Game Report - June 1, 2007 - Indians 12, Tigers 11
Steve Bielawski
When you score eleven runs and can't win, something is
wrong. In this case, it was the Tigers' relief
pitching that was wrong. Specifically, Todd Jones
came on to pitch the ninth inning with a four-run
lead, and he lost the game. Geez.
Let's start off with happier times. Curtis Granderson
led off the first inning with a triple, and he scored
on Placido Polanco's single. Mr. Polanco scored on a
single by Sean Casey. The Tigers had a 2-0 lead
before the Indians even came to bat.
The Tigers struck again in the fourth, on singles by
Magglio Ordonez, Sean Casey, and Mike Rabelo. Mr.
Rabelo's single, an infield single, drove in Mr.
Ordonez. The Indians got a home run in the bottom of
the fifth to make it 3-1.
In the sixth inning, Magglio Ordonez doubled and Craig
Monroe homered to make the score 5-1 in favour of the
Tigers. With a four-run lead and twelve outs to go,
you should be good for the win.
The bottom of the sixth was Mike Maroth's one bad
inning. He allowed a pair of two-run home runs, which
tied the game. But, as it turns out, that wasn't such
a big problem--not by itself.
Omar Infante led off the top of the seventh with a
single, and he stole second. Neifi Perez walked, and
the two moved up on a bunt by Curtis Granderson. Mr.
Infante scored on a single by Placido Polanco. Gary
Sheiffield walked to load the bases, then Mr. Perez
scored on a single by Magglio Ordonez, Mr. Polanco
scored on a walk to Sean Casey, and Mr. Sheffield
scored on a sac fly by Craig Monroe. If you've lost
track, that's four more runs, to give the Tigers a 9-5
lead at the seventh-inning stretch.
The Indians scored two runs in the eighth, and the
Tigers scored two in the ninth. Placido Polanco
singled to lead off the ninth and stole second.
Magglio Ordonez drew an intentional walk, and Sean
Casey drew a not-so-intentional walk. Mike Rabelo
walked to drive in Mr. Polanco, and Omar Infante hit
an infield single to drive in Mr. Ordonez.
Then, in the bottom of the ninth, Todd Jones gave up
five runs to give the Indians the win. Thanks, Todd.
I guess that our fears of Todd Jones were realistic,
even if he did have a good season last year.
The Tigers have once again lost three games in a row
and seven of their last eight. And this is one more
that they really should have won. Total bummer. Oh,
and this puts the Tigers 3 1/2 games back in the A.L.
Central and only two games ahead of the Twins. The
White Sox are 3 1/2 games behind the Tigers.
> DETROIT AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Granderson, cf 4 1 1 0 3 0 1 .279 .339 .569
Tripled to deep left in the first and scored.
> P. Polanco, 2b 5 3 4 2 4 0 0 .340 .383 .422
Singled in the first
to drive in Mr. Granderson;
he would soon score as well.
Hit an infield single in the third.
Singled to right in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Infante;
he would soon cross the plate as well.
Singled to right in the ninth, stole second, and
scored.
> G. Sheffield, dh 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .263 .374 .485
Grounded into a double play in the third.
Walked in the seventh and scored.
> M. Ordonez, rf 4 3 3 1 4 1 0 .353 .426 .667
Singled to centre in the fourth and scored.
Doubled to centre in the sixth and scored.
Singled to right in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Perez.
Drew an intentional walk in the ninth and scored.
> S. Casey, 1b 3 0 2 2 2 2 0 .280 .339 .348
Singled to centre in the first
to drive in Mr. Polanco.
Singled to right in the fourth.
Walked in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Polanco.
Walked again in the ninth.
> C. Monroe, lf 4 1 1 3 4 0 2 .239 .293 .461
Homered to left-centre in the sixth
to drive in Mr. Ordonez.
Hit a sac fly to right in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Sheffield.
> M. Rabelo, c 4 0 2 2 2 1 2 .275 .296 .353
Singled to left-centre in the second.
Hit an infield single in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Ordonez.
Walked in the ninth
to drive in Mr. Polanco.
> O. Infante, 3b 5 1 2 1 2 0 1 .313 .313 .375
Grounded into a double play in the fourth.
Singled to left in the seventh, stole second, and
scored.
Hit an infield single in the ninth
to drive in Mr. Ordonez.
> N. Perez, ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .162 .205 .297
Grounded into a double play in the second.
Walked in the seventh and scored.
> TOTALS 37 11 15 11 21 6 9
That certainly ought to be enough offense
to win any ballgame.
> 2B: M Ordonez (27, F Carmona)
> 3B: C Granderson (9, F Carmona)
> HR: C Monroe (9, 6th inning off F Carmona 1 on, 2
Out)
> Team LOB: 7
> SB: O Infante (2, 2nd base off T Mastny/V Martinez);
> P Polanco (2, 2nd base off F Cabrera/V Martinez)
> E: C Granderson (2, throw)
> Outfield Assist: C Granderson (R Garko at Home).
> CLEVELAND AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
> G. Sizemore, cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .394 .461
Collared, surprisingly.
> C. Blake, 3b 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 .272 .363 .482
> T. Hafner, dh 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 .272 .427 .489
Hitless, but with two walks and two runs scored.
> V. Martinez, c 5 2 2 4 8 0 0 .309 .376 .545
> J. Peralta, ss 5 2 3 2 8 0 1 .300 .370 .526
> M. Rouse, pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .220 .162
> R. Garko, 1b 5 2 3 0 3 0 1 .346 .405 .538
> J. Michaels, lf 2 1 2 2 5 1 0 .287 .340 .457
> T. Nixon, ph-rf 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 .276 .354 .382
> J. Barfield, 2b 5 0 3 1 3 0 0 .241 .276 .342
> F. Gutierrez, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125
Didn't do anything, but he didn't stay long.
> D. Dellucci, ph-lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .243 .305 .379
> TOTALS 41 12 16 11 30 4 4
This just isn't right.
> 2B: J Peralta 2 (8, W Ledezma, T Jones)
> HR: V Martinez 2 (11, 4th inning off M Maroth 0 on,
1 Out;
> 9th inning off T Jones 2 on, 1 Out);
> J Peralta (11, 6th inning off M Maroth 1 on, 2
Out);
> J Michaels (3, 6th inning off M Maroth 1 on, 2
Out)
> Team LOB: 7
> DP: 3 (F Carmona-J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko,
> J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko,
> J Barfield-R Garko).
>
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> Detroit (30-24, 15-13 away) 2 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 2 -
11 15 1
> Cleveland (34-19, 19-4 home) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 5 -
12 16 0
>
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The most unhappy ending since _King Lear_.
> DETROIT IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA
> M. Maroth 6.0 7 5 5 2 2 3 26 91 36-55 5.28 .312
The first five innings were fine,
but he stayed around for one inning too many.
> W. Ledezma 1.2 2 2 1 0 1 0 7 20 5-15 4.71 .274
Was fine in the seventh, but not so good in the
eighth.
> T. Jones (L 1-3)(BS 4) 1.0 7 5 5 2 1 1 12 46 20-26
6.04 .304
Allowed two inherited runners to score in the eighth
and then imploded in the ninth.
> IBB: T Nixon (By T Jones)
> Batters faced: M Maroth 26; W Ledezma 7; T Jones 12
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Maroth 7-8;
> W Ledezma 2-2; T Jones 1-1
> Game Scores: M Maroth 38
> CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA
> F. Carmona 6.0 10 5 5 0 5 1 25 91 31-60 3.29 .270
Not so good, though he had some decent innings.
> T. Mastny 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 6 19 11-8 4.43 .247
Had a very rough time out there.
> A. Fultz 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 10 5-5 1.80 .122
Allowed two inherited runners to score.
> F. Cabrera 1.2 1 2 2 3 3 0 9 38 19-19 5.91 .256
Not so good.
> R. Hernandez (W 3-1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1-5 6.10
.299
Allowed an inherited runner to score.
> WP: F Carmona; A Fultz
> IBB: M Ordonez (By F Cabrera)
> Batters faced: F Carmona 25;
> T Mastny 6; A Fultz 3; F Cabrera 9; R Hernandez 2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Carmona 12-1;
> T Mastny 1-0; A Fultz 0-1; F Cabrera 1-1; R
Hernandez 1-0
> Game Scores: F Carmona 37
> Game Information
> Stadium: Jacobs Field, Cleveland, OH
> Attendance: 41,365 (95.3% full)
That's more like it.
Any Indians fans who left early are kicking
themselves.
> Game Time: 3:32
A very long day at the office.
> Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 8 mph
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How they scored:
Tigers first.
Granderson tripled to left.
Polanco singled to center,
Granderson scored.
Sheffield struck out.
Ordonez grounded out,
second baseman Barfield to first baseman Garko,
Polanco to second.
Casey singled to center,
Polanco scored.
Monroe grounded out,
shortstop Peralta to first baseman Garko.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.
Tigers 2, Indians 0.
Tigers fourth.
Ordonez singled to center.
Casey singled to right,
Ordonez to third.
On Carmona's wild pitch,
Casey to second.
Monroe struck out.
Rabelo infield single to third,
Ordonez scored.
Infante grounded into a double play,
second baseman Barfield to first baseman Garko,
Rabelo out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.
Tigers 3, Indians 0.
Indians fourth.
Hafner grounded out,
second baseman Polanco to first baseman Casey.
Martinez homered to left on a 0-1 count.
Peralta grounded out,
second baseman Polanco to first baseman Casey.
Garko popped out to shortstop N.Perez.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on.
Tigers 3, Indians 1.
Tigers sixth.
Sheffield struck out.
Ordonez doubled to center.
Casey grounded out,
second baseman Barfield to first baseman Garko,
Ordonez to third.
Monroe homered to left on a full count,
Ordonez scored.
Rabelo struck out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on.
Tigers 5, Indians 1.
Indians sixth.
Blake struck out.
Hafner walked.
Martinez flied out to center fielder Granderson.
Peralta homered to center on a 2-2 count,
Hafner scored.
Garko singled to right.
Michaels homered to left on a 3-0 count,
Garko scored.
Barfield grounded out,
third baseman Infante to first baseman Casey.
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on.
Indians 5, Tigers 5.
Tigers seventh.
Mastny pitching.
Infante singled to left.
Infante stole second.
N.Perez walked.
Granderson sacrificed,
pitcher Mastny to second baseman Barfield,
Infante to third, N.Perez to second.
Polanco singled to right,
Infante scored, N.Perez to third.
Sheffield walked on a full count,
Polanco to second.
Ordonez singled to right,
N.Perez scored, Polanco to third, Sheffield to
second.
Fultz pitching.
Casey walked on four pitches, Polanco scored,
Sheffield to third, Ordonez to second.
Monroe hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Gutierrez,
Sheffield scored.
On Fultz's wild pitch,
Ordonez to third.
Rabelo struck out.
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on.
Tigers 9, Indians 5.
Indians eighth.
Hafner flied out to left fielder Monroe.
Martinez flied out to right fielder Ordonez.
Peralta doubled to center.
Garko singled to left,
Peralta to third.
Jones pitching.
Nixon pinch-hitting for Michaels.
Nixon singled to left,
Peralta scored, Garko to second.
Barfield singled to center,
Garko to third, Nixon to second.
On Granderson's error,
Garko scored, Nixon to third, Barfield to
second.
Dellucci pinch-hitting for Gutierrez.
Dellucci lined out to right fielder Ordonez.
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on.
Tigers 9, Indians 7.
Tigers ninth.
Nixon in as right fielder.
Dellucci in as left fielder.
Polanco singled to right.
Sheffield struck out.
Polanco stole second.
Ordonez was intentionally walked.
Casey walked on a full count,
Polanco to third, Ordonez to second.
Monroe struck out.
Rabelo walked on four pitches,
Polanco scored, Ordonez to third, Casey to
second.
Hernandez pitching.
Infante infield single to third,
Ordonez scored, Casey to third, Rabelo to
second.
N.Perez grounded out,
first baseman Garko unassisted.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on.
Tigers 11, Indians 7.
Indians ninth.
Sizemore grounded out,
second baseman Polanco to first baseman Casey.
Blake singled to left.
Hafner walked,
Blake to second.
Martinez homered to left on a 2-1 count,
Blake scored, Hafner scored.
Peralta doubled to right.
Rouse pinch-running for Peralta.
Garko struck out.
Nixon was intentionally walked.
Barfield singled to right,
Rouse scored, Nixon to third.
On defensive indifference, Barfield to second.
Dellucci singled to center,
Nixon scored, Barfield to third.
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on.
Indians 12, Tigers 11.
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Dellucci drives in winning run to cap off Indians'
rally
More Cleveland magic: Indians use five-run ninth in
win
CLEVELAND (AP) - A different city, venue and sport
produced yet another memorable Cleveland victory over
Detroit.
David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two
outs to cap a five-run ninth off closer Todd Jones as
the Indians rallied past the Tigers 12-11 Friday
night.
One night after LeBron James single-handedly shot the
NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers to a double-overtime playoff
win in Detroit, the Indians summoned all they had
against one of the best closers in baseball.
''That was a crazy one,'' said Cleveland catcher
Victor Martinez, whose three-run homer got Cleveland
within one in the ninth.
Jones (1-3) blew his second straight save opportunity
as the reeling Tigers lost for the seventh time in
eight games and fell 4 1/2 games behind first-place
Cleveland in the AL Central.
"I got pounded," Jones said. "We needed a win against
these guys. We needed a win for ourselves and I didn't
get it done. I just got crushed."
The Indians, 15-4 in the division, improved baseball's
best home record to 19-4. That's the best start at
home in Cleveland's 107 years in the American League.
"An incredible win," Indians manager Eric Wedge said.
"Everybody stepped up."
Roberto Hernandez (3-1) pitched 1-3 of an inning for
the win.
The Tigers led 11-7 before Martinez's three-run shot -
his second home run of the game - made it 11-10.
"When Vic hit that one, we all thought we had a shot,"
said Indians first baseman Ryan Garko, who had three
hits. "That was the turning point. It's what Vic does.
He's the heart of the team."
Jhonny Peralta followed with a double, giving way to
pinch-runner Mike Rouse.
After striking out Garko, Jones intentionally walked
Trot Nixon, putting the winning run aboard. Josh
Barfield poked a single to right that fell just in
front of Magglio Ordonez, scoring Rouse to tie it.
"I felt like he had a better chance to get the young
right-handed hitter out and he didn't do it," Tigers
manager Jim Leyland said of his decision to walk
Nixon.
Dellucci then lined a 2-1 pitch to center and was
pounded by jubilant teammates.
"To finish a game like this, I'm just happy to be part
of it," said Dellucci, who got a standing ovation from
the first sellout crowd of the season at Jacobs Field.
Jones came on in the eighth and yielded an RBI single
to Nixon. Barfield followed with a single, and Garko
scored from second to make it 9-7 when center fielder
Curtis Granderson threw the ball all the way to the
backstop for an error.
Dellucci then hit a sinking liner to right that would
have tied it, but Ordonez made a sliding catch to end
the rally.
Craig Monroe's two-run homer off Indians starter
Fausto Carmona in the sixth gave Detroit a 5-1 lead.
Peralta and Jason Michaels each hit two-run homers in
the sixth off Tigers starter Mike Maroth to tie the
game, before the Tigers took advantage of Cleveland's
bullpen.
Placido Polanco and Ordonez had RBI singles off Tom
Mastny in the seventh. Sean Casey then drew a
bases-loaded walk off Aaron Fultz and Monroe followed
with a sacrifice fly for a 9-5 lead.
Detroit added two more in the ninth when Fernando
Cabrera issued a bases-loaded walk to Michael Rabelo
that scored Polanco, and Ordonez scored on an RBI
single by Omar Infante.
Polanco and Casey put Detroit ahead 2-0 with RBI
singles in the first, and singles by Ordonez, Casey
and Rabelo made it 3-0 in the fourth.
Martinez, who drove in four runs, hit his 10th homer
to get Cleveland within 3-1 in the bottom half of the
inning.
Peralta hit his 11th homer to make it 5-3. Garko then
singled and Michaels, swinging on a 3-0 count, hit his
third homer into the left-field seats.
Notes:
The last time Cleveland scored five runs in the ninth
to win a game was July 28, 2002, when Jim Thome hit a
walkoff grand slam against Detroit. ...
Tigers DH Gary Sheffield went 0-for-4 with two
strikeouts. He was suspended three games for throwing
his bat and being ejected Thursday night, but is
eligible to play pending an appeal. ...
Martinez has at least one RBI in eight consecutive
games, one shy of the Indians record shared by Al
Rosen, Juan Gonzalez and Manny Ramirez. ...
Indians RHP Jake Westbrook, out since May 3 with an
abdominal strain, allowed seven hits, four earned runs
and made an error over 1 1-3 innings in his first
rehab start at Triple-A Buffalo.