Charting the Tribe:

n ON DECK — Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers.

n WHEN/WHERE — Today, 3:55 p.m., Comerica Park.

n TV/RADIO — Ch. 8; WFUN (AM-970).

n ON THE MOUND — Left-hander Aaron Laffey (3-3, 3.02) for Cleveland; left-hander Kenny Rogers (4-4, 5.54) for Detroit.

n TRIBE INJURIES — RHP Fausto Carmona (left hip), DH Travis Hafner (right shoulder), RHP Jake Westbrook (right elbow) on the DL.

n NOTEBOOK — After being roughed up in that joke of a ballpark the Rangers call home, Aaron Laffey will hope to return to form today in Motown.

n vs. RHSP — 21-24 n vs. LHSP — 7-9

n GRASS — 27-31 n TURF — 1-2

n DAY — 7-13 n NIGHT — 21-21

n VS. AL CENTRAL — 10-14 (.417)

n WHEN TRIBE SCORES FIRST— 21-13 (.618)

n WHEN OPP. SCORES FIRST— 7-20 (.259)

n EXTRA-INNING GAMES — 1-4 (.200)

n ONE-RUN GAMES — 5-6 (.455)

n SCORE 6 OR MORE RUNS — 13-3 (.813)

n SCORE 5 OR MORE RUNS — 16-5 (.762)

n SCORE 4 OR MORE RUNS — 22-9 (.710)

n SCORE 3 OR LESS RUNS — 6-24 (.200)

n WHEN INDIANS HOMER — 21-15 (.583)

n WHEN INDIANS DON’T HOMER — 7-18 (.280)

n SERIES RECORD — 6-10-3 (.375)

n LONGEST WINNING STREAK — 5

n LONGEST LOSING STREAK — 7

n ALL-TIME GAMES AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD — 1,121

n RECORD AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD — 642-479 (.573)

n ALL-TIME LAST AB WINS AT THE PROG — 160

n 2008 LAST AB WINS AT THE PROG — 3

n TRIBE STARTERS AT LEAST 5 IP — 26-23 (.531)

n TRIBE STARTERS AT LEAST 6 IP — 20-18 (.526)

n TRIBE STARTERS AT LEAST 7 IP — 14-10 (.583)

n JOE BOROWSKI’S 1-2-3 SAVES — 0-5 (.000)

n BOROWSKI IN 1-RUN SAVE OPP. — 2-3 (.667)

n LEADING AFTER 6 INNINGS — 21-4 (.840)

n LEADING AFTER 7 INNINGS — 24-1 (.960)

n LEADING AFTER 8 INNINGS — 26-2 (.929)

n TRAILING AFTER 6 INNINGS — 4-21 (.160)

n TRAILING AFTER 7 INNINGS — 2-22 (.083)

n TRAILING AFTER 8 INNINGS — 1-25 (.039)

n 2008 AFTER 61 GAMES — 28-33 (.459)

n 2007 AFTER 61GAMES — 37-24 (.6070)

n TRIBE ON PACE FOR... — 74 wins

MONTH-BY-MONTH

n MARCH — 1-0 n APRIL —12-15 n MAY — 12-15

n JUNE — 3-3 n JULY — X-X n AUG — X-X

n SEPT — X-X

DAY-BY-DAY

n MON. — 3-5 n TUE. — 5-4 n WED.— 5-3

n THU. — 5-4 n FRI. — 5-4 n SAT. — 3-6

n SUN. — 2-5

FAN WATCH

n 2008 — 31 dates n 2007 — 31 dates

n Total — 781,813 n Total — 738,458

n Avg. — 25,220 n Avg. — 23,821

— Don McCormack