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Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers
2008-04-24 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 39058 · 70°F, sunny · Wind 14 mph from LF · 2:54
Detroit Tigers defeated Texas Rangers 8–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 5th. Zach Miner earned the win. Magglio Ordonez went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
W: Zach Miner L: Jason Jennings SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Marvin Hudson · 2B: Randy Marsh · 3B: Brian Knight · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Josh Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Botts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 David Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Adam Melhuse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ben Broussard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ramon Vazquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 German Duran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Placido Polanco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Marcus Thames | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jacque Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Edgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Inge | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Raburn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ramon Santiago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Jennings | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Kazuo Fukumori | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Franklyn German | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Bonderman | 4.2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 Zach Miner | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Bobby Seay | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Frank Catalanotto: 7/L7D
- Michael Young: HR/F78XD
- Josh Hamilton: K
- Hank Blalock: W
- Jason Botts: 13/G13
Bot 1
- Curtis Granderson: HR/F9LD
- Placido Polanco: K
- Marcus Thames: W
- Magglio Ordonez: S8/F8RS.1-2
- Miguel Cabrera: 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3;B-1
- Jacque Jones: W.1-2
- Edgar Renteria: K
Top 2
- David Murphy: 5/P5
- Adam Melhuse: K
- Ben Broussard: 31/G3
Bot 2
- Brandon Inge: W
- Ryan Raburn: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Curtis Granderson: 7/F78M
Top 3
- Ramon Vazquez: W
- Frank Catalanotto: K
- Michael Young: W.1-2
- Josh Hamilton: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
- Hank Blalock: K
Bot 3
- Placido Polanco: 31/G34
- Marcus Thames: 3/P3F
- Magglio Ordonez: HR/F7D
- Miguel Cabrera: 9/F89D
Top 4
- Jason Botts: W
- David Murphy: K
- Adam Melhuse: K
- Ben Broussard: W.1-2
- Ramon Vazquez: 9/P8RS
Bot 4
- Jacque Jones: K
- Edgar Renteria: 4/L4D
- Brandon Inge: 8/L8LS
Top 5
- Frank Catalanotto: HP
- Michael Young: 9/L9LM
- Josh Hamilton: K
- Hank Blalock: S7/L7LS.1-3
- Jason Botts: W.1-2
- David Murphy: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Adam Melhuse: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Ryan Raburn: K
- Curtis Granderson: W
- Placido Polanco: CS2(24)
- Placido Polanco: W
- Marcus Thames: S8/L8RS.1-2
- Magglio Ordonez: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
- Miguel Cabrera: 53/G5
Top 6
- Ben Broussard: K
- Ramon Vazquez: K
- Frank Catalanotto: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Ramon Santiago: 7/L7M
- Edgar Renteria: 63/G6
- Brandon Inge: HR/L7D
- Ryan Raburn: HR/F9D
- Curtis Granderson: 7!/L7S
Top 7
- Michael Young: 9/L9S
- Josh Hamilton: 63/G6MS
- Hank Blalock: 9/L9M
Bot 7
- Placido Polanco: 9/F9D
- Marcus Thames: 63/G6M
- Magglio Ordonez: K
Top 8
- Jason Botts: W
- David Murphy: 7/F7M
- Adam Melhuse: K
- Ben Broussard: 43/G4M
Bot 8
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/G6M
- Ramon Santiago: 8/F8RS
- Edgar Renteria: D8/L78M.1-H
- Brandon Inge: S7/G56.2-3
- Ryan Raburn: K
- Curtis Granderson: 4/L4+
Top 9
- German Duran: 43/G4
- Frank Catalanotto: S3/G34S
- Michael Young: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Josh Hamilton: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
- Hank Blalock: 13/G25-
Notes & reviews
- Tigers left fielder Jacque Jones left the game due to an injured knee