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Boston 4, Detroit 1
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(54-51)
  Final 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 0 1 0 0 0       1 3 1
Boston 0 0 0 4 0       X 4 6 0
WP: C. Mortensen (1-0) S: F. Morales (1)
LP: J. Verlander (11-7)
(54-51)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: Detroit
- M. Cabrera walked, O. Infante scored, A. Jackson to third, Q. Berry to second
Bot 4th: Boston
- P. Ciriaco singled to shallow right, C. Ross scored, J. Saltalamacchia to third, K. Shoppach to second
- J. Ellsbury walked, J. Saltalamacchia scored, K. Shoppach to third, P. Ciriaco to second
- C. Crawford singled to second, K. Shoppach scored, P. Ciriaco to third, J. Ellsbury to second, P. Ciriaco scored on second baseman O. Infante's fielding error
 Detroit
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
A. Jackson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319
Q. Berry lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .283
M. Cabrera 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .322
P. Fielder 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .301
D. Young dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
B. Boesch rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .246
    R. Raburn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172
A. Avila c 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .241
J. Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .258
O. Infante 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192
 Totals 19 1 3 1 0 6 3 1 9  
 Batting
RBI - M Cabrera (85).
2-out RBI - M Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 2, O Infante 1.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
SB - B Boesch (4, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Shoppach).
CS - A Jackson (5, 2nd base by C Mortensen/K Shoppach).
 
 Fielding
E - O Infante (3, field).
DP - 1 (O Infante-J Peralta-P Fielder).
 Boston
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
J. Ellsbury cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 .274
C. Crawford lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D. Pedroia 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .265
A. Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .297
C. Ross rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .262
J. Saltalamacchia dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .236
W. Middlebrooks 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .301
K. Shoppach c 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .258
P. Ciriaco ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .348
 Totals 20 4 6 3 0 4 6 1 11  
 Batting
RBI - J Ellsbury (6), C Crawford (4), P Ciriaco (9).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Saltalamacchia 2.
GIDP - D Pedroia.
Team LOB - 5.
 Base Running
SB - J Ellsbury (3, 3rd base off J Verlander/A Avila).
 Detroit
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
J. Verlander (L, 11-7) 5.0 6 4 3 4 6 0 0.98 2.63  
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
J. Beckett 2.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 1.27 4.54  
C. Mortensen (W, 1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0.87 1.17  
F. Morales (S, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.18 3.32  
HBP - A Jackson (by J Beckett).
Pitches-strikes - J Verlander 107-64; J Beckett 49-27; C Mortensen 44-24; F Morales 12-6.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Verlander 7-1; J Beckett 1-5; C Mortensen 3-3; F Morales 2-0.
Batters faced - J Verlander 24; J Beckett 12; C Mortensen 11; F Morales 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Angel Campos. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Vic Carapazza. 3B--Larry Vanover.
Weather: 68 degrees, drizzle.
Wind: 13 mph, in from right.

Updated on Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 3:15 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Detroit
O. Infante Omar Infante
1-2
 Boston
P. Ciriaco Pedro Ciriaco
1-2
1 RBI