Texas 5, Detroit 4
When: 8:05 PM ET, Friday, April 23, 2010
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Everitt, 1B -
Andy Fletcher, 2B -
Adrian Johnson, 3B -
Tim McClelland
Attendance:
26445
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Elvis Andrus’ walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning carried the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 triumph over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Justin Smoak opened the ninth with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Matt Treanor. Ryan Garko drew an intentional walk and pinch-hitter Nelson Cruz walked to load the bases before Andrus delivered the big hit.
Detroit had come back to even the score in the top of the ninth with a two-out rally. Johnny Damon doubled to right to put runners on second and third and Magglio Ordonez followed with a two-run single.
Neftali Feliz (1-0) picked up the win despite blowing the save. Fu-Te Ni (0-1) took the loss in allowing three walks and one run in an inning of relief.
Texas starter Rich Harden struggled for the third straight game, lasting only 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Detroit |
|
Texas |
|
Max Scherzer
|
Player |
Rich Harden
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
7.0 |
IP |
4.1 |
|
7 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
5 |
Hits |
6 |
|
3.86 |
ERA |
4.15 |
Hitting
| Detroit |
|
Texas |
|
Magglio Ordonez
| Player |
Vladimir Guerrero |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
2 |
RBI |
2 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
2 |
TB |
6 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Detroit
|
10 |
0 |
13 |
.278 |
14 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Texas
|
6 |
1 |
10 |
.222 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |