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Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers

2011-10-13 · 2011 League Championship Series · Game 5 of 6 ◀ Game 4 Game 6 ▶ · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 41908 · 64°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph from RF · 3:21

Detroit Tigers defeated Texas Rangers 7–5. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 6th. Justin Verlander earned the win and Phil Coke picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	10
DET	0	0	1	1	0	4	1	0		7	10

W: Justin Verlander L: C.J. Wilson SV: Phil Coke

Umpires — HP: Jeff Nelson · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Larry Vanover · LF: Jim Wolf · RF: Fieldin Culbreth

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	4	2	1	0	1	1
Elvis Andrus	5	0	1	0	0	0
Josh Hamilton	4	1	2	2	0	1
Michael Young	5	0	2	1	0	1
Adrian Beltre	4	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Napoli	4	1	2	0	1	0
Nelson Cruz	4	1	1	2	0	2
David Murphy	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mitch Moreland	2	0	0	0	1	2
Yorvit Torrealba	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Austin Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	4
Ryan Raburn	4	2	2	1	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	2	1	1	1	2	0
Victor Martinez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Delmon Young	3	2	2	3	0	0
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Inge	3	0	1	0	1	1
Alex Avila	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ramon Santiago	3	0	2	0	0	0
Don Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
C. J. Wilson	6.0	8	2	5
Koji Uehara	0.2	1	1	1
Mike Gonzalez	0.1	0	0	0
Mike Adams	1.0	1	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Justin Verlander	7.1	8	3	8
Phil Coke	1.2	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Kinsler: D7/L
Elvis Andrus: 43/G.2-3
Josh Hamilton: 8/SF/L.3-H
Michael Young: D7/L
Adrian Beltre: 5/L

Bot 1

Austin Jackson: K
Ryan Raburn: 8/F
Miguel Cabrera: 63/G

Top 2

Mike Napoli: 3/P3F
Nelson Cruz: K
David Murphy: 5/P5F

Bot 2

Victor Martinez: 53/G
Delmon Young: 31/G
Jhonny Peralta: 8/F

Top 3

Mitch Moreland: K+WP.B-1
Ian Kinsler: K
Elvis Andrus: 2/P2F
Josh Hamilton: 7/F

Bot 3

Brandon Inge: K
Alex Avila: HR/7/F
Ramon Santiago: S6/G.B-2(E6/TH1)
Austin Jackson: K
Ryan Raburn: 9/F

Top 4

Michael Young: 9/F9LF
Adrian Beltre: 4/L
Mike Napoli: W
Nelson Cruz: E4/FO/G.1-2
David Murphy: 6/P

Bot 4

Miguel Cabrera: W
Victor Martinez: 54(1)3/GDP
Delmon Young: HR/78/L
Jhonny Peralta: 53/G

Top 5

Mitch Moreland: K
Ian Kinsler: W
Elvis Andrus: S7/L.1-2
Josh Hamilton: S8/L.2-H;1-3
Michael Young: K
Adrian Beltre: 8/F

Bot 5

Brandon Inge: 8/F
Alex Avila: 43/G-
Ramon Santiago: S8/G
Austin Jackson: K

Top 6

Mike Napoli: S8/L
Nelson Cruz: K
David Murphy: D8/F.1-3
Mitch Moreland: W
Ian Kinsler: 5(2)3/GDP

Bot 6

Ryan Raburn: S7/L
Miguel Cabrera: D7/G.1-H
Victor Martinez: T9/L.2-H
Delmon Young: HR/78/F.3-H
Jhonny Peralta: 7/L
Brandon Inge: W
Alex Avila: K
Ramon Santiago: 64(1)/FO/G

Top 7

Elvis Andrus: 63/G
Josh Hamilton: K
Michael Young: 13/G

Bot 7

Austin Jackson: K
Ryan Raburn: HR/89/F
Miguel Cabrera: W
Victor Martinez: 3/P
Don Kelly: SB2
Don Kelly: 9/F

Top 8

Adrian Beltre: K
Mike Napoli: S7/L
Nelson Cruz: HR/7/F.1-H
David Murphy: 13/G
Yorvit Torrealba: K

Bot 8

Jhonny Peralta: K
Brandon Inge: S7/L
Alex Avila: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Ian Kinsler: 8/F
Elvis Andrus: 13/G-
Josh Hamilton: D8/F
Michael Young: S9/G.2-H
Adrian Beltre: W.1-2
Mike Napoli: 46(1)/FO/G

Notes & reviews

this is the first time in post-season history that a team has hit a single, double, triple and home run in order in the same inning
the fifth homer in this LCS by Nelson Cruz; Cruz becomes the first player to hit five homers in one LCS

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