Tigers 3-2 Red Sox (5 Apr, 2012) Box Score

Detroit Tigers

1-0, 1-0 home


BOS
DET

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	10	1

J. Valverde1-0

1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

M. Melancon0-1

0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Red Sox Hitting

hitters
J. EllsburyCF
D. Pedroia2B
A. Gonzalez1B
D. McDonaldPR
N. Punto3B
D. OrtizDH
K. Youkilis3B-1B
R. SweeneyRF
C. RossLF
J. SaltalamacchiaC
M. AvilesSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
3	0	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	1	0	1	.333	.250	.667
4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
4	0	2	1	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
32	2	5	2	1	8

Batting
2BD Ortiz (1, J Verlander); D Pedroia (1, J Valverde)
3BR Sweeney (1, J Valverde)
RBID Ortiz (1), R Sweeney (1)
2Out RBIR Sweeney
SFD Ortiz
Team LOB5
Team RISP2-7 (C Ross 0-2, D Ortiz 0-1, K Youkilis 0-1, R Sweeney 1-2, A Gonzalez 1-1)

Baserunning
SBD McDonald (1, 2nd base off J Valverde/A Avila)

Fielding
DP3 (K Youkilis-D Pedroia-A Gonzalez, M Aviles-D Pedroia-A Gonzalez, M Aviles-A Gonzalez)

Tigers Hitting

hitters
A. JacksonCF
B. BoeschRF
D. KellyRF
M. Cabrera3B
P. Fielder1B
D. YoungLF
C. ThomasLF
R. RaburnDH
J. PeraltaSS
D. WorthPR
A. AvilaC
R. Santiago2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	3	1	0	0	.600	.600	1.000
4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.750	.000
3	0	1	1	0	1	.333	.250	.333
4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
3	1	3	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.333
0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	2	1	0	1	.500	.500	.750
3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.250	.000
31	3	10	3	4	4

Batting
2BJ Peralta (1, J Lester); A Avila (1, J Lester)
3BA Jackson (1, V Padilla)
RBIA Avila (1), P Fielder (1), A Jackson (1)
2Out RBIA Avila
SFP Fielder
GIDPB Boesch; D Young; P Fielder
Team LOB9
Team RISP2-8 (A Avila 1-2, A Jackson 1-2, R Santiago 0-2, B Boesch 0-1, D Young 0-1)

Fielding
EM Cabrera (1, ground ball)

Red Sox Pitching

pitchers
J. Lester
V. Padilla
F. Morales
M. Melancon(L,0-1)
A. Aceves
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	1	1	3	4	107-63	1.29
0.1	1	1	1	1	0	9-4	27.00
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	0.00
0.1	2	1	1	0	0	10-8	27.00
0.0	1	0	0	0	0	7-3	---
8.1	10	3	3	4	4	139-83

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lester 21-27; V Padilla 2-3; F Morales 2-2; M Melancon 2-3; A Aceves 2-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lester 20-13-11-19; V Padilla 2-0-0-2; F Morales 1-1-1-2; M Melancon 1-1-3-3; A Aceves 1-0-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lester 7-10; V Padilla 1-0; F Morales 0-2; M Melancon 0-1; A Aceves 0-0
Game ScoresJ Lester 62

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
J. Verlander
J. Valverde(W,1-0; B, 1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	2	0	0	1	7	105-66	0.00
1.0	3	2	2	0	1	22-16	18.00
9.0	5	2	2	1	8	127-82

Pitching
IBBM Cabrera (By V Padilla)
HBPR Santiago (By A Aceves)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Verlander 18-28; J Valverde 5-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Verlander 24-6-18-18; J Valverde 2-2-7-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Verlander 6-11; J Valverde 0-2
Game ScoresJ Verlander 84

Scoring Summary

		BOS	DET
7th	A Avila doubled to deep left, J Peralta scored.	0	1
8th	P Fielder hit sacrifice fly to center, A Jackson scored, M Cabrera to second.	0	2
9th	D Ortiz hit sacrifice fly to center, D Pedroia scored.	1	2
9th	R Sweeney tripled to deep right, D McDonald scored.	2	2
9th	A Jackson singled to left, D Worth scored, A Avila to third, R Santiago to second.	2	3

Red Sox
2
Tigers
3

Game 1

5/4

Red Sox
0
Tigers
10

Game 2

7/4

Red Sox
12
Tigers
13

Game 3

8/4

Comerica Park

6:00 PM, 5 April 2012

Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 45,027

Game Time:3:07

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Third Base Umpire - CB Bucknor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Boston Red Sox

Detroit Tigers

J. Valverde1-0

M. Melancon0-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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