Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 5, Cleveland 3
Saturday, September 15, 2012 4:05 PM
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 15, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Mike Winters, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Wally Bell
Attendance: 22849
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 200110100580
Cleveland 000000210353
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 77-67 43-28 34-39 W4
Cleveland 60-86 32-39 28-47 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Cleveland Indians have a 32-39 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 34-39 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Indians have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Anibal Sanchez pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.19. Jose Valverde closed out the game to get the save and has 31 saves for the season. Justin Masterson took the loss for Cleveland.
  • Miguel Cabrera had the only homerun for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Cleveland
Anibal Sanchez Player Justin Masterson
Win W/L Loss
6.2 IP 4.2
7 Strikeouts 8
3 Hits 6
2.70 ERA 3.86
Hitting
Detroit   Cleveland
Alex Avila Player Cord Phelps
3 Hits 1
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 1
.750 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 8 1 12 .235 13 4 6 3 0
Cleveland 5 0 8 .161 10 3 1 0 3
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Indians have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .419 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Tigers have a W/L % of .513 after a win and .559 after a loss.