Tigers 8, 
Indians 6
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| J Carroll 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .268 |
| B Francisco LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .273 |
| J Peralta SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .252 |
| C Blake 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .280 |
| S Choo RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .235 |
| R Garko DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .237 |
| J Velandia PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| A Marte 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .162 |
| S Fasano C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| F Gutierrez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| K Shoppach C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Peralta 2 (23, C Fossum, E Bonine); A Marte (3, E Bonine); S Fasano (1, C Fossum); C Blake (22, T Jones) RBI: J Peralta (41), C Blake (48), S Choo (17), G Sizemore 2 (52), J Carroll (20) SF: C Blake 2-out RBI: S Choo, G Sizemore GIDP: J Carroll, J Peralta Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Blake 1, J Carroll 1, A Marte 2, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: S Fasano (1, throw) DP: 1 (A Marte-J Carroll-C Blake). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Byrd | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 86-61 | 5.47 |
| R Betancourt | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13-8 | 6.30 |
| E Mujica | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 5.79 |
| R Perez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.52 |
| J Lewis (L, 0-3) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-4 | 4.73 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 123-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Byrd 28; R Betancourt 4; E Mujica 4; R Perez 1; J Lewis 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 4-9; R Betancourt 1-0; E Mujica 3-0; R Perez 1-0; J Lewis 0-1 Game Scores: P Byrd 46 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .302 |
| C Thomas LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| a-M Thames PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| C Guillen 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .285 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .292 |
| M Joyce RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| P Polanco 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| R Santiago 2B-SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 |
| D Sardinha C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
| a-singled to left for C Thomas in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Joyce (4, P Byrd); C Guillen (22, R Betancourt) HR: M Joyce (6, 7th inning off R Betancourt 1 on, 1 Out); M Cabrera (16, 9th inning off J Lewis 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: E Renteria (33), C Guillen 2 (46), M Cabrera 3 (56), M Joyce 2 (14) 2-out RBI: E Renteria GIDP: E Renteria Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Joyce 1, C Granderson 1, R Santiago 1, G Sheffield 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Renteria (3, 2nd base off P Byrd/S Fasano) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Guillen (12, ground ball) DP: 2 (E Renteria-R Santiago-M Cabrera, C Guillen-R Santiago-M Cabrera). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Bonine | 3.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74-46 | 5.40 |
| C Fossum | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 63-41 | 7.24 |
| J Zumaya | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 1.93 |
| T Jones (W, 4-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 166-108 | |
| PITCHING IBB: C Blake (By C Fossum) Batters faced: E Bonine 19; C Fossum 16; J Zumaya 5; T Jones 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Bonine 7-3; C Fossum 1-3; J Zumaya 0-2; T Jones 3-0 Game Scores: E Bonine 23 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | DET | |||
 | 1st | J Peralta doubled to deep left, J Carroll scored, B Francisco to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | C Blake hit sacrifice fly to right, B Francisco scored, J Peralta to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | S Choo singled to right, J Peralta scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | G Sizemore singled to center, A Marte scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 4th | G Sizemore singled to center, A Marte scored, S Fasano to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 6th | J Carroll safe at first on error by third baseman C Guillen, S Fasano scored, G Sizemore to third. | 6 | 0 |
 | 6th | E Renteria singled to center, M Joyce scored. | 6 | 1 |
| 7th | C Guillen doubled to left, D Sardinha and C Granderson scored, C Thomas to third. | 6 | 3 |
| 7th | M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, C Thomas scored, C Guillen to third. | 6 | 4 |
| 7th | M Joyce homered to right, C Guillen scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 9th | M Cabrera homered to left, M Thames scored. | 6 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| DETROIT'S EDGAR RENTERIA LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEG INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 41,062 (99.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 9th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 18 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |