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Couple of comments.
Pudge Rodriguez continued his hot streak at the plate with a three run home run in the bottom of the second inning, but that was about it for the next ten innings. We didn't mount much of any offense after that until we won the game in the bottom of the 12th on a run scoring single by Royce Clayton, scoring Roberto Kelly.
Esteban Loaiza was himself. Decent stuff, but erratic again. Once you stack all his innings together, he's not pitching all that bad (got a no decision tonight), but he's not a pitcher that fills you with a whole lot of confidence. I wish he'd do better, it certainly looks like he can, but he doesn't seem to be as dominating as he could be.
On the flip side, Brad Ausmus had four hits last night, and had a great offensive game. No home runs, so it wasn't all THAT bad. :)
Juan "B.B." Gonzalez left the game after four innings with a pulled hamstring muscle, and is listed as day to day. All of our regular outfielders this season have gone down with some sort of injury. Now that Roberto Kelly is playing regularly out there, I expect him to get hurt now. The Rangers 99 Outfielders curse.
-- Joe Siegler
Game Recap
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Royce Clayton singled home Roberto Kelly with the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Texas Rangers handed the Detroit Tigers their 11th loss in 13 games, 4-3.
Kelly led off the 12th and fell behind 0-2 before coaxing a walk from Nelson Cruz (2-4). Luis Alicea sacrificed before Clayton bounced a 1-2 pitch up the middle. Kelly beat center fielder Gabe Kapler's throw, eluding catcher Brad Ausmus' diving tag.
"I just wanted to make sure I was seeing the ball and pick it up," Clayton said. "He threw me a couple of sliders that I was reaching for. I just wanted to stay up the middle and I was able to get it there. You're up there fighthing for your life and battling."
The Rangers avoided a third straight loss while improving to 5-1 in extra innings.
"It's good to get back to our winning ways. We wanted to win it," Clayton added. "We knew that this team was going to be frustrated, but we are still hungry. We still have a long way to go."
Clayton's second hit of the game made a winner of Danny Patterson (2-0), who struck out one in a perfect 12th and combined with Tim Crabtree and Jeff Zimmerman on 5 1/3 innings of no-hit relief.
Ivan Rodriguez continued his power surge with a three-run homer in the third for Texas, which has taken nine of the last 12 meetings from the last-place Tigers.
Ausmus recorded his sixth career four-hit game and drove in a run for Detroit, which has dropped 16 of its last 21 road games.
"Clayton fouled off some good pitches until he got something good to hit," said Tigers manager Larry Parrish. "We played a good game tonight. But they did their damage in just one inning other than the last inning."
The Tigers scored first, grabbing a 2-0 lead in the third against starter Esteban Loaiza. Kimera Bartee led off with a single and moved up on Luis Polonia's comebacker. Ausmus delivered an RBI double and scored on a two-out single by ex-Ranger Dean Palmer.
Texas answered quickly as Lee Stevens and Clayton opened the bottom half with singles off Justin Thompson. Mark McLemore grounded out, but Rodriguez smacked his career-best 24th homer for a 3-2 lead. He has more home runs, 14, against Detroit than any opponent.
"I left the ball up to Pudge, I tried to change up," Thompson said. "I'm pleased, but I still got away with a lot of pitches. We played well but it was that one ball that ends up killing us."
Detroit evened it in the fifth on Tony Clark's RBI single.
Bidding for a fifth straight win, Loaiza was reached for three runs and 11 hits in 6 2/3 innings. Thompson avoided a third straight loss, yielding three runs and seven hits in seven innings.
"Loaiza did an outstanding job as a starter. Pitching was the difference tonight," said Rangers manager Johnny Oates. "With the exception of Pudge's three-run home run, we didn't have much offense tonight."
Rangers right fielder Juan Gonzalez left after four innings with a strained left hamstring and is listed as day-to-day.
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| Detroit pitcher Justin Thompson gets a cold cloth on his head after an inning | Deivi Cruz & Damian Easley almost collide going after a ball | Pudge's power stroke | Roberto Kelly scores the winning run in the bottom of the 12th.. | ...and Royce Clayton is congratulated for getting him in |
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Line Score
AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
TEXAS 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 3 11 1
TEXAS 0 0 1 4 8 1 (FINAL 12)
BATTERIES: DET - JUSTIN THOMPSON, FRANCISCO CORDERO (8TH),
CJ NITKOWSKI (8TH), DOUG BROCAIL (9TH), NELSON
CRUZ (11TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS
TEX - ESTEBAN LOAIZA, TIM CRABTREE (7TH), JEFF
ZIMMERMAN (10TH), DANNY PATTERSON (12TH) AND
IVAN RODRIGUEZ
WP - DANNY PATTERSON (2-0)
LP - NELSON CRUZ (2-4)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: DET - NONE
TEX - IVAN RODRIGUEZ (24) OFF J THOMPSON IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
TIME: 3:40 ATT: 24,398
PROBABLES: DET - WILLIE BLAIR (1-8, 6.46)
TEX - RICK HELLING (8-7, 4.31)
Box Score
DETROIT (3) AT TEXAS (4) - FINAL IN 12 INNINGS
DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Polonia dh 6 0 1 0 0 1 3 .337
Ausmus c 6 1 4 1 0 1 0 .288
Easley 2b 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .256
Palmer 3b 6 1 1 1 0 2 2 .265
To Clark 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .269
J Encarnacion lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .269
K Garcia rf 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .217
D Cruz ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265
K Bartee cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .222
a-Catalanotto ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
Kapler cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Totals 45 3 11 3 3 9 21
a-flied to center for K Bartee in the 11th.
BATTING: 2B - Ausmus 2 (17, Loaiza 2). S - Easley. RBI - Ausmus (43),
Palmer (73), To Clark (68). 2-out RBI - Palmer, To Clark. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - D Cruz 1, Polonia 1, J Encarnacion 3.
GIDP - Easley. Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Encarnacion (26, 2nd base off Loaiza/I Rodriguez).
FIELDING: E - J Thompson (1, bobble). DP: 2 (D Cruz-Easley-To Clark 2).
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Mclemore 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
I Rodriguez c 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 .328
Greer lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .282
J Gonzalez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
T Goodwin cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
R Palmeiro 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .344
Zeile 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .302
R Kelly cf-rf 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .320
L Stevens dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .279
Alicea pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165
Clayton ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .252
Totals 40 4 8 4 4 4 12
BATTING: HR - I Rodriguez (24, 3rd inning off J Thompson 2 on, 1 out).
S - Alicea. RBI - I Rodriguez 3 (79), Clayton (25). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Kelly 1. GIDP - J Gonzalez, I Rodriguez.
Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - R Kelly (3, bobble). DP: 1 (Clayton-Mclemore-R Palmeiro).
DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Thompson 7 7 3 3 1 3 1 4.90
F Cordero 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Nitkowski 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.80
Brocail 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.67
N Cruz (L, 2-4) 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.76
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Loaiza 6 2/3 11 3 3 2 3 0 5.49
Crabtree 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.98
Je Zimmerman 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.21
D Patterson (W, 2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.04
Pitches-strikes: Loaiza 104-70; Crabtree 32-22; Je Zimmerman 28-16;
D Patterson 7-6; J Thompson 96-64; F Cordero 14-7; Nitkowski 3-2;
Brocail 31-19; N Cruz 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: Loaiza 12-5;
Crabtree 2-1; Je Zimmerman 1-4; D Patterson 1-1; J Thompson 7-11;
F Cordero 1-1; Nitkowski 1-0; Brocail 3-2; N Cruz 3-1. Batters
faced: Loaiza 32; Crabtree 7; Je Zimmerman 7; D Patterson 3;
J Thompson 28; F Cordero 3; Nitkowski 1; Brocail 7; N Cruz 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Travis
Katzenmeier. 3B--Tim Mcclelland.
T--3:40. Att--24,398. Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph,
right to left.
AL DETROIT AT TEXAS
NOTE: TEXAS OUTFIELDER JUAN GONZALEZ LEFT THE GAME AFTER FOUR
INNINGS WITH TIGHTNESS IN HIS RIGHT HAMSTRING.
Detroit Starting Lineups -- Luis Polonia DH, Brad Ausmus C, Damion Easley 2B, Dean Palmer 3B, Tony Clark 1B, Juan Encarnacion LF, Karim Garcia RF, Deivi Cruz SS, Kimera Bartee CF, Justin Thompson LHP.
Texas Starting Lineups -- Mark Mclemore 2B, Ivan Rodriguez C, Rusty Greer LF, Juan Gonzalez RF, Rafael Palmeiro 1B, Todd Zeile 3B, Roberto Kelly CF, Lee Stevens DH, Royce Clayton SS, Esteban Loaiza RHP.
Umpires -- Cederstrom (HP), Eddings (1B), Katzenmeier (2B), T Mcclelland (3B).
Gametime Weather: 100 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 12 mph.
DETROIT 1ST: Polonia flied out to left. Ausmus singled to left. Easley grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Ausmus out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore flied out to deep right center. I Rodriguez flied out to right. Greer walked. J Gonzalez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, TEXAS 0.
DETROIT 2ND: Palmer flied out to right. To Clark singled to center. J Encarnacion popped out to shortstop. K Garcia walked, To Clark to second. D Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Garcia out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 2ND: R Palmeiro popped out to shallow center. Zeile fouled out to catcher. R Kelly flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 0, TEXAS 0.
DETROIT 3RD: K Bartee singled to center. Polonia grounded out to pitcher, K Bartee to second. Ausmus doubled to left center, K Bartee scored. Easley struck out swinging. Palmer singled to shallow right, Ausmus scored. To Clark grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 3RD: L Stevens singled to right. Clayton singled to shallow right center, L Stevens to second. Mclemore grounded out to pitcher, L Stevens to third, Clayton to second. I Rodriguez homered to right, L Stevens and Clayton scored. Greer singled to shallow left. J Gonzalez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Greer out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 4TH: J Encarnacion singled to center. J Encarnacion stole second. K Garcia popped out to shallow right center. D Cruz grounded out to shortstop. K Bartee walked. Polonia grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 4TH: R Palmeiro singled to left. Zeile struck out swinging. R Kelly struck out swinging. L Stevens flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 2, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 5TH: R Kelly in right. T Goodwin in center. Ausmus doubled to right. Easley sacrificed Ausmus to third. Palmer grounded into fielder's choice to third, Ausmus out at home in rundown. Palmer to second advancing on play. To Clark singled to right, Palmer scored. To Clark to second on right fielder R Kelly's fielding error. J Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 5TH: Clayton grounded out to first. Mclemore reached on bunt single to third. I Rodriguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Mclemore out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 6TH: K Garcia grounded out to third. D Cruz popped out to shallow right. K Bartee grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 6TH: Greer flied out to center. T Goodwin safe at first on pitcher J Thompson's fielding error. R Palmeiro flied out to shallow right. Zeile reached on infield single, T Goodwin to second. R Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Zeile out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 7TH: Polonia singled to shallow center. Ausmus singled to center, Polonia to second. Easley struck out swinging. Palmer struck out swinging. To Clark reached on infield single, Polonia to third, Ausmus to second. Tim Crabtree relieved Esteban Loaiza. J Encarnacion struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 7TH: L Stevens struck out looking. Clayton flied out to center. Mclemore flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 8TH: K Garcia grounded out to shortstop. D Cruz grounded out to shortstop. K Bartee struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 8TH: Francisco Cordero relieved Justin Thompson. I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. Greer flied out to left center. T Goodwin walked. Cj Nitkowski relieved Francisco Cordero. R Palmeiro grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 9TH: Polonia struck out swinging. Ausmus flied out to deep center. Easley struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 9TH: Doug Brocail relieved Cj Nitkowski. Zeile grounded out to shortstop. R Kelly walked. L Stevens grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Kelly out at second. Alicea ran for L Stevens. Clayton flied out to right center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 10TH: Jeff Zimmerman relieved Tim Crabtree. Palmer struck out swinging. To Clark fouled out to third. J Encarnacion popped out to shallow left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 10TH: Mclemore lined out to second. I Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher. Greer struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 11TH: K Garcia walked. D Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, K Garcia out at second. Catalanotto hit for K Bartee. Catalanotto flied out to right center. Polonia flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 11TH: Nelson Cruz relieved Doug Brocail. Kapler in center. T Goodwin grounded out to second. R Palmeiro grounded out to second. Zeile flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
DETROIT 12TH: Danny Patterson relieved Jeff Zimmerman. Ausmus struck out swinging. Easley grounded out to pitcher. Palmer lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 3.
TEXAS 12TH: R Kelly walked. Alicea sacrificed R Kelly to second. Clayton singled to center, R Kelly scored. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, TEXAS 4.