Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/22)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 21 | ||
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| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 22 | ||
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| Cleveland | 11 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 23 | ||
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| Cleveland | 3 | Final in 10 |
| Detroit | 1 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 22, 2007
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Lofton LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 | ||
| a-J Michaels PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 | ||
| C Blake 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 | ||
| G Sizemore CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .275 | ||
| V Martinez 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .301 | ||
| T Hafner DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .254 | ||
| J Peralta SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .274 | ||
| F Gutierrez RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .282 | ||
| K Shoppach C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .260 | ||
| A Cabrera 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .290 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for K Lofton in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Lofton (18, J Verlander); F Gutierrez (6, J Verlander); G Sizemore (25, T Byrdak); T Hafner (17, T Byrdak) HR: F Gutierrez (9, 5th inning off Z Miner 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: V Martinez (87), A Cabrera (5), C Blake (59), G Sizemore (68), F Gutierrez 3 (22), T Hafner (72), K Shoppach 2 (22) 2-out RBI: A Cabrera, C Blake, G Sizemore, K Shoppach 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Michaels 1, V Martinez 1, T Hafner 1, A Cabrera 2, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: V Martinez (4, ground ball) | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| P Byrd (W, 15-8) | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 78-50 | 4.43 | |
| R Perez (H, 12) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 1.84 | |
| R Betancourt (H, 31) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-17 | 1.52 | |
| J Lewis | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-15 | 3.95 | |
| J Borowski (S, 45) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 5.44 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 151-100 | ||
| PITCHING WP: P Byrd Batters faced: P Byrd 25; R Perez 5; R Betancourt 5; J Lewis 5; J Borowski 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 2-10; R Perez 0-1; R Betancourt 0-3; J Lewis 0-0; J Borowski 0-1 Game Scores: P Byrd 40 | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .286 | ||
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .341 | ||
| S Casey 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 | ||
| R Santiago PR-SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .352 | ||
| C Guillen SS-1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .305 | ||
| I Rodriguez C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .279 | ||
| M Thames DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 | ||
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | ||
| C Maybin LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 15 | |||
| BATTING 2B: C Maybin 2 (2, J Lewis, P Byrd); C Guillen (26, P Byrd) HR: C Guillen (17, 1st inning off P Byrd 2 on, 2 Out); M Ordonez (24, 6th inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out); M Thames (14, 6th inning off P Byrd 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Guillen 3 (82), M Ordonez 2 (113), M Thames 2 (39), P Polanco (52) 2-out RBI: C Guillen 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Guillen 1, M Thames 1, I Rodriguez 1, S Casey 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Guillen (11, 3rd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Granderson (5, bobble) | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Verlander (L, 18-6) | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 86-60 | 3.94 | |
| Z Miner | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 55-33 | 3.86 | |
| T Byrdak | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 4.35 | |
| C Durbin | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32-20 | 4.72 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 190-122 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Verlander IBB: V Martinez (By T Byrdak); F Gutierrez (By C Durbin) HBP: C Blake (By J Verlander) Batters faced: J Verlander 24; Z Miner 12; T Byrdak 5; C Durbin 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 2-5; Z Miner 3-3; T Byrdak 1-1; C Durbin 2-3 Game Scores: J Verlander 18 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| CLE | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Martinez singled to right, K Lofton scored, C Blake to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | C Guillen homered to right, S Casey and M Ordonez scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | A Cabrera singled to center, F Gutierrez scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 4th | C Blake singled to left, A Cabrera scored, K Lofton to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | G Sizemore singled to right, K Lofton scored, C Blake to third. | 4 | 3 | |
| 4th | C Blake scored, G Sizemore to second on wild pitch by J Verlander. | 5 | 3 | |
| 5th | F Gutierrez homered to left, T Hafner and J Peralta scored. | 8 | 3 | |
| 6th | M Ordonez homered to left. | 8 | 4 | |
| 6th | M Thames homered to left center, C Guillen scored. | 8 | 6 | |
| 8th | T Hafner doubled to left, G Sizemore scored, V Martinez to third. | 9 | 6 | |
| 8th | K Shoppach singled to center, V Martinez and T Hafner scored, F Gutierrez to third, K Shoppach to second on error by center fielder C Granderson. | 11 | 6 | |
| 9th | P Polanco singled to center, C Maybin scored. | 11 | 7 | |
| 9th | M Ordonez singled to right center, P Polanco scored, R Santiago to second. | 11 | 8 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 40,914 (99.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:38 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |