BALCO-92
DETROIT TIGERS AT VANCOUVER MOUNTIES
09/04/2012
 
BALCO-92
DETROIT TIGERS AT VANCOUVER MOUNTIES
GAME ID: 2079 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (82-57) 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Vancouver Mounties (74-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 0
Mounties Lose to Detroit, 6-3
The Detroit Tigers beat the Vancouver Mounties, 6-3, at Telus Centre. Whit Merrifield starred for Detroit. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Bobby Calderon recorded his 8th save for Detroit. Detroit is 82-57 and Vancouver, with the loss, 74-65.

With Detroit leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Merrifield came up to bat against Vancouver pitcher Santos Arias. Merrifield hit a changeup to left for a 3-run home run. His 5th home run of the season put the Tigers on top, 4-0.

"Don't let his youth fool you," said Tigers manager Bobby Balwin. "Whit knows what he's doing out there."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE VANCOUVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ahmed SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .260 8 38
W. Ortiz LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .308 23 66
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 0 1 1 2 5 .263 14 85
Y. Puig RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .299 11 73
B. Harris DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .286 17 79
W. Merrifield 2B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .247 5 31
J. Guzman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .282 14 73
C. Pons CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .234 17 64
J. Werth C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .219 5 26
Totals 34 6 12 6 4 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Guzman (29, 2nd Inning off S. Arias, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Ortiz (26, 7th Inning off L. Luetge, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Ahmed (3, 1st Inning off S. Arias, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Merrifield (5, 4th Inning off S. Arias, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ahmed 5 , W. Ortiz 4 , Y. Puig 2 , W. Merrifield 5 , J. Guzman 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Goldschmidt , Y. Puig , J. Werth
GIDP: J. Guzman , C. Pons
Sac Fly: P. Goldschmidt
Hit by Pitch: B. Harris
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Puig (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .270 6 34
J. Hardy SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .223 12 56
R. Rivadeneira DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .274 27 87
C. Blackmon CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .225 11 42
K. Kouzmanoff 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .318 11 49
J. Hernandez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .326 1 12
J. Bradley Jr. RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 1 8
   a-L. Hughes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 28 77
   b-D. Jennings RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 43
Q. Cosby LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 5 18
J. Mauer C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 2 27
Totals 36 3 10 3 2 5 16      
a - L. Hughes pinch hit for J. Bradley Jr. in the 8th
b - D. Jennings substituted for L. Hughes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hernandez (7, 4th Inning off C. Clay, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Furcal (11, 5th Inning off C. Clay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Furcal (6, 7th Inning off C. Clay, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Rivadeneira (27, 7th Inning off C. Clay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal 6 , R. Rivadeneira 5 , C. Blackmon 2 , K. Kouzmanoff , J. Hernandez 3 , J. Mauer
2-out RBI: R. Rivadeneira , J. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hardy 2 , R. Rivadeneira , J. Bradley Jr. , Q. Cosby
Hit by Pitch: J. Bradley Jr.
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Furcal (24)
CS: K. Kouzmanoff (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hardy-Furcal-Hernandez, Hardy-Furcal-Hernandez)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE VANCOUVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Clay W (4-2) 6.2 8 3 3 2 3 2 107 5.26   
J. Sherman H (24) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.11   
D. Holland H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.92   
M. Kohn H (13) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.21   
B. Calderon SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Clay 47
Batters Faced: C. Clay 30, J. Sherman 2, D. Holland 3, M. Kohn 3, B. Calderon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Clay 8-8, J. Sherman 1-0, D. Holland 1-1, M. Kohn 2-0, B. Calderon 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Clay 107-60, J. Sherman 9-7, D. Holland 10-8, M. Kohn 18-11, B. Calderon 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Calderon 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Clay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Arias L (8-12) 4.1 9 6 6 1 2 1 80 4.51   
R. Stock 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 4.46   
L. Luetge 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.28   
T. Lincecum 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.72   
M. Mantei 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 3.14   
J. Broxton 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Arias 22
Batters Faced: S. Arias 22, R. Stock 6, L. Luetge 2, T. Lincecum 4, M. Mantei 4, J. Broxton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Arias 5-4, R. Stock 2-1, L. Luetge 0-0, T. Lincecum 1-1, M. Mantei 1-0, J. Broxton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Arias 80-51, R. Stock 28-15, L. Luetge 9-5, T. Lincecum 16-9, M. Mantei 19-8, J. Broxton 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Stock 1-0 , J. Broxton 3-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Arias
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whit Merrifield
Ballpark: Telus Centre
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 34399
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