Heart of the Tigers' batting order disappears in the heart of Texas
Heart of the Tigers' batting order disappears in the heart of Texas as Tigers fall behind 2-0 in ALCS
| Final - 10.10.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Texas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .120 |
| Ramon Santiago, 2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| Delmon Young, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Don Kelly, 9,5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .217 |
| Victor Martinez, DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 |
| Ryan Raburn, 9,7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .364 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Alex Avila, C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .080 |
| Brandon Inge, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Andy Dirks, ph,9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 40 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Raburn
Doubles - Kelly, Cabrera, Peralta
Hit by pitch - Martinez
Sacrifices - Peralta, Inge
Team LOB - 13
Home runs - Raburn
Doubles - Kelly, Cabrera, Peralta
Hit by pitch - Martinez
Sacrifices - Peralta, Inge
Team LOB - 13
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2.70 | 0 | 91-64 |
| Phil Coke | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 19-10 |
| Jose Valverde | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 23-14 |
| Ryan Perry (L, 0-1) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 20-13 |
Pitching
IBB - Napoli by Valverde
Cabrera by Feliz
IBB - Napoli by Valverde
Cabrera by Feliz
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| Josh Hamilton, CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Michael Young, DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Mike Napoli, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| David Murphy, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .118 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cruz
Doubles - Hamilton, Beltre 2, Cruz
Grounded into DP - Moreland
Hit by pitch - Cruz
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Moreland
Home runs - Cruz
Doubles - Hamilton, Beltre 2, Cruz
Grounded into DP - Moreland
Hit by pitch - Cruz
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Moreland
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Holland | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 76-45 |
| Scott Feldman | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 49-31 |
| Alexi Ogando | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 23-15 |
| Mike Gonzalez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Neftali Feliz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 23-11 |
| Mike Adams (W, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 22-13 |
Pitching
IBB - Napoli by Valverde
Cabrera by Feliz
IBB - Napoli by Valverde
Cabrera by Feliz
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Scherzer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Gonzalez pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Perry pitched to 4 batters in the 11th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover, First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf, Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Duration: 4:25
Pitching notes: Scherzer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Gonzalez pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Perry pitched to 4 batters in the 11th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover, First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf, Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Duration: 4:25
