SB Nation Cleveland - Galarraga Brilliant Again; Tigers Toy With Tribe, 6-0https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48841/cleveland-fave.png2010-08-20T21:06:57-05:00http://cleveland.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13981012010-08-20T21:06:57-05:002010-08-20T21:06:57-05:00Tigers Get Some Revenge For Four-Game July Sweep, Humble Indians in Detroit
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<p>Detroit, MI (Sports Network) – Armando Galarraga continued his mastery of the Indians with seven shutout innings, and the Detroit Tigers shut out Cleveland, 6-0, in the opener of a three-game set at Comerica Park.</p>
<p>Galarraga (4-5), whose last appearance against Cleveland resulted in what should have been a perfect game, allowed just three hits and struck out eight without walking a batter. Back on June 2, Galarraga tossed his first career shutout, retiring the first 26 batters of the game before umpire Jim Joyce botched a call at first base that would have resulted in the third perfect game of the season.</p>
<p>Instead, he settled for a one-hitter, and Galarraga stretched his scoreless innings streak against the Indians this season to 16. He has given up at least one run in every start this season except both games against Cleveland.</p>
<p>Don Kelly recorded a career-high four hits to go with two runs scored and an <span class="caps">RBI</span> for Detroit, which snapped a three-game losing streak and a four-game skid to the Indians. Brandon Inge fell a homer shy of the cycle, while Will Rhymes, Austin Jackson and Miguel Cabrera each recorded a multi-hit game.</p>
<p>Jayson Nix doubled for the Indians to break up a no-hitter in the fifth, as the Indians fell for the ninth time in 12 games. Justin Masterson (4-12) continued to struggle, giving up five runs on 11 hits and a walk in six frames.</p>
<p>The Tigers wasted no time building a lead, scoring twice in the first.</p>
<p>Jackson led off the inning with a single, stole second and advanced to third on a Rhymes bunt single. Jackson was able to score on the play when catcher Lou Marson threw the ball away, which also let Rhymes reach second.</p>
<p>Rhymes went to third on a groundout and scored on Cabrera’s base hit for a 2-0 lead.</p>
<p>Gerald Laird and Jackson each hit an <span class="caps">RBI</span> single in the second to double the lead to four. Rhymes’ run-scoring single in the fourth made it a 5-0 contest.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Galarraga dominated. He retired the first 14 Indians batters of the game before Nix hit a double to left just past the outstretched glove of Kelly.</p>
<p>Galarraga allowed just two more hits in his seven innings of work, and Ryan Perry followed with a perfect eighth. Kelly’s <span class="caps">RBI</span> double in the eighth accounted for the final margin, and Phil Coke polished off the win with a scoreless ninth.</p>
<p>The Tigers had an eight-game homer streak snapped. They also had a streak of seven games with multiple home runs stopped…Detroit is 13-2 in its last 15 home games against the Indians…The Tigers lead the season series, 7-6…Former Indians infielder Jhonny Peralta faced his old team for the first time and went 0-for-4…The Tigers went 8-for-20 with runners in scoring position, while the Indians went 0-for-1.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> starter <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/22064/Armando_Galarraga">Armando Galarraga</a> came close to a perfect game the last time he faced the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/cleveland-indians">Cleveland Indians</a>. He'll get another chance tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park.</p>
<p>Galarraga squared off against the Tribe back on June 2 and was one out away from becoming the third pitcher to record a perfect game this season, but a groundball off the bat of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31527/Jason_Donald">Jason Donald</a> ended the historical night. Donald hit a chopper to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/427/Miguel_Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a> on the right side of the infield and Galarraga covered the bag. However first base umpire Jim Joyce called Donald safe and replays afterwards showed Detroit's hurler touched the bag before Donald.</p>
<p>The right-hander was a good sport about the missed call and smiled at Joyce before heading back to the mound. Galarraga then retired the final batter for the win and improved to 4-3 in nine career starts against Cleveland. He is 3-5 with a 4.53 earned run average in 16 games (15 starts) in 2010 and last toed the rubber on Sunday in a 13-8 road win against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/chicago-white-sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. In that game, Galarraga, who did not record a decision, got into a tussle with catchers <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/68930/Alex_Avila">Alex Avila</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/102/Gerald_Laird">Gerald Laird</a> in the dugout.</p>
<p>Galarraga settled down and was eventually reached for four runs -- three earned -- and seven hits in five innings. He struck out five batters.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a> will look to Galarraga to erase the memories of yesterday's 11-5 loss in the Bronx that featured a nine-run sixth inning by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/new-york-yankees">New York Yankees</a>. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/32033/Rick_Porcello">Rick Porcello</a> gave up six runs and six hits in five innings to fall to 5-11 this season, while <span>Miguel Cabrera</span> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/87/Jhonny_Peralta">Jhonny Peralta</a> both homered.</p>
<p>"The wheels kind of fell off for Rick in that one inning," said Detroit manager Jim Leyland. "He threw the ball pretty good, but the bullpen couldn't shut anything down and give us a chance to crawl back in it. That pretty much sums things up."</p>
<p>Detroit won the opener of the four-game series with the defending World Series champions before losing the last three meetings at Yankee Stadium. It will now return home for six games versus Cleveland and Kansas City, and is a solid 38-24 in the Motor City this season.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Indians</a> salvaged the finale of a three-game series at Kansas City with Thursday's 7-3 victory. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/4340/Asdrubal_Cabrera">Asdrubal Cabrera</a> knocked in two runs and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31610/Matt_LaPorta">Matt LaPorta</a> added two hits and an RBI for Cleveland, which put the game away with a five- run eighth inning and won for just the third time in 11 contests.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31352/Mitch_Talbot">Mitch Talbot</a> started for the Tribe and did not figure into the decision after yielding three runs -- two earned -- over 4 2/3 innings. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/127/Rafael_Perez">Rafael Perez</a> got the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/32970/Chris_Perez">Chris Perez</a> posted his 15th save in less than two innings.</p>
<p>"The bullpen came in and kept them to those three runs and gave us a chance," said Talbot.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/33392/Justin_Masterson">Justin Masterson</a> threw six shutout innings in his last outing, a 9-1 victory by the Indians versus Seattle on Sunday, but did not record a decision. He is only 4-11 with a 5.23 earned run average in 24 starts this season and 1-4 in his previous five decisions.</p>
<p>The right-hander tossed six innings of three-run ball for a no-decision versus Detroit back on May 8 this season, and is 0-1 with a 5.93 ERA in four career appearances (2 starts) against the Tigers.</p>
<p>Cleveland and Detroit have split 12 matchups this season, but the Indians are riding a four-game winning streak in the series. The Tigers are 5-1 versus the Indians at Comerica Park this season.</p>
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