Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
May 2, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2009 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 5 1 2 0
Cabrera 2b 4 1 1 0
Martinez c 3 2 2 1
Choo lf 4 0 2 2
DeRosa 3b 4 0 0 1
Peralta ss 5 0 0 0
Dellucci dh 4 1 2 0
Garko 1b 3 1 1 0
Francisco rf 4 1 2 0
Laffey p 0 0 0 0
  Chulk p 0 0 0 0
  Sipp p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 1 2 2
Polanco 2b 4 1 2 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 1 1
  Santiago ss 0 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 4 1 1 0
Guillen dh 4 0 0 1
Laird c 3 1 1 0
Inge 3b 3 1 1 0
Raburn lf 2 2 1 1
Everett ss 2 1 1 4
  Anderson ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 11 9
Cleveland 000 050 2007121
Detroit 000 501 03x9111
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Laffey   3.1 6 5 5 5 1
  Chulk   2.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Sipp   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Betancourt  L(0-1) 1.2 3 3 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
9
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Miner   5.0 5 5 0 3 5
  Lyon   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Seay   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Zumaya  W(1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Rodney  SV(5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
2
4
8

  E–Cabrera (1), Raburn (1).  DP–Cleveland 2. Peralta-Garko, DeRosa-Cabrera-Garko, Detroit 2. Inge-Polanco-Cabrera, Everett-Polanco-Cabrera.  2B–Cleveland Martinez 2 (7,off Miner,off Seay); Sizemore (6,off Seay).  3B–Cleveland Choo (1,off Miner).  HR–Detroit Everett (1,4th inning off Laffey 3 on 1 out); Granderson (8,8th inning off Betancourt 1 on 0 out).  SH–Cabrera (2,off Seay); Everett (3,off Chulk).  SF–DeRosa (1,off Zumaya); Guillen (2,off Betancourt).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Cabrera (2,by Betancourt).  Team–9.  SB–Sizemore (5,2nd base off Miner/Laird).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:19.  A–34,646.
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