Rally not enough this time By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Catcher Victor Martinez hit an RBI double in the fifth inning, but the Indians couldn't get anything going until Travis Hafner hit a two-run home run. By then the damage was already done, as Jake Westbrook allowed five earned runs over six frames.
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Tigers 6, Indians 4
Kenny Rogers scattered seven hits and fanned three to notch his third straight victory. (Duane Burleson/AP)
Tigers cling to early lead By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Carlos Guillen and Brandon Inge hit RBI singles in the first two innings to give the Tigers an early edge. Kenny Rogers took over from there, allowing one earned run over 5 1/3 innings, and back-to-back triples gave him insurance in the seventh.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 04, 2007
Detroit 6, Cleveland 4
Today's Boxes 7/4/07
WSH 6, CHC 0
MIN 6, NYY 2
BOS 7, TB 5
SF 9, CIN 5
PHI 8, HOU 3
PIT 5, MIL 3
TOR 10, OAK 3
BAL 9, CWS 6
STL 5, ARI 4
COL 17, NYM 7
SEA 4, KC 0
TEX 4, LAA 2
SD 1, FLA 0
ATL 5, LAD 2
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Standings thru 7/4/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Tigers Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .283
Blake , 3B4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .271
Peralta , SS3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .280
Martinez , C5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .322
Hafner , DH4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .257
Michaels , LF3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289
a-Francisco , PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Garko , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
Gutierrez , RF4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .288
Barfield , 2B4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .257
Totals 36 4 10 4 6 6 20
BATTING 2B : Garko (12, Rogers), Martinez (21, Rogers).HR : Hafner (14, 7th inning off McBride, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Sizemore; Blake; Martinez 2; Hafner 4; Michaels; Francisco; Garko 2; Gutierrez; Barfield 2.RBI : Blake (43), Martinez (64), Hafner 2 (54).2-out RBI : Martinez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Peralta 2; Gutierrez 2; Hafner 2; Blake 2.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING CS : Francisco (1, 2nd base by Miner/Rodriguez).PO : Sizemore (1st base by Rogers).FIELDING DP : (Peralta-Barfield-Garko).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .284
Polanco , 2B4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .330
Sheffield , DH4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295
Ordonez , RF3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .365
Guillen , SS4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .328
Rodriguez , C4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .282
Casey , 1B4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .294
Thames , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235
Inge , 3B4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .247
Totals 35 6 12 6 2 5 14
BATTING 2B : Casey (20, Westbrook), Granderson (23, Westbrook).3B : Guillen (5, Mujica), Rodriguez (2, Mujica).TB : Granderson 2; Polanco; Sheffield; Guillen 5; Rodriguez 4; Casey 3; Thames; Inge.RBI : Guillen (61), Inge 2 (40), Granderson (42), Polanco (37), Rodriguez (45).2-out RBI : Guillen; Granderson; Polanco; Rodriguez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rodriguez; Polanco 2; Casey.GIDP : Rodriguez.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Inge (5, 2nd base off Westbrook/Martinez), Thames (2, 2nd base off Westbrook/Martinez).FIELDING E : Inge (9, fielding).Pickoffs : Rogers (Sizemore at 1st base).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rogers (W, 3-0)5.1 7 2 1 3 3 0 1.04
Grilli (H, 7)0.2 0 1 1 2 1 0 6.10
McBride (H, 2)0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.86
Miner (H, 3)1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1.80
Jones (S, 21)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.67
WP : Miner.Pitches-strikes : Westbrook 102-65, Mujica 10-7, Cabrera 9-7, Rogers 95-59, Grilli 16-7, McBride 7-4, Miner 35-19, Jones 11-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Westbrook 8-7, Mujica 1-2, Cabrera 0-1, Rogers 8-4, Grilli 1-0, McBride 0-1, Miner 3-0, Jones 1-1.Batters faced : Westbrook 29, Mujica 5, Cabrera 3, Rogers 26, Grilli 4, McBride 2, Miner 7, Jones 3.Inherited runners-scored : Grilli 2-0, McBride 1-1.Umpires : HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Derryl Cousins.Weather : 76 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, R to L.T : 3:11.Att : 40,782.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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