Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 3,
Detroit 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Saturday, October 8, 2011
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth, LF - Jeff Nelson, RF - Tom Hallion
Attendance: 50114
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth, LF - Jeff Nelson, RF - Tom Hallion
Attendance: 50114
Final Scoring Summary
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .200 |
| Ryan Raburn | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Magglio Ordonez | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Don Kelly | PR-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Avila | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Ramon Santiago | 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Danny Worth | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brandon Inge | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Wilson Betemit | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Austin Jackson (1), Ramon Santiago (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson 2, Ryan Raburn, Miguel Cabrera, Jhonny Peralta, Ramon Santiago 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Austin Jackson (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Jackson (1), Alex Avila 2 (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Victor Martinez (1), Magglio Ordonez (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Austin Jackson (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander (L 0-1) | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Rick Porcello | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Phil Coke | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Perry | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 82-49, Rick Porcello 22-16, Phil Coke 6-3, Ryan Perry 14-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 3-3, Rick Porcello 4-1, Phil Coke 0-1, Ryan Perry 2-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 19, Rick Porcello 6, Phil Coke 2, Ryan Perry 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan Perry 1-0 | ||||||||
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Josh Hamilton | CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Michael Young | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| Mike Napoli | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| David Murphy | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Craig Gentry | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mitch Moreland | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 3B - David Murphy (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Cruz (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Ian Kinsler, Adrian Beltre, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz 4, David Murphy 3, Mitch Moreland | |||||||||
| RBI - Ian Kinsler (1), Nelson Cruz (1), David Murphy (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ian Kinsler (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Adrian Beltre (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Ian Kinsler (1, 2nd by Verlander/Avila) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| C.J. Wilson | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Mike Gonzalez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alexi Ogando (W 1-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Darren Oliver (H 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Adams (H 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neftali Feliz (SV 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WP - C.J. Wilson | ||||||||
| IBB - Magglio Ordonez (by Wilson) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - C.J. Wilson 96-54, Mike Gonzalez 2-1, Alexi Ogando 32-22, Darren Oliver 8-6, Mike Adams 6-5, Neftali Feliz 15-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C.J. Wilson 5-1, Mike Gonzalez 1-0, Alexi Ogando 3-0, Darren Oliver 0-0, Mike Adams 0-0, Neftali Feliz 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - C.J. Wilson 23, Mike Gonzalez 1, Alexi Ogando 7, Darren Oliver 2, Mike Adams 1, Neftali Feliz 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Mike Gonzalez 3-0 | ||||||||