Final in 11
Cleveland leads 1-0 (as of 9/17)
| Game 1: Monday, September 17 | ||
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| Detroit | 5 | Final in 11 |
| Cleveland | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 18 | ||
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| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 19 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 17, 2007
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: R. Betancourt (5-1)
L: Z. Miner (3-4)
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 | ||
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 | ||
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .269 | ||
| M Ordonez RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .357 | ||
| C Guillen 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 | ||
| I Rodriguez C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 | ||
| T Perez LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | ||
| B Clevlen LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | ||
| a-S Casey PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | ||
| C Maybin PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| O Infante SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | ||
| R Santiago SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | ||
| b-M Thames PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | ||
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |||
| a-singled to center for B Clevlen in the 9th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for R Santiago in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Guillen 2 (32, P Byrd 2); P Polanco (34, R Betancourt) HR: P Polanco (9, 3rd inning off P Byrd 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Santiago 2 (5), P Polanco (65), I Rodriguez (63), T Perez (10) 2-out RBI: R Santiago, P Polanco GIDP: B Inge, M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ordonez 1, C Granderson 1, C Guillen 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Maybin (4, 2nd base off J Borowski/K Shoppach) CS: G Sheffield (5, 3rd base by A Fultz/K Shoppach) Picked Off: R Santiago (1st base by P Byrd) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Inge-P Polanco-C Guillen, I Rodriguez-P Polanco). | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Rogers | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 100-62 | 4.24 | |
| J Zumaya (B, 4) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21-13 | 4.65 | |
| Z Miner (L, 3-4) | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 43-20 | 2.98 | |
| Totals | 10.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 164-95 | ||
| PITCHING WP: K Rogers Batters faced: K Rogers 27; J Zumaya 7; Z Miner 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 10-6; J Zumaya 2-0; Z Miner 3-2 Game Scores: K Rogers 60 | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .273 | ||
| A Cabrera 2B-SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 | ||
| T Hafner DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .253 | ||
| V Martinez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .304 | ||
| J Peralta SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| J Barfield PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | ||
| J Michaels RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | ||
| a-F Gutierrez PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 | ||
| K Lofton LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 | ||
| C Blake 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 | ||
| K Shoppach C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .262 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |||
| a-singled to left for J Michaels in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 3B: A Cabrera (2, K Rogers) HR: J Peralta 2 (20, 4th inning off K Rogers 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off J Zumaya 1 on, 2 Out); C Blake (17, 11th inning off Z Miner 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Peralta 3 (71), V Martinez (105), C Blake (72) S: K Shoppach 2-out RBI: J Peralta 2 GIDP: K Shoppach Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Michaels 1, T Hafner 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Barfield (5, 2nd base by Z Miner/I Rodriguez) Picked Off: J Michaels (1st base by K Rogers) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Peralta (18, ground ball); J Michaels (1, bobble) DP: 2 (K Shoppach-C Blake-V Martinez, C Blake-A Cabrera-V Martinez). | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| P Byrd | 7.1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101-67 | 4.36 | |
| A Fultz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.00 | |
| J Borowski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 5.22 | |
| R Betancourt (W, 5-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23-18 | 1.48 | |
| Totals | 11.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 148-102 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Byrd 31; A Fultz 1; J Borowski 4; R Betancourt 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 10-11; A Fultz 0-0; J Borowski 1-1; R Betancourt 0-2 Game Scores: P Byrd 39 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| DET | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Cabrera scored, V Martinez to second on wild pitch by K Rogers. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | R Santiago singled to left center, C Guillen scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | P Polanco homered to left. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | I Rodriguez safe at first on error by shortstop J Peralta, M Ordonez scored, C Guillen to third. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | T Perez singled to right, C Guillen scored, I Rodriguez to second, I Rodriguez to third on error by right fielder J Michaels. | 4 | 1 | |
| 4th | R Santiago reached on bunt single to first, I Rodriguez scored, T Perez to second. | 5 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Peralta homered to center. | 5 | 2 | |
| 8th | V Martinez grounded out to first, G Sizemore scored, A Cabrera to third. | 5 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Peralta homered to right, A Cabrera scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 11th | C Blake homered to left center. | 5 | 6 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 28,825 (68.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:38 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Poncino, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Jerry Meals |