CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's not often that Progressive Field is busy on a Sunday night.

In fact, the venue hasn't hosted an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast since June 14, 2009. That will change Sunday night, when the Indians and Tigers play the final game of Major League Baseball's first half.

Eight years ago, Cliff Lee tossed a three-hit shutout in Cleveland against the St. Louis Cardinals before a national audience. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner would be dealt to Philadelphia the following month, with the Indians receiving a package in return that included Carlos Carrasco.

Mark DeRosa hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Chris Carpenter. Six weeks later, the Indians traded DeRosa to St. Louis for relievers Chris Perez and Jess Todd. Perez pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Cardinals in that 2009 game.

The Indians won the contest, 3-0, in one hour, 58 minutes. Kelly Shoppach contributed a solo homer and was responsible for two of the Indians' five hits.

The Indians did play on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball on Aug. 31, 2014, when they required extra innings against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The game was ultimately suspended because of a thunderstorm, with the Tribe on top, 4-2, in the 10th inning.

The teams completed the game in Cleveland three weeks later before the start of a regularly scheduled meeting.

Following Sunday's game, the Indians' coaching staff and five of the club's players will fly to Miami for next week's All-Star Game festivities. They'll return to Cleveland after the Midsummer Classic and head to the west coast for an optional team workout on Thursday in Oakland.

The Indians open the second half of their schedule with a weeklong stay in the Bay Area. They'll start with a series against the Athletics before they play a series against the Giants at AT&T Park.