Michael Young Helps Rangers Clinch AL Pennant
The Texas Rangers are going to the World Series. After Nelson Cruz, they owe it to a coulda-been-Rockie
| Final - 10.15.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 15 | 17 | 0 |
Stories
ALCS Game 6: Tigers vs. Rangers, Saturday 10/15, 7:05 CT
The Tigers must win tonight or go home for the winter.
ALCS Game 6 preview: Scherzer vs. Holland
ALCS Game 6 preview: Scherzer vs. Holland
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 15 | 17 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .195 |
| Ryan Raburn, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .314 |
| Victor Martinez, DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Delmon Young, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| Alex Avila, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .073 |
| Brandon Inge, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Ramon Santiago, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Jackson, Cabrera, Peralta
Grounded into DP - 2 Raburn
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Raburn, Young
Home runs - Jackson, Cabrera, Peralta
Grounded into DP - 2 Raburn
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Raburn, Young
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer (L, 1-1) | 2.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.74 | 0 | 62-30 |
| Daniel Schlereth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 | 4-2 |
| Rick Porcello | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 | 0 | 14-6 |
| Ryan Perry | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 0 | 35-22 |
| Brad Penny | 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27.00 | 1 | 46-21 |
| Al Alburquerque | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 18-11 |
Pitching
IBB - Murphy by Penny
Hamilton by Porcello
IBB - Murphy by Penny
Hamilton by Porcello
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 |
| Josh Hamilton, 8,7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .293 |
| Michael Young, 1B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .209 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .238 |
| Mike Napoli, C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| David Murphy, DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .391 |
| Endy Chavez, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Craig Gentry, ph,8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Totals | 41 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Young, Cruz
Doubles - Young 2, Beltre, Cruz
Sacrifice flies - Hamilton
Stolen Bases - Andrus, Murphy
Caught Stealing - Andrus
Team LOB - 11
Home runs - Young, Cruz
Doubles - Young 2, Beltre, Cruz
Sacrifice flies - Hamilton
Stolen Bases - Andrus, Murphy
Caught Stealing - Andrus
Team LOB - 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Holland | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5.27 | 0 | 69-47 |
| Scott Feldman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Alexi Ogando (W, 2-0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.87 | 0 | 26-19 |
| Mike Adams | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.84 | 0 | 16-11 |
| Neftali Feliz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 | 14-9 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Schlereth pitched to 1 batter in the 3rd.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion, First Base Umpire - Tim Welke, Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover, Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Duration: 3:32
Pitching notes: Schlereth pitched to 1 batter in the 3rd.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion, First Base Umpire - Tim Welke, Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover, Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Duration: 3:32
