Indians 3, Tigers 2: Letdown, setback, and the curse of Cleveland
Detroit tied for the AL Central lead on Sunday, but suffered a let down against the Indians Monday afternoon, losing 3-2.
| Final - 9.3.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Stories
Game 134 Overflow: Indians at Tigers
In case you missed it, we're playing the Rod Allen Drinking Game. Things that happened: Quintin Berry stole his 18th base of the season on his 18th attempt of the season. Brennan Boesch and Alex...
Game 134 Preview: Indians at Tigers
Anibal Sanchez will try to keep the Tigers run going today against Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians.
Series Preview: Detroit (September 3-5)
Series Preview for Cleveland at Detroit (September 3-5)
GameThreads
Tigers Fans GameThread on Bless You Boys
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Indians Fans GameThread on Let's Go Tribe
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .282 |
| Jason Kipnis, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera, SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Michael Brantley, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Russ Canzler, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Casey Kotchman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Ezequiel Carrera, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Jack Hannahan, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Brent Lillibridge, ph,5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 |
| Lou Marson, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Batting
Sacrifice flies - Cabrera
Stolen Bases - Choo, Carrera, Lillibridge, Marson
Team LOB - 8
Sacrifice flies - Cabrera
Stolen Bases - Choo, Carrera, Lillibridge, Marson
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Kluber (W, 1-3) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.79 | 0 | 95-60 |
| Cody Allen (, 0-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.74 | 0 | 21-10 |
| Esmil Rogers (, 1-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.34 | 0 | 15-9 |
| Vinnie Pestano (S, 3-1; S,2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.99 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Berry, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Andy Dirks, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .327 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .331 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Delmon Young, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Brennan Boesch, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Alex Avila, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| Omar Infante, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Fielder, Young
Grounded into DP - Boesch, Avila
Hit by pitch - Fielder, Boesch
Stolen Bases - Berry
Caught Stealing - Infante
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Avila
Passed Balls - Avila
Doubles - Fielder, Young
Grounded into DP - Boesch, Avila
Hit by pitch - Fielder, Boesch
Stolen Bases - Berry
Caught Stealing - Infante
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Avila
Passed Balls - Avila
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 104-68 |
| Darin Downs (L, 1-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 13-7 |
| Brayan Villarreal | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 | 0 | 21-13 |
| Octavio Dotel | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Phil Coke | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 7-2 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Duration: 3:09
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Duration: 3:09
