Tigers 9,
Indians 2
| W: | J. Verlander (6-9) |
| L: | J. Sowers (0-5) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| J Carroll 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| C Blake 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| S Choo RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| K Shoppach C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .260 |
| D Dellucci DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .220 |
| R Garko 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| F Gutierrez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Blake (21, J Verlander) HR: J Peralta (14, 1st inning off J Verlander 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Peralta 2 (40) 2-out RBI: J Peralta 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Blake 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Sizemore (21, 2nd base off J Verlander/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Peralta (7, throw) | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Sowers (L, 0-5) | 5.2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 93-59 | 7.81 |
| B Slocum | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28-20 | 27.00 |
| M Kobayashi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.21 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 132-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Sowers 28; B Slocum 7; M Kobayashi 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sowers 9-7; B Slocum 0-3; M Kobayashi 1-2 Game Scores: J Sowers 24 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .311 |
| M Thames LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| M Joyce RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| C Thomas RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
| R Raburn 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Raburn (8, J Sowers); M Thames (7, J Sowers) HR: M Cabrera 2 (15, 3rd inning off J Sowers 1 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off B Slocum 0 on, 1 Out); M Thames (17, 5th inning off J Sowers 1 on, 2 Out); I Rodriguez (4, 7th inning off B Slocum 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Granderson 2 (30), M Thames 3 (39), M Cabrera 3 (53), I Rodriguez (29) 2-out RBI: M Thames 3, M Cabrera 2, C Granderson, I Rodriguez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Raburn (7, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (W, 6-9) | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 99-65 | 4.24 |
| A Lopez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-18 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 123-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Verlander 24; A Lopez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 5-9; A Lopez 0-3 Game Scores: J Verlander 71 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | DET | |||
| 1st | J Peralta homered to left, C Blake scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Granderson singled to right, R Raburn scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Thames doubled to deep left center, C Granderson scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | M Cabrera homered to left, M Thames scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | M Thames homered to right, P Polanco scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 6th | C Granderson singled to right, E Renteria scored, R Raburn to third, C Granderson to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 7 | |
| 7th | M Cabrera homered to right. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7th | I Rodriguez homered to left. | 2 | 9 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 40,443 (98% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:27 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 8th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | in 13 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 10 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |
