Final
Detroit won 4-0
| Game 1: Saturday, October 13 | ||
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| Detroit | 6 | Final in 12 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Sunday, October 14 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Tuesday, October 16 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Wednesday, October 17 | ||
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| NY Yankees | Postponed | |
| Detroit | ||
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| Game 4: Thursday, October 18 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 | |
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Coverage: TBS
4:00 PM ET, October 18, 2012
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: M. Scherzer (1-0)
L: C. Sabathia (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| I Suzuki popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cano struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| A Jackson popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| O Infante reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| P Fielder singled to left center, O Infante to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young singled to right, O Infante scored, P Fielder to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| M Teixeira fouled out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ibanez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| E Chavez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| A Dirks singled to shallow center. | 0 | 1 |
| A Garcia bunted into fielder's choice to first, A Dirks out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| G Laird popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Garcia stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Jackson walked. | 0 | 1 |
| O Infante grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| R Martin flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| B Gardner grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| E Nunez safe at first on error by first baseman P Fielder. | 0 | 1 |
| E Nunez stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| I Suzuki walked. | 0 | 1 |
| N Swisher struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| M Cabrera lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| P Fielder singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| D Young walked, P Fielder to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Peralta flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| A Dirks safe at first on error by first baseman M Teixeira, P Fielder to third, D Young to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Garcia reached on infield single to shortstop, P Fielder scored, D Young to third, A Dirks to second. | 0 | 2 |
| G Laird flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| R Cano flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| R Ibanez struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| A Jackson struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| O Infante singled to shallow right center. | 0 | 2 |
| M Cabrera homered to left (416 feet), O Infante scored. | 0 | 4 |
| P Fielder struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| D Young singled to left. | 0 | 4 |
| J Peralta homered to left (387 feet), D Young scored. | 0 | 6 |
| A Dirks doubled to deep center. | 0 | 6 |
| C Eppley relieved C Sabathia. | 0 | 6 |
| A Garcia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| E Chavez struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| R Martin struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| B Gardner flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cody Eppley pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| G Laird grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 6 |
| A Jackson singled to left. | 0 | 6 |
| O Infante lined out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| M Cabrera safe at first on error by shortstop E Nunez, A Jackson to second. | 0 | 6 |
| C Rapada relieved C Eppley. | 0 | 6 |
| P Fielder grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera out at second. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| E Nunez tripled to deep left center. | 0 | 6 |
| I Suzuki struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| N Swisher doubled to deep right center, E Nunez scored. | 1 | 6 |
| R Cano grounded out to first, N Swisher to third. | 1 | 6 |
| M Teixeira walked. | 1 | 6 |
| D Smyly relieved M Scherzer. | 1 | 6 |
| A Rodriguez hit for R Ibanez. | 1 | 6 |
| A Rodriguez flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joba Chamberlain pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| J Chamberlain relieved C Rapada. | 1 | 6 |
| D Young flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| A Dirks singled to left. | 1 | 6 |
| A Garcia hit a ground rule double to deep right, A Dirks to third. | 1 | 6 |
| G Laird grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| J Nix hit for E Chavez. | 1 | 6 |
| O Dotel relieved D Smyly. | 1 | 6 |
| J Nix walked. | 1 | 6 |
| C Granderson hit for R Martin. | 1 | 6 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| B Gardner struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| E Nunez flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Derek Lowe pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| J Nix at third base. | 1 | 6 |
| C Granderson in center field. | 1 | 6 |
| C Stewart catching. | 1 | 6 |
| D Lowe relieved J Chamberlain. | 1 | 6 |
| A Jackson homered to left (408 feet). | 1 | 7 |
| O Infante grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| M Cabrera flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| P Fielder grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Phil Coke pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| P Coke relieved O Dotel. | 1 | 7 |
| I Suzuki lined out to pitcher. | 1 | 7 |
| N Swisher flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| R Cano grounded out to first. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| D Robertson relieved D Lowe. | 1 | 7 |
| D Young grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| J Peralta homered to left (362 feet). | 1 | 8 |
| A Dirks struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| A Garcia lined out to center. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Phil Coke pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| M Teixeira lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| J Nix popped out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||