World Series GameThread: Detroit Tigers At San Francisco Giants - Game 1

The Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants start the 2012 World Series tonight in AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA with

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Oct 24, 2012, 7:41pm EDT

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Detroit Tigers
@ San Francisco Giants

Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012, 8:07 PM EDT
AT&T Park

Justin Verlander vs Barry Zito

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60.

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Barry Zito

#75 / Pitcher / San Francisco Giants

Height: 6-2

Weight: 205

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: May 13, 1978

• 2012 Stats - (15-8), 32 G, 32 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 184.1 IP, 4.15 ERA, 4.49 FIP, ERA+ = 84, 70 BB (3.42 BB/9), 114 Ks (5.57 K/9), 1.39 WHIP.

• 2012 Postseason - (1-0), 2 G, 2 GS, 10.1 IP, 1.74 ERA, 3.87 FIP, 5 BB (3.71 BB/9), 10 Ks (6.64 K/9).

Justin Verlander

#35 / Pitcher / Detroit Tigers

Height: 6-5

Weight: 225

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Feb 20, 1983

• 2012 Stats - (17-8), 33 G, 33 GS, 6 CG, 1 SO, 238.1 IP, 2.64 ERA, 2.94 FIP, ERA+ = 160, 60 BB (2.27 BB/9), 239 Ks (9.03 K/9), 1.06 WHIP.

• 2012 Postseason - (3-0), 3 G, 3 GS, 24.1 IP, 0.74 ERA, 2.72 FIP, 5 BB (2.72 BB/9), 25 Ks (8.42 K/9).

• Zito vs the Tigers:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
Omar Infante	20	20	3	0	0	1	0	4	.150	.150	.150	.300	0	0	0	0	0
Prince Fielder	19	18	3	1	1	5	0	5	.167	.211	.389	.599	0	0	0	1	0
Jhonny Peralta	17	14	3	0	1	2	2	3	.214	.294	.429	.723	0	1	0	0	1
Gerald Laird	16	15	3	2	0	1	1	4	.200	.250	.333	.583	0	0	1	0	1
Miguel Cabrera	10	8	2	0	0	2	2	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	0	0	1	0	2
Ramon Santiago	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
Austin Jackson	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0
Delmon Young	3	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0	0	0	0
Don Kelly	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	93	84	16	4	2	12	6	18	.190	.250	.310	.560	1	1	2	1	4

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Generated 10/24/2012.

• Verlander vs the Giants:

	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Marco Scutaro	26	25	5	1	1	0	1	9	.200	.231	.320	.551	1
Aubrey Huff	18	17	3	0	0	1	1	2	.176	.222	.176	.399	0
Angel Pagan	5	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	0
Gregor Blanco	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Hunter Pence	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0
Tim Lincecum	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Xavier Nady	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0
Total	59	57	12	1	2	4	2	17	.211	.237	.298	.536	1