Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 3,
Boston 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Thursday, April 5, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 43°
Umpires: Home - Dale Scott, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - CB Bucknor
Attendance: 45027
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 43°
Umpires: Home - Dale Scott, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - CB Bucknor
Attendance: 45027
Final Scoring Summary
Boston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Darnell McDonald | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Punto | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Ortiz | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Ryan Sweeney | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Cody Ross | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Mike Aviles | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Dustin Pedroia (1), David Ortiz (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Ryan Sweeney (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Dustin Pedroia 2, Adrian Gonzalez, David Ortiz 2, Ryan Sweeney 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - David Ortiz (1), Ryan Sweeney (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ryan Sweeney (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - David Ortiz (1), Cody Ross 2 (2) | |||||||||
| SF - David Ortiz (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Darnell McDonald (1, 2nd off Valverde/Avila) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jon Lester | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Vicente Padilla | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Franklin Morales | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Melancon (L 0-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HBP - Ramon Santiago (by Aceves) | ||||||||
| IBB - Miguel Cabrera (by Padilla) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jon Lester 107-63, Vicente Padilla 9-4, Franklin Morales 6-5, Mark Melancon 10-8, Alfredo Aceves 7-3 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Lester 4-5, Vicente Padilla 1-0, Franklin Morales 0-2, Mark Melancon 0-1, Alfredo Aceves 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jon Lester 27, Vicente Padilla 3, Franklin Morales 2, Mark Melancon 3, Alfredo Aceves 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Franklin Morales 2-1, Alfredo Aceves 2-1 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .600 |
| Brennan Boesch | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Don Kelly | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Delmon Young | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Clete Thomas | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Raburn | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Danny Worth | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Avila | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .500 |
| Ramon Santiago | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jhonny Peralta (1), Alex Avila (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Austin Jackson (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Austin Jackson 5, Prince Fielder, Ryan Raburn, Jhonny Peralta 4, Alex Avila 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Austin Jackson (1), Prince Fielder (1), Alex Avila (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alex Avila (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Jackson (1), Delmon Young (1), Ramon Santiago (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Prince Fielder (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Brennan Boesch (1), Prince Fielder (1), Delmon Young (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Miguel Cabrera (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jose Valverde (W 1-0; BS 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 105-66, Jose Valverde 22-16 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 7-8, Jose Valverde 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 28, Jose Valverde 6 | ||||||||