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TOR
@BOS		3
8
MIN
@CHW		4
7
TEX
@DET		3
5
CLE
@KCR		6
5
BAL
@NYY		4
11
LAA
@SEA		0
1
OAK
@TBR		7
6
COL
@ATL		4
12
PHI
@CIN		1
5
ARI
@FLA		6
8
ARI
@FLA		11
9		 
(13)
MIL
@HOU		4
6
NYM
@LAD		1
2
SFG
@SDP		1
2
CHC
@STL		1
2
PIT
@WSN		2
1
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:07PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 23,417, Time of Game: 2:35
Rangers
3
23-16
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
5
22-16
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  1  0   1  1  0    3  8  1
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  4   0  0  X    5 10  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ian Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .298 .955 27 18 -0.062 1.10 0.017 -0.078 -0.7 2 5
David Murphy LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .200 .593 20 12 -0.058 1.60 0.068 -0.126 -0.4 1 0
Mike Young 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .346 .962 16 11 -0.008 1.25 0.076 -0.084 -0.1 1 2
Hank Blalock DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .237 .797 15 11 0.049 1.27 0.111 -0.062 0.3
Marlon Byrd CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .777 11 8 -0.053 1.73 0.051 -0.103 -0.1 2 0
Nelson Cruz RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .271 .813 15 11 0.007 1.67 0.126 -0.119 0.7 3 0 HR
Chris Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .215 .736 20 15 -0.192 1.70 0.000 -0.192 -1.5 7 0
Taylor Teagarden C 3 0 1 1 0 1 .216 .553 18 10 0.084 1.46 0.127 -0.044 0.6 4 1
   Omar Vizquel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .368 .941 6 3 -0.042 1.59 0.000 -0.042 -0.3
Elvis Andrus SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .716 17 10 -0.035 1.20 0.021 -0.056 -0.2 4 1 3B
   Josh Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .759 4 2 -0.026 1.02 0.000 -0.026 -0.2
Matt Harrison P 1
   Jason Jennings P 1
   Warner Madrigal P
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 2 12 .229 .642 169 111 -0.336 1.43 0.597 -0.932 -1.9 24 11
3B: E Andrus (4, off B Lyon).
HR: N Cruz (8, off B Lyon; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: N Cruz 5; E Andrus 3; T Teagarden; M Byrd; H Blalock; D Murphy; M Young.
RBI: M Byrd (18); N Cruz (23); T Teagarden (4).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
TP: 1. I Kinsler-E Andrus.
E: T Teagarden (1).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .826 20 12 -0.132 0.93 0.000 -0.132 -1.4 3 0
Placido Polanco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .682 11 7 -0.056 0.89 0.024 -0.080 -0.6 1 1
Wilkin Ramirez DH 3 1 1 1 0 2 .333 1.667 20 13 0.114 1.02 0.157 -0.044 0.5 HR
   Jeff Larish PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 1.003 2 1 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
Miguel Cabrera 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .385 1.062 15 7 0.037 0.55 0.051 -0.014 0.4 6 1
Brandon Inge 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .285 .965 14 9 0.146 1.00 0.195 -0.049 1.5 0 1 HR,2B
Ryan Raburn RF 2 2 2 1 1 0 .219 .856 8 3 0.165 0.74 0.165 0.000 2.5 1 0 HR
   Clete Thomas PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .775 1 1 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 1 0
Gerald Laird C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .603 18 11 -0.168 0.75 0.000 -0.168 -2.3 12 0
Josh Anderson LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .747 13 4 0.116 0.94 0.131 -0.015 1.3 1 0 2·SB
Adam Everett SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .307 .754 14 10 -0.048 0.84 0.011 -0.059 -0.9 2 2
Justin Verlander P 1
   Brandon Lyon P
   Joel Zumaya P
   Fernando Rodney P
Team Totals 32 5 10 4 2 4 .312 .978 136 78 0.164 0.81 0.734 -0.571 0.6 27 6
2B: B Inge (5, off M Harrison).
HR: R Raburn (3, off M Harrison; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); B Inge (11, off M Harrison; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); W Ramirez (1, off M Harrison; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: B Inge 6; R Raburn 5; W Ramirez 4; M Cabrera 2; J Anderson; A Everett; P Polanco.
RBI: B Inge 2 (29); R Raburn (10); W Ramirez (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: J Anderson 2 (8, 2nd base off M Harrison/T Teagarden, 2nd base off J Jennings/T Teagarden).

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
Matt Harrison, L (4-3) 5 9 5 5 2 3 3 4.71 24 94 55 34 8 13 7 12 8 0 30 -0.179 1.03 -1.7
Jason Jennings 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 7 28 15 10 1 4 5 2 0 0 1 1 -0.002 0.34 0.5
Warner Madrigal 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.82 3 14 8 5 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.017 0.21 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 2 4 3 5.62 34 136 78 49 10 19 12 16 9 0 30 1 1 -0.164 1.43 -0.6
M Harrison faced 4 batters in the 6th 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
Justin Verlander, W (4-2) 6 3 1 1 2 8 0 3.99 23 114 74 39 12 23 5 8 2 0 68 0.240 1.33 2.3
Brandon Lyon 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 6.88 5 21 14 8 2 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.002 0.73 -0.5
Joel Zumaya, H (2) 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 2.19 6 15 11 6 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.012 2.61 -0.5
Fernando Rodney, S (7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.71 3 19 12 7 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.081 1.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 12 1 3.00 37 169 111 60 19 32 10 13 5 0 68 0 0 0.335 0.81 1.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Jennings (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Scott Barry, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 23,417.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 15mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R DET W. Ramirez M. Harrison 16% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR DET B. Inge M. Harrison 14% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cabrera Scores
b4 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OOO DET G. Laird M. Harrison -13% 63% Line Drive Triple Play: 2B; Inge out at 2B/2B-SS; Raburn out at 1B/SS
t5 0-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R TEX T. Teagarden J. Verlander -13% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive); Byrd Scores; Cruz to 2B
t8 2-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  TEX H. Blalock J. Zumaya -11% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Murphy to 3B; Young to 2B

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' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX I. Kinsler J. Verlander 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX D. Murphy J. Verlander -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O TEX M. Young J. Verlander 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX H. Blalock J. Verlander 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Matt Harrison facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Granderson M. Harrison -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  DET P. Polanco M. Harrison 2% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O DET W. Ramirez M. Harrison -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET M. Cabrera M. Harrison 2% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Polanco to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Inge M. Harrison -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Byrd J. Verlander 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX N. Cruz J. Verlander 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX C. Davis J. Verlander 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Matt Harrison facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET R. Raburn M. Harrison 10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET G. Laird M. Harrison -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET J. Anderson M. Harrison -1% 62% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  DET A. Everett M. Harrison 1% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 1-0 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O DET C. Granderson M. Harrison -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX T. Teagarden J. Verlander 3% 63% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX E. Andrus J. Verlander 2% 65% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t3 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX I. Kinsler J. Verlander 1% 67% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Matt Harrison facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET P. Polanco M. Harrison -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET W. Ramirez M. Harrison -2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET M. Cabrera M. Harrison -1% 62% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Murphy J. Verlander 3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Young J. Verlander 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX H. Blalock J. Verlander 1% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Matt Harrison facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Inge M. Harrison 6% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b4 1-0 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET R. Raburn M. Harrison 2% 76% Walk
b4 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OOO DET G. Laird M. Harrison -13% 63% Line Drive Triple Play: 2B; Inge out at 2B/2B-SS; Raburn out at 1B/SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX M. Byrd J. Verlander -5% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t5 0-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  TEX N. Cruz J. Verlander -8% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Byrd to 2B
t5 0-1 0 12- 6,(2-2)  O TEX C. Davis J. Verlander 7% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R TEX T. Teagarden J. Verlander -13% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive); Byrd Scores; Cruz to 2B
t5 1-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O TEX E. Andrus J. Verlander 4% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Cruz to 3B; Teagarden to 2B
t5 1-1 2 -23 6,(3-2)  TEX I. Kinsler J. Verlander -2% 47% Walk
t5 1-1 2 123 8,(2-2)  O TEX D. Murphy J. Verlander 10% 57% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Matt Harrison facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET J. Anderson M. Harrison 5% 61% Walk
b5 1-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Everett M. Harrison -4% 57% Lineout: RF
b5 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Granderson M. Harrison 6% 63% Anderson Steals 2B; Anderson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b5 1-1 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O DET C. Granderson M. Harrison -8% 55% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b5 1-1 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco M. Harrison -5% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
t6 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Young J. Verlander 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX H. Blalock J. Verlander 3% 56% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t6 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. Byrd J. Verlander 2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Matt Harrison facing 3-4-5
b6 1-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R DET W. Ramirez M. Harrison 16% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET M. Cabrera M. Harrison 3% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b6 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR DET B. Inge M. Harrison 14% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cabrera Scores
b6 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET R. Raburn M. Harrison 1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Jason Jennings replaces Matt Harrison pitching
b6 4-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET G. Laird J. Jennings -1% 91% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b6 4-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET J. Anderson J. Jennings 2% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Raburn to 3B
b6 4-1 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R DET A. Everett J. Jennings 3% 96% Anderson Steals 2B; Raburn Scores/Wild Pitch; Anderson to 3B
b6 5-1 1 --3 6,(2-2)  O DET A. Everett J. Jennings -2% 94% Fielder's Choice P; Anderson out at Hm/P-C-3B; Everett to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 5-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O DET C. Granderson J. Jennings -1% 94% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Brandon Lyon facing 6-7-8
Brandon Lyon replaces Justin Verlander pitching
t7 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX N. Cruz B. Lyon -5% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 2-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX C. Davis B. Lyon 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX T. Teagarden B. Lyon 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX E. Andrus B. Lyon -2% 91% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 2-5 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O TEX I. Kinsler B. Lyon 3% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rangers' Jason Jennings facing 2-3-4
b7 5-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Polanco J. Jennings -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jeff Larish pinch hits for Wilkin Ramirez (DH) batting 3rd
b7 5-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Larish J. Jennings -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b7 5-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET M. Cabrera J. Jennings -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Joel Zumaya facing 2-3-4
Joel Zumaya replaces Brandon Lyon pitching
t8 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX D. Murphy J. Zumaya -4% 88% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 2-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX M. Young J. Zumaya -8% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Murphy to 2B
t8 2-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  TEX H. Blalock J. Zumaya -11% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Murphy to 3B; Young to 2B
t8 2-5 0 123 4,(2-1)  RO TEX M. Byrd J. Zumaya 6% 75% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B); Murphy Scores; Young to 3B
t8 3-5 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O TEX N. Cruz J. Zumaya 10% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-5 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O TEX C. Davis J. Zumaya 8% 94% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rangers' Warner Madrigal facing 5-6-7
Warner Madrigal replaces Jason Jennings pitching
b8 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Inge W. Madrigal -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
Clete Thomas pinch hits for Ryan Raburn (RF) batting 6th
b8 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Thomas W. Madrigal -1% 92% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b8 5-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET G. Laird W. Madrigal -0% 92% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Fernando Rodney facing 8-9-1
Fernando Rodney replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
Clete Thomas moves from PH to RF
Omar Vizquel pinch hits for Taylor Teagarden (C) batting 8th
t9 3-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX O. Vizquel F. Rodney 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Josh Hamilton pinch hits for Elvis Andrus (SS) batting 9th
t9 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX J. Hamilton F. Rodney 3% 99% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t9 3-5 2 --- 9,(2-2)  O TEX I. Kinsler F. Rodney 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 5.

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