Rangers tame Tigers despite Miguel Cabrera's 3-homer night
David Murphy put Texas ahead with a three-run home run, and the Rangers spoiled a three-homer game from Miguel Cabrera with an 11-8 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
8
Texas Rangers
11
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-11
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Play Result 8-11
M Cabrera homered to center (423 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-11
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Play Result 7-11
L Berkman singled to center, L Garcia scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-11
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Foul Ball 7-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
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Play Result 7-10
D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to left, L Martin scored, L Garcia to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-10
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 7-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
M Moreland reached on infield single to shortstop, L Berkman scored, A Beltre to third, N Cruz to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-9
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Foul Ball 7-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-8
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Play Result 7-8
D Murphy homered to right (371 feet), L Martin and E Andrus scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-8
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Advancing On Force 7-7
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
P Fielder doubled to deep center, B Pena, O Infante and M Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-5
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
A Beltre doubled to left, D Murphy and L Berkman scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
L Berkman singled to center, C Gentry scored, D Murphy to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
E Andrus grounded out to shortstop, G Soto scored, C Gentry to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
M Cabrera homered to center (424 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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End Inning 8-11
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-11
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Play Result 8-11
A Dirks struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-11
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-11
A Dirks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-11
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Play Result 8-11
B Pena popped out to second.
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Pop Out 8-11
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-11
B Pena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-11
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Play Result 8-11
J Peralta grounded out to second, M Tuiasosopo to second.
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Advancing On Play 8-11
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Ground Out 8-11
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-11
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-11
J Peralta batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-11
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Play Result 8-11
M Tuiasosopo walked.
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Ball 8-11
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 8-11
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 8-11
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 8-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-11
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-11
M Tuiasosopo batting
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Play Result 8-11
J Nathan relieved T Scheppers.
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Start Inning 8-11
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-11
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Lineup Change 8-11
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End Inning 8-11
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-11
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Play Result 8-11
L Martin grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-11
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-11
L Martin batting
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Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Elvis AndrusSS18
David MurphyLF18
Lance BerkmanDH27
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
Mitch Moreland1B18
Geovany SotoC18
Craig GentryCF71
Leury Garcia2B63
Substitutes
Leonys MartinCF17
DET
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Torii HunterRF48
Miguel Cabrera3B24
Prince Fielder1B84
Victor MartinezDH41
Matt TuiasosopoLF30
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Brayan PenaC25
Avisail GarciaCF24
Substitutes
Andy DirksCF
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