. RBI - J Peralta (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: E - J Peralta (13, ground ball). DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ordonez rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .372 C Guillen ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323 I Rodriguez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .296 C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 7 BATTING: 2B - C Guillen (19, P Byrd). SF - S Casey. RBI - I Rodriguez (44), S Casey (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1 DETROIT - 02 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.77 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 2 3 1 1 1 4 0 4.81 WP - P Byrd. Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 28-18; N Robertson 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 2-3; N Robertson 0-2. Batters faced: P Byrd 10; N Robertson 10. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED CASEY BLAKE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PERALTA ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2 DETROIT 2 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.324, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON MICHAELS SCORED JHONNY PERALTA. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3 DETROIT 2 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.360, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 1 0 2 3 5 1 DETROIT 0 2 2 3 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.329, 0-FOR-1) G SHEFFIELD (.289, 0-FOR-1) M ORDONEZ (.372, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS DETROIT (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 C Blake 3b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 V Martinez 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .326 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .290 K Shoppach c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .355 F Gutierrez rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .295 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Totals 12 3 5 3 2 5 13 BATTING: 2B - J Peralta (15, N Robertson). SF - J Michaels , J Peralta. RBI - J Peralta 2 (49), J Michaels (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Gutierrez 1, G Sizemore 1. Reached via catcher's interference - T Hafner 1. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - J Peralta (13, ground ball). DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Ordonez rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .372 C Guillen ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323 I Rodriguez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .296 C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 7 BATTING: 2B - C Guillen (19, P Byrd). SF - S Casey. RBI - I Rodriguez (44), S Casey (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - I Rodriguez (4, catchers interference). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 102 -- 3 DETROIT - 02 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.77 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 3 5 3 3 2 5 0 4.99 WP - P Byrd. Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 28-18; N Robertson 67-42. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 2-3; N Robertson 0-4. Batters faced: P Byrd 10; N Robertson 17. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
