MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
04/19/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 231 - THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (10-6) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 8 0
Cleveland Guardians (7-9) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 9 0
Guardians Rally Late to Clip Detroit
The Cleveland Guardians managed to get by the Detroit Tigers, 5-4, at Jacobs Field. Cleveland pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez set himself apart with his performance. Cleveland reliever Cla Meredith picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Rich Harden took the loss. The loss drops Detroit to 10-6.

The game-ending blow was delivered by Ryan Soules in the bottom of the ninth. That's when he hit a run-scoring double off former first round draft pick Rich Harden to win it for Cleveland and cause the home crowd to erupt in celebration.

"We found a way to get it done," Soules said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ramirez DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .231 0 2
   a-C. Walker DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 0 0
D. Span LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 0 3
N. Reimold RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .365 4 19
O. Young 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .268 2 7
F. Sanchez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291 0 5
C. Morton C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .186 1 4
K. Melillo 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .286 1 1
S. Costa CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 1 3
J. Castro SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 2
Totals 31 4 8 4 3 7 11      
a - C. Walker inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Young (2, 4th Inning off U. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Melillo (1, 7th Inning off U. Jimenez, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Reimold (4, 8th Inning off U. Jimenez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Ramirez 2 , N. Reimold 4 , O. Young 4 , F. Sanchez 2 , K. Melillo 4 , S. Costa
2-out RBI: K. Melillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Young , S. Costa
GIDP: C. Morton , K. Melillo
Sac Bunt: D. Span 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Costa(Frias at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hinske 3B 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 .203 0 1
J. Turner 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .295 1 7
S. Smitherman 1B 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 .333 3 15
D. DeJesus LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .250 1 6
R. Soules DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 5 .263 0 2
R. Frias SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268 0 2
R. Nanita CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .143 0 1
T. Long RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 0 7
   a-A. Hill PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .241 2 8
   b-G. Hernandez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 5 13
E. Valdez C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .195 1 3
Totals 33 5 9 5 6 11 19      
a - A. Hill pinch hit for T. Long in the 8th
b - G. Hernandez substituted for A. Hill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Soules (1, 9th Inning off R. Harden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Smitherman (3, 4th Inning off M. Skrmetta, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Hill (2, 8th Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Hinske , S. Smitherman 4 , R. Soules 3 , R. Frias 2 , A. Hill 4 , E. Valdez 2
2-out RBI: R. Soules
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Soules 2 , R. Nanita
Sac Bunt: R. Frias
Hit by Pitch: S. Smitherman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hinske (2) , E. Valdez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smitherman-Frias-Smitherman, Hinske-Turner-Smitherman)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Skrmetta 6.0 7 2 2 3 6 1 105 2.70   
C. Perez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 1.35   
A. Miller BS (1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 22 3.60   
R. Harden L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Skrmetta 53
Batters Faced: M. Skrmetta 28, C. Perez 4, A. Miller 5, R. Harden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Skrmetta 6-5, C. Perez 1-0, A. Miller 1-0, R. Harden 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Skrmetta 105-65, C. Perez 18-12, A. Miller 22-13, R. Harden 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Perez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Skrmetta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Jimenez 8.2 8 4 4 3 7 3 118 4.78   
C. Meredith W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Jimenez 56
Batters Faced: U. Jimenez 35, C. Meredith 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Jimenez 8-9, C. Meredith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: U. Jimenez 118-76, C. Meredith 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Meredith 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ubaldo Jimenez
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 42228
Special Notes: Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 8th inning.
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