Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Detroit 5,
Cleveland 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 31645
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 31645
Final Scoring Summary
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Kosuke Fukudome | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .249 |
| Jim Thome | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .273 |
| Travis Hafner | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| Cord Phelps | PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .155 |
| Carlos Santana | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Shelley Duncan | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| Jack Hannahan | 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Matt LaPorta | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .247 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .243 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Travis Hafner (16), Jack Hannahan (16) | |||||||||
| 3B - Ezequiel Carrera (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Jason Kipnis, Asdrubal Cabrera, Travis Hafner 3, Jack Hannahan 3, Ezequiel Carrera 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jack Hannahan 2 (40), Matt LaPorta (53), Ezequiel Carrera (14) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jason Kipnis 2 (17), Asdrubal Cabrera (52), Matt LaPorta (36) | |||||||||
| SF - Jack Hannahan (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Ezequiel Carrera (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jason Kipnis (5, 2nd off Valverde/Avila) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Ezequiel Carrera (4) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Zach McAllister | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.11 |
| Joe Smith (BS 0) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 |
| Zach Putnam | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 |
| Rafael Perez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Vinnie Pestano (L 1-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.32 |
| WP - Zach Putnam | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Zach McAllister 76-51, Joe Smith 24-15, Zach Putnam 10-6, Rafael Perez 3-1, Vinnie Pestano 12-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zach McAllister 5-4, Joe Smith 1-1, Zach Putnam 0-1, Rafael Perez 0-1, Vinnie Pestano 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Zach McAllister 21, Joe Smith 7, Zach Putnam 4, Rafael Perez 1, Vinnie Pestano 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Rafael Perez 1-0 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .249 |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| Danny Worth | PR-3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Delmon Young | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .268 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .344 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| Andy Dirks | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Alex Avila | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .295 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 |
| Don Kelly | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .245 |
| Ramon Santiago | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Wilson Betemit (22), Miguel Cabrera (48) | |||||||||
| 3B - Wilson Betemit (4) | |||||||||
| HR - Jhonny Peralta (21) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson, Wilson Betemit 5, Delmon Young, Miguel Cabrera 3, Victor Martinez 3, Alex Avila, Jhonny Peralta 4, Don Kelly | |||||||||
| RBI - Victor Martinez (103), Alex Avila (82), Jhonny Peralta 2 (86) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Jackson (63), Delmon Young (34), Miguel Cabrera (52), Alex Avila (56), Jhonny Peralta (49) | |||||||||
| SF - Jhonny Peralta (9) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Ramon Santiago (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| PO - Alex Avila (1st by Smith) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Wilson Betemit (11) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Rick Porcello | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Al Alburquerque | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.87 |
| Ryan Perry (W 2-0; BS 0) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.35 |
| Jose Valverde (SV 0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.24 |
| HBP - Kosuke Fukudome (by Alburquerque) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Rick Porcello 98-63, Al Alburquerque 13-8, Ryan Perry 22-11, Jose Valverde 19-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Rick Porcello 10-2, Al Alburquerque 2-0, Ryan Perry 2-1, Jose Valverde 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Rick Porcello 25, Al Alburquerque 4, Ryan Perry 6, Jose Valverde 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Al Alburquerque 1-0 | ||||||||