Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3
Thursday, August 11, 2011 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 11, 2011
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Mark Carlson, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 30988
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 130000000480
Cleveland 012000000331
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 62-55 33-25 29-30 W1
Cleveland 58-57 31-25 27-32 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Cleveland Indians have a 31-25 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 29-30 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Indians have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Justin Verlander pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.35. Jose Valverde closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Fausto Carmona took the loss for Cleveland.
  • Carlos Santana had the only homerun for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Cleveland
Justin Verlander Player Fausto Carmona
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 7.0
10 Strikeouts 6
3 Hits 7
3.86 ERA 3.86
Hitting
Detroit   Cleveland
Wilson Betemit Player Lonnie Chisenhall
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 1
.500 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 8 0 10 .242 8 4 2 0 0
Cleveland 3 1 7 .100 13 3 3 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Indians have a W/L % of .517 after a win and .491 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Baltimore. The Tigers have a W/L % of .525 after a win and .536 after a loss.