April 7, 2012: Red Sox 7 Tigers 3

The Red Sox again blew a lead against the Tigers, but two things broke down differently in this game as compared to the season opener. First of all, the Red Sox only blew a 3-run lead, not a 10 run lead. Second of all, they took the lead right back and went on to win thanks to a Jarrod Saltalamacchia grand slam in the 8th inning. The win goes to Alfredo Aceves, who relieved Josh Beckett after Beckett let the lead runner on in the 7th. Beckett gave up a 2-run bomb to Miguel Cabrera which tied it in the bottom of the 6th. The Sox also got a 2-run shot from Jacoby Ellsbury in the 5th, and Ellsbury scored in the 1st when he and Dustin Pedroia hit back-to-back doubles to open the game. Ellsbury and Pedroia seem up to their old tricks so far this season.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Boston Red Sox At 2012 Detroit Tigers                 4/7/2012
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       5  2  2  2 .364     A.Jackson CF        4  1  2  0 .500  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  2  1 .444     B.Boesch RF         4  1  1  1 .200  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       5  0  0  0 .300     M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  1  2 .444  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  0  2  0 .444     P.Fielder 1B        3  0  0  0 .375  
A-D.McDonald PR,DH    1  1  0  0 .000     D.Young LF          4  0  0  0 .222  
  K.Youkilis 3B       4  1  2  0 .444     A.Avila C           4  0  1  0 .111  
  R.Sweeney RF        4  0  0  0 .143     J.Peralta SS        3  0  1  0 .500  
  C.Ross LF           4  1  1  0 .250     A.Dirks DH          3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  4  2  2  4 .500     R.Raburn 2B         3  0  0  0 .375  
  M.Aviles SS         3  0  0  0 .250                                          
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         Totals      38  7 11  7                 Totals      32  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 1 0 0  0 2 0  0 4 0  -  7 11  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  3  6  0
 
Red Sox (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Beckett                 6       6   3   3   1   5   1  79   4.50
A.Aceves WIN(1-0)         2       0   0   0   0   3   0  19   0.00
M.Melancon                1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                    9       6   3   3   1   9   1
 
Tigers (1-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Fister                  5       6   3   3   2   4   1  89   5.40
D.Below LOSS(0-1)         2       3   2   2   0   0   0  33  13.50
P.Coke                    0 1/3   1   1   1   0   1   0   4   2.70
J.Benoit                  1 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   1  20  11.57
Totals                    9      11   7   7   2   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,658 DATE- Saturday, April 7th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Phil Cuzzi, Bruce Dreckman, Greg Gibson, Gerry Davis
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Tigers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- J.Ellsbury(3rd), D.Pedroia(1st), K.Youkilis(2nd),
         J.Saltalamacchia(2nd), B.Boesch(1st), A.Avila(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Ellsbury(1st), J.Saltalamacchia(1st), M.Cabrera(2nd)
WALKS- D.Pedroia, M.Aviles, P.Fielder
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ortiz, K.Youkilis, R.Sweeney-2, C.Ross, A.Jackson, B.Boesch,
             M.Cabrera, A.Avila-3, A.Dirks-2, R.Raburn
GIDP- M.Cabrera
PASSED BALLS- A.Avila
RLISP 2-out- K.Youkilis, A.Gonzalez, A.Jackson, J.Saltalamacchia, R.Raburn
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Cody Ross robbed Delmon Young of an extra base hit.
 
Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a grand slam as the Boston Red Sox topped the
Detroit Tigers by a score of 7 to 3 at Comerica Park.
 
Saltalamacchia enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He doubled in the 5th inning
and launched a Grand Slam homerun in the 8th inning.  Overall Boston out-hit
Detroit 11 to 6.  
 
Alfredo Aceves(1-0) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Duane
Below(0-1) took the loss in relief.  He surrendered 2 runs and 3 hits in 2
innings.

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