After losing their first series agsinst the Toronto Blue Jays it finally seems like the Tigers are going to start playing the right kind of ball.
I know you’re thinking two in a row big deal, but hey when its the unpredictable Detroit Tigers you really never know. I mean they were the team that by the number and the players should of won the World Series but didn’t even come close when finishing last in AL Central Division.
This is also the first game so far this season that I think Cabrera failed to get a hit….and also no Tiger managed to hit a home run.
Saturday April 11th, 2oo9
Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers — Win
Tigers 4, Rangers 3
Winning Pitcher: Nate Robertson
Losing Pitcher:
Saver: Rodney ( S – 1 )
Home Runs: Harrison ( 0 – 1 )
Detroit: No homers for the Tigers.
Texas: Blalock got his first home run of the season off of Verlander in the second inning (solo shot).
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .350 |
| M Young 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .294 |
| H Blalock DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .316 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| C Davis 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .056 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| BATTING HR: H Blalock (2, 2nd inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Blalock (5), J Hamilton 2 (4) 2-out RBI: J Hamilton 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hamilton 1, N Cruz 2 Team LOB: 5 |
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| FIELDING DP: 1 (I Kinsler-E Andrus-C Davis). Outfield Assist: N Cruz (C Guillen at 2nd base). |
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| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Harrison (L, 0-1) | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 99-53 | 6.35 |
| J Jennings | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-15 | 0.00 |
| C Wilson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 137-73 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Harrison 29; J Jennings 7; C Wilson 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 7-7; J Jennings 1-1; C Wilson 2-1 Game Scores: M Harrison 32 |
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| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .280 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 |
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .304 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 |
| C Guillen LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| M Thames DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .389 |
| B Inge 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .263 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | |
| BATTING 2B: G Laird (1, M Harrison); P Polanco 2 (2, M Harrison 2) RBI: A Everett 2 (3), M Thames (2), P Polanco (2) S: C Granderson SF: M Thames 2-out RBI: P Polanco GIDP: P Polanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 2, C Granderson 1, M Ordonez 2, M Thames 1, B Inge 1, G Laird 1 Team LOB: 11 |
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| BASERUNNING CS: B Inge (1, 2nd base by M Harrison/J Saltalamacchia) |
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| FIELDING E: B Inge (2, throw); A Everett (2, ground ball) |
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| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 97-58 | 9.35 |
| N Robertson (W, 1-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 2.45 |
| B Seay (H, 3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 0.00 |
| R Perry (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0.00 |
| F Rodney (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14-9 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 140-87 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Verlander 23; N Robertson 6; B Seay 2; R Perry 1; F Rodney 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 1-6; N Robertson 3-2; B Seay 1-1; R Perry 0-1; F Rodney 0-0 Game Scores: J Verlander 59 |
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Other Games: (I’ll update later many games havent even started yet…)
