Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 31, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2012 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Wise cf 3 1 0 1
Youkilis 3b 4 1 0 0
Dunn 1b 3 0 1 0
Konerko dh 4 0 0 2
Rios rf 5 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 4 1 2 1
Viciedo lf 4 1 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 1 0
Beckham 2b 2 0 0 0
Peavy p 0 0 0 0
  Thornton p 0 0 0 0
  Humber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 5 1 1 0
Dirks lf 3 2 1 1
Cabrera 3b 4 2 3 2
Fielder 1b 3 1 1 0
Young dh 3 0 2 3
Boesch rf 3 0 1 0
  Garcia rf 0 0 0 0
Avila c 4 0 0 0
Peralta ss 4 1 1 1
Infante 2b 4 0 1 0
Fister p 0 0 0 0
  Smyly p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
Chicago 011 101 000451
Detroit 210 100 30x7112
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peavy  L(9-10) 6.0 9 6 6 4 4
  Thornton   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Humber   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Fister   5.0 4 3 2 4 2
  Smyly   0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Dotel  W(5-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Benoit   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Valverde  SV(27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
1

  E–Dunn (1), Cabrera 2 (12).  DP–Chicago 1. Beckham-Ramirez-Dunn.  2B–Chicago Pierzynski (15,off Dotel), Detroit Dirks (16,off Peavy); Cabrera (34,off Peavy); D. Young (23,off Thornton).  3B–Detroit Jackson (9,off Peavy).  HR–Chicago Pierzynski (24,2nd inning off Fister 0 on 0 out), Detroit Cabrera (33,1st inning off Peavy 1 on 1 out); Peralta (11,4th inning off Peavy 0 on 0 out).  SH–Beckham (6,off Fister).  SF–Konerko (2,off Dotel).  HBP–Beckham (5,by Fister); Wise (1,by Fister); Fielder (13,by Thornton).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Boesch (1,by Peavy).  Team–7.  SB–Wise (12,2nd base off Smyly/Avila); Infante (2,2nd base off Humber/Pierzynski).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Adrian Johnson, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:10.  A–36,721.
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