MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/20/2043
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 827 - MONDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (7-11) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Detroit Tigers (11-6) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3 5 0
Tigers Use Late Score to Top Rangers, 3-2
The home crowd had a good time watching the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers get after it.

The Texas Rangers could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Allen Primmer into a win. Instead, the Detroit Tigers prevailed, 3-2. Primmer threw 5.1 innings of shutout ball. Julius (Jay) Alston picked up the save for Detroit, his 6th of the year.

Detroit took a 3-2 lead on Steve Sporrer's 4th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Sporrer hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Texas pitcher Billy Gildea visibly frustrated.

In postgame comments to the Detroit Daily News, Sporrer said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The Tigers, now 11-6, have been playing some good baseball.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Borges DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277 2 6
M. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .425 4 21
E. Alvarez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .220 4 8
C. Hard CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 1 7
G. Velasco 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .255 1 5
O. Gonzales LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .300 0 1
E. LaDuca RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .400 1 1
J. Kennedy C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .167 2 3
B. Hendricks SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 12 16      
BATTING
Triples: C. Hard (1, 1st Inning off M. Washington, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Alvarez (4, 1st Inning off M. Washington, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. LaDuca (1, 5th Inning off M. Ball, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Alvarez 4 , C. Hard 3 , O. Gonzales , E. LaDuca 5 , B. Hendricks 2
2-out RBI: E. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Alvarez 2 , G. Velasco , O. Gonzales , J. Kennedy
Hit by Pitch: M. Rivera
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Velasco (1) , B. Hendricks 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Alvarez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Rodrigues SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 3 14
R. Gardocki CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .246 3 6
J. Pea 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 6 16
S. Sporrer RF 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 .254 4 7
C. Suarez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 4 12
D. Mueller 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .260 4 8
J. Venzor DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 0 2
J. McMahon C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 6
S. Williams LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 0 4
Totals 30 3 5 3 3 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Sporrer 2 (4, 6th Inning off D. Roberts, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Gildea, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Mueller (4, 6th Inning off D. Roberts, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gardocki , S. Sporrer 8 , C. Suarez , D. Mueller 4
2-out RBI: S. Sporrer , D. Mueller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gardocki , D. Mueller
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gardocki (4)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Primmer 5.1 1 0 0 3 6 0 90 4.15   
D. Roberts BS (1) 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 2 33 7.71   
B. Gildea L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 22 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Primmer 69
Batters Faced: A. Primmer 21, D. Roberts 7, B. Gildea 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Primmer 4-6, D. Roberts 2-3, B. Gildea 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Primmer 90-53, D. Roberts 33-21, B. Gildea 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Washington 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 6.75   
M. Ball 5.0 4 1 1 2 7 1 87 4.35   
E. Gomez W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.12   
J. Alston SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Washington 40
Batters Faced: M. Washington 5, M. Ball 22, E. Gomez 6, J. Alston 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Washington 2-0, M. Ball 4-4, E. Gomez 2-2, J. Alston 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Washington 15-10, M. Ball 87-55, E. Gomez 20-14, J. Alston 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Gomez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Ball
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Allen Primmer
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 25121
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