Through five innings, this was a normal game, with Detroit holding a 3-1 lead. In the sixth, Craig Monroe hit a two-run homer to make it 5-1, but the Tribe tied it in the bottom of the inning with a pair of two-run homers from Jhonny Peralta and Jason Michaels. Detroit struck right back with a four-spot of their own, fueled by three singles and three walks. Down 9-5, four straight Cleveland hits made it 9-7, with Tiger closer Todd Jones summoned to get the last out of the inning, but allowing two hits and making twelve pitches in the process.
But Fernando Cabrera was wild in the top of the ninth, walking three and allowing two singles to give the Tigers the two runs right back. They now led 11-7 with their closer on the mount. Grady Sizemore grounded out, but after Casey Blake and Travis Hafner reached, Victor Martinez launched his second homer of the game and it was 11-10. Johnny Peralta doubled, but Jones fanned Ryan Garko and was one out away. An intentional walk to Jason Michaels put the winning run aboard but gave Jones a right-on-right matchup with light-hitting Josh Barfield. Barfield singled to right to tie the game, took second on indifference, and scored the winning run when David Dellucci singled. Jones’ disastrous outing: 1 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 2 W, 1 K, and a whopping 46 pitches (34 in the ninth, albeit with four on the intentional walk).
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