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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 3, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on August 3, 1989 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 1989 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 3, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Robinson |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 16,039 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cecil Espy | Center Fielder |
Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
Harold Baines | DH |
Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
Fred Manrique | Third Baseman |
Jeff Kunkel | Shortstop |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Fred Lynn | DH |
Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
Doug Strange | Third Baseman |
Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 3, 1989
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Robinson
Espy hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Robinson
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Robinson
Baines hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Robinson
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Witt
Pettis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Witt
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Witt
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Robinson
Franco hits a line drive into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Robinson
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Robinson
Manrique hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Robinson
Kunkel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Witt
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Witt
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Witt
Bergman hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Witt
Strange takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Witt
Williams hits a popup towards short. Kunkel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Robinson
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Robinson
Espy bunts in front of the plate. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Robinson
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Robinson
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Witt
Heath bunts towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Witt
Pettis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Witt
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Robinson
Sierra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Robinson
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Robinson
Incaviglia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. Incaviglia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Manrique vs. Robinson
Manrique hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Witt
Whitaker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Witt
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Witt
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Witt. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bergman vs. Witt
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strange vs. Witt
Strangehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Sundberg interferes with Strange who is awarded first base. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Witt
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Witt
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Robinson
Kunkel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Robinson
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Kunkel moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Espy vs. Robinson
Espy bunts towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kunkel moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Palmeiro vs. Robinson
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kunkel scores. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Baines vs. Robinson
Baines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sierra vs. Robinson
Sierra hits a line drive into center field. Pettis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pettis. Sundberg scores. Baines moves to third. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Franco vs. Nunez
Ed Nunez now pitching.
Franco is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Incaviglia vs. Nunez
Incaviglia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Witt
Pettis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Witt
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Manrique fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Witt
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Nunez
Manrique hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Nunez
Kunkel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Nunez
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Nunez
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Nunez
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Witt
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Witt
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Hall
Drew Hall now pitching. Gary Ward pinch hits for Dave Bergman.
Ward hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lynn moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Schu vs. Mielke
Rick Schu pinch hits for Doug Strange. Gary Mielke now pitching.
Schu hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynn scores. Lemon scores. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Mielke
Williams bunts towards the mound. Mielke fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to third. Schu moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Mielke
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward scores. Schu scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Mielke
Pettis takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Guante
Cecilio Guante now pitching.
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into left field. Incaviglia picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Incaviglia. Heath scores. Pettis moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Whitaker vs. Guante
Whitaker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Lynn vs. Guante
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Guante
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Manrique fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Nunez
Gary Ward now playing first base. Rick Schu now playing third base.
Baines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Nunez
Sierra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baines moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Nunez
Franco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Nunez
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Nunez
Manrique hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Nunez
Kunkel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Kunkel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching. Rick Leach pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Leach is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Espy vs. Henneman
Espy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Guante
Chad Kreuter now catching.
Ward hits a line drive towards third. Manrique reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Guante
Schu bunts towards the mound. Guante fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Guante
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Henneman
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Henneman
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henneman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Henneman
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Guante
Heath hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Guante
Pettis takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Rogers
Kenny Rogers now pitching.
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. Pettis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Rogers
Whitaker is hit by the pitch. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Rogers
Tracy Jones pinch hits for Fred Lynn.
Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pettis scores. Trammell scores. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Rogers
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Rogers
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Manrique fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Jones moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Schu vs. Rogers
Schu hits a line drive towards the mound. Rogers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Henneman
Franco hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Henneman
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manrique vs. Henneman
Manrique hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Henneman
Kunkel hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Franco moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Daugherty vs. Henneman
Jack Daugherty pinch hits for Chad Kreuter.
Daugherty strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1989 -- Texas at Detroit (N) Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Espy C, cf 3 0 0 0 Pettis G, cf 3 1 0 0 Palmeiro R, 1b 5 0 1 1 Trammell A, ss 5 1 2 2 Baines H, dh 4 1 1 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 1 1 Sierra R, rf 4 1 2 1 Lynn F, dh 2 1 0 0 Franco J, 2b 4 1 2 3 Jones T, ph 1 0 1 2 Incaviglia P, lf 5 0 1 0 Lemon C, rf 3 1 1 0 Manrique F, 3b 5 1 2 1 Bergman D, 1b 2 0 0 0 Kunkel J, ss 4 1 2 0 Ward G, ph-1b 3 1 1 0 Sundberg J, c 0 1 0 0 Strange D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Leach R, ph 0 0 0 0 Schu R, ph-3b 3 1 1 2 Kreuter C, c 0 0 0 0 Williams K, lf 3 0 0 0 Daugherty J, ph 1 0 0 0 Heath M, c 4 2 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 11 6 32 9 9 9 Texas 000 021 300 -- 6 Detroit 000 105 03x -- 9 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Witt B* 5.0 2 3 3 4 7 Hall D+ 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Mielke G 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 Guante C (L)# 1.2 2 2 2 2 1 Rogers K 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Robinson J 4.2 4 2 2 5 0 Nunez E 2.0 5 4 4 2 1 Henneman M (W) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th + Pitched to 1 batter in 6th # Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Witt B, Sundberg J, Pettis G, Incaviglia P DP -- Texas 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Texas 12, Detroit 10 2B -- Incaviglia P, Kunkel J HR -- Whitaker L, Manrique F, Franco J SH -- Espy C 2, Williams K HBP -- by Rogers K (Whitaker L) T -- 3:29 A -- 16039
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