Tigers stay unbeaten, wreck Indians' opener with 8-4 win
Tigers stay unbeaten, wreck Indians' opener with 8-4 win
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
8
Cleveland Indians
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Progressive Field · 35,789 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Santana doubled to deep center, Bourn scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Foul Out 8-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Kinsler tripled to deep right, Gose scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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Play Result 7-3
Gose safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Rzepczynski, Iglesias scored.
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Error 7-3
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Bunted Foul 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Iglesias reached on infield single to shortstop, Céspedes scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Moss singled to right, Brantley scored, Santana to second.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Santana singled to right, Kipnis scored, Brantley to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Brantley doubled to left, Bourn scored, Kipnis to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: 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 2: 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 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Castellanos homered to right (371 feet), Céspedes scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
V. Martínez singled to left, Kinsler scored, Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Cabrera singled to center, Avila scored, Kinsler to second.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Bourn struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 8-4
Soria relieved Chamberlain.
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Lineup Change 8-4
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Lineup Change 8-4
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Bourn batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Ramírez singled to center, Gomes to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Single 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Ramírez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Raburn struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Raburn batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Aviles struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Aviles batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Gomes singled to right.
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Single 8-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Head to Head
DET wins series 3-0
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
Michael BournCF1
Jason Kipnis2B22
Michael BrantleyLF23
Carlos Santana1B41
Brandon MossDH37
Yan GomesC15
David MurphyRF18
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Jose RamirezSS11
Substitutes
Mike Aviles3B12
Ryan RaburnRF18
DET
Anthony GoseCF34
Ian Kinsler2B3
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
J.D. MartinezRF28
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Nick Castellanos3B21
Alex AvilaC6
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Andrew Romine3B24
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