Final
Detroit leads 2-1 (as of 8/8)
| Game 1: Monday, August 6 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 7 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 8 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 12 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, August 9 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 | |
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Coverage: FOX DET
7:05 PM ET, August 8, 2012
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: C. Sabathia (12-3)
L: A. Sanchez (1-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| N Swisher walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cano grounded out to pitcher, N Swisher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teixeira hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| E Chavez singled to center, N Swisher scored, M Teixeira to third. | 1 | 0 |
| C Granderson singled to right, M Teixeira scored, E Chavez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| R Martin struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| A Jackson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| O Infante grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cabrera walked. | 2 | 0 |
| P Fielder hit by pitch, M Cabrera to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| I Suzuki grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| C McGehee fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| D Jeter grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| J Baker struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| B Boesch struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| G Laird singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| R Santiago grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| N Swisher struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| R Cano hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| M Teixeira flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| R Cano stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| E Chavez walked. | 2 | 0 |
| C Granderson homered to right (370 feet), R Cano and E Chavez scored. | 5 | 0 |
| R Martin singled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| I Suzuki grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| A Jackson lined out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| O Infante struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| M Cabrera lined out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| C McGehee doubled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| D Jeter singled to center, C McGehee to third. | 5 | 0 |
| N Swisher singled to right, C McGehee scored, D Jeter to second. | 6 | 0 |
| D Below relieved A Sanchez. | 6 | 0 |
| R Cano flied out to center, D Jeter to third. | 6 | 0 |
| M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to center, D Jeter scored. | 7 | 0 |
| E Chavez singled to left, N Swisher to second. | 7 | 0 |
| C Granderson grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| P Fielder singled to center. | 7 | 0 |
| D Young grounded into double play, third to second to first, P Fielder out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| J Baker doubled to deep right. | 7 | 0 |
| B Boesch singled to center, J Baker scored. | 7 | 1 |
| G Laird grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Boesch out at second. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Duane Below pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| R Martin grounded out to third. | 7 | 1 |
| I Suzuki grounded out to first. | 7 | 1 |
| C McGehee grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| R Santiago flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| A Jackson struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| O Infante grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Duane Below pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| N Swisher walked. | 7 | 1 |
| N Swisher caught stealing second, pitcher to first. | 7 | 1 |
| R Cano singled to right. | 7 | 1 |
| M Teixeira singled to left, R Cano to second. | 7 | 1 |
| E Chavez grounded out to first. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 1 |
| P Fielder reached on infield single to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| D Young hit a ground rule double to right, P Fielder to third. | 7 | 1 |
| J Baker singled to left, P Fielder and D Young scored. | 7 | 3 |
| B Boesch grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Baker safe at second on error by second baseman R Cano. | 7 | 3 |
| G Laird flied out to center, J Baker to third. | 7 | 3 |
| R Santiago struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Duane Below pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| C Granderson doubled to deep center. | 7 | 3 |
| D Downs relieved D Below. | 7 | 3 |
| R Martin grounded out to shortstop, C Granderson to third. | 7 | 3 |
| I Suzuki reached on infield single to first, C Granderson scored. | 8 | 3 |
| I Suzuki caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second. | 8 | 3 |
| C McGehee grounded out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| A Jackson singled to right center. | 8 | 3 |
| O Infante struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Jackson safe at third on error by third baseman C McGehee. | 8 | 3 |
| P Fielder grounded out to first, A Jackson scored, M Cabrera to second. | 8 | 4 |
| D Robertson relieved C Sabathia. | 8 | 4 |
| D Young reached on infield single to shortstop, M Cabrera to third. | 8 | 4 |
| A Dirks hit for J Baker. | 8 | 4 |
| A Dirks singled to left, M Cabrera scored, D Young to third. | 8 | 5 |
| B Boesch reached on infield single to third, D Young scored, A Dirks to second. | 8 | 6 |
| A Avila hit for G Laird. | 8 | 6 |
| A Avila singled to left, A Dirks scored, B Boesch to second. | 8 | 7 |
| R Santiago grounded out to second. | 8 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Phil Coke pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| A Dirks in left field. | 8 | 7 |
| A Avila catching. | 8 | 7 |
| P Coke relieved D Downs. | 8 | 7 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| N Swisher singled to center. | 8 | 7 |
| R Cano singled to center, N Swisher to second. | 8 | 7 |
| M Teixeira singled to left, N Swisher scored, R Cano to third, M Teixeira to second advancing on throw. | 9 | 7 |
| E Chavez grounded out to second, R Cano scored, M Teixeira to third. | 10 | 7 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 10 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| J Nix at third base. | 10 | 7 |
| A Jackson struck out looking. | 10 | 7 |
| O Infante homered to left (376 feet). | 10 | 8 |
| M Cabrera flied out to center. | 10 | 8 |
| B Logan relieved D Robertson. | 10 | 8 |
| P Fielder grounded out to second. | 10 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brayan Villarreal pitching for Detroit | NYY | DET |
| B Villarreal relieved P Coke. | 10 | 8 |
| R Martin struck out swinging. | 10 | 8 |
| I Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 8 |
| J Nix singled to right. | 10 | 8 |
| D Jeter singled to right, J Nix to third. | 10 | 8 |
| J Nix scored, D Jeter to second on balk by B Villarreal. | 11 | 8 |
| N Swisher walked. | 11 | 8 |
| R Cano singled to left, D Jeter scored, N Swisher to second. | 12 | 8 |
| M Teixeira flied out to left. | 12 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Soriano pitching for New York | NYY | DET |
| R Soriano relieved B Logan. | 12 | 8 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 12 | 8 |
| A Dirks struck out swinging. | 12 | 8 |
| B Boesch struck out swinging. | 12 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||