Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 7,
Tampa Bay 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Thursday, April 12, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 54°
Umpires: Home - Mark Carlson, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Cory Blaser
Attendance: 30288
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 54°
Umpires: Home - Mark Carlson, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Cory Blaser
Attendance: 30288
Final Scoring Summary
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Desmond Jennings | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .250 |
| Carlos Pena | 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Evan Longoria | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .476 |
| Jeff Keppinger | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 |
| Ben Zobrist | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .238 |
| Sean Rodriguez | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .067 |
| Jose Lobaton | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jose Molina | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Elliot Johnson | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Matt Joyce | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 26 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Evan Longoria (3), Jose Molina (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Carlos Pena (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Carlos Pena 5, Evan Longoria 3, Jose Lobaton, Jose Molina 2, Elliot Johnson | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Pena (8), Evan Longoria (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Desmond Jennings 2 (2), Ben Zobrist (2), Sean Rodriguez 3 (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Matt Joyce (Young at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jeff Niemann (L 0-1) | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.40 |
| J.P. Howell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wade Davis | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 |
| Jake McGee | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 |
| Joel Peralta | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.20 |
| WP - Joel Peralta | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Niemann 102-59, J.P. Howell 11-7, Wade Davis 18-11, Jake McGee 14-10, Joel Peralta 14-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Niemann 5-2, J.P. Howell 0-1, Wade Davis 1-0, Jake McGee 0-1, Joel Peralta 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jeff Niemann 21, J.P. Howell 3, Wade Davis 4, Jake McGee 2, Joel Peralta 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jake McGee 2-2 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .435 |
| Brennan Boesch | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .381 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| Delmon Young | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| Ramon Santiago | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Avila | C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .389 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .304 |
| Andy Dirks | DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| Ryan Raburn | 2B-LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .105 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 3B - Alex Avila (1), Andy Dirks (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Brennan Boesch 2, Prince Fielder 2, Delmon Young, Alex Avila 4, Jhonny Peralta, Andy Dirks 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Brennan Boesch 4 (5), Alex Avila (6), Andy Dirks (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Brennan Boesch 4 (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Austin Jackson (1, 2nd off Niemann/Lobaton), Alex Avila (1, 2nd off Niemann/Lobaton) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Drew Smyly | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Collin Balester (W 1-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Brayan Villarreal (H 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Phil Coke (H 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Joaquin Benoit (H 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Jose Valverde | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
| HBP - Carlos Pena (by Smyly), Desmond Jennings (by Balester) | ||||||||
| IBB - Ben Zobrist (by Balester) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Drew Smyly 90-49, Collin Balester 39-18, Brayan Villarreal 5-3, Phil Coke 4-3, Joaquin Benoit 15-12, Jose Valverde 11-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Drew Smyly 2-4, Collin Balester 3-0, Brayan Villarreal 0-0, Phil Coke 0-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-0, Jose Valverde 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Drew Smyly 20, Collin Balester 9, Brayan Villarreal 2, Phil Coke 1, Joaquin Benoit 5, Jose Valverde 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Collin Balester 1-0, Brayan Villarreal 2-1, Phil Coke 1-0 | ||||||||