Detroit, MI. April 16, 2014 --- Tigers SP
Anibal Sanchez was not very good today. Sanchez allowed 10 hits in 6 innings, giving up 6 runs while only striking out 3. His record now sits at 2-1 on the year.
Opposing him was Tribe starter
Josh Tomlin who went 6 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits wasn't great either but his team gave him just enough at the plate. Tomlin is now 2-0 on the young year.
Leading the way for the Indians was newly converted 3B
Carlos Santana. Santana was 3-4 with a homer against the Tigers and 4 RBI. His average now sits at .426 on the year (20-47).
SS
Asdrubal Cabrera again had a good game against the Tigers going 2-4 at the dish, he also scored 2 runs. DH
Lonnie Chisenhall was also 2-4 on the day.
The Indians had 12 hits, every Indian safely reaching base except for 1B
Nick Swisher who was a healthy 0-5 with 2 strikeouts.
The Tigers sat OF
Torii Hunter hoping a day off may help him get his head back into the game. In his place RF
Andy Dirks was 2-4 on the day. CF
Austin Jackson was also 2-4 with 2 stolen bases. That gives Jackson now 6 so far this year.
The Tigers 2-3-4 hitters of 2B
Ian Kinsler, 1B
Miguel Cabrera and DH
Victor Martinez combined were 1-11.
The Indians bullpen (
Scott Atchison,
Bryan Shaw,
John Axford) was very good again Wednesday against the Tigers as they pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing no runs and only 1 hit. Axford picked up his 2nd consecutive save against the Tigers and 5th of the year.
With this loss the Tigers now sit a game behind the Indians in the AL Central standings. The Indians are 8-7, followed by the Tigers (6-7), Royals (6-8), White Sox (5-10) and Twins (4-10). The Tigers are 5-5 in their last ten games.
The final game of this three game series see
Drew Smyly (1-1 0.71) versus
Justin Masterson (1-2 9.64) at 1:08 p.m. Thursday.
| Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers |
| Apr 16, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland (7-7) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| Detroit (6-6) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| W: J. Tomlin (2-0) L: A. Sanchez (2-1) S: J. Axford (5) |
| Cleveland Indians |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | AVG |
| M. Bourn (CF) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .166 |
| M. Brantley (LF) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .354 |
| J. Kipnis (2B) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .155 |
| N. Swisher (1B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 |
| D. Murphy (RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| A. Cabrera (SS) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| L. Chisenhall (DH) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| Y. Gomes (C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| C. Santana (3B) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .425 |
| TOTALS | 40 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
BATTING
HR: C. Santana (2)
RBI: C. Santana 4 (9), M. Brantley (10), Y. Gomes (17) |
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kipnis (1), M. Brantley (2)
CS: Y. Gomes (1) |
FIELDING
E: J. Kipnis (1), C. Santana (1), M. Bourn (1) |
| Cleveland Indians |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| J. Tomlin (W, 2-0) | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.65 |
| S. Atchison (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| B. Shaw (H, 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 |
| J. Axford (S, 5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| TOTALS | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Detroit Tigers |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | AVG |
| R. Davis (LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| I. Kinsler (2B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| M. Cabrera (1B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| V. Martinez (DH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| A. Jackson (CF) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .360 |
| A. Avila (C) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| A. Dirks (RF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| J. Iglesias (SS) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| A. Romine (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| TOTALS | 33 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
BATTING
RBI: R. Davis (1), A. Jackson (3)
SAC: R. Davis (2)
GIDP: M. Cabrera (3), A. Dirks (2) |
BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jackson 2 (6)
CS: R. Davis (2) |
FIELDING
E: A. Sanchez (1)
PB: A. Avila (2) |
| Detroit Tigers |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| A. Sanchez (L, 2-1) | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.43 |
| I. Krol | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Hanrahan | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.94 |
| TOTALS | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | M |
*The Mud Hens defeat the Clippers in a Texas shootout 1-0.
*Mud Hens pitching keeps the Clippers limited to only 5 hits.
*SS Eugenio Suarez scored the games only run an a Hernan Perez single in the 2nd inning.
AA: Erie SeaWolves (7-7) vs. Bowie Baysox (5-9)
*The SeaWolves defeat the Baysox 12-8.
*Both teams combined for 33 hits, 9 of those extra-base hits.
*SeaWolves RF Connor Harrell went 3-5 with a HR, 3B and drove in 2.
*Mean Dean Green was 3-4 again today and now his average is an even .500. (18-36)