Tigers 12, Indians 3
Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen helped the Tigers to a big day. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Tim Kirby / MLB.com
Justin Verlander got the better side of things in an duel with C.C. Sabathia as the Tigers pulled to within one game of the division lead. Placido Polanco, Gary Sheffield and Carlos Guillen all homered among 17 Detroit hits.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 05, 2007
Detroit 12, Cleveland 3
Today's Boxes 7/5/07
PIT 6, MIL 3
NYY 7, MIN 6
FLA 3, SD 2
CHC 4, WSH 2
BOS 15, TB 4
CIN 6, SF 3
STL 3, ARI 2
NYM 6, HOU 2
CWS 11, BAL 6
LAA 5, TEX 2
OAK 3, SEA 2
ATL 8, LAD 6
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Standings thru 7/5/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Tigers Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Gutierrez , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Blake , 3B3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271
Rouse , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132
Martinez , C3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .326
Shoppach , C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .362
Hafner , DH4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .257
Peralta , SS4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276
Garko , 1B3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .294
Nixon , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240
Francisco , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .450
Barfield , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257
Totals 34 3 8 2 0 10 14
BATTING 2B : Blake (19, Verlander), Martinez (22, Verlander), Barfield (13, Verlander).HR : Martinez (15, 1st inning off Verlander, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Blake 2; Martinez 6; Shoppach; Hafner; Garko; Francisco; Barfield 2.RBI : Martinez 2 (66).2-out RBI : Martinez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Nixon; Blake.GIDP : Garko.Team LOB : 6.
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .284
Polanco , 2B5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .334
Sheffield , DH3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .298
Ordonez , RF4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .370
Infante , RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Guillen , SS3 1 1 4 0 1 2 .328
Perez , SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172
Rodriguez , C4 1 2 0 1 2 0 .285
Thames , 1B1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242
Casey , 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .295
Monroe , LF5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .219
Inge , 3B4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .251
Totals 38 12 17 12 3 5 15
BATTING 2B : Thames (6, Sabathia), Polanco (19, Sabathia), Ordonez (35, Sabathia), Casey (21, Stanford).HR : Polanco (3, 1st inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 1 out), Guillen (13, 3rd inning off Sabathia, 2 on, 1 out), Sheffield (20, 4th inning off Sabathia, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Granderson; Polanco 7; Sheffield 5; Ordonez 4; Guillen 4; Rodriguez 2; Thames 2; Casey 2; Monroe; Inge 2.RBI : Polanco (38), Sheffield 3 (56), Guillen 4 (65), Ordonez (69), Casey 2 (33), Monroe (42).2-out RBI : Sheffield 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Inge; Guillen; Granderson.S : Granderson.SF : Sheffield; Guillen.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Guillen (14, throw).DP : (Inge-Polanco-Casey).
WP : Verlander.HBP : Blake (by Verlander), Garko (by Verlander).Pitches-strikes : Sabathia 87-56, Mastny 29-16, Mujica 14-9, Stanford 28-21, Verlander 110-77, Seay 16-12, Capellan 10-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Sabathia 3-6, Mastny 0-1, Mujica 0-1, Stanford 3-5, Verlander 5-9, Seay 2-0, Capellan 0-1.Batters faced : Sabathia 23, Mastny 5, Mujica 5, Stanford 11, Verlander 29, Seay 4, Capellan 3.Inherited runners-scored : Stanford 2-2.Umpires : HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Kerwin Danley.Weather : 81 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 2 mph, In from RF.T : 2:50.Att : 40,923.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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