Texas Rangers 3 – 5 Detroit Tigers
20 May 2009 · DET05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Gerald Laird | 1 in 497 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | Justin Verlander | 1 in 35 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Texas Rangers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| David Murphy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Chris Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Taylor Teagarden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Omar Vizquel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elvis Andrus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Josh Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Texas Rangers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harrison | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Jason Jennings | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warner Madrigal | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilkin Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Jeff Larish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandon Inge | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Ryan Raburn | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Clete Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Laird | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Brandon Lyon | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joel Zumaya | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |