GDT: 6/27/09 - DET (41-32) at HOU (34-37) - 7:05 p.m. ET

B:1 S:2 O:2 - Jeff Keppinger grounds out, shortstop
Ramon Santiago to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Humberto Quintero
scores. Michael Bourn to 2nd.
HOU 8, DET 1



B:1 S:1 O:3 -
Miguel Tejada flies out to left fielder Marcus Thames.


HOU 8, DET 1 after 6 innings

Inning 7
Top Half

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Marcus Thames flies out to left fielder Carlos Lee.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Don Kelly pops out to shortstop Miguel Tejada.

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
Brandon Inge grounds out, shortstop Miguel Tejada to first baseman Lance Berkman.


HOU 8, DET 1 after 6.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from right field to third base for Don Kelly.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Freddy Dolsi replaces Alfredo Figaro, batting 6th, replacing third baseman Brandon Inge.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Josh Anderson replaces pitcher Alfredo Figaro, batting 9th, playing right field.


B:0 S:2 O:0 -
Carlos Lee singles on a line drive to left fielder Marcus Thames.

B:0 S:1 O:0 -
Lance Berkman singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Anderson. Carlos Lee to 2nd.

B:1 S:0 O:2 - Hunter Pence grounds into double play,
second baseman Placido Polanco to shortstop Ramon Santiago to first
baseman Miguel Cabrera. Carlos Lee to 3rd. Lance Berkman out at 2nd.

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
Kazuo Matsui pops out to shortstop Ramon Santiago.

HOU 8, DET 1 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Jeff Fulchino replaces Felipe Paulino, batting 9th.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Dusty Ryan lines out to pitcher Jeff Fulchino.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Ramon Santiago grounds out, second baseman Kazuo Matsui to first baseman Lance Berkman.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Josh Anderson grounds out, second baseman Kazuo Matsui to first baseman Lance Berkman.

HOU 8, DET 1 after 7.5 innings

at least we didn't get shut out

Bottom Half

B:2 S:0 O:1 -
Humberto Quintero flies out to left fielder Marcus Thames.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Darin Erstad replaces Jeff Fulchino.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Darin Erstad doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Marcus Thames.

B:4 S:1 O:1 -
Michael Bourn walks.

makes me wanna

B:1 S:0 O:3 - Jeff Keppinger grounds into double play,
third baseman Don Kelly to second baseman Placido Polanco to first
baseman Miguel Cabrera. Michael Bourn out at 2nd.

HOU 8, DET 1 after 8 innings

laprimamirala wrote:

makes me wanna

shhh, I have a big slice of chocolate cake in front of me... soon to be gone!

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Wesley Wright replaces Jeff Fulchino, batting 9th.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Ryan Raburn replaces Curtis Granderson.

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Ryan Raburn swinging.

B:2 S:0 O:2 -
Placido Polanco pops out to first baseman Lance Berkman.

Tigers, you are gonna make me mounge on chocolate!

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Miguel Cabrera swinging.

Tigers lose 1-8

They better start trying to sign another BIG BAT!

and the first Tiger that says, "that's baseball", I'm gonna reach through the TV screen and strangle 'em!

June 27, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	3	0
Houston	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	X		8	13	0

Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Granderson, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256 --a-Raburn, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Polanco, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .336 Thames, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 Kelly, RF-3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .271 --Dolsi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Laird, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 --Ryan, D, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Santiago, SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .291 Figaro, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 --Anderson, J, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 30 1 3 1 0 11 4 a-Struck out for Granderson in the 9th. BATTING HR: Santiago (6, 3rd inning off Paulino, F, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Cabrera, M; Thames; Santiago 4. RBI: Santiago (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inge. Team RISP: 0-for-2. Team LOB: 2. FIELDING PB: Ryan, D (1). Outfield assists: Kelly (Bourn at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Polanco-Santiago-Cabrera, M, Kelly-Polanco-Cabrera, M).		Houston AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Bourn, CF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .300 Keppinger, 3B 3 1 0 1 2 1 4 .255 Tejada, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .330 Lee, C, LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .299 Berkman, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .255 Pence, RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .317 Matsui, K, 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .246 Quintero, H, C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 Paulino, F, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .077 --Fulchino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 --a-Erstad, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .158 --Wright, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 8 13 8 3 5 18 a-Doubled for Fulchino in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Berkman (13, Figaro), Pence (14, Figaro), Erstad (3, Dolsi). HR: Matsui, K (2, 3rd inning off Figaro, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Bourn 3; Tejada; Lee, C 2; Berkman 3; Pence 2; Matsui, K 5; Quintero, H; Erstad 2. RBI: Lee, C (44), Bourn (19), Berkman 2 (44), Pence (31), Matsui, K 2 (16), Keppinger (11). 2-out RBI: Bourn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pence; Tejada; Matsui, K. S: Paulino, F. GIDP: Pence; Keppinger. Team RISP: 6-for-15. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Bourn (25, 2nd base off Figaro/Laird), Berkman (5, 3rd base off Figaro/Ryan, D).
Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Figaro (L, 1-1) 6.0 10 8 7 2 5 1 7.36 Dolsi 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.00		Houston IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Paulino, F (W, 2-4) 7.0 3 1 1 0 9 1 5.51 Fulchino 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.67 Wright, W 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.30
HBP: Tejada (by Figaro). Pitches-strikes: Figaro 110-72, Dolsi 26-14, Paulino, F 96-63, Fulchino 5-5, Wright, W 10-7. Groundouts-flyouts: Figaro 4-8, Dolsi 4-2, Paulino, F 7-5, Fulchino 2-1, Wright, W 0-1. Batters faced: Figaro 30, Dolsi 8, Paulino, F 24, Fulchino 3, Wright, W 3. Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Jim Reynolds. Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed. Wind: 0 mph, None. T: 2:16. Att: 37,123. June 27, 2009