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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

2016-09-18 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 21382 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph from LF · 3:38

Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 9–5. Cleveland Indians opened the scoring in the 2nd — Brandon Guyer singles on a line drive to center fielder Cameron Maybin. Carlos Santana scores. Brandon Guyer to 2nd. Brandon Guyer advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Cameron Maybin. Detroit Tigers took the lead in the 3rd — Erick Aybar singles on a line drive to right fielder Abraham Almonte. Cameron Maybin scores. Miguel Cabrera scores. Victor Martinez to 3rd. Erick Aybar to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Erick Aybar singles on a line drive to right fielder Abraham Almonte. Cameron Maybin scores. Miguel Cabrera scores. Victor Martinez to 3rd. Erick Aybar to 2nd — worth 20% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Ian Kinsler (P): Bench jockeying while leaving the field.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	9	11
CLE	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	7

W: Daniel Norris L: Trevor Bauer SV: Francisco Rodriguez

Umpires — HP: Jordan Baker · 1B: Pat Hoberg · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Maybin	3	2	2	0	2	0
Miguel Cabrera	2	2	1	0	2	0
Victor Martinez	4	0	0	1	0	1
J. D. Martinez	5	2	3	3	0	2
Justin Upton	4	1	1	2	1	1
Erick Aybar	5	0	2	2	0	1
James McCann	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jose Iglesias	3	0	1	0	0	0
Andrew Romine	2	0	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rajai Davis	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jason Kipnis	4	0	0	0	0	2
Francisco Lindor	3	0	0	1	0	1
Mike Napoli	4	0	0	0	0	2
Carlos Santana	4	2	2	1	0	1
Jose Ramirez	4	0	2	0	0	0
Brandon Guyer	3	1	1	1	0	0
Abraham Almonte	4	0	1	1	0	1
Chris Gimenez	2	1	1	0	0	1
Coco Crisp	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lonnie Chisenhall	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Daniel Norris	5.0	5	1	6
Alex Wilson	1.0	2	0	0
Shane Greene	1.2	0	0	2
Francisco Rodriguez	1.1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Trevor Bauer	5.2	10	2	5
Shawn Armstrong	1.1	0	0	1
Zach McAllister	1.0	0	0	0
Joe Colon	0.1	1	2	1
Austin Adams	0.2	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Kinsler: 53/G5
Cameron Maybin: S15/G13+
Miguel Cabrera: HP.1-2
Victor Martinez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 1

Rajai Davis: 53/G56S
Jason Kipnis: 8/F78XD+
Francisco Lindor: 7/F7D+

Top 2

J. D. Martinez: S9/L9S
Justin Upton: 5/L56-
Erick Aybar: S9/L34D+.1-2
James McCann: K
Jose Iglesias: 1

Bot 2

Mike Napoli: K
Carlos Santana: D7/L5D+
Jose Ramirez: 8/L8RD+
Brandon Guyer: S8/L8LM.2-H;B-2(E8)
Abraham Almonte: S9/L89S-.2-H(UR)
Chris Gimenez: SB2
Chris Gimenez: K

Top 3

Ian Kinsler: HP
Cameron Maybin: W.1-2
Miguel Cabrera: S9/L9S.2-3;1-2
Victor Martinez: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
J. D. Martinez: K
Justin Upton: K
Erick Aybar: S9/L89S.3-H;2-H;1-3(TH);B-2(TH)
James McCann: 43/G4

Bot 3

Rajai Davis: 8/F78M
Jason Kipnis: K
Francisco Lindor: K

Top 4

Jose Iglesias: S67/G56
Ian Kinsler: 3/P
Cameron Maybin: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Mike Napoli: K
Carlos Santana: K
Jose Ramirez: S9/G34+
Brandon Guyer: 13/G13-

Top 5

Miguel Cabrera: 63/G6+
Victor Martinez: 43/G34
J. D. Martinez: D9/L9LM
Justin Upton: HR/F8LXD+.2-H
Erick Aybar: K

Bot 5

Abraham Almonte: 9/F89S
Chris Gimenez: S9/L34D
Rajai Davis: W.1-2
Jason Kipnis: E4/FO/G4M.2-H(UR)(NR);1-3
Francisco Lindor: 9/SF/F89XD+.3-H(UR)
Mike Napoli: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

James McCann: D7/F78XD+
Jose Iglesias: 23/SH.2-3
Andrew Romine: K23
Cameron Maybin: WP.3-H(NR)
Cameron Maybin: S6/G56
Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
Victor Martinez: 41/G34

Bot 6

Carlos Santana: HR/F8RXD+
Jose Ramirez: S8/G4M+
Brandon Guyer: PO1(23)
Brandon Guyer: 9/F89M
Abraham Almonte: 8/F78D+

Top 7

J. D. Martinez: K
Justin Upton: 9/F89S-
Erick Aybar: 3/G3

Bot 7

Coco Crisp: K
Rajai Davis: 53/G56S
Jason Kipnis: K

Top 8

James McCann: 3/F3F-
Jose Iglesias: 9/L89S
Andrew Romine: 7/F7LS

Bot 8

Francisco Lindor: 7/L7M+
Mike Napoli: 7/F78D+
Carlos Santana: 6/F4S-

Top 9

Cameron Maybin: W
Miguel Cabrera: W.1-2
Victor Martinez: K
J. D. Martinez: HR/F8RXD+.2-H;1-H
Justin Upton: W
Erick Aybar: 43/G4+.1-2
James McCann: 7/L7M

Bot 9

Jose Ramirez: 63/G6
Lonnie Chisenhall: 43/G4
Abraham Almonte: K23

Notes & reviews

Ian Kinsler was struck on the helmet
both teams warned after the first pitch to Rajai Davis was behind his back; three Tigers had been hit earlier
Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler ejected by HP umpire Jordan Baker

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