Detroit 10, Boston 0
Saturday, April 7, 2012 4:05 PM
Location -
Comerica Park
Temperature -
62°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Bill Miller,
First Base -
Dan Iassogna,
Second Base -
CB Bucknor,
Third Base -
Dale Scott,
Attendance -
44710
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Boston
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0
|
7 |
2 |
|
Detroit
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
10
|
12 |
0 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Boston
|
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
L2 |
| Detroit
|
2-0 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
W2 |
Recap
Tigers 10, Red Sox 0: Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera turned the second game of the season into a home run derby, each going yard twice as host Detroit improved to 2-0 to begin the 2012 schedule.
Cabrera, the reigning American League batting champ, set the tone with a towering two-run shot to right center in the bottom of the first. Fielder hit his first home run as a Tiger on a solo effort to lead off the bottom of the fourth. The pair posted back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 7-0 lead and chase Boston starter Josh Beckett.
The Tigers have won three straight meetings with the Red Sox, after losing seven in a row to Boston spanning the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Detroit finished with 12 hits, and scored in double figures for the third time in its last six regular-season contests.
Beckett (0-1), who was slowed by a sore thumb this spring, allowed seven runs on seven hits – five of those home runs – and struck out three before getting the hook. Boston falls to 0-2, stirring memories of last year’s 0-6 start.
Duane Below pitched 2 1/3 solid innings in place of Tigers starter Doug Fister, who was pulled with an apparent abdominal injury after just 3 2/3 innings. Below (1-0) gave up one hit and sat down two batters in his first career win.
Boston’s No.1 and 2 hitters, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia, combined to go 0-for-6 with a walk. The duo is 1-for-14 through the first two games of the season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Reliever Octavio Dotel made his Detroit debut. He’s pitched for a record 13 different clubs. … The last time Detroit’s No. 3 and 4 hitters hit two HRs in the same game was July 4, 1968. … Catcher Alex Avila hit a two-run HR in the fourth. …
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Boston |
|
Detroit |
|
Josh Beckett
|
Player |
Doug Fister
|
|
Loss
|
W/L |
No Decision
|
|
4.2 |
IP |
3.2 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
7 |
Hits |
3 |
|
13.50 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Boston
|
7 |
0 |
8 |
.219 |
15 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Detroit
|
12 |
5 |
28 |
.333 |
13 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Detroit
will play their next game at home against Boston.
The
Tigers
have a W/L % of
1.000
after a win and
1.000
after a loss.
-
Boston will play their next game on the road against Detroit.
The
Red Sox
have a W/L % of
.000
after a win and
.000
after a loss.