Tigers 8, 
Mariners 4
| W: | J. Verlander (5-9) |
| L: | C. Silva (4-10) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (1) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .319 |
| C Guillen 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .294 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .278 |
| M Joyce RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| C Thomas LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .302 |
| I Rodriguez C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .283 |
| M Hollimon SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .261 |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Joyce 2 (3, M Lowe, C Silva) 3B: C Granderson (5, C Silva) HR: M Hollimon (1, 6th inning off M Lowe 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: P Polanco (30), I Rodriguez 3 (28), C Guillen (43), M Joyce (12), G Sheffield (18), M Hollimon (2) 2-out RBI: I Rodriguez 3 GIDP: C Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: I Rodriguez 2, M Cabrera 1, M Hollimon 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Guillen (7, 2nd base off M Lowe/J Clement) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Verlander (2, throw) DP: 1 (C Thomas-P Polanco). Outfield Assist: C Thomas (R Ibanez at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (W, 5-9) | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 109-68 | 4.34 |
| B Seay | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.04 |
| J Zumaya | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.84 |
| T Jones | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-14 | 5.23 |
| F Rodney (S, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 8.44 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 158-100 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Verlander 29; B Seay 3; J Zumaya 5; T Jones 6; F Rodney 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 7-8; B Seay 0-1; J Zumaya 1-1; T Jones 2-0; F Rodney 0-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 48 | |||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 |
| J Lopez 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .301 |
| R Ibanez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .280 |
| J Vidro DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .220 |
| A Beltre 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .253 |
| J Reed CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
| a-W Bloomquist PH-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| R Sexson 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .224 |
| J Clement C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .170 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 27 | |
| a-flied out to right for J Reed in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Lopez (21, J Verlander); Y Betancourt (21, J Verlander); R Ibanez 2 (24, B Seay, T Jones) RBI: J Lopez (42), J Vidro 2 (37), A Beltre (44) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lopez 1, I Suzuki 1, J Clement 1, R Sexson 3, R Ibanez 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Silva (L, 4-10) | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100-59 | 5.85 |
| M Lowe | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26-19 | 4.35 |
| R Corcoran | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31-19 | 4.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 157-97 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Silva 26; M Lowe 9; R Corcoran 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Silva 2-10; M Lowe 2-3; R Corcoran 6-0 Game Scores: C Silva 30 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | SEA | |||
 | 1st | J Lopez singled to left center, I Suzuki scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 3rd | P Polanco singled to center, M Hollimon scored, C Granderson to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Vidro reached on infield single to third, J Lopez scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | I Rodriguez singled to center, M Joyce scored, G Sheffield to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | C Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Granderson scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 5th | M Joyce singled to right, C Guillen scored, M Cabrera to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 5th | G Sheffield singled to center, M Cabrera scored, M Joyce to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 6th | M Hollimon homered to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 9th | I Rodriguez singled to right, M Joyce and G Sheffield scored, C Thomas to third. | 8 | 2 |
| 9th | J Vidro grounded out to second, J Lopez scored, R Ibanez to third. | 8 | 3 |
| 9th | A Beltre singled to right center, R Ibanez scored. | 8 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 22,523 (47% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 3rd 2008
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 8 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 | in 11 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 |
| NY Mets | 11 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |