Tigers 4, 
Rangers 1
| W: | J. Jurrjens (2-1) |
| L: | B. McCarthy (5-9) |
| SV: | T. Jones (34) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| F Catalanotto LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .308 |
| M Byrd CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| B Wilkerson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .236 |
| S Sosa DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| N Cruz RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .218 |
| J Hairston 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| a-H Blalock PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| R Vazquez 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| a-flied out to left for J Hairston in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: M Byrd (62) SF: M Byrd GIDP: S Sosa, M Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Laird 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson, I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B McCarthy (L, 5-10) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35-19 | 5.04 |
| J Wright | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 72-45 | 3.63 |
| W Littleton | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.46 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 118-72 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Wright HBP: G Sheffield (By J Wright) Batters faced: B McCarthy 6; J Wright 24; W Littleton 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 0-2; J Wright 10-5; W Littleton 2-1 Game Scores: B McCarthy 33 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 |
| G Sheffield DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .358 |
| C Guillen 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .294 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| T Perez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .411 |
| B Clevlen LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Inge 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .243 |
| R Santiago SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: I Rodriguez (28, B McCarthy) RBI: G Sheffield (72), M Ordonez (129), I Rodriguez (57), P Polanco (64) S: R Santiago 2-out RBI: I Rodriguez, P Polanco GIDP: M Ordonez, T Perez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Inge 1, T Perez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Granderson 2 (22, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird, 3rd base off B McCarthy/G Laird); G Sheffield (21, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (R Santiago-P Polanco-C Guillen, B Inge-C Guillen). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Jurrjens (W, 3-1) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72-42 | 3.15 |
| J Grilli (H, 11) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-20 | 4.94 |
| F Rodney (H, 12) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.40 |
| T Jones (S, 38) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 4.47 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 125-82 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Jurrjens 18; J Grilli 7; F Rodney 5; T Jones 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Jurrjens 7-7; J Grilli 2-2; F Rodney 2-1; T Jones 2-1 Game Scores: J Jurrjens 57 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | DET | |||
 | 1st | M Byrd hit sacrifice fly to right, F Catalanotto scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | G Sheffield singled to center, C Granderson scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 1st | M Ordonez singled to left, G Sheffield scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 1st | I Rodriguez doubled to deep left, M Ordonez scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | P Polanco reached on infield single to third, B Inge scored. | 1 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 10 MINUTE DELAY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 33,840 (82% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:33 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Adam Dowdy |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 11th 2007
| Texas | 13 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| LA Angels | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 10 | Final |
| Boston | 16 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Washington | 8 | Final |
| Florida | 13 |
| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Atlanta | 13 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | in 11 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 3 |
| Oakland | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| San Diego | 9 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |
| Arizona | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |