Today's game is game 3 of my Strat-O-Matic 2012 World Series replay. If you missed the other games click here for game 1 and game 2. Game 3 was played in Detroit giving the Tigers the home-field advantage. So far the series is split at 1 game each.
In today's game, I will be using the same lineup that was played in the real game 3.
SAN FRANSISCO GIANTS LINEUP:
1. CF Angel Pagan
2. 2B Marco Scutaro
3. 3B Pablo Sandoval
4. C Buster Posey
5. RF Hunter Pence
6. 1B Brandon Belt
7. LF Gregor Blanco
8. DH Hector Sanchez
9. SS Brandon Crawford
P Ryan Vogelsong
DETROIT TIGERS LINEUP:
1. CF Austin Jackson
2. LF Quintin Berry
3. 3B Miguel Cabrera
4. 1B Prince Fielder
5. DH Delmon Young
6. RF Andy Dirks
7. SS Jhonny Peralta
8. C Alex Auila
9. 2B Omar Infante
P Anibal Sanchez
TOP OF THE FIRST:
Angel Pagan leads off the game by flying out to left. Marco Scutaro hits one deep to center but it's caught for the second out. Pablo Sandoval ending the top of the first by grounding out to short.
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST:
For the Tigers, Austin Jackson leads off by popping out to short. Berry follows him by flying out to center field. Miguel Cabrera smacks on deep to center and makes it to second base safely. Prince Fielder makes the third out by ground out to first base.
TOP OF THE SECOND:
Buster Posey leads off by grounding out to third. Hunter Pence goes down swinging for the second out. Brandon Belt keeps the inning alive by hitting a double but the inning ends when Gregor Blanco strikes out for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND:
Delmon Young leads off by grounding out to third base. Andy Dirks hits a sharp grounder to short and is also thrown out for two quick outs. Jhonny Peralta keeps the inning alive by hitting a single. Alex Avila ends the inning by grounding out to third.
TOP OF THE THIRD:
Hector Sanchez strikes out for the first out. Brandon Crawford lines out to second for the second out. Pagan makes the last out by flying out to center.
BOTTOM OF THE THIRD:
Omar Infante leads off by grounding out to the pitcher. Jackson flies out to center and Berry goes down swinging for the third out.
TOP OF THE FOURTH:
Scutaro leads off the fourth inning with a ground out to short. Sandoval hits a grounder to first for the second out and Posey grounds out to the pitcher for the third out.
BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH:
Miguel Cabrera strikes out for the first out. Fielder gets his first hit of the game with a single. Young flies out to center as does Dirks after him for the third out.
TOP OF THE FIFTH:
Pence leads off by flying out to left field. Belt strikes out for the second out. Blanco gets his first hit with a single. Sanchez grounds out to the pitcher for the last out.
BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH:
Peralta strikes out for the first out followed by Avila who also strikes out for Vogelsongs fourth strikeout of the game. Infante grounds out to short to end the inning.
TOP OF THE SIXTH:
Crawford strikes out for the first out of the sixth. Both Pagan Scutaro ground out to short for the second and third out.
BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH:
Jackson leads off with a walk. Berry gets his first hit of the game giving the Giants runners on first and second. Cabrera hits a grounder to short and the Tigers turn two, Jackson makes it safely to third. Fielder walks giving the Giants runners on the corners. Delmon Young comes up trying to score the runner on third but he flies out to left to end the inning.
TOP OF THE SEVENTH:
Sandoval leads off with a walk. Poesy his a single giving the Giants runners on first and second. Pence hits one to first and the Tigers make the play at first, now the Giants have runners and second and third. The Tigers decide to go to the ball pen and Drew Smyly comes out to pitch for Sanchez. Belt strikes out for the second out. Blanco ripes one to left field for a single allowing Sandoval to score from third for the first run of the game. Sanchez ends the inning by grounding out to the pitcher but not before the Giants score a run giving them a 1-0 lead.
BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH:
Dirks leads off with a strikeout. Peralta flies out to right field for the second out and Avila grounds out to the pitcher for the third out.
TOP OF THE EIGHTH:
Crawford strikes out on three pitches for the first out. Pagan grounds out to third for the second out and Scutaro grounds out to first for the last out.
BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH:
Infante leads off the bottom of the eighth by flying out to right field. Jackson rips one to center and makes it safely to second for his first hit of the game. Berry goes down swinging for the second out. Cabrera flies out to center for the last out of the eighth.
TOP OF THE NINTH:
The Giants start the ninth with Sandoval flying out to center. Posey hits a double for his second hit of the game. Pence flies out to center for the second out, Posey stays on second. Belt flies out to left for the last out.
BOTTOM OF THE NINTH:
The Tigers come to bat in the ninth, their last chance to win the game. Prince Fielder is their first batter and strikes out for the first out. Delmon Young grounds out to first for the second out. Dirks smacks one to left and makes it to second safely. Peralta is walked giving the Tigers two outs and runners on first and second. Alex Anvil comes to the plate, the Tigers last chance to score. Avila hits a grounder to second and the Giants flip it to first to end the game.
SUMMARY:
This game turned out to be a pitchers duel. The real game had the Giants win 3-0 so with a score of 1-0 Giants my Strat game was pretty close to the real thing. The Tigers pitchers in the real game 3 gave up 7 hits, 1 walk, 12 strikeouts, 0 home runs with an ERA of 2,00. In Strat, the Tigers pitchers gave up 5 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, 0 home runs with an ERA of 1.00. The pitchers in both games were pretty close, 2 more hits in the real game, walks were identical, the real pitchers were able to strike out 5 more batters with an ERA difference of only 1.00.
The Giants pitchers in the real game gave up 5 hits, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts, 0 home runs with an ERA of 0.00. In Strat, the Giants gave up 6 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts, 0 home runs with an ERA of 0.00. These stats are even closer to the real game. In Strat, the Giants gave up 1 more hit with 2 fewer walks and the same strikeouts, home runs and ERA. The Giants now lead my Strat replay 2-1, in real life, the Giants lead 3-0 so the Giants still lead in my replay.
Tune in next week for game 4 of my 2012 World Series Strat-O-Matic replay.
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