Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - August 02, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 2, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 8/2)

Game 1: Tuesday, August 2
Texas	5	Final
Detroit	6	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, August 3
Texas	4	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, August 4
Texas	5	Final
Detroit	2	Final
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Rangers 5

(61-49, 26-28 away)

Tigers 6

(58-51, 32-24 home)

Alerts

7:15 PM ET, August 2, 2011

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	5	10	3
DET	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	-	6	14	1

W: J. Benoit (3-3)

L: M. Adams (0-1)

S: J. Valverde (29)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	22	.241	.347	.433
E Andrus SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	15	.280	.333	.345
J Hamilton CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	11	.304	.353	.542
M Young 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	24	.335	.373	.493
N Cruz RF	5	1	2	2	0	0	17	.264	.313	.543
M Moreland 1B	3	1	0	0	1	0	12	.269	.329	.440
M Napoli DH	4	1	2	2	0	0	16	.294	.391	.607
D Murphy LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	20	.257	.321	.353
Y Torrealba C	4	0	2	1	0	0	15	.261	.295	.386
Totals	38	5	10	5	2	2	152
BATTING 2B: D Murphy (7, M Scherzer); Y Torrealba (20, D Pauley) HR: N Cruz (24, 8th inning off J Benoit 0 on, 1 Out); M Napoli (16, 8th inning off J Benoit 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: N Cruz 2 (71), Y Torrealba (25), M Napoli 2 (41) Rangers RISP: 3-12 (Y Torrealba 1-1, M Young 0-1, J Hamilton 0-2, N Cruz 1-2, M Napoli 1-2, I Kinsler 0-1, E Andrus 0-2, M Moreland 0-1) Team LOB: 9
FIELDING E: D Murphy (4, throw); C Lewis (3, throw); M Young (4, ground ball) DP: 3 (M Young-I Kinsler-M Moreland, E Andrus-I Kinsler-M Moreland 2).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Lewis	4.0	10	5	4	3	3	1	85-52	4.14
Y Tateyama	2.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	31-17	2.96
D Oliver	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-8	2.17
M Adams (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	32-20	9.00
Totals	8.0	14	6	5	5	9	2	161-97
PITCHING C Lewis pitched to 3 batters in the 5th IBB: V Martinez 2 (By Y Tateyama; M Adams) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Lewis 20/25; Y Tateyama 5/8; D Oliver 2/3; M Adams 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Lewis 12-9-12-19; Y Tateyama 4-6-3-4; D Oliver 2-4-1-1; M Adams 4-2-10-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lewis 5-4; Y Tateyama 2-1; D Oliver 0-1; M Adams 0-2 Game Scores: C Lewis 24

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	19	.246	.313	.359
B Boesch LF	4	2	3	1	1	0	21	.298	.353	.488
A Dirks LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.307	.429
M Ordonez RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	.236	.296	.314
D Kelly RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.237	.290	.343
M Cabrera 1B	5	0	2	0	0	0	19	.312	.425	.554
V Martinez DH	3	2	2	1	2	0	18	.320	.372	.444
J Peralta SS	5	1	2	0	0	2	15	.317	.362	.524
C Guillen 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.264	.293	.434
A Avila C	3	1	2	3	1	1	15	.281	.369	.478
W Betemit 3B	4	0	2	1	0	1	18	.283	.341	.412
Totals	36	6	14	6	5	9	161
BATTING 2B: M Cabrera (26, M Adams) HR: A Avila (11, 4th inning off C Lewis 0 on, 0 Out); B Boesch (16, 8th inning off M Adams 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: W Betemit (31), V Martinez (62), A Avila 3 (50), B Boesch (52) S: A Jackson 2-out RBI: W Betemit GIDP: M Cabrera, C Guillen, A Jackson Tigers RISP: 3-16 (A Avila 1-1, C Guillen 0-2, M Ordonez 0-1, A Jackson 0-2, W Betemit 1-2, V Martinez 1-1, B Boesch 0-1, M Cabrera 0-3, J Peralta 0-3) Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING SB: B Boesch (5, 2nd base off Y Tateyama/Y Torrealba)
FIELDING E: M Cabrera (9, ground ball)

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Scherzer	6.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	99-63	4.23
D Pauley (H, 8)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	2.13
P Coke (H, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	4.84
J Benoit (W, 3-3; B, 5)	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	2	21-11	4.62
J Valverde (S, 29)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-12	2.91
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	2	2	2	152-94
PITCHING WP: J Benoit HBP: M Young (By M Scherzer) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Scherzer 16/26; D Pauley 3/3; P Coke 0/1; J Benoit 3/6; J Valverde 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Scherzer 16-10-15-22; D Pauley 3-0-1-3; P Coke 0-0-0-1; J Benoit 2-4-1-4; J Valverde 2-0-5-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 7-10; D Pauley 1-1; P Coke 1-0; J Benoit 0-2; J Valverde 1-2 Game Scores: M Scherzer 52

Scoring Summary

			TEX	DET
	2nd	W Betemit singled to right, V Martinez scored, A Avila to second.	0	1
	3rd	V Martinez singled to left, B Boesch scored, M Cabrera to second, M Cabrera to third on throwing error by left fielder D Murphy.	0	2
	4th	N Cruz singled to left, J Hamilton scored, M Young to second.	1	2
	4th	A Avila homered to right (374 feet).	1	3
	5th	Y Torrealba singled to right, D Murphy scored.	2	3
	5th	A Avila singled to left center, V Martinez and J Peralta scored, C Guillen to third.	2	5
	8th	N Cruz homered to left (405 feet).	3	5
	8th	M Napoli homered to right (378 feet), M Moreland scored.	5	5
	8th	B Boesch homered to right (421 feet).	5	6
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Game Notes

THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 16 MINUTE DELAY.

Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	29,067 (70.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:32
Weather	84 degrees, drizzle
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Kerwin Danley, First Base - John Tumpane, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Dana Demuth