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	Comebacks a plenty

Rangers 9, Tigers 6

Marlon Byrd hit a two-run triple to give the Rangers a 9-6 win on Tuesday. (Duane Burleson/AP)

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

Marlon Byrd hit the game-winning triple, driving in a pair as the Rangers scored three runs in the ninth inning to win their second consecutive game. Brad Wilkerson hit a three-run home run to right in the seventh, highlighting a five-run inning in which the Rangers erased a 3-1 deficit.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 06/25: TEX 8, DET 3
Tue. 06/26: TEX 9, DET 6
Wed. 06/27: PPD
Thu. 06/28: DET 5, TEX 2

Texas (32-45)
Won 2

Texas 9, Detroit 6

Detroit (45-31)
Lost 2

June 26, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	3	9	11	0
Detroit	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6	8	2

Standings thru 6/26/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Tigers Stats

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Hairston, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244
Kinsler, 2B	4	1	0	0	1	2	1	.240
Young, SS	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	.296
Sosa, DH	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	.254
Byrd, LF	5	1	2	2	0	1	3	.380
Diaz, RF	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	.269
Vazquez, 1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Laird, C	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	.239
Wilkerson, 1B-RF	3	1	1	3	1	0	1	.222
Metcalf, 3B	4	1	0	0	0	2	2	.194
Totals	36	9	11	8	4	7	12
BATTING 2B: Sosa 2 (17, Robertson, Byrdak), Diaz (4, Robertson), Laird (8, Grilli). 3B: Byrd (2, Jones). HR: Wilkerson (9, 7th inning off Byrdak, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Young; Sosa 5; Byrd 4; Diaz 3; Vazquez; Laird 2; Wilkerson 4. RBI: Sosa 2 (61), Wilkerson 3 (27), Byrd 2 (21), Vazquez (12). 2-out RBI: Sosa; Byrd 2; Vazquez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Byrd 2; Metcalf. S: Hairston. SF: Sosa. GIDP: Diaz; Laird. Team LOB: 7.

Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Granderson, CF	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	.294
Polanco, 2B	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.324
Sheffield, DH	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	.289
Ordonez, RF	4	1	1	0	1	1	3	.377
Guillen, SS-1B	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	.325
Casey, 1B	4	0	3	3	0	0	0	.297
1-Infante, PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316
Monroe, LF	3	0	0	1	0	1	3	.232
Rabelo, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.261
Inge, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.258
Totals	32	6	8	6	6	7	12
1-Ran for Casey in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Casey (18, Feldman). HR: Granderson (10, 5th inning off Eyre, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Granderson 5; Ordonez; Guillen; Casey 4; Inge. RBI: Guillen (56), Casey 3 (30), Granderson (40), Monroe (41). 2-out RBI: Casey. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Monroe 2; Guillen; Ordonez. SF: Guillen; Monroe. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Granderson (9, 2nd base off Eyre/Laird), Sheffield (9, 2nd base off Eyre/Laird). CS: Guillen (5, 2nd base by Feldman/Laird). FIELDING E: Inge (8, fielding), Monroe (1, fielding). DP: 2 (Guillen-Casey, Inge-Polanco-Casey).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Eyre	4.2	3	3	3	3	2	1	3.32
Feldman	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	6.33
Benoit (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.66
Otsuka (BS, 3)(W, 2-1)	1.0	2	3	3	2	1	0	2.64
Gagne (S, 8)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.23

Detroit	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Robertson	5.1	4	1	1	2	4	0	4.82
Grilli (H, 6)	0.2	1	2	2	0	0	0	5.91
Byrdak (BS, 1)	1.0	2	3	1	0	2	1	3.66
De La Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5.79
Jones (L, 1-4)	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	0	6.23
Seay	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.05

Grilli pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

HBP: Diaz (by Grilli).
Pitches-strikes: Eyre 69-39, Feldman 21-13, Benoit 13-8, Otsuka 28-13, Gagne 21-13, Robertson 84-54, Grilli 18-9, Byrdak 22-13, De La Cruz 19-9, Jones 26-15, Seay 1-1.
Ground outs-fly outs: Eyre 2-10, Feldman 1-1, Benoit 1-0, Otsuka 0-2, Gagne 0-2, Robertson 8-4, Grilli 1-1, Byrdak 1-0, De La Cruz 2-0, Jones 0-2, Seay 0-1.
Batters faced: Eyre 20, Feldman 5, Benoit 3, Otsuka 7, Gagne 5, Robertson 21, Grilli 4, Byrdak 7, De La Cruz 4, Jones 6, Seay 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Grilli 2-1, Byrdak 2-2, Seay 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Larry Poncino. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Gary Darling.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear.
Wind: 13 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:16.
Att: 39,709.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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