Ejections: C.J. Nitkowski by Chuck Meriwether [Throwing at batter];
Manny Ramirez by Chuck Meriwether [Charging mound]
Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 40991
Starting Lineups:
Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians
1. Encarnacion lf Lofton cf
2. Jefferies dh Vizquel ss
3. Easley ss R. Alomar 2b
4. Higginson rf M. Ramirez rf
5. Palmer 3b Thome 1b
6. Clark 1b Fryman 3b
7. Kapler cf Justice dh
8. Catalanotto 2b Sexson lf
9. Ausmus c Diaz c
Weaver p Wright p
TIGERS 1ST: Encarnacion doubled to left; On a bunt Jefferies
singled to first [Encarnacion scored (error by Wright)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Easley struck out while Jefferies was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Higginson struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
INDIANS 1ST: Lofton doubled to center; Vizquel out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lofton to third]; R. Alomar
popped to left; M. Ramirez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Palmer grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
flied to center; Kapler singled to right; Kapler stole second;
Catalanotto flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1,
Indians 0.
INDIANS 2ND: Thome flied to center; Fryman grounded out (second
to first); Justice lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
1, Indians 0.
TIGERS 3RD: Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first);
Encarnacion lined to center; Jefferies grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
INDIANS 3RD: Sexson singled to left; Diaz singled to left
[Sexson to second]; On a bunt Lofton singled to third [Sexson to
third, Diaz to second]; Vizquel grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Sexson scored (no RBI), Diaz to
third, Lofton out at second]; R. Alomar walked; R. Alomar stole
second; M. Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.
TIGERS 4TH: Easley flied to center; Higginson lined to center;
Palmer popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians
1.
INDIANS 4TH: Thome struck out; Fryman struck out; Justice flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.
TIGERS 5TH: Clark grounded out (second to first); Kapler
grounded out (shortstop to first); Catalanotto walked;
Catalanotto was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.
INDIANS 5TH: Sexson flied to right; Diaz flied to right; Lofton
singled to center; Vizquel singled to right [Lofton to second];
R. Alomar flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1,
Indians 1.
TIGERS 6TH: Ausmus walked; Encarnacion out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Ausmus to second]; Jefferies singled to
center [Ausmus scored]; Easley walked [Jefferies to second];
Higginson lined to pitcher; Palmer doubled to right [Jefferies
scored, Easley scored]; Clark was hit by a pitch; Kapler forced
Clark (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4,
Indians 1.
INDIANS 6TH: M. Ramirez was hit by a pitch; Manny Ramirez
charged the mound after the HBP; he was ejected by HP umpire
Chuck Meriwether; both teams warned; CABRERA RAN FOR M.
RAMIREZ; Thome flied to center; Fryman grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Cabrera out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 1.
TIGERS 7TH: CABRERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SEXSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Catalanotto lined to right; Ausmus
singled to right; Encarnacion doubled to right [Ausmus to
third]; REED REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Jefferies was walked
intentionally; Easley out on a sacrifice fly to left [Ausmus
scored]; LANGSTON REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Higginson flied to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1.
INDIANS 7TH: EASLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); D. CRUZ
REPLACED CATALANOTTO (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON REPLACED WEAVER
(PITCHING); Justice flied to right; Sexson popped to shortstop;
Diaz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5,
Indians 1.
TIGERS 8TH: Palmer homered to left; Clark flied to center;
Kapler doubled to right; D. Cruz singled to third [Kapler to
third, D. Cruz to second (error by Fryman)]; Ausmus lined to
second; Encarnacion was walked intentionally; Jefferies flied to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 1.
INDIANS 8TH: NITKOWSKI REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); BROCAIL
REPLACED NITKOWSKI (PITCHING); Lofton walked; C.J.
Nitkowski's first pitch was inside to Kenny Lofton; Nitkowski
was ejected by HP umpire Chuck Meriwether; Vizquel flied to
right; Lofton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
R. Alomar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 1.
TIGERS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED LANGSTON (PITCHING); Easley walked;
Higginson popped to right; Palmer grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Easley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 1.
INDIANS 9TH: WILSON BATTED FOR CABRERA; Wilson lined to
shortstop; Thome walked; Fryman doubled to left [Thome scored];
Justice lined to center; Sexson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Tigers 6 10 0 8
Indians 2 7 2 6
