August 22, 2007 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@LAA 2 TEX 30
@BAL 3 TEX 9
@BAL 7 KCR 7
@CHW 6 CLE 11
@DET 8 MIN 8
SEA 4 TBD 2
BOS 1 OAK 4
@TOR 1 ARI 3
MIL 2 CIN 4
ATL 2 PIT 11
@COL 2 HOU 3
WSN 2 SDP 7
@NYM 5 LAD 15
@PHI 3 CHC 4
@SFG 2
(10) STL 6
FLA 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 40,914

Wednesday, August 22, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:38

Indians

69-56

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   4  3  0   0  3  0   11 16  1
Tigers          3  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  2    8 11  1

W: P Byrd (12-5), L: J Verlander (13-5), S: J Borowski (35)

Tigers

68-58

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton LF                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .296  .781   15    4   0   2B
  J Michaels PH-LF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .728    5    1   0   
C Blake 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .264  .779   30    1   1   HBP
G Sizemore CF                 6   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .842   23    3   0   2B
V Martinez 1B                 3   1   1   1    2   2  .301  .872   30    4   0   IW
T Hafner DH                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .254  .816   16    0   0   2B
J Peralta SS                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .274  .779   23    0   0   
F Gutierrez RF                4   2   2   3    1   0  .282  .846   15    3   0   HR,2B,IW
K Shoppach C                  5   0   1   2    0   2  .260  .774   17    9   1   
A Cabrera 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .290  .776   19    2   1   

P Byrd P                                                                 0   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  J Lewis P                                                              0   0
  J Borowski P                                                           0   0
Totals                       43  11  16  10    4   7              193   27   3

BATTING

2B: T Hafner (17, off T Byrdak); G Sizemore (25, off T Byrdak); K Lofton (18, off J Verlander); F Gutierrez (6, off J Verlander).

HR: F Gutierrez (9, off Z Miner; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: V Martinez (7, by T Byrdak); F Gutierrez (1, by C Durbin).

HBP: C Blake (9, by J Verlander).

TB: F Gutierrez 6; K Lofton 3; G Sizemore 3; T Hafner 3; C Blake 2; A Cabrera 2; J Peralta 2; V Martinez; K Shoppach.

RBI: F Gutierrez 3 (22); K Shoppach 2 (22); C Blake (59); G Sizemore (68); A Cabrera (5); T Hafner (72); V Martinez (87).

2-out RBI: K Shoppach 2; G Sizemore; A Cabrera; C Blake.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

E: V Martinez (4).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .874   21    3   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .341  .847   15    1   2   
S Casey 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .720   12    5   0   
  R Santiago PR-SS            1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    1   1   
M Ordonez RF                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .352 1.019   18    3   0   HR
C Guillen SS-1B               5   2   2   3    0   1  .305  .888   18    3   4   HR,2B,SB
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   1   0    0   3  .279  .716   21    7   0   
M Thames DH                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .247  .787   22    0   0   HR
B Inge 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .699    7    1   1   
C Maybin LF                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .267  .913   20    3   0   2·2B

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  T Byrdak P                                                             0   0
  C Durbin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   8  11   8    3  10              157   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Guillen (26, off P Byrd); C Maybin 2 (2, off J Lewis, off P Byrd).

HR: M Thames (14, off P Byrd; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); M Ordonez (24, off P Byrd; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Guillen (17, off P Byrd; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: C Guillen 6; M Ordonez 5; C Maybin 4; M Thames 4; I Rodriguez; R Santiago; S Casey; P Polanco.

RBI: C Guillen 3 (82); M Thames 2 (39); M Ordonez 2 (113); P Polanco (52).

2-out RBI: C Guillen 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: C Granderson (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Guillen (11, 3rd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach).

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
P Byrd, W (12-5)               5.1   6   6   3    2   4   3   4.43   25   78-50   29· 8·13    3·13· 3· 0     40    -     0.74  -0.23
R Perez, H (8)                 1     1   0   0    1   2   0   1.84    5   19-12    6· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.59  -0.03
R Betancourt, H (24)           1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.52    5   23-17   10· 4· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.46   0.18
J Lewis                        0.1   4   2   2    0   1   0   3.95    5   20-15   12· 1· 2    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.58  -0.10
J Borowski, S (35)             0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.44    2   11-6     4· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.30   0.11
Totals                         9    11   8   5    3  10   3          42  151-100  61·17·22    5·18· 6· 0          4-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander, L (13-5)          4    10   7   7    1   5   0   3.94   24   86-60   35· 5·20    7· 5· 5· 0     18    -     1.35  -0.40
Z Miner                        2.2   3   1   1    1   2   1   3.86   12   55-33   22· 5· 6    4· 4· 1· 0          2-2    0.47  -0.09
T Byrdak                       0.2   2   3   3    1   0   0   4.35    5   17-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          2-0    0.82  -0.06
C Durbin                       1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.72    7   32-20   16· 0· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.33  -0.02
Totals                         9    16  11  11    4   7   1          48  190-122  78·12·32   15·12· 9· 0          6-4

J Verlander faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Byrd (3); J Verlander (17).

IBB: C Durbin (4; F Gutierrez); T Byrdak (4; V Martinez).

HBP: J Verlander (17; C Blake).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 3:38.

Attendance: 40,914.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 11mph in from Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. K Lofton             LF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. C Blake              3B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. G Sizemore           CF    3. S Casey              1B 
4. V Martinez           1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. T Hafner             DH    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. J Peralta            SS    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. F Gutierrez          RF    7. M Thames             DH 
8. K Shoppach           C     8. B Inge               3B 
9. A Cabrera            2B    9. C Maybin             LF 

   P Byrd               P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-0  12-  3  -25%  30% C Guillen       P Byrd          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Casey Scores/unER; Ordonez Scores/unER; Guillen Scores/unER
   t 4   2  3-3  12-  3   12%  62% G Sizemore      J Verlander     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lofton Scores; Blake to 3B
   t 5   0  3-5  12-  4   12%  93% F Gutierrez     Z Miner         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hafner Scores; Peralta Scores
   t 4   2  3-2  1-3  2   11%  49% C Blake         J Verlander     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Cabrera Scores; Lofton to 2B
   b 6   1  8-4  --3  4  -11%  76% M Thames        P Byrd          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   56%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  8   59%  C Blake         Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   54%  G Sizemore      Lineout: CF
   R      12-  3   62%  V Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lofton Scores; Blake to 2B
   O      12-  3   58%  T Hafner        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  4   55%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  P Polanco       Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   57%  S Casey         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Short RF)
          1--  5   55%  M Ordonez       Walk; Casey to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   30%  C Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Casey Scores/unER; Ordonez Scores/unER; Guillen Scores/unER
          ---  3   29%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      29%  M Thames        Wild Pitch; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   31%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Justin Verlander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   29%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   27%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   26%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   28%  B Inge          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   25%  C Maybin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   27%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   27%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      12-  3   30%  S Casey         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   34%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--  4   40%  C Blake         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  1   34%  G Sizemore      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      12-  4   29%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   24%  T Hafner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   26%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   27%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   28%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   25%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   30%  F Gutierrez     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   26%  K Shoppach      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      -2-  2   35%  A Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gutierrez Scores
          1--  2   38%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cabrera to 3B
   R      1-3  2   49%  C Blake         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Cabrera Scores; Lofton to 2B
   R      12-  3   62%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lofton Scores; Blake to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  V Martinez      Wild Pitch; Blake Scores; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-  8   68%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   71%  M Thames        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   73%  B Inge          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   74%  C Maybin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   77%  T Hafner        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   81%  J Peralta       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hafner to 2B
                  Zach Miner replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   RRR    12-  4   93%  F Gutierrez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hafner Scores; Peralta Scores
   O      ---  6   92%  K Shoppach      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   92%  A Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   91%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   93%  C Granderson    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   94%  P Polanco       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   95%  S Casey         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Zach Miner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   94%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   94%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   94%  V Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  5   94%  T Hafner        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   89%  M Ordonez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   84%  C Guillen       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   88%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-      87%  M Thames        Guillen Steals 3B
   RR     --3  4   76%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores
                  Rafael Perez replaces Paul Byrd pitching
   O      ---  1   79%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   81%  C Maybin        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-6, Zach Miner facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   83%  J Peralta       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   81%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   78%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   80%  A Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Peralta to 2B
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Zach Miner pitching; Jason Michaels pinch hits for Kenny Lofton batting 1st
   O      12-  2   77%  J Michaels      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Rafael Perez facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Michaels moves to LF
          ---  6   70%  C Granderson    Walk
   O      1--  5   76%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   69%  S Casey         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Granderson to 2B
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Rafael Perez pitching; Ramon Santiago pinch runs for Sean Casey batting 3rd
   O      12-  8   77%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Granderson to 3B
   O      1-3  7   85%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-6, Tim Byrdak facing 2-3-4
                  Carlos Guillen moves to 1B; Ramon Santiago moves to SS
   O      ---  6   84%  C Blake         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  2   86%  G Sizemore      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  4   87%  V Martinez      Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   95%  T Hafner        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sizemore Scores; Martinez to 3B
                  Chad Durbin replaces Tim Byrdak pitching
   O      -23  7   92%  J Peralta       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          -23  4   93%  F Gutierrez     Intentional Walk
   RR     123  1   98%  K Shoppach      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martinez Scores; Hafner Scores; Gutierrez to 3B; Shoppach to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23  6   97%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 11, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-11, Rafael Betancourt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   99%  B Inge          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-6, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   99%  J Michaels      Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   99%  G Sizemore      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-11, Jensen Lewis facing 9-1-2
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
          ---  7   98%  C Maybin        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  8   99%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   98%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Maybin Scores
          1--  3   95%  R Santiago      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Polanco to 3B
   R      1-3  1   89%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Polanco Scores; Santiago to 2B
                  Joe Borowski replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
   O      12-  5   95%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  6  100%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 11, Tigers 8.

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