Sunday, September 2nd, 2012 7:00PM CST
On Sunday night, the Detroit Tigers secured a 4-2 win against the Chicago White Sox. After the first inning, Justin Verlander effectively shut down the Chicago lineup. The decisive moment arrived in the sixth inning when Delmon Young connected for a tiebreaking three-run home run. This victory lifted Detroit into a share of first place in the American League Central standings.
Date: Sunday, September 2nd, 2012
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 42,192
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
CHW |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: J Peralta (30, C Sale)
Home Runs: B Boesch (12, 5th inning off C Sale 0 on, 1 Out); D Young (17, 6th inning off C Sale 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Boesch (51), D Young 3 (61)
Ground Into Double Play: M Cabrera; A Jackson
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (P Fielder 0-1, A Garcia 0-1, G Laird 0-1, D Young 1-2, J Peralta 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: G Laird 2; A Garcia 1; J Peralta 1

Wild Pitches: J Verlander
Hit By Pitch: P Fielder (By C Sale)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Verlander 13-30; J Valverde 5-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Verlander 16-23-26-15; J Valverde 4-0-2-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 5-7; J Valverde 0-3
Game Scores: J Verlander 79

Double Plays: 1 (G Laird-J Peralta)

Caught Stealing: A Jackson (7, 2nd base by C Sale)

Doubles: D Wise (5, J Verlander)
Home Runs: A De Aza (7, 1st inning off J Verlander 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: A De Aza (45), D Johnson (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Johnson
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (A Rios 0-1, D Wise 0-1, O Hudson 0-2, P Konerko 0-2, D Johnson 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Rios 1; O Hudson 2; P Konerko 1

Hit By Pitch: K Youkilis (By J Verlander)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Sale 12-26; N Jones 3-4; L Septimo 2-2; B Myers 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Sale 14-15-18-14; N Jones 2-2-3-3; L Septimo 0-0-1-2; B Myers 4-0-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sale 6-4; N Jones 1-1; L Septimo 0-1; B Myers 0-2
Game Scores: C Sale 47

Double Plays: 2 (A Ramirez-O Hudson-P Konerko, O Hudson-A Ramirez-P Konerko)

Caught Stealing: T Flowers (1, 2nd base by J Verlander/G Laird)
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