Friday, August 31st, 2012 6:05PM CST
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Friday night, thanks in part to Delmon Young's tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh inning. This victory brought the Tigers within two games of the AL Central-leading White Sox.
Date: Friday, August 31st, 2012
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 36,721
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
CHW |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: A Dirks (16, J Peavy); M Cabrera (34, J Peavy); D Young (23, M Thornton)
Triples: A Jackson (9, J Peavy)
Home Runs: M Cabrera (33, 1st inning off J Peavy 1 on, 1 Out); J Peralta (11, 4th inning off J Peavy 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: M Cabrera 2 (109), A Dirks (27), J Peralta (54), D Young 3 (57)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Dirks
Ground Into Double Play: A Avila
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (A Avila 0-2, P Fielder 0-1, A Jackson 0-1, A Dirks 1-2, B Boesch 1-1, M Cabrera 0-1, D Young 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Avila 1; A Dirks 1; M Cabrera 1

Wild Pitches: D Smyly
Intentional Walks: B Boesch (By J Peavy)
Hit By Pitch: P Fielder (By M Thornton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Fister 14-27; D Smyly 3-3; O Dotel 5-6; J Benoit 2-3; J Valverde 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Fister 19-2-16-18; D Smyly 3-1-5-1; O Dotel 4-1-8-5; J Benoit 1-7-4-0; J Valverde 2-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Fister 7-6; D Smyly 0-1; O Dotel 0-4; J Benoit 0-0; J Valverde 0-2
Game Scores: D Fister 47

Errors: M Cabrera 2 (12, bunt, throw)

Stolen Bases: O Infante (2, 2nd base off P Humber/A Pierzynski)

Doubles: A Pierzynski (15, O Dotel)
Home Runs: A Pierzynski (24, 2nd inning off D Fister 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Pierzynski (71), P Konerko 2 (62), D Wise (19)
Sacrifice Flies: P Konerko
Sacrifice Hit: G Beckham
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-13 (A Rios 0-2, D Viciedo 0-2, K Youkilis 0-2, A Dunn 0-1, G Beckham 0-2, A Ramirez 0-1, P Konerko 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Rios 2; D Viciedo 1; G Beckham 2; P Konerko 2

Pitcher Notes: J Peavy pitched to 2 batters in the 7th
Hit By Pitch: G Beckham (By D Fister); D Wise (By D Fister)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Peavy 20-30; M Thornton 2-4; P Humber 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Peavy 20-10-14-21; M Thornton 2-1-4-2; P Humber 2-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Peavy 8-6; M Thornton 0-1; P Humber 1-1
Game Scores: J Peavy 30

Double Plays: 1 (G Beckham-A Ramirez-A Dunn)
Errors: A Dunn (1, dropped foul ball)
Assists: D Wise (D Young at 3rd base)

Stolen Bases: D Wise (12, 2nd base off D Smyly/A Avila)
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