The Cleveland Indians took on the the Detroit Tigers yesterday at Progressive Field with the Indians coming out on top 7 to 2. It was a solid match that aficionados with Indians tickets won’t soon forget.
Indians pitcher Jeanmar Gomez (0.00 ERA) got the win, while Andrew Oliver (7.36 ERA) took the loss for the Tigers. Jeanmar Gomez went 7 solid innings for the Indians, allowed 5 hits, no home runs and no earned runs with one walk and 4 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Indians was Hector Ambriz (5.46). The Tigers’s starter Andrew Oliver went 3.2 innings, allowed 4 hits, one home run and 5 earned runs with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts. Eddie Bonine (2.80), Jose Valverde (1.13), and Enrique Gonzalez (2.03) also pitched for the Tigers. With the win, Gomez’s record goes to 1-0, while Oliver is at 0-4.
In addition to the 7 runs, the Indians scored 10 hits and committed one error. Jayson Nix led the Indians in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Michael Brantley’s 2 hits. Austin Kearns had a tough day at the plate, leaving 5 runners on base. The Tigers didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Tigers scored 2 runs, 7 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Mike Muchlinski, Jerry Layne, James Hoye and Brian Runge. There were 19,102 Indians ticket holders in attendance at Progressive Field.