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@LAA		4
9
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@CHW		1
5
BOS
@KCR		8
2
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@SEA		7
3
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@TBR		7
10
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@TEX		5
3
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@TOR		1
5
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@ARI		2
0
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@CHC		4
11
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@CIN		6
3
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@NYM		4
2
FLA
@PHI		0
5
ATL
@SFG		2
3
LAD
@STL		6
9
Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 7:11PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 34,124, Time of Game: 2:31
Tigers
1
55-58
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 at White Sox
5
63-50
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: John Danks (9-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  5  0
White Sox       3  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    5  7  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Raburn CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .254 .744 18 13 -0.049 0.63 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 3 0
   Matthew Joyce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .922 5 3 -0.015 0.56 0.000 -0.015 -0.1
   Brandon Inge C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .749 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Placido Polanco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 .787 20 12 -0.031 0.57 0.019 -0.050 -0.2 2 2
Carlos Guillen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .792 12 9 -0.029 0.70 0.026 -0.055 -0.3 2 1
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .319 .869 15 12 -0.024 0.77 0.039 -0.064 -0.5 0 1 2B
Miguel Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .855 12 9 -0.034 0.70 0.030 -0.065 -0.6 7 1
Gary Sheffield DH 2 0 1 1 1 1 .228 .708 15 8 0.076 0.99 0.102 -0.027 1.0
Marcus Thames LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .853 10 9 -0.100 1.23 0.000 -0.100 -1.0 0 0
Edgar Renteria SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .635 8 6 -0.116 1.20 0.000 -0.116 -1.1 2 3
Dane Sardinha C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .120 .320 8 6 -0.041 0.79 0.000 -0.041 -0.4 7 0
   Curtis Granderson PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .858 5 4 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 0
Justin Verlander P 0 0
   Aquilino Lopez P 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 1 7 .161 .381 128 91 -0.389 0.82 0.216 -0.608 -4.0 24 8
2B: M Ordonez (23, off J Danks).
TB: M Ordonez 2; C Guillen; G Sheffield; M Cabrera; P Polanco.
RBI: G Sheffield (32).
2-out RBI: G Sheffield.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: M Ordonez (A Ramirez at 2nd base).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Orlando Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .674 13 9 -0.030 0.40 0.006 -0.036 -0.4 1 1
Nick Swisher CF-1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .228 .750 17 10 -0.007 0.44 0.024 -0.031 -0.5 3 0
Carlos Quentin LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .288 .936 11 7 0.032 0.51 0.047 -0.015 0.4 3 0
Jermaine Dye RF 3 2 1 0 0 1 .304 .931 21 13 -0.018 0.67 0.025 -0.043 0.3 1 0 2B,HBP
Jim Thome DH 3 2 1 3 1 0 .256 .895 12 6 0.198 0.78 0.228 -0.030 1.8 HR,IW
Paul Konerko 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .214 .682 21 11 -0.010 0.45 0.014 -0.025 -0.2 9 0
   Brian Anderson PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .721 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Alexei Ramirez 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 .311 .808 20 14 0.007 0.54 0.044 -0.037 0.4 1 2
Toby Hall C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .674 10 9 -0.035 0.45 0.000 -0.035 -0.8 7 0
Juan Uribe 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .614 12 7 -0.026 0.34 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 2 7
John Danks P 0 0
   D.J. Carrasco P 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0
   Bobby Jenks P 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 7 5 3 8 .233 .690 137 86 0.111 0.52 0.388 -0.278 0.6 27 10
2B: J Dye (25, off J Verlander).
HR: J Thome (22, off J Verlander; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: J Thome (6, by J Verlander).
HBP: J Dye (6, by J Verlander).
TB: J Thome 4; C Quentin 2; J Dye 2; A Ramirez; O Cabrera; P Konerko.
RBI: J Thome 3 (65); A Ramirez 2 (42).
2-out RBI: J Thome 3; A Ramirez 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Uribe-P Konerko.

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
Justin Verlander, L (8-12) 7.2 6 5 5 3 8 1 4.56 33 130 82 55 8 19 10 11 4 0 52 -0.067 0.51 0.6
Aquilino Lopez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.14 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 -0.044 0.81 -1.2
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 3 8 1 5.62 34 137 86 57 10 19 10 12 5 0 52 3 2 -0.111 0.82 -0.6

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
John Danks, W (9-4) 6.2 4 1 1 1 6 0 3.21 24 98 67 36 18 13 6 11 4 0 67 0.256 0.83 2.6
D.J. Carrasco, H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.035 1.18 0.3
Octavio Dotel, H (16) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.02 3 11 8 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.081 1.03 0.6
Bobby Jenks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.01 4 17 14 8 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.017 0.47 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 1 7 0 1.00 32 128 91 51 20 20 10 14 5 0 67 1 0 0.389 0.52 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Danks (6).
HBP: J Verlander (10; J Dye).
IBB: J Verlander (7; J Thome).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - James Hoye.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 34,124.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Chicago White Sox
1 Ryan Raburn CF 1 Orlando Cabrera SS
2 Placido Polanco 2B 2 Nick Swisher CF
3 Carlos Guillen 3B 3 Carlos Quentin LF
4 Magglio Ordonez RF 4 Jermaine Dye RF
5 Miguel Cabrera 1B 5 Jim Thome DH
6 Gary Sheffield DH 6 Paul Konerko 1B
7 Marcus Thames LF 7 Alexei Ramirez 2B
8 Edgar Renteria SS 8 Toby Hall C
9 Dane Sardinha C 9 Juan Uribe 3B
Justin Verlander P John Danks P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR CHW J. Thome J. Verlander 23% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Swisher Scores; Dye Scores
t7 0-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R DET G. Sheffield J. Danks -6% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ordonez Scores
t5 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO DET E. Renteria J. Danks 5% 88% Line Drive Double Play: 3B (Weak 3B); Sheffield out at 1B/3B-1B
b8 3-1 2 123 7,(3-2)  RRO CHW A. Ramirez A. Lopez 4% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Dye Scores; Thome Scores; Anderson to 3B; Ramirez out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
t5 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET G. Sheffield J. Danks -4% 79% Walk

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' John Danks facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET R. Raburn J. Danks 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET P. Polanco J. Danks 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Guillen J. Danks 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHW O. Cabrera J. Verlander -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW N. Swisher J. Verlander 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW C. Quentin J. Verlander 3% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Swisher to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHW J. Dye J. Verlander -4% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Swisher to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR CHW J. Thome J. Verlander 23% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Swisher Scores; Dye Scores
b1 3-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW P. Konerko J. Verlander 1% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b1 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Verlander -1% 77% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' John Danks facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Danks 2% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  DET M. Cabrera J. Danks -2% 77% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t2 0-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET G. Sheffield J. Danks 3% 79% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET M. Thames J. Danks -1% 79% Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 2B
t2 0-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Thames J. Danks 3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
b2 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW T. Hall J. Verlander -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Uribe J. Verlander -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW O. Cabrera J. Verlander -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' John Danks facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET E. Renteria J. Danks 2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Sardinha J. Danks 2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET R. Raburn J. Danks 1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW N. Swisher J. Verlander -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin J. Verlander -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW J. Dye J. Verlander -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' John Danks facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET P. Polanco J. Danks 2% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Guillen J. Danks -3% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t4 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Ordonez J. Danks 3% 83% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 0-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET M. Cabrera J. Danks 2% 85% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Thome J. Verlander -1% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko J. Verlander -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- 7,(1-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Verlander -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' John Danks facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET G. Sheffield J. Danks -4% 79% Walk
t5 0-3 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O DET M. Thames J. Danks 4% 82% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t5 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO DET E. Renteria J. Danks 5% 88% Line Drive Double Play: 3B (Weak 3B); Sheffield out at 1B/3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
b5 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW T. Hall J. Verlander -1% 87% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b5 3-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW J. Uribe J. Verlander -1% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW O. Cabrera J. Verlander 1% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b5 3-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHW N. Swisher J. Verlander -1% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' John Danks facing 9-1-2
t6 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Sardinha J. Danks 3% 88% Flyball: LF
t6 0-3 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O DET R. Raburn J. Danks 2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET P. Polanco J. Danks 1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
b6 3-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW C. Quentin J. Verlander 1% 92% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b6 3-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW J. Dye J. Verlander 2% 94% Hit By Pitch; Quentin to 2B
b6 3-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Thome J. Verlander -2% 92% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
b6 3-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko J. Verlander -2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Verlander -2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' John Danks facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Guillen J. Danks 3% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET M. Ordonez J. Danks -4% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 0-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O DET M. Cabrera J. Danks 4% 91% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 0-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R DET G. Sheffield J. Danks -6% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ordonez Scores
D.J. Carrasco replaces John Danks pitching
t7 1-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Thames D. Carrasco 3% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
b7 3-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHW T. Hall J. Verlander -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Uribe J. Verlander -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 3-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW O. Cabrera J. Verlander -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
Octavio Dotel replaces D.J. Carrasco pitching
t8 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET E. Renteria O. Dotel 4% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Curtis Granderson pinch hits for Dane Sardinha (C) batting 9th
t8 1-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET C. Granderson O. Dotel 3% 92% Strikeout Swinging
Matthew Joyce pinch hits for Ryan Raburn (CF) batting 1st
t8 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Joyce O. Dotel 2% 93% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
Brandon Inge replaces Matthew Joyce (PH) playing C batting 1st
Curtis Granderson moves from PH to CF
b8 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW N. Swisher J. Verlander -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Quentin J. Verlander -1% 92% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b8 3-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW J. Dye J. Verlander 1% 93% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b8 3-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHW J. Thome J. Verlander 0% 93% Intentional Walk
b8 3-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  CHW P. Konerko J. Verlander 1% 94% Walk; Dye to 3B; Thome to 2B
Aquilino Lopez replaces Justin Verlander pitching
Brian Anderson pinch runs for Paul Konerko (1B) batting 6th
b8 3-1 2 123 7,(3-2)  RRO CHW A. Ramirez A. Lopez 4% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Dye Scores; Thome Scores; Anderson to 3B; Ramirez out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Bobby Jenks facing 2-3-4
Bobby Jenks replaces Octavio Dotel pitching
Nick Swisher moves from CF to 1B
Brian Anderson moves from PR to CF
t9 1-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  DET P. Polanco B. Jenks -2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t9 1-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Guillen B. Jenks 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Polanco to 2B
t9 1-5 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O DET M. Ordonez B. Jenks 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Polanco to 3B
t9 1-5 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Cabrera B. Jenks 1% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 5.

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