September 11, 2007 Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 10
@BAL 5 BOS 16
TBD 10 CLE 8
@CHW 3 TEX 13
@DET 6 DET 4
TEX 1 MIN 6
@KCR 3 OAK 7
@SEA 4 NYY 9
@TOR 2 CIN 7
STL 2 FLA 13
WSN 8 HOU 5
CHC 4
(11) SDP 9
@LAD 4 ATL 13
@NYM 5 COL 8
@PHI 2 MIL 6
@PIT 1 SFG 2
ARI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Comerica Park, Attendance: 33,840

Tuesday, September 11, 2007, 7:16PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Rangers

69-75

Lost 1

4th, 16 GB

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

W: J Jurrjens (2-1), L: B McCarthy (5-9), S: T Jones (34)

Tigers

79-67

Won 1

2nd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Catalanotto LF              4   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .827   14    0   0   
I Kinsler 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .830    9    4   3   
M Young SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .769   15    2   5   GDP
M Byrd CF                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .310  .826   18    3   0   SF
B Wilkerson 1B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .236  .799   23    8   0   
S Sosa DH                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .774   10    0   0   GDP
N Cruz RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .636   12    3   0   
G Laird C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .608   14    4   1   
J Hairston 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .541    6    0   0   
  H Blalock PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .901    4    0   0   
  R Vazquez 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .707         0   0   

B McCarthy P                                                             0   0
  J Wright P                                                             0   1
  W Littleton P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   1   7   1    1   3              125   24  10

BATTING

SF: M Byrd (6, off J Jurrjens).

TB: I Kinsler 2; F Catalanotto 2; N Cruz; S Sosa; M Young.

GIDP: S Sosa (11); M Young (20).

RBI: M Byrd (62).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson; M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               3   1   0   0    1   0  .302  .916   15    0   0   2·SB
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .344  .856   27    4   2   
G Sheffield DH                2   1   1   1    1   1  .269  .857   15    0   0   SB,HBP
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .358 1.020   18    3   0   GDP
C Guillen 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .294  .856   15   11   1   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   3   1    0   0  .286  .734   15    3   0   2B
T Perez LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .411 1.048    6    4   0   GDP
  B Clevlen LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Inge 3B                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .243  .717   10    1   5   
R Santiago SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .677   11    0   2   SH

J Jurrjens P                                                             0   1
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              1   0
Totals                       29   4   8   4    3   4              132   27  11

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (28, off B McCarthy).

SH: R Santiago (2, off J Wright).

HBP: G Sheffield (9, by J Wright).

TB: I Rodriguez 4; C Guillen; M Ordonez; G Sheffield; T Perez; P Polanco.

GIDP: M Ordonez (15); T Perez (3).

RBI: M Ordonez (129); G Sheffield (72); I Rodriguez (57); P Polanco (64).

2-out RBI: I Rodriguez; P Polanco.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Santiago-P Polanco-C Guillen; B Inge-C Guillen.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield (21, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird); C Granderson 2 (22, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird, 3rd base off B McCarthy/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
B McCarthy, L (5-9)            0.2   3   3   3    1   0   0   5.04    6   35-19   11· 2· 6    0· 2· 3· 0     33    -     1.13  -0.26
J Wright                       6     4   1   1    2   3   0   3.63   24   72-45   28· 6·11   12· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.49   0.09
W Littleton                    1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.46    4   11-8     5· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   4    3   4   0          34  118-72   44· 9·19   14· 7· 5· 0          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jurrjens, W (2-1)            5     3   1   1    1   1   0   3.15   18   72-42   25· 8· 9    6· 7· 3· 0     57    -     0.83   0.15
J Grilli, H (11)               1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.94    7   26-20   10· 2· 8    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.67   0.06
F Rodney, H (10)               1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.40    5   14-10    6· 3· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.36   0.09
T Jones, S (34)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.47    3   13-10    8· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   3   0          33  125-82   49·13·20   12·13· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Wright (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Wright (5; G Sheffield).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Adam Dowdy.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 33,840.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 17mph from Right to Left.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. F Catalanotto        LF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. I Kinsler            2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. M Young              SS    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. M Byrd               CF    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. B Wilkerson          1B    5. C Guillen            1B 
6. S Sosa               DH    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. N Cruz               RF    7. T Perez              LF 
8. G Laird              C     8. B Inge               3B 
9. J Hairston           3B    9. R Santiago           SS 

   B McCarthy           P        J Jurrjens           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-1  12-  1   10%  97% M Young         F Rodney        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   b 1   2  1-2  1--  7    9%  71% I Rodriguez     B McCarthy      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ordonez Scores
   b 1   1  1-1  -2-  8    8%  64% M Ordonez       B McCarthy      Single to LF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores
   b 2   2  1-3  --3  7    7%  80% P Polanco       J Wright        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Inge Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  3   -6%  44% M Young         J Jurrjens      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Catalanotto to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  F Catalanotto   Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   50%  I Kinsler       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  3   44%  M Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Catalanotto to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   43%  M Byrd          Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Catalanotto Scores
   O      1--  5   45%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   49%  C Granderson    Walk
          1--      51%  P Polanco       Granderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   47%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          -2-      50%  G Sheffield     Granderson Steals 3B
   R      --3  5   55%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Granderson Scores
          1--      57%  M Ordonez       Sheffield Steals 2B
   R      -2-  8   64%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores
   O      1--  3   62%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      1--  7   71%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ordonez Scores
                  Jamey Wright replaces Brandon McCarthy pitching
   O      -2-  2   69%  T Perez         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jair Jurrjens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   71%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   73%  N Cruz          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   74%  G Laird         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jamey Wright facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   76%  B Inge          Walk
   O      1--  4   75%  R Santiago      Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Inge to 2B
   O      -2-  3   73%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF
          -2-      73%  P Polanco       Wild Pitch; Inge to 3B
   R      --3  7   80%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Inge Scores
   O      1--  3   78%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jair Jurrjens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   81%  J Hairston      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   82%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   81%  I Kinsler       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   83%  M Young         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jamey Wright facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   82%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   81%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   82%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   83%  T Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  1   80%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jair Jurrjens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   83%  M Byrd          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   80%  B Wilkerson     Walk
   OO     1--  5   85%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jamey Wright facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   84%  R Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   83%  C Granderson    Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   83%  P Polanco       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jair Jurrjens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   85%  N Cruz          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   87%  G Laird         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   88%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   89%  G Sheffield     Walk
   OO     1--  2   86%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   86%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   85%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Grilli facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Grilli replaces Jair Jurrjens pitching
   O      ---  2   88%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  I Kinsler       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   90%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   90%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   89%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   88%  R Santiago      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Grilli facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   91%  M Byrd          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   93%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   91%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   89%  N Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sosa to 2B
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Jason Grilli pitching
   O      12-  5   94%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   93%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   93%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   93%  G Sheffield     Hit By Pitch
                  Wes Littleton replaces Jamey Wright pitching
   O      1--  3   92%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Fernando Rodney facing 9-1-2
                  Hank Blalock pinch hits for Jerry Hairston batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  H Blalock       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   92%  F Catalanotto   Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  1   87%  I Kinsler       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Catalanotto to 2B
   OO     12-  1   97%  M Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Wes Littleton facing 5-6-7
                  Ramon Vazquez replaces Hank Blalock playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   97%  I Rodriguez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  1   96%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Jones replaces Fernando Rodney pitching; Brent Clevlen replaces Timo Perez playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  4   98%  M Byrd          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  8  100%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200709112

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation