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@BOS		7
3
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12
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@KCR		2
1
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9
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@SFG		7
9
Tuesday, September 1, 1998 7:06
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 9,733, Time of Game: 3:31
Rangers
8
73-65
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Tigers
12
53-85
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 23½ GB
W: Matt Anderson (3-1)
L: Tim Crabtree (4-1)
S: A.J. Sager (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         3  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  3    8 11  0
Tigers          4  0  1   0  0  0   4  3  X   12 17  2

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 3 1 2 1 3 1 .287 .701 26 11 0.035 1.13 0.108 -0.072 1.6 0 1 SB
Luis Alicea 2B 5 1 1 0 1 2 .279 .808 30 14 -0.107 1.30 0.081 -0.188 -1.0 1 3 SB
Rusty Greer LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 .306 .844 18 11 0.110 1.26 0.216 -0.106 -0.1 1 0
Juan Gonzalez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .305 .970 17 10 -0.145 1.28 0.007 -0.152 -0.7 SF
Will Clark 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .305 .901 28 15 0.132 1.14 0.189 -0.057 0.7 10 1 HR,GDP
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 1 1 2 0 1 .321 .857 12 9 0.092 1.44 0.133 -0.041 0.7 7 2 HR
   Domingo Cedeno PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 .704 8 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1
Lee Stevens RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .261 .810 12 9 0.038 1.18 0.093 -0.055 0.1 3 0 2B
   Roberto Kelly PR-RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .332 .928 8 6 -0.062 1.07 0.000 -0.063 -0.1 0 0
Todd Zeile 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .269 .767 20 14 -0.057 0.74 0.046 -0.103 1.5 0 3 2·2B
Royce Clayton SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .245 .661 17 9 0.007 0.84 0.053 -0.046 -0.0 1 2
John Burkett P
   Al Levine P 1
   Tony Fossas P
   Tim Crabtree P
   Eric Gunderson P
   Danny Patterson P
Team Totals 38 8 11 7 8 8 .289 .931 196 112 0.043 1.11 0.926 -0.883 2.9 24 12
2B: T Zeile 2 (26, 1 off T Jones, 1 off F Castillo); L Stevens (15, off F Castillo).
HR: I Rodriguez (15, off F Castillo; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); W Clark (22, off F Castillo; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: J Gonzalez (11, off F Castillo).
TB: I Rodriguez 4; T Zeile 4; W Clark 4; L Stevens 2; T Goodwin 2; R Kelly; J Gonzalez; R Clayton; L Alicea.
GIDP: W Clark (14).
RBI: W Clark 2 (89); I Rodriguez 2 (74); T Zeile (83); J Gonzalez (144); T Goodwin (24).
2-out RBI: W Clark 2; T Goodwin; T Zeile.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Clayton-W Clark.
Outfield Assists: T Goodwin (D Easley at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Alicea (4, 2nd base off F Castillo/P Bako); T Goodwin (32, 2nd base off F Castillo/P Bako).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kimera Bartee CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .237 .719 7 7 0.030 1.09 0.118 -0.088 -0.0 0 0
Frank Catalanotto 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .294 .812 23 13 0.089 0.71 0.109 -0.020 0.9 6 1
Juan Encarnacion RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .339 .970 14 10 -0.029 1.03 0.040 -0.069 0.6 4 0 HR
Bobby Higginson LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .293 .854 10 7 -0.066 1.03 0.063 -0.129 -0.4 1 0 GDP
Damion Easley 2B 4 2 3 3 1 0 .280 .823 23 11 0.100 1.03 0.152 -0.052 2.9 3 2 HR,2B
Luis Gonzalez DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 .267 .815 12 4 0.128 1.09 0.173 -0.045 0.7 2B,SB,IW
Gabe Alvarez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .231 .654 19 12 0.010 1.30 0.078 -0.068 -0.5 2 2 SF
Paul Bako C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .274 .670 9 8 0.010 1.22 0.086 -0.076 0.1 6 1
   Geronimo Berroa PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230 .629 6 2 0.032 3.04 0.032 0.000 0.4
   Joe Siddall C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .689 5 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 2 0
Deivi Cruz SS 3 2 2 4 1 1 .257 .638 14 7 0.239 1.73 0.279 -0.040 2.9 3 2 HR,3B
Frank Castillo P
   Doug Bochtler P
   Matt Anderson P 1
   Todd Jones P
   Brian Powell P
   A.J. Sager P
Team Totals 38 12 17 12 5 9 .447 1.289 142 84 0.543 1.14 1.130 -0.587 7.5 27 9
2B: L Gonzalez (32, off T Crabtree); D Easley (32, off J Burkett).
3B: D Cruz (2, off A Levine).
HR: J Encarnacion (3, off D Patterson; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Cruz (5, off D Patterson; 7th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF); D Easley (22, off D Patterson; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: G Alvarez (2, off J Burkett).
IBB: L Gonzalez (7, by J Burkett).
TB: D Cruz 7; D Easley 7; J Encarnacion 5; L Gonzalez 3; K Bartee 2; F Catalanotto 2; B Higginson 2; P Bako; G Alvarez.
GIDP: B Higginson (14).
RBI: D Cruz 4 (33); D Easley 3 (85); J Encarnacion (9); G Alvarez (29); P Bako (25); B Higginson (74); K Bartee (14).
2-out RBI: K Bartee; P Bako.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Easley-D Cruz-F Catalanotto.
E: K Bartee (1); G Alvarez (17).
Baserunning
SB: L Gonzalez (10, 2nd base off A Levine/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Burkett 0.2 5 4 4 2 0 0 6.09 9 22 10 8 0 2 4 3 1 0 24 -0.377 1.65 -4.3
Al Levine 3.2 4 1 1 1 4 0 4.18 16 53 32 17 8 7 7 4 2 0 3 0 0.089 1.01 1.3
Tony Fossas 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 8.27 4 18 11 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.069 1.10 0.7
Tim Crabtree, L (4-1) 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.09 5 16 10 5 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 -0.056 1.54 -0.1
Eric Gunderson 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.74 1 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.032 3.04 -0.4
Danny Patterson 1.2 4 4 4 0 2 3 4.73 9 27 19 11 7 1 4 3 2 0 3 3 -0.237 0.44 -4.8
Team Totals 8 17 12 12 5 9 3 13.50 44 142 84 45 18 21 19 11 6 0 24 10 3 -0.544 1.11 -7.5
E Gunderson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Castillo 5.1 7 4 4 3 5 2 7.23 27 116 68 36 15 17 7 12 4 0 40 -0.127 1.19 -1.6
Doug Bochtler, BS (2) 1.1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5.14 6 20 12 6 1 5 1 3 1 0 2 0 -0.007 2.52 0.2
Matt Anderson, W (3-1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.20 6 25 16 8 2 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.090 0.72 0.9
Todd Jones 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 5.26 6 24 12 7 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.004 0.05 -1.3
Brian Powell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.92 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 -0.009 0.27 -1.0
A.J. Sager, S (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 1 6 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0.014 0.47 -0.2
Team Totals 9 11 8 7 8 8 2 7.00 47 196 112 59 22 31 14 17 6 0 40 9 2 -0.043 1.14 -2.9
B Powell faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Fossas (1); A Sager (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Burkett (1; L Gonzalez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 3:31.
Attendance: 9,733.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 5-5 1 123 2,(0-1)  RRRR DET D. Cruz D. Patterson 23% 96% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores; Alvarez Scores; Berroa Scores
t7 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Greer D. Bochtler -17% 51% Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Greer to 3B
t1 1-0 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  RR TEX W. Clark F. Castillo -15% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alicea Scores
b1 1-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Easley J. Burkett 14% 54% Double to CF (Line Drive); Catalanotto Scores; Higginson to 3B
t4 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez F. Castillo -10% 62% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX T. Goodwin F. Castillo -3% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  TEX L. Alicea F. Castillo -2% 44% Goodwin Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  TEX L. Alicea F. Castillo -6% 38% Single to P (Bunt); Goodwin to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  O TEX R. Greer F. Castillo 6% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RO TEX J. Gonzalez F. Castillo -1% 43% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Goodwin Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  TEX W. Clark F. Castillo -1% 43% Alicea Steals 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  RR TEX W. Clark F. Castillo -15% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alicea Scores
t1 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez F. Castillo 1% 28% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' John Burkett facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET K. Bartee J. Burkett 3% 32% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET F. Catalanotto J. Burkett 5% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bartee to 2B
b1 0-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion J. Burkett -3% 34% Flyball: LF; Bartee to 3B
b1 0-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R DET B. Higginson J. Burkett 6% 40% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bartee Scores; Catalanotto to 2B
b1 1-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Easley J. Burkett 14% 54% Double to CF (Line Drive); Catalanotto Scores; Higginson to 3B
b1 2-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  DET L. Gonzalez J. Burkett 1% 55% Intentional Walk
b1 2-3 1 123 3,(2-0)  RO DET G. Alvarez J. Burkett -0% 55% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Higginson Scores; Easley to 3B
b1 3-3 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R DET P. Bako J. Burkett 9% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Easley Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
b1 4-3 2 12- 5,(3-1)  DET D. Cruz J. Burkett 2% 66% Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Bako to 2B
Al Levine replaces John Burkett pitching
b1 4-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O DET K. Bartee A. Levine -6% 60% Popfly: RF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 7-8-9
t2 3-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens F. Castillo 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX T. Zeile F. Castillo -4% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t2 3-4 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Clayton F. Castillo 4% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 3-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  TEX T. Goodwin F. Castillo -1% 61% Walk
t2 3-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O TEX L. Alicea F. Castillo 5% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rangers' Al Levine facing 2-3-4
b2 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET F. Catalanotto A. Levine 3% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 4-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion A. Levine -2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Catalanotto to 2B
b2 4-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson A. Levine -3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B; Catalanotto to 3B
b2 4-3 2 --3 7,(3-2)  DET D. Easley A. Levine 1% 65% Walk
b2 4-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O DET L. Gonzalez A. Levine -5% 61% Popfly: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 3-4-5
t3 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer F. Castillo 3% 63% Flyball: RF
t3 3-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez F. Castillo 2% 65% Popfly: 3B
t3 3-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX W. Clark F. Castillo 1% 66% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rangers' Al Levine facing 7-8-9
b3 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Alvarez A. Levine -2% 64% Strikeout Looking
b3 4-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET P. Bako A. Levine -2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  DET D. Cruz A. Levine 3% 65% Triple to CF (Line Drive)
b3 4-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R DET K. Bartee A. Levine 8% 74% Single to P (Bunt); Cruz Scores
b3 5-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET F. Catalanotto A. Levine -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
t4 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez F. Castillo -10% 62% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t4 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens F. Castillo 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX T. Zeile F. Castillo 2% 67% Popfly: 2B
t4 4-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX R. Clayton F. Castillo -2% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t4 4-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  TEX T. Goodwin F. Castillo -2% 63% Walk; Clayton to 2B
t4 4-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O TEX L. Alicea F. Castillo 5% 68% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rangers' Al Levine facing 3-4-5
b4 5-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion A. Levine -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b4 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson A. Levine -2% 64% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b4 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Easley A. Levine -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 5.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 3-4-5
t5 4-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX R. Greer F. Castillo -5% 58% Walk
t5 4-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez F. Castillo 5% 63% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
t5 4-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O TEX W. Clark F. Castillo 4% 67% Popfly: RF
t5 4-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez F. Castillo 3% 70% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rangers' Al Levine facing 6-7-8
b5 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET L. Gonzalez A. Levine 3% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b5 5-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET G. Alvarez A. Levine 3% 76% Gonzalez Steals 2B
b5 5-4 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Alvarez A. Levine -4% 72% Strikeout Swinging
Tony Fossas replaces Al Levine pitching
b5 5-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  DET P. Bako T. Fossas 3% 75% Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 3B
b5 5-4 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Bako T. Fossas -6% 69% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b5 5-4 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Cruz T. Fossas -4% 65% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 5.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 7-8-9
t6 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX L. Stevens F. Castillo -9% 56% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t6 4-5 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TEX T. Zeile F. Castillo 7% 62% Flyball: RF
Roberto Kelly pinch runs for Lee Stevens (RF) batting 7th
t6 4-5 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  TEX R. Clayton F. Castillo -3% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Doug Bochtler replaces Frank Castillo pitching
t6 4-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Bochtler 7% 66% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TEX L. Alicea D. Bochtler 7% 73% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rangers' Tony Fossas facing 1-2-3
Roberto Kelly moves from PR to RF
b6 5-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET K. Bartee T. Fossas -2% 71% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET F. Catalanotto T. Fossas 2% 73% Walk
Tim Crabtree replaces Tony Fossas pitching
b6 5-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET J. Encarnacion T. Crabtree 3% 77% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Catalanotto to 2B
b6 5-4 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO DET B. Higginson T. Crabtree -9% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Doug Bochtler facing 3-4-5
t7 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Greer D. Bochtler -17% 51% Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Greer to 3B
t7 4-5 0 --3 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Bochtler 9% 60% Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
t7 4-5 1 --3 5,(3-1)  TEX W. Clark D. Bochtler -4% 56% Walk
t7 4-5 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  RO TEX I. Rodriguez D. Bochtler -3% 53% Fielder's Choice C; Greer Scores/unER; Clark out at 3B/C-1B-3B; Rodriguez to 2B
Matt Anderson replaces Doug Bochtler pitching
t7 5-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Kelly M. Anderson 6% 59% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Rangers' Tim Crabtree facing 5-6-7
b7 5-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Easley T. Crabtree -4% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Easley out at 2B/CF-2B
b7 5-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET L. Gonzalez T. Crabtree 7% 63% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 5-5 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  DET G. Alvarez T. Crabtree 8% 70% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gonzalez to 3B
Eric Gunderson replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Paul Bako (C) batting 8th
b7 5-5 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  DET G. Berroa E. Gunderson 3% 73% Walk; Alvarez to 2B
Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
b7 5-5 1 123 2,(0-1)  RRRR DET D. Cruz D. Patterson 23% 96% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores; Alvarez Scores; Berroa Scores
b7 9-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET K. Bartee D. Patterson -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 9-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET F. Catalanotto D. Patterson -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 9.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-9, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 8-9-1
Joe Siddall replaces Geronimo Berroa (PH) playing C batting 8th
t8 5-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX T. Zeile M. Anderson 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX R. Clayton M. Anderson 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-9 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX T. Goodwin M. Anderson -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 5-9 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  TEX L. Alicea M. Anderson -1% 96% Walk; Goodwin to 2B
t8 5-9 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O TEX R. Greer M. Anderson 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Rangers' Danny Patterson facing 3-4-5
b8 9-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R DET J. Encarnacion D. Patterson 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b8 10-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Higginson D. Patterson 0% 100% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b8 10-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR DET D. Easley D. Patterson 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores
b8 12-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET L. Gonzalez D. Patterson -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 12-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Alvarez D. Patterson -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 12-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET J. Siddall D. Patterson 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 12.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-12, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
Todd Jones replaces Matt Anderson pitching
t9 5-12 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX J. Gonzalez T. Jones -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
t9 5-12 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO TEX W. Clark T. Jones 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez (C) batting 6th
t9 5-12 2 --- 8,(3-2)  TEX D. Cedeno T. Jones -0% 100% Walk
t9 5-12 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  TEX R. Kelly T. Jones -0% 100% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Cedeno to 3B
t9 5-12 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R TEX T. Zeile T. Jones -0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores; Kelly to 3B
t9 6-12 2 -23 4,(3-0)  TEX R. Clayton T. Jones -0% 100% Walk
Brian Powell replaces Todd Jones pitching
t9 6-12 2 123 5,(3-1)  R TEX T. Goodwin B. Powell -1% 99% Walk; Kelly Scores; Zeile to 3B; Clayton to 2B
A.J. Sager replaces Brian Powell pitching
t9 7-12 2 123 5,(2-2)  R TEX L. Alicea A. Sager -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Zeile Scores; Clayton to 3B; Goodwin to 2B
t9 8-12 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O TEX L. Alicea A. Sager 2% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Tigers 12.

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