MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/31/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1592 - TUESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (53-54) 1 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 12 19 0
Cleveland Guardians (48-58) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1
Tigers Paddle Guardians, 12-2
Detroit second baseman Edgar Renteria was a significant contributor in his team's 12-2 triumph over the Cleveland Guardians. He was 3 for 5 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for the Tigers. Detroit reliever Fernando Nieve picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. John Sneed took the loss. Detroit goes to 53-54, Cleveland to 48-58.

A key moment came in the top of the second inning when Tigers third baseman Danny Richar socked a full count curveball to right for a 2-run home run, putting Detroit up, 4-0.

Said losing manager Matt B: "We need to play with more of an edge."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 2B 5 3 3 4 1 1 2 .301 2 26
D. Richar 3B 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 .286 4 41
O. Young 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .318 16 67
   a-D. Legrande PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 4 13
   b-N. Reimold 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 9 36
D. Mientkiewicz C 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .282 3 26
G. Beckham DH 6 0 1 1 0 2 5 .290 3 44
D. Span CF 6 1 3 2 0 1 5 .289 6 44
G. Hernandez RF 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .219 4 33
C. Walker LF 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 .215 1 24
J. Castro SS 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .206 0 28
Totals 44 12 19 12 6 10 29      
a - D. Legrande pinch hit for O. Young in the 7th
b - N. Reimold substituted for D. Legrande in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Span (20, 3rd Inning off J. Sneed, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Young (26, 5th Inning off J. Sneed, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Mientkiewicz (12, 8th Inning off B. Messer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Renteria (3, 9th Inning off V. Boyanich, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Richar (4, 2nd Inning off J. Sneed, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Span (6, 7th Inning off B. Black, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Renteria 5 , D. Richar 5 , O. Young 3 , D. Mientkiewicz 4 , G. Beckham , D. Span 7 , G. Hernandez , C. Walker 2 , J. Castro 2
2-out RBI: , E. Renteria 2 , D. Richar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Richar , D. Legrande , D. Mientkiewicz , D. Span , G. Hernandez 2 , C. Walker
GIDP: G. Hernandez
Sac Bunt: J. Castro
Hit by Pitch: D. Mientkiewicz
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Walker 2 (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Renteria-Castro-Young)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fowler CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .500 0 0
A. Hill SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .302 11 46
J. Turner DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325 12 51
S. Smitherman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .307 25 80
G. Hernandez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 12 40
E. Hinske 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 7 37
R. Frias 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .276 0 15
T. Long LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 10 46
J. Grabowski C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .235 3 18
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Fowler (1, 4th Inning off F. Nieve, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Grabowski (2, 8th Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fowler 3 , E. Hinske , R. Frias , J. Grabowski 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hill , J. Turner , T. Long
GIDP: A. Hill
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Fowler (1) , E. Hinske (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Grabowski (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Frias-Hill-Smitherman)
PB: J. Grabowski
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Alvarez 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.26   
F. Nieve W (3-0) 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 34 3.10   
R. Harden 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 4.55   
M. Reyes 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.86   
A. Miller 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Alvarez 52
Batters Faced: O. Alvarez 6, F. Nieve 9, R. Harden 5, M. Reyes 4, A. Miller 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Alvarez 3-1, F. Nieve 4-2, R. Harden 1-0, M. Reyes 0-2, A. Miller 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Alvarez 20-9, F. Nieve 34-21, R. Harden 30-19, M. Reyes 25-15, A. Miller 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Harden 1-0 , M. Reyes 1-0
WP: A. Miller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sneed L (2-1) 4.1 6 5 5 4 4 1 105 3.86   
R. Rodriguez 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 23 4.81   
B. Black 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 22 4.91   
B. Messer 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.93   
V. Boyanich 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 29 4.38   
C. Young 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 7.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sneed 31
Batters Faced: J. Sneed 24, R. Rodriguez 8, B. Black 5, B. Messer 4, V. Boyanich 8, C. Young 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sneed 6-3, R. Rodriguez 1-1, B. Black 1-0, B. Messer 1-0, V. Boyanich 0-2, C. Young 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sneed 105-58, R. Rodriguez 23-17, B. Black 22-17, B. Messer 17-11, V. Boyanich 29-19, C. Young 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 2-0 , B. Messer 1-0 , V. Boyanich 1-0 , C. Young 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Sneed
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edgar Renteria
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 43395
Special Notes: SP Oscar Alvarez was injured while pitching.
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