Times wires
Monday, April 11, 2011
Rangers 2, Tigers 0
DETROIT — To Victor Martinez, the Rangers' ploy made perfect sense. Texas had closer Neftali Feliz intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera with two outs in the ninth, even though it meant bringing Martinez to the plate as the potential winning run. The Tigers newcomer, who's batting .225, grounded out with two runners on then said he wasn't surprised by the strategy to pitch around Cabrera. "He's been swinging the bat good, and I haven't been swinging the bat good at all," he said. "They took a chance on me."