Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 13, Boston 12
Sunday, April 8, 2012 1:05 PM
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
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 025002001212180
Detroit 410200003313170
Boston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Nick Punto 3B 6 0 3 3 0 0 .500
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 6 1 2 1 1 2 .154
Dustin Pedroia 2B 6 0 2 1 1 1 .231
Adrian Gonzalez 1B 6 2 2 2 0 1 .385
David Ortiz DH 6 2 3 1 0 2 .417
Darnell McDonald LF 5 2 1 0 1 2 .167
Ryan Sweeney RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .455
(S)  Cody Ross PH-RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .111
Mike Aviles SS 5 2 3 3 0 0 .273
Kelly Shoppach C 3 1 0 0 0 2 .250
(S)  Jarrod Saltalamacchia PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Totals 49 12 18 11 4 11  
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 Avg
Austin Jackson CF 6 3 4 0 0 2 .571
Brennan Boesch RF 6 1 2 1 0 2 .133
Miguel Cabrera 3B 5 3 3 5 0 0 .455
Prince Fielder 1B 6 2 2 0 0 1 .417
Delmon Young DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 .231
Alex Avila C 4 2 1 2 2 0 .417
Jhonny Peralta SS 5 0 1 3 0 2 .417
Andy Dirks LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375
(S)  Danny Worth PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Ryan Raburn 2B-LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 .167
Totals 46 13 17 12 2 9  
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