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Game Preview: TEX @ DET, 1:05pm, Thursday, August 4, 2011 @Comerica Park

Rangers, 61-50, 61-50 1st, 1 up

SP: Alexi Ogando (27, RHP, 10-5, 2.88)

2011 Gamelogs / 2011 Splits / vs. DET Current Lineup

Split			IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA/Pit	GSc
2011 (10-5)			125.0	98	45	40	32	93	11	2.88
2010 (4-1)			41.2	31	6	6	16	39	2	1.30

Last 7 GS		3-4	42.0	37	20	15	13	32	3	3.21	54
2011-07-29	@TOR	L	5.2	4	3	3	4	4	1	103	49
2011-07-24	TOR	L	6.2	7	3	3	2	6	0	103	52
2011-07-19	@LAA	W	8.0	4	0	0	3	5	0	116	76
2011-07-06	BAL	W	7.0	4	3	3	1	5	2	102	61
2011-07-01	FLA	W	6.2	5	2	2	2	8	0	102	62
2011-06-25	NYM	L	3.0	8	6	3	0	1	0	76	26
2011-06-19	@ATL	L	5.0	5	3	1	1	3	0	104	51

Last 5 v.DET		2-0	14.2	8	1	1	3	11	1	0.61	72
2011-06-08	DET	W	7.2	6	1	1	2	7	1	110	68
2011-04-11	@DET	W	7.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	79	76

Lineups / Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / GL: Bat / Pitch

 Home:   35-21   Road:   26-29   ExtrInn: 3-4 
 vsRHP:  43-34   vsLHP:  18-16   1-Run:  12-18
 vsEast: 16-15   vsCntrl:18-15   vsWest: 18-11 IL: 9-9 

Last 10 Games
Gm# Date & Box   Opp W/L Score      Record   Place/GB
111 Wed, Aug  3  @DET  L   4-5       61-50  1st  1.0 up
110 Tue, Aug  2  @DET  L   5-6       61-49  1st  1.0 up
109 Sun, Jul 31  @TOR  L   3-7       61-48  1st  2.0 up
108 Sat, Jul 30  @TOR  W   3-0       61-47  1st  2.0 up
107 Fri, Jul 29  @TOR  L   2-3       60-47  1st  2.0 up
106 Thu, Jul 28   MIN  W   4-1       60-46  1st  2.0 up
105 Wed, Jul 27   MIN  L   2-7       59-46  1st  2.0 up
104 Tue, Jul 26   MIN  L   8-9       59-45  1st  3.0 up
103 Mon, Jul 25   MIN  W  20-6       59-44  1st  4.0 up
102 Sun, Jul 24   TOR  L   0-3       58-44  1st  3.0 up
 Last 10: 3-7    Last 20:11-9    Last 30:18-12

Tigers, 59-51, 59-51 1st, 4 up

SP: Brad Penny (33, RHP, 7-8, 4.89)

2011 Gamelogs / 2011 Splits / vs. TEX Current Lineup

Split			IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA/Pit	GSc
2011 (7-8)			127.0	145	70	69	40	53	13	4.89
2010 (3-4)			55.2	63	25	20	9	35	4	3.23
2009 (11-9)			173.1	191	102	94	51	109	22	4.88

Last 7 GS		2-3	43.0	53	23	23	13	17	4	4.81	45
2011-07-28	LAA	L	3.1	9	7	7	1	0	1	74	13
2011-07-23	@MIN	L	7.0	7	4	4	3	4	1	102	48
2011-07-17	CHW	W	6.2	9	3	3	1	2	0	78	45
2011-07-06	@LAA	W	6.1	6	4	4	2	3	1	99	46
2011-07-01	SFG	ND	7.0	7	1	1	2	2	0	115	59
2011-06-26	ARI	ND	6.2	8	2	2	1	2	0	89	51
2011-06-20	@LAD	L	6.0	7	2	2	3	4	1	96	51

Last 5 v.TEX		1-3	31.1	35	16	16	12	29	2	4.60	49
2011-04-12	TEX	ND	6.2	7	3	3	1	2	0	89	49
2009-08-15	@TEX	L	5.2	8	4	4	4	6	1	121	39
2009-06-05	TEX	L	5.2	7	5	5	2	5	1	103	38
2004-06-18	TEX	L	6.1	8	4	4	1	10	0	111	50
2003-06-13	@TEX	W	7.0	5	0	0	4	6	0	115	69

Lineups / Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / GL: Bat / Pitch

 Home:   33-24   Road:   26-27   ExtrInn: 2-1 
 vsRHP:  38-38   vsLHP:  21-13   1-Run:  14-11
 vsEast: 13-12   vsCntrl:23-13   vsWest: 16-15 IL: 7-11

Last 10 Games
Gm# Date & Box   Opp W/L Score      Record   Place/GB
110 Wed, Aug  3   TEX  W   5-4       59-51  1st  4.0 up
109 Tue, Aug  2   TEX  W   6-5       58-51  1st  3.0 up
108 Sun, Jul 31   LAA  W   3-2       57-51  1st  2.5 up
107 Sat, Jul 30   LAA  L   1-5       56-51  1st  1.5 up
106 Fri, Jul 29   LAA  W  12-2       56-50  1st  2.5 up
105 Thu, Jul 28   LAA  L   7-12      55-50  1st  1.5 up
104 Wed, Jul 27  @CHW  L   1-2       55-49  1st  2.0 up
103 Tue, Jul 26  @CHW  W   5-4       55-48  1st  2.0 up
102 Mon, Jul 25  @CHW  L   3-6       54-48  1st  1.0 up
101 Sun, Jul 24  @MIN  W   5-2       54-47  1st  2.0 up
 Last 10: 6-4    Last 20:11-9    Last 30:16-14

Last 10 games for these teams head-to-head
Wed, Aug 03, 2011 DET  5  TEX  4        W:Doug Fister (4-12), L: Matt Harrison (9-8), S: Jose Valverde (30)
Tue, Aug 02, 2011 DET  6  TEX  5        W:Joaquin Benoit (3-3), L: Mike Adams (3-2), S: Jose Valverde (29)
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 TEX  7  DET  3        W:Alexi Ogando (7-0), L: Phil Coke (1-6), S: none
Tue, Jun 07, 2011 DET  8 @TEX  1        W:Rick Porcello (6-3), L: Matt Harrison (5-5), S: none
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 DET 13 @TEX  7        W:Max Scherzer (7-2), L: Colby Lewis (5-6), S: none
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 DET  3  TEX  2        W:Jose Valverde (2-0), L: Darren Oliver (1-1), S: none
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 DET  5  TEX  4        W:Jose Valverde (1-0), L: Darren O'Day (0-1), S: none
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 TEX  2 @DET  0        W:Alexi Ogando (2-0), L: Justin Verlander (1-1), S: Neftali Feliz (4)

Wed, Sep 15, 2010 TEX 11  DET  7        W:Colby Lewis (11-12), L: Armando Galarraga (4-6), S: none
Tue, Sep 14, 2010 TEX 11  DET  4        W:Dustin Nippert (4-4), L: Robbie Weinhardt (1-2), S: none
Season Series: 2011 - DET over 6-2; 2010 - TEX won 6-3; 2009 - DET won 7-2; All-Time - DET leads 344-287

Key for Batter vs. Pitcher Grids on the next pageKey for Batter vs. Pitcher Grids Below
Batter vs. Pitcher totals are career totals. All others are year-to-date.
PA - Plate Appearances (`AB+BB+HBP+SH+SF+CI`) BF - Batters Faced BA - Batting Average OBP - On-Base Percentage SLG - Slugging Percentage Last 28d - PA and OPS in the last 28 days. SB/CS - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing HR/E - Home Runs and Errors Made ERA-K/9 - Earned Run Average and SO per 9 IP Total - Team totals for those categories. Usage - See the note below the grid.	OPS - On-Base Percentage + Slugging Percentage (a good single number for measuring a player's hitting, avg. is .750 or so) RA/G & RS/G - Runs scored and allowed per game. PA/vRH - Plate Appearances overall/PA's vs. Right-handed Pitchers Catcher Def. - Catcher Defense with each catcher's Stolen Bases, Caught Stealings, and Passed Balls allowed. G/S/vB or G/S/vP - Links to the player's 2011 gamelogs, splits, or career batter vs. pitcher results vLH/vRH - OPS vs. left-handed pitchers and vs. right-handed pitchers Hm or Rd, Home or Road - OPS or OPS allowed in home or road games. OF G: LF / CF / RF - A - Outfielders with the games played by position and their total number of assists vs LHB - Batters faced and OPS allowed against left-handed batters vs RHB - Batters faced and OPS allowed against right-handed batters HR/SB/CS - Pitcher's Home Runs, Stolen Bases and Caught Stealings allowed

MLB Best, Middle, Worst

Stat Best Middle Worst	RS/G BOS 5.50 BAL 4.11 SEA 3.35	RA/G PHI 3.33 MIL 4.26 BAL 5.31	BA A. Gonzalez .357 A. Lind .273 A. Dunn .166	OBP J. Bautista .459 M. Izturis .334 V. Wells .249	SLG J. Bautista .658 I. Kinsler .429 C. Getz .283	OPS J. Bautista 1.117 C. Santana .763 A. Rios .546	ERA J. Weaver 1.88 M. Garza 3.78 J. Happ 6.01	K/9IP B. Morrow 10.69 R. Vogelsong 6.73 C. Pavano 3.72

Stat

Best

Middle

Worst

RS/G

BOS 5.50

BAL 4.11

SEA 3.35

RA/G

PHI 3.33

MIL 4.26

BAL 5.31

A. Gonzalez .357

A. Lind .273

A. Dunn .166

OBP

J. Bautista .459

M. Izturis .334

V. Wells .249

SLG

J. Bautista .658

I. Kinsler .429

C. Getz .283

OPS

J. Bautista 1.117

C. Santana .763

A. Rios .546

ERA

J. Weaver 1.88

M. Garza 3.78

J. Happ 6.01

K/9IP

B. Morrow 10.69

R. Vogelsong 6.73

C. Pavano 3.72

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

Rangers Batters (5.02 RS/G) vs. Tigers Pitchers (4.54 RA/G) -- OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850

PA/OPS 31.Penny
G/S/vB 53.Benoit
G/S/vB 34.Pauley
G/S/vB 55.Schlereth*
G/S/vB 46.Valverde
G/S/vB PA/vRH BA/OBP/SLG/OPS vLH/RH Rd Last 28d SB/CS HR/E

1.Andrus G/S/vP 8/1.482 2/1.000 5/.400 1/.000 5/.000 447/329 .279/.332/.344/.676 .718/.661 .681 92/.670 30/6 3/21

3.Blanco# G/S/vP 4/.000 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 ··· 69/49 .219/.254/.359/.613 .652/.598 .461 4/.000 0/1 2/3

9.Chavez* G/S/vP 18/.410 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 7/1.096 164/132 .311/.344/.470/.814 1.017/.764 .860 54/.603 6/3 4/1

17.Cruz G/S/vP 6/.167 3/2.334 8/1.225 ··· 3/.333 372/284 .267/.315/.545/.859 1.124/.779 .724 80/.962 6/4 24/6

32.Hamilton* G/S/vP 7/1.096 1/.000 1/.000 1/no AB 7/.453 321/225 .307/.355/.545/.900 .734/.973 .856 94/.948 6/1 13/4

5.Kinsler G/S/vP 8/1.518 1/.000 5/.500 2/.500 5/.200 487/348 .239/.344/.429/.773 .742/.785 .621 100/.647 19/2 16/7

18.Moreland* G/S/vP 3/1.667 1/no AB 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 364/271 .266/.325/.435/.760 .571/.824 .712 78/.602 2/2 13/3

7.Murphy* G/S/vP 9/.476 3/.000 3/.666 1/.000 6/.533 278/199 .257/.320/.352/.672 .461/.756 .623 38/.775 6/6 5/4

25.Napoli G/S/vP 9/2.069 5/1.933 4/.500 1/.000 2/5.000 239/144 .293/.389/.615/1.004 1.059/.968 .988 63/1.436 2/2 17/2

12.Quintanilla* G/S/vP 12/.697 ··· ··· ··· ··· 11/6 .091/.091/.273/.364 .000/.667 .000 11/.364 0/0 0/0

2.Teagarden G/S/vP 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 32/29 .267/.313/.333/.646 .000/.715 .421 4/.500 0/0 0/0

8.Torrealba G/S/vP 33/.695 1/.000 3/1.000 1/.000 10/1.056 293/199 .264/.298/.391/.689 .634/.714 .615 59/.796 0/1 4/7

10.Young G/S/vP 18/1.089 4/.500 9/.777 ··· 6/1.000 468/344 .334/.372/.491/.863 .942/.834 .762 93/.897 4/2 9/4

IP 127.0 40.0 55.0 28.0 47.1 TOTAL .276/.332/.450/.782 .780/.783 .706 .814 99/33 133/92

ERA-K/9

4.89/3.8

4.50/7.9

2.13/5.6

4.50/8.4

3.04/8.2

4.23/6.7

Catcher Def.
(SB-CS-PB)
Napoli (9-5-0)
Teagarden (6-7-1)
Torrealba (44-20-5)

OF G: LF / CF / RF - A

BF/BA 547/.292 168/.280 216/.202 127/.225 204/.216 .260 Cruz
Murphy
Chavez
Hamilton
Blanco
Moreland 18/0/82/6
63/13/7/5
3/36/5/3
48/21/0/2
0/0/1/1
0/0/34/0

OPS .800 .723 .555 .782 .636 .726

vs LHB (BF-OPS) 274/.708 82/.838 94/.324 57/.531 116/.739 .731

vs RHB (BF-OPS) 273/.887 86/.610 122/.750 70/.998 88/.508 .721

Home 314/.763 94/.839 100/.387 64/.759 126/.662

Last 28d days 76/.951 23/.785 42/.860 9/.347 40/.668

HR/SB/CS 13/11/5 5/1/2 2/3/3 5/3/2 4/6/3 95/88/37

Usage ······X· oX····o· ·o······ ····Xo·· XX·X····

Tigers Batters (4.50 RS/G) vs. Rangers Pitchers (4.23 RA/G) -- OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850

PA/OPS Ogando
G/S/vB 37.Adams
G/S/vB 39.Feldman
G/S/vB 30.Feliz
G/S/vB 57.Lowe
G/S/vB 28.Oliver*
G/S/vB 19.Uehara
G/S/vB PA/vRH BA/OBP/SLG/OPS vLH/RH Hm Last 28d SB/CS HR/E

13.Avila* G/S/vP 6/.000 ··· 3/.666 1/.000 4/1.750 5/.400 3/.000 353/265 .285/.371/.490/.861 .760/.895 .934 73/.799 3/0 12/5

20.Betemit# G/S/vP 9/.666 ··· 3/.666 5/.000 2/.500 5/.600 2/1.000 261/179 .280/.337/.407/.744 .579/.822 .691 45/.653 3/1 4/7

26.Boesch* G/S/vP 8/.125 1/5.000 5/.000 3/.000 3/1.000 1/.000 2/.500 421/311 .296/.352/.484/.836 .797/.849 .855 88/.734 5/3 16/3

24.Cabrera G/S/vP 7/1.547 3/2.333 11/2.227 4/1.833 9/.444 5/.200 1/.000 467/343 .314/.426/.556/.982 .927/1.000 .926 92/.917 1/1 22/9

9.Guillen# G/S/vP 1/.000 ··· 12/1.027 ··· 8/2.036 17/.364 1/.000 58/42 .264/.293/.434/.727 .517/.810 .904 58/.727 0/1 2/1

14.Jackson G/S/vP 5/.200 1/.000 6/.533 3/1.667 3/.000 4/.500 4/1.000 441/304 .247/.315/.359/.674 .738/.645 .659 62/.640 16/4 5/3

32.Kelly* G/S/vP 7/.714 1/.000 1/.000 4/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/5.000 187/171 .237/.290/.343/.633 .400/.655 .520 30/.493 2/0 3/4

41.Martinez# G/S/vP 9/.222 1/no AB 4/3.000 2/1.000 3/1.667 10/.522 1/.000 386/280 .317/.370/.440/.810 .720/.844 .791 90/.751 1/0 6/1

30.Ordonez G/S/vP 3/.000 1/no AB 16/.846 2/1.000 2/.500 14/.774 1/2.000 254/168 .237/.299/.315/.614 .648/.596 .690 78/.749 1/1 4/0

27.Peralta G/S/vP 8/.250 2/.000 12/.916 3/.000 6/.167 8/.500 4/.000 388/273 .317/.361/.524/.885 .897/.880 .910 73/.856 0/2 16/6

25.Raburn G/S/vP ··· 1/.000 5/.650 3/1.000 1/2.000 2/.500 3/2.334 304/189 .227/.266/.387/.652 .747/.595 .636 38/1.094 1/0 10/10

39.Santiago# G/S/vP 4/1.000 ··· 3/.666 2/1.000 3/.666 4/.250 3/.666 159/124 .243/.296/.321/.617 .570/.630 .648 17/.912 0/0 1/2

IP 125.0 49.0 3.0 38.2 31.1 37.1 49.0 TOTAL .268/.334/.417/.751 .753/.750 .764 .763 38/15 109/74

ERA-K/9

2.88/6.7

1.29/9.2

3.00/3.0

3.26/6.3

3.73/8.1

2.17/8.0

1.84/12.1

3.77/7.0

Catcher Def.
(SB-CS-PB)
Avila (60-29-3)
Kelly (0-0-1)
Martinez (28-8-0)

OF G: LF / CF / RF - A

BF/BA 502/.212 185/.162 12/.167 161/.212 143/.288 155/.224 181/.152 .248 Boesch
Ordonez
Jackson
Raburn
Kelly 51/0/45/6
0/0/43/6
0/104/0/3
48/1/3/2
14/4/21/1

OPS .598 .490 .417 .666 .790 .573 .487 .709

vs LHB (BF-OPS) 291/.647 102/.563 6/.000 88/.575 59/.947 62/.618 99/.455 .758

vs RHB (BF-OPS) 211/.528 83/.400 6/.833 73/.782 84/.684 93/.540 82/.523 .678

Road 217/.565 96/.573 3/.000 64/.692 63/.874 64/.652 82/.567

Last 28d days 82/.635 37/.633 12/.417 28/.566 24/.725 21/.333 37/.351

HR/SB/CS 11/2/2 3/5/0 0/0/0 4/0/3 3/1/2 3/3/2 7/0/0 119/59/32

Usage ·····X·· ·X····oo ···o···· ······o· o······X ·o·····X X··o·Xo·

Usage -- each character represents the number of pitches thrown by the pitcher for yesterday, two days ago, three days ago, ...., up to eight days ago:
· - did not pitch; o - less than 16 pitches; X - at least 16 pitches (the median relief outing)
An Example ( ·X···o·X ): Yesterday off, 16 or more pitches, three days off, less than 16 pitches, day off, 16 or more pitches (8 days ago). Yesterday is in bold for improved scanning.