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Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers
1988-07-29 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 31627 · 89°F, night, dry · Wind to CF · 2:42
Texas Rangers defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. Bobby Witt earned the win. Steve Buechele went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Bobby Witt L: Guillermo Hernandez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Al Clark · 1B: Don Denkinger · 2B: Tim McClelland · 3B: Drew Coble · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oddibe McDowell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ruben Sierra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Incaviglia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Geno Petralli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cecil Espy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Steve Buechele | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Wilkerson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Brower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Bergman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Whitaker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pat Sheridan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alan Trammell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Darrell Evans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chet Lemon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Nokes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Salazar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Knight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 9.0 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric King | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
 Willie Hernandez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Henneman | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Oddibe McDowell: 63/G6M
- Scott Fletcher: 3/L3
- Pete O'Brien: 5/P5F
Bot 1
- Dave Bergman: 7/L7
- Lou Whitaker: K
- Pat Sheridan: K
Top 2
- Ruben Sierra: 4/L4
- Pete Incaviglia: K
- Geno Petralli: K
Bot 2
- Alan Trammell: 9/F9D
- Darrell Evans: K
- Chet Lemon: S9/L9
- Matt Nokes: S9/L9.1-2
- Luis Salazar: 3/P3DF
Top 3
- Cecil Espy: K
- Steve Buechele: S8/L89
- Curt Wilkerson: D7/F7LS.1-3
- Oddibe McDowell: K
- Scott Fletcher: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Ray Knight: 9/F9LS
- Dave Bergman: 43/G4
- Lou Whitaker: 43/G4
Top 4
- Pete O'Brien: D9/G3
- Ruben Sierra: 4/L4
- Pete Incaviglia: K
- Geno Petralli: 8/F8D
Bot 4
- Pat Sheridan: 6/P6
- Alan Trammell: W
- Darrell Evans: WP.1-2
- Darrell Evans: S4/G34.2-3
- Chet Lemon: BK.3-H;1-2
- Chet Lemon: 53/G5
- Matt Nokes: 8/F8D
Top 5
- Cecil Espy: 8/F8D
- Steve Buechele: S7/L7
- Curt Wilkerson: 7/F7D
- Oddibe McDowell: S9/G34.1-3
- Scott Fletcher: S8/L4MD.3-H;1-3
- Pete O'Brien: 13/G1
Bot 5
- Luis Salazar: K
- Ray Knight: W
- Dave Bergman: W.1-2
- Lou Whitaker: W.2-3;1-2
- Pat Sheridan: 9/F89S
- Alan Trammell: 7/L7
Top 6
- Ruben Sierra: K
- Pete Incaviglia: K
- Geno Petralli: K
Bot 6
- Darrell Evans: W
- Chet Lemon: 7/L7
- Matt Nokes: K
- Luis Salazar: 64(1)/FO/G56
Top 7
- Cecil Espy: 7/F7L
- Steve Buechele: S7/L7S
- Curt Wilkerson: 16(1)/FO/G1
- Oddibe McDowell: PO1(13)
Bot 7
- Ray Knight: 2/P2F
- Dave Bergman: K
- Lou Whitaker: 8/F8S
Top 8
- Oddibe McDowell: K
- Scott Fletcher: 163/G1
- Pete O'Brien: 13/G1
Bot 8
- Pat Sheridan: 3/G3
- Alan Trammell: S9/L4D
- Darrell Evans: 9/F9
- Chet Lemon: 7/F7S
Top 9
- Ruben Sierra: S8/L8S
- Pete Incaviglia: W.1-2
- Bob Brower: 54/BG25/SH.2-3;1-2
- Cecil Espy: IW
- Steve Buechele: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
- Curt Wilkerson: 8/F8
Bot 9
- Matt Nokes: K
- Luis Salazar: 43/G4
- Ray Knight: 53/G5