Detroit 6, Cleveland 5

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(82-70)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Detroit 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 6 10 0 Cleveland 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 12 1 WP: J. Verlander (17-9) S: F. Rodney (35) LP: C. Carrasco (0-3)	(61-91)

Scoring Summary

Bot 3rd: Cleveland

- M. Brantley singled to shallow right, T. Crowe and A. Marte scored, W. Toregas to third

Top 4th: Detroit

- B. Inge singled to shallow center, A. Huff scored, C. Guillen to third

- G. Laird singled to right center, C. Guillen scored, B. Inge to third

- R. Santiago singled to right, B. Inge scored, G. Laird to third

- C. Granderson grounded out to second, G. Laird scored, R. Santiago to second

Top 7th: Detroit

- C. Guillen doubled to left center, C. Thomas scored, A. Huff to third

Top 8th: Detroit

- P. Polanco singled to shallow right, R. Santiago scored, P. Polanco to second advancing on throw

Bot 8th: Cleveland

- T. Hafner doubled to right, S. Choo scored

Bot 9th: Cleveland

- S. Choo homered to deep right, J. Carroll scored

Detroit
	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
C. Granderson cf	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.245
P. Polanco 2b	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.284
M. Ordonez rf	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.295
C. Thomas pr-rf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245
M. Cabrera 1b	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	.329
A. Huff dh	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.245
C. Guillen lf	3	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.255
D. Kelly lf	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.236
B. Inge 3b	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	4	.234
G. Laird c	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227
R. Santiago ss	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	.267
Totals	36	6	10	6	0	6	5	1	15

Batting 2B - C Guillen (9, T Sipp); B Inge (13, J Lewis). S - G Laird. RBI - C Granderson (64), P Polanco (69), C Guillen (39), B Inge (79), G Laird (32), R Santiago (31). 2-out RBI - P Polanco, C Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Granderson 1, M Ordonez 1, C Thomas 1, A Huff 1, B Inge 2, R Santiago 1. Team LOB - 10.

Base Running SB - R Santiago (1, 2nd base off C Perez/W Toregas). CS - C Guillen (3, 2nd base by C Carrasco/W Toregas).    Fielding DP - 1 (P Polanco-R Santiago-M Cabrera).

Cleveland
	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
M. Brantley lf	5	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	.337
J. Carroll 2b	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	.283
S. Choo rf	5	2	2	2	1	0	2	0	2	.304
T. Hafner dh	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.270
N. Romero pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
J. Peralta 3b	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	.262
L. Valbuena ss	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	.235
T. Crowe cf	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.232
A. Marte 1b	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	.242
W. Toregas c	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	.182
A. Cabrera ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305
Totals	38	5	12	5	1	3	11	1	20

Batting 2B - T Hafner (18, B Seay); A Marte (4, J Verlander). HR - S Choo (17, 9th inning off F Rodney 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Brantley 2 (9), S Choo 2 (81), T Hafner (46). 2-out RBI - S Choo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, T Crowe 2, A Marte 1. GIDP - J Carroll. Team LOB - 9.

Base Running SB - M Brantley (4, 2nd base off J Verlander/G Laird).    Fielding E - L Valbuena (11, throw).

Detroit
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
J. Verlander (W, 17-9)	7.0	7	2	2	2	11	0	1.19	3.41
B. Seay	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.23	3.88
B. Lyon (H, 15)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	2.90
F. Rodney (S, 35)	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	1.38	3.97
Cleveland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
C. Carrasco (L, 0-3)	5.0	6	4	4	3	0	0	2.16	9.00
J. Lewis	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	1.30	4.30
T. Sipp	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	3.13
C. Perez	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.12	4.60
K. Wood	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1.35	4.15

WP - J Verlander, F Rodney.

Pitches-strikes - J Verlander 127-80; B Seay 9-5; B Lyon 7-5; F Rodney 31-15; C Carrasco 93-54; J Lewis 23-14; T Sipp 10-6; C Perez 29-15; K Wood 23-14.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Verlander 4-7; B Seay 1-0; B Lyon 1-1; F Rodney 2-2; C Carrasco 11-4; J Lewis 1-1; T Sipp 0-0; C Perez 1-2; K Wood 0-1.

Batters faced - J Verlander 29; B Seay 2; B Lyon 4; F Rodney 6; C Carrasco 24; J Lewis 7; T Sipp 2; C Perez 6; K Wood 4.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Joe West. 1B--Ed Rapuano. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Paul Nauert.

Updated on Friday, Sep 25, 2009 3:45 am ET