Tigers 19,
Rangers 6
| W: | C. Rapada (2-0) |
| L: | F. Francisco (0-1) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| M Young SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| a-R Vazquez PH-SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| J Hamilton CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| b-B Broussard PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 |
| M Bradley DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .329 |
| c-F Catalanotto PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| H Blalock 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .295 |
| A Melhuse 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Botts 1B-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 |
| D Murphy RF-CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| G Duran LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .125 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| a-lined out to first for M Young in the 7th b-grounded to first for J Hamilton in the 7th c-reached on infield single to shortstop for M Bradley in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Young (6, K Rogers); D Murphy (10, A Lopez) RBI: I Kinsler 2 (10), M Young (7), J Hamilton (21) S: I Kinsler 2-out RBI: I Kinsler 2, M Young GIDP: M Bradley 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hamilton 1, G Duran 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Botts (2, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Mendoza | 1.2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57-32 | 9.31 |
| F Francisco (L, 0-1) | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52-28 | 7.71 |
| J Wright | 1.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38-17 | 4.38 |
| W Littleton | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31-15 | 8.64 |
| J Benoit | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35-16 | 7.56 |
| C Wilson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 223-115 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Jones (By W Littleton); R Santiago (By W Littleton) Batters faced: L Mendoza 12; F Francisco 11; J Wright 9; W Littleton 9; J Benoit 7; C Wilson 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 3-1; F Francisco 3-3; J Wright 3-1; W Littleton 0-2; J Benoit 2-0; C Wilson 1-1 Game Scores: L Mendoza 31 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .269 |
| C Guillen 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .338 |
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| M Thames RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| M Cabrera DH | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .263 |
| J Jones LF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| R Raburn 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| R Santiago 2B-SS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .389 |
| Totals | 36 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Guillen (8, J Wright); I Rodriguez (6, W Littleton) HR: J Jones (1, 3rd inning off F Francisco 0 on, 1 Out); M Cabrera (5, 6th inning off J Wright 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Inge (13), R Santiago 2 (6), C Guillen 5 (11), J Jones (4), M Ordonez 2 (10), M Cabrera 3 (18), C Granderson 2 (2), I Rodriguez 2 (11) S: I Rodriguez SF: C Guillen, M Ordonez 2-out RBI: C Guillen 2, M Ordonez, I Rodriguez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Guillen 2, M Ordonez 1, M Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Guillen (3, 2nd base off F Francisco/G Laird) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Guillen (2, catch) DP: 2 (K Rogers-R Santiago-C Guillen, E Renteria-R Santiago-C Guillen). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Rogers | 3.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73-44 | 7.66 |
| C Rapada (W, 2-0) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 0.00 |
| A Lopez (H, 2) | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41-30 | 0.52 |
| J Grilli | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 146-94 | |
| PITCHING WP: K Rogers Batters faced: K Rogers 21; C Rapada 4; A Lopez 11; J Grilli 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 6-4; C Rapada 2-1; A Lopez 3-3; J Grilli 1-1 Game Scores: K Rogers 15 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | DET | |||
| 1st | I Kinsler scored on error by first baseman C Guillen. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | M Young scored on K Rogers' wild pitch. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | I Kinsler singled to right, D Murphy and G Laird scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | M Young doubled to left center, I Kinsler scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 2nd | B Inge singled to center, M Cabrera scored, J Jones to third, E Renteria to second. | 5 | 1 | |
| 2nd | R Santiago safe at second on error by first baseman J Botts, J Jones and E Renteria scored, B Inge to third. | 5 | 3 | |
| 2nd | C Guillen singled to deep right, B Inge and R Santiago scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 3rd | J Jones homered to right. | 5 | 6 | |
| 4th | J Hamilton walked, G Laird scored, G Duran to third, M Young to second. | 6 | 6 | |
| 4th | M Ordonez hit sacrifice fly to left, C Granderson scored. | 6 | 7 | |
| 6th | C Guillen doubled to right, R Santiago and C Granderson scored. | 6 | 9 | |
| 6th | M Cabrera homered to right, C Guillen and M Ordonez scored. | 6 | 12 | |
| 6th | R Santiago hit by pitch, J Jones scored, E Renteria to third, B Inge to second. | 6 | 13 | |
| 6th | C Granderson singled to right, E Renteria and B Inge scored, R Santiago to second. | 6 | 15 | |
| 6th | I Rodriguez doubled to right, R Santiago scored, C Granderson to third. | 6 | 16 | |
| 6th | C Guillen hit sacrifice fly to left, C Granderson scored. | 6 | 17 | |
| 6th | M Ordonez singled to center, I Rodriguez scored. | 6 | 18 | |
| 7th | I Rodriguez walked, R Raburn scored, B Inge to third, C Granderson to second. | 6 | 19 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 34,245 (83% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:33 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Randy Marsh |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, April 23rd 2008
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 4 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 19 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| Houston | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Cleveland | Postponed | |
| Kansas City |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 | in 10 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 | in 13 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 8 |