Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers
37-52, 15-30 Away
2
37-52, 15-30 Away
Final
45-44, 26-17 Home
9
45-44, 26-17 Home
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Blake (21, J Verlander)
- HRJ Peralta (14, 1st inning off J Verlander 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Peralta 2 (40)
- 2Out RBIJ Peralta 2
- Team LOB2
- Baserunning
- SBG Sizemore (21, 2nd base off J Verlander/I Rodriguez)
- Fielding
- EJ Peralta (7, throw)
Tigers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BR Raburn (8, J Sowers); M Thames (7, J Sowers)
- HRM Cabrera 2 (15, 3rd inning off J Sowers 1 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off B Slocum 0 on, 1 Out); M Thames (17, 5th inning off J Sowers 1 on, 2 Out); I Rodriguez (4, 7th inning off B Slocum 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIC Granderson 2 (30), M Thames 3 (39), M Cabrera 3 (53), I Rodriguez (29)
- 2Out RBIM Thames 3, M Cabrera 2, C Granderson, I Rodriguez
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- ER Raburn (7, ground ball)
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Sowers(L,0-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 93-59 | 6.69 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28-20 | 27.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.21 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 132-86 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Sowers 9-7; B Slocum 0-3; M Kobayashi 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Sowers 24
Tigers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Verlander(W,6-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 99-65 | 4.24 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-18 | 2.45 |
| 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 123-83 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Verlander 5-9; A Lopez 0-3
- Game ScoresJ Verlander 71
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Peralta homered to left, C Blake scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Granderson singled to right, R Raburn scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Thames doubled to deep left center, C Granderson scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | M Cabrera homered to left, M Thames scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | M Thames homered to right, P Polanco scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 6th | C Granderson singled to right, E Renteria scored, R Raburn to third, C Granderson to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 7 | |
| 7th | M Cabrera homered to right. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7th | I Rodriguez homered to left. | 2 | 9 | |
DET wins 2-0
Game Information
Comerica Park
12:05 AM, 9 July 2008
Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 40,443
Game Time:2:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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