Neftali Feliz surrendered back-to-back homers to Miguel Cabrera and Brandon Inge in the ninth inning Monday to give the Tigers an 8-6 win and split of the series.
After being down 4-0 in the first and 6-1 in the fourth, the Rangers scored in four consecutive innings to tie the game at 6-6. In the fourth, Josh Hamilton’s second homer of the season got the Rangers on the board. Nelson Cruz came in from third on a wild pitch that rolled down the first base line in the fifth. Cruz singled and reached third on a double to the wall by Justin Smoak for Smoak’s first Major League hit. The only problem is that Cruz has been dealing with a mild hamstring strain and may have aggravated it running home.
David Murphy replaced Cruz in right field and would also play a role in the comeback. After Hamilton and Vladimir Guerrero singled with two outs in the sixth, Murphy, who has seen more playing time in the last couple of games, doubled home them both to make the score 6-4.
Singles from Andres Blanco, Julio Borbon and Michael Young loaded the bases for Guerrero, a nearly .400 career hitter, at Rangers Ballpark. His single plated two and leveled the game at 6 apiece.
Matt Harrison started and gave up all six runs to that point. He struggled in the first inning, facing eight batters and allowing the first four to reach. He recovered to pitch six innings, more than Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman, who retired the first 11 batters against him.
Chris Ray and Frank Francisco pitched scoreless baseball in the seventh and eighth.
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I watchedd the end of the game last night, what a bad way to end against the Tigers. I really think that the Rangers will bounce back tonight with a win over Chicago. The Rangers have no problem scoring runs there problem is keeping teams from having big innings.
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