Pirates 4, Tigers 1
The Pirates took yet another game from the Tigers, winning 4-1 thanks to an excellent outing by Brad Lincoln and a three-run bomb by Andrew McCutchen. Lincoln allowed just two hits in six innings,...
| Final - 6.23.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
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Game 71 Preview: Tigers at Pirates
Can Max Scherzer repeat his 15-strikeout performance against the Pirates again today? Brad Lincoln will make the start for Pittsburgh.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .309 |
| Brennan Boesch, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| Delmon Young, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| Alex Avila, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Octavio Dotel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ramon Santiago, 4,6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Max Scherzer, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Phil Coke, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Danny Worth, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Quintin Berry, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Ryan Raburn, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .165 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cabrera
Doubles - Fielder
Sacrifices - Scherzer
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Cabrera
Doubles - Fielder
Sacrifices - Scherzer
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer (L, 6-5) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5.12 | 0 | 100-67 |
| Phil Coke | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Octavio Dotel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 36-23 |
Pitching
IBB - McCutchen by Dotel
IBB - McCutchen by Dotel
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Presley, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Jose Tabata, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .345 |
| Garrett Jones, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Casey McGehee, ph,3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Neil Walker, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Rod Barajas, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Josh Harrison, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Jason Grilli, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joel Hanrahan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brad Lincoln, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Juan Cruz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Watson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - McCutchen
Doubles - Presley, McGehee
Grounded into DP - Alvarez
Hit by pitch - Tabata
Sacrifices - Tabata
Caught Stealing - Tabata, Walker
Team LOB - 4
Home runs - McCutchen
Doubles - Presley, McGehee
Grounded into DP - Alvarez
Hit by pitch - Tabata
Sacrifices - Tabata
Caught Stealing - Tabata, Walker
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Lincoln (W, 4-2) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 | 79-60 |
| Juan Cruz (, 1-1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 11-6 |
| Tony Watson (, 4-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Jason Grilli (, 1-2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.88 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Joel Hanrahan (S, 3-0; S,19) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 16-10 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: B.Lincoln pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. P.Coke pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper, First Base Umpire - Marty Foster, Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
Duration: 2:58
Pitching notes: B.Lincoln pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. P.Coke pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper, First Base Umpire - Marty Foster, Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
Duration: 2:58
