GDT: 7/10/09 - DET (46-38) vs CLE (33-52) - 7:05 p.m. ET

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Luis Valbuena grounds out, first baseman Miguel Cabrera to pitcher Edwin Jackson.

B:2 S:3 O:2 -
Kelly Shoppach swinging.

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
Asdrubal Cabrera doubles (18) on a line drive to center fielder Josh Anderson.

B:2 S:2 O:3 -
Grady Sizemore reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Brandon Inge unassisted. Asdrubal Cabrera out at 3rd.

DET 3, CLE 1 after 4.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:1 S:1 O:0 -
Josh Anderson hit by pitch.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Ryan Raburn out on a sacrifice bunt to pitcher Cliff Lee. Josh Anderson to 2nd.

B:4 S:2 O:1 -
Placido Polanco walks.

B:0 S:1 O:2 - Miguel Cabrera grounds out, third
baseman Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Victor Martinez. Josh Anderson
to 3rd. Placido Polanco to 2nd.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Marcus Thames swinging.

DET 3, CLE 1 after 5 innings

Inning 6
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Curtis Granderson replaces center fielder Josh Anderson, batting 9th, playing center field.

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Victor Martinez grounds out sharply to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Shin-Soo Choo grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:1 O:3 -
Travis Hafner grounds out, third baseman Brandon Inge to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

DET 3, CLE 1 after 5.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Brandon Inge swinging. (again)

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Magglio Ordonez flies out to center fielder Grady Sizemore.

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Gerald Laird called out on .

DET 3, CLE 1 after 6 innings

Inning 7
Top Half

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Jhonny Peralta called out on .

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Ryan Garko grounds out, pitcher Edwin Jackson to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:3 S:2 O:2 -
Luis Valbuena singles on a line drive to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Kelly Shoppach swinging.

DET 3, CLE 1 after 6.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Detroit Tigers left fielder Josh Anderson left the game due to an injured arm.

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Adam Everett flies out to center fielder Grady Sizemore.

B:0 S:2 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson flies out to right fielder Ryan Garko.

B:1 S:1 O:3 -
Ryan Raburn flies out to left fielder Shin-Soo Choo.

DET 3, CLE 1 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Clete Thomas replaces right fielder Magglio Ordonez, batting 6th, playing right field.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Joel Zumaya replaces Edwin Jackson.

B:1 S:0 O:0 -
Injury Delay.

B:2 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Bobby Seay replaces Joel Zumaya.


B:4 S:0 O:0 -
Asdrubal Cabrera walks.

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Grady Sizemore pops out to catcher Gerald Laird in foul territory.

B:4 S:0 O:1 -
Victor Martinez walks. Asdrubal Cabrera to 2nd.


B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Ben Francisco replaces Victor Martinez.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
With Shin-Soo Choo batting, wild pitch by Bobby Seay, Asdrubal Cabrera to 3rd. Ben Francisco to 2nd.

B:1 S:3 O:2 -
Shin-Soo Choo called out on .

B:0 S:1 O:3 -
Travis Hafner flies out to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

DET 3, CLE 1 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Ben Francisco remains in the game as the right fielder.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from right field to first base for Ryan Garko.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Joe Smith replaces Cliff Lee.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya left the game due to an injured hand/wrist.

B:4 S:0 O:0 -
Placido Polanco walks.


B:0 S:2 O:1 -
Miguel Cabrera grounds out softly to pitcher Joe Smith. Placido Polanco to 2nd.


B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Marcus Thames homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Placido Polanco scores.
DET 5, CLE 1

B:0 S:2 O:2 -
Brandon Inge grounds out, second baseman Luis Valbuena to first baseman Ryan Garko.

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
Clete Thomas hits a ground-rule double (7) on a line drive to left-center field.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Gerald Laird called out on strikes.

DET 5, CLE 1 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fernando Rodney replaces Bobby Seay.

B:2 S:0 O:0 -
Jhonny Peralta reaches on throwing error by third baseman Brandon Inge.


B:4 S:0 O:0 -
Ryan Garko walks. Jhonny Peralta to 2nd.

B:4 S:0 O:0 -
Coaching visit to mound.


B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Luis Valbuena lines out to right fielder Clete Thomas.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Kelly Shoppach flies out to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

B:4 S:2 O:2 -
Asdrubal Cabrera walks. Jhonny Peralta to 3rd. Ryan Garko to 2nd.

bases loaded on NO HITS!!!

B:2 S:1 O:3 - Grady Sizemore grounds into a force out,
fielded by third baseman Brandon Inge. Ryan Garko out at 3rd. Asdrubal
Cabrera to 2nd.

WIN 5-1

July 10, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	4	0
Detroit	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	X		5	7	1

Cleveland AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Cabrera, A, SS 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .298 Sizemore, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .229 Martinez, V, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 --1-Francisco, B, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Choo, LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .295 Hafner, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .281 Peralta, J, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 Garko, RF-1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .280 Valbuena, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .211 Shoppach, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .194 Totals 32 1 4 1 6 5 19 1-Ran for Martinez, V in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Cabrera, A (18, Jackson, E). HR: Garko (9, 5th inning off Jackson, E, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Cabrera, A 2; Hafner; Garko 4; Valbuena. RBI: Garko (34). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garko; Peralta, J; Sizemore 3; Hafner 2. Team RISP: 0-for-9. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING Outfield assists: Sizemore (Anderson, J at 2nd base).		Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Raburn, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .272 Polanco, 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .263 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .322 Thames, DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .248 Inge, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .264 Ordonez, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 --Thomas, C, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 Laird, C 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .244 Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 Anderson, J, CF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .257 --Granderson, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 29 5 7 5 3 9 10 BATTING 2B: Laird (12, Lee, Cl), Thomas, C (7, Smith, J). HR: Thames (9, 8th inning off Smith, J, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Cabrera, M; Thames 4; Inge; Ordonez; Thomas, C 2; Laird 2; Anderson, J. RBI: Laird (23), Anderson, J 2 (16), Thames 2 (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thames 2; Laird. S: Raburn. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING E: Inge (10, throw). PB: Laird (6).
Cleveland IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Lee, Cl (L, 4-9) 7.0 5 3 3 2 8 0 3.47 Smith, J 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 4.58		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Jackson, E (W, 7-4) 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 1 2.52 Zumaya 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.20 Seay (H, 19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00 Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.92
WP: Seay. HBP: Anderson, J (by Lee, Cl). Pitches-strikes: Lee, Cl 122-85, Smith, J 18-11, Jackson, E 110-66, Zumaya 2-0, Seay 14-6, Rodney 28-12. Groundouts-flyouts: Lee, Cl 3-9, Smith, J 2-0, Jackson, E 8-9, Zumaya 0-0, Seay 0-2, Rodney 1-2. Batters faced: Lee, Cl 28, Smith, J 6, Jackson, E 27, Zumaya 1, Seay 4, Rodney 6. Umpires: HP: John Hirschbeck. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Marty Foster. Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, R to L. T: 2:43. Att: 35,592. July 10, 2009

80 muggy degrees; Was 77 when the game ended

Yuck!

But at least the umpires wore their light blue shirts

GO TIGERS!


I predict a sweep this weekend