Astros 5, Tigers 4

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
C Granderson CF	3	1	0	0	2	1	20	.259	.342
P Polanco 2B	5	1	1	3	0	0	21	.263	.317
F Dolsi P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
M Cabrera 1B	4	1	2	1	1	1	24	.337	.403
M Thames LF	2	0	1	0	2	0	18	.273	.326
J Anderson PR-LF-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.259	.291
B Inge 3B	4	0	2	0	1	0	24	.274	.368
M Ordonez RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.270	.342
J Zumaya P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
R Santiago 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.328
a-R Raburn PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.256	.347
G Laird C	3	0	2	0	1	0	13	.233	.326
A Everett SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	11	.267	.320
J Verlander P	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	.000	.000
N Robertson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Z Miner P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
D Kelly LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.323	.400
Totals	32	4	9	4	7	4	165
a-grounded to shortstop for R Santiago in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Everett (9, W Rodriguez) HR: M Cabrera (16, 1st inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out); P Polanco (4, 2nd inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cabrera (47), P Polanco 3 (30) S: A Everett, J Verlander 2 2-out RBI: M Cabrera, P Polanco 3 GIDP: M Ordonez Tigers RISP: 2-12 (D Kelly 0-1, P Polanco 1-2, M Ordonez 0-3, C Granderson 0-2, B Inge 1-2, R Raburn 0-1, J Verlander 0-1) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: J Anderson (12, 2nd base off L Hawkins/I Rodriguez)
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Everett-P Polanco-M Cabrera).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander	5.1	7	3	3	4	6	0	118-75	3.40
N Robertson	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	7.71
Z Miner (H, 2)	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18-11	4.11
J Zumaya (L, 3-2; B, 4)	0.2	1	2	2	3	0	0	30-17	4.32
F Dolsi	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	0.00
Totals	8.0	10	5	5	7	6	0	171-106
PITCHING N Robertson pitched to 1 batter in the 6th Balk: J Verlander First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 15/27; N Robertson 0/1; Z Miner 1/4; J Zumaya 2/6; F Dolsi 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 16-12-30-17; N Robertson 0-0-0-1; Z Miner 3-0-4-4; J Zumaya 4-0-10-3; F Dolsi 0-0-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 6-4; N Robertson 0-0; Z Miner 3-1; J Zumaya 1-1; F Dolsi 0-2 Game Scores: J Verlander 44

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Bourn CF	3	0	2	0	2	1	23	.294	.372
J Keppinger 3B	4	1	1	1	1	0	23	.261	.338
M Tejada SS	4	1	2	2	0	0	13	.330	.356
C Lee LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	17	.295	.352
L Hawkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
L Berkman 1B	1	0	1	0	3	0	19	.251	.385
H Pence RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	14	.318	.393
I Rodriguez C	4	1	1	0	0	2	20	.254	.285
K Matsui 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	18	.240	.295
W Rodriguez P	2	0	0	0	0	1	11	.037	.037
a-M Kata PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	5	.240	.269
A Arias P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
b-D Erstad PH-LF	0	1	0	0	1	0	8	.147	.217
Totals	31	5	10	5	7	6	171
a-singled to right for W Rodriguez in the 6th b-walked for C Sampson in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Tejada (25, J Verlander); I Rodriguez (9, J Verlander) RBI: M Tejada 2 (41), H Pence (30), M Kata (3), J Keppinger (10) S: K Matsui SF: M Tejada 2-out RBI: H Pence GIDP: J Keppinger Astros RISP: 2-9 (M Kata 1-1, H Pence 1-2, I Rodriguez 0-1, C Lee 0-3, J Keppinger 0-2) Team LOB: 11
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez	6.0	7	4	4	4	3	2	106-59	3.35
A Arias	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	32-16	2.18
T Byrdak	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	10-5	3.55
C Sampson (W, 4-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	2.09
L Hawkins (S, 10)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	2.62
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	7	4	2	165-94
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 13/28; A Arias 4/7; T Byrdak 2/2; C Sampson 1/1; L Hawkins 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 21-3-14-21; A Arias 5-2-4-5; T Byrdak 2-1-2-0; C Sampson 1-0-4-1; L Hawkins 2-1-1-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 8-7; A Arias 3-1; T Byrdak 0-0; C Sampson 0-1; L Hawkins 2-1 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 41

Scoring Summary
			DET	HOU
	1st	M Cabrera homered to left.	1	0
	2nd	P Polanco homered to left center, A Everett and C Granderson scored.	4	0
	3rd	M Tejada doubled to left, J Keppinger scored.	4	1
	3rd	H Pence singled to left center, M Tejada scored, L Berkman to second.	4	2
	6th	M Kata singled to right, I Rodriguez scored.	4	3
	8th	J Keppinger walked, K Matsui scored, D Erstad to third, M Bourn to second.	4	4
	8th	M Tejada hit sacrifice fly to left, D Erstad scored.	4	5
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Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	33,052 (80.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:24
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Bill Welke

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 6/26)

Chi Cubs	5	Final
Chi White Sox	4

Washington	1	Final
Baltimore	11

Cincinnati	2	Final
Cleveland	9

Kansas City	3	Final
Pittsburgh	5

Philadelphia	1	Final
Toronto	6

NY Yankees	9	Final
NY Mets	1

Boston	4	Final
Atlanta	1

Florida	3	Final
Tampa Bay	7

San Francisco	1	Final
Milwaukee	5

San Diego	2	Final
Texas	12

Detroit	4	Final
Houston	5

Minnesota	3	Final
St. Louis	1

LA Angels	12	Final
Arizona	3

Colorado	4	Final
Oakland	2

Seattle	2	Final
LA Dodgers	8

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