Jimenez was as good as he’s been in a Cleveland uniform, and the offense found it’s triple stroke. A big win for the Indians taking the series opener with Detroit. The pressure is squarely on the Tigers tomorrow.
| Scoring Summary |
| Bot 1st: Detroit |
| - M. Cabrera doubled to left, Q. Berry scored |
| Top 3rd: Cleveland |
| - A. Cabrera tripled to deep center, S. Choo scored |
| Top 5th: Cleveland |
| - L. Marson tripled to deep right center, L. Chisenhall scored |
| - S. Choo singled to center, L. Marson scored |
| Top 6th: Cleveland |
| - M. Brantley tripled to right center, S. Duncan scored |
| Bot 9th: Detroit |
| - B. Boesch hit sacrifice fly to deep center, G. Laird scored, J. Peralta to third |
| Cleveland | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| S. Choo rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 | |
| A. Cabrera ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | |
| J. Kipnis 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .275 | |
| C. Santana dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | |
| S. Duncan lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | |
| A. Cunningham lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| M. Brantley cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | |
| M. LaPorta 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| C. Kotchman 1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | |
| L. Chisenhall 3b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | |
| L. Marson c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .213 | |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Batting |
| 3B – A Cabrera (1, D Smyly); M Brantley (3, D Smyly); L Marson (1, D Smyly). |
| RBI – S Choo (18), A Cabrera (22), M Brantley (25), L Marson (4). |
| 2-out RBI – A Cabrera, M Brantley. |
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Kipnis 1, M LaPorta 1, L Marson 1. |
| Team LOB – 5. |
| Detroit | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| Q. Berry cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .315 | |
| M. Young lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| M. Cabrera 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .321 | |
| P. Fielder 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | |
| D. Young dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | |
| A. Avila c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| G. Laird c | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | |
| J. Peralta ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | |
| B. Boesch rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | |
| R. Santiago 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .202 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | ||
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| Cleveland | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| U. Jimenez (W, 6-4) | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.69 | 5.31 | |
| N. Hagadone (H, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | 2.89 | |
| V. Pestano (H, 14) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.06 | 2.38 | |
| C. Perez (S, 18) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 | 2.82 | |
| Detroit | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| D. Smyly (L, 2-2) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.25 | 3.71 | |
| D. Below | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 | 2.42 | |
| B. Villarreal | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.75 | |
| HBP – Q Berry (by U Jimenez). |
| Pitches-strikes – U Jimenez 102-55; N Hagadone 1-1; V Pestano 12-9; C Perez 19-14; D Smyly 94-65; D Below 19-14; B Villarreal 20-13. |
| Ground balls-fly balls – U Jimenez 6-11; N Hagadone 0-1; V Pestano 1-0; C Perez 1-3; D Smyly 6-7; D Below 3-1; B Villarreal 0-2. |
| Batters faced – U Jimenez 27; N Hagadone 1; V Pestano 3; C Perez 5; D Smyly 25; D Below 6; B Villarreal 5. |
