MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/03/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1187 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (39-39) 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Texas Rangers (34-44) 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Rangers Stop Tigers, 6-5
The Texas Rangers stopped the Detroit Tigers, 6-5, behind an impressive performance from Buddy Bell. The slick-fielding third baseman made life miserable for Detroit pitching. He went 2-3 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Kenny Rogers earned the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 4 innings. He upped his record to 2-0. The 4th-place Rangers hiked their record to 34-44.

Jim Sundberg took Detroit hurler Justin Verlander deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Rangers on top, 6-5. In all, Sundberg had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Sundberg said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .287 2 21
C. Gehringer 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .255 4 30
H. Greenberg 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .283 11 42
T. Cobb CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .303 3 34
H. Heilmann DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 4 33
A. Kaline LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .266 4 38
D. Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 4 17
   a-G. Kell PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 7
A. Trammell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 9 33
B. Freehan C 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .271 6 26
   b-T. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 0 1
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 7 9      
a - G. Kell pinch hit for D. Evans in the 8th
b - T. Phillips pinch hit for B. Freehan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Cobb (18, 3rd Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Kaline (20, 3rd Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Gehringer (1, 1st Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Crawford (8, 3rd Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Freehan (6, 3rd Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Greenberg (11, 3rd Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Crawford 3 , C. Gehringer 3 , H. Greenberg 5 , T. Cobb 2 , A. Kaline 2 , A. Trammell , B. Freehan 4
2-out RBI: A. Kaline
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Crawford , D. Evans
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Trammell (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .254 5 20
F. Catalanotto 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .223 3 14
J. Hamilton LF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .231 17 43
M. Bradley CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .241 16 44
   a-R. Sierra CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
J. Gonzalez RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .181 4 12
B. Bell 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 .246 5 20
M. Napoli 1B 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .500 0 0
W. Held SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
J. Sundberg C 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .329 1 8
Totals 31 6 9 6 4 9 19      
a - R. Sierra substituted for M. Bradley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Franco (16, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Catalanotto (3, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Bell (5, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sundberg (1, 5th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franco 2 , F. Catalanotto 4 , J. Hamilton , M. Bradley , B. Bell 5 , M. Napoli , J. Sundberg 5
2-out RBI: , J. Sundberg 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Catalanotto , J. Gonzalez 2 , J. Sundberg
Sac Bunt: M. Napoli
Sac Fly: B. Bell
Hit by Pitch: J. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bradley (1)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander L (6-8) 4.2 9 6 6 3 7 3 91 4.29   
H. Dauss 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 45 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 26
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 27, H. Dauss 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 4-3, H. Dauss 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 91-57, H. Dauss 45-32
Hit Batsmen: J. Verlander
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Jenkins 4.0 7 5 5 0 3 2 72 4.14   
K. Rogers W (2-0) 4.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 59 3.59   
J. Russell SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Jenkins 31
Batters Faced: F. Jenkins 19, K. Rogers 15, J. Russell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Jenkins 5-4, K. Rogers 2-7, J. Russell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Jenkins 72-47, K. Rogers 59-36, J. Russell 7-5
WP: F. Jenkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buddy Bell
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 20522
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