New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers - Box Score - August 09, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 9, 2012

Final

Series: Game 4 of 4

Series tied 2-2 (as of 8/9)

Game 1: Monday, August 6
NY Yankees	2	Final
Detroit	7	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 7
NY Yankees	5	Final
Detroit	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 8
NY Yankees	12	Final
Detroit	8	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, August 9
NY Yankees	4	Final
Detroit	3	Final
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Yankees 4

(65-46, 31-24 away)

Tigers 3

(60-52, 33-23 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX DET

1:05 PM ET, August 9, 2012

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYY	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	10	0
DET	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	13	1

W: C. Rapada (3-0)

L: J. Benoit (1-3)

S: R. Soriano (27)

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Jeter SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	20	.313	.355	.410
N Swisher DH	5	0	0	0	0	2	26	.261	.345	.458
R Cano 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	14	.316	.372	.558
M Teixeira 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	11	.258	.339	.487
E Chavez 3B	4	2	2	1	0	0	11	.289	.347	.526
C Granderson CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	24	.242	.337	.494
R Ibanez LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	16	.244	.307	.467
I Suzuki RF	3	0	1	1	1	0	14	.261	.289	.353
C Stewart C	4	0	2	0	0	1	18	.269	.296	.352
Totals	36	4	10	4	2	6	154
BATTING 2B: R Ibanez (15, D Fister); R Cano (32, D Fister); C Stewart (6, D Fister) 3B: R Ibanez (2, D Fister) HR: M Teixeira (21, 8th inning off J Benoit 0 on, 1 Out); E Chavez (12, 8th inning off J Benoit 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Ibanez (50), I Suzuki (34), M Teixeira (75), E Chavez (29) 2-out RBI: R Ibanez, I Suzuki GIDP: R Ibanez Yankees RISP: 1-7 (D Jeter 0-2, M Teixeira 0-1, C Stewart 0-1, I Suzuki 1-1, N Swisher 0-2) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: D Jeter (3, 2nd base by D Fister/A Avila)
FIELDING DP: 1 (C Stewart-D Jeter).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
H Kuroda	6.1	10	3	3	0	5	1	102-65	3.24
C Rapada (W, 3-0)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	2.64
D Phelps (H, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-6	2.42
R Soriano (S, 27)	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	1.79
Totals	9.0	13	3	3	0	6	1	139-90
PITCHING Balk: D Phelps First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: H Kuroda 15/27; C Rapada 2/2; D Phelps 1/3; R Soriano 5/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: H Kuroda 19-9-15-22; C Rapada 1-3-4-1; D Phelps 3-0-0-3; R Soriano 2-1-1-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: H Kuroda 7-5; C Rapada 0-1; D Phelps 0-2; R Soriano 0-4 Game Scores: H Kuroda 46

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Q Berry CF-LF	5	1	0	0	0	2	18	.276	.356	.378
A Dirks LF-RF	5	0	2	1	0	1	17	.349	.398	.526
M Cabrera DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	16	.322	.383	.581
P Fielder 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	17	.314	.400	.513
B Boesch RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	13	.254	.289	.394
A Jackson PR-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.317	.401	.504
J Peralta SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.263	.330	.419
A Avila C	4	1	2	2	0	0	18	.261	.358	.409
G Laird PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.349	.395
O Infante 3B	4	0	3	0	0	0	10	.315	.316	.519
R Santiago 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	10	.213	.295	.284
Totals	37	3	13	3	0	6	139
BATTING 2B: J Peralta (25, H Kuroda); A Dirks (11, H Kuroda); A Avila (16, R Soriano) HR: A Avila (7, 5th inning off H Kuroda 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Avila 2 (35), A Dirks (22) S: R Santiago 2-out RBI: A Dirks Tigers RISP: 2-10 (O Infante 1-1, A Jackson 0-1, A Avila 1-1, R Santiago 0-1, A Dirks 0-2, M Cabrera 0-1, J Peralta 0-1, Q Berry 0-2) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: O Infante (1, 2nd base by H Kuroda/C Stewart)
FIELDING E: O Infante (4, throw) DP: 2 (A Avila-J Peralta-P Fielder, R Santiago-J Peralta-P Fielder).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Fister	6.1	8	2	2	1	4	0	109-67	3.48
O Dotel (H, 10)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	3.11
J Benoit (L, 1-3; B, 3)	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	2	22-13	3.40
J Valverde	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	3.86
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	2	6	2	154-96
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Fister 17/27; O Dotel 1/2; J Benoit 3/5; J Valverde 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Fister 21-9-15-22; O Dotel 1-3-3-1; J Benoit 3-2-4-4; J Valverde 3-1-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Fister 10-4; O Dotel 1-0; J Benoit 3-0; J Valverde 2-0 Game Scores: D Fister 52

Scoring Summary

			NYY	DET
	2nd	R Ibanez tripled to deep center, E Chavez scored.	1	0
	2nd	I Suzuki singled to left, R Ibanez scored.	2	0
	5th	A Avila homered to right (369 feet), J Peralta scored.	2	2
	5th	A Dirks doubled to left, Q Berry scored.	2	3
	8th	M Teixeira homered to right (378 feet).	3	3
	8th	E Chavez homered to left (381 feet).	4	3
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Game Notes

THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 34 MINUTE DELAY.
MARK TEIXEIRA AND ERIC CHAVEZ HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING.
YANKEES MANAGER JOE GIRARDI WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING BY THIRD BASE UMPIRE TIM WELKE FOR ARGUING A FAIR/FOUL CALL.

Game Information

Stadium	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance	40,940 (99.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:17
Weather	64 degrees, rain
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Tim Welke