Cleveland 11, Detroit 8
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 0 11 16 0
Detroit 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 12 1
WP: P. Byrd (12-5) S: J. Borowski (35)
LP: J. Verlander (13-5)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Cleveland
- V. Martinez singled to right, K. Lofton scored, C. Blake to second
Bot 1st: Detroit
- C. Guillen homered to deep right, M. Ordonez and S. Casey scored
Top 4th: Cleveland
- A. Cabrera singled to center, F. Gutierrez scored
- C. Blake singled to left, A. Cabrera scored, K. Lofton to second
- G. Sizemore singled to right, K. Lofton scored, C. Blake to third
- C. Blake scored, G. Sizemore to second on wild pitch
Top 5th: Cleveland
- F. Gutierrez homered to deep left, T. Hafner and J. Peralta scored
Bot 6th: Detroit
- M. Ordonez homered to deep left
- M. Thames homered to deep left center, C. Guillen scored
Top 8th: Cleveland
- T. Hafner doubled to left, G. Sizemore scored, V. Martinez to third
- K. Shoppach singled to center, T. Hafner and V. Martinez scored, F. Gutierrez to third, K. Shoppach to second on center fielder C. Granderson's fielding error
Bot 9th: Detroit
- P. Polanco singled to center, C. Maybin scored
- M. Ordonez singled to right center, P. Polanco scored, R. Santiago to second
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
K. Lofton lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .296
    J. Michaels ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
C. Blake 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .264
G. Sizemore cf 6 1 2 1 0 0 4 .275
V. Martinez 1b 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 .301
T. Hafner dh 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 .254
J. Peralta ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .274
F. Gutierrez rf 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .282
K. Shoppach c 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 .260
A. Cabrera 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .290
 Totals 43 11 16 10 4 7 24  
 Batting
2B - K Lofton (18, J Verlander); F Gutierrez (6, J Verlander); G Sizemore (25, T Byrdak); T Hafner (17, T Byrdak).
HR - F Gutierrez (9, 5th inning off Z Miner 2 on, 0 Out).
RBI - V Martinez (87), A Cabrera (5), C Blake (59), G Sizemore (68), F Gutierrez 3 (22), T Hafner (72), K Shoppach 2 (22).
2-out RBI - A Cabrera, C Blake, G Sizemore, K Shoppach 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, T Hafner 1, V Martinez 1, J Peralta 1, A Cabrera 2.
Team LOB - 10.
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Granderson cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .286
P. Polanco 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .341
S. Casey 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .286
    R. Santiago pr-ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
M. Ordonez rf 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .352
C. Guillen ss-1b 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .305
I. Rodriguez c 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .279
M. Thames dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .247
B. Inge 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
C. Maybin lf 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .267
 Totals 39 8 12 8 3 10 14  
 Batting
2B - C Maybin 2 (2, J Lewis, P Byrd); C Guillen (26, P Byrd).
HR - C Guillen (17, 1st inning off P Byrd 2 on, 2 Out), M Ordonez (24, 6th inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out), M Thames (14, 6th inning off P Byrd 1 on, 1 Out).
RBI - C Guillen 3 (82), M Ordonez 2 (113), M Thames 2 (39), P Polanco (52).
2-out RBI - C Guillen 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Thames 1, I Rodriguez 1, S Casey 1, C Guillen 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - C Guillen (11, 3rd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach).
 
 Fielding
E - C Granderson (5, bobble).
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
P. Byrd (W, 12-5) 5.1 7 6 6 2 4 3 4.61
R. Perez (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.84
R. Betancourt (H, 24) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.52
J. Lewis 0.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.95
J. Borowski (S, 35) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.44
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Verlander (L, 13-5) 4.0 10 7 7 1 5 0 3.94
Z. Miner 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 3.86
T. Byrdak 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.35
C. Durbin 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.72
WP - P Byrd, J Verlander.
IBB - V Martinez (by T Byrdak), F Gutierrez (by C Durbin).
HBP - C Blake (by J Verlander).
Pitches-strikes - P Byrd 78-50; R Perez 19-12; R Betancourt 23-17; J Lewis 20-15; J Borowski 11-6; J Verlander 86-60; Z Miner 55-33; T Byrdak 17-9; C Durbin 32-20.
Ground balls-fly balls - P Byrd 2-10; R Perez 0-1; R Betancourt 0-3; J Lewis 0-0; J Borowski 0-1; J Verlander 2-5; Z Miner 3-3; T Byrdak 1-1; C Durbin 2-3.
Batters faced - P Byrd 25; R Perez 5; R Betancourt 5; J Lewis 5; J Borowski 2; J Verlander 24; Z Miner 12; T Byrdak 5; C Durbin 7.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance Barksdale.
Time: 3:38.
Attendance: 40,914.
Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, in from center.

Updated on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 11:10 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Cleveland
F. Gutierrez F. Gutierrez
2-4, 1 HR
3 RBI
 Detroit
C. Guillen C. Guillen
2-5, 1 HR
3 RBI