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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

2012-08-09 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 40940 · 64°F, rain, wet · Wind 7 mph L to R · 3:17

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 2nd. Clay Rapada earned the win and Rafael Soriano picked up the save. Alex Avila went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	10
DET	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	13

W: Clay Rapada L: Joaquin Benoit SV: Rafael Soriano

Umpires — HP: Todd Tichenor · 1B: Tony Randazzo · 2B: Bob Davidson · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Derek Jeter	5	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Swisher	5	0	0	0	0	2
Robinson Cano	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Teixeira	4	1	1	1	0	1
Eric Chavez	4	2	2	1	0	0
Curtis Granderson	3	0	0	0	1	2
Raul Ibanez	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ichiro Suzuki	3	0	1	1	1	0
Chris Stewart	4	0	2	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Quintin Berry	5	1	0	0	2
Andy Dirks	5	0	2	1	1
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0
Prince Fielder	4	0	2	0	0
Brennan Boesch	3	0	1	0	1
Jhonny Peralta	4	1	1	0	1
Alex Avila	4	1	2	2	0
Omar Infante	4	0	3	0	0
Ramon Santiago	3	0	1	0	1
Austin Jackson	1	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Hiroki Kuroda	6.1	10	5
Clay Rapada	0.2	0	1
David Phelps	0.2	1	0
Rafael Soriano	1.1	2	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Fister	6.1	8	1	4
Octavio Dotel	0.2	0	0	1
Joaquin Benoit	1.0	2	1	0
Jose Valverde	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Derek Jeter: 43/G4
Nick Swisher: 9/L9M+
Robinson Cano: 6/L6

Bot 1

Quintin Berry: 63/G6M
Andy Dirks: K
Miguel Cabrera: S7/G56+
Prince Fielder: S1/G13+.1X3(14)

Top 2

Mark Teixeira: K
Eric Chavez: S8/G4
Curtis Granderson: 6/F6-
Raul Ibanez: T8/F8LXD+.1-H
Ichiro Suzuki: S7/L7S.3-H
Chris Stewart: S9/F3D-.1-3
Derek Jeter: 63/G6S

Bot 2

Brennan Boesch: K
Jhonny Peralta: 53/G56
Alex Avila: 43/G4

Top 3

Nick Swisher: 6/L6
Robinson Cano: 63/G6
Mark Teixeira: 43/G4-

Bot 3

Omar Infante: S6/G56-
Ramon Santiago: K+CS2(26)/DP
Quintin Berry: K

Top 4

Eric Chavez: 43/G4S-
Curtis Granderson: K
Raul Ibanez: D7/L7LM+
Ichiro Suzuki: W
Chris Stewart: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 4

Andy Dirks: S7/G6
Miguel Cabrera: 6/P
Prince Fielder: 5/F5-
Brennan Boesch: 7/F7D+

Top 5

Derek Jeter: S8/G4M
Nick Swisher: K+CS2(263)/DP
Robinson Cano: D8/F78XD+
Mark Teixeira: 43/G34

Bot 5

Jhonny Peralta: D8/L8LXD+
Alex Avila: HR/L9LD+.2-H
Omar Infante: 63/G6
Ramon Santiago: S14/G13
Quintin Berry: 64(1)/FO/G6
Andy Dirks: D7/F7LM.1-H
Miguel Cabrera: 43/G4MD

Top 6

Eric Chavez: 43/G4
Curtis Granderson: K
Raul Ibanez: 43/G4

Bot 6

Prince Fielder: 8/L8LD
Brennan Boesch: S5/G6S-
Jhonny Peralta: K
Alex Avila: 7/F7LM

Top 7

Ichiro Suzuki: 3/G3
Chris Stewart: D7/L7LS+
Derek Jeter: 3/G3-.2-3
Nick Swisher: K

Bot 7

Omar Infante: S6/G56
Ramon Santiago: 34/SH/BG34S.1-2
Quintin Berry: K
Andy Dirks: 7/F7S-

Top 8

Robinson Cano: 43/G4+
Mark Teixeira: HR/F9LD+
Eric Chavez: HR/F7D+
Curtis Granderson: W
Raul Ibanez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 8

Miguel Cabrera: 7/F78M
Prince Fielder: S8/L4
Austin Jackson: BK.1-2
Austin Jackson: 9/F9LS
Jhonny Peralta: 9/F9D+

Top 9

Ichiro Suzuki: 63/G6
Chris Stewart: K
Derek Jeter: E5/TH1/G5.B-2
Nick Swisher: 3/G34S+

Bot 9

Alex Avila: D7/F7LS
Omar Infante: S9/L34D+.2-3
Ramon Santiago: 4/L4-
Quintin Berry: 6/P
Andy Dirks: 8/F8LS

Notes & reviews

Andy Dirks' ball hit the LF line and bounced towards foul territory; 3B umpire Tim Welke raised his hands as if to rule it foul and then emphatically pointed fair; the ball got by LF Raul Ibanez, allowing Quintin Berry to score; Yankees manager Joe Girardi argued with Welke for quite a while before being ejected by Welke after tossing his hat; as Girardi left the field, he threw his hands up and then pointed foul, then fair

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