Final
Texas won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, September 15 | ||
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| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 11 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 16 | ||
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| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 17 | ||
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| Detroit | 17 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 17, 2008
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
W: F. Garcia (1-0)
L: D. Nippert (3-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| C Granderson struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M Thames struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| B Boggs struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Young grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hamilton grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| M Cabrera singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sheffield walked, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Renteria flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| R Raburn struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Inge doubled to deep center, M Cabrera and G Sheffield scored. | 2 | 0 |
| D Ryan reached on infield single to shortstop, B Inge to third. | 2 | 0 |
| B Inge caught stealing home, catcher to shortstop to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| M Byrd flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| H Blalock walked. | 2 | 0 |
| N Cruz singled to left, H Blalock to second. | 2 | 0 |
| C Davis flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| G Laird grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| C Granderson lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| M Thames singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| M Ordonez flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cabrera safe at first on error by second baseman J Arias, M Thames to third. | 2 | 0 |
| G Sheffield flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| J Arias singled to left, J Arias to third on error by left fielder M Thames. | 2 | 0 |
| B Boggs grounded out to second, J Arias scored. | 2 | 1 |
| M Young grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| J Hamilton flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| E Renteria walked. | 2 | 1 |
| R Raburn walked, E Renteria to second. | 2 | 1 |
| B Inge flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| D Ryan struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| M Byrd flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| H Blalock struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| N Cruz struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| R Vazquez at shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| M Thames struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| M Ordonez singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| M Cabrera doubled to deep left, M Ordonez to third. | 2 | 1 |
| G Sheffield intentionally walked. | 2 | 1 |
| L Mendoza relieved D Nippert. | 2 | 1 |
| E Renteria singled to center, M Ordonez and M Cabrera scored, G Sheffield to second, G Sheffield to third, E Renteria to second on throwing error by center fielder M Byrd. | 4 | 1 |
| R Raburn tripled to deep right, G Sheffield and E Renteria scored. | 6 | 1 |
| B Inge walked. | 6 | 1 |
| D Ryan reached on infield single to third, R Raburn scored, B Inge to second. | 7 | 1 |
| B Inge to third, D Ryan to second on wild pitch by L Mendoza. | 7 | 1 |
| C Granderson intentionally walked. | 7 | 1 |
| M Thames singled to left, B Inge scored, D Ryan to third, C Granderson to second. | 8 | 1 |
| W Littleton relieved L Mendoza. | 8 | 1 |
| M Ordonez singled to center, D Ryan, C Granderson and M Thames scored. | 11 | 1 |
| M Cabrera singled to left, M Ordonez to second. | 11 | 1 |
| G Sheffield flied out to right. | 11 | 1 |
| E Renteria struck out looking. | 11 | 1 |
| 9 Runs, 8 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| M Joyce in left field. | 11 | 1 |
| C Davis flied out to left. | 11 | 1 |
| G Laird flied out to center. | 11 | 1 |
| J Arias flied out to right. | 11 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bill White pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| B White relieved W Littleton. | 11 | 1 |
| R Raburn walked. | 11 | 1 |
| B Inge flied out to center. | 11 | 1 |
| D Ryan doubled to deep left center, R Raburn scored. | 12 | 1 |
| C Granderson grounded out to first, D Ryan to third. | 12 | 1 |
| M Joyce walked. | 12 | 1 |
| M Ordonez singled to center, D Ryan scored, M Joyce to second. | 13 | 1 |
| M Cabrera homered to center, M Joyce and M Ordonez scored. | 16 | 1 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop. | 16 | 1 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| R Santiago at second base. | 16 | 1 |
| J Larish at first base. | 16 | 1 |
| R Raburn in right field. | 16 | 1 |
| N Robertson relieved F Garcia. | 16 | 1 |
| B Boggs struck out looking. | 16 | 1 |
| R Vazquez flied out to left. | 16 | 1 |
| J Hamilton singled to right. | 16 | 1 |
| G Duran hit for M Byrd. | 16 | 1 |
| G Duran flied out to right. | 16 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Warner Madrigal pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| B Boggs in center field. | 16 | 1 |
| G Duran in left field. | 16 | 1 |
| T Metcalf at third base. | 16 | 1 |
| C Davis at first base. | 16 | 1 |
| M Ramirez catching. | 16 | 1 |
| W Madrigal relieved B White. | 16 | 1 |
| E Renteria flied out to center. | 16 | 1 |
| R Raburn struck out swinging. | 16 | 1 |
| B Inge flied out to center. | 16 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| T Metcalf grounded out to third. | 16 | 1 |
| N Cruz lined out to third. | 16 | 1 |
| C Davis singled to center. | 16 | 1 |
| M Ramirez walked, C Davis to second. | 16 | 1 |
| J Arias walked, C Davis to third, M Ramirez to second. | 16 | 1 |
| B Boggs doubled to deep left, C Davis and M Ramirez scored, J Arias to third. | 16 | 3 |
| R Vazquez lined out to center. | 16 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Gordon pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| B Gordon relieved W Madrigal. | 16 | 3 |
| D Ryan singled to center. | 16 | 3 |
| C Granderson flied out to right. | 16 | 3 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 16 | 3 |
| R Santiago flied out to left. | 16 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| T Teagarden hit for J Hamilton. | 16 | 3 |
| T Teagarden walked. | 16 | 3 |
| G Duran grounded out to third, T Teagarden to second. | 16 | 3 |
| T Metcalf struck out swinging. | 16 | 3 |
| N Cruz walked. | 16 | 3 |
| C Davis doubled to left, T Teagarden scored, N Cruz to third. | 16 | 4 |
| A Lopez relieved N Robertson. | 16 | 4 |
| M Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 16 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Texas | DET | TEX |
| S Feldman relieved B Gordon. | 16 | 4 |
| J Larish singled to right. | 16 | 4 |
| G Sheffield walked, J Larish to second. | 16 | 4 |
| J Larish to third, G Sheffield to second on wild pitch by S Feldman. | 16 | 4 |
| E Renteria hit sacrifice fly to right, J Larish scored. | 17 | 4 |
| R Raburn struck out swinging. | 17 | 4 |
| B Inge struck out looking. | 17 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aquilino Lopez pitching for Detroit | DET | TEX |
| J Arias singled to center. | 17 | 4 |
| B Boggs struck out swinging. | 17 | 4 |
| R Vazquez struck out swinging. | 17 | 4 |
| T Teagarden struck out swinging. | 17 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||