GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (65-53) at CLEVELAND (65-53)

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Betancourt relieved C Sabathia.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G Sheffield (.283, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.293, 0-FOR-3)
C BLAKE (.264, 0-FOR-2, HBP)
G SIZEMORE (.278, 2-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CLEVELAND (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .294
R Raburn 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .343
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
M Ordonez rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276
M Thames lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
O Infante ss 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .273
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241

Totals 32 2 8 2 1 10 11

BATTING: 2B - O Infante (4, C Sabathia); R Raburn (6, C Sabathia); M Thames (9,
C Sabathia). RBI - M Ordonez (105), O Infante (17). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 7.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Blake 3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264
G Sizemore cf 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .278
V Martinez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
T Hafner dh 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .254
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
C Gomez pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
T Nixon rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244

Totals 24 2 4 2 2 8 5

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (21, J Bonderman). HR - G Sizemore (20, 1st inning off J
Bonderman 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (66). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Barfield 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (8, 2nd base by J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 000 001 10 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 200 000 0 -- 2
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 4 2 2 2 8 1 4.65

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 7 2 2 1 8 0 3.48
R Betancourt 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.64

IBB - T Nixon (by J Bonderman). HBP - C Blake (by J Bonderman).
Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 109-65; C Sabathia 96-60; R Betancourt 10-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 8-4; C Sabathia 7-6; R Betancourt 0-1.
Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; C Sabathia 29; R Betancourt 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: TIM BYRDAK (1-0, 3.49) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.293, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Byrdak relieved J Bonderman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K Lofton (.293, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Michaels hit for K Lofton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Michaels (.269, 7 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - TIM BYRDAK
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.260, 1-FOR-3)
O INFANTE (.273, 2-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
B INGE (.241, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CLEVELAND (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .294
R Raburn 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .343
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
M Ordonez rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276
M Thames lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
O Infante ss 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .273
B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241

Totals 32 2 8 2 1 10 11

BATTING: 2B - O Infante (4, C Sabathia); R Raburn (6, C Sabathia); M Thames (9,
C Sabathia). RBI - M Ordonez (105), O Infante (17). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 7.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
a-J Michaels ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
C Blake 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .264
G Sizemore cf 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .278
V Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301
T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .254
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
C Gomez pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
T Nixon rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244

Totals 27 2 4 2 4 10 9

a-struck out swinging for K Lofton in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (21, J Bonderman). HR - G Sizemore (20, 1st inning off J
Bonderman 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (66). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, J Barfield 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (8, 2nd base by J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 000 001 10 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 200 000 00 -- 2
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 4 2 2 2 8 1 4.65
T Byrdak 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.37

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 7 2 2 1 8 0 3.48
R Betancourt 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.64

IBB - T Nixon (by J Bonderman). HBP - C Blake (by J Bonderman).
Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 109-65; T Byrdak 24-11; C Sabathia 96-60; R
Betancourt 10-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 8-4; T Byrdak 0-1; C
Sabathia 7-6; R Betancourt 0-1. Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; T Byrdak 5; C
Sabathia 29; R Betancourt 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Michaels in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M Thames (.260, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - TIM BYRDAK
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C GOMEZ (.306, 1 HR, 16 RBI)
J PERALTA (.274, 0-FOR-3)
F GUTIERREZ (.282, 7 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .294
R Raburn 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .343
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
M Ordonez rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276
M Thames lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
O Infante ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .271
B Inge 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .240

Totals 35 2 8 2 1 11 11

BATTING: 2B - O Infante (4, C Sabathia); R Raburn (6, C Sabathia); M Thames (9,
C Sabathia). RBI - M Ordonez (105), O Infante (17). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 7.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
a-J Michaels ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
C Blake 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .264
G Sizemore cf 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .278
V Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301
T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .254
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
C Gomez pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
T Nixon rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244

Totals 27 2 4 2 4 10 9

a-struck out swinging for K Lofton in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (21, J Bonderman). HR - G Sizemore (20, 1st inning off J
Bonderman 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (66). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, J Barfield 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (8, 2nd base by J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 000 001 100 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 200 000 00 -- 2
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 4 2 2 2 8 1 4.65
T Byrdak 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.37

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 7 2 2 1 8 0 3.48
R Betancourt 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.61

IBB - T Nixon (by J Bonderman). HBP - C Blake (by J Bonderman).
Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 109-65; T Byrdak 24-11; C Sabathia 96-60; R
Betancourt 19-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 8-4; T Byrdak 0-1; C
Sabathia 7-6; R Betancourt 0-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; T Byrdak 5; C
Sabathia 29; R Betancourt 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: FERNANDO RODNEY (1-5, 4.73) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C GOMEZ (.306, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Rodney relieved T Byrdak.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C Gomez (.306, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - FERNANDO RODNEY
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.294, 0-FOR-4)
R RABURN (.343, 1-FOR-4)
G SHEFFIELD (.283, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .294
R Raburn 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .343
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
M Ordonez rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276
M Thames lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
O Infante ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .271
B Inge 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .240

Totals 35 2 8 2 1 11 11

BATTING: 2B - O Infante (4, C Sabathia); R Raburn (6, C Sabathia); M Thames (9,
C Sabathia). RBI - M Ordonez (105), O Infante (17). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 7.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
a-J Michaels ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
C Blake 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .264
G Sizemore cf 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .278
V Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301
T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .254
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
C Gomez pr-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
J Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .273
T Nixon rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .243

Totals 31 2 5 2 4 13 12

a-struck out swinging for K Lofton in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (21, J Bonderman); C Gomez (11, F Rodney). HR - G
Sizemore (20, 1st inning off J Bonderman 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (66).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, J Barfield 2. Team LOB -
7.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (8, 2nd base by J Bonderman/I Rodriguez).


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DETROIT - 000 001 100 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 200 000 000 -- 2
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 4 2 2 2 8 1 4.65
T Byrdak 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.37
F Rodney 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.59

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 7 2 2 1 8 0 3.48
R Betancourt 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.61

IBB - T Nixon (by J Bonderman). HBP - C Blake (by J Bonderman).
Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 109-65; T Byrdak 24-11; F Rodney 25-17; C Sabathia
96-60; R Betancourt 19-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 8-4; T Byrdak
0-1; F Rodney 0-0; C Sabathia 7-6; R Betancourt 0-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman
27; T Byrdak 5; F Rodney 4; C Sabathia 29; R Betancourt 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JOE BOROWSKI (2-4, 4.93) STARTING THE 10TH
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.294, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C Granderson (.294, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G SHEFFIELD ON FIRST, R RABURN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.358, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (22) TO LEFT WITH 0
OUT IN THE 10TH OFF JOE BOROWSKI SCORED RYAN RABURN AND GARY
SHEFFIELD.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.308, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JENSEN LEWIS (0-1, 3.09) IN THE 10TH
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.276, 0-FOR-4)</div>