Detroit Tigers @ Los Angeles Angels
Tigers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. Inge3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .318 | .533 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .323 | .414 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .429 | .321 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .444 | .508 | .704 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .344 | .308 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 | .391 | .359 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .433 | .660 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .455 | .526 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .379 | .385 |
| 40 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for R Raburn in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BP Polanco (6, J Saunders); A Everett (2, J Saunders)
- HRC Granderson (5, 5th inning off J Saunders 0 on, 0 Out); B Inge (5, 9th inning off R Thompson 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIP Polanco 2 (8), M Ordonez 2 (6), C Guillen (5), C Granderson (9), A Everett 2 (5), G Laird (3), B Inge 2 (14)
- 2Out RBIM Ordonez, C Guillen, A Everett
- SHA Everett; C Granderson; J Anderson
- GIDPM Cabrera; M Ordonez
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP9-15 (P Polanco 1-4, A Everett 2-2, M Ordonez 2-3, C Guillen 2-2, C Granderson 1-2, B Inge 1-1, G Laird 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Anderson (3, 2nd base off J Speier/M Napoli)
- Fielding
- DP3 (J Verlander-A Everett-M Cabrera, A Everett-P Polanco-M Cabrera, A Everett-M Cabrera)
Angels Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Izturis 2 (2, J Verlander, J Rincon); E Aybar (3, J Verlander); T Hunter (5, J Verlander); J Rivera (3, F Rodney)
- HRK Morales (1, 1st inning off J Verlander 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIK Morales 5 (9), E Aybar (5), T Hunter (10), M Izturis (3), J Rivera 2 (5)
- 2Out RBIK Morales 3, M Izturis, J Rivera 2
- SHE Aybar
- GIDPG Matthews; J Rivera; K Morales
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP6-14 (J Rivera 1-1, K Morales 2-4, G Matthews 0-1, E Aybar 1-2, C Figgins 0-2, T Hunter 1-2, M Izturis 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (C Figgins-M Izturis-K Morales, M Izturis-E Aybar-K Morales)
- EE Aybar (1, throw)
Tigers Pitching
- Pitching
- WPJ Rincon; F Rodney
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Verlander 14-25; J Rincon 4-7; R Perry 1-3; B Seay 3-4; F Rodney 5-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Verlander 18-11-19-18; J Rincon 6-1-3-4; R Perry 5-0-0-1; B Seay 4-1-1-4; F Rodney 5-1-2-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Verlander 7-3; J Rincon 2-0; R Perry 2-0; B Seay 1-2; F Rodney 3-0
- Game ScoresJ Verlander 24
Angels Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Speier(H,3) |
S. Shields(L,1-3) |
J. Arredondo(B,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 84-49 | 3.51 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28-20 | 3.86 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 14.40 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24-15 | 6.43 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 13.50 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-14 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 187-113 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Saunders 12-23; J Speier 5-6; S Shields 4-4; J Arredondo 3-6; J Bulger 2-3; R Thompson 2-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Saunders 9-4-16-20; J Speier 6-2-6-6; S Shields 3-0-4-2; J Arredondo 4-1-4-6; J Bulger 1-1-2-2; R Thompson 4-2-4-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Saunders 7-7; J Speier 2-1; S Shields 0-0; J Arredondo 3-0; J Bulger 0-2; R Thompson 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Saunders 32
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | LAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | P Polanco doubled to deep center, C Granderson scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | M Ordonez singled to left, P Polanco scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | K Morales homered to right, M Izturis and B Abreu scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | E Aybar doubled to deep center, G Matthews scored. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | M Ordonez singled to right, A Everett scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | C Guillen singled to left, M Ordonez scored, M Cabrera to second. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5th | C Granderson homered to right. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 5th | T Hunter singled to right center, M Izturis scored, B Abreu to third, T Hunter to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5th | K Morales singled to right, B Abreu and T Hunter scored. | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6th | A Everett singled to right, J Anderson scored. | 6 | 7 | ||
| 6th | M Izturis hit a ground rule double to deep right, J Rivera scored. | 6 | 8 | ||
| 7th | G Laird walked, M Ordonez scored, M Cabrera to third, C Guillen to second. | 7 | 8 | ||
| 7th | B Inge reached on infield single to shortstop, M Cabrera scored, C Guillen to third, G Laird to second, C Guillen scored on throwing error by shortstop E Aybar. | 9 | 8 | ||
| 7th | A Everett singled to left, G Laird scored. | 10 | 8 | ||
| 7th | P Polanco reached on infield single to third, B Inge scored, A Everett to third, C Granderson to second. | 11 | 8 | ||
| 9th | B Inge homered to center. | 12 | 8 | ||
| 9th | J Rivera doubled to deep right, M Napoli and G Matthews scored. | 12 | 10 | ||
LAA win 2-1
Game Information
Angel Stadium
3:05 AM, 23 April 2009
Anaheim, California
Attendance: 43,047
Game Time:3:26
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
- First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- 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 |
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |

