Tigers 4, 
Astros 3
| W: | B. Seay (1-1) |
| L: | J. Valverde (0-2) |
| SV: | F. Rodney (17) |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .263 | .343 |
| P Polanco 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .260 | .315 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .331 | .395 |
| M Thames LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .265 | .323 |
J Anderson PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .289 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .274 | .366 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .265 | .337 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .234 | .326 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .262 | .315 |
| E Jackson P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .000 |
a-D Kelly PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .368 |
b-R Raburn PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .340 |
B Seay P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
F Rodney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 117 | ||
| a-hit for E Jackson in the 8th b-struck out swinging for D Kelly in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Laird (9, R Ortiz) HR: C Granderson (18, 6th inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 1 Out); B Inge (18, 9th inning off J Valverde 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Laird (18), C Granderson (43), B Inge 2 (51) 2-out RBI: G Laird, B Inge 2 GIDP: M Cabrera, P Polanco Tigers RISP: 0-1 (A Everett 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Granderson (4, 2nd base by R Ortiz/I Rodriguez) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Everett-M Cabrera). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 98-67 | 2.49 |
| B Seay (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.37 |
| F Rodney (S, 17) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 3.94 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 124-83 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Keppinger (By E Jackson); G Blum (By E Jackson) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Jackson 20/27; B Seay 1/3; F Rodney 0/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Jackson 14-10-25-18; B Seay 2-0-1-3; F Rodney 1-2-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 6-10; B Seay 2-1; F Rodney 2-1 Game Scores: E Jackson 60 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Bourn CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .300 | .377 |
| J Keppinger SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .257 | .343 |
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .252 | .382 |
| C Lee LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .299 | .353 |
D Erstad LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .226 |
a-M Kata PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .259 |
| G Blum 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .271 | .345 |
J Michaels PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .247 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .316 | .389 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .249 | .280 |
| K Matsui 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .247 | .300 |
| R Ortiz P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .200 | .238 |
T Byrdak P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 124 | ||
| a-grounded to first for D Erstad in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: H Pence (15, E Jackson); K Matsui (8, E Jackson) 3B: M Bourn (6, E Jackson) RBI: L Berkman (45), H Pence (32), K Matsui (17) SF: L Berkman 2-out RBI: H Pence, K Matsui GIDP: L Berkman Astros RISP: 1-4 (G Blum 0-1, H Pence 1-1, I Rodriguez 0-1, R Ortiz 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (G Blum-K Matsui-L Berkman 2). | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Ortiz | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 91-62 | 3.36 |
| T Byrdak (H, 6) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.46 |
| J Valverde (L, 0-2; B, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18-10 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 117-78 | |
| PITCHING HBP: P Polanco (By R Ortiz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Ortiz 21/26; T Byrdak 1/2; J Valverde 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Ortiz 17-13-12-20; T Byrdak 3-2-1-0; J Valverde 2-2-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ortiz 9-7; T Byrdak 0-0; J Valverde 0-2 Game Scores: R Ortiz 63 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | HOU | |||
 | 4th | L Berkman hit sacrifice fly to center, M Bourn scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | H Pence hit a ground rule double to left, J Keppinger scored, C Lee to third. | 0 | 2 |
 | 5th | G Laird doubled to deep center, B Inge scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 6th | C Granderson homered to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 7th | K Matsui doubled to deep center, G Blum scored, K Matsui to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 3 |
| 9th | B Inge homered to left, J Anderson scored. | 4 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 34,041 (83.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:31 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Tim Welke |
MLB Scores
Sunday, June 28th
| Cincinnati | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| San Francisco | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 0 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
| LA Angels | 12 | Final |
| Arizona | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 0 |
