Game Wrapup


	Cabrera delivers

Tigers 5, Mariners 3

Aubrey Huff went 1-for-4 in his Tigers debut on Tuesday night. (Duane Burleson/AP)

By Jason Beck / MLB.com

Miguel Cabrera's third hit of the game drove in two runs in the eighth inning and put the Tigers ahead for good in the series opener. Alex Avila started the rally with his third homer of the season, and Ryan Raburn's heads-up swipe of home while Cabrera was in a rundown provided insurance.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 08/18: DET 5, SEA 3
Wed. 08/19: SEA 3, DET 1
Thu. 08/20: DET 7, SEA 6

Seattle (61-58)
Lost 1

Detroit 5, Seattle 3

Detroit (63-55)
Won 1

August 18, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	8	1
Detroit	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	X	5	8	1

Seattle	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Suzuki, I, RF	5	1	4	0	0	1	0	.365
Branyan, 1B	4	0	1	1	0	2	3	.256
Lopez, Jo, 2B	4	0	0	0	1	1	4	.274
Griffey Jr., DH	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	.223
Gutierrez, F, CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	.291
Hannahan, 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.218
Johnson, Ro, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.226
Langerhans, LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.220
Wilson, Jo, SS	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.190
Totals	33	3	8	3	4	13	15
BATTING 2B: Suzuki, I (24, Seay). HR: Wilson, Jo (2, 6th inning off Porcello, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Suzuki, I 5; Branyan; Langerhans; Wilson, Jo 5. RBI: Wilson, Jo (6), Branyan (70), Griffey Jr. (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gutierrez, F 2; Johnson, Ro 2; Lopez, Jo 2. SF: Branyan; Griffey Jr.. GIDP: Branyan. Team RISP: 0-for-5. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Suzuki, I (24, 2nd base off Rodney/Avila). FIELDING E: Wilson, Jo (5, fielding). DP: (Lopez, Jo-Branyan).

Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Granderson, CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.256
Polanco, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.273
Guillen, LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.244
1-Raburn, PR-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258
Cabrera, Mi, 1B	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	.334
Huff, DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	.253
Thomas, C, RF	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	.242
Inge, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.246
Avila, C	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	.450
Everett, SS	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	.242
a-Santiago, PH-SS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.256
Totals	31	5	8	4	2	9	13
a-Singled for Everett in the 8th. 1-Ran for Guillen in the 8th.
BATTING HR: Avila (3, 8th inning off Lowe, M, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Polanco; Cabrera, Mi 3; Huff; Avila 4; Everett; Santiago. RBI: Everett (33), Avila (7), Cabrera, Mi 2 (72). 2-out RBI: Everett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Huff; Thomas, C. GIDP: Huff. Team RISP: 2-for-5. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Cabrera, Mi (3, 2nd base off White/Johnson, Ro), Everett (5, 2nd base off Hernandez, F/Johnson, Ro), Thomas, C (2, 2nd base off Hernandez, F/Johnson, Ro), Raburn (4, home off White/Johnson, Ro). FIELDING E: Inge (14, fielding). DP: (Everett-Polanco-Cabrera, Mi).

Seattle	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hernandez, F	7.0	5	1	1	1	9	0	2.66
Lowe, M (BS, 5)(L, 1-6)	0.1	3	4	2	1	0	1	3.38
White	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05

Detroit	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Porcello	5.2	4	1	1	1	8	1	4.21
Perry	1.1	1	1	1	0	3	0	3.70
Seay (W, 3-2)	1.0	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.49
Rodney (S, 25)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3.57

Perry pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB: Lopez, Jo (by Seay), Gutierrez, F (by Seay).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, F 106-69, Lowe, M 21-13, White 6-4, Porcello 93-63, Perry 21-14, Seay 27-8, Rodney 28-22.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, F 6-1, Lowe, M 1-0, White 0-2, Porcello 7-1, Perry 0-1, Seay 0-3, Rodney 1-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, F 25, Lowe, M 6, White 2, Porcello 22, Perry 5, Seay 7, Rodney 5.
Inherited runners-scored: White 2-1, Perry 3-0, Seay 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Sam Holbrook.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:51.
Att: 33,710.
August 18, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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