Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - July 31, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Jul 31, 2012

Final in 6

Series: Game 2 of 3

Boston leads 2-0 (as of 7/31)

Game 1: Monday, July 30
Detroit	3	Final
Boston	7	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, July 31
Detroit	1	Final in 6
Boston	4	Final in 6
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 1
Detroit	7	Final
Boston	5	Final
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Tigers 1

(54-50, 26-29 away)

Red Sox 4

(53-51, 27-28 home)

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Coverage: NESN

7:10 PM ET, July 31, 2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	1	3	1
BOS	0	0	0	4	0	-	-	-	-	4	6	0

W: C. Mortensen (1-0)

L: J. Verlander (11-7)

S: F. Morales (1)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	2	0	1	0	0	1	14	.319	.405	.509
Q Berry LF	2	0	0	0	1	1	16	.283	.364	.385
M Cabrera 3B	2	0	0	1	1	0	11	.322	.384	.571
P Fielder 1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	11	.301	.389	.487
D Young DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	.263	.295	.395
B Boesch RF	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	.246	.282	.390
a-R Raburn PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.172	.225	.258
A Avila C	2	0	1	0	1	0	13	.241	.343	.384
J Peralta SS	2	0	0	0	1	1	15	.258	.328	.407
O Infante 2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	6	.192	.222	.269
Totals	19	1	3	1	6	3	105
a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for B Boesch in the 6th
BATTING RBI: M Cabrera (85) 2-out RBI: M Cabrera Tigers RISP: 0-3 (P Fielder 0-1, O Infante 0-1, J Peralta 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: B Boesch (4, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Shoppach) CS: A Jackson (5, 2nd base by C Mortensen/K Shoppach)
FIELDING E: O Infante (3, bobble) DP: 1 (O Infante-J Peralta-P Fielder).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander (L, 11-7)	5.0	6	4	3	4	6	0	107-64	2.63
Totals	5.0	6	4	3	4	6	0	107-64
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 17/24 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 11-13-26-14 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 7-2 Game Scores: J Verlander 43

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Ellsbury CF	2	0	1	1	1	0	12	.274	.337	.368
C Crawford LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	17	.244	.306	.356
D Pedroia 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	15	.265	.319	.407
A Gonzalez 1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	10	.297	.338	.441
C Ross RF	2	1	1	0	1	1	12	.262	.334	.523
J Saltalamacchia DH	3	1	1	0	0	2	17	.236	.292	.509
W Middlebrooks 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	8	.301	.331	.525
K Shoppach C	1	1	0	0	1	1	11	.258	.346	.508
P Ciriaco SS	2	1	1	1	0	0	5	.348	.357	.449
Totals	20	4	6	3	4	6	107
BATTING RBI: P Ciriaco (9), J Ellsbury (6), C Crawford (4) GIDP: D Pedroia Red Sox RISP: 2-6 (D Pedroia 0-2, W Middlebrooks 0-1, P Ciriaco 1-1, C Crawford 1-1, J Saltalamacchia 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (3, 3rd base off J Verlander/A Avila)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Beckett	2.2	1	1	1	2	2	0	49-27	4.54
C Mortensen (W, 1-0)	2.2	1	0	0	3	1	0	44-24	1.17
F Morales (S, 1)	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	12-6	3.32
Totals	5.2	3	1	1	6	3	0	105-57
PITCHING HBP: A Jackson (By J Beckett) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Beckett 7/12; C Mortensen 6/11; F Morales 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Beckett 8-5-7-7; C Mortensen 11-3-3-7; F Morales 0-1-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 0-6; C Mortensen 3-3; F Morales 1-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 52

Scoring Summary

			DET	BOS
	3rd	M Cabrera walked, O Infante scored, A Jackson to third, Q Berry to second.	1	0
	4th	P Ciriaco singled to right, C Ross scored, J Saltalamacchia to third, K Shoppach to second.	1	1
	4th	J Ellsbury walked, J Saltalamacchia scored, K Shoppach to third, P Ciriaco to second.	1	2
	4th	C Crawford reached on infield single to second, K Shoppach scored, P Ciriaco to third, J Ellsbury to second, P Ciriaco scored on error by second baseman O Infante.	1	4
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Game Notes

RED SOX PITCHER JOSH BECKETT LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH BACK SPASMS.

Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	37,275 (100.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:22
Weather	68 degrees, drizzle
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Angel Campos, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Vic Carapazza, Third Base - Larry Vanover