MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/23/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 9839 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (74-81) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0
Cleveland Guardians (69-86) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 X 6 6 2
Guardians Beat Visiting Tigers, 6-4
Starting pitcher James Avery pitched well enough to help the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers, 6-4. Today's win puts Cleveland at 69-86, while Detroit falls to 74-81.

Emmanuel Valdez helped out the Cleveland cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the catcher was 1-3 with a walk.

Cleveland manager Matt B commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 8 54
G. Beckham DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .290 6 73
P. Alvarez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .290 5 14
O. Young 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .274 21 92
D. Mientkiewicz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287 4 46
N. Reimold RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 13 49
D. Span CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 6 53
G. Hernandez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 7 48
J. Castro SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .219 2 44
Totals 30 4 4 4 3 6 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: O. Young (21, 6th Inning off J. Avery, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Beckham 2 , O. Young 4 , N. Reimold
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mientkiewicz
GIDP: O. Young , D. Span
Sac Bunt: E. Renteria
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Young, Renteria-Castro-Young)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fowler LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .259 7 18
   a-R. Nanita LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 2 9
J. Turner 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .307 18 78
G. Hernandez RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .255 18 58
   b-H. Pence RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 5 15
S. Smitherman 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .290 35 118
   c-A. Vargas 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 2
E. Hinske 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .252 13 62
   d-M. Kurhan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 2
R. Soules DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .229 19 57
T. Long CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .254 12 60
E. Valdez C 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .211 12 50
R. Frias SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .261 0 24
Totals 28 6 6 6 8 9 16      
a - R. Nanita substituted for D. Fowler in the 8th
b - H. Pence substituted for G. Hernandez in the 8th
c - A. Vargas substituted for S. Smitherman in the 8th
d - M. Kurhan substituted for E. Hinske in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Smitherman (35, 4th Inning off M. Skrmetta, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Turner (18, 7th Inning off R. Harden, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Hinske (13, 8th Inning off R. Harden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Turner 5 , S. Smitherman 4 , E. Hinske 4 , T. Long , E. Valdez
2-out RBI: E. Valdez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Frias
GIDP: R. Frias
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Turner (10) , S. Smitherman (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Frias-Turner-Smitherman, Kurhan-Turner-Vargas)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Skrmetta 5.2 2 4 4 7 8 1 116 3.72   
C. Perez BS (4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.82   
R. Harden L (3-7) 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 2 26 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Skrmetta 50
Batters Faced: M. Skrmetta 25, C. Perez 2, R. Harden 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Skrmetta 3-5, C. Perez 1-0, R. Harden 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Skrmetta 116-60, C. Perez 7-2, R. Harden 26-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Perez 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Avery W (4-5) 7.0 3 4 3 3 4 1 105 4.60   
V. Boyanich H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.37   
J. Lehman SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Avery 58
Batters Faced: J. Avery 28, V. Boyanich 3, J. Lehman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Avery 9-7, V. Boyanich 1-1, J. Lehman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Avery 105-64, V. Boyanich 12-7, J. Lehman 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Avery
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 43075
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