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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (2)

Texas Rangers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (2)
Day
Game Played on Friday, July 29, 1988 (N) at Tiger Stadium
TEX A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 0
DET A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
BATTING
Texas Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
McDowell cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0
Fletcher ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Sierra rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0
Incaviglia dh 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Petralli c 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Brower ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sundberg c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Espy lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Buechele 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 2
Wilkerson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
Witt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 9 27 6
BATTING -
2B: Wilkerson (8,off King); O'Brien (18,off King).
SH: Brower (5,off Henneman).
IBB: Espy (1,by Henneman).
Team LOB: 7.
Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bergman lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
Sheridan cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Trammell ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 3
Evans 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 7 0
Lemon rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nokes c 4 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Knight dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Henneman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 0 5 7 27 10
BATTING -
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Witt W(3-6) 9 4 1 1 5 7 0 36
WP: Witt (6).
BK: Witt (5).
Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
King 7 7 1 1 0 8 0 27
Hernandez L(5-3) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5
Henneman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Totals 9 8 2 2 2 9 0 36
Hernandez faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
IBB: Henneman (5,Espy).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Henneman 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Drew Coble
Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 31627
Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Detroit Tigers
1. McDowell cf Bergman lf
2. Fletcher ss Whitaker 2b
3. O'Brien 1b Sheridan cf
4. Sierra rf Trammell ss
5. Incaviglia dh Evans 1b
6. Petralli c Lemon rf
7. Espy lf Nokes c
8. Buechele 3b Salazar 3b
9. Wilkerson 2b Knight dh
Witt p King p
RANGERS 1ST: McDowell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fletcher lined to first; O'Brien popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 1ST: Bergman lined to left; Whitaker struck out; Sheridan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Sierra lined to second; Incaviglia struck out;
Petralli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Trammell flied to right; Evans struck out; Lemon
singled to right; Nokes singled to right [Lemon to second];
Salazar popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0,
Tigers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Espy struck out; Buechele singled to center;
Wilkerson doubled to left [Buechele to third]; McDowell struck
out; Fletcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 3RD: Knight flied to right; Bergman grounded out (second
to first); Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
RANGERS 4TH: O'Brien doubled to right; Sierra lined to second;
Incaviglia was called out on strikes; Petralli flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 4TH: Sheridan popped to shortstop; Trammell walked; Witt
threw a wild pitch [Trammell to second]; Evans singled to second
[Trammell to third]; Witt balked [Trammell scored, Evans to
second]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Nokes flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Espy flied to center; Buechele singled to left;
Wilkerson flied to left; McDowell singled to right [Buechele to
third]; Fletcher singled to center [Buechele scored, McDowell to
third]; O'Brien grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 5TH: Salazar struck out; Knight walked; Bergman walked
[Knight to second]; Whitaker walked [Knight to third, Bergman to
second]; Sheridan flied to right; Trammell lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Sierra was called out on strikes; Incaviglia struck
out; Petralli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1,
Tigers 1.
TIGERS 6TH: Evans walked; Lemon lined to left; Nokes struck out;
Salazar forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
RANGERS 7TH: Espy flied to left; Buechele singled to left;
Wilkerson forced Buechele (pitcher to shortstop); Wilkerson was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 7TH: Knight popped to catcher; Bergman struck out;
Whitaker flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1,
Tigers 1.
RANGERS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED KING (PITCHING); McDowell struck
out; Fletcher grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
O'Brien grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 8TH: Sheridan grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell
singled to right; Evans flied to right; Lemon flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
RANGERS 9TH: Sierra singled to center; Incaviglia walked [Sierra
to second]; BROWER BATTED FOR PETRALLI; HENNEMAN REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Brower out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Sierra to third, Incaviglia to second]; Espy was walked
intentionally; Buechele forced Espy (shortstop to second)
[Sierra scored, Incaviglia to third]; Wilkerson flied to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 9TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED BROWER (PLAYING C ); Nokes struck
out; Salazar grounded out (second to first); Knight grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 2 8 0 7
Tigers 1 4 0 8
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