BALCO-92
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/05/2012
 
BALCO-92
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1305 - THURSDAY, JULY 5TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (29-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 9 1
Detroit Tigers (48-38) 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 6 12 0
Tigers Zap Blue Jays, 6-5
In a tight contest at Comerica Park, the Detroit Tigers edged the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 6-5. Detroit first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who blasted 1 home run, was a key contributor. Detroit reliever Justin Sherman picked up the win, upping his record to 5-1. Jose Ceda took the loss. The second-place Tigers are 48-38.

Goldschmidt had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-1 fastball from Jose Ceda, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Tigers a 6-4 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Goldschmidt.

"It feels good, just a great win all around," Goldschmidt said after the game.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 4 16
K. Vazquez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .195 9 24
J. Drew LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .233 6 34
L. Morrison DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .229 18 51
E. Arredondo RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .275 6 42
C. Jackson 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .255 5 29
C. Crawford CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .309 5 40
G. Gonzalez C 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .163 3 21
   a-T. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 3 10
P. Lima SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 2 23
   b-G. Vidal PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .367 1 7
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 6 12      
a - T. Martin pinch hit for G. Gonzalez in the 9th
b - G. Vidal pinch hit for P. Lima in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Vazquez (13, 1st Inning off J. Zimmermann, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Vidal (1, 9th Inning off B. Calderon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Vazquez 2 , L. Morrison , E. Arredondo 2 , C. Jackson 2 , C. Crawford , G. Gonzalez , G. Vidal 4
2-out RBI: G. Vidal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Vazquez , E. Arredondo , P. Lima
GIDP: L. Morrison
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: E. Gonzalez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lima-Altuve-Vazquez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Ortiz LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .297 17 45
B. Harris DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .269 10 48
Y. Puig RF 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .315 5 38
J. Guzman 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .289 12 53
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .304 11 62
C. Pons CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 12 44
E. Encarnacion 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 11 37
J. Werth C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .240 4 20
N. Ahmed SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .311 4 27
Totals 33 6 12 5 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Ahmed (16, 2nd Inning off E. Gonzalez, 2 on, 2 outs) , Y. Puig 2 (9, 3rd Inning off E. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Ceda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Goldschmidt (11, 7th Inning off J. Ceda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ortiz , B. Harris , Y. Puig 5 , J. Guzman , P. Goldschmidt 6 , C. Pons , N. Ahmed 3
2-out RBI: N. Ahmed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harris , N. Ahmed
GIDP: J. Guzman
Sac Bunt: C. Pons
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Harris (8) , N. Ahmed (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ahmed-Guzman-Goldschmidt)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonzalez 5.1 7 3 1 4 5 0 94 5.14   
E. Abreu 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.94   
J. Ceda L (1-3), BS (4) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 8 9.79   
C. Hansen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.80   
S. Rosario 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonzalez 47
Batters Faced: E. Gonzalez 26, E. Abreu 3, J. Ceda 3, C. Hansen 3, S. Rosario 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonzalez 7-3, E. Abreu 0-1, J. Ceda 0-0, C. Hansen 2-0, S. Rosario 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonzalez 94-54, E. Abreu 9-7, J. Ceda 8-6, C. Hansen 14-10, S. Rosario 15-9
WP: E. Gonzalez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zimmermann 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 85 4.17   
J. Sherman W (5-1), BS (4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 3.52   
B. Calderon SV (3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 18 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zimmermann 53
Batters Faced: J. Zimmermann 24, J. Sherman 5, B. Calderon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zimmermann 7-5, J. Sherman 2-1, B. Calderon 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zimmermann 85-55, J. Sherman 20-13, B. Calderon 18-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sherman 3-3
WP: J. Zimmermann
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Goldschmidt
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 35053
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