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Consecutive doubles by Alan Trammell and Steve Kemp leading off the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Rangers. Aurelio Lopez came out of the Tigers' bullpen with the bases loaded and none out in the Texas sixth and retired the side on just three pitches. Pinch-hitter Mike Jorgensen lined the first pitch into a double play and Jim Sundberg flied out to end the inning. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2Game Played on Thursday, August 9, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRangers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 1 Tigers 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 x - 3 6 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .276 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Bell ss 4 0 2 0 1 1 .304 Trammell ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .275 Oliver lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Kemp lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .332 Zisk rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .272 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 J. Ellis dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Summers dh 3 1 1 1 1 2 .278 Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Morales rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Putnam 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Sample ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .259 Jorgensen ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Jones cf 2 1 1 0 1 1 .291 Sundberg c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Chris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 11 2 2 5 Totals 29 3 6 3 4 8 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 23,663 Left on Base: Rangers 9, Tigers 7 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 2 Errors: Kern, Whitaker Doubles: Jones (6), Trammell (9), Kemp (23) Home Runs: Soderholm (9), Summers (12) Stolen Bases: Rivers (5), Morales (3), Brookens (6) Caught Stealing: Bell (4) Sacrifice Hits: Blanks (3) Sacrifice Flies: Trammell (4) GIDP: Morales (10) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(5-6) 4 6 3 3 3 3 1 21 4.88 Kern 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 13 1.42 Totals 8 6 3 3 4 8 1 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Chris W(2-0) 5 8 2 2 2 4 1 24 5.25 Lopez SV(11) 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.48 Totals 9 11 2 2 2 5 1 38 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Mark Johnson RANGERS 1ST: Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; Bell struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to third]; Zisk singled to right [Rivers scored]; J. Ellis forced Zisk (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp walked; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Soderholm homered; Putnam singled to right; Sundberg made an out to shortstop; Blanks lined to right; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Summers was called out on strikes; Morales walked; Morales stole second; Parrish was called out on strikes; Brookens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Bell walked; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Bell to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; J. Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Jones doubled to left; Whitaker singled to left [Jones to third]; Trammell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jones scored, Whitaker to second]; Kemp flied out to center; Thompson made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Soderholm lined to shortstop; Putnam struck out; Sundberg singled to left; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Summers homered; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens singled to center; Brookens stole second; Jones walked; Whitaker flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Bell singled to center; Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell doubled to left; Kemp doubled to left [Trammell scored]; KERN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Summers was walked intentionally; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Summers out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk singled to left; J. Ellis singled to left [Zisk to second]; Soderholm singled to center [Zisk to third, J. Ellis to second]; SAMPLE BATTED FOR PUTNAM; LOPEZ REPLACED CHRIS (PITCHING); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Jorgensen lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [J. Ellis out at second]; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Parrish struck out; Brookens struck out; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Blanks flied out to left; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Bell singled to center; Oliver singled to center [Bell to third]; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker reached on an error by Kern [Whitaker to third]; Trammell lined to center; Kemp was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. RANGERS 8TH: J. Ellis lined to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Summers struck out; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg singled to right; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Sundberg to second]; Rivers reached on an error by Whitaker [Sundberg to third]; Bell lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Rivers out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 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