Final in 13
Detroit leads 2-1 (as of 7/30)
| Game 1: Monday, July 28 | ||
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| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 29 | ||
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| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 30 | ||
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| Detroit | 14 | Final in 13 |
| Cleveland | 12 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, July 31 | ||
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| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 | |
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7:05 PM ET, July 30, 2008
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Thames struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| G Sizemore reached on bunt single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez grounded into double play, third to second to first, G Sizemore out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Francisco homered to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| M Ordonez grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| K Shoppach doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| A Marte singled to left, K Shoppach scored on error by left fielder M Thames. | 0 | 2 |
| R Garko popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| A Cabrera reached on bunt single to pitcher, A Marte to second. | 0 | 2 |
| G Sizemore homered to right, A Marte and A Cabrera scored. | 0 | 5 |
| F Gutierrez walked. | 0 | 5 |
| B Francisco grounded into fielder's choice to third, F Gutierrez out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| E Renteria doubled to deep center. | 0 | 5 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| R Raburn struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| C Granderson singled to left center, E Renteria scored. | 1 | 5 |
| P Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Granderson out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| S Choo walked. | 1 | 5 |
| K Shoppach doubled to center, S Choo to third, S Choo scored on error by center fielder C Granderson. | 1 | 6 |
| A Marte doubled to deep left, K Shoppach scored. | 1 | 7 |
| R Garko grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| A Cabrera doubled to left, A Marte scored. | 1 | 8 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| M Thames struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| M Ordonez fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 8 |
| M Cabrera homered to left. | 2 | 8 |
| G Sheffield singled to right. | 2 | 8 |
| E Renteria flied out to right. | 2 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aquilino Lopez pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| A Lopez relieved N Robertson. | 2 | 8 |
| F Gutierrez flied out to center. | 2 | 8 |
| B Francisco fouled out to first. | 2 | 8 |
| J Peralta singled to left. | 2 | 8 |
| S Choo grounded out to first. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| B Inge homered to left center. | 3 | 8 |
| R Raburn singled to right. | 3 | 8 |
| R Raburn to second on passed ball by K Shoppach. | 3 | 8 |
| C Granderson singled to left, R Raburn to third. | 3 | 8 |
| P Polanco reached on infield single to shortstop, R Raburn scored, C Granderson to second. | 4 | 8 |
| M Thames popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| M Ordonez singled to left, C Granderson to third, P Polanco to second. | 4 | 8 |
| M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. | 5 | 8 |
| G Sheffield singled to left, P Polanco scored, M Ordonez to third, G Sheffield out stretching at second. | 6 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aquilino Lopez pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| K Shoppach doubled to deep left. | 6 | 8 |
| A Marte grounded out to second, K Shoppach to third. | 6 | 8 |
| R Garko walked. | 6 | 8 |
| A Cabrera struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jensen Lewis pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| J Lewis relieved C Lee. | 6 | 8 |
| E Renteria grounded out to third. | 6 | 8 |
| B Inge walked. | 6 | 8 |
| R Raburn safe at first on error by shortstop J Peralta, B Inge to third. | 6 | 8 |
| R Perez relieved J Lewis. | 6 | 8 |
| C Granderson safe at first on error by pitcher R Perez, B Inge scored, R Raburn to second. | 7 | 8 |
| P Polanco hit by pitch, R Raburn to third, C Granderson to second. | 7 | 8 |
| M Thames struck out swinging. | 7 | 8 |
| M Ordonez grounded into fielder's choice to third, P Polanco out at second. | 7 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aquilino Lopez pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| F Gutierrez struck out looking. | 7 | 8 |
| B Francisco homered to left. | 7 | 9 |
| J Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 9 |
| S Choo walked. | 7 | 9 |
| T Jones relieved A Lopez. | 7 | 9 |
| K Shoppach homered to left, S Choo scored. | 7 | 11 |
| A Marte popped out to second. | 7 | 11 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Perez pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 7 | 11 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 11 |
| E Renteria grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Todd Jones pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| R Garko grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 11 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to second. | 7 | 11 |
| G Sizemore struck out looking. | 7 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Edward Mujica pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| E Mujica relieved R Perez. | 7 | 11 |
| B Inge lined out to center. | 7 | 11 |
| R Raburn grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 11 |
| C Granderson walked. | 7 | 11 |
| P Polanco reached on bunt single to third, C Granderson to second. | 7 | 11 |
| M Thames doubled to deep left, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. | 8 | 11 |
| M Ordonez singled to left, P Polanco scored, M Thames to third. | 9 | 11 |
| M Cabrera doubled to deep left, M Thames and M Ordonez scored, M Cabrera to third on throwing error by left fielder S Choo. | 11 | 11 |
| M Kobayashi relieved E Mujica. | 11 | 11 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to third. | 11 | 11 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Dolsi pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| F Dolsi relieved T Jones. | 11 | 11 |
| D Dellucci hit for F Gutierrez. | 11 | 11 |
| D Dellucci singled to center. | 11 | 11 |
| B Francisco flied out to right. | 11 | 11 |
| J Peralta grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Dellucci out at second. | 11 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Masa Kobayashi pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| D Dellucci in left field. | 11 | 11 |
| S Choo in right field. | 11 | 11 |
| E Renteria grounded out to third. | 11 | 11 |
| B Inge walked. | 11 | 11 |
| C Guillen hit for R Raburn. | 11 | 11 |
| C Guillen walked, B Inge to second. | 11 | 11 |
| C Granderson singled to left, B Inge to third, C Guillen to second. | 11 | 11 |
| P Polanco hit sacrifice fly to center, B Inge scored, C Guillen to third, C Granderson to second. | 12 | 11 |
| M Thames struck out swinging. | 12 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| M Joyce in left field. | 12 | 11 |
| C Guillen at third base. | 12 | 11 |
| F Rodney relieved F Dolsi. | 12 | 11 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 12 | 11 |
| K Shoppach homered to center. | 12 | 12 |
| A Marte struck out swinging. | 12 | 12 |
| R Garko walked. | 12 | 12 |
| A Gonzalez ran for R Garko. | 12 | 12 |
| A Cabrera singled to center, A Gonzalez to third. | 12 | 12 |
| G Sizemore intentionally walked, A Cabrera to second. | 12 | 12 |
| D Dellucci grounded out to first. | 12 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| A Gonzalez at first base. | 12 | 12 |
| R Betancourt relieved M Kobayashi. | 12 | 12 |
| M Ordonez flied out to right. | 12 | 12 |
| M Cabrera singled to center. | 12 | 12 |
| G Sheffield singled to left, M Cabrera to second. | 12 | 12 |
| R Santiago ran for M Cabrera. | 12 | 12 |
| E Renteria struck out swinging. | 12 | 12 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 12 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Seay pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| R Santiago at third base. | 12 | 12 |
| C Guillen at first base. | 12 | 12 |
| B Seay relieved F Rodney. | 12 | 12 |
| B Francisco singled to left. | 12 | 12 |
| B Francisco to second on passed ball by B Inge. | 12 | 12 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 12 | 12 |
| S Choo struck out looking. | 12 | 12 |
| K Shoppach intentionally walked. | 12 | 12 |
| A Marte walked, B Francisco to third, K Shoppach to second. | 12 | 12 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 12 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| C Guillen grounded out to shortstop. | 12 | 12 |
| C Granderson singled to left. | 12 | 12 |
| P Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to right, C Granderson out at second. | 12 | 12 |
| P Polanco stole second. | 12 | 12 |
| M Joyce walked. | 12 | 12 |
| M Ordonez popped out to second. | 12 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Seay pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| A Cabrera singled to center, A Cabrera out stretching at second. | 12 | 12 |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 12 | 12 |
| D Dellucci struck out looking. | 12 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| J Rincon relieved R Betancourt. | 12 | 12 |
| J Rincon relieved R Betancourt. | 12 | 12 |
| J Rincon relieved R Betancourt. | 12 | 12 |
| J Rincon relieved R Betancourt. | 12 | 12 |
| R Santiago grounded out to second. | 12 | 12 |
| G Sheffield singled to left. | 12 | 12 |
| E Renteria grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, G Sheffield out at second. | 12 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Casey Fossum pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| R Santiago at third base. | 12 | 12 |
| C Guillen at first base. | 12 | 12 |
| C Fossum relieved B Seay. | 12 | 12 |
| B Francisco reached on infield single to shortstop. | 12 | 12 |
| J Peralta walked, B Francisco to second. | 12 | 12 |
| S Choo walked, B Francisco to third, J Peralta to second. | 12 | 12 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 12 | 12 |
| A Marte grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Choo out at second. | 12 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 13th | SCORE | |
| Juan Rincon pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| B Inge grounded out to third. | 12 | 12 |
| C Guillen singled to center. | 12 | 12 |
| C Granderson singled to right, C Guillen to third. | 12 | 12 |
| P Polanco grounded out to third, C Guillen scored, C Granderson to second. | 13 | 12 |
| M Joyce reached on infield single to first, C Granderson scored on throwing error by first baseman A Gonzalez. | 14 | 12 |
| M Ordonez grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Joyce out at second. | 14 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 13th | SCORE | |
| Casey Fossum pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| A Gonzalez walked. | 14 | 12 |
| A Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Gonzalez out at second. | 14 | 12 |
| G Sizemore popped out to third. | 14 | 12 |
| J Carroll hit for D Dellucci. | 14 | 12 |
| A Cabrera to second on fielder's indifference. | 14 | 12 |
| J Carroll struck out swinging. | 14 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||