GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (30-17) at DETROIT (29-19)

AL: CLEVELAND (30-17) at DETROIT (29-19)

<h3>Indians seek sweep of Tigers</h3>



Cleveland (30-17) at Detroit (29-19), 8:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians are assertingthemselves in the American League Central Division.

The first place Indians can complete a three-game sweep of thedivision rival Detroit Tigers with a win here on Sunday.Cleveland entered the series one-half game behind the defendingAmerican League champions.

Fausto Carmona (5-1, 2.77 ERA) gets the start for the Indians,who have won three in a row. The 23-year-old righthander hadwon five consecutive starts before taking a no decision in hislast start against the Royals on Tuesday. During his five-gamewin streak from April 24-May 17, Carmona lowered his ERA from6.97 to 2.55.

The Tigers counter with Mike Maroth (3-1, 4.94) who, prior tohis last start, had been a bit of a lucky charm for the team.Detroit won each of the lefthander's first seven starts. Thatstreak came to an end on Tuesday as Maroth allowed six runs in a6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

David Dellucci snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run blastto lead the Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Detroit onSaturday.

Cleveland last swept a three-game series here on September 5-7,2005.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

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

CLEVELAND DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Grady Sizemore CF .276 8 24 Curtis Granderson CF .280 8 27
Casey Blake 3B .266 6 25 Craig Monroe LF .227 6 27
Travis Hafner DH .265 9 33 Gary Sheffield DH .247 9 22
Victor Martinez C .316 8 38 Magglio Ordonez RF .358 12 46
Jhonny Peralta SS .285 10 33 Carlos Guillen SS .329 6 36
Ryan Garko 1B .333 6 17 Ivan Rodriguez C .275 4 23
Trot Nixon RF .282 2 20 Sean Casey 1B .267 0 10
Jason Michaels LF .281 2 13 Omar Infante 2B .293 0 4
Josh Barfield 2B .235 2 23 Brandon Inge 3B .214 8 17

Fausto Carmona RHP (5-1, 2.77) Mike Maroth LHP (3-1, 4.94)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (5-1, 2.77)
DET - MIKE MAROTH (3-1, 4.94)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN RUNGE
1B - MIKE WINTERS
2B - BRUCE FROEMMING
3B - MARK WEGNER

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 14 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
DET - MIKE MAROTH AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.276, 8 HR, 24 RBI)
C BLAKE (.266, 6 HR, 25 RBI)
T HAFNER (.265, 9 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
DETROIT 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.285, 10 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN GARKO (7) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF MIKE MAROTH SCORED TRAVIS HAFNER AND JHONNY PERALTA.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4, DETROIT 0

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.282, 2 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
DET - MIKE MAROTH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.280, 8 HR, 27 RBI)
C MONROE (.227, 6 HR, 27 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.247, 9 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (4) 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 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .316
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
R Garko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .338
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 6 4 4 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (9, M Maroth). HR - R Garko (7, 1st inning off M Maroth 2
on, 2 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez (39), R Garko 3 (20). 2-out RBI -
R Garko 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1. Team LOB -
1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 4 -- 4
DETROIT - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.76

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 5.59

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: M Maroth 2-1.
Batters faced: M Maroth 8.

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

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
DET - MIKE MAROTH</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
DET - MIKE MAROTH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.235, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.266, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (4) 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 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .316
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
R Garko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .338
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 6 4 4 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (9, M Maroth). HR - R Garko (7, 1st inning off M Maroth 2
on, 2 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez (39), R Garko 3 (20). 2-out RBI -
R Garko 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1. Team LOB -
1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .356
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 1.


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CLEVELAND - 4 -- 4
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.72

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 5.59

Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 16-11; M Maroth 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Carmona 2-0; M Maroth 2-1. Batters faced: F Carmona 4; M Maroth 8.

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

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 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 4 0 4 4 0
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
DET - MIKE MAROTH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.329, 6 HR, 36 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.275, 4 HR, 23 RBI)
S CASEY (.267, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (4) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Blake 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .264
T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .316
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
R Garko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .338
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 9 4 4 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (9, M Maroth). HR - R Garko (7, 1st inning off M Maroth 2
on, 2 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez (39), R Garko 3 (20). 2-out RBI -
R Garko 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1. Team LOB -
1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .356
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 1.


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CLEVELAND - 40 -- 4
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.72

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 2 4 4 4 1 0 1 5.47

Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 16-11; M Maroth 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Carmona 2-0; M Maroth 5-1. Batters faced: F Carmona 4; M Maroth 11.

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

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 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 4 0 4 4 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
DET - MIKE MAROTH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.270, 1-FOR-1)
V MARTINEZ (.316, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
J PERALTA (.289, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (4) VS DETROIT (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Blake 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .264
T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .316
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
R Garko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .338
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 9 4 4 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (9, M Maroth). HR - R Garko (7, 1st inning off M Maroth 2
on, 2 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez (39), R Garko 3 (20). 2-out RBI -
R Garko 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1. Team LOB -
1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .356
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 1.


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CLEVELAND - 40 -- 4
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.67

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 2 4 4 4 1 0 1 5.47

Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 32-22; M Maroth 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Carmona 4-0; M Maroth 5-1. Batters faced: F Carmona 7; M Maroth 11.

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

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 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 4 0 0 4 4 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
DET - MIKE MAROTH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: O INFANTE (.293, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
B INGE (.214, 8 HR, 17 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (4) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Blake 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .264
T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .270
V Martinez c 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .314
J Peralta ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
R Garko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .338
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 11 4 4 4 2 0 3

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (9, M Maroth). HR - R Garko (7, 1st inning off M Maroth 2
on, 2 Out). SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez (39), R Garko 3 (20). 2-out RBI -
R Garko 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1. GIDP - V
Martinez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .356
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Guillen-O Infante-S Casey).


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CLEVELAND - 400 -- 4
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.67

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 3 4 4 4 2 0 1 5.36

Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 32-22; M Maroth 50-28. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Carmona 4-0; M Maroth 8-1. Batters faced: F Carmona 7; M Maroth 14.

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

Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CRAIG MONROE SCORED OMAR INFANTE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C MONROE ON FIRST, C GRANDERSON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4
DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.247, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G SHEFFIELD ON FIRST, C MONROE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4
DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.356, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED CRAIG MONROE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4
DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>