Tigers 6, 
Indians 5
| W: | J. Verlander (17-9) |
| L: | C. Carrasco (0-3) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (35) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .245 | .326 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .284 | .330 |
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .295 | .366 |
C Thomas PR-RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .245 | .330 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .329 | .398 |
| A Huff DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .245 | .311 |
| C Guillen LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .255 | .340 |
D Kelly LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .236 | .300 |
| B Inge 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .234 | .324 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .227 | .309 |
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .267 | .323 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 178 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Inge (13, J Lewis); C Guillen (9, T Sipp) RBI: B Inge (79), G Laird (32), R Santiago (31), C Granderson (64), C Guillen (39), P Polanco (69) S: G Laird 2-out RBI: C Guillen, P Polanco Tigers RISP: 5-15 (P Polanco 1-2, C Granderson 0-2, M Ordonez 0-1, C Guillen 1-1, R Santiago 1-3, A Huff 0-1, B Inge 1-2, M Cabrera 0-1, G Laird 1-1, C Thomas 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Santiago (1, 2nd base off C Perez/W Toregas) CS: C Guillen (3, 2nd base by C Carrasco/W Toregas) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (P Polanco-R Santiago-M Cabrera). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (W, 18-9) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 126-80 | 3.41 |
| B Seay | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 3.88 |
| B Lyon (H, 15) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.90 |
| F Rodney (S, 36) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30-15 | 3.97 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 172-105 | |
| PITCHING B Seay pitched to 2 batters in the 8th WP: J Verlander; F Rodney First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 16/29; B Seay 0/2; B Lyon 2/4; F Rodney 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 26-16-22-16; B Seay 1-0-2-2; B Lyon 1-0-0-4; F Rodney 7-0-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 3-7; B Seay 0-0; B Lyon 1-2; F Rodney 1-2 Game Scores: J Verlander 64 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Brantley LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .337 | .385 |
| J Carroll 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .283 | .363 |
| S Choo RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .304 | .397 |
| T Hafner DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .270 | .352 |
N Romero PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 |
| J Peralta 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .262 | .323 |
| L Valbuena SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .235 | .287 |
| T Crowe CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .232 | .285 |
| A Marte 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .242 | .310 |
| W Toregas C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .182 | .283 |
a-A Cabrera PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .305 | .359 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 172 | ||
| a-fouled out to shortstop for W Toregas in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Marte (4, J Verlander); T Hafner (18, B Seay) HR: S Choo (17, 9th inning off F Rodney 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Brantley 2 (9), T Hafner (46), S Choo 2 (81) 2-out RBI: S Choo 2 GIDP: J Carroll Indians RISP: 3-11 (M Brantley 1-1, S Choo 1-2, T Crowe 0-2, A Marte 0-1, J Carroll 0-2, T Hafner 0-1, J Peralta 0-1, L Valbuena 1-1) Team LOB: 9 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Brantley (4, 2nd base off J Verlander/G Laird) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: L Valbuena (11, throw) | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Carrasco (L, 0-4) | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93-54 | 9.00 |
| J Lewis | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-14 | 4.30 |
| T Sipp | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 3.13 |
| C Perez | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 4.60 |
| K Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23-14 | 4.15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 178-103 | |
| PITCHING T Sipp pitched to 2 batters in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Carrasco 12/24; J Lewis 2/7; T Sipp 1/2; C Perez 2/6; K Wood 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Carrasco 14-3-16-21; J Lewis 1-5-3-5; T Sipp 1-3-1-1; C Perez 5-2-4-4; K Wood 5-5-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carrasco 10-4; J Lewis 2-1; T Sipp 0-0; C Perez 1-2; K Wood 0-1 Game Scores: C Carrasco 36 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | CLE | |||
 | 3rd | M Brantley singled to right, T Crowe and A Marte scored, W Toregas to second, W Toregas to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | B Inge singled to center, A Huff scored, C Guillen to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | G Laird singled to right center, C Guillen scored, B Inge to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | R Santiago singled to right, B Inge scored, G Laird to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | C Granderson grounded out to second, G Laird scored, R Santiago to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 7th | C Guillen doubled to deep center, C Thomas scored, A Huff to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 8th | P Polanco singled to right, R Santiago scored, P Polanco to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 2 |
| 8th | T Hafner doubled to right, S Choo scored. | 6 | 3 |
| 9th | S Choo homered to right, J Carroll scored. | 6 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 23,516 (52% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:17 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Paul Schrieber, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 24th
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| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 12 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
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| Seattle | 5 | Final |
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