4/6/2006
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Rangers | 6 | 11 | 2 |
W – Nate Robertson (1-0)L – R.A. Dickey (0-1)
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Inge 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .462 | 1.500 | 0.08 |
| Placido Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .813 | -0.03 |
| Ivan Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.571 | -0.04 |
| Magglio Ordonez RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .923 | 0.08 |
| Dmitri Young DH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .237 | -0.03 |
| Chris Shelton 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .692 | 2.407 | 0.15 |
| Carlos Guillén SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | 1.107 | -0.01 |
| Ramon Santiago SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | — |
| Craig Monroe CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .583 | 0.08 |
| Marcus Thames LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 2.000 | 0.01 |
| Curtis Granderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .909 | — |
| Team Totals | 39 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 0.30 |
Batting
HR Brandon Inge (2), Magglio Ordonez 2 (2), Chris Shelton 2 (4), Craig Monroe (1), Marcus Thames (2)
RBI Brandon Inge (2), Magglio Ordonez 3 (4), Chris Shelton 2 (4), Craig Monroe 2 (2), Marcus Thames (2)
Rangers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Wilkerson LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .632 | -0.08 |
| Michael Young SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .918 | 0.01 |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .944 | 0.08 |
| Phil Nevin DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .886 | -0.11 |
| Mark DeRosa 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -0.02 |
| Hank Blalock 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | 1.009 | -0.03 |
| Kevin Mench RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .765 | -0.04 |
| Adrian Brown CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .500 | -0.02 |
| Rod Barajas C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .779 | -0.04 |
| Ian Kinsler 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .444 | 1.434 | 0.07 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | -0.20 |
Batting
2B Michael Young 2 (3), Mark Teixeira 2 (2), Phil Nevin (1), Ian Kinsler (1)
HR Ian Kinsler (1)
RBI Michael Young 3 (4), Mark Teixeira (2), Phil Nevin (6), Ian Kinsler (1)
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Robertson(W, 1-0) | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 5.06 | 0.15 |
| Jordan Tata | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9.00 | 0.04 |
| Fernando Rodney | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 39 | — | 0.20 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Nate Robertson 78-48, Jordan Tata 43-23, Fernando Rodney 14-10
Rangers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.A. Dickey(L, 0-1) | 3.1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18.90 | -0.30 |
| Fabio Castro | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.45 | -0.01 |
| Akinori Otsuka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 0.00 |
| Brian Shouse | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9.00 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 43 | — | -0.30 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes R.A. Dickey 61-42, Fabio Castro 65-35, Akinori Otsuka 9-6, Brian Shouse 12-8
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Inge 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .462 | 1.500 | 0.08 |
| Placido Polanco 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .813 | -0.03 |
| Ivan Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.571 | -0.04 |
| Magglio Ordonez RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .923 | 0.08 |
| Dmitri Young DH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .237 | -0.03 |
| Chris Shelton 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .692 | 2.407 | 0.15 |
| Carlos Guillén SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | 1.107 | -0.01 |
| Ramon Santiago SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | — |
| Craig Monroe CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .583 | 0.08 |
| Marcus Thames LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 2.000 | 0.01 |
| Curtis Granderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .909 | — |
| Team Totals | 39 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 0.30 |
Batting
HR Brandon Inge (2), Magglio Ordonez 2 (2), Chris Shelton 2 (4), Craig Monroe (1), Marcus Thames (2)
RBI Brandon Inge (2), Magglio Ordonez 3 (4), Chris Shelton 2 (4), Craig Monroe 2 (2), Marcus Thames (2)
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Robertson(W, 1-0) | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 5.06 | 0.15 |
| Jordan Tata | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9.00 | 0.04 |
| Fernando Rodney | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 39 | — | 0.20 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Nate Robertson 78-48, Jordan Tata 43-23, Fernando Rodney 14-10
