Long after Ron Washington was ejected and Dustin Nippert was hit by a line drive in the head, Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer in the 14th inning, giving Texas a victory over Detroit in the series opener.
| Texas | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrus, SS | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 |
| Young, M, 3B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .300 |
| Kinsler, 2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .303 |
| Guerrero, DH | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .319 |
| Hamilton, LF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .353 |
| Cruz, N, RF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .325 |
| Davis, C, 1B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .169 |
| Treanor, C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 |
| a-Murphy, Dv, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Molina, B, C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Borbon, CF | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 |
| Totals | 58 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | .279 |
| Detroit | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, A, CF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .304 |
| Damon, DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .279 |
| Ordonez, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .305 |
| Cabrera, Mi, 1B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .340 |
| Boesch, LF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .325 |
| Guillen, 2B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .277 |
| Inge, 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Kelly, 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .219 |
| Avila, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 |
| a-Raburn, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .213 |
| Laird, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .183 |
| Santiago, SS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| Totals | 55 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 | .272 |