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Boston 6, Detroit 4
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(23-27)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 0
Boston 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 X 6 12 0
WP: M. Albers (1-0) S: A. Aceves (13)
LP: O. Dotel (1-2)
(26-24)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Detroit
- D. Young grounded into fielder's choice, D. Worth scored, M. Cabrera to third, P. Fielder out at second
Top 3rd: Detroit
- D. Worth hit sacrifice fly to center, Q. Berry scored
- P. Fielder grounded out to third, M. Cabrera scored
Bot 4th: Boston
- D. Ortiz homered to deep center, A. Gonzalez scored
- W. Middlebrooks homered to left, K. Youkilis scored
Top 7th: Detroit
- M. Cabrera doubled to shallow right, G. Laird scored, R. Santiago to third
Bot 7th: Boston
- A. Gonzalez ground rule double to right, D. Nava scored, M. Aviles to third
Bot 8th: Boston
- K. Youkilis homered to deep left
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
Q. Berry cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .294
D. Worth 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .208
    A. Dirks ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
    R. Santiago pr-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
M. Cabrera 3b 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315
P. Fielder 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .318
D. Young lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 .245
B. Boesch rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243
J. Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .244
A. Avila c 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .248
G. Laird dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .310
 Totals 36 4 12 4 0 2 10 0 13  
 Batting
2B - M Cabrera 3 (13, J Lester 2, M Albers); G Laird (3, J Lester).
3B - Q Berry (1, J Lester).
SF - D Worth.
RBI - D Worth (1), M Cabrera (41), P Fielder (31), D Young (17).
2-out RBI - M Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 1, D Young 2, B Boesch 1.
GIDP - G Laird.
Team LOB - 8.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (D Smyly-J Peralta-P Fielder).
 Boston
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
D. Nava lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279
M. Aviles ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
A. Gonzalez rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .273
    R. Sweeney rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
D. Ortiz dh 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .323
K. Youkilis 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250
W. Middlebrooks 3b 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .316
M. Byrd cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
K. Shoppach c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .270
N. Punto 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .128
 Totals 35 6 12 6 3 1 8 0 11  
 Batting
2B - D Nava (7, D Smyly); A Gonzalez 2 (18, D Smyly, P Coke).
HR - D Ortiz (12, 4th inning off D Smyly 1 on, 2 Out), K Youkilis (4, 8th inning off J Benoit 0 on, 0 Out), W Middlebrooks (6, 4th inning off D Smyly 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - A Gonzalez (27), D Ortiz 2 (35), K Youkilis (12), W Middlebrooks 2 (21).
2-out RBI - A Gonzalez, D Ortiz 2, W Middlebrooks 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1, D Ortiz 2, N Punto 1.
GIDP - N Punto.
Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
Outfield assists - D Nava.
DP - 1 (M Aviles-N Punto-K Youkilis).
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
D. Smyly 6.0 8 4 4 0 4 2 1.24 3.46  
O. Dotel (L, 1-2) 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0.98 3.31  
P. Coke 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.38 4.43  
J. Benoit 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1.52 3.00  
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
J. Lester 6.2 10 4 4 0 7 0 1.37 4.79  
M. Albers (W, 1-0; BS, 2) 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.08 2.11  
A. Miller (H, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.79 2.38  
A. Aceves (S, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.29 4.91  
WP - J Lester.
IBB - P Fielder (by M Albers).
Pitches-strikes - D Smyly 86-59; O Dotel 17-13; P Coke 5-5; J Benoit 17-15; J Lester 120-83; M Albers 14-9; A Miller 13-7; A Aceves 15-13.
Ground balls-fly balls - D Smyly 5-12; O Dotel 1-0; P Coke 1-1; J Benoit 1-2; J Lester 11-7; M Albers 2-1; A Miller 0-0; A Aceves 1-1.
Batters faced - D Smyly 25; O Dotel 4; P Coke 2; J Benoit 5; J Lester 28; M Albers 4; A Miller 4; A Aceves 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Bill Welke.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.

Updated on Thursday, May 31, 2012 3:33 am ET

 
 Top Batters
 Detroit
M. Cabrera Miguel Cabrera
4-5
1 RBI
 Boston
D. Ortiz David Ortiz
2-4, 1 HR
2 RBI