Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Texas 11,
Detroit 8
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, September 15, 2008
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Eric Cooper, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Attendance: 13536
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Eric Cooper, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Attendance: 13536
Final Scoring Summary
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Curtis Granderson | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .295 |
| Placido Polanco | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Magglio Ordonez | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .322 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Matthew Joyce | LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Gary Sheffield | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .222 |
| Jeff Larish | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| Mike Hessman | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 |
| Brandon Inge | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .213 |
| Ramon Santiago | SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Miguel Cabrera (33), Matthew Joyce (15), Jeff Larish (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Gary Sheffield (17) | |||||||||
| TB - Placido Polanco 2, Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera 4, Matthew Joyce 3, Gary Sheffield 4, Jeff Larish 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Placido Polanco (55), Magglio Ordonez (91), Miguel Cabrera (117), Gary Sheffield 3 (53), Jeff Larish 2 (15) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Placido Polanco (21), Jeff Larish (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Mike Hessman 3 (3), Brandon Inge 2 (34) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Ramon Santiago (1, 2nd off Wright/Teagarden) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Curtis Granderson (Metcalf at Home) | |||||||||
| PB - Brandon Inge (10) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Dontrelle Willis | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8.82 |
| Gary Glover (BS 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.55 |
| Clay Rapada | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Freddy Dolsi | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.92 |
| Kyle Farnsworth (L 2-3; BS 3) | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.48 |
| Bobby Seay | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.06 |
| HBP - Max Ramirez (by Glover) | ||||||||
| IBB - Josh Hamilton (by Farnsworth) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Dontrelle Willis 89-48, Gary Glover 23-13, Clay Rapada 2-2, Freddy Dolsi 17-10, Kyle Farnsworth 33-13, Bobby Seay 1-1 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Dontrelle Willis 6-5, Gary Glover 1-0, Clay Rapada 1-0, Freddy Dolsi 2-0, Kyle Farnsworth 0-0, Bobby Seay 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Dontrelle Willis 22, Gary Glover 7, Clay Rapada 1, Freddy Dolsi 3, Kyle Farnsworth 8, Bobby Seay 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Bobby Seay 2-0 | ||||||||
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Joaquin Arias | 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Milton Bradley | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .324 |
| German Duran | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Michael Young | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .279 |
| Josh Hamilton | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .302 |
| Marlon Byrd | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .329 |
| Hank Blalock | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .259 |
| Max Ramirez | DH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Brandon Boggs | PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Travis Metcalf | 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Taylor Teagarden | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .361 |
| Totals | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Joaquin Arias (5), Taylor Teagarden (4) | |||||||||
| 3B - Marlon Byrd (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Travis Metcalf (5), Taylor Teagarden (6) | |||||||||
| TB - Joaquin Arias 3, Michael Young, Marlon Byrd 3, Nelson Cruz, Hank Blalock, Travis Metcalf 5, Taylor Teagarden 6 | |||||||||
| RBI - Michael Young (76), Marlon Byrd 2 (47), Travis Metcalf 3 (11), Taylor Teagarden 5 (17) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Michael Young (23), Marlon Byrd 2 (11), Travis Metcalf 3 (7) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Josh Hamilton (59), Marlon Byrd (51), Hank Blalock (37) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Joaquin Arias (1, 2nd by Glover/Inge) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brandon McCarthy | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 |
| Luis Mendoza | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.86 |
| Josh Rupe | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.78 |
| Wes Littleton | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.76 |
| Jamey Wright (BS 6) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.86 |
| Frank Francisco (W 3-5) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.30 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Brandon McCarthy 7-5, Luis Mendoza 38-24, Josh Rupe 56-32, Wes Littleton 20-10, Jamey Wright 30-15, Frank Francisco 27-16 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brandon McCarthy 0-2, Luis Mendoza 2-4, Josh Rupe 2-3, Wes Littleton 0-2, Jamey Wright 2-0, Frank Francisco 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brandon McCarthy 2, Luis Mendoza 9, Josh Rupe 14, Wes Littleton 4, Jamey Wright 8, Frank Francisco 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Wes Littleton 2-0, Jamey Wright 2-2, Frank Francisco 1-1 | ||||||||