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If I didn't have the stats to back it up, you wouldn't believe what happened in Arlington this evening. So, let's start all the way at the beginning.
Both starters had phenomenal starts. Yu Darvish was perfect through 4, and Doug Fister had only given up 2 hits at the time.
After the series opener, the Tigers were worried when the Rangers strung together a 3-run 5th. With the way Yu pitched, they thought it was over.
But, the talented offense fought back. They tied it with rallies in the 6th and 7th inning.
Solid pitching took the game to extras.
However, the wheels seemed to fall off very late. With the bases loaded and NO OUTS, the improbable bullpen duo of Jon Lester and Justin Verlander stranded the runners.
The Tigers exploded on Mark Lowe, and their 5-run 12th gave them runs that they needed. Highlights from that inning were an Ian Kinsler home run, and a Paul Konerko 2-RBI single.
A grave fielding mistake allowed the Rangers to score the 4 runs. Michael Young legged out an infield single on a play that was destined to be a fielder's choice.
However, the most IMPROBABLE play (very similar to "The Flip") kept Mike Napoli from scoring the tying run. The hustle by Jordan Walden allowed him to make the throw to Soto, who tagged out Napoli.
Daniel Schlereth struck out David Murphy, stranding Adrian Beltre at 2nd.
| Tigers at Rangers | | |||||||||||||
| Aug 12, 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Extras | R | H | E |
| Detroit (107-9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 005 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| Texas (56-57) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 004 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| W: Justin Verlander (23-1) L: Mark Lowe (0-1) S: Daniel Schlereth (3) | |||||||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SCORING DETAILS | DET | TEX | ||
| TEX | 5 | David Murphy singles. Adrian Beltre scores. | 0 | 1 |
| TEX | 5 | Michael Young singles. Delmon Young and Carter Cumberland scores. | 0 | 3 |
| DET | 6 | Adam Jones homers to right-center. Hunter Pence scores. | 2 | 3 |
| DET | 7 | Ian Kinsler singles. Mark Trumbo scores. | 3 | 3 |
| DET | 12 | Ian Kinsler homers to left. Mark Trumbo scores. | 5 | 3 |
| DET | 12 | Adam Jones doubles. Hunter Pence scores. Andre Ethier to 3rd. | 6 | 3 |
| DET | 12 | Paul Konerko singles. Andre Ethier and Adam Jones score. | 8 | 3 |
| TEX | 12 | Josh Hamilton singles. Elvis Andrus scores. Michael Young to 2nd. | 8 | 4 |
| TEX | 12 | Nelson Cruz singles. Michael Young scores. Josh Hamilton to 2nd. | 8 | 5 |
| TEX | 12 | Adrian Beltre doubles. Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz score. | 8 | 7 |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Hunter Pence | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .305 |
| Andre Ethier | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .352 |
| Adam Jones | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .387 |
| Paul Konerko | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .255 |
| Mark Trumbo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .380 |
| Ian Kinsler | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| JJ Hardy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Geovany Soto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 50 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | --- |
| BATTING: 2B: A. Jones (47), M. Trumbo (7) 3B: H. Pence (8) HR: I. Kinsler (36), A. Jones (40) RBI: I. Kinsler 3 (85), A. Jones 3 (142), P. Konerko 2 (87) | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING: SB: H. Pence (5) | ||||||||
| FIELDING: E: JJ Hardy (8), A. Jones (3) | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Elvis Andrus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 |
| Michael Young | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .334 |
| Josh Hamilton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Nelson Cruz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Mike Napoli | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Adrian Beltre | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .282 |
| Darryl Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Murphy | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .283 |
| Delmon Young | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Carter Cumberland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 50 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | --- |
| BATTING: 2B: A. Beltre (23), J. Hamilton (23) 3B: A. Beltre (4), J. Hamilton (1) SAC: E. Andrus (1) RBI: A. Beltre 2 (65), J. Hamilton (54), N. Cruz (60), D. Murphy (35), M. Young 2 (48) | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Doug Fister | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.78 |
| Matt Guerrier | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.76 |
| Collin Balester | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.02 |
| Jon Lester | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Justin Verlander (W) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 |
| John Axford | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.18 |
| Brian Fuentes | 0+ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Jordan Walden (H) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.71 |
| Daniel Schlereth (S) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.81 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 12.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | --- |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Yu Darvish | 9.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3.27 |
| Mark Lowe (L) | 2.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.10 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 12.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | --- |
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By virtue of the win, the Tigers clinched a playoff berth! They have yet to win the division, so no "slacking" at all.
Miguel Cabrera has one game remaining in a AAA rehab stint. He is batting .333.
John Lester will return to the rotation after fully recovering from injury. He will start Wednesday @ Twins in the series finale.