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APRIL 25, 1973
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers are 6-1 at home this season. The Tigers are 3-7 on the road. The Rangers have won four straight. The Tigers have lost six straight.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 5-9 at New York 8-7
Minnesota 5-9 at Boston 11-5
Milwaukee 7-9 at Kansas City 9-8
Baltimore 10-6 at California 7-8
Cleveland 8-8 at Oakland 8-7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 6-9 at Cincinnati 12-6
San Francisco 12-7 at Chicago 7-10
San Diego 5-14 at Pittsburgh 8-8
Los Angeles 13-5 at St Louis 7-8
Philadelphia 6-9 at Atlanta 4-13
New York 11-5 at Houston 11-8
DETROIT TIGERS (4-11) AT TEXAS RANGERS (11-4)
MATCHUPS
SP Woodie Fryman vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Detroit
C Bill Freehan vs Bill Sudakis Advantage Detroit
1B Norm Cash vs Mike Epstein Advantage Texas
2B Dick McAuliffe vs Dave Nelson Advantage Detroit
3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Bill Madlock Advantage Texas
SS Ed Brinkman vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Gates Brown vs Alex Johnson Advantage Push
CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Jim Northrup vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Willie Horton vs Rico Carty Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Texas
In the bottom of the first, Madlock put the Rangers on the board with a two-out RBI single.
After three: Texas 1 Detroit 0.
In the top of the fifth, McAuliffe tied the game with an RBI double. Stanley put the Tigers in the lead with a sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the sixth, Maddox scored the tying run on a wild pitch with two out.
After six: Detroit 2 Texas 2.
Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the seventh.
In the bottom of the seventh, Sudakis extended his hitting streak to 12 games when he put the Rangers in the lead with a two-out, two-run homer. John Hiller took the mound for the Tigers.
In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Steve Foucault took the mound for the Rangers. With runners at first and second and two out, Foucault struck outBrown to end the game.
Final score: Texas 4 Detroit 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bill Gogolewski 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 9 Chicago 2
Boston 5 Minnesota 1
Milwaukee 11 Kansas City 7
Baltimore 4 California 1
Oakland 3 Cleveland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 3 Montreal 0
Chicago 7 San Francisco 2
Pittsburgh 4 San Diego 2
St Louis 3 Los Angeles 2
Atlanta 9 Philadelphia 7
Houston 5 New York 1
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves 2 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Don Wilson Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
3. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
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