4/15/2012
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| White Sox | 2 | 8 | 0 |
W – Rick Porcello (1-0)L – Chris Sale (1-1)
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .412 | 1.159 | -0.06 |
| Ramon Santiago 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .182 | -0.06 |
| Miguel Cabrera 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .904 | -0.08 |
| Prince Fielder 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .964 | 0.05 |
| Delmon Young LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .782 | 0.06 |
| Don Kelly LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | -0.00 |
| Ryan Raburn RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .074 | .212 | 0.02 |
| Jhonny Peralta SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .727 | 0.09 |
| Brandon Inge DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -0.09 |
| Brennan Boesch PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .568 | -0.04 |
| Gerald Laird C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | 1.333 | 0.15 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 0.05 |
Batting
2B Prince Fielder (1), Delmon Young (1), Jhonny Peralta (4), Gerald Laird (1)
HR Gerald Laird (1)
RBI Ramon Santiago (1), Prince Fielder (5), Gerald Laird (2)
White Sox Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro De Aza CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .765 | -0.01 |
| Brent Morel 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .115 | .332 | -0.14 |
| Adam Dunn 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .757 | 0.04 |
| Paul Konerko DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | 1.054 | -0.07 |
| A.J. Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .917 | -0.06 |
| Alexei Ramirez SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .613 | 0.05 |
| Kosuke Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .444 | -0.15 |
| Dayan Viciedo LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .908 | -0.08 |
| Eduardo Escobar 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .857 | -0.02 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | -0.45 |
Batting
2B Adam Dunn 2 (3), Paul Konerko (4)
HR Dayan Viciedo (2)
RBI A.J. Pierzynski (8), Dayan Viciedo (2)
Baserunning
SB Alexei Ramirez (1)
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello(W, 1-0) | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1.84 | 0.38 |
| Joaquín Benoit(H, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 0.04 |
| Jose Valverde | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.79 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 35 | — | 0.45 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Rick Porcello 99-70, Joaquín Benoit 12-5, Jose Valverde 21-16
White Sox Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale(L, 1-1) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 3.09 | -0.03 |
| Nate Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Zach Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Will Ohman | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15.43 | -0.01 |
| Addison Reed | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | -0.05 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 41 | — | -0.05 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Chris Sale 102-68, Nate Jones 34-21, Zach Stewart 15-7, Will Ohman 11-8, Addison Reed 20-13
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .412 | 1.159 | -0.06 |
| Ramon Santiago 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .182 | -0.06 |
| Miguel Cabrera 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .904 | -0.08 |
| Prince Fielder 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .964 | 0.05 |
| Delmon Young LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .782 | 0.06 |
| Don Kelly LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | -0.00 |
| Ryan Raburn RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .074 | .212 | 0.02 |
| Jhonny Peralta SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .727 | 0.09 |
| Brandon Inge DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -0.09 |
| Brennan Boesch PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .568 | -0.04 |
| Gerald Laird C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | 1.333 | 0.15 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 0.05 |
Batting
2B Prince Fielder (1), Delmon Young (1), Jhonny Peralta (4), Gerald Laird (1)
HR Gerald Laird (1)
RBI Ramon Santiago (1), Prince Fielder (5), Gerald Laird (2)
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello(W, 1-0) | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1.84 | 0.38 |
| Joaquín Benoit(H, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 0.04 |
| Jose Valverde | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.79 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 35 | — | 0.45 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Rick Porcello 99-70, Joaquín Benoit 12-5, Jose Valverde 21-16

