Rangers shut out Tigers to win 2-0
After a female fan was hit by a foul ball during the eighth inning of Friday night’s game between Detroit and Texas, Tigers starter Justin Verlander called on Major League Baseball to extend the protective netting behind home plate, saying it’s “something that needs to be addressed immediately”. But the play was extremely close and holding him at third would have brought Alex Avila, who entered the game hitting.173, to the plate with runners at first and third with two outs. However he obtained doubled off second after Victor Martinez lined out to Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor.
Castellanos singled with the bases loaded in the first inning to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
After treatment from three paramedics, she was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for observation, and the Tigers reported after the game that she was conscious and alert. Fielder, who grew up at Tiger Stadium and helped Detroit to the 2012 World Series, left after angering the fans with what was seen as a too casual attitude to the Tigers’ loss to Boston in the 2013 ALCS. Julian H. Gonzalez DFPFormer Michigan State star Mateen Cleaves will get a selfie with Sparty earlier than Cleaves throwing out the ceremonial first pitch earlier than the Tigers baseball recreation towards the Rangers on Friday at Comerica Park.
“I just threw the glove and I think that ball caught my glove”, Martinez said. And from that point on, I just wanted to be really more efficient and go as deep in the game as I possibly can.
The right-hander allowed one run in six innings to beat Tampa Bay 12-4 on Saturday.
The Tigers are 3.5 games behind the Los Angeles Angels for the final postseason spot, with 42 games remaining. In his previous seven starts, Gallardo gave up 22 walks in 36 innings. “He got the ball, got on the mound and made the next pitch”. Delino DeShields led off with a single. His diving stop corralled a Mitch Moreland grounder that left the bat at 105 miles per hour according to Statcastâ„¢, keeping the Rangers hitless to begin the fifth inning. The bats logged seven hits and walked once with Miguel Cabrera going 3-4 with three doubles that raised his average to.363. Wolf has not pitched this season, and is 113-120 with a 4.21 ERA in his 17-year career. You put out disclaimers on the back of tickets, you say something every game, but inevitably people arent always paying attention 100 percent of the time.