Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Detroit 5,
Texas 3
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 23417
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 23417
Final Scoring Summary
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| David Murphy | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Michael Young | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Hank Blalock | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Marlon Byrd | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Chris Davis | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .000 |
| Taylor Teagarden | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Omar Vizquel | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Josh Hamilton | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 3B - Elvis Andrus (0) | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Cruz (0) | |||||||||
| TB - David Murphy, Michael Young, Hank Blalock, Marlon Byrd, Nelson Cruz 5, Taylor Teagarden, Elvis Andrus 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Marlon Byrd (0), Nelson Cruz (0), Taylor Teagarden (0) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Kinsler (0), David Murphy 2 (0), Chris Davis (0) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Taylor Teagarden (0) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Matt Harrison (L 0-0) | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Jason Jennings | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Warner Madrigal | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WP - Jason Jennings | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Matt Harrison 94-55, Jason Jennings 28-15, Warner Madrigal 14-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Harrison 5-5, Jason Jennings 4-2, Warner Madrigal 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Matt Harrison 24, Jason Jennings 7, Warner Madrigal 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jason Jennings 1-1 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Curtis Granderson | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Placido Polanco | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Wilkin Ramirez | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Jeff Larish | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brandon Inge | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Ryan Raburn | RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clete Thomas | PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gerald Laird | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Josh Anderson | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adam Everett | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Brandon Inge (0) | |||||||||
| HR - Wilkin Ramirez (0), Brandon Inge (0), Ryan Raburn (0) | |||||||||
| TB - Placido Polanco, Wilkin Ramirez 4, Miguel Cabrera 2, Brandon Inge 6, Ryan Raburn 5, Josh Anderson, Adam Everett | |||||||||
| RBI - Wilkin Ramirez (0), Brandon Inge 2 (0), Ryan Raburn (0) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Curtis Granderson (0), Placido Polanco (0), Brandon Inge (0) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Josh Anderson 2 (0, 2nd off Harrison/Teagarden, 2nd off Jennings/Teagarden) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander (W 0-0) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Lyon | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Joel Zumaya (H 0) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fernando Rodney (SV 0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 114-74, Brandon Lyon 21-14, Joel Zumaya 15-11, Fernando Rodney 19-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 4-6, Brandon Lyon 1-1, Joel Zumaya 1-0, Fernando Rodney 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 23, Brandon Lyon 5, Joel Zumaya 6, Fernando Rodney 3 | ||||||||