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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers
2009-05-03 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 27411 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to LF · 2:37
Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 3–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 7th. Justin Verlander earned the win and Fernando Rodney picked up the save. Brandon Inge went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
W: Justin Verlander L: Cliff Lee SV: Fernando Rodney
Umpires — HP: Scott Barry · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Mark DeRosa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Dellucci | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Kelly Shoppach | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt LaPorta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Valbuena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Raburn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Everett | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dane Sardinha | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cliff Lee | 7.0 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
 Masahide Kobayashi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Verlander | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
 Bobby Seay | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joel Zumaya | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Grady Sizemore: K
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 9/F89M
- Victor Martinez: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 1
- Curtis Granderson: 5/F5F-
- Placido Polanco: S9/L4D-
- Magglio Ordonez: S9/L9S.1-3
- Miguel Cabrera: FC5/G5.3XH(52);1-2
- Carlos Guillen: 9/L9M
Top 2
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
- Mark DeRosa: 4/F34D-
- David Dellucci: K
Bot 2
- Brandon Inge: HR/F78XD+
- Ryan Raburn: 53/G56
- Adam Everett: S9/L9S
- Dane Sardinha: SB2
- Dane Sardinha: K
- Curtis Granderson: 43/G34
Top 3
- Kelly Shoppach: HP
- Matt LaPorta: K
- Luis Valbuena: W.1-2
- Grady Sizemore: K
- Asdrubal Cabrera: S8/L8RS.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Victor Martinez: K
Bot 3
- Placido Polanco: 7/F78XD
- Magglio Ordonez: 8/F89D
- Miguel Cabrera: S7/G56
- Carlos Guillen: 9/L9M
Top 4
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
- Mark DeRosa: K
- David Dellucci: K
Bot 4
- Brandon Inge: K
- Ryan Raburn: K
- Adam Everett: S5/BG56S
- Dane Sardinha: 8/F8LM
Top 5
- Kelly Shoppach: 31/G34S
- Matt LaPorta: 3/G34
- Luis Valbuena: K
Bot 5
- Curtis Granderson: S3/BG34S
- Placido Polanco: 5/L56+
- Magglio Ordonez: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/G6+.1-2
- Carlos Guillen: 9/F89M
Top 6
- Grady Sizemore: 4/F4-
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 31/G34S
- Victor Martinez: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 6
- Brandon Inge: 43/G4
- Ryan Raburn: 2/F23F-
- Adam Everett: K
Top 7
- Shin-Soo Choo: W
- Mark DeRosa: D9/F9LM+.1-3
- David Dellucci: IW
- Kelly Shoppach: 9/F9S
- Matt LaPorta: K
- Luis Valbuena: 6(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 7
- Dane Sardinha: D8/F89XD+
- Curtis Granderson: D9/L3D+.2-H
- Placido Polanco: 43/G4.2-3
- Magglio Ordonez: S8/G6M.3-H
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/G4.1-2
- Carlos Guillen: 9/F9M
- Brandon Inge: W.2-3;1-2
- Ryan Raburn: 6/F6D-
Top 8
- Grady Sizemore: 4/F34D-
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 7/F7D+
- Victor Martinez: S7/L7M
- Shin-Soo Choo: W.1-2
- Mark DeRosa: 6/L6+
Bot 8
- Adam Everett: 8/F8RM
- Dane Sardinha: K
- Curtis Granderson: K
Top 9
- David Dellucci: K
- Kelly Shoppach: 63/G6+
- Matt LaPorta: 2/F2RF-
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Matt LaPorta