BALCO-92
DETROIT TIGERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/29/2012
 
BALCO-92
DETROIT TIGERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1580 - SUNDAY, JULY 29TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (62-44) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1
Boston Red Sox (43-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 6 1
Red Sox Drop Contest, 5-4, to Detroit
Detroit Tigers starter Francisco Liriano pitched a strong game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, leading the Tigers to victory, 5-4. Derek Holland earned the save for Detroit, his 2nd. By defeating Boston, the second-place Tigers improved to 62-44.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Whit Merrifield? The Detroit second baseman had a bases-clearing double in the top of the first inning to put the Tigers on top, 3-0. For the game, Merrifield had 2 doubles and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Merrifield. "And not try to do too much."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Santiago SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .176 1 10
J. Acosta LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .177 3 17
P. Goldschmidt DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .288 11 67
Y. Puig RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .303 7 52
B. Harris 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .280 11 58
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .288 2 15
W. Ramos C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .235 1 2
E. Encarnacion 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .235 11 41
C. Pons CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .263 14 52
Totals 32 5 5 5 5 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield 2 (6, 1st Inning off T. Hernandez, 3 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Santiago 2 , W. Merrifield 5
2-out RBI: W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Goldschmidt , W. Ramos 2
GIDP: C. Pons
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Acosta (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harris (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Canha CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 8 23
R. Sexson DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 20 67
   a-J. Loney DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 5 22
O. Pena SS, 2B 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .275 5 15
J. Smoak 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .228 11 28
M. Thames RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .180 12 28
E. Dukes LF 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .227 6 32
M. Carpenter 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .163 1 8
J. Dewey C 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .167 8 24
J. Rollins 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 .238 0 1
   b-T. Tulowitzki PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 15 49
Totals 33 4 6 4 5 15 16      
a - J. Loney inserted as DH in the 7th
b - T. Tulowitzki pinch hit for J. Rollins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Pena (3, 1st Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Pena (5, 7th Inning off M. Kohn, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Loney , O. Pena 7 , J. Smoak , J. Dewey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Smoak , J. Rollins 2 , T. Tulowitzki
Hit by Pitch: J. Rollins
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rollins (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Rollins-Pena-Smoak)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Liriano W (8-8) 6.0 3 0 0 4 10 0 115 4.49   
C. Clay 0.1 2 3 3 0 0 0 13 6.28   
M. Kohn H (11) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 3.28   
B. Calderon H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 4.58   
D. Holland SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Liriano 72
Batters Faced: F. Liriano 25, C. Clay 4, M. Kohn 3, B. Calderon 4, D. Holland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Liriano 4-4, C. Clay 0-1, M. Kohn 0-0, B. Calderon 1-0, D. Holland 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Liriano 115-70, C. Clay 13-7, M. Kohn 14-9, B. Calderon 20-11, D. Holland 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kohn 2-2
Hit Batsmen: C. Clay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hernandez L (0-5) 5.0 4 5 2 4 4 0 89 7.99   
T. Kahnle 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 1.59   
M. Crudale 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 4.79   
M. Gosling 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hernandez 45
Batters Faced: T. Hernandez 24, T. Kahnle 6, M. Crudale 4, M. Gosling 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hernandez 6-5, T. Kahnle 3-0, M. Crudale 0-0, M. Gosling 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hernandez 89-59, T. Kahnle 26-14, M. Crudale 18-11, M. Gosling 15-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Liriano
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 23866
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