Texas 9, Detroit 6
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 3 9 11 0
Detroit 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 8 2
WP: A. Otsuka (2-1) S: E. Gagne (8)
LP: T. Jones (1-4)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Detroit
- C. Guillen hit sacrifice fly to center, C. Granderson scored
- S. Casey singled to shallow left, G. Sheffield scored, M. Ordonez to second
Bot 5th: Detroit
- C. Granderson homered to deep right
Top 6th: Texas
- S. Sosa hit sacrifice fly to right, I. Kinsler scored
Top 7th: Texas
- B. Wilkerson homered to deep right, G. Laird and V. Diaz scored
- M. Young safe at first on left fielder C. Monroe's fielding error, T. Metcalf scored, M. Young to third
- S. Sosa ground rule double to deep left center, M. Young scored
Bot 8th: Detroit
- S. Casey singled to right center, M. Ordonez and P. Polanco scored, C. Guillen to third
- C. Monroe hit sacrifice fly to left center, C. Guillen scored
Top 9th: Texas
- M. Byrd tripled to deep right, S. Sosa and M. Young scored
- R. Vazquez singled to right, M. Byrd scored
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Hairston Jr. cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
I. Kinsler 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .240
M. Young ss 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .296
S. Sosa dh 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .254
M. Byrd lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .380
V. Diaz rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269
    R. Vazquez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
G. Laird c 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .239
B. Wilkerson 1b-rf 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .222
T. Metcalf 3b 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .194
 Totals 36 9 11 8 4 7 13  
 Batting
2B - S Sosa 2 (17, N Robertson, T Byrdak); V Diaz (4, N Robertson); G Laird (8, J Grilli).
3B - M Byrd (2, T Jones).
HR - B Wilkerson (9, 7th inning off T Byrdak 2 on, 0 Out).
S - J Hairston Jr.
SF - S Sosa.
RBI - S Sosa 2 (61), B Wilkerson 3 (27), M Byrd 2 (21), R Vazquez (12).
2-out RBI - S Sosa, M Byrd 2, R Vazquez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2, T Metcalf 1.
GIDP - V Diaz, G Laird.
Team LOB - 7.
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Granderson cf 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .294
P. Polanco 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .324
G. Sheffield dh 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .289
M. Ordonez rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .377
C. Guillen ss-1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 .325
S. Casey 1b 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .297
    O. Infante pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C. Monroe lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .232
M. Rabelo c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261
B. Inge 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .258
 Totals 32 6 8 6 6 7 15  
 Batting
2B - S Casey (18, S Feldman).
HR - C Granderson (10, 5th inning off W Eyre 0 on, 1 Out).
SF - C Monroe , C Guillen.
RBI - C Guillen (56), S Casey 3 (30), C Granderson (40), C Monroe (41).
2-out RBI - S Casey.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 2, M Ordonez 1, C Guillen 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - C Granderson (9, 2nd base off W Eyre/G Laird), G Sheffield (9, 2nd base off W Eyre/G Laird).
CS - C Guillen (5, 2nd base by S Feldman/G Laird).
 
 Fielding
E - B Inge (8, ground ball); C Monroe (1, fly ball).
DP - 2 (C Guillen-S Casey, B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey).
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
W. Eyre 4.2 3 3 3 3 2 1 3.32
S. Feldman 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.33
J. Benoit (H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.66
A. Otsuka (W, 2-1; BS, 3) 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 2.64
E. Gagne (S, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.23
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
N. Robertson 5.1 4 1 1 2 4 0 4.82
J. Grilli (H, 6) 0.2 1 2 2 0 0 0 5.91
T. Byrdak (BS, 1) 1.0 2 3 1 0 2 1 3.66
E. De La Cruz 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.79
T. Jones (L, 1-4) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 6.23
B. Seay 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05
HBP - V Diaz (by J Grilli).
Pitches-strikes - W Eyre 69-39; S Feldman 21-13; J Benoit 13-8; A Otsuka 28-13; E Gagne 20-12; N Robertson 84-54; J Grilli 18-9; T Byrdak 22-13; E De La Cruz 19-9; T Jones 26-15; B Seay 1-1.
Ground balls-fly balls - W Eyre 2-10; S Feldman 1-1; J Benoit 1-0; A Otsuka 0-2; E Gagne 0-2; N Robertson 8-4; J Grilli 1-1; T Byrdak 1-0; E De La Cruz 2-0; T Jones 0-2; B Seay 0-1.
Batters faced - W Eyre 20; S Feldman 5; J Benoit 3; A Otsuka 7; E Gagne 5; N Robertson 21; J Grilli 4; T Byrdak 7; E De La Cruz 4; T Jones 6; B Seay 1.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling.
Time: 3:16.
Attendance: 39,709.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear.
Wind: 13 mph, in from center.
Game Notes
TEXAS PITCHER WILLIE EYRE LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING AFTER BEING HIT ON THE RIGHT ARM BY A LINE DRIVE.
DETROIT SHORTSTOP CARLOS GUILLEN SINGLED IN THE SIXTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES.

Updated on Wednesday, Jun 27, 2007 5:42 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Texas
S. Sosa S. Sosa
3-4
2 RBI
 Detroit
S. Casey S. Casey
3-4
3 RBI