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Verlander, Sabathia battle for All-Star supremacy

Jul 5, 2007 - 2:14 PM Cleveland (51-33) at Detroit (48-34) 1:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Justin Verlander will get another chance to impress his manager enough to get the starting nod in Tuesday's All-Star Game. C.C. Sabathia will be attempting to do the same.

The two All-Stars starters will square off Thursday when the Detroit Tigers host the Cleveland Indians in the finale of their three-game series.

Verlander (9-3, 3.18 ERA) has the built-in advantage of playing for the man who will ultimately make the decision of who should start, Detroit manager Jim Leyland.

The 24-year-old righthander had his worst outing of the season against Sabathia and the Indians on May 31, yielding seven runs and eight hits in five innings to take a loss. Verlander also struggled in his last outing when he allowed six runs in five innings against the Minnesota Twins in a matchup against reigning American League Cy Young winner Johan Santana.

Sabathia (12-2, 3.20) has been rock solid all season. The burly lefthander will be looking to increase his major league-leading win total to 13.

He beat the Tigers in back-to-back starts on May 26 and May 31, and owns a 12-7 career mark against his division rivals.

In his last start, Sabathia allowed three runs - two earned - and six hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings of an 8-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. It was his third straight winning outing.

Leyland will likely choose his starter from a group that includes the two men starting here on Thursday along with Boston's Josh Beckett, Oakland's Dan Haren, Santana, and the Angels' John Lackey.

Detroit picked up a win on Wednesday, 6-4, behind five-plus strong innings by Kenny Rogers. The win snapped the Indians' six-game winning streak.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
    DETROIT 1 0 4 2 0 5 0 0 x 12 17 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA, TOM MASTNY (5TH), EDWARD MUJICA (6TH), JASON
    STANFORD (6TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ, KELLY SHOPPACH (7TH)
    DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER, BOBBY SEAY (8TH),

    Jul 5 3:56 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CRAIG MONROE SCORED SEAN CASEY.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, C MONROE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
    DETROIT 12 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.252, 2-FOR-3)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 3:17 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY SEAN CASEY SCORED MAGGLIO ORDONEZ AND IVAN
    RODRIGUEZ.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, S CASEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
    DETROIT 11 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.217, 0-FOR-3)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 3:15 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
    DETROIT 9 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.280, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 3:10 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, G SHEFFIELD ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
    DETROIT 8 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.328, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 3:08 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
    DETROIT 7 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.255, 0-FOR-2)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 2:53 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (20) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
    2 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF C.C. SABATHIA SCORED BRANDON INGE.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, DETROIT 7
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.366, 1-FOR-2)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 2:22 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS GUILLEN (13) TO LEFT CENTER
    WITH 1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF C.C. SABATHIA SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO AND
    MAGGLIO ORDONEZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.281, 0-FOR-1)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 2:00 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
    DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.364, 0-FOR-1)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 1:55 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY JUSTIN VERLANDER ALLOWED RYAN GARKO TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
    DETROIT 1 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B FRANCISCO (.500, 0-FOR-0)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 1:31 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PLACIDO POLANCO (3) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF C.C. SABATHIA.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, DETROIT 1
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.295, 19 HR, 53 RBI)

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 1:16 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 1 1 1 0
    DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
    DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.284, 11 HR, 42 RBI)
    P POLANCO (.330, 2 HR, 37 RBI)
    G SHEFFIELD (.295, 19 H

    Guardians vs. TigersJul 5 1:11 PM

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