Tigers 10, 
Rangers 6
| W: | N. Robertson (1-0) |
| L: | R. Dickey (0-1) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .385 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| M Ordonez RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| D Young DH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .083 |
| C Shelton 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .692 |
| C Guillen SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| R Santiago SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Monroe CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 |
| M Thames LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 |
| C Granderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| BATTING HR: B Inge (2, 1st inning off R Dickey 0 on, 0 Out); M Ordonez 2 (2, 1st inning off R Dickey 0 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off B Shouse 0 on, 0 Out); C Shelton 2 (4, 2nd inning off R Dickey 0 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off R Dickey 0 on, 1 Out); C Monroe (1, 4th inning off R Dickey 1 on, 1 Out); M Thames (2, 4th inning off R Dickey 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Inge (2), M Ordonez 3 (4), C Shelton 2 (4), C Monroe 2 (2), M Thames (2) 2-out RBI: M Ordonez 2 GIDP: P Polanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Young 1, M Thames 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (P Polanco-C Guillen-C Shelton). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Robertson (W, 13-13) | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 78-48 | 5.06 |
| J Tata | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43-23 | 9.00 |
| F Rodney | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 135-81 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: N Robertson 23; J Tata 13; F Rodney 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 8-4; J Tata 3-5; F Rodney 0-1 Game Scores: N Robertson 44 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Wilkerson LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .211 |
| M Young SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .353 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| P Nevin DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| H Blalock 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 |
| K Mench RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 |
| A Brown CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| R Barajas C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| I Kinsler 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Young 2 (3, N Robertson, F Rodney); I Kinsler (1, N Robertson); M Teixeira 2 (2, N Robertson 2); P Nevin (1, N Robertson) HR: I Kinsler (1, 5th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: P Nevin (6), I Kinsler (1), M Teixeira (2), M Young 3 (4) 2-out RBI: M Teixeira, M Young 3 GIDP: P Nevin Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Teixeira 1, M Young 1, A Brown 1, P Nevin 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: I Kinsler (1, ground ball); M Young (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (I Kinsler-M Teixeira). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Dickey (L, 0-1) | 3.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 61-42 | 18.90 |
| F Castro | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 65-35 | 2.45 |
| A Otsuka | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 4.50 |
| B Shouse | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-8 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 147-91 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Dickey 18; F Castro 18; A Otsuka 3; B Shouse 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dickey 3-5; F Castro 4-5; A Otsuka 1-1; B Shouse 0-3 Game Scores: R Dickey 16 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | TEX | |||
 | 1st | B Inge homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | M Ordonez homered to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | C Shelton homered to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 4th | C Shelton homered to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 4th | C Monroe homered to left, C Guillen scored. | 6 | 0 |
| 4th | M Thames homered to left. | 7 | 0 |
| 4th | M Ordonez singled to center, B Inge scored, I Rodriguez to third. | 8 | 0 |
 | 4th | P Nevin doubled to left, M Teixeira scored. | 8 | 1 |
| 5th | I Kinsler homered to left. | 8 | 2 |
| 5th | M Teixeira doubled to deep center, M Young scored. | 8 | 3 |
| 7th | C Monroe safe at first on error by shortstop M Young, D Young scored, C Shelton to third. | 9 | 3 |
| 9th | M Ordonez homered to left. | 10 | 3 |
| 9th | M Young doubled to center, A Brown, R Barajas and I Kinsler scored. | 10 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| TEXAS' MARK DEROSA LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING DUE TO A LOWER LEFT LEG STRAIN. |
| THE HOME RUNS BY DETROIT'S CRAIG MONROE AND MARCUS THAMES IN THE FOURTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK. |
| THE HOME RUN BY DETROIT'S BRANDON INGE LED OFF THE GAME. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 21,729 (44.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Bill Welke |
MLB Scores
Thursday, April 6th 2006
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 0 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| NY Mets | 10 |
| Detroit | 10 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Arizona | 12 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |