GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (28-17) at DETROIT (29-17)

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CRAIG MONROE (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
7TH OFF PAUL BYRD.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, DETROIT 4

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.221, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (0-0, 2.00) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GRANDERSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, DETROIT 4

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.328, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Betancourt relieved P Byrd.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GRANDERSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
DETROIT 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P Polanco (.328, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 11 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 9 1 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT
DET - WILFREDO LEDEZMA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.236, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
K SHOPPACH (.326, 2-FOR-3)
A MARTE (.184, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS DETROIT (4) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .275
C Blake rf 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .268
T Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266
V Martinez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .320
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .280
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284
J Barfield 2b 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .236
K Shoppach c 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .326
A Marte 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .184

Totals 30 5 11 5 3 3 12

BATTING: HR - C Blake (6, 1st inning off N Robertson 0 on, 1 Out), V Martinez
(7, 1st inning off N Robertson 0 on, 2 Out), J Barfield (2, 4th inning off N
Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Blake (24), V Martinez (36), J Barfield 2 (23),
G Sizemore (24). 2-out RBI - V Martinez, G Sizemore. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, C Blake 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - J Michaels. Team
LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (16, 2nd base off W Ledezma/I Rodriguez). CS - C
Blake (3, 2nd base by N Robertson).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
P Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .326
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
M Ordonez rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .360
C Guillen ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333
I Rodriguez c 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .280
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
C Monroe lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .235
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219

Totals 30 4 9 4 0 5 8

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (24, P Byrd); C Guillen (14, P Byrd). 3B - C Guillen
(4, P Byrd). HR - C Monroe (6, 7th inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I
Rodriguez 2 (23), C Guillen (36), C Monroe (27). 2-out RBI - C Guillen, I
Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - I Rodriguez (2, throw). DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


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CLEVELAND - 200 201 0 -- 5
DETROIT - 010 002 1 -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 1/3 9 4 4 0 4 1 3.81
R Betancourt 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 5 2/3 10 5 5 3 2 3 4.03
W Ledezma 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.32

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 73-60; R Betancourt 5-5; N
Robertson 101-60; W Ledezma 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 4-11; R
Betancourt 0-1; N Robertson 12-2; W Ledezma 2-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 28; R
Betancourt 2; N Robertson 28; W Ledezma 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: TIM BYRDAK (0-0, 1.59) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, K SHOPPACH ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, DETROIT 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Byrdak relieved W Ledezma.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K SHOPPACH ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
DETROIT 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.275, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 11 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 9 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT
DET - TIM BYRDAK

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.360, 1-FOR-3)
C GUILLEN (.333, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.280, 3-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS DETROIT (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .274
C Blake rf 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .268
T Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266
V Martinez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .320
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .280
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284
J Barfield 2b 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .234
K Shoppach c 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .326
A Marte 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .180

Totals 33 5 11 5 4 5 14

BATTING: HR - C Blake (6, 1st inning off N Robertson 0 on, 1 Out), V Martinez
(7, 1st inning off N Robertson 0 on, 2 Out), J Barfield (2, 4th inning off N
Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Blake (24), V Martinez (36), J Barfield 2 (23),
G Sizemore (24). 2-out RBI - V Martinez, G Sizemore. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, C Blake 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - J Michaels. Team
LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (16, 2nd base off W Ledezma/I Rodriguez). CS - C
Blake (3, 2nd base by N Robertson).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
P Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .326
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
M Ordonez rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .360
C Guillen ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333
I Rodriguez c 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .280
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
C Monroe lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .235
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219

Totals 30 4 9 4 0 5 8

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (24, P Byrd); C Guillen (14, P Byrd). 3B - C Guillen
(4, P Byrd). HR - C Monroe (6, 7th inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I
Rodriguez 2 (23), C Guillen (36), C Monroe (27). 2-out RBI - C Guillen, I
Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - I Rodriguez (2, throw). DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


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CLEVELAND - 200 201 00 -- 5
DETROIT - 010 002 1 -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 1/3 9 4 4 0 4 1 3.81
R Betancourt 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 5 2/3 10 5 5 3 2 3 4.03
W Ledezma 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.18
T Byrdak 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 73-60; R Betancourt 5-5; N
Robertson 101-60; W Ledezma 38-25; T Byrdak 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
4-11; R Betancourt 0-1; N Robertson 12-2; W Ledezma 2-2; T Byrdak 0-0. Batters
faced: P Byrd 28; R Betancourt 2; N Robertson 28; W Ledezma 8; T Byrdak 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 70 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 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 11 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 10 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT
DET - TIM BYRDAK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.268, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB, HR, RBI)
T HAFNER (.266, 0-FOR-4)
V MARTINEZ (.320, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS DETROIT (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .274
C Blake rf 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .268
T Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266
V Martinez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .320
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .280
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284
J Barfield 2b 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .234
K Shoppach c 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .326
A Marte 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .180

Totals 33 5 11 5 4 5 14

BATTING: HR - C Blake (6, 1st inning off N Robertson 0 on, 1 Out), V Martinez
(7, 1st inning off N Robertson 0 on, 2 Out), J Barfield (2, 4th inning off N
Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Blake (24), V Martinez (36), J Barfield 2 (23),
G Sizemore (24). 2-out RBI - V Martinez, G Sizemore. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, C Blake 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - J Michaels. Team
LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (16, 2nd base off W Ledezma/I Rodriguez). CS - C
Blake (3, 2nd base by N Robertson).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-V Martinez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
P Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .326
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
M Ordonez rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .337
I Rodriguez c 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .278
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
C Monroe lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .235
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219

Totals 33 4 10 4 0 5 9

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (24, P Byrd); C Guillen (14, P Byrd). 3B - C Guillen
(4, P Byrd). HR - C Monroe (6, 7th inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I
Rodriguez 2 (23), C Guillen (36), C Monroe (27). 2-out RBI - C Guillen, I
Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. GIDP - I
Rodriguez. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - I Rodriguez (2, throw). DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


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CLEVELAND - 200 201 00 -- 5
DETROIT - 010 002 10 -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 1/3 9 4 4 0 4 1 3.81
R Betancourt 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.83

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 5 2/3 10 5 5 3 2 3 4.03
W Ledezma 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.18
T Byrdak 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 73-60; R Betancourt 16-15; N
Robertson 101-60; W Ledezma 38-25; T Byrdak 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
4-11; R Betancourt 2-2; N Robertson 12-2; W Ledezma 2-2; T Byrdak 0-0. Batters
faced: P Byrd 28; R Betancourt 5; N Robertson 28; W Ledezma 8; T Byrdak 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
DETROIT 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.320, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: JOSE MESA (1-1, 12.46) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6, DETROIT 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.280, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Mesa relieved T Byrdak.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
DETROIT 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.280, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED TRAVIS HAFNER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 7
DETROIT 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.284, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7 12 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 10 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT
DET - JOSE MESA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.257, 1-FOR-3)
C MONROE (.235, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
B INGE (.219, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (7) VS DETROIT (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .274
C Blake rf 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 .268
T Hafner dh 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .270
V Martinez 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .318
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .280
J Michaels lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281
J Barfield 2b 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .234
K Shoppach c 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .326
A Marte 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .180

Totals 36 7 12 7 5 6 15

BATTING: 3B - T Hafner (1, T Byrdak). HR - C Blake (6, 1st inning off N
Robertson 0 on, 1 Out), V Martinez (7, 1st inning off N Robertson 0 on, 2 Out),
J Barfield (2, 4th inning off N Robertson 1 on, 1 Out). SF - J Peralta. RBI - C
Blake (24), V Martinez (36), J Barfield 2 (23), G Sizemore (24), T Hafner (32),
J Peralta (33). 2-out RBI - V Martinez, G Sizemore. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, C Blake 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - J Michaels. Team
LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (16, 2nd base off W Ledezma/I Rodriguez). CS - C
Blake (3, 2nd base by N Robertson).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-V Martinez).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
P Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .326
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
M Ordonez rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .337
I Rodriguez c 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .278
S Casey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
C Monroe lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .235
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219

Totals 33 4 10 4 0 5 9

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (24, P Byrd); C Guillen (14, P Byrd). 3B - C Guillen
(4, P Byrd). HR - C Monroe (6, 7th inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I
Rodriguez 2 (23), C Guillen (36), C Monroe (27). 2-out RBI - C Guillen, I
Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. GIDP - I
Rodriguez. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - I Rodriguez (2, throw). DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


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CLEVELAND - 200 201 002 -- 7
DETROIT - 010 002 10 -- 4
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 1/3 9 4 4 0 4 1 3.81
R Betancourt 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.83

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 5 2/3 10 5 5 3 2 3 4.03
W Ledezma 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.18
T Byrdak 2/3 1 2 2 1 2 0 4.26
J Mesa 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.57

WP - N Robertson. Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 73-60; R Betancourt 16-15; N
Robertson 101-60; W Ledezma 38-25; T Byrdak 22-13; J Mesa 10-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: P Byrd 4-11; R Betancourt 2-2; N Robertson 12-2; W Ledezma
2-2; T Byrdak 0-0; J Mesa 1-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 28; R Betancourt 5; N
Robertson 28; W Ledezma 8; T Byrdak 4; J Mesa 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JOE BOROWSKI (0-2, 7.94) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 7, DETROIT 4

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.257, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 7
DETROIT 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S Casey (.257, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7 12 0
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (7TH), JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND
KELLY SHOPPACH

DET - NATE ROBERTSON, WILFREDO LEDEZMA (6TH), TIM
BYRDAK (8TH), JOSE MESA (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

HOME RUNS: CLE - CASEY BLAKE (6) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
VICTOR MARTINEZ (7) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
JOSH BARFIELD (2) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 4TH, 1 ON

DET - CRAIG MONROE (6) OFF PAUL BYRD IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>