Tigers 3-2 Red Sox (5 Apr, 2012) Play-by-Play

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 SoxTop 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 1st
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 4th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 5th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- D Pedroia safe at first on error by third baseman M Cabrera.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
TigersBottom 6th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 7th
- J. Lester pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- J. Verlander pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 8th
- V. Padilla pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- F. Morales pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- J. Valverde pitching for DET
  BOS
  DET
- D Kelly in right field.
  0
  2
- C Thomas in left field.
  0
  2
- D McDonald ran for A Gonzalez.
  0
  2
- D McDonald stole second.
  1
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TigersBottom 9th
- J. Valverde pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- N Punto at third base.
  2
  2
- K Youkilis at first base.
  2
  2
- A. Aceves pitching for BOS
  BOS
  DET
- D Worth ran for J Peralta.
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

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

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Fly Out