Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
May 8, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2009 at Progressive Field. 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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Detroit Tigers 1, Cleveland Indians 0

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 3 1 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 1 0
Thomas rf 4 0 2 1
Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez dh 3 0 1 0
Inge 3b 4 0 1 0
Raburn lf 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 1 0
Sardinha c 3 0 0 0
Verlander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 1 0
Choo rf 3 0 0 0
DeRosa 3b 3 0 0 0
Dellucci dh 3 0 0 0
Francisco lf 3 0 0 0
Valbuena 2b 1 0 0 0
Shoppach c 3 0 0 0
  Barfield pr 0 0 0 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
Detroit 000 000 010170
Cleveland 000 000 000020
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander  W(3-2) 9.0 2 0 0 2 11
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
11
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L(1-5) 8.0 7 1 1 2 5
  Betancourt   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1. Everett-Polanco, Cleveland 2. Cabrera-Valbuena-Martinez, Shoppach-Valbuena.  2B–Detroit Polanco (13,off Lee), Cleveland Martinez (10,off Verlander).  Team LOB–6.  Team–2.  SB–Granderson (4,2nd base off Lee/Shoppach).  CS–Cabrera (2,2nd base by Lee/Shoppach).  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:12.  A–27,492.
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