August 19, 2003 Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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TBD 9
@BAL 2 OAK 3
@BOS 2 CHW 5
ANA 2 MIN 8
@CLE 2 TEX 5
@DET 4 NYY 6
KCR 3 SEA 9
@TOR 1 ARI 6
CIN 1 COL 10
FLA 2 HOU 12
CHC 8 MON 7
@LAD 5 MIL 6
PHI 4 SDP 3
NYM 2 SFG 5
ATL 4
(10) STL 13
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 13,501

Tuesday, August 19, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Rangers

59-67

Won 7

4th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    5 11  1
Tigers          1  0  1   0  1  0   0  1  0    4 12  1

W: J Thomson (11-10), L: M Maroth (6-18), S: B Shouse (1)

Tigers

31-93

Lost 7

5th, 34 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .311  .802   23    2   6   IW
H Blalock 3B                  5   1   0   0    0   2  .315  .901   20    2   1   
A Rodriguez SS                4   2   2   3    1   1  .306 1.000   20    5   2   HR,3B
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   3   1    1   0  .265  .884   26    7   0   
S Spencer DH                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .268  .755   20    0   0   
J Jones LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .713   12    2   1   
  D Sadler PR-LF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .205  .602    5    0   0   SB
M Thames RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .644   13    2   0   
T Greene C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .703    8    5   1   
R Nivar CF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .231  .567   12    1   0   SB,CS

J Thomson P                                                              1   1
  B Shouse P                                                             0   1
Totals                       39   5  11   5    3   8              159   27  13

BATTING

3B: A Rodriguez (6, off M Maroth).

HR: A Rodriguez (35, off M Maroth; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: M Young (1, by C Spurling).

TB: A Rodriguez 7; R Palmeiro 3; R Nivar 2; J Jones; M Young; T Greene; M Thames.

RBI: A Rodriguez 3 (91); R Nivar (6); R Palmeiro (90).

2-out RBI: R Palmeiro; R Nivar.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Young-A Rodriguez-R Palmeiro.

E: M Young (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Sadler (3, 2nd base off C Spurling/B Inge); R Nivar (4, 2nd base off C Spurling/B Inge).

CS: R Nivar (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Maroth).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .675   10    3   0   CS,GDP
B Petrick LF                  4   3   2   1    1   2  .220  .694   22    1   0   HR,2B
B Higginson RF                5   0   2   1    0   1  .240  .710   22    0   0   
D Young DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .889   11    0   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .771   15    6   1   3B
S Halter 3B                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .217  .595   17    2   5   SF
W Morris 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .701   20    4   2   
B Inge C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .613   10    8   0   
R Santiago SS                 2   0   1   0    1   1  .215  .564    9    3   3   
  K Witt PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .763         0   0   
  C Monroe PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .712    4    0   0   

M Maroth P                                                               0   1
  C Spurling P                                                           0   0
  E Eckenstahler P                                                       0   0
  M Roney P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   4  12   4    4   5              140   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Petrick (3, off J Thomson).

3B: C Pena (4, off J Thomson).

HR: B Petrick (3, off J Thomson; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: S Halter (2, off J Thomson).

TB: B Petrick 6; C Pena 3; B Higginson 2; C Monroe; W Morris; D Young; S Halter; R Santiago; B Inge; A Sanchez.

GIDP: A Sanchez (4).

RBI: B Higginson (40); C Pena (33); B Petrick (8); S Halter (22).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: C Pena (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Sanchez (21, 2nd base by J Thomson/T Greene).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thomson, W (11-10)           8    11   4   4    4   3   1   5.21   35  120-79   55· 8·16   15· 6· 6· 1     43    -     1.47   0.03
B Shouse, S (1)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.21    4   17-11    8· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    6.33   0.34
Totals                         9    12   4   4    4   5   1          39  137-90   63· 9·18   17· 6· 6· 1          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Maroth, L (6-18)             6.1   7   4   3    2   5   1   5.25   29  106-71   39·12·20   11· 6· 5· 0     48    -     0.96  -0.11
C Spurling                     1.1   3   1   1    1   3   0   4.71    8   37-22   14· 4· 4    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.97  -0.08
E Eckenstahler                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.04   0.02
M Roney                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.07    4   11-7     6· 0· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.74   0.04
Totals                         9    11   5   4    3   8   1          42  157-101  60·16·25   16· 7· 8· 0          2-0

J Thomson faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Thomson (5).

IBB: C Spurling (1; M Young).

PO: M Maroth (7; R Nivar, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Jeff Nelson.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 13,501.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Young              2B    1. A Sanchez            CF 
2. H Blalock            3B    2. B Petrick            LF 
3. A Rodriguez          SS    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. D Young              DH 
5. S Spencer            DH    5. C Pena               1B 
6. J Jones              LF    6. S Halter             3B 
7. M Thames             RF    7. W Morris             2B 
8. T Greene             C     8. B Inge               C  
9. R Nivar              CF    9. R Santiago           SS 

   J Thomson            P        M Maroth             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-1  12-  3   24%  78% A Rodriguez     M Maroth        Home Run (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Blalock Scores/unER
   b 9   0  5-4  1--  4  -18%  48% C Monroe        B Shouse        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Inge to 2B
   b 9   0  5-4  12-  2   18%  66% A Sanchez       B Shouse        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 3B (3B-C Foul); Monroe to 2B; Sanchez to 1B
   b 9   2  5-4  12-  7   17% 100% B Higginson     B Shouse        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1  5-4  12-  4   16%  83% B Petrick       B Shouse        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  M Young         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   46%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   49%  A Rodriguez     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      --3  5   57%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--  4   55%  S Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, John Thomson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   52%  A Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      58%  B Petrick       Sanchez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---  3   47%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  6   49%  B Higginson     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Higginson out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  3   50%  D Young         Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Maroth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   48%  J Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   46%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  T Greene        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, John Thomson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   45%  S Halter        Walk
          1--  8   41%  W Morris        Walk; Halter to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   43%  R Santiago      Walk; Halter to 3B; Morris to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  A Sanchez       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Maroth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  R Nivar         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  M Young         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   54%  H Blalock       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Young to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   78%  A Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Blalock Scores/unER
          ---  7   80%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  5   78%  S Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   77%  J Jones         Popfly: SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, John Thomson facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   73%  B Petrick       Walk
   O      1--  3   76%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  3   70%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Petrick to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   71%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Petrick Scores
          1--      70%  S Halter        Wild Pitch; Pena to 2B
   O      -2-  3   73%  " "             Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Pena out at 3B/SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Maroth facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   76%  M Thames        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   73%  T Greene        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   76%  R Nivar         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Thames to 2B
   O      12-  7   73%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Thames to 3B
   O      1-3  4   69%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, John Thomson facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   64%  W Morris        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   69%  B Inge          Lineout: P
          1--  1   61%  R Santiago      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Morris to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   OO     1-3  1   75%  A Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Maroth facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   78%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  4   75%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   73%  S Spencer       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   75%  J Jones         Fielder's Choice 1B; Spencer to 2B; Jones to 1B
   O      12-  2   71%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, John Thomson facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   63%  B Petrick       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   R      -2-  3   53%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Petrick Scores
   O      1--  2   58%  D Young         Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  8   63%  C Pena          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   66%  S Halter        Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Maroth facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   70%  T Greene        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   66%  R Nivar         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      62%  M Young         Nivar Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  2   61%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, John Thomson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   65%  W Morris        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   67%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  R Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Maroth facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   67%  H Blalock       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Chris Spurling replaces Mike Maroth pitching
   O      ---  4   65%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   66%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   64%  S Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, John Thomson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   69%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  B Petrick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   75%  B Higginson     Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chris Spurling facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   78%  J Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Jason Jones batting 6th
   O      1--  8   77%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging, Sadler Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   73%  T Greene        Lineout: 3B
   R      -2-  1   85%  R Nivar         Single to CF (Line Drive); Sadler Scores
          1--      86%  M Young         Nivar Steals 2B
          -2-  4   86%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Eric Eckenstahler replaces Chris Spurling pitching
   O      12-  3   84%  H Blalock       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, John Thomson facing 4-5-6
                  Donnie Sadler moves to LF
   O      ---  3   88%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   78%  C Pena          Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
   RO     --3  3   80%  S Halter        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pena Scores
   O      ---  3   84%  W Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Matt Roney facing 3-4-5
                  Matt Roney replaces Eric Eckenstahler pitching
   O      ---  1   82%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   84%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   82%  S Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   80%  D Sadler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, John Thomson facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   66%  B Inge          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Brian Shouse replaces John Thomson pitching; Kevin Witt pinch hits for Ramon Santiago batting 9th; Craig Monroe pinch hits for Kevin Witt batting 9th
          1--  4   48%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Inge to 2B
   O      12-  2   66%  A Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 3B (3B-C Foul); Monroe to 2B; Sanchez to 1B
   O      12-  4   83%  B Petrick       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  7  100%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 4.

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