Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 6, Cleveland 5
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, September 24, 2009
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 23516
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 23516
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Cleveland Indians have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Cleveland has a streak of 11 straight up losses. The Indians have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Detroit has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Justin Verlander pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Fernando Rodney closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Carlos Carrasco took the loss for Cleveland.
- Shin-Soo Choo had the only homerun for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Detroit | Cleveland | |
| Justin Verlander | Player | Carlos Carrasco |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 7.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 6 |
| 2.57 | ERA | 7.20 |
Hitting
| Detroit | Cleveland | |
| Carlos Guillen | Player | Travis Hafner |
| 3 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | RBI | 1 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 4 | TB | 4 |
| 1.000 | Avg | .600 |
Team Stats Summary