Tigers 10, Rangers 0
Justin Verlander shut out the Rangers over seven innings on Wednesday. (Tim Sharp/AP)
By Ken Daley / Special to MLB.com
Gary Sheffield stirred up plenty of run support for Justin Verlander by going deep in his first two at-bats on Wednesday. Sheffield contributed five RBIs by night's end, and Verlander held the Rangers at bay over seven innings without allowing a run.
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Detroit 10, Texas 0
Today's Boxes 6/6/07
FLA 7, ATL 4
CHC 6, MIL 2
MIN 8, LAA 5
BAL 9, SEA 5
KC 4, CLE 3
WSH 6, PIT 5
TB 6, TOR 2
PHI 4, NYM 2
STL 6, CIN 4
NYY 5, CWS 1
COL 8, HOU 7
ARI 1, SF 0
OAK 3, BOS 2
SD 5, LAD 2
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Standings thru 6/6/07 | Gameday | Tigers Stats | Rangers Stats
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .283
Polanco , 2B4 3 3 1 0 1 2 .336
Perez , 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
Sheffield , DH4 2 3 5 1 0 1 .272
Ordonez , RF4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .362
a-Thames , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256
Guillen , SS4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .310
Rodriguez , C5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .293
Casey , 1B5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
Monroe , LF5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
Inge , 3B3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .227
Infante , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
Totals 41 10 14 10 3 9 14
BATTING 2B : Polanco (12, Millwood), Ordonez (29, Millwood).3B : Granderson (10, Millwood).HR : Sheffield 2 (15, 1st inning off Millwood, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd inning off Millwood, 1 on, 0 out), Guillen (7, 5th inning off Littleton, 0 on, 0 out), Rodriguez (6, 5th inning off Littleton, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Granderson 4; Polanco 4; Perez; Sheffield 9; Ordonez 3; Guillen 4; Rodriguez 4; Inge.RBI : Sheffield 5 (38), Granderson (29), Polanco (31), Guillen (38), Rodriguez (30), Ordonez (54).2-out RBI : Sheffield; Ordonez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Casey; Ordonez; Rodriguez; Guillen.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP : (Guillen-Casey).Pickoffs : Verlander (Sosa at 2nd base).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Young , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
Teixeira , 1B2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294
Hairston , 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Sosa , DH4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .245
Catalanotto , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178
Byrd , RF2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .375
Kinsler , 2B2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .238
Laird , C3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
Stewart , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Vazquez , 3B-1B3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .302
Totals 30 0 5 0 2 8 10
BATTING 2B : Sosa (13, Verlander).TB : Lofton; Sosa 2; Byrd 2; Vazquez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Laird.GIDP : Young.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING PO : Sosa (2nd base by Verlander).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Verlander (W, 6-2)7.0 5 0 0 2 6 0 3.12
Seay 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.96
Jones 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.79
Pitches-strikes : Verlander 105-62, Seay 11-8, Jones 12-9, Millwood 86-56, Littleton 55-31, Wilson 24-12, Francisco 12-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Verlander 6-8, Seay 0-2, Jones 1-1, Millwood 2-4, Littleton 4-3, Wilson 1-1, Francisco 2-1.Batters faced : Verlander 26, Seay 3, Jones 3, Millwood 21, Littleton 15, Wilson 5, Francisco 3.Inherited runners-scored : Littleton 2-0.Umpires : HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Adam Dowdy. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Jerry Crawford.Weather : 86 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 21 mph, In from RF.T : 2:44.Att : 28,795.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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