The in-stadium host made a big deal pregame about how many consecutive games the Indians have played without committing an error. You could feel from that moment things weren’t going to go right for the Tribe.
| Scoring Summary |
| Top 1st: Detroit |
| – M. Cabrera singled to right center, A. Jackson scored, Q. Berry to third, M. Cabrera out at second |
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| Top 2nd: Detroit |
| – A. Jackson safe at first on shortstop A. Cabrera’s throwing error, A. Avila scored, O. Infante to third, A. Jackson to second |
| – Q. Berry singled to shallow left, O. Infante scored, A. Jackson to third |
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| Bot 3rd: Cleveland |
| – C. Kotchman homered to deep right center, J. Damon scored |
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| Top 5th: Detroit |
| – P. Fielder hit sacrifice fly to left center, A. Jackson scored |
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| Top 6th: Detroit |
| – Q. Berry singled to shallow left, A. Avila scored |
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| Bot 9th: Cleveland |
| – T. Hafner homered to deep right |
| Detroit |
|
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
LOB |
Season Avg |
| A. Jackson cf |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.316 |
|
| Q. Berry lf |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.289 |
|
| M. Cabrera 3b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
.328 |
|
| P. Fielder 1b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.306 |
|
| D. Young dh |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
.269 |
|
| B. Boesch rf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.251 |
|
| D. Kelly rf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.176 |
|
| J. Peralta ss |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
.266 |
|
| A. Avila c |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.240 |
|
| O. Infante 2b |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.143 |
|
| Totals |
33 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
16 |
|
| Batting |
| 2B – A Avila (12, D Lowe). |
|
| S – O Infante. |
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| SF – P Fielder. |
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| RBI – A Jackson (45), Q Berry 2 (22), M Cabrera (82), P Fielder (69). |
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| 2-out RBI – Q Berry. |
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| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – Q Berry 1, B Boesch 1, J Peralta 3. |
|
| GIDP – M Cabrera. |
|
| Team LOB – 10. |
|
|
| Fielding |
| DP – 1 (A Avila-J Peralta). |
|
| Cleveland |
|
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
LOB |
Season Avg |
| S. Choo rf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.294 |
|
| A. Cabrera ss |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
.280 |
|
| J. Kipnis 2b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.274 |
|
| M. Brantley cf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.293 |
|
| C. Santana c |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.234 |
|
| T. Hafner dh |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
.230 |
|
| J. Damon lf |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.232 |
|
| C. Kotchman 1b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.233 |
|
| J. Hannahan 3b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.235 |
|
| Totals |
31 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
|
| Batting |
| 2B – S Choo (31, M Scherzer); M Brantley (28, M Scherzer). |
|
| HR – T Hafner (9, 9th inning off J Valverde 0 on, 1 Out), C Kotchman (10, 3rd inning off M Scherzer 1 on, 0 Out). |
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| RBI – T Hafner (28), C Kotchman 2 (38). |
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| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – M Brantley 2, T Hafner 1. |
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| Team LOB – 5. |
|
|
| Base Running |
| SB – M Brantley (11, 3rd base off M Scherzer/A Avila). |
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| CS – S Choo (5, 2nd base by M Scherzer/A Avila). |
| Fielding |
| E – A Cabrera (12, throw 2). |
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| Outfield assists – S Choo. |
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| DP – 1 (J Hannahan-J Kipnis-C Kotchman). |
|
| Detroit |
|
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
WHIP |
Season ERA |
| M. Scherzer (W, 10-5) |
7.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
1.38 |
4.49 |
|
| J. Benoit (H, 22) |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.09 |
2.87 |
|
| J. Valverde (S, 19) |
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.30 |
3.89 |
|
| Cleveland |
|
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
WHIP |
Season ERA |
| D. Lowe (L, 8-9) |
6.0 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.64 |
5.09 |
|
| E. Rogers |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.83 |
2.49 |
|
| C. Allen |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0.90 |
0.00 |
|
| T. Sipp |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1.34 |
5.34 |
|
|
|
| HBP – P Fielder (by D Lowe). |
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| Pitches-strikes – M Scherzer 105-64; J Benoit 13-7; J Valverde 6-5; D Lowe 94-55; E Rogers 25-16; C Allen 21-12; T Sipp 21-13. |
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| Ground balls-fly balls – M Scherzer 5-9; J Benoit 1-2; J Valverde 3-1; D Lowe 12-6; E Rogers 2-1; C Allen 0-1; T Sipp 0-0. |
|
| Batters faced – M Scherzer 27; J Benoit 4; J Valverde 4; D Lowe 30; E Rogers 4; C Allen 5; T Sipp 3. |
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Fitting. Their play tonight left me speechless.
The Indians have horribility. With Verlander pitching today, last night’s was the game to win to get the series win.
I get what you are saying, but:
the Indians could ‘never’ beat Verlander:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2012/05/24/41155/index.html#boxscore
The right-hander, however, lost at Cleveland on May 24 and hasn’t fared
particularly well at Progressive Field, where he is 6-9 with a 5.79 ERA
lifetime.
Still, Verlander has pitched at least six innings in each of his last eight
outings in Cleveland.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2012/07/26/41961/index.html#preview#ixzz21jruSomA
on Zach:
The right-hander hasn’t recorded a decision in two career starts against the
Tigers despite a 1.59 ERA
…just saying