The Tigers sent this lineup out to face Texas LHP Matt Harrison (2-0, AL-best 0.64 ERA) in the first game of the doubleheader:

DETROIT TIGERS (9-4, first place AL Central):
Austin Jackson, CF (R)
(.300, 11 R, 6 EBH, 17K, .520 SLG, .397 OBP; vs. MH: 5-for-12, 2 RBI)
Brennan Boesch, DH (L)
(.222, 3 R, 6 RBI, 1 HR, 8K, 3 GIDP; vs. MH: 2-for-6, 2 BB)
Miguel Cabrera, 3B (R)
(.265, 10 R, 10 RBI, 3 HR, .351 OBP, .469 SLG; vs. MH: 7-for-16, 2-2B, 5 RBI)
Prince Fielder, 1B (L)
(.354, 9 R, 2-2B, 2 HR, .418 OBP, .521 SLG)
Delmon Young, LF (R)
(.273, 4 R, 2-2B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 3 HP, .340 OBP; vs. MH: 2-for-11, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
Ryan Raburn, RF (R)
(.081, 3 R, 1-2B, 4 BB; vs. MH: 9-for-15, 2-2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
Jhonny Peralta, SS (R)
(.289, 4 R, 6-2B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, .327 OBP, .422 SLG; vs. MH: 2-for-8, 1-2B)
Brandon Inge, 2B (R)
(.100, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 K; vs. MH: 4-for-9, 1-2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
Gerald Laird, C (R)
(.500, 3 R, 1-2B, 1 HR, .538 OBP, .833 SLG; vs. MH: 2-for-9, 2B)


Harrison is 1-4 career vs. Tigers, with a 6.89 ERA in 31.1 IP (five starts), having given up 47 hits, 19 walks, for a WHIP of 2.106. Saturday's lineup was a combined 33-for-88 (.375) with seven doubles, five home runs, led by Ryan Raburn's career .600 batting average and ridiculous 1.133 slugging percentage against the southpaw.

TEXAS RANGERS (11-2, best record in MLB)
Ian Kinsler, DH (R)
(vs. Porcello: 4-for-7, 1-2B, 3 RBI)
Elvis Andrus, SS (R)
(vs. Porcello: 1-for-7, 2 RBI)
Josh Hamilton, CF (L)
(vs. Porcello: 0-for-7, 1 RBI)
Adrian Beltre, 3B (R)
(vs. Porcello: 1-for-10)
Michael Young, 2B (R)
(vs. Porcello: 5-for-10, 2-2B, 6 RBI)
Nelson Cruz, RF (R)
(vs. Porcello: 1-for-10, 4 K)
David Murphy, LF (L)
(vs. Porcello: 7-for-9, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Mike Napoli, C (R)
(vs. Porcello: 2-for-9, 1-3B, 3 K)
Mitch Moreland, 1B (L)
(vs. Porcello: 0-for-2, 1 K)

Porcello is 1-1 with a 6.30 ERA in two career starts against the Rangers, giving up seven earned runs in 10 innings pitched. Today's Rangers lineup is 21-for-71 (.296) against Porcello, but 12 of those 21 hits belong to Murphy and Young.