Tigers 4, Rangers 1
Pudge Rodriguez hit an RBI double in the first inning on Tuesday night. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
The Tigers remained four games back in the AL Wild Card race with a win in the second game of a day-night doubleheader with the Rangers. Gary Sheffield, Magglio Ordonez, Pudge Rodriguez and Placido Polanco all had RBI hits to back Jair Jurrjens, who allowed one run to pick up his second win of the year.
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Detroit 4, Texas 1
Today's Boxes 9/11/07
TEX 13, DET 6
LAA 10, BAL 5
COL 8, PHI 2
MIL 6, PIT 1
BOS 16, TB 10
FLA 13, WSH 8
NYY 9, TOR 2
ATL 13, NYM 5
CIN 7, STL 2
HOU 5, CHC 4
MIN 6, KC 3
CLE 8, CWS 3
OAK 7, SEA 4
SD 9, LAD 4
SF 2, ARI 1
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Standings thru 9/11/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Tigers Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Catalanotto , LF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .276
Kinsler , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276
Young , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308
Byrd , CF3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .310
Wilkerson , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236
Sosa , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253
Cruz , RF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
Laird , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218
Hairston , 3B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
a-Blalock , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Vazquez , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Totals 31 1 7 1 1 3 8
BATTING TB : Catalanotto 2; Kinsler 2; Young; Sosa; Cruz.RBI : Byrd (62).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Laird.SF : Byrd.GIDP : Sosa; Young.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING DP : 2 (Young-Kinsler-Wilkerson, Kinsler-Young-Wilkerson).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .302
Polanco , 2B4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .344
Sheffield , DH2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .269
Ordonez , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .358
Guillen , 1B4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .294
Rodriguez , C4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .286
Perez , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .411
Clevlen , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Inge , 3B2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .243
Santiago , SS2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Totals 29 4 8 4 3 4 11
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez (28, McCarthy).TB : Polanco; Sheffield; Ordonez; Guillen; Rodriguez 4; Perez.RBI : Sheffield (72), Ordonez (129), Rodriguez (57), Polanco (64).2-out RBI : Rodriguez; Polanco.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Perez; Inge.S : Santiago.GIDP : Ordonez; Perez.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Granderson 2 (22, 2nd base off McCarthy/Laird, 3rd base off McCarthy/Laird), Sheffield (21, 2nd base off McCarthy/Laird).FIELDING DP : 2 (Santiago-Polanco-Guillen, Inge-Guillen).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens (W, 2-1)5.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.15
Grilli (H, 11)1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.94
Rodney (H, 10)1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.40
Jones (S, 34)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.47
WP : Wright.HBP : Sheffield (by Wright).Pitches-strikes : McCarthy 35-19, Wright 72-45, Littleton 11-8, Jurrjens 72-42, Grilli 26-20, Rodney 14-10, Jones 13-10.Ground outs-fly outs : McCarthy 0-2, Wright 10-5, Littleton 2-1, Jurrjens 7-7, Grilli 2-2, Rodney 2-1, Jones 2-1.Batters faced : McCarthy 6, Wright 24, Littleton 4, Jurrjens 18, Grilli 7, Rodney 5, Jones 3.Inherited runners-scored : Wright 1-0, Littleton 1-0, Rodney 2-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Adam Dowdy.Weather : 64 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 17 mph, R to L.T : 2:33 (:11 delay).Att : 33,840.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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