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8
Wednesday, September 9, 1998 7:05
, Comiskey Park II
Attendance: 12,872, Time of Game: 3:05
Tigers
8
55-91
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 26 GB
 at White Sox
6
68-77
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 12½ GB
L: Mike Sirotka (12-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  5  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    8 14  1
White Sox       0  3  1   0  0  0   0  0  2    6 12  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .253 .634 21 11 0.093 0.53 0.122 -0.029 1.1 3 0 2·SB
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .265 .814 11 9 0.021 0.81 0.115 -0.094 0.6 1 0 3B
   Kimera Bartee LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .684 4 3 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.3 0 0
Juan Encarnacion RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .319 .910 13 10 -0.036 0.33 0.008 -0.044 -0.8 3 0 SB
Tony Clark 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .865 18 10 0.018 0.49 0.051 -0.033 -0.2 9 0 2B
Damion Easley 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .272 .799 16 9 0.097 0.71 0.120 -0.023 1.2 3 5 SB,HBP
Jason Wood DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 .429 1.071 25 13 -0.014 0.96 0.049 -0.063 -0.1 2B
   Frank Catalanotto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .768 2 2 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .248 .667 9 5 0.016 1.09 0.070 -0.053 0.0 0 1
Joe Siddall C 3 1 2 3 0 1 .238 .685 12 10 0.148 0.99 0.155 -0.007 1.6 4 0 SH
Deivi Cruz SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .260 .646 13 10 0.056 0.71 0.086 -0.029 0.1 4 5
Seth Greisinger P
   A.J. Sager P 1
   Sean Runyan P
   Todd Jones P
Team Totals 39 8 14 7 1 5 .359 .852 144 92 0.393 0.67 0.776 -0.381 3.0 27 12
2B: J Wood (1, off J Navarro); T Clark (31, off J Navarro).
3B: L Gonzalez (5, off M Sirotka).
SH: J Siddall (1, off J Navarro).
HBP: D Easley (16, by M Sirotka).
TB: T Clark 3; L Gonzalez 3; B Hunter 3; D Easley 2; J Wood 2; J Siddall 2; J Encarnacion; J Randa; D Cruz.
RBI: J Siddall 3 (6); L Gonzalez 2 (63); J Randa (41); D Cruz (37).
2-out RBI: L Gonzalez 2; J Siddall; D Cruz.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark 2.
E: B Hunter (3).
Baserunning
SB: J Encarnacion (6, 2nd base off J Navarro/C Kreuter); B Hunter 2 (38, 2nd base off B Ward/C Kreuter, 3rd base off B Ward/C Kreuter); D Easley (13, 2nd base off M Sirotka/C Kreuter).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .285 .815 20 10 -0.033 0.58 0.029 -0.062 -0.5 2 1
Mike Caruso SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .307 .722 22 14 -0.015 0.66 0.033 -0.048 -0.2 1 2
   Greg Norton PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .259 .766 6 3 0.052 1.74 0.052 0.000 1.0
Frank Thomas DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 .262 .856 22 14 0.014 1.23 0.122 -0.108 0.9 2B
Albert Belle LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 1.037 12 6 -0.079 0.74 0.008 -0.086 -0.8 2 1
Robin Ventura 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .257 .774 19 9 0.013 0.77 0.062 -0.049 0.2 0 2
Magglio Ordonez RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .288 .767 14 8 -0.066 1.01 0.024 -0.090 -0.7 7 0
Wil Cordero 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 .742 17 10 0.038 0.97 0.103 -0.065 0.5 8 0 GDP
Jeff Abbott CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .262 .769 18 12 -0.102 1.25 0.014 -0.116 -0.8 2 0 SF
Chad Kreuter C 4 1 1 3 0 1 .256 .676 18 12 0.073 1.04 0.177 -0.104 1.6 5 0 HR,GDP
Mike Sirotka P 1
   Jaime Navarro P 1
   Bryan Ward P
   Bob Howry P
Team Totals 36 6 12 6 2 4 .333 .803 168 98 -0.105 0.94 0.624 -0.728 1.0 27 8
2B: F Thomas (29, off S Greisinger).
HR: C Kreuter (2, off S Greisinger; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: J Abbott (5, off T Jones).
TB: F Thomas 4; C Kreuter 4; W Cordero 2; R Ventura 2; M Caruso; J Abbott; A Belle; G Norton.
GIDP: W Cordero (7); C Kreuter (8).
RBI: C Kreuter 3 (31); J Abbott (33); F Thomas (95); G Norton (36).
2-out RBI: C Kreuter 3; G Norton.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Belle-R Durham.
E: M Caruso (34).
Outfield Assists: A Belle (B Hunter at 1st base).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Seth Greisinger, W (5-8) 6 9 4 4 0 2 1 5.88 25 113 69 47 4 18 9 14 6 0 40 0.011 0.90 -0.7
A.J. Sager 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.47 6 20 11 6 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.060 0.46 0.9
Sean Runyan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.56 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.013 0.41 0.3
Todd Jones 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 5.40 7 30 16 7 2 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.021 1.55 -1.4
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 2 4 1 6.00 39 168 98 61 7 30 15 18 7 0 40 1 0 0.105 0.67 -1.0

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Sirotka, L (12-14) 3 9 7 7 1 1 0 5.42 19 74 46 26 9 11 5 11 5 0 13 -0.434 1.13 -5.3
Jaime Navarro 3.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 6.13 15 43 26 19 4 3 6 8 4 0 0 0 0.018 0.40 1.0
Bryan Ward 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.98 5 20 14 3 8 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.016 0.19 0.8
Bob Howry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.72 3 7 6 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.6
Team Totals 9 14 8 8 1 5 0 8.00 42 144 92 51 22 19 12 23 10 0 13 1 0 -0.395 0.94 -3.0
Balks: None.
WP: M Sirotka (3).
HBP: M Sirotka (2; D Easley).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 12,872.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 13mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Chicago White Sox
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Ray Durham 2B
2 Luis Gonzalez LF 2 Mike Caruso SS
3 Juan Encarnacion RF 3 Frank Thomas DH
4 Tony Clark 1B 4 Albert Belle LF
5 Damion Easley 2B 5 Robin Ventura 3B
6 Jason Wood DH 6 Magglio Ordonez RF
7 Joe Randa 3B 7 Wil Cordero 1B
8 Joe Siddall C 8 Jeff Abbott CF
9 Deivi Cruz SS 9 Chad Kreuter C
Seth Greisinger P Mike Sirotka P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-5 2 12- 7,(3-2)  RRR CHW C. Kreuter S. Greisinger -18% 69% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ventura Scores; Abbott Scores
t2 3-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR DET L. Gonzalez M. Sirotka 12% 88% Triple to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Cruz Scores; Hunter Scores
b3 3-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  R CHW F. Thomas S. Greisinger -10% 69% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Caruso Scores
t2 0-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R DET J. Siddall M. Sirotka 10% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Clark Scores; Easley to 3B
b9 6-8 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHW F. Thomas T. Jones 10% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET B. Hunter M. Sirotka 3% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO DET L. Gonzalez M. Sirotka -7% 46% Fly Ball Double Play: LF-2B (Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion M. Sirotka -1% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW R. Durham S. Greisinger 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O CHW M. Caruso S. Greisinger 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHW F. Thomas S. Greisinger -1% 48% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHW A. Belle S. Greisinger 2% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  DET T. Clark M. Sirotka 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET D. Easley M. Sirotka 6% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Clark to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 8,(3-2)  O DET J. Wood M. Sirotka -5% 54% Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Randa M. Sirotka -4% 50% Foul Flyball: RF; Clark to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R DET J. Siddall M. Sirotka 10% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Clark Scores; Easley to 3B
t2 1-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R DET D. Cruz M. Sirotka 9% 68% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Easley Scores; Siddall to 2B
t2 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R DET B. Hunter M. Sirotka 8% 76% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Siddall Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Cruz to 2B
t2 3-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR DET L. Gonzalez M. Sirotka 12% 88% Triple to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Cruz Scores; Hunter Scores
t2 5-0 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion M. Sirotka -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 5-6-7
b2 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW R. Ventura S. Greisinger -3% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b2 0-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW M. Ordonez S. Greisinger 3% 86% Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
b2 0-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW W. Cordero S. Greisinger 2% 88% Flyball: RF
b2 0-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHW J. Abbott S. Greisinger -1% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ventura to 2B
b2 0-5 2 12- 7,(3-2)  RRR CHW C. Kreuter S. Greisinger -18% 69% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ventura Scores; Abbott Scores
b2 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Durham S. Greisinger 1% 70% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, White Sox' Mike Sirotka facing 4-5-6
t3 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Clark M. Sirotka -2% 68% Popfly: 1B
t3 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Easley M. Sirotka 2% 70% Hit By Pitch
t3 5-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET J. Wood M. Sirotka 1% 72% Easley Steals 2B
t3 5-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  DET J. Wood M. Sirotka 2% 74% Wild Pitch; Easley to 3B
t3 5-3 1 --3 6,(3-2)  DET J. Wood M. Sirotka 1% 75% Walk
t3 5-3 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  R DET J. Randa M. Sirotka 7% 82% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Easley Scores; Wood to 3B
t3 6-3 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R DET J. Siddall M. Sirotka 4% 86% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Wood Scores; Randa to 2B
t3 7-3 1 12- 5,(0-2)  O DET D. Cruz M. Sirotka -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t3 7-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Hunter M. Sirotka -2% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 2-3-4
b3 3-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW M. Caruso S. Greisinger -3% 79% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b3 3-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  R CHW F. Thomas S. Greisinger -10% 69% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Caruso Scores
b3 4-7 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHW A. Belle S. Greisinger 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 4-7 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CHW R. Ventura S. Greisinger 4% 77% Popfly: 2B
b3 4-7 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHW M. Ordonez S. Greisinger 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, White Sox' Jaime Navarro facing 2-3-4
Jaime Navarro replaces Mike Sirotka pitching
t4 7-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET L. Gonzalez J. Navarro -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t4 7-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion J. Navarro -1% 78% Flyball: RF
t4 7-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  DET T. Clark J. Navarro 1% 79% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t4 7-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley J. Navarro -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 7-8-9
b4 4-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW W. Cordero S. Greisinger -4% 73% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b4 4-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Abbott S. Greisinger 4% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 4-7 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO CHW C. Kreuter S. Greisinger 6% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, White Sox' Jaime Navarro facing 6-7-8
t5 7-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  DET J. Wood J. Navarro 4% 86% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t5 7-4 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O DET J. Randa J. Navarro -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Wood to 3B
t5 7-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO DET J. Siddall J. Navarro 2% 87% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Wood Scores
t5 8-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Cruz J. Navarro -0% 87% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
b5 4-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Durham S. Greisinger 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Caruso S. Greisinger 1% 90% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
b5 4-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW F. Thomas S. Greisinger -1% 89% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b5 4-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Belle S. Greisinger 2% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, White Sox' Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
t6 8-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET B. Hunter J. Navarro -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 8-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET L. Gonzalez J. Navarro -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t6 8-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET J. Encarnacion J. Navarro 0% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 8-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET T. Clark J. Navarro 0% 90% Encarnacion Steals 2B
t6 8-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET T. Clark J. Navarro -1% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Seth Greisinger facing 5-6-7
Kimera Bartee replaces Luis Gonzalez playing LF batting 2nd
b6 4-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW R. Ventura S. Greisinger -4% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b6 4-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez S. Greisinger 3% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 4-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHW W. Cordero S. Greisinger 4% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, White Sox' Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
t7 8-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  DET D. Easley J. Navarro 1% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 8-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET J. Wood J. Navarro -1% 93% Foul Flyball: RF
t7 8-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Randa J. Navarro -1% 93% Foul Flyball: RF
Bryan Ward replaces Jaime Navarro pitching
t7 8-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Siddall B. Ward -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 8-9-1
A.J. Sager replaces Seth Greisinger pitching
b7 4-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Abbott A. Sager 2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW C. Kreuter A. Sager 1% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 4-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW R. Durham A. Sager 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, White Sox' Bryan Ward facing 9-1-2
t8 8-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Cruz B. Ward -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 8-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Hunter B. Ward 0% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 8-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET K. Bartee B. Ward -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-4 2 1-- DET J. Encarnacion B. Ward 0% 96% Hunter Steals 2B
t8 8-4 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  DET J. Encarnacion B. Ward 0% 96% Hunter Steals 3B
t8 8-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion B. Ward -1% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 2-3-4
b8 4-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW M. Caruso A. Sager 2% 97% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b8 4-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW F. Thomas A. Sager 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW A. Belle A. Sager -1% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Sean Runyan replaces A.J. Sager pitching
b8 4-8 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHW R. Ventura S. Runyan 1% 98% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, White Sox' Bob Howry facing 4-5-6
Bob Howry replaces Bryan Ward pitching
t9 8-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Clark B. Howry -0% 98% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
t9 8-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Easley B. Howry -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Jason Wood (DH) batting 6th
t9 8-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET F. Catalanotto B. Howry -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
Todd Jones replaces Sean Runyan pitching
b9 4-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW M. Ordonez T. Jones -2% 95% Walk
b9 4-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW W. Cordero T. Jones -6% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ordonez to 3B/Adv on E8
b9 4-8 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO CHW J. Abbott T. Jones 6% 95% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ordonez Scores
b9 5-8 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHW C. Kreuter T. Jones 3% 98% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-8 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHW R. Durham T. Jones -3% 95% Walk; Cordero to 2B
Greg Norton pinch hits for Mike Caruso (SS) batting 2nd
b9 5-8 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R CHW G. Norton T. Jones -5% 90% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Cordero Scores; Durham to 2B
b9 6-8 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHW F. Thomas T. Jones 10% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 6.

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