Detroit 10, Texas 2
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(7-14)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
Detroit 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 X 10 11 0
WP: J. Verlander (1-3)
LP: V. Padilla (2-2)
(8-13)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Texas
- F. Catalanotto homered to deep right
Bot 2nd: Detroit
- B. Inge grounded out to second, J. Jones scored, E. Renteria to third
- R. Santiago doubled to left, E. Renteria scored
Bot 3rd: Detroit
- M. Ordonez homered to deep left
- M. Cabrera homered to deep left
- E. Renteria singled to center, J. Jones scored
- R. Santiago homered to deep right, B. Inge scored
Top 7th: Texas
- J. Hamilton hit sacrifice fly to left, I. Kinsler scored
Bot 8th: Detroit
- C. Thomas grounded into fielder's choice, E. Renteria scored, B. Inge to third, R. Santiago out at second
- I. Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice, B. Inge scored, C. Thomas out at second
- M. Cabrera walked, I. Rodriguez scored, C. Guillen to third, M. Ordonez to second
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
I. Kinsler 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267
M. Young ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259
    R. Vazquez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J. Hamilton cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .306
M. Bradley dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .328
H. Blalock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .311
F. Catalanotto lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
    J. Botts ph-lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
D. Murphy rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
G. Laird c 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .246
B. Broussard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .175
 Totals 34 2 8 2 4 7 14  
 Batting
HR - F Catalanotto (2, 2nd inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out).
SF - J Hamilton.
RBI - F Catalanotto (4), J Hamilton (20).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Broussard 1, H Blalock 2, M Young 1.
Team LOB - 10.
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Thomas cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .295
I. Rodriguez c 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 .257
C. Guillen 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .314
M. Ordonez rf 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .269
    M. Thames rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172
M. Cabrera dh 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .267
J. Jones lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .208
    R. Raburn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
E. Renteria ss 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .333
B. Inge 3b 3 2 0 1 0 1 3 .246
R. Santiago 2b 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .467
 Totals 34 10 11 10 5 4 15  
 Batting
2B - C Thomas (4, V Padilla); E Renteria (4, V Padilla); R Santiago (2, V Padilla); J Jones (1, J Rupe).
3B - J Jones (1, V Padilla).
HR - M Ordonez (3, 3rd inning off V Padilla 0 on, 1 Out), M Cabrera (4, 3rd inning off V Padilla 0 on, 1 Out), R Santiago (1, 3rd inning off V Padilla 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - B Inge (12), R Santiago 3 (4), M Ordonez (8), M Cabrera 2 (15), E Renteria (14), C Thomas (5), I Rodriguez (9).
2-out RBI - R Santiago 3, M Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, M Ordonez 1, M Cabrera 1, R Raburn 2.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
CS - J Jones (1, Home by J Rupe/G Laird).
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
V. Padilla (L, 2-2) 3.0 8 7 7 1 2 3 4.97
J. Rupe 4.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 6.00
W. Littleton 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2.35
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Verlander (W, 1-3) 6.0 6 1 1 2 3 1 5.93
Z. Miner 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 13.06
B. Seay 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86
D. Bautista 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.96
J. Grilli 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.22
HBP - C Thomas (by V Padilla); I Rodriguez (by J Rupe); B Inge (by J Rupe).
Pitches-strikes - V Padilla 69-46; J Rupe 55-31; W Littleton 26-10; J Verlander 110-65; Z Miner 15-10; B Seay 32-21; D Bautista 10-5; J Grilli 17-11.
Ground balls-fly balls - V Padilla 7-0; J Rupe 6-3; W Littleton 3-0; J Verlander 9-6; Z Miner 0-0; B Seay 1-1; D Bautista 0-1; J Grilli 1-1.
Batters faced - V Padilla 19; J Rupe 17; W Littleton 6; J Verlander 26; Z Miner 3; B Seay 5; D Bautista 2; J Grilli 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Marvin Hudson.
Time: 3:04.
Attendance: 33,629.
Weather: 72 degrees, clear.
Wind: 12 mph, right to left.
Game Notes
THE HOME RUNS BY DETROIT'S MAGGLIO ORDONEZ AND MIGUEL CABRERA IN THE THIRD INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008 10:17 pm ET

 
 Top Batters
 Texas
F. Catalanotto Frank Catalanotto
1-3, 1 HR
1 RBI
 Detroit
R. Santiago Ramon Santiago
2-3, 1 HR
3 RBI