AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE DET: TODD JONES (1-4, 6.23) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2, DETROIT 5 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.199, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Jones relieved C Durbin. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2 DETROIT 5 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F Catalanotto (.199, 0-FOR-1)</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 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 x 5 6 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD, SCOTT FELDMAN (7TH), RON MAHAY (8TH) AND GERALD LAIRD DET - KENNY ROGERS, CHAD DURBIN (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (18) OFF SCOTT FELDMAN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</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 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0 DETROIT 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 x 5 6 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD, SCOTT FELDMAN (7TH), RON MAHAY (8TH) AND GERALD LAIRD DET - KENNY ROGERS, CHAD DURBIN (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ WP - KENNY ROGERS (2-0) LP - KEVIN MILLWOOD (4-7) SAVE - TODD JONES (19) HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE DET - GARY SHEFFIELD (18) OFF SCOTT FELDMAN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON TIME: 2:44 ATT: 37,253 PROBABLES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (8-6, 2.83) DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (9-2, 2.78) PROBABLES: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT (1-1, 7.42) BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (7-8, 4.52)</div>
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">TEXAS (2) VS DETROIT (5) - FINAL TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .289 I Kinsler 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .241 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 M Young ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296 S Sosa dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .255 M Byrd lf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .366 V Diaz rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 a-F Catalanotto ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 G Laird c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .235 B Wilkerson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .224 T Metcalf 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .212 b-R Vazquez ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 5 8 a-flied out to right for V Diaz in the 7th; b-grounded to second for T Metcalf in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (13, K Rogers); K Lofton (12, K Rogers); J Hairston Jr (5, C Durbin). SF - S Sosa , M Young. RBI - M Young (48), S Sosa (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson). DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .291 P Polanco 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .327 G Sheffield dh 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .289 M Ordonez rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .377 C Guillen ss 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .325 I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .280 S Casey 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .299 C Monroe lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .229 B Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .255 Totals 29 5 6 4 9 7 17 BATTING: HR - G Sheffield (18, 7th inning off S Feldman 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Guillen 2 (58), G Sheffield 2 (52). 2-out RBI - C Guillen 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 2, I Rodriguez 1. GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - G Sheffield (10, 3rd base off K Millwood/G Laird), C Guillen (6, 2nd base off S Feldman/G Laird). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 000 001 010 -- 2 DETROIT - 000 120 20x -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood (L, 4-7) 6 5 3 3 6 6 0 7.06 S Feldman 1 1/3 1 2 2 3 1 1 6.67 R Mahay 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.52 DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era K Rogers (W, 2-0) 6 4 1 1 1 3 0 0.75 C Durbin (H, 1) 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.21 T Jones (S, 19) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.03 WP - K Millwood. IBB - S Casey 2 (by K Millwood, S Feldman). Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 109-60; S Feldman 30-14; R Mahay 9-6; K Rogers 84-55; C Durbin 32-21; T Jones 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 6-6; S Feldman 1-2; R Mahay 0-2; K Rogers 10-5; C Durbin 1-4; T Jones 2-0. Batters faced: K Millwood 28; S Feldman 8; R Mahay 2; K Rogers 23; C Durbin 9; T Jones 3. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. T--2:44. (Plus other delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Att--37,253. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (2) AT DETROIT (5) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT 4TH: G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez singled to right, G Sheffield to second. C Guillen flied out to center. G Sheffield stole third. I Rodriguez struck out swinging. G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez to second on wild pitch by K Millwood. S Casey intentionally walked. C Monroe popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 1. DETROIT 5TH: B Inge struck out swinging. C Granderson walked. P Polanco singled to center, C Granderson to second. G Sheffield flied out to right, C Granderson to third. M Ordonez walked, P Polanco to second. C Guillen singled to right, C Granderson and P Polanco scored, M Ordonez to second. I Rodriguez struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 3. TEXAS 6TH: K Lofton doubled to deep right. I Kinsler flied out to center, K Lofton to third. M Young hit sacrifice fly to center, K Lofton scored. S Sosa singled to center. M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, DETROIT 3. DETROIT 7TH: M Byrd in right field. F Catalanotto in left field. R Vazquez at third base. S Feldman relieved K Millwood. P Polanco walked. G Sheffield homered to left, P Polanco scored. M Ordonez struck out swinging. C Guillen walked. I Rodriguez flied out to right. C Guillen stole second. S Casey intentionally walked. C Monroe flied out to left. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, DETROIT 5. TEXAS 8TH: K Lofton struck out looking. J Hairston Jr doubled to deep left. M Young reached on infield single to first, J Hairston Jr to third. S Sosa hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hairston Jr scored. M Byrd fouled out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, DETROIT 5.</div>
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (2) AT DETROIT (5) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Texas Starting Lineups -- K Lofton CF, I Kinsler 2B, M Young SS, S Sosa DH, M Byrd LF, V Diaz RF, G Laird C, B Wilkerson 1B, T Metcalf 3B, K Millwood 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, K Rogers LHP. Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Marty Foster (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B), Tim Mcclelland (3B). Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 6 mph. TEXAS 1ST: K Lofton grounded out to first. I Kinsler struck out swinging. M Young flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson walked. P Polanco singled to right, C Granderson to third. G Sheffield grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Granderson out at home, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, G Sheffield out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 0. TEXAS 2ND: S Sosa struck out swinging. M Byrd grounded out to second. V Diaz grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 2ND: C Guillen grounded out to pitcher. I Rodriguez struck out looking. S Casey singled to center. C Monroe flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 0. TEXAS 3RD: G Laird struck out looking. B Wilkerson flied out to center. T Metcalf reached on infield single to second. K Lofton grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 3RD: B Inge struck out swinging. C Granderson flied out to left. P Polanco grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 0. TEXAS 4TH: I Kinsler hit a ground rule double to left. M Young grounded out to shortstop, I Kinsler to third. S Sosa grounded out to pitcher. M Byrd popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 0. DETROIT 4TH: G Sheffield walked. M Ordonez singled to right, G Sheffield to second. C Guillen flied out to center. G Sheffield stole third. I Rodriguez struck out swinging. G Sheffield scored, M Ordonez to second on wild pitch by K Millwood. S Casey intentionally walked. C Monroe popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 1. TEXAS 5TH: V Diaz grounded out to shortstop. G Laird grounded out to shortstop. B Wilkerson walked. T Metcalf grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 1. DETROIT 5TH: B Inge struck out swinging. C Granderson walked. P Polanco singled to center, C Granderson to second. G Sheffield flied out to right, C Granderson to third. M Ordonez walked, P Polanco to second. C Guillen singled to right, C Granderson and P Polanco scored, M Ordonez to second. I Rodriguez struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, DETROIT 3. TEXAS 6TH: K Lofton doubled to deep right. I Kinsler flied out to center, K Lofton to third. M Young hit sacrifice fly to center, K Lofton scored. S Sosa singled to center. M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, DETROIT 3. DETROIT 6TH: J Hairston Jr at second base. S Casey flied out to center. C Monroe grounded out to shortstop. B Inge walked. C Granderson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, DETROIT 3. TEXAS 7TH: C Durbin relieved K Rogers. F Catalanotto hit for V Diaz. F Catalanotto flied out to right. G Laird flied out to left. B Wilkerson singled to center. R Vazquez hit for T Metcalf. R Vazquez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, DETROIT 3. DETROIT 7TH: M Byrd in right field. F Catalanotto in left field. R Vazquez at third base. S Feldman relieved K Millwood. P Polanco walked. G Sheffield homered to left, P Polanco scored. M Ordonez struck out swinging. C Guillen walked. I Rodriguez flied out to right. C Guillen stole second. S Casey intentionally walked. C Monroe flied out to left. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, DETROIT 5. TEXAS 8TH: K Lofton struck out looking. J Hairston Jr doubled to deep left. M Young reached on infield single to first, J Hairston Jr to third. S Sosa hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hairston Jr scored. M Byrd fouled out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, DETROIT 5. DETROIT 8TH: B Inge grounded out to second. R Mahay relieved S Feldman. C Granderson flied out to right. P Polanco flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, DETROIT 5. TEXAS 9TH: T Jones relieved C Durbin. F Catalanotto grounded out to third. G Laird struck out looking. B Wilkerson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, DETROIT 5.</div>
Rogers helps Tigers avoid sweep by Rangers <h3>DETROIT 5, TEXAS 2</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers received another solidouting from Kenny Rogers to beat the Texas Rangers, 5-2,avoiding a three-game sweep on Thursday afternoon. In his second start since missing the beginning of the seasonwith a blood clot in his shoulder, Rogers (2-0) pitched sixinnings, allowing just one run on four hits, striking out threeand walking one. The veteran lefthander made his 2007 debut in Friday's 5-0victory over the Atlanta Braves, allowing six hits in sixscoreless innings. The lone run Rogers allowed came in the fifth on a sacrifice flyby Michael Young, scoring Kenny Lofton who doubled to lead offthe inning. It was the first run allowed by Rogers over hislast 35 innings, including his scoreless stretch of 23 framesfrom last year's postseason. The Rangers threatened in the fourth when Ian Kinsler hit aground-rule double to lead off the inning, and Young moved himto third with a ground-out to shortstop. Rogers strandedKinsler at third by getting Sammy Sosa to ground back to themound, and Marlon Byrd to pop out to first base. The Tigers broke through against Texas righthander KevinMillwood in the fourth inning. Gary Sheffield walked and movedto second on a single to right field by Magglio Ordonez.Sheffield then stole third and scored on a wild pitch byMillwood. Carlos Guillen made it 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth inningwith a two-run single to right field. That extended Guillen'sconsecutive streak of games with an RBI to 11 games. It was thefifth game during this streak where he has driven in two ormore runs. Millwood (4-7) failed to win his third straight start, allowingthree runs and five hits in six innings. He walked six andstruck out six. Scott Feldman relieved Millwood to start the seventh and servedup a two-run homer to Sheffield, his 18th of the season. The Rangers pulled within 5-2 in the eighth off righthander ChadDurbin. Jerry Hairston Jr. doubled, moved to third on aninfield single by Young, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sosa. Todd Jones pitched a perfect ninth for the Tigers to record his18th save of the season.
Rogers helps Tigers avoid sweep by Rangers <h3>DETROIT 5, TEXAS 2</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers received another solidouting from Kenny Rogers to beat the Texas Rangers, 5-2,avoiding a three-game sweep on Thursday afternoon. In his second start since missing the beginning of the seasonwith a blood clot in his shoulder, Rogers (2-0) pitched sixinnings, allowing just one run on four hits, striking out threeand walking one. The veteran lefthander made his 2007 debut in Friday's 5-0victory over the Atlanta Braves, allowing six hits in sixscoreless innings. The lone run Rogers allowed came in the fifth on a sacrifice flyby Michael Young, scoring Kenny Lofton who doubled to lead offthe inning. It was the first run allowed by Rogers over hislast 35 innings, including his scoreless stretch of 23 framesfrom last year's postseason. "I didn't have as good as life in the ball as I would have likedto," Rogers said. "But I located pretty well, sinker was OK.When I tried to go in with four-seamers, I located pretty well.For location-wise, it was good. For me, that's paramount." The Rangers threatened in the fourth when Ian Kinsler hit aground-rule double to lead off the inning, and Young moved himto third with a ground-out to shortstop. Rogers strandedKinsler at third by getting Sammy Sosa to ground back to themound, and Marlon Byrd to pop out to first base. "He is the same old pitcher," Kinsler said of Rogers. "He'sbeen doing the same things in his 53 years in major leaguebaseball." The Tigers broke through against Texas righthander KevinMillwood in the fourth inning. Gary Sheffield walked and movedto second on a single to right field by Magglio Ordonez.Sheffield then stole third and scored on a wild pitch byMillwood. Carlos Guillen made it 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth inningwith a two-run single to right field. That extended Guillen'sconsecutive streak of games with an RBI to 11 games. It was thefifth game during this streak where he has driven in two ormore runs. "I was trying to make good contact," Guillen said. "He's a goodpitcher, it's been tough for me to hit off him. He's gotpretty good stuff. To me, it's one of the best in the league.I just tried to make good contact, use the whole field." Millwood (4-7) failed to win his third straight start, allowingthree runs and five hits in six innings. He walked six andstruck out six. "Aside from the walks, this was the best that I have thrownsince coming off the disabled list," Millwood said. "I'm veryencouraged by this start, I feel that I'm getting better everytime out." Scott Feldman relieved Millwood to start the seventh and servedup a two-run homer to Sheffield, his 18th of the season. The Rangers pulled within 5-2 in the eighth off righthander ChadDurbin. Jerry Hairston Jr. doubled, moved to third on aninfield single by Young, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sosa. "As long as we keep winning series, I'll be happy," Rangersmanager Ron Washington said. "We fought hard, but it's reallyhard to win against a team as great as the Tigers." Todd Jones pitched a perfect ninth for the Tigers to record his18th save of the season. "It was the perfect situation for him because we had a littleleeway," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said of Jones. "With thethree-run lead, it's good to get him back out there in thatsituation. Obviously he responded very well."
