April 12, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 29,649

Saturday, April 12, 2008, 1:05pm
Time of Game: 2:25

Tigers

2-9

Lost 1

5th, 4½ GB

Jim Leyland

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

W: G Floyd (2-0), L: J Verlander (0-2)

White Sox

6-4

Won 1

1st

Ozzie Guillen

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Thomas CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .435 1.002   20    5   0   SB
P Polanco 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .421    9    3   1   GDP
  R Santiago PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000    1    0   0   
G Sheffield DH                3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .579   17    0   0   SB
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .633   14    2   0   GDP
M Cabrera 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .564   11    4   0   
J Jones LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .477   14    4   0   
E Renteria SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .603    8    0   2   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .494   12    3   0   GDP
B Inge 3B                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .306  .951   16    3   2   

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  F Beltran P                                                            0   0
Totals                       26   0   2   0    4   4              122   24   5

BATTING

TB: B Inge; E Renteria.

GIDP: I Rodriguez (3); P Polanco (1); M Ordonez (4).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield (2, 2nd base off G Floyd/A Pierzynski); C Thomas (2, 2nd base off G Floyd/A Pierzynski).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Swisher CF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .226  .867   22    1   0   
  B Anderson CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625         0   0   
O Cabrera SS                  3   2   1   1    0   0  .194  .647    8    2   2   HR,HBP
J Thome DH                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .158  .606   20    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  1   1   0   1    2   0  .194  .750   13   10   0   HBP
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .342  .995   14    6   0   
A Pierzynski C                4   1   2   2    0   0  .438 1.267   17    5   0   2B
C Quentin LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .830   15    1   0   
J Crede 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.013   10    0   3   
J Uribe 2B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .176  .567    9    2   4   

G Floyd P                                                                0   1
  S Linebrink P                                                          0   1
  B Jenks P                                                              0   1
Totals                       30   7   6   7    5   3              128   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Pierzynski (5, off J Verlander).

HR: O Cabrera (1, off J Verlander; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

HBP: O Cabrera (1, by J Verlander); P Konerko (1, by J Verlander).

TB: O Cabrera 4; A Pierzynski 3; C Quentin; J Thome; J Uribe.

RBI: J Uribe 2 (4); A Pierzynski 2 (9); C Quentin (10); O Cabrera (4); P Konerko (6).

2-out RBI: J Uribe 2; A Pierzynski 2; C Quentin; O Cabrera.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Crede-J Uribe-P Konerko; O Cabrera-J Uribe-P Konerko; S Linebrink-O Cabrera-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
J Verlander, L (0-2)           7.2   4   6   6    4   3   1   6.52   33  115-68   44· 7·17    5·15· 4· 0     46    -     0.79   0.11
F Beltran                      0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   7.36    4   13-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         8     6   7   7    5   3   1          37  128-75   48· 8·19    6·16· 5· 0          2-2

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
G Floyd, W (2-0)               7.1   1   0   0    4   4   0   2.03   25  107-64   36·11·17    8· 7· 2· 0     76    -     1.14   0.47
S Linebrink, H (4)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.89   0.13
B Jenks                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   11-7     4· 0· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     2   0   0    4   4   0          30  120-73   41·11·21   12· 8· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Verlander 2 (4; O Cabrera, P Konerko).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 29,649.

Weather: 39° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   J Verlander          P        G Floyd              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-0  1--  2   13%  86% I Rodriguez     S Linebrink     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
   b 3   2  0-0  ---  3   12%  63% O Cabrera       J Verlander     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 3   1  0-0  12-  1   10%  56% P Polanco       G Floyd         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  3   10%  67% M Ordonez       G Floyd         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 1   1  0-0  --3  3    7%  53% G Sheffield     G Floyd         Fielder's Choice 3B; Thomas out at Hm/3B-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gavin Floyd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   47%  C Thomas        Walk
          1--      44%  P Polanco       Thomas Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   46%  " "             Lineout: RF; Thomas to 3B
   O      --3  3   53%  G Sheffield     Fielder's Choice 3B; Thomas out at Hm/3B-C
          1--      52%  M Ordonez       Sheffield Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   55%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  N Swisher       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   51%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   52%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gavin Floyd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   54%  J Jones         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   57%  A Pierzynski    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   53%  C Quentin       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  J Crede         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gavin Floyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   50%  B Inge          Walk
          1--  5   46%  C Thomas        Walk; Inge to 2B
   OO     12-  1   56%  P Polanco       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   51%  N Swisher       Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   R      ---  3   63%  O Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   62%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Gavin Floyd facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   58%  G Sheffield     Walk
   OO     1--  3   67%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   68%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   72%  P Konerko       Walk
   O      1--  5   69%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   66%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   64%  C Quentin       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Gavin Floyd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   67%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   69%  E Renteria      Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   71%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   68%  J Crede         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   67%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   66%  N Swisher       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Gavin Floyd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   69%  B Inge          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4   72%  C Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   74%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   72%  O Cabrera       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   70%  J Thome         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   71%  P Konerko       Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  J Dye           Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Gavin Floyd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   73%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   76%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   79%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   77%  A Pierzynski    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   75%  C Quentin       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   74%  J Crede         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Gavin Floyd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   80%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
                  Scott Linebrink replaces Gavin Floyd pitching
   OO     1--  2   86%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   85%  J Uribe         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          ---  6   86%  N Swisher       Walk
          1--  3   88%  O Cabrera       Hit By Pitch; Swisher to 2B
          12-  6   92%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive); Swisher to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   R      123  3   96%  P Konerko       Hit By Pitch; Swisher Scores; Cabrera to 3B; Thome to 2B
   O      123  3   94%  J Dye           Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   RR     123  6   99%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cabrera Scores; Thome Scores; Konerko to 3B
                  Francis Beltran replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   R      1-3  4   99%  C Quentin       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Konerko Scores; Pierzynski to 2B
          12-  6  100%  J Crede         Walk; Pierzynski to 3B; Quentin to 2B
   RR     123  1  100%  J Uribe         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pierzynski Scores; Quentin Scores; Crede to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Bobby Jenks facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Scott Linebrink pitching; Brian N. Anderson replaces Nick Swisher playing CF batting 1st
          ---  4  100%  B Inge          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Thomas        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Inge to 2B
                  Ramon Santiago pinch hits for Placido Polanco batting 2nd
   O      -2-  1  100%  R Santiago      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Inge to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation