Tigers hold off Indians, win 4th straight to keep pace with White Sox
Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3 Saturday despite losing a run on an appeal play.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
5
Cleveland Indians
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
A Cabrera singled to right, C Phelps scored, S Choo to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
L Chisenhall singled to center, R Canzler scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
R Canzler doubled to deep right center, C Santana scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
M Cabrera homered to right (383 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Error 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
A Avila doubled to right, B Boesch scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
A Jackson hit sacrifice fly to center, Q Berry scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
M Brantley flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
M Brantley batting
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Play Result 5-3
M Brantley hit for M LaPorta.
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
L Chisenhall struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
L Chisenhall batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
R Canzler flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
R Canzler batting
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Play Result 5-3
J Valverde relieved J Benoit.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
A Avila flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCLE
Shin-Soo ChooRF17
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Carlos SantanaDH41
Russ CanzlerLF68
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Casey Kotchman1B35
Cord Phelps2B71
Ezequiel CarreraCF41
Lou MarsonC4
Substitutes
Matt LaPorta1B
Michael BrantleyPH23
Jason KipnisPH22
Vinny RottinoC
DET
Austin JacksonCF16
Andy DirksRF
Miguel Cabrera3B24
Prince Fielder1B84
Brennan BoeschDH31
Alex AvilaC6
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Quintin BerryLF5
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Substitutes
Delmon YoungPH27
Don T KellyLF31
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