Indians 9, 
Tigers 4
| W: | F. Carmona (5-3) |
| L: | J. Verlander (8-11) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| R Santiago 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .351 |
| C Guillen 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .293 |
| M Joyce RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| a-M Ordonez PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .319 |
| M Thames DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .251 |
| E Renteria SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| R Raburn LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| D Sardinha C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .136 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| a-struck out swinging for M Joyce in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Renteria (11, F Carmona) RBI: C Guillen (51), D Sardinha (3) SF: C Guillen GIDP: C Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Guillen 1, M Thames 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Rapada (1, throw); D Sardinha (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (L, 8-11) | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 114-70 | 4.49 |
| C Rapada | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39-22 | 4.30 |
| A Lopez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.06 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 167-100 | |
| PITCHING HBP: S Fasano (By J Verlander); G Sizemore (By C Rapada) Batters faced: J Verlander 26; C Rapada 11; A Lopez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 2-6; C Rapada 2-1; A Lopez 0-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 41 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| F Gutierrez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .210 |
| B Francisco LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .277 |
| J Peralta SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .268 |
| S Choo RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .252 |
| A Marte 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .180 |
| R Garko 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| S Fasano C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .320 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| Totals | 31 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Francisco (22, J Verlander); J Peralta (30, J Verlander); S Fasano (2, C Rapada) HR: G Sizemore (27, 5th inning off J Verlander 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Peralta (58), G Sizemore 4 (63), S Fasano 2 (4), F Gutierrez (21) SF: F Gutierrez 2-out RBI: J Peralta, S Fasano, G Sizemore Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Choo 1, F Gutierrez 2, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Sizemore (27, 2nd base off A Lopez/D Sardinha) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Cabrera (4, ground ball); S Fasano (2, catch); R Garko (4, bunt) DP: 1 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko). PB: S Fasano. | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Carmona (W, 5-3) | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99-63 | 4.18 |
| R Perez (H, 15) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28-20 | 3.20 |
| M Kobayashi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.62 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 139-92 | |
| PITCHING WP: F Carmona HBP: R Santiago (By F Carmona) Batters faced: F Carmona 27; R Perez 6; M Kobayashi 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Carmona 11-5; R Perez 2-0; M Kobayashi 1-1 Game Scores: F Carmona 53 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | CLE | |||
 | 1st | C Guillen hit sacrifice fly to center, C Granderson scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | J Peralta doubled to deep left, B Francisco scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | G Sizemore homered to right, S Fasano and A Cabrera scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 6th | M Joyce grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Santiago scored, C Guillen safe at second on error by second baseman A Cabrera. | 2 | 4 |
| 6th | S Fasano singled to left, S Choo scored, R Garko to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | G Sizemore hit by pitch, R Garko scored, S Fasano to third, A Cabrera to second. | 2 | 6 |
| 7th | E Renteria scored, R Raburn to second on wild pitch by F Carmona, R Raburn safe at third on error by catcher S Fasano. | 3 | 6 |
| 7th | D Sardinha grounded out to third, R Raburn scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 8th | S Fasano doubled to deep left, R Garko scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | F Gutierrez hit sacrifice fly to center, S Fasano scored, A Cabrera to third. | 4 | 8 |
| 8th | G Sizemore steals second, A Cabrera scored on throwing error by catcher D Sardinha. | 4 | 9 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 34,186 (75.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Chuck Meriwether |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 31st 2008
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| LA Angels | 12 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 12 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 10 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |