CLEVELAND — t came at age 23 as a member of the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 10 http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , 2002, in what was known as Jacobs Field.On Sunday, Martinez, 39, will take his last at-bat at what is known as Progressive Field in the final meeting of the season between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians.Martinez, a five-time All-Star and runner-up to Mike Trout in the 2014 MVP voting, is retiring at the end of the season. Martinez spent the first eight years of his major league career as a catcher with the Indians. He was traded to Boston, where he played two years under manager Terry Francona, who is now the Indians’ manager.Article continues below ...“He’s one of the nicest guys in the game, one of the most professional hitters, and one of the best switch-hitters you’ll ever see,” Francona said.Martinez is a .295 career hitter and has amassed 2 Jose Ramirez Jersey ,148 hits in his 16-year major league career — 1,028 as a member of the Tigers.“He was the perfect batter to hit behind Miggy,” said Francona of Martinez, who typically hit behind the now-injured Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera. “Nobody wanted to face Miggy, but if you didn’t, then you had to face Victor.”Martinez was a .306 career hitter through the 2014 season, but age and injuries caught up to him in the last four years, during which he has hit .262. Before Saturday’s game, a 15-0 Indians victory that clinched their third consecutive American League Central title, the Indians presented Martinez with a plaque during a pregame ceremony.On Sunday, Martinez will face Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber (10-3, 4.32 ERA). Martinez is 0-for-3 versus the rookie. Bieber is second among AL rookies in wins and strikeouts.In Bieber’s last start Ronald Acuna Jr. Jersey , a 10-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday, he set a career high for strikeouts. He pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits, with 11 strikeouts and three walks.Bieber’s rookie season has had three distinct stages. In his first four starts, he was 3-0 with a 2.22 ERA. In his next five starts he was 2-2 with a 7.33 ERA, and in his last eight starts he is 5-1 with a 3.66 ERA.Bieber’s only career appearance against Detroit was a 10-0 victory June 22, in which he pitched seven scoreless innings on four hits, with nine strikeouts and one walk.Detroit’s Sunday starter will be 34-year-old left-hander Francisco Liriano (4-10, 4.58), who has only won one game since April 28. In 18 starts since, Liriano is 1-9 with a 4.97 ERA.His last start was a 3-2 loss to Houston on Monday in which he pitched six innings and allowed three runs (zero earned) and four hits, with seven strikeouts and four walks.Liriano’s last start against the Indians came June 23 Sean Newcomb Jersey , a 4-1 loss in which he pitched four innings, giving up three runs (two earned) and four hits, with three strikeouts and three walks.In four appearances (three starts) against the Indians this year, Liriano is 0-2 with a 4.96 ERA. In his career, he has made 24 appearances (18 starts) against Cleveland and is 5-8 with a 4.31 ERA. Under the lights at Sloan Park!"MESA, Arizona — Since you are reading this, tonight’s game is still on, as of the 7 p.m. CT posting time.We’ll see six Cubs regulars in tonight’s lineup — if they play. The weather forecast isn’t great. Even if it doesn’t rain, it will be breezy and cool, with temperatures only in the upper 50s. The two afternoon games Tuesday in the Phoenix area (at Glendale and Surprise) were both cancelled. Here’s the local Phoenix-area radar for your convenience:Here are today’s particulars.Cubs lineup:Reds lineup:Tyler Chatwood gets the start for the Cubs.Tyler Mahle goes for the Reds. Other Reds pitchers scheduled: Vladimir Gutierrez, former Cub Anthony Bass, Matt Wisler Preston Tucker Jersey , Sal Romano and Cody Reed.The Reds are a split squad tonight.Today’s game is an audio webcast on cubs.com. No TV today.MLB.com GamedayPlease note that during spring training, Gameday doesn’t usually go pitch-by-pitch as it does during the regular season — usually, it will update after each at-bat.Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.Please visit our SB Nation Reds site Red Reporter. If you do go there to interact with Reds fans, please be respectful, abide by their individual site rules and serve as a good representation of Cub fans in general and BCB in particular.For spring-training games, we’ll have a first-pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time (because I know how you all like overflow threads!). For today, that will be 9 p.m. CT and 10:30 p.m. CT. These threads will not post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked ”Chicago Cubs Game Threads” at the bottom of the front page. There will also be a StoryStream on the front page with all the game thread links, as well as the recap after the game is over. The pitcher boxes and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.Discuss amongst yourselves.