This is game 5 of my Strat-O-Matic 2012 World Series Replay between the Detroit Tigers and the San Fransisco Giants. If you missed any of the other games click here for Game 1, Game 2, Game 3 and Game 4. In my replay the series is tied up at 2 each and game 5 will be in San Fransisco.
The lineups for today's game are as follows:
DETROIT TIGERS LINEUP:
1. CF Austin Jackson
2. LF Quintin Berry
3. 3B Miguel Cabrera
4. 1B Prince Fielder
5. DH Delmon Young
6. RF Andy Dirks
7. SS Jhonny Peralta
8. 2B Omar Infante
9. C Gerald Laird
P Justin Verlander
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS LINEUP:
1. CF Angel Pagan
2. 2B Marco Scutaro
3. 3B Pablo Sandoval
4. C Buster Posey
5. RF Hunter Pence
6. 1B Brandon Belt
7. LF Gregor Blanco
8. DH Ryan Theriot
9. SS Brandon Crawford
P Barry Zito
TOP OF THE FIRST:
First up in game 5 is Austin Jackson who goes down swinging. Berry is up next and he strikes out as well. Miguel Cabrera gets the first hit of the game with a single. Prince Fielder follows up with a double putting runners on second and third with two outs. Delmon Young grounds out to third leaving two on.
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST:
Angel Pagan leads off for the Giants and gets on with a double. Scutaro hits a deep enough pitch to center that allows Pagan to score from second for the first run of the game and he is safe with a single on first. Pablo Sandoval crushes one into the stands for a two run home run giving the Giants a three run lead. After the first three batters scored three runs Justin Verlander walks the next batter, Buster Posey. Verlander calms down a bit and is able to strike the next batter Hunter Pence out. Brandon Belt is walked for runners on first and second and one out. Gregor Blanco strikes out for the second out. Ryan Theriot flies out to right for the third out. The Giants take an early lead 3-0.
TOP OF THE SECOND:
Andy Dirks leads off with a single into left field. Jhonny Peralta flies out to left field. Omar Infante hits a single giving the Tigers runners on first and second and no outs. Gerald Laird comes to bat for the first time today and rips a single into right field scoring Dirks and Infante. Jackson follows up with a double to center field giving the Tigers runners on second and third with one out. Berry hits a frozen rope to Scutaro at second who doubles off Laird at Jackson at second for an unassisted double play to end the inning. The score at the end of the second has the Giants leading 3-2.
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND:
Brandon Crawford leads off by grounding out to first base. Pagan pops up to short in his second at bat of the game. Scutaro ends the second by also popping out to short.
TOP OF THE THIRD:
Miguel Cabrera leads off the third by hitting a fly ball to deep center field but Angel Pagan makes a spectacular catch to rob Cabrera of a home run. Prince Fielder hits a grounder to Sandoval at third who bobbles the ball, committing an error and allowing Fielder to get to first safely. Delmon Young smacks one to right field and is able to leg out a double giving the Tigers runners at second and third with only one out. Dirks comes up hoping to bring the runners in but pops up to short for the second out. Peralta ends the Tigers third by ground out to third.
BOTTOM OF THE THIRD:
Sandoval leads off by striking out. Posey makes the second out by ground out to Fielder at first base. Pence ends the inning by striking out giving Verlander his fourth strike out for the game.
TOP OF THE FOURTH:
Omar Infante leads off the fourth inning with a fly ball to center field for the first out. Laird hits a single for his second hit of the game. Jackson hits one over the head of Hunter Pence in right allowing Laird to score from first, Jackson is safe with a single. Berry is the next batter and is hit by Barry Zito putting runners on first and second with one out. Miguel Cabrera gets his second single of the day loading up the bases for the Tigers. Fielder isn't able bring anyone home with a weak pop up to the pitcher for the second out. Delmon Young, the DH, hits single scoring Jackson. Andy Dirks flies out to left field for the third out but not before the Tigers increase their lead to 5-3.
BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH:
Brandon belt in his second at bat of the game flies out to center making the first out. Blanco strikes out for the second time in the game for the second out. Theriot makes the third out by grounding out to second to make a quick 1-2-3 inning for the Tigers.
TOP OF THE FIFTH:
Jhonny Peralta hits a single for his second hit of the game. Infante flies out to center for the first out of the inning. Laird also flies out to center field for the second out. Austin Jackson keeps the inning alive with a single for his third hit of the game. Quintin Berry strikes out to make the third out giving Barry Zito his third strike out of the game.
BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH:
Crawford leads off with a fly out to center field. Angel Pagan makes the second out by popping out to short. Marco Scutaro flies out to left field making the third out. That is the fourth inning in a row that the Giants go 1-2-3 in an inning.
TOP OF THE SIXTH:
Miguel Cabrera leads off the sixth by grounding out to Crawford at short. Fielder hits a weak grounder to Verlander for the second out. Delmon Young gets on safely with a single giving him his third hit of the game. Dirks makes the third out by lining out to second.
BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH:
Pablo Sandoval grounds out to third for the first out of the inning. Posey grounds out to short for the second out and Pence flies out to left for the third out of the inning.
TOP OF THE SEVENTH:
Jhonny Peralta walks to give the Tigers a base runner with no outs. Infante hits a grounder to short who makes the force at second, Infante is safe at first on a fielders choice. Barry Zito walks his second batter putting Laird on first and Infante on second with one out. Zito calms down a bit and is able to strike out Jackson for the second out of the inning. Quintin Berry hits one hard to left field for a double, scoring the two runners. The Giants decide that Barry Zito is done for the day after giving up seven runs in seven innings. He is replaced by Sergio Romo. Romo gets out of the inning without any more damage done by striking out Cabrera to end the inning. The Tigers now lead 7-3.
BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH:
Brandon Belt, like in the Tigers at bats, leads off with a walk. Blanco strikes out for the third time in the game. Theriot flies out to left field for the second out. Crawford flies out to center field for the last out of the seventh.
TOP OF THE EIGHTH:
Fielder leads off by grounding out to second base. Delmon Young hits a sharp grounder to short but Crawford easily makes the play for the second out. Dirks makes the third out by grounding out to first.
BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH:
Angel Pagan leads off with a single to center field. Scutaro hits a grounder to short and the Tigers turn a double play for two outs. Sandoval ends the inning by grounding out Fielder on first.
TOP OF THE NINTH:
To lead off the top of the ninth Peralta grounds out to short. Infante makes the second out by flying out to center field. Laird makes the last out by flying out to center field.
BOTTOM OF THE NINTH:
With the Giants losing 7-3 this is their last chance of the game. Posey flies out to right field for the first out of the ninth. Pence keeps the Giants hopes alive by hitting a sharp pitch by the short stop for a single. Brandon Belt strikes out for the second out. Gregor Blanco comes to bat as the Giants last hope but he grounds out to short to end the game with a win for the Detroit Tigers 7-3.
SUMMARY:
Another great game of Strat-O-Matic game in the books. Justin Verlander pitched a gem of a game, after a rough first inning where he gave up three runs including a home run to Pablo Sandoval he shut down the Giants offence. The threw a complete game and only have up 5 hits, struck out 7 batters and walked 3. After the first inning he retired the next 15 Giant batters.
In the other dugout Barry Zito went seven and a third before being replaced and gave up 7 runs, 15 hits, 4 strike outs and hit one batter. The Tigers clearly had his number getting hits in every inning he pitched and had runs scored on him in four innings.
At this point in my Strat-O-Matic replay the Detroit Tigers have one 3 games and the San Francisco Giants have won 2. The next game will be in San Francisco again giving the Giants home field advantage. They are going to need all the help they can get because one more loss will give the Tigers the World Series. Stay tuned!
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