Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
August 18, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 0 2 4
Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 5 0 0 0
Guillen 3b 3 1 1 0
Sheffield dh 5 2 3 2
Joyce lf 4 2 2 0
Renteria ss 4 1 0 0
Inge c 2 2 2 1
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Glover p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Boggs lf 3 0 0 0
  Arias ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Young ss 5 1 1 2
Hamilton cf 5 0 0 0
Bradley dh 4 1 1 0
Byrd rf 4 1 2 1
Laird c 5 1 2 1
Davis 1b 4 1 3 0
Metcalf 3b 3 0 0 0
  Catalanotto ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Vazquez 2b,3b 3 1 1 0
Feldman p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
Detroit 000 000 4408101
Texas 000 120 0407121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W(9-10) 6.0 8 3 3 4 7
  Glover   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Farnsworth   0.2 4 4 2 0 1
  Rodney  SV(5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman   6.0 5 3 3 4 4
  Francisco  L(2-5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Wright   1.0 3 4 0 0 1
  Benoit   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
2
1

  E–Renteria (12), Metcalf (1).  DP–Detroit 1. Polanco-Renteria-Cabrera, Texas 3. Laird-Vazquez, Young-Vazquez-Davis, Laird-Arias.  2B–Detroit Joyce (13,off Feldman), Texas Davis (11,off Rogers); Bradley (27,off Rogers); Laird (16,off Rogers); Young (29,off Rogers); Catalanotto (22,off Farnsworth); Arias (1,off Farnsworth).  3B–Detroit Granderson 2 (9,off Francisco,off Wright).  HR–Detroit Sheffield (13,7th inning off Feldman 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Inge (6,by Wright); Byrd (6,by Rodney).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Bradley (12,by Rogers).  Team–9.  CS–Polanco (1,2nd base by Feldman/Laird); Ordonez (5,2nd base by Benoit/Laird).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–3:25.  A–17,786.
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