Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 3,
Toronto 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 23, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Tom Hallion
Attendance: 39910
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Tom Hallion
Attendance: 39910
Final Scoring Summary
Toronto
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Rajai Davis | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Colby Rasmus | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .236 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .290 |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .224 |
| Moises Sierra | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| Omar Vizquel | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 |
| Jeff Mathis | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .218 |
| Mike McCoy | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 |
| Anthony Gose | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .183 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Edwin Encarnacion (33) | |||||||||
| TB - Rajai Davis, Colby Rasmus, Edwin Encarnacion 4, Jeff Mathis, Adeiny Hechavarria | |||||||||
| RBI - Edwin Encarnacion 2 (86) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Rajai Davis (26), Edwin Encarnacion (26) | |||||||||
| S - Adeiny Hechavarria (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Rajai Davis (9, 2nd by Verlander/Avila) | |||||||||
| SB - Mike McCoy (2, 3rd off Dotel/Avila) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| J.A. Happ | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.15 |
| Brandon Lyon (H 5) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.02 |
| Darren Oliver (BS 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
| Brad Lincoln | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.84 |
| Aaron Loup | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.21 |
| Chad Jenkins (L 0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 |
| WP - Darren Oliver | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - J.A. Happ 106-70, Brandon Lyon 4-3, Darren Oliver 8-4, Brad Lincoln 6-4, Aaron Loup 19-12, Chad Jenkins 16-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J.A. Happ 3-5, Brandon Lyon 0-1, Darren Oliver 1-0, Brad Lincoln 1-0, Aaron Loup 1-1, Chad Jenkins 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - J.A. Happ 27, Brandon Lyon 2, Darren Oliver 3, Brad Lincoln 2, Aaron Loup 6, Chad Jenkins 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Brandon Lyon 1-0, Darren Oliver 2-2 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .312 |
| Omar Infante | 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .294 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| Ramon Santiago | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| Brennan Boesch | PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .307 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Delmon Young | DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 |
| Quintin Berry | PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Jeff Baker | RF-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .167 |
| Andy Dirks | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .330 |
| Alex Avila | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Totals | 40 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson 2, Omar Infante 2, Brennan Boesch, Jhonny Peralta 2, Delmon Young, Andy Dirks, Alex Avila | |||||||||
| RBI - Brennan Boesch (49), Alex Avila (36) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Brennan Boesch (26), Alex Avila (15) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Prince Fielder (39), Jhonny Peralta (30) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Delmon Young (13) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Quintin Berry (17, 2nd off Jenkins/Torrealba) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Octavio Dotel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Phil Coke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 |
| Joaquin Benoit (W 3-3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 |
| HBP - Rajai Davis (by Verlander) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 115-76, Octavio Dotel 12-9, Phil Coke 6-3, Joaquin Benoit 10-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 3-8, Octavio Dotel 1-2, Phil Coke 0-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 33, Octavio Dotel 4, Phil Coke 1, Joaquin Benoit 2 | ||||||||