October 27, 2012: Diamondbacks 3 Tigers 2 (10) (Diamondbacks lead World Series, 2-1)

The Diamondbacks broke a scoreless tie in the 10th with a pinch hit home run from Wil Nieves off Joaquin Benoit, and the 3-2 score stood up thanks to JJ Putz's 5th save of the postseason. The Diamondbacks now enjoy a 2-1 lead in the World Series. The DBacks first run of the game in the 1st was unearned; the runner reached base on an Andy Dirks error, then scored on an Aaron Hill single. The Diamondbacks 2nd run came in the 4th on a Chris Johnson double two batters after a Paul Goldschmidt single. The Tigers briefly held the lead after the bottom of the 3rd when they scored in their favorite way - a 2-run Miguel Cabrera home run.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks At 2012 Detroit Tigers         10/27/2012
 
  Diamondbacks       AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Eaton DH          5  1  3  0 .269     A.Jackson CF        5  0  0  0 .263  
  A.Hill 2B           4  0  2  1 .286     Q.Berry LF          4  1  1  0 .333  
  J.Upton RF          4  0  0  0 .300     M.Cabrera 3B        5  1  2  2 .362  
  P.Goldschmidt 1B    5  1  1  0 .386     P.Fielder 1B        4  0  0  0 .180  
  M.Montero C         4  0  0  0 .362     D.Young DH          5  0  1  0 .196  
  C.Johnson 3B        4  0  2  1 .313     A.Dirks RF          3  0  1  0 .364  
  G.Parra CF,LF       4  0  0  0 .176     J.Peralta SS        4  0  1  0 .239  
  A.Pollock LF        4  0  0  0 .353     A.Avila C           3  0  0  0 .185  
C-C.Young CF          0  0  0  0 .000     O.Infante 2B        4  0  1  0 .226  
  J.McDonald SS       3  0  0  0 .179                                          
A-W.Nieves PH         1  1  1  1 .333                                          
B-C.Ransom SS         0  0  0  0 .150                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  3  9  3                 Totals      37  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For McDonald In 10th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Nieves In 10th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Pollock In 10th Inning
 
Diamondbacks.... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  3  9  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  2  7  2
 
Diamondbacks (9-4)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Cahill                  5       4   2   2   5   7   1  90   3.86
D.Hernandez               3       2   0   0   0   4   0  40   0.00
M.Lindstrom WIN(1-0)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0  11   3.18
J.Putz SAVE(5th)          1       1   0   0   0   1   0  12   3.68
Totals                   10       7   2   2   5  12   1
 
Tigers (8-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Scherzer                9       7   2   1   2   9   0 145   2.28
J.Benoit LOSS(0-1)        1       2   1   1   0   2   1  18   5.06
Totals                   10       9   3   2   2  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,666 DATE- Saturday, October 27th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Dana Demuth, Kerwin Danley, Doug Eddings, Paul Nauert
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Diamondbacks: 7  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Diamondbacks: 0  Tigers: 3
ERRORS- M.Cabrera, A.Dirks
DOUBLES- C.Johnson(2nd), M.Cabrera(2nd)
HOME RUNS- W.Nieves(1st), M.Cabrera(7th)
RBIs- A.Hill(9th), C.Johnson(7th), W.Nieves(1st), M.Cabrera-2(15th)
STOLEN BASES- Q.Berry(4th)
WALKS- A.Hill, J.Upton, Q.Berry, P.Fielder, A.Dirks-2, A.Avila
STRIKE OUTS- A.Hill, J.Upton-3, P.Goldschmidt-2, M.Montero, C.Johnson, G.Parra,
             A.Pollock-2, A.Jackson-3, M.Cabrera-2, P.Fielder, D.Young, A.Dirks,
             A.Avila-2, O.Infante-2
GIDP- M.Montero-2
2-out RBI- M.Cabrera-2
RLISP 2-out- A.Pollock, A.Jackson-3, P.Goldschmidt, A.Avila, A.Dirks
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Quintin Berry robbed John McDonald of a Homerun!
 
The Arizona Diamondbacks nipped the Detroit Tigers in 10 innings 3 to 2 at
Comerica Park in a hard fought contest.
 
Both teams had scored 2 runs after nine full innings.  Finally, Arizona
prevailed in the 10th inning.  Wil Nieves blasted a solo shot.  After an out
was recorded, Aaron Hill came up and he banged out a single.  Justin Upton
struck out, unable to help the rally.  Paul Goldschmidt got his turn next,
but he was a strikeout victim.  Arizona totaled 9 hits on the night.  
 
The victory was credited to Matt Lindstrom(1-0) who went 1 inning, allowing no
runs. Lindstrom got help from J.J. Putz who earned his 5th save.  Joaquin
Benoit(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief.