Game 124 Preview: Blue Jays at Tigers
Justin Verlander is on the mound as the Tigers look to sweep the struggling Toronto Blue Jays. J.A. Happ will start for Toronto.
| Final - 8.23.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajai Davis, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Colby Rasmus, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .236 |
| Edwin Encarnacion, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Kelly Johnson, 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| Moises Sierra, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| Omar Vizquel, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| Jeff Mathis, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 |
| Mike McCoy, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Yorvit Torrealba, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Adeiny Hechavarria, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| Anthony Gose, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .183 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Encarnacion
Hit by pitch - Davis
Sacrifices - Hechavarria
Stolen Bases - McCoy
Caught Stealing - Davis
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Encarnacion
Hit by pitch - Davis
Sacrifices - Hechavarria
Stolen Bases - McCoy
Caught Stealing - Davis
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.A. Happ | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 106-70 |
| Brandon Lyon (, 1-0) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Darren Oliver | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Brad Lincoln | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.84 | 0 | 6-4 |
| Aaron Loup | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.21 | 0 | 19-12 |
| Chad Jenkins (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 16-9 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 |
| Omar Infante, 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| Ramon Santiago, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Brennan Boesch, ph,9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Delmon Young, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Quintin Berry, pr,dh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Jeff Baker, 9,5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 |
| Andy Dirks, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 |
| Alex Avila, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Totals | 40 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Young
Stolen Bases - Berry
Team LOB - 10
Grounded into DP - Young
Stolen Bases - Berry
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 115-76 |
| Octavio Dotel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Phil Coke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 | 0 | 6-3 |
| Joaquin Benoit (W, 3-3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 | 0 | 10-8 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, First Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:25
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, First Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:25
