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BAL  4
ANA  0

CHW 11
MIN  0

CLE 10
TBD  0

DET  3
TEX  1

OAK  6
@KCR  2

NYY  2
SEA  1

TOR  3
BOS  1

MON  6
@ARI  1

COL  7
PHI  6

NYM  3
@HOU  2

(13)
CIN  6
@LAD  3

MIL  4
ATL  1

CHC  4
@SDP  2

PIT  8
@SFG  1

FLA  3
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 21,615

Sunday, May 16, 2004, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:26
Rangers
1
22-15
Lost 1
2nd, 2½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
Tigers          0  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  X    3 11  0
W: J Johnson (2-5), L: R Drese (2-1), S: U Urbina (6)
Tigers
3
18-19
Won 1
3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .360 1.008    9    1   2   
H Blalock 3B                  2   0   0   0    2   2  .297  .945   19    1   2   
A Soriano 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .307  .822   12    5   4   
B Fullmer DH                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .248  .781   13    0   0   GDP
M Teixeira 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .203  .755   11    9   0   
E Young LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .281  .731   18    0   0   SB
L Nix CF                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .321 1.006   19    1   0   
K Mench RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .796   13    1   0   
G Laird C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .313  .737    6    6   1   

R Drese P                                                                0   2
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  J Powell P                                                             0   0
  B Shouse P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    3   8              120   24  11
BATTING
TB: B Fullmer 2; A Soriano 2; G Laird; L Nix.
GIDP: B Fullmer (3).
RBI: G Laird (11).
2-out RBI: G Laird.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 3. H Blalock-A Soriano-M Teixeira 2; M Young-A Soriano-M Teixeira.
BASERUNNING
SB: E Young (3, 2nd base off J Johnson/B Inge).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .356  .813    8    2   0   CS
C Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .870   19    3   3   
I Rodriguez DH                4   0   2   0    0   0  .359  .951   18    0   0   
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .939   10    1   0   2·GDP
B Higginson RF                3   1   1   0    0   2  .265  .753   16    1   0   2B,HBP
G Norton 1B-3B                3   1   1   0    0   1  .150  .489   17    5   0   
B Inge C                      2   0   1   1    0   0  .295  .856    9    8   0   SH,GDP
E Munson 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .618   11    0   0   
  C Pena 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .698         2   0   
O Infante 2B                  3   1   2   1    0   1  .293  .985   14    5   2   HR

J Johnson P                                                              0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
  E Yan P                                                                0   1
  U Urbina P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   3  11   3    0   6              122   27   6
BATTING
2B: B Higginson (5, off R Drese).
HR: O Infante (2, off R Drese; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: B Inge (2, off R Drese).
HBP: B Higginson (3, by R Drese).
TB: O Infante 5; A Sanchez 3; I Rodriguez 2; B Higginson 2; C Guillen; B Inge; G Norton.
GIDP: R White 2 (7); B Inge (2).
RBI: A Sanchez (14); O Infante (4); B Inge (19).
2-out RBI: B Inge; A Sanchez.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Guillen-O Infante-C Pena.
BASERUNNING
CS: A Sanchez (7, 2nd base by R Drese/G Laird).

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
R Drese, L (2-1)               6.2   9   3   3    0   5   1   2.83   27  106-67   36·11·20   14· 3· 4· 0     49    -     0.92   0.08
R Mahay                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    2    7-4     4· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.25  -0.07
J Powell                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    2    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.01
B Shouse                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.00
Totals                         8    11   3   3    0   6   1          32  121-77   43·11·23   16· 4· 5· 0          2-1 
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Johnson, W (2-5)             5     5   1   1    3   7   0   6.00   23   87-54   30· 8·16    7· 4· 2· 0     57    -     1.17   0.19
A Levine, H (4)                2     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.27    6   18-12    5· 2· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.16   0.18
E Yan, H (2)                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.10    3    4-4     4· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.56   0.08
U Urbina, S (6)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.03    3    8-6     3· 2· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   8   0          35  117-76   42·12·22   11·10· 3· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: R Drese (4; B Higginson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Matt Hollowell, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Sam Holbrook.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 21,615.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 55° F, Wind 1mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Young              SS    1. A Sanchez            CF 
2. H Blalock            3B    2. C Guillen            SS 
3. A Soriano            2B    3. I Rodriguez          DH 
4. B Fullmer            DH    4. R White              LF 
5. M Teixeira           1B    5. B Higginson          RF 
6. E Young              LF    6. G Norton             1B 
7. L Nix                CF    7. B Inge               C  
8. K Mench              RF    8. E Munson             3B 
9. G Laird              C     9. O Infante            2B 

   R Drese              P        J Johnson            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  3-1  1--  1   13%  92% B Fullmer       E Yan           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   0  1-1  ---  5   11%  67% O Infante       R Drese         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  4  -10%  42% G Laird         J Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Laird to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   2  1-0  -2-  4   10%  52% B Inge          R Drese         Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores
   b 7   2  1-2  1-3  2    9%  88% A Sanchez       R Mahay         Single to 1B/Bunt; Norton Scores; Infante to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  M Young         Lineout: 2B
          ---  6   50%  H Blalock       Walk
          1--  1   46%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Blalock to 2B
   O      12-  5   51%  B Fullmer       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   55%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Drese facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  A Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  C Guillen       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  5   50%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Johnson facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   46%  E Young         Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  L Nix           Strikeout Looking
          1--      48%  K Mench         Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   42%  G Laird         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Laird to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   45%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Drese facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   42%  R White         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   47%  B Higginson     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  8   43%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   52%  B Inge          Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores
   O      1--  2   50%  E Munson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Johnson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   53%  B Fullmer       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   56%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ryan Drese facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  5   67%  O Infante       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   70%  A Sanchez       Single to 2B/Bunt
   O      1--      65%  C Guillen       Sanchez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   67%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   65%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-  2   62%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   65%  E Young         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
          ---  7   62%  L Nix           Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   65%  K Mench         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   68%  G Laird         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ryan Drese facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   72%  B Higginson     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  7   68%  G Norton        Lineout: RF
   OO     1--  3   63%  B Inge          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   67%  M Young         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   63%  H Blalock       Walk
   O      1--  4   67%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   64%  B Fullmer       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Blalock to 2B
   O      12-  4   71%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ryan Drese facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   68%  E Munson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   67%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   68%  A Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   66%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Alan Levine facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Levine replaces Jason Johnson pitching
   O      ---  5   69%  E Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   72%  L Nix           Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   74%  K Mench         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ryan Drese facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   77%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   70%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   69%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Alan Levine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   73%  G Laird         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   76%  M Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   79%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ryan Drese facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   81%  G Norton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   80%  B Inge          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Norton to 2B
   O      -2-  6   77%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   79%  O Infante       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Norton to 3B
                  Ron Mahay replaces Ryan Drese pitching
   R      1-3  2   88%  A Sanchez       Single to 1B/Bunt; Norton Scores; Infante to 2B
   O      12-  5   86%  C Guillen       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Esteban Yan facing 3-4-5
                  Esteban Yan replaces Alan Levine pitching; Carlos Pena replaces Eric Munson playing 1B batting 8th; Greg Norton moves to 3B
          ---  1   79%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   92%  B Fullmer       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  M Teixeira      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jay Powell facing 3-4-5
                  Jay Powell replaces Ron Mahay pitching
          ---  3   95%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   93%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  Brian Shouse replaces Jay Powell pitching
   O      ---  4   92%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Ugueth Urbina facing 6-7-8
                  Ugueth Urbina replaces Esteban Yan pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  E Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   99%  L Nix           Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1  100%  K Mench         Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200405160

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