AL: CLEVELAND (69-56) at DETROIT (68-58) <h3>Tigers, Indians meet in rubber game</h3> <div class="pre">Cleveland (69-56) at Detroit (68-58) 1:05 pm EDT</div> <div class="pre">DETROIT (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians</div>square off in the rubber match of the three-game set between thetop two teams in the American League Central on Thursday. After dropping the opener on Tuesday, the Indians defeated theTigers and Justin Verlander, 11-8, on Wednesday and now lead thereigning AL Champs by 1 1/2 games in the division. The Tigers ace, Verlander lasted only four innings, matching aseason high by allowing seven runs. Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez each homered for the secondconsecutive game for the Tigers, who are just 16-24 since theAll-Star break. Detroit will send Nate Robertson (7-10, 5.13 ERA) to the hill.The lefthander has lost four of his last five decisions and hasgiven up eight runs in 10 2/3 innings in his two starts againstthe Indians this season. Cleveland counters with Jake Westbrook (4-7, 4.75). The29-year-old righthander has won three of his past fourdecisions, including a seven inning one-run performance onSaturday at Tampa Bay. Cleveland is 8-6 against Detroit this season.
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS CLEVELAND DETROIT AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Grady Sizemore CF .275 21 68 Curtis Granderson CF .286 16 56 Casey Blake 3B .264 15 59 Placido Polanco 2B .341 7 52 Victor Martinez C .301 18 87 Sean Casey DH .286 3 46 Travis Hafner DH .254 18 72 Magglio Ordonez RF .352 24 113 Ryan Garko 1B .307 14 46 Carlos Guillen 1B .305 17 82 Jhonny Peralta SS .274 18 61 Marcus Thames LF .247 14 39 Franklin Gutierrez RF .282 9 22 Mike Rabelo C .282 0 12 Jason Michaels LF .265 7 34 Brandon Inge 3B .239 12 56 Chris Gomez 2B .304 1 16 Ramon Santiago SS 1.000 0 0 Jake Westbrook RHP (4-7, 4.75) Nate Robertson LHP (7-10, 5.13)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT WARMUPS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (4-7, 4.75) DET - NATE ROBERTSON (7-10, 5.13) UMPIRES: HP - TIM WELKE 1B - GARY CEDERSTROM 2B - LANCE BARKSDALE 3B - JIM REYNOLDS CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT -- REVISED WARMUPS WARMUPS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (4-7, 4.75) DET - NATE ROBERTSON (7-10, 5.13) UMPIRES: HP - TIM WELKE 1B - GARY CEDERSTROM 2B - LANCE BARKSDALE 3B - JIM REYNOLDS WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS CLEVELAND DETROIT AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Grady Sizemore CF .275 21 68 Curtis Granderson CF .286 16 56 Casey Blake 3B .264 15 59 Placido Polanco 2B .341 7 52 Victor Martinez C .301 18 87 Sean Casey DH .286 3 46 Travis Hafner DH .254 18 72 Magglio Ordonez RF .352 24 113 Ryan Garko 1B .307 14 46 Carlos Guillen 1B .305 17 82 Jhonny Peralta SS .274 18 61 Marcus Thames LF .247 14 39 Franklin Gutierrez RF .282 9 22 Mike Rabelo C .282 0 12 Jason Michaels LF .265 7 34 Brandon Inge 3B .239 12 56 Chris Gomez 2B .304 1 16 Ramon Santiago SS 1.000 0 0 Jake Westbrook RHP (4-7, 4.75) Nate Robertson LHP (7-10, 5.13)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT -- REVISED WARMUPS WARMUPS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (4-7, 4.75) DET - NATE ROBERTSON (7-10, 5.13) UMPIRES: HP - TIM WELKE 1B - GARY CEDERSTROM 2B - LANCE BARKSDALE 3B - JIM REYNOLDS WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT STARTING BATS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK AND VICTOR MARTINEZ DET - NATE ROBERTSON AND MIKE RABELO DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 21 HR, 68 RBI) C BLAKE (.264, 15 HR, 59 RBI) V MARTINEZ (.301, 18 HR, 87 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 0 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.286, 16 HR, 56 RBI) P POLANCO (.341, 7 HR, 52 RBI) S CASEY (.286, 3 HR, 46 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 S Casey dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 C Guillen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 DETROIT - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Westbrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.75 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.09 Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 0-3. Batters faced: N Robertson 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK 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 0 0 0 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.254, 18 HR, 72 RBI) R GARKO (.307, 14 HR, 46 RBI) J PERALTA (.274, 18 HR, 61 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 C Guillen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 DETROIT - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Westbrook 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.71 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.09 Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 8-6; N Robertson 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Westbrook 1-1; N Robertson 0-3. Batters faced: J Westbrook 3; N Robertson 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 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 0 0 0 1 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.352, 24 HR, 113 RBI) C GUILLEN (.305, 17 HR, 82 RBI) M THAMES (.247, 14 HR, 39 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: GIDP - J Peralta. Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 C Guillen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Thames lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Santiago-P Polanco-C Guillen). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0 DETROIT - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Westbrook 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.71 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.05 Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 8-6; N Robertson 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Westbrook 1-1; N Robertson 2-4. Batters faced: J Westbrook 3; N Robertson 6. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 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 0 0 0 1 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.282, 9 HR, 22 RBI) J MICHAELS (.265, 7 HR, 34 RBI) C GOMEZ (.304, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: GIDP - J Peralta. Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Thames lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Santiago-P Polanco-C Guillen). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0 DETROIT - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Westbrook 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.66 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.05 HBP - M Rabelo (by J Westbrook). Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 27-18; N Robertson 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Westbrook 3-1; N Robertson 2-4. Batters faced: J Westbrook 8; N Robertson 6. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R SANTIAGO (1.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) C GRANDERSON (.285, 0-FOR-1) P POLANCO (.340, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Totals 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: GIDP - J Peralta. Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Thames lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 R Santiago ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Santiago-P Polanco-C Guillen). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0 DETROIT - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Westbrook 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.66 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.01 HBP - M Rabelo (by J Westbrook). Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 27-18; N Robertson 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J Westbrook 3-1; N Robertson 3-5. Batters faced: J Westbrook 8; N Robertson 9. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK DET - NATE ROBERTSON DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-1) C BLAKE (.264, 0-FOR-1) V MARTINEZ (.301, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS DETROIT (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Totals 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: GIDP - J Peralta. Team LOB - 0. DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 P Polanco 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342 S Casey dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .350 C Guillen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Thames lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 R Santiago ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 12 0 3 0 0 2 7 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1, B Inge 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Santiago-P Polanco-C Guillen). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0 DETROIT - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era J Westbrook 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.62 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era N Robertson 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.01 HBP - M Rabelo (by J Westbrook). Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 43-27; N Robertson 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J Westbrook 5-2; N Robertson 3-5. Batters faced: J Westbrook 13; N Robertson 9. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>
