7:05 PM ET, July 29, 2008
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: A. Galarraga (9-4)
L: M. Ginter (1-2)
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/29)
| Game 1: Monday, July 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 29, 2008
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: A. Galarraga (9-4)
L: M. Ginter (1-2)
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .298 | ||
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .308 | ||
| C Guillen 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 | ||
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .322 | ||
| M Cabrera 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 | ||
| M Joyce LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .281 | ||
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .218 | ||
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | ||
| B Inge C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |||
| BATTING 2B: M Joyce (10, M Ginter); E Renteria (9, M Ginter); B Inge (9, M Ginter); G Sheffield (12, J Rincon); P Polanco (23, M Kobayashi) HR: M Cabrera (18, 2nd inning off M Ginter 0 on, 0 Out); B Inge (8, 8th inning off R Betancourt 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cabrera (75), E Renteria 2 (37), B Inge 3 (30), G Sheffield 2 (28) 2-out RBI: E Renteria 2, B Inge 3, G Sheffield 2 GIDP: M Ordonez, C Granderson, M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, C Guillen 1, M Cabrera 1, E Renteria 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Galarraga (W, 9-4) | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 97-60 | 3.35 | |
| F Dolsi (H, 7) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-8 | 4.45 | |
| C Fossum (H, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 5.71 | |
| J Zumaya (H, 4) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-17 | 2.33 | |
| F Rodney | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-8 | 5.40 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 161-94 | ||
| PITCHING WP: F Rodney HBP: R Garko (By F Dolsi) Batters faced: A Galarraga 23; F Dolsi 4; C Fossum 1; J Zumaya 8; F Rodney 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Galarraga 3-10; F Dolsi 1-1; C Fossum 1-0; J Zumaya 0-3; F Rodney 1-1 Game Scores: A Galarraga 47 | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .279 | ||
| D Dellucci DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | ||
| a-F Gutierrez PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .216 | ||
| B Francisco LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .269 | ||
| J Peralta SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 | ||
| S Choo RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | ||
| K Shoppach C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .254 | ||
| A Marte 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .179 | ||
| R Garko 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | ||
| A Cabrera 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .185 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |||
| a-flied out to center for D Dellucci in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Sizemore (24, A Galarraga); D Dellucci (15, A Galarraga); S Choo (13, A Galarraga); R Garko (13, J Zumaya) 3B: J Peralta (3, A Galarraga) RBI: D Dellucci (35), J Peralta (57), S Choo (25), R Garko (50) 2-out RBI: R Garko Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Choo 1, G Sizemore 1, B Francisco 2, A Marte 1, A Cabrera 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (A Marte-A Cabrera-R Garko 2, A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko). | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Ginter (L, 1-2) | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 77-50 | 4.20 | |
| J Rincon | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30-18 | 6.49 | |
| J Lewis | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-17 | 4.65 | |
| R Betancourt | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-8 | 6.04 | |
| M Kobayashi | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.61 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 161-102 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M Ginter HBP: B Inge (By J Lewis) Batters faced: M Ginter 20; J Rincon 6; J Lewis 6; R Betancourt 5; M Kobayashi 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Ginter 7-2; J Rincon 0-1; J Lewis 4-1; R Betancourt 1-2; M Kobayashi 2-1 Game Scores: M Ginter 32 | ||||||||||
| DET | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | M Cabrera homered to center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | E Renteria doubled to deep left, M Ordonez and M Joyce scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | B Inge doubled to left, E Renteria scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 4th | D Dellucci doubled to right, G Sizemore scored. | 4 | 1 | |
| 5th | G Sheffield doubled to deep center, C Guillen and M Cabrera scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Peralta tripled to deep center, B Francisco scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 6th | S Choo doubled to deep right center, J Peralta scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 8th | B Inge homered to left, M Joyce scored. | 8 | 3 | |
| 8th | R Garko doubled to deep left, J Peralta scored, S Choo to third. | 8 | 4 | |
| 9th | G Sizemore scored on F Rodney's wild pitch. | 8 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 30,625 (72.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Laz Diaz |

