Cardinals 4, 
Tigers 2
| W: | J. Weaver (1-1) |
| L: | J. Verlander (0-2) |
| SV: | A. Wainwright (1) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .095 |
| C Monroe LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .150 |
| J Zumaya P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Guillen SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .105 |
| S Casey 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .529 |
| R Santiago PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .158 |
| P Polanco 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Inge 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .353 |
| J Verlander P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| a-A Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| F Rodney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Thames LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
| a-flied out to right for J Verlander in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Inge (2, J Weaver); S Casey 2 (2, A Wainwright, J Weaver) HR: S Casey (2, 4th inning off J Weaver 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Casey 2 (5) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Monroe 1, I Rodriguez 1, B Inge 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Inge (3, throw); J Verlander (2, throw) DP: 1 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen-S Casey). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Verlander (L, 0-2) | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 101-58 | 5.73 |
| F Rodney | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-14 | 4.50 |
| J Zumaya | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-5 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 132-77 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Verlander 2 Batters faced: J Verlander 27; F Rodney 6; J Zumaya 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 8-6; F Rodney 1-2; J Zumaya 0-2 Game Scores: J Verlander 53 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Eckstein SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| C Duncan RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .125 |
| P Wilson LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .235 |
| S Rolen 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .421 |
| R Belliard 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 |
| S Taguchi LF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| J Weaver P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| a-S Spiezio PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Wainwright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| a-fouled out to first for J Weaver in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: D Eckstein 2 (4), S Rolen (2) S: S Taguchi 2-out RBI: D Eckstein, S Rolen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Weaver 1, R Belliard 3, C Duncan 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: A Pujols (1, 2nd base by J Verlander/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Duncan (1, fly ball) | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Weaver (W, 1-1) | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 99-69 | 2.77 |
| A Wainwright (S, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 125-83 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Wainwright Batters faced: J Weaver 30; A Wainwright 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Weaver 9-6; A Wainwright 2-0 Game Scores: J Weaver 76 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | STL | |||
 | 2nd | D Eckstein reached on infield single to third, Y Molina scored, D Eckstein to second on throwing error by third baseman B Inge. | 0 | 1 |
 | 4th | S Casey homered to right, M Ordonez scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | J Weaver grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Y Molina scored, S Taguchi safe at third on throwing error by pitcher J Verlander, J Weaver safe at second on throwing error by pitcher J Verlander. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop, S Taguchi scored, J Weaver to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | S Rolen singled to right, D Eckstein scored, P Wilson to third. | 2 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 46,638 (106.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 47 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Hirschbeck, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Randy Marsh, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |