September 20, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
DET 3 KCR 5
CHW 2 NYY 1
BAL 0 OAK 8
SEA 7 TBR 7
MIN 2 LAA 7
@TEX 3 TOR 6
BOS 3 ATL 4
NYM 2 CHC 5
STL 4 CIN 4
MIL 3 ARI 5
@COL 3 PHI 3
@FLA 2 LAD 10
SFG 7 PIT 6
HOU 4 SDP 6
@WSN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 36,869

Saturday, September 20, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:26

Tigers

71-82

Lost 2

4th, 13½ GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3 10  1
Indians         1  1  0   2  0  0   2  0  X    6 11  0

W: J Sowers (4-8), L: J Verlander (10-17), S: J Lewis (11)

Indians

77-77

Won 5

3rd, 8 GB

Eric Wedge

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   1   1   2    0   1  .289  .873   25    2   0   HR
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .307  .766   21    2   1   2B
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   1    1   0  .323  .884   22    4   0   
M Cabrera 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .904   17    4   1   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   2   0    0   0  .223  .712   12    0   0   2B,GDP
R Raburn LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .691   10    2   0   
  M Joyce PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .876    5    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .689   13    0   2   
B Inge 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .213  .695   20    2   0   2B
D Ryan C                      3   1   1   0    0   1  .360  .974   11    7   0   
  J Larish PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .646    6    0   0   2B

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  C Lambert P                                                            1   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   3  10   3    3   6              162   24   4

BATTING

2B: P Polanco (34, off J Sowers); B Inge (14, off J Sowers); G Sheffield (16, off J Sowers); J Larish (4, off J Lewis).

HR: C Granderson (20, off R Perez; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: C Granderson 4; P Polanco 3; G Sheffield 3; B Inge 2; J Larish 2; D Ryan; E Renteria; M Cabrera.

GIDP: G Sheffield (19).

RBI: C Granderson 2 (60); M Ordonez (96).

2-out RBI: C Granderson 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Polanco-M Cabrera.

E: M Ordonez (5).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .275  .901   19    2   0   2B
J Carroll 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .274  .701   26    1   3   HBP
S Choo LF                     3   0   2   2    2   0  .310  .959   24    2   0   IW
J Peralta SS                  4   0   0   1    1   1  .272  .792   24    0   2   GDP,IW
T Hafner DH                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .207  .654   22    0   0   IW
K Shoppach C                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .268  .880   22    6   0   2B
R Garko 1B                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .263  .720   18    8   1   
F Gutierrez RF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .247  .692   20    2   0   SB
A Cabrera 2B                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .249  .693   19    5   1   

J Sowers P                                                               0   1
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  B Donnelly P                                                           0   1
  J Lewis P                                                              1   1
Totals                       34   6  11   5    7   7              194   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Sizemore (38, off C Lambert); K Shoppach (27, off J Verlander).

IBB: T Hafner (6, by J Verlander); J Peralta (2, by B Seay); S Choo (3, by C Lambert).

HBP: J Carroll (9, by J Verlander).

TB: G Sizemore 3; R Garko 3; S Choo 2; A Cabrera 2; K Shoppach 2; J Carroll.

GIDP: J Peralta (26).

RBI: S Choo 2 (59); A Cabrera 2 (42); J Peralta (85).

2-out RBI: A Cabrera 2; S Choo 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Cabrera-R Garko.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Gutierrez (8, 2nd base off B Seay/D Ryan).

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 (10-17)         4     5   4   4    4   4   0   4.87   22   97-54   29·11·14    3· 6· 4· 0     36    -     1.22  -0.21
C Lambert                      2.2   4   2   2    2   1   0   5.51   13   59-36   21· 6· 9    6· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.62   0.04
B Seay                         1.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   3.93    7   27-19    8· 5· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.58  -0.13
Totals                         8    11   6   6    7   7   0          42  183-109  58·22·29   10·11· 6· 0          2-2

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sowers, W (4-8)              6     5   1   1    2   3   0   5.48   24   94-60   40· 5·15   10· 7· 2· 0     59    -     1.07   0.22
R Betancourt, H (11)           0.2   1   1   1    0   1   0   5.24    3    9-6     2· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.03
R Perez, H (24)                0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   3.25    3   12-7     5· 2· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    1.06  -0.13
B Donnelly, H (4)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   8.25    4   15-12    7· 0· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.85   0.05
J Lewis, S (11)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.90    5   28-15   10· 2· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.82   0.04
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   6   1          39  158-100  64·10·26   15·10· 5· 0          1-1

Balks: J Verlander (3).

WP: J Verlander 3 (6); J Sowers (3).

IBB: C Lambert (1; S Choo); J Verlander (8; T Hafner); B Seay (6; J Peralta).

HBP: J Verlander (14; J Carroll).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:26.

Attendance: 36,869.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 4mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Granderson         CF    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. J Carroll            3B 
3. M Ordonez            RF    3. S Choo               LF 
4. M Cabrera            1B    4. J Peralta            SS 
5. G Sheffield          DH    5. T Hafner             DH 
6. R Raburn             LF    6. K Shoppach           C  
7. E Renteria           SS    7. R Garko              1B 
8. B Inge               3B    8. F Gutierrez          RF 
9. D Ryan               C     9. A Cabrera            2B 

   J Verlander          P        J Sowers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-2  123  4   16%  86% S Choo          J Verlander     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Garko Scores; Sizemore Scores; Carroll to 3B
   t 7   2  4-1  1--  6  -15%  77% C Granderson    R Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ryan Scores
   b 7   2  3-4  -23  4   14%  93% A Cabrera       B Seay          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Shoppach Scores; Gutierrez Scores
   b 2   0  1-1  ---  5    6%  61% K Shoppach      J Verlander     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   t 3   1  2-1  1--  4    6%  67% G Sheffield     J Sowers        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Sowers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   48%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      46%  M Ordonez       Wild Pitch; Polanco to 3B
   RO     --3  5   44%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Polanco Scores
          ---  7   43%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   40%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cabrera to 3B
   O      -23  3   45%  R Raburn        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   43%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   45%  J Carroll       Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   49%  S Choo          Walk; Carroll to 2B
          12-      54%  J Peralta       Wild Pitch; Carroll to 3B; Choo to 2B
   RO     -23  3   54%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Carroll Scores; Choo to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  T Hafner        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeremy Sowers facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   46%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  7   41%  B Inge          Walk; Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  D Ryan          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   50%  C Granderson    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Renteria to 3B
   O      1-3  2   55%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   61%  K Shoppach      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   60%  R Garko         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Shoppach to 3B
          --3  4   62%  F Gutierrez     Walk
   R      1-3      67%  A Cabrera       Balk; Shoppach Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   64%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  3   61%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeremy Sowers facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   57%  M Ordonez       Walk
   O      1--  2   61%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   67%  G Sheffield     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   65%  J Carroll       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  5   67%  S Choo          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          1--      68%  J Peralta       Wild Pitch; Choo to 2B
   O      -2-  6   65%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      66%  T Hafner        Wild Pitch; Choo to 3B
          --3  4   67%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  5   62%  K Shoppach      Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeremy Sowers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   65%  R Raburn        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   67%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   64%  B Inge          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   68%  D Ryan          Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   72%  R Garko         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   69%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   66%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   68%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Line Drive); Garko to 2B
          12- 10   70%  J Carroll       Walk; Garko to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
   RR     123  4   86%  S Choo          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Garko Scores; Sizemore Scores; Carroll to 3B
   O      1-3  2   83%  J Peralta       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeremy Sowers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   86%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   87%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   88%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chris Lambert facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Lambert replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      ---  3   87%  T Hafner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   87%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   87%  R Garko         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   86%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeremy Sowers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   88%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   90%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   91%  R Raburn        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chris Lambert facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   92%  A Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  7   96%  G Sizemore      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Cabrera to 3B
   O      -23  5   94%  J Carroll       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   94%  S Choo          Intentional Walk
   OO     123  4   89%  J Peralta       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Rafael Betancourt facing 7-8-9
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Jeremy Sowers pitching
   O      ---  4   92%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   93%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   92%  D Ryan          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Rafael Perez replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   RR     1--  6   77%  C Granderson    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ryan Scores
          ---  4   74%  P Polanco       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   79%  M Ordonez       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chris Lambert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   77%  T Hafner        Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   79%  K Shoppach      Walk
          1--  2   82%  R Garko         Single to RF (Line Drive); Shoppach to 2B
   O      12-  7   79%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Shoppach to 3B
                  Bobby Seay replaces Chris Lambert pitching
          1-3      79%  A Cabrera       Gutierrez Steals 2B
   RR     -23  4   93%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Shoppach Scores; Gutierrez Scores
   O      1--  2   93%  G Sizemore      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Brendan Donnelly facing 4-5-6
                  Brendan Donnelly replaces Rafael Perez pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  M Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  5   92%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Matthew Joyce pinch hits for Ryan Raburn batting 6th
   O      1--  5   95%  M Joyce         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   97%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bobby Seay facing 2-3-4
                  Matthew Joyce moves to LF
          ---  4   98%  J Carroll       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Carroll to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-  5   98%  S Choo          Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Carroll to 3B
          --3  4   98%  J Peralta       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   97%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   96%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Jensen Lewis facing 8-9-1
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Brendan Donnelly pitching
   O      ---  8   99%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff Larish pinch hits for Dusty Ryan batting 9th
          ---  6   96%  J Larish        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   99%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Larish to 3B
          --3  6   96%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      1-3  2  100%  M Ordonez       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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