April 16, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 3
@LAA 2 CHW 3
@BAL 1 DET 13
@CLE 2 MIN 6
TBR 5 NYY 15
BOS 9 SEA 4
@OAK 2 TEX 7
@TOR 5
(14) CHC 12
CIN 3 FLA 6
ATL 5 LAD 8
PIT 1 NYM 5
WSN 2 HOU 2
@PHI 1 COL 10
@SDP 2 ARI 4
@SFG 1 STL 5
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 17,644

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:17

Tigers

5-10

Won 3

4th, 4½ GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  1   0  7  1   0  1  1   13 17  0
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  3  0

W: A Galarraga (1-0), L: C Sabathia (0-3)

Indians

5-10

Lost 3

4th, 4½ GB

Eric Wedge

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Rodriguez C                 6   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .567   19    8   0   
P Polanco 2B                  5   2   1   1    1   1  .154  .440   21    5   2   2B
G Sheffield DH                5   2   1   0    1   1  .214  .710   26    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   3   1   0    3   0  .293  .815   33    2   0   
M Cabrera 3B-1B               6   2   4   5    0   1  .264  .822   17    1   1   HR
C Guillen 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .370 1.156   16    4   0   
  R Raburn PR-LF              2   1   1   1    0   0  .667 1.750    9    4   0   2B
E Renteria SS                 4   1   3   5    1   0  .300  .744   13    0   1   HR
  R Santiago PR-SS            1   0   1   0    0   0  .444 1.000    2    0   2   
M Thames LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .523   13    0   0   
  C Thomas LF-CF              3   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .751    5    1   0   
B Inge CF-3B                  3   0   2   1    2   1  .310  .960   26    2   0   2B

A Galarraga P                                                            0   0
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
Totals                       44  13  17  13    9   6              200   27   6

BATTING

2B: R Raburn (1, off J Julio); P Polanco (1, off C Sabathia); B Inge (4, off T Mastny).

HR: E Renteria (1, off C Sabathia; 5th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); M Cabrera (3, off C Sabathia; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: M Cabrera 7; E Renteria 6; B Inge 3; P Polanco 2; R Raburn 2; C Guillen; M Ordonez; G Sheffield; R Santiago; C Thomas; M Thames.

RBI: M Cabrera 5 (10); E Renteria 5 (9); R Raburn (1); B Inge (10); P Polanco (4).

2-out RBI: B Inge; M Cabrera.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .759    5    1   0   
  J Michaels PH-RF            2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .260    8    0   0   
D Dellucci LF                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .915    9    2   0   HR
  J Carroll LF                1   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .722    6    0   0   HBP
T Hafner DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .722   10    0   0   
V Martinez C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .735    5    3   1   
  K Shoppach C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .815    5    3   0   HBP
J Peralta SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .768   21    0   5   
R Garko 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .314  .886   18   10   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .173  .430   13    1   2   
F Gutierrez RF-CF             3   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .545   11    4   0   
C Blake 3B                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .146  .450    5    3   2   
  A Marte PH-3B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    7    0   2   

C Sabathia P                                                             0   0
  T Mastny P                                                             0   0
  C Breslow P                                                            0   0
  J Julio P                                                              0   1
  M Kobayashi P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   2   3   2    1   7              123   27  13

BATTING

HR: D Dellucci (1, off A Galarraga; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: J Carroll (2, by A Galarraga); K Shoppach (2, by A Galarraga).

TB: D Dellucci 4; F Gutierrez; R Garko.

RBI: D Dellucci (4); R Garko (9).

2-out RBI: R Garko.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

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
A Galarraga, W (1-0)           6.2   1   2   2    0   6   1   2.70   23   81-56   30· 9·17    5· 9· 1· 0     70    -     0.43   0.14
J Grilli                       2.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   5.87   10   42-25   16· 3· 6    3· 5· 0· 0          2-1    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     3   2   2    1   7   1          33  123-81   46·12·23    8·14· 1· 0          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sabathia, L (0-3)            4     8   9   9    5   1   2  13.50   25   93-59   41· 4·14   10· 6· 3· 0      6    -     0.89  -0.35
T Mastny                       1.1   2   2   2    3   2   0  13.50    9   49-24   15· 6· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
C Breslow                      1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7   20-12    9· 1· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          3-1    0.02   0.00
J Julio                        1     3   1   1    0   2   0   5.63    6   16-11    5· 3· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
M Kobayashi                    1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.38    6   17-12    9· 2· 1    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  13  13    9   6   2          53  195-118  79·16·23   19·13· 6· 0          3-1

C Sabathia faced 6 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: C Sabathia (1).

WP: M Kobayashi (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: A Galarraga 2 (2; J Carroll, K Shoppach).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 17,644.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. I Rodriguez          C     1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. D Dellucci           LF 
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. A Cabrera            2B 
8. M Thames             LF    8. F Gutierrez          RF 
9. B Inge               CF    9. C Blake              3B 

   A Galarraga          P        C Sabathia           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  3   16%  60% M Cabrera       C Sabathia      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ordonez Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  2   -9%  38% D Dellucci      A Galarraga     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 3   2  1-2  -2-  1    9%  68% M Cabrera       C Sabathia      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Polanco Scores
   t 5   0  1-3  123  3    6%  92% M Cabrera       C Sabathia      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Polanco Scores; Sheffield Scores; Ordonez to 2B
   t 3   0  1-2  ---  2    6%  66% P Polanco       C Sabathia      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   46%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   45%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  G Sizemore      Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      ---  2   38%  D Dellucci      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   39%  T Hafner        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   40%  V Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   44%  M Ordonez       Walk
   RR     1--  3   60%  M Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ordonez Scores
   O      ---  7   57%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   60%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  2   57%  M Thames        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4   59%  B Inge          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Armando Galarraga facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   57%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   59%  R Garko         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   60%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   66%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   62%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   59%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      -2-  1   68%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Polanco Scores
   O      1--  3   66%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Armando Galarraga facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   69%  F Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   70%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   72%  G Sizemore      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   70%  E Renteria      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   68%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   69%  B Inge          Walk
   O      1--  3   67%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Armando Galarraga facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   70%  D Dellucci      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   72%  T Hafner        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   74%  V Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   77%  P Polanco       Walk
          1--      79%  G Sheffield     Balk; Polanco to 2B
          -2- 10   81%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   86%  M Ordonez       Walk; Polanco to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   RR     123  3   92%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Polanco Scores; Sheffield Scores; Ordonez to 2B
          12-  1   94%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ordonez to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   98%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ordonez Scores; Cabrera Scores; Guillen Scores
                  Tom Mastny replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching
          ---  7   99%  M Thames        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          1--  8   99%  B Inge          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thames to 3B
   O      -23  6   99%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  3   99%  P Polanco       Fielder's Choice SS; Thames Scores; Inge out at 3B/SS-C-3B
   O      1--  4   99%  G Sheffield     Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-10, Armando Galarraga facing 5-6-7
                  Clete Thomas replaces Marcus Thames playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Peralta       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 10, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tom Mastny facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   99%  M Ordonez       Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   99%  C Guillen       Walk; Ordonez to 2B
                  Ryan Raburn pinch runs for Carlos Guillen batting 6th
          12-  5  100%  E Renteria      Walk; Ordonez to 3B; Raburn to 2B
                  Craig Breslow replaces Tom Mastny pitching
   O      123  1   99%  C Thomas        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   R      123  4  100%  B Inge          Walk; Ordonez Scores; Raburn to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-11, Armando Galarraga facing 8-9-1
                  Miguel Cabrera moves to 1B; Brandon Inge moves to 3B; Ryan Raburn moves to LF; Clete Thomas moves to CF
   O      ---  1  100%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: LF
                  Andy Marte pinch hits for Casey Blake batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Marte         Lineout: LF
                  Jason Michaels pinch hits for Grady Sizemore batting 1st
   O      ---  6  100%  J Michaels      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-1, Craig Breslow facing 2-3-4
                  Kelly Shoppach replaces Victor Martinez playing C batting 4th; Andy Marte moves to 3B; Jamey Carroll replaces David Dellucci playing LF batting 2nd; Franklin Gutierrez moves to CF; Jason Michaels moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-11, Armando Galarraga facing 2-3-4
          ---  2  100%  J Carroll       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2  100%  T Hafner        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3  100%  K Shoppach      Hit By Pitch; Carroll to 2B
   O      12-  8  100%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Carroll to 3B
                  Jason Grilli replaces Armando Galarraga pitching
   R      1-3  5  100%  R Garko         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Carroll Scores; Peralta to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  A Cabrera       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-2, Jorge Julio facing 6-7-8
                  Jorge Julio replaces Craig Breslow pitching
          ---  3  100%  R Raburn        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  2  100%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Raburn Scores
          1--  3  100%  C Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive); Renteria to 2B
                  Ramon Santiago pinch runs for Edgar Renteria batting 7th
   O      12-  3  100%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1  100%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Santiago to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-12, Jason Grilli facing 8-9-1
                  Ramon Santiago moves to SS
          ---  5  100%  F Gutierrez     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  A Marte         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Michaels      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Carroll       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-2, Masahide Kobayashi facing 3-4-5
                  Masahide Kobayashi replaces Jorge Julio pitching
          ---  1  100%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  M Ordonez       Wild Pitch; Sheffield to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  3  100%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sheffield to 3B
   RO     1-3  6  100%  R Raburn        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Sheffield Scores
          1--  2  100%  R Santiago      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Raburn to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  C Thomas        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 13, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-13, Jason Grilli facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  100%  T Hafner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  K Shoppach      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7  100%  J Peralta       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  R Garko         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 13, Indians 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation