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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 2005
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 26, 2005 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 2005 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 2005 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jason Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 35,056 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Randy Marsh 1B: Jim Wolf 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Larry Vanover |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Placido Polanco | Second Baseman |
Chris Shelton | First Baseman |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
Dmitri Young | DH |
Craig Monroe | Left Fielder |
Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
John McDonald | Shortstop |
Curtis Granderson | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
Tony Graffanino | Second Baseman |
David Ortiz | DH |
Manny Ramirez | Left Fielder |
Trot Nixon | Right Fielder |
Kevin Millar | First Baseman |
Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
Doug Mirabelli | Catcher |
Alex Cora | Shortstop |
Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 2005
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Wakefield
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Millar juggles the ball. That's an error on Millar. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Shelton vs. Wakefield
The ball gets by Mirabelli for a passed ball. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Shelton vs. Wakefield
Shelton hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polanco moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Wakefield
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Polanco scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Wakefield
Ordonez hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Wakefield
Young hits a line drive beyond third. Mueller can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Monroe vs. Wakefield
Monroe hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Johnson
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Johnson
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDonald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Graffanino moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Johnson
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shelton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. Graffanino moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Johnson
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Wakefield
Inge hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Wakefield
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Wakefield
Granderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Wakefield
Polanco takes first base on ball four. Granderson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Shelton vs. Wakefield
Shelton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Johnson
Nixon hits a popup towards third. Inge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Millar vs. Johnson
Millar strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Johnson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wakefield
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Millar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Wakefield
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Millar scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ordonez for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wakefield
Young hits a popup towards first. Millar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mirabelli vs. Johnson
Mirabelli hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Mirabelli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cora vs. Johnson
Cora hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mirabelli moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Johnson
Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mirabelli tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Johnson
Graffanino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cora moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Johnson
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Cora moves to third. Graffanino moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Johnson
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Cora scores. Graffanino moves to third. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Johnson
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Graffanino tags and scores. Ortiz tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Millar vs. Johnson
Millar strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Wakefield
Monroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Wakefield
Inge hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Wakefield
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez. McDonald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Granderson vs. Wakefield
Granderson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Wakefield
Polanco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shelton vs. Wakefield
Shelton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mirabelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wakefield
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Johnson
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mirabelli vs. Johnson
Mirabelli hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Johnson
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDonald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Wakefield
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Wakefield
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Wakefield
There's a wild pitch. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Monroe vs. Wakefield
Monroe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mirabelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Inge vs. Wakefield
Inge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Johnson
Damon hits a line drive towards first. Shelton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Johnson
Graffanino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Johnson
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Graffanino goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Johnson
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Johnson
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Ortiz scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Millar vs. Johnson
Millar hits a line drive into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Wakefield
McDonald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Wakefield
Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Wakefield
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Johnson
Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Monroe. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mirabelli vs. Johnson
Mirabelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cora vs. Johnson
Cora bunts towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. Mirabelli moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Damon vs. Johnson
Damon strikes out. There goes Mueller. He's safe. There goes Mirabelli. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Graffanino vs. Johnson
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mirabelli scores. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Johnson
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Johnson
Ramirez hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Monroe chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards McDonald. McDonald fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on McDonald. Damon scores. Graffanino goes all the way around to score. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Spurling
Chris Spurling now pitching.
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Monroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shelton vs. Gonzalez
Geremi Gonzalez now pitching.
Shelton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Gonzalez
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Gonzalez
Ordonez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gonzalez
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Bradford
Chad Bradford now pitching.
Monroe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Bradford
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Millar vs. Spurling
Millar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spurling
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mirabelli vs. Spurling
Mirabelli hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Bradford
John Olerud now playing first base. Nook Logan pinch hits for John McDonald.
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Bradford
Granderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Polanco vs. Bradford
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Polanco vs. Bradford
Polanco hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Logan tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Shelton vs. Bradford
Shelton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Granderson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Bradford
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Walker
Omar Infante now playing shortstop. Jamie Walker now pitching. Edgar Renteria pinch hits for Alex Cora.
Renteria hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Walker
Damon hits a popup towards short. Infante settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Walker
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Renteria moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Walker
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Timlin
Edgar Renteria now playing shortstop. Mike Timlin now pitching.
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Timlin
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Timlin
Monroe hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Inge vs. Timlin
Inge strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/2005 -- Detroit at Boston (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Polanco P, 2b 3 1 0 1 Damon J, cf 4 1 0 1 Shelton C, 1b 5 0 0 0 Graffanino T, 2b 4 3 3 1 Rodriguez I, c 5 1 2 2 Ortiz D, dh 4 1 1 1 Ordonez M, rf 5 1 2 1 Ramirez M, lf 3 0 2 3 Young D, dh 5 0 3 0 Nixon T, rf 3 0 0 2 Monroe C, lf 4 1 0 0 Millar K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Inge B, 3b 5 1 1 2 Olerud J, 1b 0 0 0 0 McDonald J, ss 3 1 1 0 Mueller B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Logan N, ph 1 1 1 0 Mirabelli D, c 3 2 1 0 Infante O, ss 0 0 0 0 Cora A, ss 2 1 1 0 Granderson C, cf 4 1 3 2 Renteria E, ph-ss 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 8 13 8 32 9 10 8 Detroit 100 400 210 -- 8 Boston 003 024 00x -- 9 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Johnson J (L) 5.2 9 9 9 4 3 Spurling C 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Walker J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wakefield T (W) 6.0 7 5 4 2 1 Gonzalez J 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 Bradford C 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 Timlin M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Millar K, McDonald J LOB -- Detroit 8, Boston 6 2B -- Mirabelli D, McDonald J, Ortiz D, Mueller B, Ramirez M HR -- Inge B, Granderson C, Rodriguez I, Ordonez M SB -- Granderson C, Logan N SH -- Cora A SF -- Damon J, Nixon T, Polanco P WP -- Johnson J 2, Wakefield T PB -- Mirabelli D T -- 3:09 A -- 35056
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