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
Final Scoring Summary
 
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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