Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Thursday, April 12, 2012
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 54°
Umpires: Home - Mark Carlson, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Cory Blaser
Attendance: 30288
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Desmond Jennings CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .250
Carlos Pena 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .429
Evan Longoria 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .476
Jeff Keppinger DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .250
Ben Zobrist RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .238
Sean Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .067
Jose Lobaton C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
     Jose Molina C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Elliot Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143
Matt Joyce LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200
Totals 33 2 7 2 5 9 26  
Batting
2B - Evan Longoria (3), Jose Molina (2)
HR - Carlos Pena (3)
TB - Carlos Pena 5, Evan Longoria 3, Jose Lobaton, Jose Molina 2, Elliot Johnson
RBI - Carlos Pena (8), Evan Longoria (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Desmond Jennings 2 (2), Ben Zobrist (2), Sean Rodriguez 3 (3)
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Matt Joyce (Young at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jeff Niemann (L 0-1) 5.0 4 3 3 2 6 0 5.40
J.P. Howell 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Wade Davis 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 10.80
Jake McGee 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.80
Joel Peralta 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 16.20
WP - Joel Peralta
Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Niemann 102-59, J.P. Howell 11-7, Wade Davis 18-11, Jake McGee 14-10, Joel Peralta 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Niemann 5-2, J.P. Howell 0-1, Wade Davis 1-0, Jake McGee 0-1, Joel Peralta 1-0
Batters Faced - Jeff Niemann 21, J.P. Howell 3, Wade Davis 4, Jake McGee 2, Joel Peralta 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jake McGee 2-2
Detroit
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Austin Jackson CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .435
Brennan Boesch RF 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 .222
Miguel Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .381
Prince Fielder 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .364
Delmon Young LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286
     Ramon Santiago 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alex Avila C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .389
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .304
Andy Dirks DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .400
Ryan Raburn 2B-LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .105
Totals 33 7 10 6 2 8 12  
Batting
3B - Alex Avila (1), Andy Dirks (1)
TB - Brennan Boesch 2, Prince Fielder 2, Delmon Young, Alex Avila 4, Jhonny Peralta, Andy Dirks 4
RBI - Brennan Boesch 4 (5), Alex Avila (6), Andy Dirks (2)
2-Out RBI - Brennan Boesch 4 (4)
Team LOB - 4
Baserunning
SB - Austin Jackson (1, 2nd off Niemann/Lobaton), Alex Avila (1, 2nd off Niemann/Lobaton)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Drew Smyly 4.0 4 1 1 3 4 1 2.25
Collin Balester (W 1-0) 2.0 0 1 1 2 2 0 3.86
Brayan Villarreal (H 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Phil Coke (H 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38
Joaquin Benoit (H 1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.91
Jose Valverde 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
HBP - Carlos Pena (by Smyly), Desmond Jennings (by Balester)
IBB - Ben Zobrist (by Balester)
Pitches-Strikes - Drew Smyly 90-49, Collin Balester 39-18, Brayan Villarreal 5-3, Phil Coke 4-3, Joaquin Benoit 15-12, Jose Valverde 11-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Drew Smyly 2-4, Collin Balester 3-0, Brayan Villarreal 0-0, Phil Coke 0-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-0, Jose Valverde 2-1
Batters Faced - Drew Smyly 20, Collin Balester 9, Brayan Villarreal 2, Phil Coke 1, Joaquin Benoit 5, Jose Valverde 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Collin Balester 1-0, Brayan Villarreal 2-1, Phil Coke 1-0