The Detroit Tigers got a tough win over the Cleveland Indians yesterday at Progressive Field with the Tigers victorious 6 to 5. It was a huge win that rooters with Tigers tickets aren’t likely to forget.
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (3.41 ERA) got the win, while Carlos Carrasco (9.00 ERA) took the loss for the Indians. Justin Verlander went 7 solid innings for the Tigers, allowed 7 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with 2 walks and 11 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Tigers was Bobby Seay (3.88), and Brandon Lyon (2.90). The Indians’s starter Carlos Carrasco went 5 innings, allowed 6 hits, no home runs and 4 earned runs with 3 walks and no strikeouts. Jensen Lewis (4.30), Tony Sipp (3.13), Chris Perez (4.42), and Kerry Wood (4.15) also pitched for the Indians. With the win, Verlander’s record goes to 17-9, while Carrasco drops to 0-3. Fernando Rodney earned the save for the Tigers, bringing his saves up to 35.
In addition to the 6 runs, the Tigers put up 10 hits and committed no errors. Carlos Guillen led the Tigers in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Brandon Inge’s 2 hits. Brandon Inge had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. Travis Hafner had the most hits for the Indians (3), followed by Andy Marte (2), and Shin-Soo Choo (2). The Indians mustered 5 runs, 12 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Joe West, Ed Rapuano, Paul Schrieber and Paul Nauert. There were 23,516 Indians ticket holders in attendance at Progressive Field.
The win puts the Tigers at a record of 82-70, at the top of their division, while the loss brings the Indians to 61-91, (21 games behind the division leader). Next up for the Tigers are the Chicago White Sox (73-80) at the White Sox’s Us Cellular Field. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for Chicago White Sox tickets because that game should be a good one. The Indians will next take on the Baltimore Orioles (60-92) at Progressive Field (formerly Jacobs Field) in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your Baltimore Orioles tickets today and and see the game in person.