GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (51-32) at DETROIT (47-34)

AL: CLEVELAND (51-32) at DETROIT (47-34)

<h3>Rogers tries to help Tigers bounce back</h3>

Cleveland (51-32) at Detroit (47-34) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Kenny Rogers and the Detroit Tigers willtry to bounce back against the Cleveland Indians in the secondgame of a three-game series on Wednesday.

Rogers (2-0, 0.75 ERA) was been unhittable since coming off thedisabled list on June 22. The lefthander held the Texas Rangersto just one run and four hits in six innings of a 5-2 triumph onThursday.

The 43-year-old Rogers has 16 career wins with a 5.28 ERA in 55appearances - 32 starts - against the Indians, who have won fourstraight games at Comerica Park.

In Tuesday's series opener, Casey Blake delivered the go-aheadhomer in the bottom of the 11th inning as Cleveland pushed itswinning streak to six games with a 5-4 victory.

The Indians will send Jake Westbrook (1-3, 6.10) to the hillwith the hopes of repeating his last performance. In his laststart, Westbrook limited Tampa Bay one run and five hits withseven strikeouts in a no-decision.

Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez became just the fourth catcher inleague history to be behind the plate for at least 2,000 games,joining Carlton Fisk (2,226), Bob Boone (2,225) and Gary Carter(2,056).

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

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

CLEVELAND DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Grady Sizemore CF .282 14 45 Curtis Granderson CF .285 11 41
Casey Blake 3B .271 12 42 Placido Polanco 2B .331 2 36
Jhonny Peralta SS .282 14 49 Gary Sheffield DH .295 19 53
Victor Martinez C .324 14 63 Magglio Ordonez RF .369 13 68
Travis Hafner DH .257 13 52 Carlos Guillen SS .322 12 60
Jason Michaels LF .288 6 26 Ivan Rodriguez C .279 8 44
Ryan Garko 1B .294 9 30 Sean Casey 1B .291 1 31
Franklin Gutierrez RF .290 4 9 Marcus Thames LF .235 8 22
Josh Barfield 2B .253 2 37 Brandon Inge 3B .247 11 38

Jake Westbrook RHP (1-3, 6.10) Kenny Rogers LHP (2-0, 0.75)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (1-3, 6.10)
DET - KENNY ROGERS (2-0, 0.75)

UMPIRES: HP - KERWIN DANLEY
1B - DOUG EDDINGS
2B - DANA DEMUTH
3B - DERRYL COUSINS

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
DET - KENNY ROGERS AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.282, 14 HR, 45 RBI)
C BLAKE (.271, 12 HR, 42 RBI)
J PERALTA (.282, 14 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.285, 11 HR, 41 RBI)
P POLANCO (.331, 2 HR, 36 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.295, 19 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - G Sizemore (1st base, K Rogers).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.69

Pitches-strikes: K Rogers 11-5. Ground balls-fly balls: K Rogers 1-1. Batters
faced: K Rogers 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
DET - KENNY ROGERS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GUILLEN ON FIRST, M ORDONEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.279, 8 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.324, 14 HR, 63 RBI)
T HAFNER (.257, 13 HR, 52 RBI)
J MICHAELS (.288, 6 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - G Sizemore (1st base, K Rogers).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .369
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 2

BATTING: RBI - C Guillen (61). 2-out RBI - C Guillen. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6.17

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.69

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 25-15; K Rogers 11-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 2-0; K Rogers 1-1. Batters faced: J Westbrook 6; K Rogers 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.291, 1 HR, 31 RBI)
M THAMES (.235, 8 HR, 22 RBI)
B INGE (.247, 11 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - G Sizemore (1st base, K Rogers).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .369
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 2

BATTING: RBI - C Guillen (61). 2-out RBI - C Guillen. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6.17

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.64

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 25-15; K Rogers 27-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 2-0; K Rogers 2-1. Batters faced: J Westbrook 6; K Rogers 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRANDON INGE SCORED SEAN CASEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B INGE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.284, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.294, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
F GUTIERREZ (.290, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.253, 2 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - G Sizemore (1st base, K Rogers).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
P Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .369
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
S Casey 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250

Totals 10 2 4 2 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (20, J Westbrook). RBI - C Guillen (61), B Inge (39).
2-out RBI - C Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1,
P Polanco 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Inge (5, 2nd base off J Westbrook/V Martinez).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 2 4 2 2 1 2 0 6.23

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.64

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 43-26; K Rogers 27-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 2-2; K Rogers 2-1. Batters faced: J Westbrook 11; K Rogers 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY CASEY BLAKE SCORED FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, J BARFIELD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
DETROIT 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.281, 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 0 0 1 1 2 0
DETROIT 1 1 2 4 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.298, 1-FOR-1)
M ORDONEZ (.369, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C GUILLEN (.325, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS DETROIT (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .284
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .269
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
F Gutierrez rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 3 4

BATTING: RBI - C Blake (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - G Sizemore (1st base, K Rogers).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
P Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .369
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
S Casey 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250

Totals 10 2 4 2 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (20, J Westbrook). RBI - C Guillen (61), B Inge (39).
2-out RBI - C Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1,
P Polanco 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Inge (5, 2nd base off J Westbrook/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - B Inge (9, ground ball).


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CLEVELAND - 001 -- 1
DETROIT - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 2 4 2 2 1 2 0 6.23

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 1.20

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 43-26; K Rogers 50-30. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 2-2; K Rogers 4-1. Batters faced: J Westbrook 11; K Rogers 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.323, 0-FOR-1)
T HAFNER (.256, 0-FOR-1)
J MICHAELS (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS DETROIT (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .284
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .269
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
F Gutierrez rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 3 4

BATTING: RBI - C Blake (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - G Sizemore (1st base, K Rogers).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
P Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
G Sheffield dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .368
C Guillen ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
S Casey 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250

Totals 13 2 4 2 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - S Casey (20, J Westbrook). RBI - C Guillen (61), B Inge (39).
2-out RBI - C Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1,
P Polanco 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Inge (5, 2nd base off J Westbrook/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - B Inge (9, ground ball).


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CLEVELAND - 001 -- 1
DETROIT - 110 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 3 4 2 2 1 2 0 6.09

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 0.60

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 52-32; K Rogers 50-30. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 3-4; K Rogers 4-1. Batters faced: J Westbrook 14; K Rogers 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>