Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 3, Detroit 2
Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Saturday, October 8, 2011
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth, LF - Jeff Nelson, RF - Tom Hallion
Attendance: 50114
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 000020000271
Texas 02010000-360
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 95-67 50-31 45-36 L1
Texas 96-66 52-29 44-37 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Texas Rangers have a 52-29 record at home this season. The Detroit Tigers have a 45-36 record on the road.
  • Texas has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Rangers have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Tigers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Alexi Ogando pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.51. Neftali Feliz closed out the game to get the save and has 32 saves for the season. Justin Verlander took the loss for Detroit.
  • Nelson Cruz had the only homerun for Texas.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Texas
Justin Verlander Player C.J. Wilson
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 4.2
5 Strikeouts 6
5 Hits 6
6.75 ERA 3.86
Hitting
Detroit   Texas
Ramon Santiago Player Nelson Cruz
3 Hits 1
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
4 TB 4
.750 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Detroit 7 0 9 .219 14 1 6 0 1
Texas 6 1 11 .200 7 3 2 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Texas will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Rangers have a W/L % of .573 after a win and .621 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Texas. The Tigers have a W/L % of .585 after a win and .588 after a loss.