GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (32-25) at TEXAS (21-37)

AL: DETROIT (32-25) at TEXAS (21-37)

<h3>Millwood, Rangers look for back-to-back wins against Tigers</h3>



Detroit (32-25) at Texas (21-37) 8:35 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Texas Rangers ace Kevin Millwoodhopes his second start after a recent injury is better than hisfirst.

Millwood and the Rangers look to win back-to-back games for thefirst time in over two weeks when they continue a three-gameseries with the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

Texas beat Detroit, 7-4, on Tuesday for just the third win inits last 13 games. The Rangers send Millwood (2-4, 6.69 ERA) tothe mound looking for his first victory since coming off thedisabled list with a strained left hamstring.

The righthander allowed seven runs - four earned - and 10 hitsover five innings as the Rangers out-slugged the SeattleMariners, 9-8, on Friday. It was only the second start in fiveweeks for the 32-year-old, who has had two stints on thedisabled list in that span.

Millwood is 3-2 with a 3.15 ERA in seven career starts vs. theTigers.

Detroit, which has lost eight of 11 to fall 3 1/2 games behindthe American Central-leading Cleveland Indians, sends JustinVerlander to the mound.

Verlander (5-2, 3.44) hopes to rebound from his worstperformance of the season. The righthander surrendered aseason-high seven runs and eight hits - including two homers -over five innings in an 11-5 defeat to Cleveland on Thursday.

It was the righthander's first defeat since April 28 after going4-0 in his previous five starts in May.

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

DETROIT TEXAS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Curtis Granderson CF .280 8 28 Kenny Lofton CF .259 4 14
Placido Polanco 2B .329 1 30 Michael Young SS .269 4 30
Gary Sheffield DH .263 13 33 Mark Teixeira 1B .297 11 36
Magglio Ordonez RF .360 13 53 Sammy Sosa DH .245 10 43
Carlos Guillen SS .311 6 37 Frank Catalanotto LF .186 4 14
Ivan Rodriguez C .295 5 29 Marlon Byrd RF .342 0 4
Sean Casey 1B .282 0 16 Ian Kinsler 2B .241 10 28
Craig Monroe LF .253 9 35 Gerald Laird C .232 3 20
Brandon Inge 3B .225 9 21 Ramon Vazquez 3B .300 3 9

Justin Verlander RHP (5-2, 3.44) Kevin Millwood RHP (2-4, 6.69)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
WARMUPS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (5-2, 3.44)
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (2-4, 6.69)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN O'NORA
1B - ADAM DOWDY
2B - TOM HALLION
3B - JERRY CRAWFORD

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 21 mph, in from right</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
STARTING BATS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD AND GERALD LAIRD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.280, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
P POLANCO (.329, 1 HR, 30 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.263, 13 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (14) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF KEVIN MILLWOOD SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, TEXAS 0

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.360, 13 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.259, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
M YOUNG (.269, 4 HR, 30 RBI)
M TEIXEIRA (.297, 11 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 2 0

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (12, K Millwood). HR - G Sheffield (14, 1st inning off
K Millwood 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (35). Team LOB - 0.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 2 -- 2
TEXAS - -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.44

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 6.97

Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 1-0.
Batters faced: K Millwood 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Jerry
Crawford.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.295, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
S CASEY (.282, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
C MONROE (.253, 9 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 2 0

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (12, K Millwood). HR - G Sheffield (14, 1st inning off
K Millwood 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (35). Team LOB - 0.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 2 -- 2
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.39

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 6.97

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 13-8; K Millwood 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Verlander 0-1; K Millwood 1-0. Batters faced: J Verlander 3; K Millwood 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Jerry
Crawford.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.245, 10 HR, 43 RBI)
F CATALANOTTO (.186, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
M BYRD (.342, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 3 0

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (12, K Millwood). HR - G Sheffield (14, 1st inning off
K Millwood 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (35). Team LOB - 0.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 20 -- 2
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.39

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 6.80

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 13-8; K Millwood 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Verlander 0-1; K Millwood 2-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 3; K Millwood 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Jerry
Crawford.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.225, 9 HR, 21 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.279, 0-FOR-1)
P POLANCO (.332, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 3 0

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (12, K Millwood). HR - G Sheffield (14, 1st inning off
K Millwood 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (35). Team LOB - 0.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
S Sosa dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - S Sosa (13, J Verlander). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - S Sosa (2nd base, J Verlander).


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DETROIT - 20 -- 2
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.34

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 6.80

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 28-16; K Millwood 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Verlander 1-2; K Millwood 2-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 7; K Millwood 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Jerry
Crawford.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED BRANDON INGE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GRANDERSON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
TEXAS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.332, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
TEXAS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.267, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (15) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF KEVIN MILLWOOD SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6, TEXAS 0

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.358, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.232, 0-FOR-0)
R VAZQUEZ (.300, 3 HR, 9 RBI)
K LOFTON (.257, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

<div class="pre">DETROIT (6) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .282
P Polanco 2b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .335
G Sheffield dh 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .270
M Ordonez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .361
C Guillen ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308
I Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
S Casey 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
B Inge 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225

Totals 15 6 6 6 1 4 3

BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (12, K Millwood); M Ordonez (29, K Millwood). 3B - C
Granderson (10, K Millwood). HR - G Sheffield 2 (15, 1st inning off K Millwood
1 on, 1 Out, 3rd inning off K Millwood 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 4 (37),
C Granderson (29), P Polanco (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Casey 1. Team LOB - 1.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
S Sosa dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - S Sosa (13, J Verlander). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - S Sosa (2nd base, J Verlander).


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DETROIT - 204 -- 6
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Verlander 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.34

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 3 6 6 6 1 4 2 7.48

Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 28-16; K Millwood 67-44. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Verlander 1-2; K Millwood 2-3. Batters faced: J Verlander 7; K Millwood 16.


UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Jerry
Crawford.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.251, 0-FOR-1)
B INGE (.225, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C GRANDERSON (.282, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>