Tigers 5, Rangers 3
Matt Harrison allowed five runs over five-plus frames on Wednesday. (Paul Sancya/AP)
By Scott McNeish / Special to MLB.com
Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus went into the history books after turning the fifth triple play in Rangers history to stop a rally in the fourth, but Matt Harrison, in uncharacteristic fashion, allowed three homers as the Rangers fell to the Tigers.
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Detroit 5, Texas 3
Today's Boxes 5/20/09
FLA 8, ARI 6
ARI 11, FLA 9
ATL 12, COL 4
NYY 11, BAL 4
PIT 2, WSH 1
OAK 7, TB 6
CIN 5, PHI 1
BOS 8, TOR 3
HOU 6, MIL 4
CLE 6, KC 5
CWS 7, MIN 4
STL 2, CHC 1
SD 2, SF 1
SEA 1, LAA 0
LAD 2, NYM 1
May 20, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Texas
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
3 8
1
Detroit
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
X
5 10
0
Standings thru 5/20/09 | Recap: TEX | DET | Gameday | Rangers stats | Tigers stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B
4
0
0
0
1
0
1
.298
Murphy, Dv , LF
3
1
1
0
1
1
3
.200
Young, M , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
2
1
.346
Blalock , DH
4
0
1
0
0
2
1
.237
Byrd , CF
4
1
1
1
0
0
2
.300
Cruz, N , RF
4
1
2
1
0
2
2
.271
Davis, C , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
3
4
.215
Teagarden , C
3
0
1
1
0
1
0
.216
a-Vizquel , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.368
Andrus , SS
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
.268
b-Hamilton , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.239
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 12 16
BATTING 3B : Andrus (4, Lyon).HR : Cruz, N (8, 7th inning off Lyon, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Murphy, Dv; Young, M; Blalock; Byrd; Cruz, N 5; Teagarden; Andrus 3.RBI : Teagarden (4), Cruz, N (23), Byrd (18).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Murphy, Dv 2; Kinsler; Davis, C.Team RISP : 2-for-9.Team LOB :
7.FIELDING E : Teagarden (1, throw).TP : (Kinsler-Andrus).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.256
Polanco , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.265
Ramirez, W , DH
3
1
1
1
0
2
1
.333
a-Larish , PH-DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.256
Cabrera, Mi , 1B
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
.385
Inge , 3B
4
1
2
2
0
1
2
.285
Raburn , RF
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
.219
b-Thomas, C , PH-RF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.300
Laird , C
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.214
Anderson, J , LF
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
.300
Everett , SS
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
.307
Totals 32 5 10 4 2 4 12
BATTING 2B : Inge (5, Harrison).HR : Raburn (3, 2nd inning off Harrison, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez,
W (1, 6th inning off Harrison, 0 on, 0 out), Inge (11, 6th inning off Harrison, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Polanco; Ramirez,
W 4; Cabrera, Mi 2; Inge 6; Raburn 5; Anderson, J; Everett.RBI : Raburn (10), Ramirez, W (1), Inge 2 (29).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Inge; Polanco; Granderson.Team RISP : 0-for-6.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Anderson, J 2 (8, 2nd base off Harrison/Teagarden, 2nd base off Jennings/Teagarden).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harrison (L, 4-3)
5.0
9
5
5
2
3
3
4.71
Jennings
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.38
Madrigal
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
9.82
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Verlander (W, 4-2)
6.0
3
1
1
2
8
0
3.99
Lyon
1.0
2
1
1
0
1
1
6.88
Zumaya (H, 2)
1.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
2.19
Rodney (S, 7)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3.71
WP : Jennings.Pitches-strikes : Harrison 94-55, Jennings
28-15, Madrigal 14-8, Verlander 114-74, Lyon 21-14, Zumaya 15-11, Rodney 19-12.Groundouts-flyouts : Harrison 5-0,
Jennings 4-1, Madrigal 0-1, Verlander 4-4, Lyon 1-1, Zumaya 1-0, Rodney 1-1.Batters faced : Harrison 24, Jennings
7, Madrigal 3, Verlander 23, Lyon 5, Zumaya 6, Rodney 3.Inherited runners-scored : Jennings 1-1.Umpires :
HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Tim Welke.Weather : 81 degrees, clear.Wind :
15 mph, In from RF.T : 2:35.Att : 23,417.May 20, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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