Tigers 9-2 Indians (9 Jul, 2008) Box Score

Detroit Tigers

45-44, 26-17 home


CLE
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
0	0	4	0	2	1	2	0	-	9	13	1

J. Verlander6-9

7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

J. Sowers0-5

5.2 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Indians Hitting

hitters
G. SizemoreCF
J. Carroll2B
C. Blake3B
J. PeraltaSS
S. ChooRF
K. ShoppachC
D. DellucciDH
R. Garko1B
F. GutierrezLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.371	.537
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.347	.345
4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.279	.353	.438
4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.250	.297	.453
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.237	.354	.387
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.260	.320	.474
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.220	.296	.378
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.321	.338
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.215	.265	.317
30	2	2	2	1	1	10

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

hitters
C. GrandersonCF
P. Polanco2B
M. ThamesLF
M. JoyceRF
M. Cabrera1B
G. SheffieldDH
I. RodríguezC
E. RenteriaSS
C. ThomasRF-LF
R. Raburn3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	2	0	0	.300	.356	.490
5	1	1	0	0	0	.311	.358	.403
3	2	2	3	1	0	.266	.332	.609
1	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.293	.493
4	2	4	3	2	0	.291	.356	.495
4	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.332	.349
4	1	1	1	1	1	.289	.330	.414
4	1	1	0	0	0	.254	.302	.327
4	0	0	0	0	1	.284	.355	.376
4	1	2	0	0	0	.241	.313	.471
38	9	13	9	4	2

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)
B. Slocum
M. Kobayashi
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	10	7	6	1	2	93-59	6.69
1.1	3	2	2	1	2	28-20	27.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	3.21
8.0	13	9	8	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)
A. Lopez
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

		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

Indians
2
Tigers
9

Game 1

9/7

Indians
6
Tigers
8

Game 2

10/7

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Cleveland Indians

Detroit Tigers

J. Verlander6-9

J. Sowers0-5

Scoring Summary

Inning

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