ST GDT: 4/1/09 - ATL @ DET - 1:05 PM

Starting Lineups:

Inning 1
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Yunel Escobar singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Anderson.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Casey Kotchman pops out to shortstop Adam Everett.

B:4 S:0 O:1 -
Chipper Jones walks. Yunel Escobar to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Brian McCann pops out to third baseman Brandon Inge.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Garret Anderson grounds out, shortstop Adam Everett to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Curtis Granderson pops out to shortstop Yunel Escobar.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Placido Polanco grounds out, second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Casey Kotchman.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Magglio Ordonez flies out to center fielder Gregor Blanco.

0-0

6 ER given up by Verlander in 3 innings.

This is not an April Fools joke.

Inning 2
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Omar Infante triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Brandon Jones grounds out, pitcher Justin Verlander to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Gregor Blanco singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Guillen. Omar Infante scores.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Clint Sammons doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Guillen. Gregor Blanco to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Yunel Escobar doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Guillen. Gregor Blanco scores. Clint Sammons scores.

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Casey Kotchman homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Yunel Escobar scores.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Chipper Jones flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Brian McCann flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, shortstop Yunel Escobar to first baseman Casey Kotchman.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Carlos Guillen pops out to catcher Clint Sammons in foul territory.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Gerald Laird singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Jones.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Brandon Inge flies out to left fielder Garret Anderson.

ATL 5-0

Inning 3
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Garret Anderson flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Omar Infante singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Anderson.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Brandon Jones grounds out to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Omar Infante to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Gregor Blanco doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Omar Infante scores.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Clint Sammons pops out to second baseman Placido Polanco.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Adam Everett singles on a ground ball to shortstop Yunel Escobar.

B:0 S:0 O:1 - Josh Anderson grounds into a force out,
first baseman Casey Kotchman to shortstop Yunel Escobar. Adam Everett
out at 2nd. Josh Anderson to 1st.

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Curtis Granderson homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Josh Anderson scores.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Placido Polanco grounds out, shortstop Yunel Escobar to first baseman Casey Kotchman.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Magglio Ordonez reaches on throwing error by shortstop Yunel Escobar.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Miguel Cabrera singles on a line drive to left fielder Garret Anderson. Magglio Ordonez to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:3 - Carlos Guillen grounds into a force out,
third baseman Chipper Jones to second baseman Omar Infante. Miguel
Cabrera out at 2nd.

ATL 6-2

Inning 4
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Yunel Escobar flies out to right fielder Josh Anderson.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Casey Kotchman grounds out, shortstop Adam Everett to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Chipper Jones homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Brian McCann flies out to right fielder Josh Anderson.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Martin Prado replaces shortstop Yunel Escobar, batting 1st, playing second base.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Greg Norton replaces first baseman Casey Kotchman, batting 2nd, playing first base.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Van Pope replaces third baseman Chipper Jones, batting 3rd, playing third base.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from second base to shortstop for Omar Infante.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Gerald Laird grounds out, shortstop Omar Infante to first baseman Greg Norton.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Brandon Inge doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Garret Anderson.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Adam Everett grounds out, second baseman Martin Prado to first baseman Greg Norton. Brandon Inge to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Josh Anderson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Omar Infante. Brandon Inge scores.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Curtis Granderson grounds out, second baseman Martin Prado to first baseman Greg Norton.

ATL 7-3

Inning 5
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Garret Anderson grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Omar Infante flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Brandon Jones strikes out swinging.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Matt Diaz replaces left fielder Garret Anderson, batting 5th, playing left field.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Placido Polanco grounds out, third baseman Van Pope to first baseman Greg Norton.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Magglio Ordonez grounds out, third baseman Van Pope to first baseman Greg Norton.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Miguel Cabrera singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Jones.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Carlos Guillen flies out to center fielder Gregor Blanco.

ATL 7-3

Inning 6
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Justin Henry replaces second baseman Placido Polanco, batting 2nd, playing second base.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Bobby Seay replaces Justin Verlander.

B:0 S:3 O:1 -
Gregor Blanco strikes out on foul tip.

B:2 S:0 O:1 -
Clint Sammons homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Martin Prado grounds out, third baseman Brandon Inge to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Greg Norton strikes out swinging.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: J. C. Boscan replaces catcher Clint Sammons, batting 9th, playing catcher.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Jeff Bennett replaces Tom Glavine.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Gerald Laird singles on a line drive to center fielder Gregor Blanco.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Jeff Larish replaces Brandon Inge.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Jeff Larish flies out to left fielder Matt Diaz.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Adam Everett flies out to center fielder Gregor Blanco.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Josh Anderson grounds into a force out, shortstop Omar Infante to second baseman Martin Prado. Gerald Laird out at 2nd.

ATL 8-3

Inning 7
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Jeff Larish remains in the game as the third baseman.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Ramon Santiago replaces shortstop Adam Everett, batting 8th, playing shortstop.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Juan Rincon replaces Bobby Seay.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Van Pope pops out to first baseman Miguel Cabrera in foul territory.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Brian McCann singles on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Guillen.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Matt Young replaces Brian McCann.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Matt Diaz grounds out, second baseman Justin Henry to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Matt Young to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Omar Infante flies out to right fielder Josh Anderson.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Matt Young remains in the game as the designated hitter.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Javier Guzman replaces shortstop Omar Infante, batting 6th, playing shortstop.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Boone Logan replaces Jeff Bennett.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Curtis Granderson singles on a line drive to center fielder Gregor Blanco.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Deik Scram replaces Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:0 O:2 - Justin Henry grounds into double play,
second baseman Martin Prado to shortstop Javier Guzman to first baseman
Greg Norton. Deik Scram out at 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Magglio Ordonez grounds out, third baseman Van Pope to first baseman Greg Norton.

ATL 8-3

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Deik Scram remains in the game as the center fielder.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Ryan Roberson replaces first baseman Miguel Cabrera, batting 4th, playing first base.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Matt Treanor replaces catcher Gerald Laird, batting 6th, playing catcher.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fernando Rodney replaces Juan Rincon.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Brandon Jones grounds out, third baseman Jeff Larish to first baseman Ryan Roberson.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Gregor Blanco flies out to right fielder Josh Anderson.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
J. C. Boscan singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Guillen.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Martin Prado flies out to center fielder Deik Scram.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Ryan Roberson grounds out, third baseman Van Pope to first baseman Greg Norton.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Carlos Guillen lines out to center fielder Gregor Blanco.

B:4 S:0 O:2 -
Matt Treanor walks.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Jeff Larish doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Matt Diaz. Matt Treanor to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Rafael Cruz replaces Boone Logan.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Ramon Santiago flies out to left fielder Matt Diaz.

ATL 8-3

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Chao-Ting Tang replaces left fielder Carlos Guillen, batting 5th, playing left field.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Angel Flores replaces catcher Matt Treanor, batting 6th, playing catcher.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Casey Fien replaces Fernando Rodney.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Greg Norton doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Deik Scram.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Van Pope flies out to right fielder Josh Anderson.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Matt Young singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Anderson. Greg Norton to 3rd.

B:0 S:0 O:2 - Matt Diaz grounds into a force out,
third baseman Jeff Larish to second baseman Justin Henry. Greg Norton
scores. Matt Young out at 2nd. Matt Diaz to 1st.

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Javier Guzman strikes out swinging.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from second base to first base for Martin Prado.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Brooks Conrad replaces first baseman Greg Norton, batting 2nd, playing second base.

B:0 S:3 O:1 -
Josh Anderson strikes out swinging.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Deik Scram grounds out, first baseman Martin Prado to pitcher Rafael Cruz.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Gustavo Nunez replaces Justin Henry.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Gustavo Nunez grounds out to first baseman Martin Prado.

ATL wins 9-3

April 1, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Atlanta	0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	1		9	14	1
Detroit	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	10	0

Atlanta AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Escobar, SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .294 -- Prado, 2B-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Kotchman, 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .289 -- Norton, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .311 -- Conrad, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Jones, C, 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .308 -- Pope, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 McCann, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 -- 1-Young, PR-DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Anderson, G, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 -- Diaz, LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .305 Infante, 2B-SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .297 -- Guzman, Ja, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Jones, B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327 Blanco, G, CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .174 Sammons, C 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .455 -- Boscan, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 41 9 14 9 1 4 14 1-Ran for McCann in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Sammons (3, Verlander), Escobar (4, Verlander), Blanco, G (1, Verlander), Norton (4, Fien). 3B: Infante (3, Verlander). HR: Kotchman (3, 2nd inning off Verlander, 1 on, 1 out), Jones, C (4, 4th inning off Verlander, 0 on, 2 out), Sammons (3, 6th inning off Seay, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Escobar 3; Kotchman 4; Norton 2; Jones, C 4; McCann; Young; Infante 4; Blanco, G 3; Sammons 6; Boscan. RBI: Blanco, G 2 (5), Escobar 2 (7), Kotchman 2 (7), Jones, C (10), Sammons (6), Diaz (13). 2-out RBI: Blanco, G; Jones, C. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson, G; Sammons; Infante. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Escobar (5, throw). DP: (Prado-Guzman, Ja-Norton). Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .344 -- 1-Scram, PR-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Polanco, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 -- Henry, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 -- b-Nunez, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ordonez, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Cabrera, M, 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .379 -- Roberson, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guillen, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 -- Tang, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Laird, C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .395 -- Treanor, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .185 -- Flores, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Inge, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268 -- a-Larish, PH-3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 Everett, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 -- Santiago, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Anderson, J, RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .262 Totals 37 3 10 3 1 1 13 a-Flied out for Inge in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Henry in the 9th. 1-Ran for Granderson in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Inge (4, Glavine), Larish (7, Logan). HR: Granderson (3, 3rd inning off Glavine, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Granderson 5; Cabrera, M 2; Laird 2; Inge 2; Larish 2; Everett; Anderson, J. RBI: Granderson 2 (7), Anderson, J (8). 2-out RBI: Anderson, J. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen; Santiago 2. GIDP: Henry. Team LOB: 8. Atlanta IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Glavine (W, 2-0) 5.0 7 3 3 0 0 1 2.25 Bennett 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.84 Logan 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.59 Cruz 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Verlander (L, 1-2) 5.0 9 7 7 1 1 2 3.90 Seay 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1.98 Rincon 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 Fien 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.16 Groundouts-flyouts: Glavine 10-5, Bennett 1-2, Logan 4-1, Cruz 2-1, Verlander 5-9, Seay 1-0, Rincon 1-2, Rodney 1-2, Fien 1-1. Batters faced: Glavine 23, Bennett 4, Logan 7, Cruz 4, Verlander 25, Seay 4, Rincon 4, Rodney 4, Fien 5. Inherited runners-scored: Cruz 2-0. Umpires: HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Rob Healey. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF. T: 2:28. Att: 4,692. April 1, 2009