Rangers @ Tigers (September 12th-13th)

[brewersfan19]

Good luck on signing those guys. It sounds like Texas is closing in on having a good team next year and sounds like ownership might be willing to spend some big $$$$$... I hope they can sign them all back.

[Molina00]

Rodney sets down the Rangers in order for the 2nd straight inning.
Hopefully Littleton or whoever pitches in the bottom of the 9th can hold them scoreless.

[Molina00]

Good luck on signing those guys. It sounds like Texas is closing in on having a good team next year and sounds like ownership might be willing to spend some big $$$$$... I hope they can sign them all back.

They should have had a good team this year. I guess considering if they go 9-9 the rest of the season they will have a winning record that isn't too bad. The big thing next year will be the rotation. Big surprise I know, but Tejeda needs to pitch like he has this season, Eaton needs to be healthy, and so does Loe. Kam can be a quality starter when he's healthy as he showed earlier in the season.

[Molina00]

Game over.

New Ranger reliever Ron Mahay gives up a full-count, leadoff/walkoff homerun to Carlos Guillen to give the Tigers a 3-2 victory and spoil a great outting by Vicente Padilla.

[brewersfan19]

Man, there sure are a lot of what if's for the Rangers next year... That sounds all to familiar... Remember, I am a Brewers fan... hahahaha..

[Molina00]

Tonight's game got off to a good start. Over the first 4 innings against Verlander, Texas peppered him for 4 runs on 8 hits including doubles by Matthews and Kinsler, a homerun by Lee, and Matthews also with a triple. Millwood was taking care of business allowing 2 hits over 3 scoreless innings but has run into some big trouble in the bottom of the 4th. The Tigers have rallied against him to score 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk and now trail just 4-3. Currently a runner on 1st with 2 outs and Neifi Perez at the plate.

[Molina00]

Perez flies out to centerfield to end the inning.
The Rangers lead 4-3 going into the 5th innings.

[Molina00]

Blalock with a 1-out triple in the 5th and DeRosa follows with a single to centerfield to score Blalock. The Rangers now lead 5-3.

Justin Verlander's day is done. Current line on Verlander is 4.1 IP - 10 H - 5 R - 5 ER - 1 BB - 2 K - 1 HRA

The runner on first is the property of Verlander so that could go to 6 runs on him.

[Molina00]

Mike Maroth comes on in relief of Justin Verlander. The first batter he faces, Matt Stairs, crushes the Maroth delivery over the rightfield fence for a 2-run homerun. Now a 7-3 Ranger lead.

[Molina00]

Kinsler and Laird are retired in order to end the inning.
Rangers lead 7-3 going into the bottom of the 5th.

[Molina00]

Granderson leads off the 5th with a single and Pudge follows by grounding into the double play. Millwood gets the strikeout of Craig Monroe to end the inning.

Rangers lead 7-3 after 5 innings.

Matthews will leadoff the 6th inning needing just a homerun for the cycle.
He has singled, doubled, and tripled in this game in that order.

[Molina00]

Matthews Leadsoff With A Homerun!!!!
It's A Natural Cycle For Gary Matthews Junior!!!!!!

[Molina00]

Michael Young follows with a groundout. Teixeira draws a walk but El Caballo grounds into the inning ending double play.

Rangers lead 8-3.

[Molina00]

Maggs leads off the bottom of the 6th with a single. Millwood rebounds by striking out Carlos Guillen looking. Runner on 1st with 1 out.

[Molina00]

Millwood gets Casey and Thames to fly out to end the inning.
Rangers lead 8-3 after 6 innings.

It sounds like some storms may be rolling into Detroit shortly too.