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Detroit Tigers @ Anaheim Angels

2009-08-24 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 38421 · 79°F, sunny · Wind 4 mph to CF · 3:34

Detroit Tigers defeated Anaheim Angels 10–7. Detroit Tigers put up 7 in the 6th. Justin Verlander earned the win and Fernando Rodney picked up the save. Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	10	12
ANA	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	7	15

W: Justin Verlander L: Jered Weaver SV: Fernando Rodney

Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Chad Fairchild · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Granderson	3	1	1	1	2	0
Placido Polanco	5	2	2	1	0	1
Magglio Ordonez	2	1	1	0	2	0
Miguel Cabrera	5	2	3	5	0	1
Aubrey Huff	5	1	0	0	0	0
Carlos Guillen	4	1	2	3	0	0
Brandon Inge	5	1	1	0	0	1
Gerald Laird	5	0	1	0	0	1
Ramon Santiago	3	1	1	0	0	0
Clete Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Raburn	1	0	0	0	0	0

Anaheim Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chone Figgins	5	1	2	0	0	2
Bobby Abreu	4	2	2	3	1	1
Torii Hunter	5	0	3	1	0	2
Vladimir Guerrero	4	0	1	0	1	1
Juan Rivera	5	1	0	0	0	1
Kendrys Morales	5	1	2	1	0	2
Maicer Izturis	5	1	2	1	0	2
Mike Napoli	4	0	1	0	1	1
Erick Aybar	3	1	2	1	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Justin Verlander	5.2	10	2	7
Bobby Seay	0.1	0	1	1
Brandon Lyon	1.2	5	1	2
Fernando Rodney	1.1	0	0	2

Anaheim Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jered Weaver	5.1	8	2	2
Darren Oliver	0.0	1	0	0
Jose Arredondo	0.2	3	1	1
Rafael Rodriguez	0.2	0	0	0
Matt Palmer	2.1	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Curtis Granderson: 8/F8LM
Placido Polanco: S7/L78S
Magglio Ordonez: S7/G56+.1-2
Miguel Cabrera: D9/F89D+.2-H;1-3
Aubrey Huff: FC1/G15-.3XH(12);2-3
Carlos Guillen: 63/G6

Bot 1

Chone Figgins: S7
Bobby Abreu: K
Torii Hunter: K
Vladimir Guerrero: 63/G6S-

Top 2

Brandon Inge: 53/G6S
Gerald Laird: S9/L34D
Ramon Santiago: 5/L56S+
Curtis Granderson: SB2
Curtis Granderson: W
Placido Polanco: K

Bot 2

Juan Rivera: 13/G13
Kendrys Morales: S7/G6+
Maicer Izturis: S8/G4M.1-2
Mike Napoli: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 3

Magglio Ordonez: 4/F34D-
Miguel Cabrera: K
Aubrey Huff: 13/G13-

Bot 3

Erick Aybar: 3/F34-
Chone Figgins: K
Bobby Abreu: 7/F78D

Top 4

Carlos Guillen: S9/L34D
Brandon Inge: 53/G15-.1-2
Gerald Laird: 3/F23F-
Ramon Santiago: HP
Curtis Granderson: 9/F9D

Bot 4

Torii Hunter: S9/G34
Vladimir Guerrero: K
Juan Rivera: SB2
Juan Rivera: 5/F56-
Kendrys Morales: K23

Top 5

Placido Polanco: 7/F7M
Magglio Ordonez: W
Miguel Cabrera: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Aubrey Huff: FLE2
Aubrey Huff: 9/F89D+
Carlos Guillen: 3/G3

Bot 5

Maicer Izturis: K
Mike Napoli: W
Erick Aybar: W.1-2
Chone Figgins: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 6

Brandon Inge: S7/L7LS
Gerald Laird: 7/F7D
Ramon Santiago: S9/G34.1-3
Curtis Granderson: S8/L89S.3-H;1-3
Placido Polanco: S9/L89M.3-H;1-3
Magglio Ordonez: WP.1-2
Magglio Ordonez: W
Miguel Cabrera: D7/L7S+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Aubrey Huff: FC6/G6MS.3XH(62);2-3
Carlos Guillen: HR/F78XD+.3-H;1-H
Brandon Inge: K

Bot 6

Bobby Abreu: S8/G4M+
Torii Hunter: D8/L78D+.1-H
Vladimir Guerrero: 63/G6
Juan Rivera: FC6/G6+.2X3(645);B-2
Kendrys Morales: D7/F7LD+.2-H
Maicer Izturis: S7/L78S.2-H
Mike Napoli: S7/L7M+.1-2
Erick Aybar: S9/L34D.2-H;1-3
Chone Figgins: K

Top 7

Gerald Laird: 13/G15-
Ramon Santiago: 13/L13+
Curtis Granderson: W
Placido Polanco: 6/F7S

Bot 7

Bobby Abreu: W
Torii Hunter: K
Vladimir Guerrero: W.1-2
Juan Rivera: K
Kendrys Morales: 4/L4D-

Top 8

Clete Thomas: 7!/F7LD+
Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6
Aubrey Huff: 7/F7D+

Bot 8

Maicer Izturis: 6/F56-
Mike Napoli: 7/F78D+
Erick Aybar: S9/F89S-
Chone Figgins: S9/G34.1-3
Bobby Abreu: HR/F9LD+.3-H;1-H
Torii Hunter: S9/L89M+
Vladimir Guerrero: D7/L78D+.1-3
Juan Rivera: 43/G4

Top 9

Ryan Raburn: 13/G13
Brandon Inge: 3/F34-
Gerald Laird: K

Bot 9

Kendrys Morales: K
Maicer Izturis: K
Mike Napoli: 7/F78M

Notes & reviews

HP umpire Tim Welke was struck on the mask by a foul ball on the second pitch to Angels DH Vlad Guerrero; he walked around a little and was treated by the Angels trainer, Rick Smith; Welke would stay in the game for the rest of the inning before leaving the game
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Angels pitcher Rafael Rodriguez left the game due to an injured hand/wrist

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