Braves 3, 
Tigers 2
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| F Guzman CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .367 |
| P Polanco 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .449 |
| R Raburn 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| I Rodriguez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .366 |
| B Inge C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .319 |
| M Joyce RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| M Cabrera 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| D Worth PR-SS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| C Guillen 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| M Hessman PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| R Santiago SS-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| J Jones LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 |
| T Jones P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-T Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .419 |
| J Melian LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Verlander P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Y Bazardo P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Thames PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| D Bautista P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for Y Bazardo in the 7th b-grounded to first for T Jones in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Polanco 2 (5, T Hudson 2) RBI: P Polanco (8), T Perez (3) S: R Santiago GIDP: M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: F Guzman 1, I Rodriguez 1, M Ordonez 1, M Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: R Santiago (1, 2nd base by T Hudson/B McCann) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Hessman (2, bobble); M Joyce (2, bobble) DP: 1 (P Polanco-R Santiago-C Guillen). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 79-42 | 4.24 |
| Y Bazardo | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 5.00 |
| T Jones | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-14 | 11.42 |
| D Bautista (L, 0-1; B, 1) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 0.84 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 105-62 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Verlander 23; Y Bazardo 1; T Jones 7; D Bautista 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 10-4; Y Bazardo 2-0; T Jones 4-1; D Bautista 0-1 | |||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Johnson 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| W Timmons 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Y Escobar SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .452 |
| B Lillibridge SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| C Jones 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| M Prado 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .327 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .205 |
| S Thorman 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .162 |
| B McCann C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| a-J Lopez PH-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .185 |
| J Francoeur RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .289 |
| B Jones LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| M Kotsay CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| J Anderson LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| T Hudson P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Ring P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-J Borchard PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| J Ridgway P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| a-struck out looking for B Mccann in the 6th b-flied out to center for R Ring in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Jones (3, J Verlander); B Jones (2, D Bautista); J Anderson (3, D Bautista) HR: C Jones (2, 4th inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Jones (6), J Anderson (9) S: B Lillibridge, T Hudson GIDP: J Francoeur Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B McCann 2, Y Escobar 1, S Thorman 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Hudson (1, catch) DP: 1 (B Lillibridge-S Thorman). | ||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Hudson | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75-45 | 1.20 |
| R Ring | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.38 |
| J Ridgway | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 1.23 |
| T Yates (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26-12 | 12.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 121-71 | |
| PITCHING HBP: R Santiago (By T Hudson) Batters faced: T Hudson 24; R Ring 3; J Ridgway 4; T Yates 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hudson 10-5; R Ring 1-1; J Ridgway 2-0; T Yates 2-0 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | ATL | |||
 | 1st | P Polanco doubled to center, C Granderson scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 4th | C Jones homered to right center. | 1 | 1 |
| 9th | T Perez grounded out to first, D Worth scored, M Hessman to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 9th | J Anderson doubled to right, B Jones scored, M Kotsay to third, M Kotsay scored on error by right fielder M Ordonez. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Champion Stadium, Kissimmee, FL |
| Attendance | 11,606 (23.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:23 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Adam Dowdy |
MLB Scores
Thursday, March 20th 2008
| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 | in 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
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| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
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| Colorado | 6 | Final |
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| Texas | 8 | Final |
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| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
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| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
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| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
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| NY Mets | 7 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
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