April 11, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BOS 1 DET 5
@CHW 2 OAK 9
@CLE 7 MIN 5
@KCR 0 SEA 8
LAA 5 TBR 10
BAL 5 TOR 8
@TEX 5 ARI 8
COL 2 FLA 10
@HOU 6 SDP 7
@LAD 5 NYM 4
MIL 2 PHI 5
CHC 3 PIT 1
CIN 0 STL 8
@SFG 2 ATL 3
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 26,094

Friday, April 11, 2008, 8:11pm
Time of Game: 3:13

Tigers

2-8

Won 1

5th, 4 GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  3   0  0  0   1  1  0    5 11  0
White Sox       1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  0

W: A Lopez (1-0), L: J Contreras (0-1), S: T Jones (1)

White Sox

5-4

Lost 2

2nd, ½ GB

Ozzie Guillen

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Thomas LF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .476 1.047   26    3   1   2B
P Polanco 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .453   18    4   1   HBP
C Guillen 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .314 1.055   19    4   0   SB,GDP
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   1   2    0   1  .262  .676   18    4   0   
M Cabrera 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .182  .611   16    0   2   
J Jones DH                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .542   12    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .599   14    1   2   2B,GDP
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .531   17   10   0   
B Inge CF                     4   2   2   1    0   2  .294  .934   20    0   0   2B,SB

D Willis P                                                               0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  J Grilli P                                                             1   0
  D Bautista P                                                           0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    3   4              160   27   6

BATTING

2B: B Inge (3, off J Contreras); C Thomas (2, off B Logan); E Renteria (3, off J Contreras).

HBP: P Polanco (2, by M MacDougal).

TB: B Inge 3; C Thomas 3; M Cabrera 2; E Renteria 2; J Jones; C Guillen; M Ordonez; P Polanco.

GIDP: E Renteria (1); C Guillen (2).

RBI: M Ordonez 2 (3); B Inge (9); C Thomas (2); M Cabrera (2).

2-out RBI: M Ordonez 2; C Thomas.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Inge (1, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall); C Guillen (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/T Hall).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Quentin LF                  2   1   1   1    1   1  .280  .880   23    0   0   HBP
O Cabrera SS                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .182  .537   20    2   6   
J Thome DH                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .582   17    0   0   
  N Swisher PH-DH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .963    6    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .200  .726   13   15   0   SF
J Dye RF                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .382 1.108   16    1   0   
J Crede 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .361 1.079   18    0   4   
B Anderson CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .625   17    0   0   
J Uribe 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .575   18    5   5   
T Hall C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    7    4   0   

J Contreras P                                                            0   2
  B Logan P                                                              0   0
  O Dotel P                                                              0   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   2   4   2    4  10              155   27  17

BATTING

SF: P Konerko (1, off A Lopez).

HBP: C Quentin (2, by J Grilli).

TB: C Quentin; J Dye; B Anderson; T Hall.

RBI: P Konerko (5); C Quentin (9).

2-out RBI: C Quentin.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Contreras-O Cabrera-P Konerko; O Cabrera-J Uribe-P Konerko.

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
D Willis                       0     0   1   1    2   0   0   7.20    2   11-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0     44    -     1.32  -0.13
A Lopez, W (1-0)               4     3   1   1    0   4   0   0.79   15   65-41   21·11· 9    5· 4· 2· 0          2-1    0.98   0.16
J Grilli, H (1)                3     0   0   0    2   3   0   8.44   12   49-28   20· 2· 6    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.70   0.25
D Bautista, H (1)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.50    3   12-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
T Jones, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   15-9     4· 0· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     4   2   2    4  10   0          35  152-88   50·13·25    9· 8· 3· 0          2-1

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
J Contreras, L (0-1)           6.2   6   4   4    3   2   0   6.17   27  102-60   42· 5·13   14· 1· 7· 0     45    -     1.07   0.02
B Logan                        0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.70    3    7-3     3· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.97  -0.12
O Dotel                        1     2   0   0    0   1   0   8.10    5   18-11    8· 2· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.66  -0.03
M MacDougal                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    5   24-13    5· 3· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    3   4   0          40  151-87   58·10·19   21· 2· 9· 0          2-2

D Willis faced 2 batters in the 1st inning.
B Logan faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Willis (1); M MacDougal (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Grilli (1; C Quentin); M MacDougal (1; P Polanco).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 26,094.

Weather: 46° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Thomas             LF    1. C Quentin            LF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. O Cabrera            SS 
3. C Guillen            1B    3. J Thome              DH 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. M Cabrera            3B    5. J Dye                RF 
6. J Jones              DH    6. J Crede              3B 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. B Anderson           CF 
8. I Rodriguez          C     8. J Uribe              2B 
9. B Inge               CF    9. T Hall               C  

   D Willis             P        J Contreras          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  2-1  123  2   18%  60% M Ordonez       J Contreras     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Inge Scores; Polanco Scores; Guillen to 2B
   t 7   2  2-3  -2-  3   13%  80% C Thomas        B Logan         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Inge Scores
   b 5   2  3-2  123  3   11%  66% J Dye           J Grilli        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   b 2   2  0-1  1-3  4   -8%  26% C Quentin       A Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Anderson Scores; Hall to 2B
   t 4   0  2-3  1--  2   -8%  58% E Renteria      J Contreras     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  C Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   50%  P Polanco       Walk
   OO     1--  3   45%  C Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dontrelle Willis facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  C Quentin       Walk
          1--  6   36%  O Cabrera       Walk; Quentin to 2B
          12-      32%  J Thome         Wild Pitch; Quentin to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Dontrelle Willis pitching
   O      -23  6   37%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  3   37%  P Konerko       Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Quentin Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   O      --3  2   40%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   37%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   36%  M Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   34%  J Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aquilino Lopez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   37%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   34%  B Anderson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   37%  J Uribe         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          1--  2   35%  T Hall          Single to RF (Line Drive); Anderson to 3B
   R      1-3  4   26%  C Quentin       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Anderson Scores; Hall to 2B
   O      12-  7   29%  O Cabrera       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   35%  E Renteria      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  7   33%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Renteria to 3B
   R      --3  3   39%  B Inge          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Renteria Scores
          1--      41%  C Thomas        Inge Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   37%  " "             Lineout: 2B
          -2-  6   39%  P Polanco       Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Inge to 3B
          1-3  4   42%  C Guillen       Walk; Polanco to 2B
   RR     123  2   60%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Inge Scores; Polanco Scores; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Aquilino Lopez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   59%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   61%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   62%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Contreras facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   66%  J Jones         Walk
   OO     1--  2   58%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Aquilino Lopez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   60%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   62%  B Anderson      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   64%  J Uribe         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Contreras facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   61%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   59%  C Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   58%  P Polanco       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jason Grilli facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Grilli replaces Aquilino Lopez pitching
   O      ---  2   62%  T Hall          Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  7   58%  C Quentin       Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   52%  O Cabrera       Walk; Quentin to 2B
   O      12-  6   59%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
          12-  5   55%  P Konerko       Walk; Quentin to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   O      123  3   66%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Contreras facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   63%  C Guillen       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   61%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   63%  M Cabrera       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   60%  J Jones         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jason Grilli facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   64%  J Crede         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   67%  B Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   69%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   66%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   64%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   67%  B Inge          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Boone Logan replaces Jose Contreras pitching
   R      -2-  3   80%  C Thomas        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Inge Scores
   O      -2-  2   77%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Jason Grilli facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   81%  T Hall          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  7   84%  C Quentin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   86%  O Cabrera       Bunt Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Boone Logan facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   88%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Boone Logan pitching
          1--      90%  M Ordonez       Guillen Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   89%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Guillen to 3B
   R      --3  4   93%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive); Guillen Scores
          1--  2   94%  J Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  2   92%  E Renteria      Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      12-  5   91%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Denny Bautista facing 3-4-5
                  Denny Bautista replaces Jason Grilli pitching; Nick Swisher replaces Jim Thome playing DH batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   94%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   96%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Dye           Single to LF (Ground Ball); Dye out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike MacDougal facing 9-1-2
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Octavio Dotel pitching
   O      ---  8   96%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   96%  C Thomas        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      97%  P Polanco       Wild Pitch; Thomas to 2B
          -2-  3   97%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  5   96%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3  5   96%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Jones replaces Denny Bautista pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  J Crede         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   99%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  J Uribe         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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