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

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KAMERON LOE
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.288, 0-FOR-3)
I KINSLER (.244, 1-FOR-3)
M YOUNG (.293, 2-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (4) VS DETROIT (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
I Kinsler 2b 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .244
M Young ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .293
S Sosa dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .247
M Byrd rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .373
F Catalanotto lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
A Melhuse c 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .310
B Wilkerson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .221
R Vazquez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245

Totals 27 4 7 3 3 9 11

BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (7, J Bonderman). 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, K Lofton 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Vazquez-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson 2).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .293
P Polanco 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .330
G Sheffield dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292
M Ordonez rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .380
C Guillen ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .325
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286
S Casey 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289
C Monroe lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .236
B Inge 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 24 2 7 2 2 1 14

BATTING: 2B - B Inge (12, K Loe). 3B - C Granderson (14, K Loe). S - B Inge. SF
- C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (55), C Granderson (39). 2-out RBI - C Granderson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, P Polanco 3. GIDP - C
Monroe, I Rodriguez. Team LOB - 6.

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


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TEXAS - 004 000 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 100 000 10 -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe 7 7 2 2 2 1 0 6.02

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 7 4 2 3 9 0 3.90

HBP - P Polanco (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: K Loe 97-59; A Otsuka 0-0; J
Bonderman 103-68; M McBride 0-0. Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 15-5; A Otsuka
0-0; J Bonderman 5-5; M McBride 0-0. Batters faced: K Loe 29; A Otsuka 0; J
Bonderman 30; M McBride 0.

UMPIRES:

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED KENNY LOFTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, I KINSLER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5
DETROIT 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.247, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED IAN KINSLER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 6
DETROIT 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JERRY HAIRSTON JR (3) TO LEFT WITH 2
OUT IN THE 9TH OFF EULOGIO DE LA CRUZ SCORED MARLON BYRD.
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8, DETROIT 2

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.326, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</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 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 0
DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - AKINORI OTSUKA
DET - EULOGIO DE LA CRUZ

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.286, 0-FOR-3)
S CASEY (.289, 2-FOR-3)
C MONROE (.236, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (8) VS DETROIT (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .290
I Kinsler 2b 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 .244
M Young ss 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .295
S Sosa dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .246
M Byrd rf 5 2 2 3 0 2 4 .379
F Catalanotto lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
a-J Hairston Jr ph-lf 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256
A Melhuse c 5 0 2 1 0 3 0 .318
B Wilkerson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .220
R Vazquez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242

Totals 38 8 12 7 5 11 14

a-struck out swinging for F Catalanotto in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (7, J Bonderman). HR - J Hairston Jr (3, 9th inning
off E De La Cruz 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Byrd 3 (19), A Melhuse (7), M Young
(47), J Hairston Jr 2 (9). 2-out RBI - M Byrd 3, A Melhuse, J Hairston Jr 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, K Lofton 1. GIDP - S Sosa.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Vazquez-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson 2).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .293
P Polanco 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .330
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291
M Ordonez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .379
C Guillen ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .324
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286
S Casey 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289
C Monroe lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .236
B Inge 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 27 2 7 2 2 1 14

BATTING: 2B - B Inge (12, K Loe). 3B - C Granderson (14, K Loe). S - B Inge. SF
- C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (55), C Granderson (39). 2-out RBI - C Granderson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, P Polanco 3. GIDP - C
Monroe, I Rodriguez. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - J Bonderman (2, throw). Outfield assists - C Monroe (F
Catalanotto at Home). PB - I Rodriguez. DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


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TEXAS - 004 000 004 -- 8
DETROIT - 100 000 10 -- 2
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe 7 7 2 2 2 1 0 6.02
A Otsuka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.82

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 7 7 4 2 4 9 0 3.90
M McBride 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
E De La Cruz 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7.36

M McBride pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP - E De La Cruz. HBP - P Polanco (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes: K Loe 97-59;
A Otsuka 9-5; J Bonderman 112-74; M McBride 27-18; E De La Cruz 20-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Loe 15-5; A Otsuka 1-2; J Bonderman 5-6; M McBride 1-1; E De
La Cruz 2-0. Batters faced: K Loe 29; A Otsuka 3; J Bonderman 32; M McBride 5;
E De La Cruz 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: FRANK FRANCISCO (1-0, 4.18) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8, DETROIT 2

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.286, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Francisco relieved A Otsuka.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8
DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I Rodriguez (.286, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rabelo ran for I Rodriguez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M RABELO ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8
DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S Casey (.289, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRANDON INGE SCORED MIKE RABELO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B INGE ON FIRST, S CASEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8
DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.293, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 1
DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TEX - KAMERON LOE, AKINORI OTSUKA (8TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (9TH) AND
ADAM MELHUSE

DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, MACAY MCBRIDE (8TH), EULOGIO DE
LA CRUZ (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

HOME RUNS: TEX - JERRY HAIRSTON JR (3) OFF EULOGIO DE LA CRUZ IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

DET - NONE</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 1
DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TEX - KAMERON LOE, AKINORI OTSUKA (8TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (9TH) AND
ADAM MELHUSE

DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, MACAY MCBRIDE (8TH), EULOGIO DE
LA CRUZ (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ


WP - KAMERON LOE (4-6)
LP - JEREMY BONDERMAN (8-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TEX - JERRY HAIRSTON JR (3) OFF EULOGIO DE LA CRUZ IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

DET - NONE


TIME: 2:55 ATT: 36,330

PROBABLES: TEX - JOHN KORONKA (0-2, 7.84)
DET - NATE ROBERTSON (4-6, 5.07)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (8) VS DETROIT (3) - FINAL

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .290
I Kinsler 2b 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 .244
M Young ss 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .295
S Sosa dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .246
M Byrd rf 5 2 2 3 0 2 4 .379
F Catalanotto lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
a-J Hairston Jr ph-lf 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256
A Melhuse c 5 0 2 1 0 3 0 .318
B Wilkerson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .220
R Vazquez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242

Totals 38 8 12 7 5 11 14

a-struck out swinging for F Catalanotto in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (7, J Bonderman). HR - J Hairston Jr (3, 9th inning
off E De La Cruz 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Byrd 3 (19), A Melhuse (7), M Young
(47), J Hairston Jr 2 (9). 2-out RBI - M Byrd 3, A Melhuse, J Hairston Jr 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, K Lofton 1. GIDP - S Sosa.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - B Wilkerson (3, catch). DP: 2 (R Vazquez-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson
2).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .292
P Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .329
G Sheffield dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291
M Ordonez rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .379
C Guillen ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .324
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285
M Rabelo pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Casey 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .289
C Monroe lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235
B Inge 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .259

Totals 32 3 8 3 3 2 20

BATTING: 2B - B Inge (12, K Loe). 3B - C Granderson (14, K Loe). S - B Inge. SF
- C Guillen. RBI - C Guillen (55), C Granderson (39), B Inge (38). 2-out RBI -
C Granderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 1, P
Polanco 5. GIDP - C Monroe, I Rodriguez. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Bonderman (2, throw). Outfield assists - C Monroe (F
Catalanotto at Home). PB - I Rodriguez. DP: 1 (C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 004 000 004 -- 8
DETROIT - 100 000 101 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Loe (W, 4-6) 7 7 2 2 2 1 0 6.02
A Otsuka (H, 9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.82
F Francisco 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 4.03

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman (L, 8-1) 7 7 4 2 4 9 0 3.90
M McBride 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
E De La Cruz 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7.36

M McBride pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP - E De La Cruz, F Francisco. HBP - P Polanco (by K Loe). Pitches-strikes:
K Loe 97-59; A Otsuka 9-5; F Francisco 29-16; J Bonderman 112-74; M McBride
27-18; E De La Cruz 20-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 15-5; A Otsuka 1-2; F
Francisco 1-1; J Bonderman 5-6; M McBride 1-1; E De La Cruz 2-0. Batters faced:
K Loe 29; A Otsuka 3; F Francisco 6; J Bonderman 32; M McBride 5; E De La Cruz
6.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

T--2:55. Att--36,330.
Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

Loe, Rangers take opener against Tigers

<h3>TEXAS 8, DETROIT 3</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Kameron Loe helped the Texas Rangers winfor the fifth time in their last six contests.

Loe pitched seven solid innings and Marlon Byrd drove in threeruns to lead the Rangers to an 8-3 victory over the DetroitTigers in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

Loe (4-6) yielded two runs and seven hits with two walks. The25-year-old righthander has posted a 3-0 record with a 2.08 ERAand 12 strikeouts in three starts since June 14.

After loading the bases and allowing a run to score on CarlosGuillen's sacrifice fly in the first inning, Loe settled downand did not allow another run until the seventh.

Byrd gave Texas a 2-1 lead in the third when his two-out basehit plated Ian Kinsler and Michael Young.

Byrd, who has posted a .378 batting average this season, addedanother RBI in the ninth with another two-out single whichscored Kinsler.

The Rangers gave Loe all the offense he needed with two outs inthe third inning. After Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman (8-1)got the first two hitters out, the Rangers were able to scorefour runs on four hits, a walk and an error. Following Byrd'stwo-run single, Sammy Sosa scored on Bonderman's fielding errorand a single by Adam Melhuse scored Byrd but Frank Catalanottowas thrown out at home.

Jerry Hairston blasted a two-run homer to left-center offDetroit reliever Eulogio de la Cruz to give Texas an 8-2advantage.

The Tigers had a seven-game winning streak snapped and Bondermanrecorded his first regular-season loss since September 10,2006. The 24-year-old righthander pitched seven innings,surrendering four runs and seven hits with four walks and aseason-high nine strikeouts.

Guillen's sixth-inning single extended his hitting streak to 12games.

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TEXAS 8
DETROIT 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEXAS (8) AT DETROIT (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson singled to center. P Polanco hit by pitch,
C Granderson to second. G Sheffield popped out to second. M Ordonez singled to
center, C Granderson to third, P Polanco to second. C Guillen hit sacrifice
fly to center, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. I Rodriguez struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 1.

TEXAS 3RD: R Vazquez grounded out to pitcher. K Lofton popped out to
third. I Kinsler singled to right. M Young singled to left, I Kinsler to
second. S Sosa walked, I Kinsler to third, M Young to second. M Byrd singled
to left center, I Kinsler and M Young scored, S Sosa to third. F Catalanotto
safe at second on throwing error by pitcher J Bonderman, S Sosa scored, M Byrd
to third. A Melhuse singled to left, M Byrd scored, F Catalanotto thrown out
at home. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 7TH: S Casey grounded out to second. C Monroe flied out to left.
B Inge doubled to deep left center. C Granderson tripled to deep right center,
B Inge scored. P Polanco grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 4, DETROIT 2.

TEXAS 9TH: K Lofton singled to center. E De La Cruz relieved M McBride.
K Lofton to second on wild pitch by E De La Cruz. K Lofton to third on passed
ball by I Rodriguez. I Kinsler walked. M Young singled to left, K Lofton
scored, I Kinsler to second. S Sosa grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, M Young out at second, I Kinsler to third. M Byrd singled to
center, I Kinsler scored. J Hairston Jr homered to left, M Byrd scored.
A Melhuse struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 8, DETROIT 2.

DETROIT 9TH: F Francisco relieved A Otsuka. I Rodriguez safe at first on
error by first baseman B Wilkerson. M Rabelo ran for I Rodriguez. S Casey
walked, M Rabelo to second. C Monroe flied out to center. B Inge singled to
center, M Rabelo scored, S Casey to second. C Granderson struck out swinging.
S Casey to third, B Inge to second on wild pitch by F Francisco. P Polanco
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 8, DETROIT 3.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 1
DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TEX - KAMERON LOE, AKINORI OTSUKA (8TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (9TH) AND
ADAM MELHUSE

DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, MACAY MCBRIDE (8TH), EULOGIO DE
LA CRUZ (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ


WP - KAMERON LOE (4-6)
LP - JEREMY BONDERMAN (8-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TEX - JERRY HAIRSTON JR (3) OFF EULOGIO DE LA CRUZ IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

DET - NONE


TIME: 2:55 ATT: 36,330

PROBABLES: TEX - JOHN KORONKA (0-2, 7.84)
DET - NATE ROBERTSON (4-6, 5.07)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEXAS (8) AT DETROIT (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Texas Starting Lineups -- K Lofton CF, I Kinsler 2B, M Young SS, S Sosa DH,
M Byrd RF, F Catalanotto LF, A Melhuse C, B Wilkerson 1B, R Vazquez 3B, K Loe RHP.

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield DH,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, S Casey 1B, C Monroe LF, B Inge 3B,
J Bonderman RHP.

Umpires -- Gary Darling (HP), Jerry Meals (1B), Larry Poncino (2B),
Bruce Dreckman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Clear, wind swirling at 4 mph.


TEXAS 1ST: K Lofton flied out to center. I Kinsler walked. M Young
singled to right, I Kinsler to second. S Sosa flied out to center. M Byrd
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson singled to center. P Polanco hit by pitch,
C Granderson to second. G Sheffield popped out to second. M Ordonez singled to
center, C Granderson to third, P Polanco to second. C Guillen hit sacrifice
fly to center, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third. I Rodriguez struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 1.

TEXAS 2ND: F Catalanotto grounded out to shortstop. A Melhuse struck out
swinging. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 2ND: S Casey reached on infield single to second. C Monroe walked,
S Casey to second. B Inge sacrificed to first, S Casey to third, C Monroe to
second. C Granderson grounded out to second. P Polanco grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 1.

TEXAS 3RD: R Vazquez grounded out to pitcher. K Lofton popped out to
third. I Kinsler singled to right. M Young singled to left, I Kinsler to
second. S Sosa walked, I Kinsler to third, M Young to second. M Byrd singled
to left center, I Kinsler and M Young scored, S Sosa to third. F Catalanotto
safe at second on throwing error by pitcher J Bonderman, S Sosa scored, M Byrd
to third. A Melhuse singled to left, M Byrd scored, F Catalanotto thrown out
at home. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 3RD: G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop. M Ordonez grounded out
to third. C Guillen grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4,
DETROIT 1.

TEXAS 4TH: B Wilkerson struck out looking. R Vazquez grounded out to
shortstop. K Lofton lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4,
DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 4TH: I Rodriguez popped out to first. S Casey singled to center.
C Monroe grounded into double play, third to second to first, S Casey out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 1.

TEXAS 5TH: I Kinsler struck out swinging. M Young walked. S Sosa struck
out swinging. M Byrd grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Young out at
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 5TH: B Inge grounded out to pitcher. C Granderson walked.
P Polanco flied out to right. G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 1.

TEXAS 6TH: F Catalanotto flied out to right. A Melhuse struck out
swinging. B Wilkerson doubled to right. R Vazquez walked. K Lofton flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 6TH: M Ordonez grounded out to third. C Guillen singled to right.
I Rodriguez grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Guillen out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 1.

TEXAS 7TH: I Kinsler struck out swinging. M Young grounded out to third.
S Sosa singled to left. M Byrd struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 4, DETROIT 1.

DETROIT 7TH: S Casey grounded out to second. C Monroe flied out to left.
B Inge doubled to deep left center. C Granderson tripled to deep right center,
B Inge scored. P Polanco grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 4, DETROIT 2.

TEXAS 8TH: M McBride relieved J Bonderman. J Hairston Jr hit for
F Catalanotto. J Hairston Jr struck out swinging. A Melhuse singled to center.
B Wilkerson flied out to center. R Vazquez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 2.

DETROIT 8TH: J Hairston Jr in left field. A Otsuka relieved K Loe.
G Sheffield flied out to left. M Ordonez grounded out to third. C Guillen flied
out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, DETROIT 2.

TEXAS 9TH: K Lofton singled to center. E De La Cruz relieved M McBride.
K Lofton to second on wild pitch by E De La Cruz. K Lofton to third on passed
ball by I Rodriguez. I Kinsler walked. M Young singled to left, K Lofton
scored, I Kinsler to second. S Sosa grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, M Young out at second, I Kinsler to third. M Byrd singled to
center, I Kinsler scored. J Hairston Jr homered to left, M Byrd scored.
A Melhuse struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 8, DETROIT 2.

DETROIT 9TH: F Francisco relieved A Otsuka. I Rodriguez safe at first on
error by first baseman B Wilkerson. M Rabelo ran for I Rodriguez. S Casey
walked, M Rabelo to second. C Monroe flied out to center. B Inge singled to
center, M Rabelo scored, S Casey to second. C Granderson struck out swinging.
S Casey to third, B Inge to second on wild pitch by F Francisco. P Polanco
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 8, DETROIT 3.</div>

 

Loe, Rangers take opener against Tigers

<h3>TEXAS 8, DETROIT 3</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Kameron Loe helped the Texas Rangers winfor the fifth time in their last six contests.

Loe pitched seven solid innings and Marlon Byrd drove in threeruns to lead the Rangers to an 8-3 victory over the DetroitTigers in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

Loe (4-6) yielded two runs and seven hits with two walks. The25-year-old righthander has posted a 3-0 record with a 2.08 ERAand 12 strikeouts in three starts since June 14.

"I just got the feeling," Loe said. "Baseball is a game offeelings. I went down to Triple A for a couple of days and hadbeen scuffling. Then when I got back and made the start inPittsburgh it all came back. The good pitching feeling wasback."

After loading the bases and allowing a run to score on CarlosGuillen's sacrifice fly in the first inning, Loe settled downand did not allow another run until the seventh.

"I was lucky to get out of the first with only one run," Loesaid. "But it was even bigger not to let them score in thesecond. I was able to stay ahead of the hitters and all of mypitches."

Byrd gave Texas a 2-1 lead in the third when his two-out basehit plated Ian Kinsler and Michael Young.

"This was a big win over a filthy pitcher like Bonderman," Byrdsaid. "We put some timely hitting together in the third and Loetook it from there."

Byrd, who has posted a .378 batting average this season, addedanother RBI in the ninth with another two-out single whichscored Kinsler.

The Rangers gave Loe all the offense he needed with two outs inthe third inning. After Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman (8-1)got the first two hitters out, the Rangers were able to scorefour runs on four hits, a walk and an error. Following Byrd'stwo-run single, Sammy Sosa scored on Bonderman's fielding errorand a single by Adam Melhuse scored Byrd but Frank Catalanottowas thrown out at home.

"The throwing error by Bonderman was big," Rangers manager RonWashington said. "It allowed us to get four runs instead of twoagainst a great team like the Tigers. When a team like thatgives you an opportunity who have to take it."

Jerry Hairston blasted a two-run homer to left-center offDetroit reliever Eulogio de la Cruz to give Texas an 8-2advantage.

The Tigers had a seven-game winning streak snapped and Bondermanrecorded his first regular-season loss since September 10,2006. The 24-year-old righthander pitched seven innings,surrendering four runs and seven hits with four walks and aseason-high nine strikeouts.

"I tried to slide-step on a breaking ball, tried to trick a guyand hung a breaking ball and gave up two runs," Bonderman said."I had a chance to get out of that inning and I threw the ballaway so it's all on my shoulders. I didn't do what I had to doto win today."

Guillen's sixth-inning single extended his hitting streak to 12games.

"We got beat tonight, plain and simple," Tigers manager JimLeyland said. "They played better than we did. Loe pitchedoutstanding. We didn't do very good tonight."