April 17, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

LAA 5
KCR 3 BAL 6
CHW 5
(10) CLE 11
DET 1 TBR 7
@MIN 3 BOS 7
@NYY 5 SEA 8
@OAK 1 TEX 4
@TOR 1 CIN 9
@CHC 2 ATL 8
@FLA 0 NYM 3
WSN 2
(14) PHI 10
HOU 2 COL 2
@SDP 1
(22) MIL 5
@STL 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 21,547

Thursday, April 17, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:23

Tigers

5-11

Lost 1

5th, 4½ GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  7  0
Indians         0  3  0   0  2  5   1  0  X   11 13  0

W: F Carmona (2-1), L: J Verlander (0-3)

Indians

6-10

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

Eric Wedge

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Thomas CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .735   19    6   0   2B
R Santiago 2B                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .455 1.083   16    2   2   HBP
G Sheffield DH                1   0   0   0    2   1  .209  .730   15    0   0   HBP
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .807    7    1   0   
  R Raburn PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.350    3    0   0   
M Cabrera 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .808   22    2   3   SF
C Guillen 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .367 1.128    9    8   0   GDP
  M Thames 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .502    4    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .729   13    1   4   
J Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .382   16    1   0   
B Inge C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .943   21    3   0   2B

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  D Bautista P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   1   7   1    3   4              145   24   9

BATTING

2B: B Inge (5, off F Carmona); C Thomas (3, off F Carmona).

SF: M Cabrera (1, off F Carmona).

HBP: G Sheffield (2, by F Carmona); R Santiago (1, by F Carmona).

TB: B Inge 2; C Thomas 2; C Guillen; M Ordonez; R Santiago; E Renteria; M Cabrera.

GIDP: C Guillen (3).

RBI: M Cabrera (11).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-C Guillen.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .283  .788   17    5   0   2B,SB,HBP
J Carroll 2B                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .308  .988   33    2   4   3B
T Hafner DH                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .242  .766   22    0   0   HR
V Martinez C                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .368  .806   23    5   0   2B,IW
J Peralta SS                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .237  .738   21    1   5   GDP
R Garko 1B                    3   3   1   2    1   0  .315  .948   16    9   0   HR,HBP
F Gutierrez RF                4   1   2   0    1   0  .208  .616   20    1   0   2B
J Michaels LF                 3   0   2   3    0   0  .139  .362   15    3   1   HBP,SF
C Blake 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .152  .467   13    1   1   2B

F Carmona P                                                              0   0
  J Lewis P                                                              0   0
  M Kobayashi P                                                          0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   1
Totals                       35  11  13  11    6   3              180   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Sizemore (1, off Z Miner); V Martinez (2, off B Seay); F Gutierrez (3, off J Verlander); C Blake (3, off J Verlander).

3B: J Carroll (1, off Z Miner).

HR: T Hafner (3, off Z Miner; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Garko (2, off J Verlander; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SF: J Michaels (2, off J Verlander).

IBB: V Martinez (1, by J Verlander).

HBP: G Sizemore (4, by B Seay); R Garko (2, by J Verlander); J Michaels (1, by J Verlander).

TB: T Hafner 4; R Garko 4; J Carroll 4; F Gutierrez 3; V Martinez 3; C Blake 2; G Sizemore 2; J Michaels 2; J Peralta.

GIDP: J Peralta (3).

RBI: J Michaels 3 (5); R Garko 2 (11); T Hafner 2 (12); J Carroll 2 (2); C Blake (7); V Martinez (6).

2-out RBI: J Michaels 2; V Martinez; J Carroll.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Carroll-J Peralta-R Garko.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sizemore (5, 2nd base off J Verlander/B Inge).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander, L (0-3)           5     7   5   5    4   1   1   7.03   27  104-60   38· 6·16   10· 8· 2· 0     30    -     0.80  -0.21
Z Miner                        1     5   5   5    1   0   1  15.75    9   29-17   11· 0· 6    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.05
B Seay                         1     1   1   1    0   2   0   5.79    5   29-20   13· 3· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
D Bautista                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.29    4   13-6     3· 0· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  11  11    6   3   2          45  175-103  65· 9·29   16·13· 4· 0           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Carmona, W (2-1)             6.2   7   1   1    1   2   0   1.96   28  105-71   44· 3·24   11· 9· 3· 0     57    -     0.93   0.24
J Lewis                        0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   4.66    3   13-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.06   0.00
M Kobayashi                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    3   14-9     7· 2· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
R Betancourt                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    3   13-9     4· 0· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   4   0          37  145-92   57· 5·30   12·13· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Verlander (2; V Martinez).

HBP: J Verlander 2 (6; R Garko, J Michaels); F Carmona 2 (2; R Santiago, G Sheffield); B Seay (1; G Sizemore).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 21,547.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Thomas             CF    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. R Santiago           2B    2. J Carroll            2B 
3. G Sheffield          DH    3. T Hafner             DH 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. V Martinez           C  
5. M Cabrera            3B    5. J Peralta            SS 
6. C Guillen            1B    6. R Garko              1B 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. F Gutierrez          RF 
8. J Jones              LF    8. J Michaels           LF 
9. B Inge               C     9. C Blake              3B 

   J Verlander          P        F Carmona            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123  4  -14%  50% J Peralta       J Verlander     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  5   10%  69% F Gutierrez     J Verlander     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Garko to 3B
   t 4   0  3-0  1--  6    8%  85% C Guillen       F Carmona       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   1  0-3  1--  4    7%  96% R Garko         J Verlander     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
   b 2   2  0-2  --3  6    7%  81% J Carroll       J Verlander     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Blake Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  C Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  R Santiago      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  4   46%  G Sheffield     Walk; Santiago to 2B
   O      12-  3   49%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Santiago to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   O      -23 10   55%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  G Sizemore      Walk
          1--      61%  J Carroll       Sizemore Steals 2B
          -2-  6   64%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   63%  T Hafner        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Sizemore to 3B; Carroll to 2B
          -23  4   64%  V Martinez      Intentional Walk
   OO     123  4   50%  J Peralta       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fausto Carmona facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   52%  C Guillen       Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   50%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   53%  J Jones         Flyball: LF
          1--  6   49%  B Inge          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Renteria to 3B
   O      -23  2   55%  C Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   59%  R Garko         Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   69%  F Gutierrez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Garko to 3B
   RO     -23  2   70%  J Michaels      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Garko Scores; Gutierrez to 3B
   R      --3  3   76%  C Blake         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Gutierrez Scores
   O      -2-  5   74%  G Sizemore      Flyball: RF; Blake to 3B
   R      --3  6   81%  J Carroll       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Blake Scores
          1--  4   81%  T Hafner        Walk; Carroll to 2B
   O      12-  3   79%  V Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Fausto Carmona facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   81%  R Santiago      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   83%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   84%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   83%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   82%  R Garko         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   82%  F Gutierrez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   83%  J Michaels      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Gutierrez to 2B
   O      12-  3   81%  C Blake         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Fausto Carmona facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   77%  M Cabrera       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  6   85%  C Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   85%  G Sizemore      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7   84%  J Carroll       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   83%  T Hafner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Fausto Carmona facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   86%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   87%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   88%  C Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   90%  V Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   88%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  4   96%  R Garko         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
   O      ---  2   95%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   95%  J Michaels      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   95%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Fausto Carmona facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   93%  R Santiago      Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   90%  G Sheffield     Hit By Pitch; Santiago to 2B
          12-  3   84%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Santiago to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   RO     123  2   88%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Santiago Scores
   O      12-  1   92%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive); Sheffield out at Hm/LF-C; Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  2   95%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
                  Zach Miner replaces Justin Verlander pitching
          ---  2   96%  G Sizemore      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2   98%  J Carroll       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sizemore Scores
   RR     --3  4   99%  T Hafner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carroll Scores
   O      ---  1   99%  V Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   99%  J Peralta       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   99%  R Garko         Walk; Peralta to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Peralta to 3B; Garko to 2B
   RR     -23  7  100%  J Michaels      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Peralta Scores; Garko Scores; Michaels to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1  100%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 10.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Fausto Carmona facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7  100%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  B Inge          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2  100%  C Thomas        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Fausto Carmona pitching
          -2-  4  100%  R Santiago      Walk
          12-  6  100%  G Sheffield     Walk; Thomas to 3B; Santiago to 2B
                  Ryan Raburn pinch hits for Magglio Ordonez batting 4th
   O      123  3  100%  R Raburn        Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-1, Bobby Seay facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Seay replaces Zach Miner pitching; Marcus Thames replaces Carlos Guillen playing 1B batting 6th; Ryan Raburn moves to RF
          ---  1  100%  G Sizemore      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  7  100%  J Carroll       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5  100%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-- 10  100%  V Martinez      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carroll Scores
   O      -2-  6  100%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-11, Masahide Kobayashi facing 5-6-7
                  Masahide Kobayashi replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-1, Denny Bautista facing 6-7-8
                  Denny Bautista replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  R Garko         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5  100%  F Gutierrez     Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  J Michaels      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Blake         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-11, Rafael Betancourt facing 8-9-1
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Masahide Kobayashi pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  J Jones         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5  100%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Thomas        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 11.

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 2008 > CLE \| DET > Apr 17, 2008, Tigers at Indians Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation