April 5, 2003 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
BOS 1 CHW 7
DET 0 KCR 3
CLE 1 TOR 4
@MIN 3
(11) OAK 4
ANA 2 TBD 6
NYY 5 TEX 8
SEA 4 FLA 17
@ATL 1 CHC 9
@CIN 7 COL 4
ARI 3
(10) SFG 6
@MIL 5 NYM 3
MON 1 PHI 16
PIT 1 SDP 3
LAD 0 HOU 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 16,972

Saturday, April 5, 2003, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Tigers

0-5

Lost 5

5th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
White Sox       0  0  3   0  1  2   0  1  X    7 13  0

W: M Buehrle (1-1), L: M Maroth (0-2)

White Sox

2-3

Won 2

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Kingsale CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .393   18    2   0   
S Halter 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   16    1   2   GDP
B Higginson RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .206    9    4   0   
D Young LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .112   10    0   0   
D Palmer DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154   11    0   0   
C Pena 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .381   15    8   1   
E Munson 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .910   12    1   2   
B Inge C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166   12    6   0   
O Infante SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .389   15    2   3   

M Maroth P                                                               0   1
  C Spurling P                                                           0   0
  M Roney P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0    1   3              118   24   9

BATTING

TB: G Kingsale; S Halter; E Munson.

GIDP: S Halter (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Infante-S Halter-C Pena.

E: O Infante (1).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Graffanino 2B               5   2   2   1    0   1  .500 1.100   14    3   3   
J Valentin SS                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .412 1.620   25    0   4   HR,2B,CS
F Thomas DH                   3   1   1   1    2   1  .267  .989   28    0   0   HR
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .544   14    5   0   GDP
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .158  .369   13   10   1   
C Lee LF                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .388   15    3   0   HBP
J Crede 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .368 1.052   18    0   1   
A Rowand CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .715   10    2   0   2B
S Alomar C                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .300 1.000   14    3   0   HR,2B

M Buehrle P                                                              1   1
  R White P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   7  13   7    3   5              151   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Rowand (2, off M Maroth); J Valentin (2, off C Spurling); S Alomar (1, off M Maroth).

HR: F Thomas (1, off M Maroth; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Valentin (3, off M Roney; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); S Alomar (1, off C Spurling; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: C Lee (1, by M Maroth).

TB: J Valentin 7; S Alomar 6; F Thomas 4; A Rowand 3; P Konerko 2; T Graffanino 2; M Ordonez.

GIDP: M Ordonez (2).

RBI: S Alomar 2 (2); J Valentin 2 (6); F Thomas (2); T Graffanino (1); P Konerko (1).

2-out RBI: J Valentin; P Konerko.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-T Graffanino-P Konerko.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Valentin (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Maroth).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Maroth, L (0-2)              4.1   9   4   4    2   4   1   4.76   24   87-50   36· 6· 8    8· 5· 4· 0     31    -     0.77  -0.19
C Spurling                     1.2   3   2   2    1   0   1   6.75    8   28-17   11· 1· 5    2· 2· 3· 0          3-0    0.26   0.00
M Roney                        2     1   1   1    0   1   1   6.00    7   31-20   16· 1· 3    0· 6· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13   7   7    3   5   3          39  146-87   63· 8·16   10·13· 7· 0          3-0

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Buehrle, W (1-1)             8     3   0   0    0   3   0   1.20   27  103-65   39· 5·21    9·12· 3· 0     79    -     0.55   0.32
R White                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    3   15-9     6· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   3   0          30  118-74   45· 6·23   11·12· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Maroth (1; J Valentin, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: M Maroth (1; C Lee).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 16,972.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 32° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. G Kingsale           CF    1. T Graffanino         2B 
2. S Halter             2B    2. J Valentin           SS 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. D Young              LF    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. D Palmer             DH    5. P Konerko            1B 
6. C Pena               1B    6. C Lee                LF 
7. E Munson             3B    7. J Crede              3B 
8. B Inge               C     8. A Rowand             CF 
9. O Infante            SS    9. S Alomar             C  

   M Maroth             P        M Buehrle            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  1--  6   15%  71% S Alomar        M Maroth        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Rowand Scores; Alomar to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   b 3   2  0-2  123  3    7%  84% P Konerko       M Maroth        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Graffanino Scores; Thomas to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   b 5   1  0-3  ---  4    5%  92% F Thomas        M Maroth        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 3   1  0-1  --3  4    5%  76% T Graffanino    M Maroth        Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  5   -4%  51% F Thomas        M Maroth        Valentin Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  G Kingsale      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   50%  S Halter        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   53%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   55%  D Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   55%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      51%  F Thomas        Valentin Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  E Munson        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   53%  G Kingsale      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   56%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  J Crede         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  3   56%  A Rowand        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  6   71%  S Alomar        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Rowand Scores; Alomar to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   R      --3  4   76%  T Graffanino    Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores
   O      1--  5   74%  J Valentin      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  5   75%  F Thomas        Walk; Graffanino to 2B
          12-  1   77%  M Ordonez       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Graffanino to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   R      123  3   84%  P Konerko       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Graffanino Scores; Thomas to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   O      123  1   80%  C Lee           Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Buehrle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   83%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   84%  D Young         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   85%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Maroth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   84%  J Crede         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   86%  A Rowand        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   84%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   83%  T Graffanino    Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   85%  C Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   87%  E Munson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   88%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Maroth facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   87%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   92%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   93%  M Ordonez       Walk
          1--  2   94%  P Konerko       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ordonez to 3B
          1-3  3   95%  C Lee           Hit By Pitch; Konerko to 2B
                  Chris Spurling replaces Mike Maroth pitching
   O      123  3   93%  J Crede         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      123  2   91%  A Rowand        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Buehrle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   93%  O Infante       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  7   94%  G Kingsale      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   95%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chris Spurling facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  2   97%  S Alomar        Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---  2   98%  T Graffanino    Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   99%  J Valentin      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Graffanino Scores
          -2-  7   99%  F Thomas        Walk
   OO     12-  4   98%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Valentin to 3B
   O      --3  3   98%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mark Buehrle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   99%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   99%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Matt Roney facing 6-7-8
                  Matt Roney replaces Chris Spurling pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  C Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 10   99%  J Crede         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Rowand        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  100%  C Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   99%  E Munson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B; Munson to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  O Infante       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Matt Roney facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  S Alomar        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1  100%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF
   R      ---  6  100%  J Valentin      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1  100%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Rick White facing 1-2-3
                  Rick White replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
          ---  7  100%  G Kingsale      Walk
   OO     1--  7  100%  S Halter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200304050

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