Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Indians - Box Score - May 08, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for May 8, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 5/8)

Game 1: Friday, May 8
Detroit	1	Final
Cleveland	0	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 9
Detroit	4	Final
Cleveland	0	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 10
Detroit	5	Final
Cleveland	3	Final
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Tigers 1

(15-13, 7-8 away)

Indians 0

(11-19, 5-8 home)

Alerts

7:05 PM ET, May 8, 2009

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

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

W: J. Verlander (3-2)

L: C. Lee (1-5)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
C Granderson CF	3	1	0	0	1	1	14	.252	.320	.504
P Polanco 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.272	.311	.404
C Thomas RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	11	.455	.538	.727
M Cabrera 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.385	.453	.615
M Ordonez DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	18	.229	.319	.286
B Inge 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	16	.277	.393	.574
R Raburn LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.050	.208	.050
A Everett SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	12	.262	.308	.377
D Sardinha C	3	0	0	0	0	2	12	.111	.100	.222
Totals	32	1	7	1	2	6	120
BATTING 2B: P Polanco (13, C Lee) RBI: C Thomas (3) 2-out RBI: C Thomas GIDP: R Raburn Tigers RISP: 1-5 (A Everett 0-1, P Polanco 0-1, R Raburn 0-1, C Thomas 1-2) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: C Granderson (4, 2nd base off C Lee/K Shoppach) CS: M Cabrera (2, 2nd base by C Lee/K Shoppach)
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Everett-P Polanco). Outfield Assist: R Raburn (A Cabrera at 2nd base).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander (W, 6-2)	9.0	2	0	0	2	11	0	118-79	4.50
Totals	9.0	2	0	0	2	11	0	118-79
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 15/29 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 16-22-25-16 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 5-9 Game Scores: J Verlander 92

Cleveland Indians
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
G Sizemore CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	18	.226	.312	.435
A Cabrera SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	18	.327	.402	.421
V Martinez 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	13	.390	.464	.644
S Choo RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	.263	.400	.434
M DeRosa 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	12	.244	.304	.447
D Dellucci DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.304	.360	.391
B Francisco LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	10	.244	.330	.360
L Valbuena 2B	1	0	0	0	2	1	15	.143	.455	.286
K Shoppach C	3	0	0	0	0	2	7	.216	.365	.373
J Barfield PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Totals	27	0	2	0	2	11	118
BATTING 2B: V Martinez (10, J Verlander) Indians RISP: 0-1 (S Choo 0-1) Team LOB: 2
FIELDING DP: 2 (A Cabrera-L Valbuena-V Martinez, K Shoppach-L Valbuena).

Cleveland Indians
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Lee (L, 2-6)	8.0	7	1	1	2	5	0	113-71	3.45
R Betancourt	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	4.80
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	2	6	0	120-77
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Lee 19/31; R Betancourt 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Lee 17-13-17-24; R Betancourt 1-2-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lee 8-10; R Betancourt 0-2 Game Scores: C Lee 67

Game Information

Stadium	Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Attendance	27,492 (60.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:12
Weather	70 degrees, overcast
Wind	11 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Chad Fairchild