GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (30-45) at DETROIT (45-29)

AL: TEXAS (30-45) at DETROIT (45-29)

<h3>Bonderman looks for ninth straight win</h3>



<div class="pre">Texas (30-45) at Detroit (45-29) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">DETROIT (Ticker) - Jeremy Bonderman and the Detroit Tigers are</div>streaking.

Bonderman takes the mound in the opener of a four-game serieswith the Texas Rangers on Monday.

Bonderman (8-0, 4.01 ERA) is in search of his ninth straightwin, but has not been pitching as well as his record indicates.

The righthander has an ERA of 4.96 during his eight-game winningstreak but has received ample run support, as the Tigers havescored at least eight runs in each of his starts.

The 24-year-old needs to win his next three starts to match thefranchise record of 11 straight set by Earl Whitehill in 1930 .He is the first Tiger to win eight in a row since Dave Mlickifrom August 6-September 13, 1999.

Bonderman, who will aim to lead Detroit to its seventh straightwin, allowed three runs and five hits in a season-low fiveinnings against Washington on Wednesday. As for the Rangers,they had their season-high four-game winning streak snapped in a12-9 loss to Houston on Sunday.

Kameron Loe (3-6, 6.34) takes the hill looking to get a newstreak started. Loe has won both of his starts since beingrecalled from the minor leagues, allowing just three runs in 142/3 innings.

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS

TEXAS DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kenny Lofton CF .292 5 18 Curtis Granderson CF .289 9 38
Ian Kinsler 2B .243 14 35 Placido Polanco 2B .333 1 35
Michael Young SS .289 4 46 Gary Sheffield DH .295 17 50
Sammy Sosa DH .246 13 59 Magglio Ordonez RF .381 13 68
Marlon Byrd RF .378 3 16 Carlos Guillen SS .324 12 54
Frank Catalanotto LF .205 6 21 Ivan Rodriguez C .289 7 42
Adam Melhuse C .308 1 6 Sean Casey 1B .284 1 27
Brad Wilkerson 1B .219 8 24 Craig Monroe LF .238 9 40
Ramon Vazquez 3B .250 4 11 Brandon Inge 3B .253 11 37

Kameron Loe RHP (3-6, 6.34) Jeremy Bonderman RHP (8-0, 4.01)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KAMERON LOE
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.289, 9 HR, 38 RBI)
P POLANCO (.333, 1 HR, 35 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.295, 17 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .374
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TEXAS - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.34

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.96

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 0-1.
Batters faced: J Bonderman 3.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - KAMERON LOE
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL TEXAS AT DETROIT
NOTE: DETROIT RIGHT FIELDER MAGGLIO ORDONEZ EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, P POLANCO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.289, 7 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KAMERON LOE
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.205, 6 HR, 21 RBI)
A MELHUSE (.308, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
B WILKERSON (.219, 8 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .374
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .383
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .324
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 1 5

BATTING: SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (55). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TEXAS - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 1 -- 1
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.37

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.96

HBP - P Polanco (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: K Loe 17-11; J Bonderman 9-6.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 0-2; J Bonderman 0-1. Batters faced: K Loe 6; J
Bonderman 3.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KAMERON LOE
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.284, 1 HR, 27 RBI)
C MONROE (.238, 9 HR, 40 RBI)
B INGE (.253, 11 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .374
F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .383
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .324
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 1 5

BATTING: SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (55). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TEXAS - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 1 -- 1
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.37

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.92

HBP - P Polanco (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: K Loe 17-11; J Bonderman 22-15.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 0-2; J Bonderman 1-1. Batters faced: K Loe 6; J
Bonderman 6.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KAMERON LOE
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.250, 4 HR, 11 RBI)
K LOFTON (.292, 5 HR, 18 RBI)
I KINSLER (.243, 14 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .374
F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .383
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .324
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 7 1 3 1 1 1 9

BATTING: S - B Inge. SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (55). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, P Polanco 2. Team LOB - 4.


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TEXAS - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 10 -- 1
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 6.29

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.92

HBP - P Polanco (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: K Loe 33-20; J Bonderman 22-15.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 3-2; J Bonderman 1-1. Batters faced: K Loe 11; J
Bonderman 6.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED IAN KINSLER AND MICHAEL YOUNG.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, S SOSA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
DETROIT 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.203, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JEREMY BONDERMAN ALLOWED SAMMY SOSA TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, F CATALANOTTO ON SECOND, M BYRD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
DETROIT 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM MELHUSE SCORED MARLON BYRD.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4
DETROIT 1 END TOP, 3RD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 4 4 5 0
DETROIT 1 0 1 3 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KAMERON LOE
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.294, 0-FOR-1)
M ORDONEZ (.383, 1-FOR-1)
C GUILLEN (.324, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TEXAS (4) VS DETROIT (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
I Kinsler 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
M Young ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .294
S Sosa dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .245
M Byrd rf 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 .380
F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201
A Melhuse c 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .317
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 13 4 5 3 1 3 6

BATTING: RBI - M Byrd 2 (18), A Melhuse (7). 2-out RBI - M Byrd 2, A Melhuse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
M Ordonez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .383
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .324
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 7 1 3 1 1 1 9

BATTING: S - B Inge. SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (55). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, P Polanco 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - J Bonderman (2, throw). Outfield assists - C Monroe (F
Catalanotto at Home).


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TEXAS - 004 -- 4
DETROIT - 10 -- 1
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 6.29

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 3 5 4 2 1 3 0 4.08

HBP - P Polanco (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: K Loe 33-20; J Bonderman 47-30.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 3-2; J Bonderman 2-2. Batters faced: K Loe 11; J
Bonderman 14.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 4 4 5 0
DETROIT 1 0 0 1 3 1 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KAMERON LOE
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.217, 0-FOR-1)
R VAZQUEZ (.247, 0-FOR-1)
K LOFTON (.291, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TEXAS (4) VS DETROIT (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
I Kinsler 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
M Young ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .294
S Sosa dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .245
M Byrd rf 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 .380
F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201
A Melhuse c 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .317
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 13 4 5 3 1 3 6

BATTING: RBI - M Byrd 2 (18), A Melhuse (7). 2-out RBI - M Byrd 2, A Melhuse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332
G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
M Ordonez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .322
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 10 1 3 1 1 1 9

BATTING: S - B Inge. SF - C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (55). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, P Polanco 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - J Bonderman (2, throw). Outfield assists - C Monroe (F
Catalanotto at Home).


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TEXAS - 004 -- 4
DETROIT - 100 -- 1
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 6.21

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 3 5 4 2 1 3 0 4.08

HBP - P Polanco (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: K Loe 40-25; J Bonderman 47-30.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 6-2; J Bonderman 2-2. Batters faced: K Loe 14; J
Bonderman 14.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>