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BAL  8
OAK  4

TBD 11
@CHW  5

CLE  5
@DET  3

SEA  7
@KCR  4

MIN  4
TOR  2

LAA  4
@NYY  3

BOS  6
@TEX  5

ARI  8
HOU  4

PHI 13
@ATL  6

PIT 14
@CIN 10

NYM  6
@FLA  4

LAD  2
CHC  1

(11)
SDP  3
MIL  0

COL  6
@SFG  4

(10)
WSN  7
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 40,723

Sunday, May 27, 2007, 8:10PM
Time of Game: 2:46
Indians
5
31-17
Won 4
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         4  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    5  6  1
Tigers          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  0
W: F Carmona (6-1), L: M Maroth (3-2), S: J Borowski (17)
Tigers
3
29-20
Lost 3
2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .859   12    2   0   
C Blake 3B                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .267  .852   16    0   2   HR
T Hafner DH                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .890   15    0   0   
V Martinez C                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .311  .902   10    4   0   SF,GDP
J Peralta SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .867   12    4   4   
R Garko 1B                    2   1   1   3    2   0  .336  .938   14   10   2   HR
T Nixon RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .754   12    2   0   2B,GDP
J Michaels LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .733   16    3   0   
J Barfield 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .609    9    0   2   

F Carmona P                                                              2   1
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  J Borowski P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   5   6   5    5   1              116   27  11
BATTING
2B: T Nixon (9, off M Maroth).
HR: C Blake (7, off M Maroth; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Garko (7, off M Maroth; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: V Martinez (2, off M Maroth).
TB: R Garko 4; C Blake 4; T Nixon 2; G Sizemore; T Hafner; J Peralta.
GIDP: T Nixon (4); V Martinez (6).
RBI: R Garko 3 (20); V Martinez (39); C Blake (26).
2-out RBI: R Garko 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
FIELDING
DP: 2. R Garko-J Peralta-F Carmona; J Peralta-R Garko.
PB: V Martinez (2).
E: R Garko (2).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   1   1   0    1   1  .280  .906   19    3   0   2B
C Monroe LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .233  .716   22    1   0   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   2   1    1   0  .253  .811   15    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .356 1.119    9    3   0   GDP
C Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .322  .940   16    0   6   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .687   12    1   0   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .652   12   13   0   2B,GDP
O Infante 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .311  .711   12    5   4   
B Inge 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .215  .702   14    0   5   2B

M Maroth P                                                               1   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   3  11   3    2   4              131   27  15
BATTING
2B: C Granderson (17, off F Carmona); S Casey (10, off R Betancourt); B Inge (6, off F Carmona).
TB: S Casey 2; G Sheffield 2; O Infante 2; C Monroe 2; B Inge 2; C Granderson 2; I Rodriguez; M Ordonez.
GIDP: S Casey (4); M Ordonez (4).
RBI: M Ordonez (47); C Monroe (28); G Sheffield (23).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 17.
FIELDING
DP: 3. C Guillen-O Infante-S Casey 2; O Infante-S Casey.

PITCHING

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 (6-1)             7     9   3   3    2   3   0   2.89   31  101-64   45· 9·10   17· 5· 4· 0     48    -     1.52   0.18
R Betancourt, H (10)           1     2   0   0    0   1   0   1.74    5   14-13    8· 2· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.81   0.10
J Borowski, S (17)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    3   15-11    8· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9    11   3   3    2   4   0          39  130-88   61·11·16   18·10· 5· 0           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Maroth, L (3-2)              8     6   5   5    5   0   2   5.04   32  107-58   36· 2·20   16· 8· 3· 0     45    -     0.71  -0.14
J Mesa                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0  10.45    3    9-7     5· 0· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     6   5   5    5   1   2          35  116-65   41· 2·22   16·10· 3· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Mark Wegner.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 40,723.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. C Blake              3B    2. C Monroe             LF 
3. T Hafner             DH    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. V Martinez           C     4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. J Peralta            SS    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. R Garko              1B    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. T Nixon              RF    7. S Casey              1B 
8. J Michaels           LF    8. O Infante            2B 
9. J Barfield           2B    9. B Inge               3B 

   F Carmona            P        M Maroth             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  12-  2   21%  80% R Garko         M Maroth        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hafner Scores; Peralta Scores
   b 6   0  5-3  12-  2   17%  75% S Casey         F Carmona       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B); Guillen to 3B
   t 5   1  3-4  ---  6   12%  72% C Blake         M Maroth        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   1  4-2  12-  4  -10%  51% M Ordonez       F Carmona       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Monroe Scores; Sheffield to 2B
   b 7   0  5-3  ---  6  -10%  66% B Inge          F Carmona       Double to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   50%  C Blake         Walk
          1--  5   56%  T Hafner        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Blake to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   57%  V Martinez      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Blake Scores
          1--  1   58%  J Peralta       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hafner to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   80%  R Garko         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hafner Scores; Peralta Scores
          ---  2   81%  T Nixon         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  8   79%  J Michaels      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   81%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   79%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   76%  G Sheffield     Walk; Monroe to 2B
   OO     12-  2   83%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Maroth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   82%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   81%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   81%  C Blake         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Fausto Carmona facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   83%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   84%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   85%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Maroth facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   86%  T Hafner        Walk
   OO     1--  1   83%  V Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   82%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Fausto Carmona facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   79%  O Infante       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   81%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Infante to 2B
          -2-  4   79%  C Granderson    Walk
          12-      75%  C Monroe        Passed Ball; Infante to 3B; Granderson to 2B
   R      -23  7   69%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Infante Scores; Granderson to 3B
   R      1-3  2   62%  G Sheffield     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Granderson Scores; Monroe to 2B
   R      12-  4   51%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Monroe Scores; Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  5   62%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Maroth facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   65%  R Garko         Walk
   O      1--  5   62%  T Nixon         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   59%  J Michaels      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   56%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Fausto Carmona facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   59%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   62%  O Infante       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   63%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   60%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  6   72%  C Blake         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   71%  T Hafner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   70%  V Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   62%  C Granderson    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   68%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  2   72%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  1   77%  M Ordonez       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Maroth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   75%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   77%  R Garko         Walk
   OO     1--  1   73%  T Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Fausto Carmona facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   67%  C Guillen       Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  2   58%  I Rodriguez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Guillen to 2B
   OO     12-  2   75%  S Casey         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B); Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  3   81%  O Infante       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Maroth facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   83%  J Michaels      Walk
   OO     1--  1   77%  J Barfield      Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Michaels out at 1B/2B-1B
          ---  3   78%  G Sizemore      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   77%  C Blake         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Fausto Carmona facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   66%  B Inge          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   74%  C Granderson    Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   80%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          -2-  2   77%  G Sheffield     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Inge to 3B
   O      1-3  2   85%  M Ordonez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Maroth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   84%  T Hafner        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   83%  V Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   82%  J Peralta       Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Rafael Betancourt facing 5-6-7
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Fausto Carmona pitching
   O      ---  4   87%  C Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  2   90%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
          ---  3   86%  S Casey         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  2   82%  O Infante       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Casey to 3B
   O      1-3  3   92%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Mesa replaces Mike Maroth pitching
   O      ---  3   91%  R Garko         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   90%  T Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   90%  J Michaels      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Joe Borowski facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Borowski replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      ---  6   95%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   98%  C Monroe        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3  100%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200705270

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