GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (29-17) at DETROIT (29-18)

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
NOTE: DETROIT SECOND BASEMAN PLACIDO POLANCO LEFT THE GAME
AFTER SIX INNINGS DUE TO A MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS OBLIQUE.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
DET - BOBBY SEAY

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.282, 1-FOR-2, BB)
D DELLUCCI (.231, 1-FOR-2, BB)
R GARKO (.328, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS DETROIT (3) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .276
C Blake 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .267
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265
V Martinez c 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .318
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282
J Peralta ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282
D Dellucci lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .231
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .328
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230

Totals 26 3 5 3 5 6 17

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (15, B Seay). 3B - D Dellucci (1, J Verlander); G
Sizemore (1, B Seay). HR - V Martinez (8, 3rd inning off J Verlander 1 on, 2
Out). RBI - V Martinez 2 (38), C Blake (25). 2-out RBI - V Martinez 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 2, J Barfield 1, R Garko 1. Team LOB
- 8.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (8, ground ball); C Blake (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (J
Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
P Polanco 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
G Sheffield dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .247
M Ordonez rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .360
C Guillen ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .331
C Monroe lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229
M Thames 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200
O Infante cf-2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .215

Totals 27 3 6 2 1 6 12

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (7, C Sabathia); M Thames (4, C Sabathia); P Polanco
(10, C Sabathia). HR - M Thames (4, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out). SF
- M Ordonez. RBI - M Thames (9), M Ordonez (46). 2-out RBI - M Thames. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, C Granderson 1. GIDP - C
Guillen. Team LOB - 5.


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CLEVELAND - 002 000 1 -- 3
DETROIT - 010 101 0 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 6 3 3 1 6 1 3.54

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 6 3 2 2 4 5 1 2.71
B Seay 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.65

IBB - V Martinez (by B Seay). HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander).
Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 110-75; J Verlander 105-60; B Seay 25-14. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 5-10; J Verlander 3-10; B Seay 1-1. Batters faced:
C Sabathia 29; J Verlander 26; B Seay 6.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Casey at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
DETROIT 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.282, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: JASON GRILLI (2-1, 6.33) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, DETROIT 3

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.282, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Grilli relieved B Seay.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
DETROIT 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.282, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DAVID DELLUCCI (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF JASON GRILLI SCORED JHONNY PERALTA.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, DETROIT 3

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.328, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: TIM BYRDAK (0-0, 4.26) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R GARKO ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, DETROIT 3

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.230, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Byrdak relieved J Grilli.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R GARKO ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
DETROIT 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Barfield (.230, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED RYAN GARKO.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON FIRST, J BARFIELD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
DETROIT 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.318, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
DET - TIM BYRDAK

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.247, 2-FOR-3)
M ORDONEZ (.360, 1-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
C GUILLEN (.331, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS DETROIT (3) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .276
C Blake 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .266
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .265
V Martinez c 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .316
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282
J Peralta ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .287
D Dellucci lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .238
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .333
J Barfield 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235

Totals 32 6 9 6 6 6 23

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (15, B Seay); R Garko (6, J Grilli). 3B - D Dellucci (1,
J Verlander); G Sizemore (1, B Seay). HR - V Martinez (8, 3rd inning off J
Verlander 1 on, 2 Out), D Dellucci (2, 8th inning off J Grilli 1 on, 0 Out). SF
- T Hafner. RBI - V Martinez 2 (38), C Blake (25), D Dellucci 2 (9), T Hafner
(33). 2-out RBI - V Martinez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V
Martinez 1, T Nixon 2, J Barfield 1, R Garko 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (8, ground ball); C Blake (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (J
Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
P Polanco 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
G Sheffield dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .247
M Ordonez rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .360
C Guillen ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .331
C Monroe lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229
M Thames 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
O Infante cf-2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .215

Totals 27 3 6 2 1 6 12

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (7, C Sabathia); M Thames (4, C Sabathia); P Polanco
(10, C Sabathia). HR - M Thames (4, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out). SF
- M Ordonez. RBI - M Thames (9), M Ordonez (46). 2-out RBI - M Thames. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, C Granderson 1. GIDP - C
Guillen. Team LOB - 5.


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CLEVELAND - 002 000 13 -- 6
DETROIT - 010 101 0 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 6 3 3 1 6 1 3.54

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 6 3 2 2 4 5 1 2.71
B Seay 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.65
J Grilli 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 7.59
T Byrdak 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.68

J Grilli pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

IBB - V Martinez (by B Seay). HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander).
Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 110-75; J Verlander 105-60; B Seay 25-14; J Grilli
9-7; T Byrdak 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 5-10; J Verlander 3-10;
B Seay 1-1; J Grilli 0-0; T Byrdak 0-3. Batters faced: C Sabathia 29; J
Verlander 26; B Seay 6; J Grilli 3; T Byrdak 5.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: TOM MASTNY (3-2, 3.10) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6, DETROIT 3

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.247, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Mastny relieved C Sabathia.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G Sheffield (.247, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - TOM MASTNY
DET - TIM BYRDAK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.282, 0-FOR-4)
J PERALTA (.287, 2-FOR-3, BB)
D DELLUCCI (.238, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS DETROIT (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .276
C Blake 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .266
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .265
V Martinez c 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .316
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282
J Peralta ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .287
D Dellucci lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .238
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .333
J Barfield 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235

Totals 32 6 9 6 6 6 23

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (15, B Seay); R Garko (6, J Grilli). 3B - D Dellucci (1,
J Verlander); G Sizemore (1, B Seay). HR - V Martinez (8, 3rd inning off J
Verlander 1 on, 2 Out), D Dellucci (2, 8th inning off J Grilli 1 on, 0 Out). SF
- T Hafner. RBI - V Martinez 2 (38), C Blake (25), D Dellucci 2 (9), T Hafner
(33). 2-out RBI - V Martinez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V
Martinez 1, T Nixon 2, J Barfield 1, R Garko 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (8, ground ball); C Blake (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (J
Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
P Polanco 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
G Sheffield dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .247
M Ordonez rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .358
C Guillen ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .329
C Monroe lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .227
M Thames 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
O Infante cf-2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .215

Totals 30 3 6 2 2 7 14

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (7, C Sabathia); M Thames (4, C Sabathia); P Polanco
(10, C Sabathia). HR - M Thames (4, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out). SF
- M Ordonez. RBI - M Thames (9), M Ordonez (46). 2-out RBI - M Thames. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, I Rodriguez 1, C Granderson 1.
GIDP - C Guillen. Team LOB - 6.


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 002 000 13 -- 6
DETROIT - 010 101 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 6 3 3 1 6 1 3.54
T Mastny 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.95

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 6 3 2 2 4 5 1 2.71
B Seay 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.65
J Grilli 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 7.59
T Byrdak 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.68

J Grilli pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

IBB - V Martinez (by B Seay). HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander).
Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 110-75; T Mastny 17-10; J Verlander 105-60; B Seay
25-14; J Grilli 9-7; T Byrdak 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 5-10; T
Mastny 1-1; J Verlander 3-10; B Seay 1-1; J Grilli 0-0; T Byrdak 0-3. Batters
faced: C Sabathia 29; T Mastny 4; J Verlander 26; B Seay 6; J Grilli 3; T
Byrdak 5.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Michaels hit for T Nixon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
DETROIT 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Michaels (.281, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - TOM MASTNY
DET - TIM BYRDAK

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.262, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
O INFANTE (.300, 0-FOR-3)
B INGE (.215, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS DETROIT (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .276
C Blake 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .266
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .265
V Martinez c 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .316
T Nixon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282
a-J Michaels ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Peralta ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .285
D Dellucci lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .236
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .333
J Barfield 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235

Totals 34 6 9 6 7 7 24

a-walked for T Nixon in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (15, B Seay); R Garko (6, J Grilli). 3B - D Dellucci (1,
J Verlander); G Sizemore (1, B Seay). HR - V Martinez (8, 3rd inning off J
Verlander 1 on, 2 Out), D Dellucci (2, 8th inning off J Grilli 1 on, 0 Out). SF
- T Hafner. RBI - V Martinez 2 (38), C Blake (25), D Dellucci 2 (9), T Hafner
(33). 2-out RBI - V Martinez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V
Martinez 1, T Nixon 2, J Barfield 1, R Garko 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Michaels (2, 2nd base by T Byrdak/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (8, ground ball); C Blake (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (J
Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
P Polanco 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
G Sheffield dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .247
M Ordonez rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .358
C Guillen ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .329
C Monroe lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .227
M Thames 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
O Infante cf-2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300
B Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .215

Totals 30 3 6 2 2 7 14

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (7, C Sabathia); M Thames (4, C Sabathia); P Polanco
(10, C Sabathia). HR - M Thames (4, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out). SF
- M Ordonez. RBI - M Thames (9), M Ordonez (46). 2-out RBI - M Thames. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, I Rodriguez 1, C Granderson 1.
GIDP - C Guillen. Team LOB - 6.


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CLEVELAND - 002 000 130 -- 6
DETROIT - 010 101 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 6 3 3 1 6 1 3.54
T Mastny 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.95

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 6 3 2 2 4 5 1 2.71
B Seay 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.65
J Grilli 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 7.59
T Byrdak 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.24

J Grilli pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

IBB - V Martinez (by B Seay). HBP - G Sizemore (by J Verlander).
Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 110-75; T Mastny 17-10; J Verlander 105-60; B Seay
25-14; J Grilli 9-7; T Byrdak 26-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 5-10; T
Mastny 1-1; J Verlander 3-10; B Seay 1-1; J Grilli 0-0; T Byrdak 0-4. Batters
faced: C Sabathia 29; T Mastny 4; J Verlander 26; B Seay 6; J Grilli 3; T
Byrdak 8.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Michaels in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S Casey (.262, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>