Records:

Detroit: 34-14 (1st in the Central, 2.5 games up on the Sox)

Cleveland: 23-24 (3rd in the Central, 10.5 games behind the Tigers)

 

Starting pitchers:

Detroit: Justin Verlander (6-3) (2.70 ERA)

Cleveland: Paul Byrd (4-3) (5.92 ERA)

 

Overview:

The Tigers are coming off an 8-3 win in the opener on Friday night, and are looking for their 8th win in a row. Meanwhile the Indians are looking to get back to .500 with a win. Justin Verlander will be trying to extend his 17 consecutive scoreless innings streak when he takes the hill for the Tigers tonight.

 

Lineups to come later.

Edited May 27, 200619 yr by tigerfan

Verlander due for a rough outing.

Edited May 27, 200619 yr by BigSqwert

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians

1. #24 CF Grady Sizemore

2. #1 RF Casey Blake

3. #2 SS Jhonny Peralta

4. #48 DH Travis Hafner

5. #41 C Victor Martinez

6. #23 1B Ben Broussard

7. #20 2B Ronnie Belliard

8. #28 LF Todd Hollandworth

9. #17 3B Aaron Boone

 

Detroit Tigers

1. #28 CF Curtis Granderson

2. #14 2B Placido Polanco

3. #9 SS Carlos Guillen

4. #30 RF Magglio Ordonez

5. #26 1B Chris Shelton

6. #27 LF Craig Monroe

7. #36 DH Jack Hannahan

8. #15 3B Brandon Inge

9. #13 C Vance Wilson

 

Go Tigers!

Edited May 27, 200619 yr by tigerfan

Indians get a 1 out walk to Blake, but he gets picked off at first after Verlander fans Peralta. Tigers coming to bat in a 0-0 game.

 

Maggs goes deep with 2 out, after Guillen reaches on a misplayed ground ball by Broussard. 2-0 Tigers.

 

Shelton singles to center.

 

Hannahan strikes out to end the inning.

 

Hafner leads off with a single, but gets erased on a double play. Bottom 2, still 2-0.

 

Byrd gets em in order in the 2nd. 2-0, into the 3rd.

 

Another double play helps Verlander following a Broussard single. Bottom 3, 2-0.

 

1 out double for Polanco.

 

Doesn't score though, as Guillen strikes out, and Maggs grounds out to 1st. Headed to the 4th, up 2.

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QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 27, 2006 -> 02:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Verlander due for a rough outing.

That still won't mean they lose. Byrd is f***ing awful

Sizemore leads off the 4th with a homer to right. 2-1.

Nice. Perhaps a few more of those.

1 out single by Peralta.

 

Yet another double play gets Verlander out of trouble. Bottom 4. Getting some big plays with the glove tonight, 3 double plays and the pickoff by Verlander earlier.

 

Leadoff double by Shelton.

 

Shelton is erased on a rundown after a grounder to short by Monroe. He's on 1st with 2 out for Inge.

 

Monroe caught stealing at 2nd. 5th inning on the way.

 

2 out double for Belliard

 

Hollandsworth strikes out to end the inning.

 

1-2-3 bottom 5th. Still 2-1 going to the 6th.

 

Leadoff double for Boone.

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Lets go Grady!

Blake hit by a pitch with 1 out. 1st and 2nd for Peralta.

 

Peralta strikes out swinging.

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Cleveland's offense does not get held to 1 run very often.

Hafner strikes out swinging to end the threat.

Verlander hit -101- on the gun in that last sequence.

 

Electric arm.

Polanco singles to start the bottom of the 6th.

Someone needs to cut Justin's right arm off.

With a name like mine you wouldn't think I'd ever be rooting for the Indians.

 

 

LOL!!!

Erased on double play.

 

Maggs grounds out to end the inning.

 

2 out single for Belliard in the 7th.

tigerfan, is there any chance that Zumaya will move into the rotation for Maroth or will he stay in the pen this year?

Hollandsworth grounds out to 1st for the 3rd out.

 

tigerfan, is there any chance that Zumaya will move into the rotation for Maroth or will he stay in the pen this year?

 

Not really sure, the word right now is maybe Walker might take over for the moment, or possibly someone from the farm system. We got some solid arms there from what I understand.

 

2 out single for Monroe.

 

Inge strikes out. End of 7.

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tigerfan, is there any chance that Zumaya will move into the rotation for Maroth or will he stay in the pen this year?

 

Slim to none and slim just left the building.

 

Either Colon will be promoted from the bullpen or one from the group of Ledezma, Miner and Tata will be called up from the minors. Zumaya is going to stay put where he is for at least the rest of the year. Most of those within the organization believe that his arm and makeup are better made for brief inning or two stints.

 

That said, this is his first year not starting. I'd like to see him get a shot at some point but I don't know if it's going to happen.

Verlander done for the evening.

Verlander out, Rodney in.

 

Record of 3-1, 1.31 ERA

 

Leadoff double for Boone.

Top of the order for the tribe.

Flyout to left, Boone goes over to 3rd.

2 feet away from being a 3-2 lead for the Indians.