Tigers 17, Rangers 4
Dustin Nippert walks off the field in the fifth inning on Wednesday. (Matt Slocum/AP)
By Shawn Shroyer / MLB.com
Texas right-hander Dustin Nippert surrendered five runs on six hits and four walks over 4 1/3 innings, and the Rangers went on to endure a tough loss to the visiting Tigers. Brandon Boggs knocked in three runs for Texas.
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Detroit
(71-80)
Won 1
Detroit 17, Texas 4
Today's Boxes 9/17/08
COL 1, SD 0
PHI 6, ATL 1
NYY 5, CWS 1
PIT 15, LAD 8
CLE 6, MIN 4
TOR 8, BAL 7
TB 10, BOS 3
FLA 14, HOU 2
NYM 9, WSH 7
CIN 3, STL 0
MIL 6, CHC 2
KC 5, SEA 2
ARI 7, SF 6
OAK 3, LAA 2
Texas
(75-78)
Lost 1
Standings thru 9/17/08  | Recap: DET | TEX  | Gameday  | Tigers stats  | Rangers stats
Detroit
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Granderson , CF
5
1
0
0
1
2
4
.290
Thames, M , LF
4
1
2
1
0
2
0
.243
Joyce , LF
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
.267
Ordonez , RF
5
2
3
4
0
0
1
.326
Santiago , 2B
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.279
Cabrera, Mi , 1B
5
3
4
3
0
0
1
.296
Larish , 1B
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
.226
Sheffield , DH
3
2
0
0
3
0
4
.221
Renteria , SS
4
1
1
3
1
1
4
.269
Raburn , 2B-RF
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
.242
Inge , 3B
5
1
1
2
1
1
4
.213
Ryan , C
5
2
4
2
0
1
2
.400
Totals
43
17
17
17
9
11
25
BATTING 2B : Inge (13, Nippert), Cabrera, Mi (34, Nippert), Ryan (2, White).3B : Raburn (1, Mendoza,
L).HR : Cabrera, Mi (34, 6th inning off White, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Thames, M 2; Ordonez 3; Cabrera, Mi
8; Larish; Renteria; Raburn 3; Inge 2; Ryan 5.RBI : Inge 2 (49), Renteria 3 (53), Raburn 2 (20), Ryan 2 (5), Thames,
M (56), Ordonez 4 (95), Cabrera, Mi 3 (121).2-out RBI : Inge 2; Ordonez; Cabrera, Mi 3.Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out : Sheffield; Granderson; Renteria; Inge.SF : Renteria.Team RISP : 9-for-20.Team
LOB : 9. BASERUNNING CS : Inge (3, home by Nippert/Laird). FIELDING E :
Thames, M (5, fielding).
Texas
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Boggs , LF-CF
5
0
1
3
0
3
1
.229
Young, M , SS
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.276
Vazquez , SS
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
.296
Hamilton , DH
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.303
b-Teagarden , PH-DH
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
.351
Byrd , CF
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.295
a-Duran, G , PH-LF
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
.216
Blalock , 1B
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
.259
Metcalf , 3B
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
.229
Cruz, N , RF
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
.329
Davis, C , 3B-1B
4
1
2
1
0
0
2
.278
Laird , C
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
.282
Ramirez, M , C
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
.222
Arias , 2B
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
.279
Totals
34
4
7
4
5
8
14
a-Flied out for Byrd in the 6th. b-Walked for Hamilton in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Boggs (17, Robertson, N), Davis, C (21, Robertson, N).TB : Boggs 2; Hamilton; Cruz,
N; Davis, C 3; Arias 2.RBI : Boggs 3 (41), Davis, C (49).2-out RBI : Boggs 2; Davis, C.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Laird; Vazquez 2; Ramirez, M 2.Team RISP : 2-for-8.Team LOB : 8.
FIELDING E : Arias (2, fielding), Byrd (6, throw).
Mendoza, L pitched to 6 batters in the 5th.WP : Mendoza, L, Feldman.IBB : Sheffield (by Nippert),
Granderson (by Mendoza, L).Pitches-strikes : Garcia, F 59-36, Robertson, N 69-39, Lopez, A 23-17, Nippert 101-62,
Mendoza, L 21-9, Littleton 18-12, White 35-20, Madrigal 15-9, Gordon 14-9, Feldman 20-12.Groundouts-flyouts : Garcia,
F 5-7, Robertson, N 2-2, Lopez, A 1-0, Nippert 1-4, Mendoza, L 0-0, Littleton 0-1, White 2-1, Madrigal 0-2, Gordon 0-2, Feldman
0-1.Batters faced : Garcia, F 18, Robertson, N 16, Lopez, A 5, Nippert 23, Mendoza, L 6, Littleton 4, White 8,
Madrigal 3, Gordon 4, Feldman 5.Inherited runners-scored : Lopez, A 2-0, Mendoza, L 3-3, Littleton 3-3.Umpires :
HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 77 degrees, clear.Wind :
6 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:24.Att : 17,808.September 17, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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