Rangers 11, Tigers 8

W:	F. Francisco (3-5)
L:	K. Farnsworth (2-3)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Granderson CF	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.295
P Polanco 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.308
M Ordonez RF	5	0	1	1	0	2	1	.322
M Cabrera 1B	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	.292
M Joyce LF	2	2	2	0	3	0	0	.272
G Sheffield DH	4	1	1	3	1	2	5	.222
J Larish 3B	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	.217
M Hessman 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250
B Inge C	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.213
R Santiago SS	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	.290
Totals	37	8	10	8	6	9	17
BATTING 2B: M Joyce (15, L Mendoza); J Larish (3, L Mendoza); M Cabrera (33, J Rupe) HR: G Sheffield (17, 4th inning off J Rupe 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Larish 2 (15), G Sheffield 3 (53), M Ordonez (91), M Cabrera (117), P Polanco (55) 2-out RBI: J Larish, P Polanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Hessman 3, B Inge 2 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: R Santiago (1, 2nd base off J Wright/T Teagarden)
FIELDING PB: B Inge. Outfield Assist: C Granderson (T Metcalf at Home).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Willis	5.0	2	3	3	5	4	1	89-48	8.82
G Glover (B, 1)	1.0	3	4	4	1	1	1	23-13	5.55
C Rapada	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.86
F Dolsi	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	3.92
K Farnsworth (L, 2-3; B, 3)	0.2	4	4	4	3	1	0	33-13	4.48
B Seay	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	4.06
Totals	8.0	10	11	11	9	6	2	165-87
PITCHING IBB: J Hamilton (By K Farnsworth) HBP: M Ramirez (By G Glover) Batters faced: D Willis 22; G Glover 7; C Rapada 1; F Dolsi 3; K Farnsworth 8; B Seay 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Willis 6-5; G Glover 1-0; C Rapada 1-0; F Dolsi 2-0; K Farnsworth 0-0; B Seay 0-1 Game Scores: D Willis 50

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Arias 2B	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	.265
a-M Bradley PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.324
G Duran 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
M Young SS	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	.279
J Hamilton CF	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.302
M Byrd LF	5	0	1	2	0	0	2	.297
N Cruz RF	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	.329
H Blalock 1B	5	1	1	0	0	2	4	.259
M Ramirez DH	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	.227
B Boggs PR-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232
T Metcalf 3B	3	2	2	3	1	0	0	.244
T Teagarden C	4	2	2	5	0	2	0	.361
Totals	32	11	10	11	9	6	13
a-struck out swinging for J Arias in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Arias (5, D Willis); T Teagarden (4, K Farnsworth) 3B: M Byrd (3, K Farnsworth) HR: T Metcalf (5, 4th inning off D Willis 2 on, 2 Out); T Teagarden (6, 6th inning off G Glover 3 on, 1 Out) RBI: T Metcalf 3 (11), T Teagarden 5 (17), M Young (76), M Byrd 2 (47) 2-out RBI: T Metcalf 3, M Young, M Byrd 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hamilton 1, M Byrd 1, H Blalock 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: J Arias (1, 2nd base by G Glover/B Inge)

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B McCarthy	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	4.09
L Mendoza	2.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	38-24	7.86
J Rupe	2.2	4	4	4	2	3	1	56-32	4.78
W Littleton	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0	20-10	8.76
J Wright (B, 6)	1.1	2	1	1	2	2	0	30-15	4.86
F Francisco (W, 3-5)	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	27-16	3.30
Totals	9.0	10	8	8	6	9	1	178-102
PITCHING Batters faced: B McCarthy 2; L Mendoza 9; J Rupe 14; W Littleton 4; J Wright 8; F Francisco 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 0-2; L Mendoza 2-4; J Rupe 2-3; W Littleton 0-2; J Wright 2-0; F Francisco 1-0 Game Scores: B McCarthy 52

Scoring Summary
			DET	TEX
	2nd	J Larish doubled to left, M Joyce scored.	1	0
	4th	G Sheffield homered to left, M Cabrera and M Joyce scored.	4	0
	4th	T Metcalf homered to left, N Cruz and M Ramirez scored.	4	3
	6th	J Larish grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cabrera scored, G Sheffield out at second, M Joyce to third.	5	3
	6th	T Teagarden homered to center, H Blalock, M Ramirez and T Metcalf scored.	5	7
	7th	M Ordonez singled to center, R Santiago scored, P Polanco to second.	6	7
	7th	M Cabrera singled to right, P Polanco scored, M Ordonez to second.	7	7
	8th	P Polanco singled to center, R Santiago scored.	8	7
	8th	T Teagarden doubled to deep center, B Boggs scored, T Metcalf thrown out at home.	8	8
	8th	M Young singled to right, T Teagarden scored, M Young to second advancing on throw.	8	9
	8th	M Byrd tripled to deep right, M Young and J Hamilton scored.	8	11
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Game Notes

DETROIT MANAGER JIM LEYLAND WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE ERIC COOPER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING FOR ARGUING A HIT BY PITCH CALL.

TEXAS STARTER BRANDON MCCARTHY LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIRST INNING DUE TO A STRAINED FLEXOR TENDON ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

Game Information
Stadium	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
Attendance	13,536 (27.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:27
Weather	75 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Derryl Cousins

Texas leads 1-0 (as of 9/15)

Chi Cubs	6	Final
Houston	1

Minnesota	1	Final
Cleveland	3

Chi White Sox	2	Final
NY Yankees	4

LA Dodgers	8	Final
Pittsburgh	2

NY Mets	2	Final
Washington	7

Boston	13	Final
Tampa Bay	5

Detroit	8	Final
Texas	11

Seattle	0	Final
Kansas City	3

San Diego	11	Final
Colorado	5

San Francisco	1	Final
Arizona	3

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