Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - August 23, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 23, 2012

Final in 11

Series: Game 3 of 3

Detroit won 3-0

Game 1: Tuesday, August 21
Toronto	3	Final
Detroit	5	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, August 22
Toronto	2	Final
Detroit	3	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, August 23
Toronto	2	Final in 11
Detroit	3	Final in 11
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Blue Jays 2

(56-68, 25-38 away)

Tigers 3

(67-57, 37-25 home)

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Coverage: FOX DET

1:05 PM ET, August 23, 2012

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
TOR	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	10	0

W: J. Benoit (3-3)

L: C. Jenkins (0-1)

Toronto Blue Jays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Davis LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.253	.312	.394
C Rasmus CF	3	1	1	0	2	2	20	.236	.300	.434
E Encarnacion 1B	5	1	1	2	0	1	18	.290	.385	.566
K Johnson 2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	18	.224	.310	.369
M Sierra DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.321	.345	.472
O Vizquel 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.210	.246	.234
J Mathis C	4	0	1	0	0	2	13	.218	.249	.406
M McCoy PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.321
Y Torrealba C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.306	.341
A Hechavarria SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	10	.171	.211	.229
A Gose RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.183	.256	.244
Totals	36	2	5	2	2	13	143
BATTING HR: E Encarnacion (33, 4th inning off J Verlander 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: E Encarnacion 2 (86) S: A Hechavarria Blue Jays RISP: 0-4 (R Davis 0-1, E Encarnacion 0-1, A Gose 0-1, C Rasmus 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: M McCoy (2, 3rd base off O Dotel/A Avila) CS: R Davis (9, 2nd base by J Verlander/A Avila)
FIELDING DP: 2 (A Hechavarria-K Johnson-E Encarnacion, E Encarnacion-K Johnson).

Toronto Blue Jays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Happ	7.1	4	1	1	3	7	0	106-70	4.15
B Lyon (H, 5)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4-3	2.03
D Oliver (B, 2)	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	8-4	1.83
B Lincoln	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	5.84
A Loup	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	19-12	2.21
C Jenkins (L, 0-1)	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	16-9	2.08
Totals	10.2	10	3	3	5	10	0	159-102
PITCHING WP: D Oliver First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Happ 21/27; B Lyon 2/2; D Oliver 2/3; B Lincoln 2/2; A Loup 3/6; C Jenkins 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Happ 16-17-23-14; B Lyon 1-0-0-2; D Oliver 2-0-0-2; B Lincoln 1-0-1-2; A Loup 4-2-2-4; C Jenkins 1-2-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Happ 4-10; B Lyon 0-1; D Oliver 1-0; B Lincoln 1-1; A Loup 1-1; C Jenkins 1-0 Game Scores: J Happ 70

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Jackson CF	4	1	2	0	1	2	20	.312	.393	.502
O Infante 2B	5	0	2	0	0	1	17	.294	.308	.480
M Cabrera 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.326	.393	.581
R Santiago 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.211	.293	.282
a-B Boesch PH-RF	2	0	1	1	0	1	8	.248	.287	.383
P Fielder 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	18	.307	.404	.512
J Peralta SS	4	0	2	0	1	0	21	.259	.325	.412
D Young DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	14	.267	.299	.401
Q Berry PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.352	.374
J Baker RF-3B	4	0	0	0	1	3	16	.167	.231	.250
A Dirks LF	5	0	1	0	0	1	20	.330	.388	.500
A Avila C	4	1	1	1	1	1	18	.253	.355	.397
Totals	40	3	10	2	5	10	159
a-singled to center for R Santiago in the 8th
BATTING RBI: B Boesch (49), A Avila (36) 2-out RBI: B Boesch, A Avila GIDP: D Young Tigers RISP: 2-7 (O Infante 0-1, P Fielder 0-1, A Avila 1-1, A Dirks 0-1, B Boesch 1-2, J Peralta 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: Q Berry (17, 2nd base off C Jenkins/Y Torrealba)

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Verlander	9.0	4	2	2	2	12	1	115-76	2.50
O Dotel	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	3.25
P Coke	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-3	3.75
J Benoit (W, 3-3)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	3.21
Totals	11.0	5	2	2	2	13	1	143-96
PITCHING HBP: R Davis (By J Verlander) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Verlander 20/33; O Dotel 3/4; P Coke 0/1; J Benoit 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Verlander 17-24-18-17; O Dotel 2-2-2-3; P Coke 1-2-0-0; J Benoit 1-1-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 3-11; O Dotel 1-2; P Coke 0-0; J Benoit 1-1 Game Scores: J Verlander 81

Scoring Summary

			TOR	DET
	4th	E Encarnacion homered to left (435 feet), C Rasmus scored.	2	0
	8th	B Boesch singled to center, A Avila scored, A Jackson to third.	2	1
	8th	A Jackson scored, B Boesch to second on wild pitch by D Oliver.	2	2
	11th	A Avila singled to right, Q Berry scored, J Baker to second.	2	3
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Game Notes

TIGERS THIRD BASEMAN MIGUEL CABRERA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH RIGHT ANKLE SORENESS.

Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	39,910 (96.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:25
Weather	81 degrees, sunny
Wind	6 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Brian O'Nora, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Tom Hallion