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Game of the Year?

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 02:46 PM.

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World Series Game 2 vs. MIA

As we entered Game 2, the focus was on the effect that pitching would have. Once again, we expected few runs with both Anibal Sanchez and Josh Beckett starting. Coming in, Josh Beckett had not lost as a Tiger. However, he has had the benefit of some no-decisions.

Tigers fans were worried, as yet another Marlin ace was carving up batters. The first run was scored in the 6th when Hunter Pence slugged a solo shot to left.

After an innocent leadoff single in the 7th by Giancarlo Stanton, the middle of the Marlins lineup went on a tear, rattling off multiple hits and taking a 3-1 lead.

After posting consecutive hits (and an RBI) to start the bottom of the 7th, a double play wiped out the rest.

The 8th was treacherous, as Jose Reyes doubled down the line, but he was stranded.

Off Juan Carlos Oviedo, the Tigers rallied with 2 outs in the 8th to take a 4-3 lead. Miguel Cabrera struck out to end the inning, leaving a baserunner that almost haunted the Tigers.

John Axford came on in the 9th. With two outs, John Buck hit a ground-rule double. With 2 strikes, Adalberto Brach grounded another double down the line. John Axford blew the save.

Trouble brewed, with two outs (once again), for the Tigers in the bottom of the 9th. Oviedo was pulled for Steve Cishek, who surrendered a triple to Ian Kinsler. Pinch-hitter Mark Trumbo was intentionally walked. On a 1-2 pitch, the next batter, Geovany Soto, walked off with a single to short right.

The Tigers escaped, and they will head to New Marlins Park for the first time in franchise history. They bring a 2-0 lead with them...

Miami Marlins at Detroit Tigers
Oct 30, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami (0-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	9	0
Detroit (2-0)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	5	12	0
W: John Axford (1-0) L: Steve Cishek (1-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			MIA	DET
DET	6	Hunter Pence homers to left.	0	1
MIA	7	John Buck doubles. Giancarlo Stanton and Logan Morrison score.	2	1
MIA	7	Omar Infante hits a sacrifice fly. John Buck scores.	3	1
DET	7	Miguel Cabrera singles. Andre Ethier scores.	3	2
DET	8	Hunter Pence triples. Geovany Soto scores.	3	3
DET	8	Adam Jones singles. Hunter Pence scores.	3	4
MIA	9	Adalberto Brach doubles. John Buck scores.	4	4
DET	9	Geovany Soto singles. Ian Kinsler scores. Ryan Flaherty to 2nd.	4	5

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jose Reyes	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Giancarlo Stanton	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Logan Morrison	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Brett Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Buck	4	2	2	2	0	1	0
Adalberto Brach	3	0	1	1	0	2	0
Omar Infante	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bryan Petersen	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Emilio Bonifacio	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS	31	4	9	4	0	9	0
BATTING: 2B: J. Buck 2, A. Brach, J. Reyes SF: O. Infante SAC: A. Brach RBI: J. Buck 2, A. Brach, O. Infante
BASERUNNING: CS: B. Petersen

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	4	2	2	2	0	0	1
Adam Jones	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
Andre Ethier	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	1	0	1	0
Paul Konerko	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edwin Encarnacion	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ian Kinsler	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
JJ Hardy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Trumbo	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ryan Flaherty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geovany Soto	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	12	5	1	2	1
BATTING: 2B: A. Ethier 3B: I. Kinsler, H. Pence HR: H. Pence RBI: G. Soto, A. Jones, H. Pence 2, M. Cabrera
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Jones 2

Miami Marlins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Anibal Sanchez	7.0	6	2	2	0	1	1
Juan Carlos Oviedo	1.1	4	2	2	0	1	0
Steve Cishek (L)	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	8.2	12	5	5	1	2	1

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Beckett	6.0	4	1	1	0	8	0
Daniel Schlereth	0+	2	2	2	0	0	0
Mark Melancon	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Guerrier	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Axford (W)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	4	4	0	9	0