GDT: 7/27/09 - DET (52-45) AT TEX (54-42) - 8:05 p.m. ET

B:3 S:3 O:3 -
Magglio Ordonez called out on strikes.

TEX 4, DET 2 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Ryan Perry replaces Armando Galarraga.

B:1 S:0 O:0 -
Michael Young homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field.
TEX 5, DET 2



B:1 S:3 O:1 -
David Murphy called out on .

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Marlon Byrd doubles (30) on a line drive to left fielder Clete Thomas.

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Pitcher Change: Fu-Te Ni replaces Ryan Perry.

B:3 S:3 O:2 -
Hank Blalock swinging.


B:4 S:0 O:2 -
Fu-Te Ni intentionally walks Nelson Cruz.

B:3 S:3 O:3 -
Josh Hamilton called out on .

TEX 5, DET 2 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: C. J. Wilson replaces Jason Jennings.

B:3 S:3 O:1 -
Brandon Inge swinging.

B:4 S:2 O:1 -
Gerald Laird walks.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Marcus Thames replaces Adam Everett.

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
With Marcus Thames batting, wild pitch by C. J. Wilson, Gerald Laird to 2nd.

B:3 S:3 O:2 -
Marcus Thames called out on .

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Curtis Granderson swinging.

Tigers lose 2-5

July 27, 2009

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

Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Granderson, CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .260 Polanco, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .263 Thomas, C, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .262 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .326 Guillen, C, DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .226 Ordonez, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .254 Laird, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233 Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 --a-Thames, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Totals 34 2 7 2 3 10 17 a-Struck out for Everett in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Ordonez (13, Hunter, T), Thomas, C (8, Jennings). HR: Granderson (20, 1st inning off Hunter, T, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Granderson 6; Polanco; Thomas, C 2; Guillen, C; Ordonez 2. RBI: Granderson (47), Guillen, C (10). 2-out RBI: Guillen, C. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Everett; Cabrera, M 2; Granderson. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Granderson (1, throw), Galarraga (2, fielding).		Texas AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Kinsler, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 Young, M, 3B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .322 Murphy, Dv, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .280 Byrd, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279 Blalock, 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .254 Cruz, N, DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .269 Hamilton, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 Saltalamacchia, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Andrus, El, SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256 Totals 32 5 8 4 2 8 10 BATTING 2B: Andrus, El 2 (7, Galarraga, Galarraga), Blalock (16, Galarraga), Byrd (30, Perry). HR: Cruz, N (24, 5th inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 1 out), Young, M (14, 8th inning off Perry, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Young, M 6; Byrd 2; Blalock 2; Cruz, N 4; Andrus, El 4. RBI: Cruz, N (56), Blalock 2 (49), Young, M (42). 2-out RBI: Blalock 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cruz, N; Kinsler; Hamilton. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING E: Young, M (7, fielding). Outfield assists: Murphy, Dv (Granderson at 2nd base).
Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Galarraga (L, 5-9) 7.0 6 4 4 1 5 1 4.84 Perry 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.90 Ni 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.38		Texas IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Hunter, T (W, 3-1) 7.0 5 1 1 2 6 1 2.00 Jennings (H, 11) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.66 Wilson, C (S, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.80
WP: Hunter, T, Wilson, C. IBB: Cruz, N (by Ni). Pitches-strikes: Galarraga 100-61, Perry 11-7, Ni 17-7, Hunter, T 104-67, Jennings 16-11, Wilson, C 23-12. Groundouts-flyouts: Galarraga 6-10, Perry 0-0, Ni 0-0, Hunter, T 10-4, Jennings 0-2, Wilson, C 0-0. Batters faced: Galarraga 28, Perry 3, Ni 3, Hunter, T 28, Jennings 5, Wilson, C 4. Inherited runners-scored: Ni 1-0. Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Ted Barrett. Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, L to R. T: 2:30. Att: 17,173. July 27, 2009