Tigers 6, 
Rangers 4
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .348 | .423 |
| M Young 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .273 | .385 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .286 | .385 |
| H Blalock DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .222 | .300 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .304 | .346 |
| D Murphy LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .000 | .167 |
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .045 | .160 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .167 | .167 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .294 | .294 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 119 | ||
| BATTING 2B: N Cruz (1, E Jackson); M Young (3, E Jackson) HR: J Hamilton (1, 1st inning off E Jackson 1 on, 1 Out); I Kinsler (2, 3rd inning off E Jackson 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Hamilton 2 (6), I Kinsler 2 (8) GIDP: C Davis Rangers RISP: 1-5 (J Hamilton 0-1, C Davis 0-1, I Kinsler 1-1, J Saltalamacchia 0-1, H Blalock 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Andrus (1, 2nd base off E Jackson/G Laird) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Andrus (2, ground ball) | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Millwood | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 112-70 | 0.64 |
| C Wilson (L, 3-2) | 0.1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24-13 | 10.80 |
| W Madrigal | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-5 | 15.43 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 148-88 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Cabrera (By C Wilson); M Thames (By W Madrigal) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Millwood 19/25; C Wilson 4/7; W Madrigal 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Millwood 21-11-19-19; C Wilson 3-3-2-6; W Madrigal 0-2-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Millwood 8-7; C Wilson 0-0; W Madrigal 0-1 Game Scores: K Millwood 75 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .241 | .281 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .346 | .393 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .259 | .355 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .520 | .586 |
| C Guillen LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .182 | .345 |
J Anderson PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 |
| J Larish DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .250 | .250 |
a-M Thames PH-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .308 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .318 | .400 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .304 | .448 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .238 | .333 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 149 | ||
| a-intentionally walked for J Larish in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Polanco (3, C Wilson); C Guillen (2, C Wilson) HR: B Inge (4, 8th inning off C Wilson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Inge 3 (7), P Polanco (3), C Guillen 2 (4) 2-out RBI: B Inge 2 Tigers RISP: 3-9 (P Polanco 1-1, A Everett 0-1, C Guillen 1-2, M Ordonez 0-1, B Inge 1-1, G Laird 0-2, J Larish 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Cabrera-A Everett-E Jackson). | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 97-60 | 3.37 |
| B Lyon (W, 1-3) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 9.00 |
| F Rodney (S, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 119-77 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Jackson 14/25; B Lyon 4/6; F Rodney 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Jackson 10-18-13-19; B Lyon 2-1-3-6; F Rodney 1-0-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 6-9; B Lyon 3-3; F Rodney 1-2 Game Scores: E Jackson 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | DET | |||
 | 1st | J Hamilton homered to left center, M Young scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | I Kinsler homered to left, E Andrus scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 8th | B Inge homered to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 8th | P Polanco doubled to left, A Everett scored, C Granderson to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 8th | C Guillen doubled to left, C Granderson and P Polanco scored, M Cabrera to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 8th | B Inge singled to center, M Cabrera and J Anderson scored, M Thames to second. | 4 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| DETROIT LEFT FIELDER CARLOS GUILLEN LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING DUE TO SORENESS IN HIS RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 18,905 (45.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:26 |
| Weather | 55 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Hohn, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Gary Darling |
MLB Scores
Sunday, April 12th 2009
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 8 |
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 8 |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Houston | 0 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 0 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 6 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |