Detroit 17, Texas 4

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(71-80)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Detroit 0 2 0 0 9 5 0 0 1 17 17 1 Texas 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 7 2 WP: F. Garcia (1-0) LP: D. Nippert (3-5)	(75-78)

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: Detroit

- B. Inge doubled to deep center, G. Sheffield and M. Cabrera scored

Bot 3rd: Texas

- B. Boggs grounded out to second, J. Arias scored

Top 5th: Detroit

- E. Renteria singled to center, M. Ordonez and M. Cabrera scored, G. Sheffield to second, G. Sheffield to third, E. Renteria to second on center fielder M. Byrd's throwing error

- R. Raburn tripled to deep right, E. Renteria and G. Sheffield scored

- D. Ryan singled to third, R. Raburn scored, B. Inge to second

- M. Thames singled to left, B. Inge scored, D. Ryan to third, C. Granderson to second

- M. Ordonez safe at first on shortstop R. Vazquez's fielding error, M. Thames, C. Granderson and D. Ryan scored

Top 6th: Detroit

- D. Ryan doubled to deep left center, R. Raburn scored

- M. Ordonez singled to center, D. Ryan scored, M. Joyce to second

- M. Cabrera homered to deep center, M. Ordonez and M. Joyce scored

Bot 7th: Texas

- B. Boggs doubled to deep left, M. Ramirez and C. Davis scored, J. Arias to third

Bot 8th: Texas

- C. Davis doubled to left, T. Teagarden scored, N. Cruz to third

Top 9th: Detroit

- E. Renteria hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Larish scored

Detroit
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Granderson cf	5	1	0	0	1	2	3	.290
M. Thames lf	4	1	2	1	0	2	0	.243
M. Joyce lf	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	.267
M. Ordonez rf	5	2	3	4	0	0	1	.326
R. Santiago 2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.279
M. Cabrera 1b	5	3	4	3	0	0	1	.296
J. Larish 1b	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.226
G. Sheffield dh	3	2	0	0	3	0	4	.221
E. Renteria ss	4	1	1	3	1	1	6	.269
R. Raburn 2b-rf	4	2	1	2	2	3	3	.242
B. Inge 3b	5	1	1	2	1	1	4	.213
D. Ryan c	5	2	4	2	0	1	2	.400
Totals	43	17	17	17	9	11	26

Batting 2B - B Inge (13, D Nippert); M Cabrera (34, D Nippert); D Ryan (2, B White). 3B - R Raburn (1, L Mendoza). HR - M Cabrera (34, 6th inning off B White 2 on, 2 Out). SF - E Renteria. RBI - B Inge 2 (49), E Renteria 3 (53), R Raburn 2 (20), D Ryan 2 (5), M Thames (56), M Ordonez 4 (95), M Cabrera 3 (121). 2-out RBI - B Inge 2, M Ordonez, M Cabrera 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 1, G Sheffield 1, B Inge 1, C Granderson 1. Team LOB - 9.

Base Running CS - B Inge (3, Home by D Nippert/G Laird).    Fielding E - M Thames (5, bobble).

Texas
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
B. Boggs lf-cf	5	0	1	3	0	3	1	.229
M. Young ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
R. Vazquez ss	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.296
J. Hamilton dh	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.303
T. Teagarden ph-dh	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	.351
M. Byrd cf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295
G. Duran ph-lf	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.216
H. Blalock 1b	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.259
T. Metcalf 3b	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.229
N. Cruz rf	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.329
C. Davis 3b-1b	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.278
G. Laird c	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.282
M. Ramirez c	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.222
J. Arias 2b	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.279
Totals	34	4	7	4	5	8	13

Batting 2B - B Boggs (17, N Robertson); C Davis (21, N Robertson). RBI - B Boggs 3 (41), C Davis (49). 2-out RBI - B Boggs 2, C Davis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 2, G Laird 1, M Ramirez 2. Team LOB - 8.

Fielding E - J Arias (2, pop up); M Byrd (6, throw).

Detroit
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
F. Garcia (W, 1-0)	5.0	2	1	0	1	3	0	0.00
N. Robertson	2.2	4	3	3	4	2	0	6.15
A. Lopez	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	3.62
Texas
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
D. Nippert (L, 3-5)	4.1	6	5	5	4	6	0	6.47
L. Mendoza	0.0	4	6	6	2	0	0	8.75
W. Littleton	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	8.31
B. White	1.0	3	5	5	2	0	1	30.38
W. Madrigal	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.06
B. Gordon	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
S. Feldman	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	5.30

WP - L Mendoza, S Feldman.

IBB - G Sheffield (by D Nippert), C Granderson (by L Mendoza).

Pitches-strikes - F Garcia 59-36; N Robertson 69-39; A Lopez 23-17; D Nippert 101-62; L Mendoza 21-9; W Littleton 18-12; B White 35-20; W Madrigal 15-9; B Gordon 14-9; S Feldman 20-12.

Ground balls-fly balls - F Garcia 5-7; N Robertson 2-4; A Lopez 1-0; D Nippert 1-5; L Mendoza 0-0; W Littleton 0-1; B White 2-1; W Madrigal 0-2; B Gordon 0-2; S Feldman 0-1.

Batters faced - F Garcia 18; N Robertson 16; A Lopez 5; D Nippert 23; L Mendoza 6; W Littleton 4; B White 8; W Madrigal 3; B Gordon 4; S Feldman 5.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Time: 3:24. Attendance: 17,808. Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.

Game Notes

TEXAS SHORTSTOP MICHAEL YOUNG LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO A FRACTURED FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

Updated on Thursday, Sep 18, 2008 12:16 am ET