August 25, 2008 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 2
@LAA 1 CHW 4
@BAL 3 CLE 4
@DET 3
(10) TEX 9
@KCR 4 SEA 4
MIN 2
(11) NYM 9
HOU 1 PHI 5
LAD 0 CHC 12
@PIT 3 SDP 4
ARI 2 COL 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 39,196

Monday, August 25, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:12

Indians

63-67

Won 8

4th, 11½ GB

Eric Wedge

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

W: B Donnelly (1-0), L: G Glover (1-3), S: J Lewis (7)

Tigers

64-67

Lost 2

3rd, 11 GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 5   2   2   2    0   0  .271  .915   14    1   0   2·HR
F Gutierrez LF                4   1   2   1    1   0  .238  .677   26    4   0   HR,CS
B Francisco RF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .797   15    2   0   
J Peralta SS                  4   0   2   0    1   0  .278  .817   22    2   4   CS
S Choo DH                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .820   16    0   0   2B
R Garko 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .257  .703   22   10   0   
K Shoppach C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .257  .832   14    9   0   
A Marte 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .197  .552   10    0   3   2B
A Cabrera 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .639   16    1   3   GDP

Z Jackson P                                                              1   0
  M Kobayashi P                                                          0   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   1
  B Donnelly P                                                           0   0
  J Lewis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   4  11   4    3   7              155   30  11

BATTING

2B: A Marte (9, off A Galarraga); S Choo (22, off A Galarraga).

HR: G Sizemore 2 (31, 2 off A Galarraga; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); F Gutierrez (8, off G Glover; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Sizemore 8; F Gutierrez 5; A Marte 3; S Choo 2; J Peralta 2; R Garko; B Francisco.

GIDP: A Cabrera (7).

RBI: G Sizemore 2 (81); R Garko (69); F Gutierrez (34).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko.

E: J Peralta (12).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Peralta (1, 2nd base by K Farnsworth/B Inge); F Gutierrez (3, 2nd base by A Galarraga/B Inge).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .872   18    3   0   
P Polanco 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .315  .789   17    3   4   GDP
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .307  .835   24    2   0   
M Cabrera 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .877   14   11   0   
G Sheffield DH                3   0   0   0    1   1  .230  .721   13    0   0   
C Guillen 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .812    9    0   0   
  R Raburn 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .714    6    0   0   
M Thames LF                   3   1   2   1    0   1  .244  .841   16    2   0   HR
  M Joyce PR-LF               1   1   0   0    0   0  .266  .885    4    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .679   15    3   2   HR
B Inge C                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .213  .711   17    6   3   

A Galarraga P                                                            0   2
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
  C Fossum P                                                             0   0
  G Glover P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   3   9   3    1   8              153   30  11

BATTING

HR: E Renteria (8, off Z Jackson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Thames (22, off Z Jackson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: E Renteria 5; M Thames 5; B Inge 2; M Cabrera; C Granderson; P Polanco.

GIDP: P Polanco (13).

RBI: M Thames (47); B Inge (40); E Renteria (45).

2-out RBI: M Thames.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Inge-P Polanco; E Renteria-M Cabrera.

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
Z Jackson                      6.1   7   3   3    0   6   2   4.91   25   96-61   35·10·16   11· 6· 2· 0     53    -     1.17   0.15
M Kobayashi, BS (3)            0     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.35    2    6-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.96  -0.28
R Perez                        1.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.31    7   24-15    6· 5· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.74   0.25
B Donnelly, W (1-0)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   9.64    3   14-8     4· 3· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
J Lewis, S (7)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.78    3   11-7     4· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                        10     9   3   3    1   8   2          40  151-94   52·18·24   18·10· 3· 0          3-1

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                    7     8   3   3    3   4   2   3.20   30  100-62   42· 9·11    9· 9· 5· 0     50    -     0.92   0.02
K Farnsworth                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.02    3   16-10    7· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.36   0.11
F Rodney                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.60    3   14-9     3· 5· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
C Fossum                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.93    1    5-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.06
G Glover, L (1-3)              0.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   5.63    4   17-12    8· 3· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.89  -0.35
Totals                        10    11   4   4    3   7   3          41  152-96   61·19·16   11·13· 7· 0           -

M Kobayashi faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Kobayashi (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Kevin Causey, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Angel Campos.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 39,196.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   Z Jackson            P        A Galarraga          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  3-3  ---  2   38%  82% F Gutierrez     G Glover        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 7   1  3-2  1-3  2  -14%  35% B Inge          M Kobayashi     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Joyce Scores; Renteria to 2B
   b 5   0  3-1  ---  2  -13%  58% E Renteria      Z Jackson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   0  2-1  12-  5   13%  58% P Polanco       Z Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Inge to 3B
   b 8   2  3-3  -23  4   11%  50% M Joyce         R Perez         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  2   60%  G Sizemore      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   63%  F Gutierrez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   60%  B Francisco     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   57%  J Peralta       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   55%  S Choo          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zach Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   58%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3   55%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   58%  M Ordonez       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   60%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Armando Galarraga facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   58%  R Garko         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   57%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3   59%  A Marte         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   56%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zach Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   60%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  6   49%  M Thames        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   50%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   61%  G Sizemore      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   59%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   57%  B Francisco     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   56%  J Peralta       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Zach Jackson facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   52%  B Inge          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  5   45%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Inge to 2B
   OO     12-  5   58%  P Polanco       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Inge to 3B
   O      --3  6   62%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Armando Galarraga facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   69%  S Choo          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  3   76%  R Garko         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Choo Scores
   O      1--  1   73%  K Shoppach      Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   71%  A Marte         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   69%  A Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Zach Jackson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   64%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   69%  G Sheffield     Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   72%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   75%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
                  Ryan Raburn replaces Carlos Guillen playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   73%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   72%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   73%  B Francisco     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          1--  5   75%  J Peralta       Walk; Francisco to 2B
   O      12-  5   71%  S Choo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Zach Jackson facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   58%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   62%  B Inge          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   64%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   66%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Armando Galarraga facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   63%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   66%  K Shoppach      Walk
          1--  1   70%  A Marte         Single to LF (Line Drive); Shoppach to 2B
   OO     12-  5   60%  A Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Zach Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   64%  M Ordonez       Popfly: P
   O      ---  4   67%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   69%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  G Sizemore      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  5   69%  F Gutierrez     Walk
   O      1--  3   66%  B Francisco     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  3   63%  J Peralta       Gutierrez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Zach Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   68%  R Raburn        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   63%  M Thames        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
                  Masahide Kobayashi replaces Zach Jackson pitching
          1--      59%  E Renteria      Wild Pitch; Thames to 2B
          -2-  4   49%  " "             Single to 2B (Line Drive); Thames to 3B
                  Matthew Joyce pinch runs for Marcus Thames batting 7th
   R      1-3  2   35%  B Inge          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Joyce Scores; Renteria to 2B
                  Rafael Perez replaces Masahide Kobayashi pitching
   O      12-  2   41%  C Granderson    Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Renteria to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Kyle Farnsworth facing 4-5-6
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Armando Galarraga pitching; Matthew Joyce moves to LF
          ---  3   57%  J Peralta       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  S Choo          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   OO     1--  9   39%  R Garko         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Peralta Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Rafael Perez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   44%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   39%  M Cabrera       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
          1--  4   33%  G Sheffield     Walk; Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  3   39%  R Raburn        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Cabrera to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   O      -23  4   50%  M Joyce         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Fernando Rodney facing 7-8-9
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
   O      ---  5   44%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   39%  A Marte         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   36%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Brendan Donnelly facing 8-9-1
                  Brendan Donnelly replaces Rafael Perez pitching
   O      ---  5   42%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   46%  B Inge          Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   50%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Casey Fossum facing 1-2-3
                  Casey Fossum replaces Fernando Rodney pitching
   O      ---  5   44%  G Sizemore      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  Gary Glover replaces Casey Fossum pitching
   R      ---  2   82%  F Gutierrez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   80%  B Francisco     Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  8   81%  J Peralta       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   79%  S Choo          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Jensen Lewis facing 2-3-4
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Brendan Donnelly pitching
   O      ---  3   88%  P Polanco       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   95%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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