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

Scores for May 31, 2012

Final

Series: Game 4 of 4

Boston won 3-1

Game 1: Monday, May 28
Detroit	4	Final
Boston	7	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 29
Detroit	3	Final
Boston	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 30
Detroit	4	Final
Boston	6	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, May 31
Detroit	7	Final
Boston	3	Final
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Tigers 7

(24-27, 13-15 away)

Red Sox 3

(26-25, 13-14 home)

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Coverage: NESN

7:10 PM ET, May 31, 2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

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

W: M. Scherzer (5-3)

L: J. Beckett (4-5)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Q Berry CF	5	2	3	1	0	0	11	.333	.395	.436
B Boesch RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	17	.238	.275	.363
M Cabrera 3B	5	1	2	1	0	0	19	.317	.370	.510
P Fielder 1B	4	1	2	2	1	0	22	.321	.385	.510
D Young DH	5	1	3	2	0	0	19	.256	.301	.390
A Avila C	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.254	.338	.435
G Laird C	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.304	.327	.500
J Peralta SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	15	.239	.326	.371
D Kelly LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	19	.172	.274	.172
D Worth 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.214	.303	.250
Totals	38	7	14	7	3	2	155
BATTING 2B: A Avila (8, J Beckett); D Worth (1, J Beckett) 3B: P Fielder (1, R Hill) HR: D Young (4, 8th inning off F Morales 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Q Berry (3), B Boesch (19), P Fielder 2 (33), M Cabrera (42), D Young 2 (19) SF: B Boesch 2-out RBI: P Fielder 2, D Young GIDP: D Young Tigers RISP: 5-12 (D Kelly 0-1, P Fielder 2-2, M Cabrera 1-3, D Young 1-2, J Peralta 0-1, Q Berry 1-1, D Worth 0-2) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: Q Berry 2 (5, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Saltalamacchia 2); M Cabrera (3, 2nd base off R Hill/J Saltalamacchia)

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Scherzer (W, 5-3)	6.0	7	3	3	2	6	1	117-76	5.55
P Coke (H, 10)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-8	4.15
J Benoit (H, 12)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	2.91
J Valverde	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	4.43
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	2	7	1	144-95
PITCHING M Scherzer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Scherzer 16/27; P Coke 3/4; J Benoit 1/2; J Valverde 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Scherzer 20-10-27-19; P Coke 0-2-2-4; J Benoit 0-4-1-1; J Valverde 1-1-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 4-8; P Coke 1-3; J Benoit 0-1; J Valverde 1-2 Game Scores: M Scherzer 50

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Podsednik CF	3	0	1	1	0	1	15	.444	.444	.722
D Nava LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.277	.424	.477
A Gonzalez 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	18	.267	.324	.416
D Ortiz DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	19	.318	.392	.599
K Youkilis 3B	4	1	1	0	0	3	20	.250	.318	.406
J Saltalamacchia C	4	1	2	2	0	1	14	.281	.316	.594
R Sweeney RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	21	.313	.340	.440
M Aviles SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	10	.264	.286	.447
N Punto 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	15	.122	.267	.143
Totals	32	3	7	3	2	7	144
BATTING 2B: S Podsednik (2, M Scherzer); K Youkilis (3, M Scherzer) HR: J Saltalamacchia (10, 2nd inning off M Scherzer 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Saltalamacchia 2 (24), S Podsednik (2) S: S Podsednik, N Punto 2-out RBI: S Podsednik, J Saltalamacchia Red Sox RISP: 1-7 (S Podsednik 0-1, K Youkilis 0-1, D Nava 0-3, J Saltalamacchia 1-1, A Gonzalez 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: S Podsednik (2, 3rd base off M Scherzer/A Avila)
FIELDING E: J Saltalamacchia 2 (5, throw 2) DP: 2 (R Sweeney-J Saltalamacchia, M Aviles-N Punto-A Gonzalez). Outfield Assist: R Sweeney (D Young at Home).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Beckett (L, 4-5)	7.0	10	4	4	1	1	0	102-67	4.26
F Morales	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	1	22-10	4.41
M Albers	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	2.08
R Hill	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	26-20	3.09
Totals	9.0	14	7	7	3	2	1	155-100
PITCHING WP: J Beckett First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Beckett 17/30; F Morales 0/5; M Albers 0/1; R Hill 5/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Beckett 15-7-17-28; F Morales 2-0-5-3; M Albers 2-0-1-0; R Hill 5-1-8-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 11-8; F Morales 1-1; M Albers 0-0; R Hill 2-1 Game Scores: J Beckett 41

Scoring Summary

			DET	BOS
	2nd	J Saltalamacchia homered to right center (418 feet).	0	1
	2nd	S Podsednik doubled to deep center, R Sweeney scored.	0	2
	3rd	Q Berry singled to center, D Kelly scored, D Worth to third.	1	2
	3rd	B Boesch hit sacrifice fly to left, D Worth scored.	2	2
	3rd	P Fielder singled to center, Q Berry scored.	3	2
	3rd	J Saltalamacchia singled to center, K Youkilis scored.	3	3
	5th	M Cabrera singled to center, Q Berry scored.	4	3
	8th	D Young homered to left (404 feet).	5	3
	9th	P Fielder tripled to deep center, M Cabrera scored.	6	3
	9th	D Young singled to right, P Fielder scored.	7	3
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Game Notes

TIGERS CATCHER ALEX AVILA LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING AFTER BEING STRUCK WITH A FOUL BALL AND SUSTAINING A CUT ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE.
TIGERS FIRST BASE COACH TOM BROOKENS WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE JEFF NELSON IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING FOR ARGUING AN OUT CALL NELSON MADE IN THE FIRST INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	37,629 (101.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:23
Weather	76 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - Chris Guccione