Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 13,
Boston 12
When: 1:05 PM ET, Sunday, April 8, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Dan Iassogna, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 30788
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Dan Iassogna, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 30788
Final Scoring Summary
Boston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Nick Punto | 3B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .154 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .231 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .385 |
| David Ortiz | DH | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .417 |
| Darnell McDonald | LF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .167 |
| Ryan Sweeney | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .455 |
| Cody Ross | PH-RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Mike Aviles | SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
| Totals | 49 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 30 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nick Punto (1), Jacoby Ellsbury (1), David Ortiz (2), Mike Aviles (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Adrian Gonzalez (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Nick Punto 4, Jacoby Ellsbury 3, Dustin Pedroia 2, Adrian Gonzalez 5, David Ortiz 4, Darnell McDonald, Ryan Sweeney, Cody Ross, Mike Aviles 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Nick Punto 3 (3), Jacoby Ellsbury (1), Dustin Pedroia (1), Adrian Gonzalez 2 (2), David Ortiz (2), Mike Aviles 3 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Nick Punto (1), Jacoby Ellsbury (1), Dustin Pedroia (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jacoby Ellsbury (1), Dustin Pedroia 2 (3), Adrian Gonzalez 2 (2), David Ortiz (2) | |||||||||
| S - Mike Aviles (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Nick Punto (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 13 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Dustin Pedroia (1, 2nd off Below/Avila) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Clay Buchholz | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.75 |
| Vicente Padilla | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Alfredo Aceves (BS 1) | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | inf |
| Franklin Morales | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Melancon (L 0-2; BS 1) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.00 |
| WP - Franklin Morales, Mark Melancon | ||||||||
| HBP - Ryan Raburn (by Buchholz) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Clay Buchholz 78-50, Vicente Padilla 51-36, Alfredo Aceves 7-5, Franklin Morales 29-19, Mark Melancon 20-15 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Clay Buchholz 4-4, Vicente Padilla 5-2, Alfredo Aceves 0-0, Franklin Morales 1-2, Mark Melancon 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Clay Buchholz 22, Vicente Padilla 14, Alfredo Aceves 3, Franklin Morales 7, Mark Melancon 5 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .571 |
| Brennan Boesch | RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .133 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .417 |
| Delmon Young | DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 |
| Alex Avila | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .417 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .417 |
| Andy Dirks | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 |
| Danny Worth | PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Ryan Raburn | 2B-LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 |
| Totals | 46 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Austin Jackson (2), Jhonny Peralta (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Miguel Cabrera (3), Alex Avila (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson 5, Brennan Boesch 2, Miguel Cabrera 6, Prince Fielder 2, Delmon Young, Alex Avila 4, Jhonny Peralta 2, Andy Dirks, Danny Worth, Ryan Raburn | |||||||||
| RBI - Brennan Boesch (1), Miguel Cabrera 5 (8), Delmon Young (1), Alex Avila 2 (5), Jhonny Peralta 3 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alex Avila 2 (3), Jhonny Peralta 3 (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Jackson (2), Andy Dirks (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Miguel Cabrera (1), Delmon Young (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Miguel Cabrera (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Max Scherzer | 2.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23.62 |
| Collin Balester | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Daniel Schlereth | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Brayan Villarreal | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Phil Coke | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Octavio Dotel | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Duane Below (W 2-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WP - Phil Coke | ||||||||
| HBP - Kelly Shoppach (by Scherzer), Kelly Shoppach (by Scherzer), Adrian Gonzalez (by Coke) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Max Scherzer 80-51, Collin Balester 29-17, Daniel Schlereth 20-17, Brayan Villarreal 3-3, Phil Coke 11-6, Octavio Dotel 10-7, Joaquin Benoit 44-25, Duane Below 9-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Max Scherzer 0-2, Collin Balester 4-4, Daniel Schlereth 3-1, Brayan Villarreal 1-0, Phil Coke 1-0, Octavio Dotel 1-0, Joaquin Benoit 0-2, Duane Below 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Max Scherzer 20, Collin Balester 10, Daniel Schlereth 8, Brayan Villarreal 1, Phil Coke 5, Octavio Dotel 3, Joaquin Benoit 10, Duane Below 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Collin Balester 1-0, Daniel Schlereth 1-1, Brayan Villarreal 1-0, Phil Coke 1-0, Octavio Dotel 2-1, Duane Below 2-0 | ||||||||