Tigers 14, Indians 12

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DET (55-52) 11410410002 14 22 2
CLE (46-60) 30030010000 12 19 4

Final

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W:C. Fossum (2-0)
L:J. Rincon (2-3)
Detroit Tigers
HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
C Granderson CF7352110.307
P Polanco 2B6223003.309
M Thames LF6111047.256
   M Joyce LF1010100.287
M Ordonez RF8121006.320
M Cabrera 1B5134010.296
   R Santiago PR-3B1000000.352
G Sheffield DH7041001.229
E Renteria SS7110014.258
B Inge C5311223.227
R Raburn 3B4110011.240
   a-C Guillen PH-3B-1B2110100.285
Totals5914221351025 
a-walked for R Raburn in the 9th
BATTING
2B: E Renteria (10, C Lee); M Thames (10, E Mujica); M Cabrera (25, E Mujica)
HR: M Cabrera (19, 4th inning off C Lee 0 on, 2 Out); B Inge (9, 5th inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: C Granderson 2 (37), M Cabrera 4 (79), B Inge (31), P Polanco 3 (38), G Sheffield (29), M Thames (44), M Ordonez (62)
SF: P Polanco, M Cabrera
2-out RBI: C Granderson, M Cabrera 3, G Sheffield, M Thames, M Ordonez
GIDP: E Renteria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ordonez 3, M Thames 2, B Inge 1, G Sheffield 1
Team LOB: 14
BASERUNNING
SB: P Polanco (4, 2nd base off R Betancourt/K Shoppach)
FIELDING
E: M Thames (2, catch); C Granderson (3, catch)
DP: 3 (R Raburn-P Polanco-M Cabrera, P Polanco-E Renteria-M Cabrera, E Renteria-P Polanco-C Guillen).
PB: B Inge.
Outfield Assist: C Granderson (A Cabrera at 2nd base).
Detroit Tigers
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
N Robertson3.098822267-436.06
A Lopez2.232223150-313.11
T Jones1.111101125-165.05
F Dolsi1.010000011-74.32
F Rodney (B, 3)1.021122133-165.60
B Seay2.020025045-272.57
C Fossum (W, 2-0)2.010032040-205.12
Totals13.019121211155271-160 
PITCHING
IBB: G Sizemore (By F Rodney); K Shoppach (By B Seay)
Batters faced: N Robertson 19; A Lopez 13; T Jones 5; F Dolsi 3; F Rodney 7; B Seay 9; C Fossum 9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 6-1; A Lopez 3-2; T Jones 2-1; F Dolsi 2-1; F Rodney 1-0; B Seay 0-0; C Fossum 3-1
Game Scores: N Robertson 9
Cleveland Indians
HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
G Sizemore CF7123134.279
F Gutierrez RF3000111.214
   a-D Dellucci PH-LF3010013.227
   b-J Carroll PH1000011.276
B Francisco DH7242002.277
J Peralta SS6010122.269
S Choo LF-RF4200332.252
K Shoppach C6453113.271
A Marte 3B6221114.186
R Garko 1B3000202.241
   A Gonzalez PR-1B1000113.333
A Cabrera 2B7141013.199
Totals54121910111530 
a-singled to center for F Gutierrez in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for D Dellucci in the 13th
BATTING
2B: K Shoppach 3 (17, A Lopez, N Robertson 2); A Marte (4, N Robertson); A Cabrera (9, N Robertson)
HR: B Francisco 2 (10, 1st inning off N Robertson 0 on, 2 Out; 6th inning off A Lopez 0 on, 1 Out); G Sizemore (26, 2nd inning off N Robertson 2 on, 2 Out); K Shoppach 2 (11, 6th inning off T Jones 1 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off F Rodney 0 on, 1 Out)
RBI: B Francisco 2 (39), G Sizemore 3 (59), A Marte (6), A Cabrera (17), K Shoppach 3 (31)
2-out RBI: B Francisco, G Sizemore 3, A Cabrera, K Shoppach 2
GIDP: F Gutierrez, J Peralta, A Marte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sizemore 2, A Gonzalez 2, J Carroll 1, D Dellucci 2
Team LOB: 14
FIELDING
E: J Peralta (10, ground ball); R Perez (1, ground ball); S Choo (2, throw); A Gonzalez (1, throw)
DP: 1 (J Rincon-J Peralta-A Gonzalez).
PB: K Shoppach.
Outfield Assist: S Choo (C Granderson at 2nd base, G Sheffield at 2nd base).
Cleveland Indians
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
C Lee5.0106605288-622.58
J Lewis (H, 4)0.101010018-104.61
R Perez (H, 14)1.200002025-173.31
E Mujica0.244410028-175.40
M Kobayashi1.111121027-153.70
R Betancourt2.030012032-235.79
J Rincon (L, 2-3)2.042100037-256.38
Totals13.02214125102255-169 
PITCHING
HBP: P Polanco (By R Perez)
Batters faced: C Lee 24; J Lewis 3; R Perez 7; E Mujica 7; M Kobayashi 7; R Betancourt 10; J Rincon 9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lee 4-5; J Lewis 1-0; R Perez 3-0; E Mujica 1-1; M Kobayashi 2-1; R Betancourt 2-2; J Rincon 6-0
Game Scores: C Lee 28
Scoring Summary
DETCLE
1stB Francisco homered to center.01
2ndA Marte singled to left, K Shoppach scored on error by left fielder M Thames.02
2ndG Sizemore homered to right, A Marte and A Cabrera scored.05
3rdC Granderson singled to left center, E Renteria scored.15
3rdK Shoppach doubled to center, S Choo to third, S Choo scored on error by center fielder C Granderson.16
3rdA Marte doubled to deep left, K Shoppach scored.17
3rdA Cabrera doubled to left, A Marte scored.18
4thM Cabrera homered to left.28
5thB Inge homered to left center.38
5thP Polanco reached on infield single to shortstop, R Raburn scored, C Granderson to second.48
5thM Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third.58
5thG Sheffield singled to left, P Polanco scored, M Ordonez to third, G Sheffield out stretching at second.68
6thC Granderson safe at first on error by pitcher R Perez, B Inge scored, R Raburn to second.78
6thB Francisco homered to left.79
6thK Shoppach homered to left, S Choo scored.711
8thM Thames doubled to deep left, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third.811
8thM Ordonez singled to left, P Polanco scored, M Thames to third.911
8thM Cabrera doubled to deep left, M Thames and M Ordonez scored, M Cabrera to third on throwing error by left fielder S Choo.1111
9thP Polanco hit sacrifice fly to center, B Inge scored, C Guillen to third, C Granderson to second.1211
9thK Shoppach homered to center.1212
13thP Polanco grounded out to third, C Guillen scored, C Granderson to second.1312
13thM Joyce reached on infield single to first, C Granderson scored on throwing error by first baseman A Gonzalez.1412
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Game Information
StadiumProgressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Attendance26,596 (58.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time5:33
Weather83 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind11 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Chris Guccione

Series At A Glance

Detroit leads 2-1 (as of 7/30)
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Wednesday, July 30th 2008
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