MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/16/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 828 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (10-8) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 4 0
Detroit Tigers (6-11) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Texas Drops Detroit, 3-1
Texas turned a good effort from starter Kumar Rocker into a win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. The final score was 3-1. Marc Church was credited with the save for Texas, his 7th of the season. The Tigers fall to 6-11 and continue their uninspiring start to the 2024 season.

Adolis García, the 31-year old left fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. García contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning to put Texas up, 3-1.

"Kumar just went about his business, throwing strikes," said Texas manager Eric Jones.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .271 4 8
D. Gilbert RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .194 1 3
M. Semien SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .200 2 11
   b-D. Harris PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .280 1 6
A. García LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .233 3 6
J. Foscue 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .345 3 11
J. Heim C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 3 13
J. Jung 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .229 2 6
L. Taveras CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312 3 8
J. Smith 2B 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 0 4
   a-D. Jansen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 6
   c-J. Johnson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 1 3
Totals 31 3 4 2 7 5 22      
a - D. Jansen pinch hit for J. Smith in the 7th
b - D. Harris pinch hit for M. Semien in the 7th
c - J. Johnson substituted for D. Jansen in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jung (3, 5th Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Carter (4, 7th Inning off T. Holton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Carter 2 , D. Gilbert , J. Jung 2 , D. Jansen
2-out RBI: M. Semien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Semien , A. García 2 , J. Foscue 2
Sac Fly: A. García
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gilbert (2) , M. Semien (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Semien-Smith-Foscue, Smith-Semien-Foscue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kreidler SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .183 1 3
R. Greene CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .297 1 6
A. Meadows RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .200 1 6
J. Turner DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .194 0 4
K. Carpenter LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 1 10
S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .180 3 8
D. Dingler C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .156 2 5
C. Keith 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .180 1 3
A. Lipcius 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .173 0 1
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Keith (3, 8th Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Greene (1, 4th Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kreidler , R. Greene 4 , A. Meadows 2 , C. Keith 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kreidler
GIDP: A. Meadows , K. Carpenter
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Dingler (1) , A. Lipcius (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Greene-Dingler)
OF assists: 1 (Greene(Jung at home))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rocker W (1-1) 7.1 4 1 1 2 7 1 99 6.33   
C. Ferguson H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.08   
M. Church SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rocker 71
Batters Faced: K. Rocker 26, C. Ferguson 2, M. Church 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rocker 3-10, C. Ferguson 1-0, M. Church 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rocker 99-66, C. Ferguson 9-6, M. Church 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Ferguson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wacha L (1-2) 5.0 2 2 1 5 1 0 85 3.52   
D. Jimenez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
T. Holton 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 1.80   
A. Faedo 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 6.23   
H. Milner 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 0.71   
E. Alvarado 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 53
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 23, D. Jimenez 3, T. Holton 3, A. Faedo 3, H. Milner 6, E. Alvarado 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 7-6, D. Jimenez 1-1, T. Holton 1-0, A. Faedo 0-2, H. Milner 1-2, E. Alvarado 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 85-43, D. Jimenez 19-13, T. Holton 6-4, A. Faedo 14-8, H. Milner 23-14, E. Alvarado 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Faedo 2-1 , E. Alvarado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kumar Rocker
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 35142
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