The loser of four straight games since August 13, Dave Rozema got back on the winning track and pitched the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Indians. Errors by Ron LeFlore and Jason Thompson enabled the Indians to score their pair in the third inning. The Tigers were held hitless by Mike Paxton until the fourth when they bunched four hits with a walk and a sacrifice fly for four runs. Phil Mankowski accounted for two tallies with a double. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Tigers 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 x - 5 10 4 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Whitaker 2b 4 0 3 1 1 0 .294 Carbo dh 2 1 0 0 1 0 .280 Staub dh 5 0 1 1 0 3 .286 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Thompson 1b 4 1 3 0 1 0 .296 Alexander c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .230 Kemp lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .275 Norris rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 May c 2 0 0 1 1 0 .264 Cox lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Corcoran rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Wockenfuss ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Mankowski 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 .300 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .266 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 0 3 1 Totals 32 5 10 5 6 6 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 16,026 Left on Base: Indians 6, Tigers 12 DP: Indians 0, Tigers 2 Errors: Paxton, LeFlore, Thompson, Trammell 2 Doubles: Alexander (19), Cox (7), Mankowski (7) Sacrifice Flies: May (2) GIDP: Thornton (13) Hit by Pitch: Carbo (1,by Rozema), Mankowski (2,by Paxton), Corcoran (5,by Paxton) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton L(10-9) 3.2 4 4 4 3 2 0 20 3.70 Monge 2.2 3 0 0 3 2 0 13 2.83 Spillner 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 8 3.70 Totals 8 10 5 5 6 6 0 41 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema W(7-10) 9 5 2 0 3 1 0 35 3.15 Totals 9 5 2 0 3 1 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Paxton 2 (8), Rozema (2) Wild Pitches: Monge 2 (5) Balks: Monge (2) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan INDIANS 1ST: Bell walked; Kuiper forced Bell (third to shortstop); Carbo forced Kuiper (second to shortstop) [Carbo to second (error by Trammell)]; Thornton walked; Alexander forced Thornton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker walked; Staub forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); Thompson walked [Staub to second]; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Norris grounded out (first unassisted); Cox grounded out (third to first); Manning reached on an error by Trammell; Veryzer singled to center [Manning to second]; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: May flied out to left; Corcoran made an out to second; Mankowski was hit by a pitch; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo was hit by a pitch; Thornton made an out to shortstop; Alexander doubled to center [Carbo scored (error by LeFlore) (unearned), Alexander scored (error by Thompson) (unearned)]; Norris flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0. INDIANS 4TH: Cox doubled to right; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cox to third]; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to left; Kemp singled to right [Thompson to second]; Kemp was picked off first but was safe on an error by Paxton [Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thompson scored, Kemp to third]; Corcoran was hit by a pitch; Mankowski doubled to left [Kemp scored, Corcoran scored]; Trammell walked; LeFlore flied out to center [Mankowski to third]; Whitaker singled to left [Mankowski scored, Trammell to second]; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Staub struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Carbo grounded out (second to first); Thornton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Thompson singled to right; Kemp walked [Thompson to second]; May forced Thompson (pitcher to third) [Kemp to second]; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Monge threw a wild pitch [Kemp to third, May to second]; Wockenfuss made an out to second; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez walked; Trammell made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. INDIANS 6TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Alexander singled to left; Norris singled to left [Alexander to second]; On a bunt Cox hit into a double play (third to shortstop) [Alexander out at third]; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled; Monge balked [Whitaker to second]; Staub struck out; Whitaker was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson singled to right; Monge threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Kemp flied out to center; May walked; SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Wockenfuss flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. INDIANS 8TH: Carbo walked; Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at second]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore singled to right; Whitaker singled to right [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Thompson lined to second; Kemp struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 5. INDIANS 9TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Cox grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 5.

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