MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
06/05/2040
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1457 - TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (29-31) 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 10 0
Cleveland Indians (31-28) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 0
Valadez Slugs 3 Homers, Tigers Get 7-4 Win
The Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-4, at Progressive Field. Alex Valadez, in particular, was impressive. He belted 3 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored three times. Max Knutson Jr. got the win, improving to 3-0. He worked 5 innings, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 2. Detroit is 29-31 and Cleveland, with the loss, 31-28.

Detroit took the lead in the top of the fifth when Valadez hit a 3-run home run. His 21st home run of the season made the score 6-3, Detroit.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Valadez told the Detroit Herald. "It's as simple as that."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cunningham RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .249 3 24
D. Garza CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .326 9 30
A. Valadez 1B 5 3 3 7 0 1 1 .274 21 47
H. Navarro LF 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .293 10 24
J. Wilson 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .217 7 22
R. Quintanilla DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .257 0 8
E. Jarman SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .237 1 14
J. Serratos 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 0 7
A. Sandoval C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .203 5 23
Totals 33 7 10 7 6 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Garza (11, 3rd Inning off J. Martin, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Jarman (9, 4th Inning off J. Martin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Valadez 3 (21, 3rd Inning off J. Martin, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Martin, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Boran, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Cunningham , D. Garza 4 , A. Valadez 12 , E. Jarman 3 , A. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cunningham , J. Wilson , A. Sandoval
GIDP: R. Quintanilla 2 , E. Jarman , A. Sandoval
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jarman-Wilson-Valadez, Cunningham-Sandoval)
OF assists: 1 (Cunningham(Packard at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McKendrick LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .329 6 19
J. MacDonald 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .185 4 10
T. Bessett CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .282 6 35
A. Zurita 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 22 50
   a-J. Anderson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 3 3
   b-E. Giovinazzo PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 5 13
R. Pacheco RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .303 24 47
J. Packard 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .242 10 32
A. Darlington DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .317 6 19
T. Figueroa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .193 7 25
D. Salazar C 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .234 3 21
   c-R. Frost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .129 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 10 14      
a - J. Anderson substituted for A. Zurita in the 5th
b - E. Giovinazzo pinch hit for J. Anderson in the 8th
c - R. Frost pinch hit for D. Salazar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Giovinazzo (2, 8th Inning off C. Sherlock, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Darlington (14, 9th Inning off M. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Pacheco (24, 6th Inning off M. Knutson Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McKendrick , T. Bessett , A. Zurita , E. Giovinazzo 2 , R. Pacheco 5 , J. Packard 2 , A. Darlington 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McKendrick , J. MacDonald , J. Packard
GIDP: R. Pacheco
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McKendrick (32)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Figueroa-MacDonald-Zurita, Figueroa-MacDonald-Anderson, Figueroa-MacDonald-Anderson, Packard-MacDonald-Anderson)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Knutson Jr. W (3-0) 5.0 8 4 4 2 4 1 93 3.00   
A. Quintana H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.73   
C. Sherlock H (9) 1.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 24 3.40   
M. Contreras SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Knutson Jr. 37
Batters Faced: M. Knutson Jr. 23, A. Quintana 4, C. Sherlock 6, M. Contreras 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Knutson Jr. 6-3, A. Quintana 2-2, C. Sherlock 0-0, M. Contreras 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Knutson Jr. 93-59, A. Quintana 10-7, C. Sherlock 24-18, M. Contreras 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martin L (6-4) 4.0 8 6 6 2 5 2 81 4.86   
D. Boran 2.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 40 6.45   
C. Purinton 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 26 5.56   
J. Stiles 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martin 25
Batters Faced: J. Martin 21, D. Boran 9, C. Purinton 6, J. Stiles 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martin 3-3, D. Boran 4-1, C. Purinton 2-0, J. Stiles 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martin 81-52, D. Boran 40-21, C. Purinton 26-14, J. Stiles 5-4
WP: D. Boran
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Valadez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:59 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 34822
Special Notes: 1B Alex Zurita was injured while running the bases. Alex Valadez ties the DET regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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