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
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Texas Rangers have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Detroit has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Texas has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Rangers have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Justin Verlander pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Fernando Rodney closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Matt Harrison took the loss for Texas.
- Wilkin Ramirez, Brandon Inge, Ryan Raburn hit homeruns for Detroit. Nelson Cruz had the only homerun for Texas.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Texas | Detroit | |
| Matt Harrison | Player | Justin Verlander |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 5.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 9 | Hits | 3 |
| 9.00 | ERA | 1.50 |
Hitting
| Texas | Detroit | |
| Nelson Cruz | Player | Ryan Raburn |
| 2 | Hits | 2 |
| 1 | RBI | 1 |
| 1 | HR | 1 |
| 5 | TB | 5 |
| .500 | Avg | 1.000 |
Team Stats Summary