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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

2012-05-31 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37629 · 76°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph from RF · 3:23

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 7–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 3rd. Max Scherzer earned the win. Delmon Young went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	7	14
BOS	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7

W: Max Scherzer L: Josh Beckett SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: Bill Welke · 3B: Chris Guccione · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Quintin Berry	5	2	3	1	0	0
Brennan Boesch	4	0	0	1	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	5	1	2	1	0	0
Prince Fielder	4	1	2	2	1	0
Delmon Young	5	1	3	2	0	0
Alex Avila	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	1	1
Don Kelly	3	1	1	0	1	0
Danny Worth	4	1	1	0	0	1
Gerald Laird	4	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Scott Podsednik	3	0	1	1	0	1
Daniel Nava	4	0	1	0	0	1
Adrian Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	0
David Ortiz	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kevin Youkilis	4	1	1	0	0	3
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	4	1	2	2	0	1
Ryan Sweeney	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Aviles	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Punto	2	0	0	0	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Scherzer	6.0	7	2	6
Phil Coke	1.1	0	0	0
Joaquin Benoit	0.2	0	0	1
Jose Valverde	1.0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Beckett	7.0	10	1	1
Franklin Morales	0.2	1	2	0
Matt Albers	0.1	0	0	1
Rich Hill	1.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Quintin Berry: 63/G6
Brennan Boesch: 63/G6MD
Miguel Cabrera: 9/F9D+

Bot 1

Scott Podsednik: K
Daniel Nava: S9/L34D+
Adrian Gonzalez: 6/F6D-
David Ortiz: W.1-2
Kevin Youkilis: K

Top 2

Prince Fielder: 8/F8LM
Delmon Young: S9/L34D+
Alex Avila: D7/L5D.1-3
Jhonny Peralta: 9/FDP/F9LM.3XH(92)

Bot 2

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: HR/F89XD+
Ryan Sweeney: S8/G4M
Mike Aviles: 8/L8RM
Nick Punto: K
Scott Podsednik: D8/F8LXD+.1-H
Daniel Nava: SB3
Daniel Nava: K

Top 3

Don Kelly: S8/L4D-
Danny Worth: D7/L7LD+.1-3
Quintin Berry: S8/L8LS.3-H;2-3
Brennan Boesch: SB2
Brennan Boesch: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
Miguel Cabrera: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Prince Fielder: S8/G4M.3-H
Delmon Young: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 3

Adrian Gonzalez: 7/L7S
David Ortiz: 3/G3-
Kevin Youkilis: D7/L7LS+
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: S8/L8RS.2-H
Ryan Sweeney: 6/L6-

Top 4

Gerald Laird: S7/L7D+
Jhonny Peralta: 43/G4S-.1-2
Don Kelly: 31/G34+.2-3
Danny Worth: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 4

Mike Aviles: S5/G5
Nick Punto: 13/SH.1-2
Scott Podsednik: 13.2-3
Daniel Nava: 9/F89M

Top 5

Quintin Berry: S5/BG25
Brennan Boesch: 7/F7LM
Miguel Cabrera: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Miguel Cabrera: S8/L89S.3-H
Prince Fielder: WP.1-2
Prince Fielder: W
Delmon Young: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 5

Adrian Gonzalez: 8/F8RD
David Ortiz: 43/G4
Kevin Youkilis: K

Top 6

Gerald Laird: 43/G4
Jhonny Peralta: K
Don Kelly: 23/G2L

Bot 6

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K
Ryan Sweeney: 5/F5
Mike Aviles: 9/L9M

Top 7

Danny Worth: 63/G6
Quintin Berry: S8/G4M
Brennan Boesch: 3/G34S.1-2
Miguel Cabrera: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 7

Nick Punto: W
Scott Podsednik: 43/SH/BG34S+.1-2
Daniel Nava: 8/F8RXD+
Adrian Gonzalez: 7/F7S

Top 8

Prince Fielder: 63/G6MD
Delmon Young: HR/L7LD+
Gerald Laird: 4/F4D-
Jhonny Peralta: W
Don Kelly: W.1-2
Danny Worth: K

Bot 8

David Ortiz: 7/F78S
Kevin Youkilis: K
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 5/F15-

Top 9

Quintin Berry: 9/F9D+
Brennan Boesch: 63/G6MD
Miguel Cabrera: S9/L3
Prince Fielder: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Prince Fielder: T98/F89XD+.3-H
Delmon Young: S9/L34D-.3-H
Gerald Laird: 53/G5S

Bot 9

Ryan Sweeney: 63/G6
Mike Aviles: 9/F9S
Nick Punto: 8/F78D+

Notes & reviews

Tigers 1B Coach Tom Brookens ejected by 1B umpire Jeff Nelson for arguing the call on Brennan Boesch in the top of the inning
Tigers catcher Alex Avila left the game after taking a foul ball off his mask; he left with a cut on the bridge of his nose but no concussion symptoms

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