Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
May 9, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 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 4, Cleveland Indians 0

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Anderson lf 4 0 1 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 1 0
Thomas rf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera dh 4 1 2 0
Granderson cf 2 1 1 0
Larish 1b 3 2 1 1
Inge 3b 3 0 1 1
Laird c 4 0 0 1
Santiago ss 3 0 1 1
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 0 1 0
Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 1 0
Choo rf 3 0 2 0
DeRosa 3b 3 0 1 0
Dellucci dh 4 0 0 0
Garko 1b 4 0 0 0
Francisco lf 3 0 1 0
Valbuena 2b 3 0 1 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Detroit 000 000 220480
Cleveland 000 000 000070
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W(2-2) 7.0 5 0 0 1 7
  Zumaya   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rodney   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
2
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L(1-4) 6.2 4 2 2 6 4
  Betancourt   1.1 3 2 2 0 3
  Wood   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
7

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1. Inge-Polanco, Cleveland 2. DeRosa-Valbuena-Garko, Cabrera-Garko.  2B–Cleveland Choo (7,off Jackson); Valbuena (2,off Zumaya).  3B–Detroit Larish (1,off Betancourt).  SH–Inge (1,off Carmona).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Thomas (1,2nd base off Carmona/Martinez); Francisco (5,2nd base off Jackson/Laird).  CS–Granderson (1,2nd base by Carmona/Martinez); Sizemore (5,2nd base by Jackson/Laird).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Chad Fairchild, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–3:07.  A–33,640.
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