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BOX SCORE
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GAME LOG 
 
|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
| Detroit | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |  
| Texas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 |  
 
 
| DETROIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Easley 2b Ausmus c
 Higginson lf
 J Encarnacion cf
 J Gonzalez rf
 Palmer dh
 Magee cf
 a-R Becker ph-cf-lf
 D Cruz ss
 H Morris 1b
 Halter 3b
 Totals
 | 5 5
 4
 0
 5
 4
 3
 1
 4
 2
 4
 37
 | 0 0
 1
 0
 3
 1
 1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 8
 | 0 0
 1
 0
 3
 3
 1
 0
 1
 0
 2
 11
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 1
 4
 0
 0
 0
 0
 3
 8
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 2
 0
 4
 | 2 1
 3
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 2
 1
 0
 10
 | 3 2
 0
 0
 1
 1
 1
 1
 2
 2
 0
 13
 | .234 .243
 .292
 .284
 .288
 .267
 .309
 .241
 .294
 .308
 .267
 
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a-struck out for Magee in the 7th.
 
 BATTING2B:  Higginson (32, D Oliver); J Gonzalez (23, D Oliver); 
Palmer (12, Je Zimmerman).
 3B:  Halter (1, D Oliver).
 HR - Palmer: (20, 1st inning off D Oliver 1 on, 2 out).
 Rbi:  J Gonzalez (38), 
Palmer 4 (60), Halter 3 (16).
 2-out rbi - J Gonzalez, Palmer 3,: Halter 3.
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Easley 1,: Ausmus 1, H Morris 1, D Cruz 1.
 Team LOB:  8.
 
 BASERUNNINGSB:  Palmer (1, 2nd base off Wetteland/Haselman).
 
 
 
| TEXAS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Alicea 2b Catalanotto dh
 a-Curtis ph-dh
 Greer lf
 R Palmeiro 1b
 Kapler cf
 Ledee rf
 Haselman c
 Sc Green pr
 Lamb 3b
 R Clayton ss
 Totals
 | 4 2
 2
 4
 4
 5
 3
 4
 0
 5
 5
 38
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 1
 1
 2
 2
 0
 1
 0
 7
 | 1 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
 1
 3
 0
 3
 2
 12
 | 1 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 2
 0
 1
 2
 7
 | 0 1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 2
 1
 0
 0
 0
 6
 | 0 0
 1
 2
 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 5
 | 5 2
 1
 5
 1
 1
 0
 1
 0
 2
 3
 21
 | .302 .370
 .259
 .280
 .276
 .275
 .236
 .300
 .188
 .292
 .249
 
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a-singled for Catalanotto in the 6th.
 
 BATTING2B:  Kapler (17, Blair); Haselman (8, Blair); Lamb 
(19, Nitkowski); Alicea (19, Brocail).
 SF:  Alicea.
 Rbi:  Haselman 2 (13), 
R Clayton 2 (45), Alicea (47), Curtis (34), Lamb (34).
 2-out rbi:  Curtis.
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Catalanotto 1, Greer 3, Lamb 1,: R Clayton 1.
 Team LOB:  11.
 
 FIELDINGOutfield assists:  Kapler (Higginson at 1st base).
 DP: 1 (Kapler-R Palmeiro).
 
 
 Pitching
 
 
| DETROIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| Blair (W, 8-2) Nitkowski
 Brocail (H, 17)
 T Jones (S, 29)
 | 5 2
 1
 1
 | 7 2
 1
 2
 | 4 1
 0
 2
 | 4 1
 0
 2
 | 3 2
 0
 1
 | 2 1
 2
 0
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 | 4.98 5.57
 4.05
 2.56
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| TEXAS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| D Oliver (L, 2-6) Perisho
 Je Zimmerman
 Wetteland
 | 2 4 1/3
 1 2/3
 1
 | 8 2
 1
 0
 | 7 1
 0
 0
 | 7 1
 0
 0
 | 1 1
 0
 2
 | 1 4
 3
 2
 | 1 0
 0
 0
 | 7.33 5.94
 5.28
 4.26
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Blair pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
 
Balk: Je Zimmerman.HBP: Higginson (by Perisho); D Cruz (by Je Zimmerman).
 Pitches-strikes: D Oliver 44-27; Perisho 62-44; Je Zimmerman 26-19; 
Wetteland 23-12; Blair 98-60; Nitkowski 35-18; Brocail 22-15;: T Jones 19-11.
 Ground balls-fly balls: D Oliver 2-3; Perisho 1-7; 
Je Zimmerman 1-1; Wetteland 0-1; Blair 3-10; Nitkowski 2-3; Brocail: 1-0; T Jones 1-2.
 Batters faced: D Oliver 15; Perisho 16; 
Je Zimmerman 7; Wetteland 5; Blair 25; Nitkowski 10; Brocail 4;: T Jones 6.
 Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Andrew Fletcher.
 Ejections: Detroit's Higginson by Winters (9th).
 T: 3:10.
 Att: 40,167.
 Weather: 90 degrees, clear.
 Wind: 8 mph,: left to right.
 
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 Baltimore 10
 Cleveland 7
 
Tampa Bay 7Kansas City 6
 
NY Yankees 7Minnesota 4
 
Oakland 5Boston 2
 
Seattle 10Toronto 6
 
Chi. White Sox 11Anaheim 7
 
Detroit 8Texas 7
 
Atlanta 6Houston 3
 
Cincinnati 7Montreal 4
 
Philadelphia 3Los Angeles 2
 
San Diego 9Pittsburgh 8
 
NY Mets 4St. Louis 2
 
Milwaukee 3Colorado 2
 
Chicago Cubs 3San Francisco 1
 
Florida 4Arizona 3
 
  
  
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