Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 7:10PM CST
On Wednesday night, the Detroit Tigers secured an 8-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Max Scherzer was credited with the win, pitching six effective innings to reach a career-high 16 victories for the season. Prince Fielder added to the offensive effort with a three-run homer. This result moved Detroit to within one game of the lead in the American League Central division standings.
Date: Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Rate Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 30,667
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHW |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
DET |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |

Home Runs: K Youkilis 2 (18, 4th inning off M Scherzer 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off J Benoit 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: K Youkilis 4 (56), A De Aza (48), A Ramirez (67)
Ground Into Double Play: A Rios
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (A De Aza 1-1, K Youkilis 1-1, A Ramirez 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1)

Pitcher Notes: B Omogrosso pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Floyd 13-19; H Santiago 5-10; B Omogrosso 0-1; L Septimo 2-3; D Axelrod 6-6; D Veal 1-1; B Myers 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Floyd 9-14-10-11; H Santiago 10-2-13-7; B Omogrosso 0-0-0-1; L Septimo 0-3-0-3; D Axelrod 4-0-4-6; D Veal 0-0-0-1; B Myers 1-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Floyd 5-2; H Santiago 3-2; B Omogrosso 0-0; L Septimo 1-0; D Axelrod 3-0; D Veal 0-1; B Myers 1-1
Game Scores: G Floyd 50

Double Plays: 2 (O Hudson-P Konerko, K Youkilis-O Hudson-P Konerko)
Passed Balls: A Pierzynski

Caught Stealing: D Wise (2, 2nd base by M Scherzer/A Avila)
Stolen Bases: A Rios (21, 2nd base off J Valverde/A Avila)

Doubles: A Avila (19, D Axelrod); A Jackson (24, D Axelrod)
Home Runs: P Fielder (26, 7th inning off L Septimo 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: O Infante (15), A Jackson 2 (57), M Cabrera (118), P Fielder 3 (98), A Avila (41)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Jackson, M Cabrera, P Fielder 3
Sacrifice Hit: A Avila
Ground Into Double Play: A Jackson; M Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (O Infante 0-2, A Jackson 2-2, P Fielder 1-3, A Dirks 1-1, M Cabrera 1-2, D Young 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: P Fielder 1; D Young 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Scherzer 11-21; B Villarreal 3-6; J Benoit 3-4; J Valverde 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Scherzer 12-21-32-12; B Villarreal 1-2-2-3; J Benoit 2-6-3-2; J Valverde 2-1-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 4-6; B Villarreal 2-1; J Benoit 0-0; J Valverde 1-1
Game Scores: M Scherzer 67

Double Plays: 1 (J Peralta-O Infante-P Fielder)
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