Max Scherzer outduels Zack Greinke as Tigers beat Dodgers
Max Scherzer pitched seven impressive innings, outdueling Zack Greinke and helping the shorthanded Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Dodgers
1
Detroit Tigers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Comerica Park · 36,462 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
T Hunter hit sacrifice fly to center, A Jackson scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
M Rojas homered to left center (410 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
N Castellanos singled to left, J Martinez scored, D Kelly to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
D Kelly singled to center, I Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
I Kinsler singled to left, A Jackson scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 1-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
M Kemp struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
M Kemp batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
A Gonzalez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
A Gonzalez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
H Ramirez grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
H Ramirez batting
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Play Result 1-4
J Nathan relieved J Chamberlain.
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Start Inning 1-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-4
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Lineup Change 1-4
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End Inning 1-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
N Castellanos grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
N Castellanos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
D Kelly intentionally walked.
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Intentional Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-0
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Gavin Stone Out
- Ben Casparius Out
- Will Klein Out
- Dalton Rushing Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Austin JacksonCF16
Ian Kinsler2B3
Torii HunterDH48
J.D. MartinezRF28
Don T Kelly1B31
Nick Castellanos3B21
Alex AvilaC6
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Rajai DavisLF18
LAD
Dee Strange-Gordon2B9
Yasiel PuigRF66
Hanley RamirezDH13
Adrian Gonzalez1B23
Matt KempLF25
Andre EthierCF16
Juan Uribe3B4
A.J. EllisC17
Miguel RojasSS19
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