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10
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5
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9
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@KCR		11
6
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3
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15
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9
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4
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2
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@WSN		11
5
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 6:07PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 35,590, Time of Game: 2:50
Tigers
12
83-71
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
5
74-81
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Freddy Garcia (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  2   4  4  1   12 20  1
White Sox       1  1  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    5  8  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Granderson CF 6 2 3 3 0 1 .246 .771 18 15 0.234 1.14 0.297 -0.063 2.2 0 0 3B
Placido Polanco 2B 5 2 3 2 1 0 .290 .744 16 8 0.157 0.87 0.193 -0.036 2.1 3 9 2B
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .297 .768 12 9 0.077 0.86 0.101 -0.023 0.9 0 0 2B
   Clete Thomas PR-RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .247 .727 11 9 0.022 0.10 0.022 0.000 0.5 1 0
Miguel Cabrera 1B 6 1 4 4 0 0 .331 .955 21 13 0.168 0.75 0.189 -0.021 3.1 14 0 HR
Aubrey Huff DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .700 12 8 -0.083 1.11 0.031 -0.114 -0.7 GDP
   Marcus Thames PH 0 0 0 0 2 0 .251 .775 10 2 0.009 0.75 0.009 0.000 0.4 IW
Carlos Guillen LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .786 16 9 -0.035 1.27 0.059 -0.094 -0.9 1 0
   Ryan Raburn LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .862 1 1 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.3 0 0
Brandon Inge 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .230 .731 19 14 -0.123 0.98 0.000 -0.123 -2.1 0 3
Gerald Laird C 5 3 3 0 0 0 .232 .646 19 11 0.053 0.61 0.087 -0.035 1.3 5 0 2B,SB
Adam Everett SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .235 .608 18 13 0.075 1.01 0.128 -0.054 -0.3 3 6
Nate Robertson P 0 1
   Alfredo Figaro P 0 1
   Zach Miner P 0 0
   Brandon Lyon P 0 0
Team Totals 46 12 20 12 3 5 .435 1.078 173 112 0.555 0.85 1.117 -0.563 6.9 27 20
2B: P Polanco (31, off S Linebrink); M Ordonez (21, off F Garcia); G Laird (23, off J Nunez).
3B: C Granderson (8, off S Linebrink).
HR: M Cabrera (32, off F Garcia; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: M Thames (2, by R Williams).
TB: M Cabrera 7; C Granderson 5; G Laird 4; P Polanco 4; M Ordonez 3; C Guillen; A Huff; A Everett; C Thomas; R Raburn.
GIDP: A Huff (15).
RBI: M Cabrera 4 (100); C Granderson 3 (67); P Polanco 2 (71); M Ordonez (42); A Everett (44); C Thomas (39).
2-out RBI: M Cabrera 3; C Granderson; C Thomas; P Polanco.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 11 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 5. A Everett-P Polanco-M Cabrera 3; P Polanco-A Everett-M Cabrera 2.
E: N Robertson (1).
Baserunning
SB: G Laird (5, 2nd base off S Linebrink/T Flowers).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Podsednik DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 .756 10 7 -0.031 0.98 0.066 -0.096 -0.1 GDP
Gordon Beckham 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .268 .809 14 6 0.056 0.52 0.074 -0.018 0.7 0 3
Alexei Ramirez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .729 8 6 -0.012 0.71 0.042 -0.054 -0.7 1 2 GDP
Paul Konerko 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .846 9 6 -0.091 0.78 0.000 -0.091 -1.3 7 1 GDP
   Josh Fields PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .650 3 2 -0.010 0.24 0.000 -0.010 -0.6 1 0 GDP
Jermaine Dye RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .251 .796 17 7 0.030 0.53 0.043 -0.012 0.2 2 0 IW
Carlos Quentin LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .233 .753 16 9 0.057 0.72 0.133 -0.076 1.2 4 0 HR,GDP
Alex Rios CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .244 .688 17 11 0.056 0.53 0.099 -0.042 0.9 4 0 HR
Jayson Nix 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .747 11 6 -0.013 0.29 0.000 -0.013 -0.4 0 1
   Dewayne Wise PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .590 3 2 0.047 1.13 0.047 0.000 0.3
   Brent Lillibridge 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .419 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tyler Flowers C 2 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .536 16 8 -0.037 1.02 0.025 -0.061 -0.3 6 0
Freddy Garcia P 1 0
   Tony Pena P 0 0
   Randy Williams P 0 0
   Scott Linebrink P 0 0
   Jhonny Nunez P 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 8 5 4 5 .267 .820 124 70 0.052 0.69 0.529 -0.473 -0.1 27 7
HR: C Quentin (18, off N Robertson; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); A Rios (17, off N Robertson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: J Dye (2, by N Robertson).
TB: A Rios 5; C Quentin 4; S Podsednik 2; G Beckham; A Ramirez; D Wise.
GIDP: C Quentin (11); S Podsednik (8); J Fields (5); P Konerko (15); A Ramirez (15).
RBI: C Quentin 3 (49); A Rios (68); G Beckham (59).
2-out RBI: A Rios.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Konerko-F Garcia.

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
Nate Robertson 3.1 6 5 4 3 2 2 5.56 16 55 28 16 5 7 6 5 2 0 29 -0.219 0.83 -3.3
Alfredo Figaro, W (2-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.74 8 28 16 8 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 0 0.063 0.35 1.7
Zach Miner, H (8) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.31 4 14 10 3 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.090 1.57 0.6
Brandon Lyon 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.82 6 27 16 10 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.011 0.15 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 5 4 4 5 2 4.00 34 124 70 37 10 23 15 10 5 0 29 1 0 -0.055 0.85 0.1

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
Freddy Garcia, L (2-4) 6.1 10 7 7 0 3 1 4.78 28 87 62 38 9 15 8 17 5 0 28 -0.266 1.06 -2.3
Tony Pena 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.27 3 10 8 6 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 -0.196 2.15 -1.4
Randy Williams 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.17 2 10 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.045 1.75 0.6
Scott Linebrink 0.2 5 4 4 0 2 0 4.75 7 35 22 13 2 7 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.138 0.49 -3.7
Jhonny Nunez 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 9.53 9 31 17 9 3 5 3 4 1 0 1 0 0.000 0.03 -0.2
Team Totals 9 20 12 12 3 5 1 12.00 49 173 112 68 15 29 14 27 9 0 28 5 2 -0.555 0.69 -6.9
Balks: None.
WP: N Robertson (2); S Linebrink (5); J Nunez (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: R Williams (4; M Thames); N Robertson (3; J Dye).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 35,590.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 4mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Chicago White Sox
1 Curtis Granderson CF 1 Scott Podsednik DH
2 Placido Polanco 2B 2 Gordon Beckham 3B
3 Magglio Ordonez RF 3 Alexei Ramirez SS
4 Miguel Cabrera 1B 4 Paul Konerko 1B
5 Aubrey Huff DH 5 Jermaine Dye RF
6 Carlos Guillen LF 6 Carlos Quentin LF
7 Brandon Inge 3B 7 Alex Rios CF
8 Gerald Laird C 8 Jayson Nix 2B
9 Adam Everett SS 9 Tyler Flowers C
Nate Robertson P Freddy Garcia P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R DET C. Granderson F. Garcia 22% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive); Laird Scores; Everett to 3B
t7 5-5 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R DET P. Polanco T. Pena 14% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Everett Scores; Granderson to 3B
b4 2-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR CHW C. Quentin N. Robertson -13% 7% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ramirez Scores; Dye Scores
t7 3-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R DET A. Everett F. Garcia 13% 39% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Guillen Scores; Laird to 2B
t6 1-5 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR DET M. Cabrera F. Garcia 10% 20% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Polanco Scores; Ordonez Scores

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' Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET C. Granderson F. Garcia -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Polanco F. Garcia -2% 46% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET M. Ordonez F. Garcia -1% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW S. Podsednik N. Robertson -3% 42% Single to 2B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHW G. Beckham N. Robertson -2% 39% Podsednik Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Podsednik to 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R CHW G. Beckham N. Robertson -7% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive); Podsednik Scores/unER
b1 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Ramirez N. Robertson 3% 36% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHW P. Konerko N. Robertson 5% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET M. Cabrera F. Garcia 4% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO DET A. Huff F. Garcia -8% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t2 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Guillen F. Garcia -1% 35% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW J. Dye N. Robertson -3% 32% Walk
b2 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHW C. Quentin N. Robertson 7% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R CHW A. Rios N. Robertson -9% 29% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b2 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Nix N. Robertson 1% 30% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Inge F. Garcia -3% 27% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Laird F. Garcia -2% 26% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
t3 0-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET A. Everett F. Garcia -1% 24% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
b3 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW T. Flowers N. Robertson -2% 22% Walk
b3 2-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHW S. Podsednik N. Robertson 5% 27% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW G. Beckham N. Robertson 1% 28% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET C. Granderson F. Garcia -3% 26% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET P. Polanco F. Garcia -2% 24% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET M. Ordonez F. Garcia -1% 22% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 3-4-5
b4 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW A. Ramirez N. Robertson -2% 20% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b4 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW P. Konerko N. Robertson -2% 18% Wild Pitch; Ramirez to 2B
b4 2-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko N. Robertson 3% 21% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHW J. Dye N. Robertson -1% 20% Intentional Walk
b4 2-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR CHW C. Quentin N. Robertson -13% 7% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ramirez Scores; Dye Scores
b4 5-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW A. Rios N. Robertson -1% 6% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Alfredo Figaro replaces Nate Robertson pitching
b4 5-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Nix A. Figaro 0% 6% Groundout: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Rios to 2B
b4 5-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW T. Flowers A. Figaro 1% 7% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 5.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 4-5-6
t5 0-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R DET M. Cabrera F. Garcia 4% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET A. Huff F. Garcia 3% 15% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t5 1-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Guillen F. Garcia -3% 12% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 1-5 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O DET B. Inge F. Garcia -2% 9% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O DET G. Laird F. Garcia -2% 8% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tigers' Alfredo Figaro facing 1-2-3
b5 5-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW S. Podsednik A. Figaro -1% 7% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 5-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW G. Beckham A. Figaro 1% 8% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 5-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHW A. Ramirez A. Figaro 2% 9% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 9-1-2
t6 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET A. Everett F. Garcia -2% 7% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 1-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Granderson F. Garcia -1% 6% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Polanco F. Garcia 1% 7% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 1-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Ordonez F. Garcia 3% 10% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Polanco to 3B
t6 1-5 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR DET M. Cabrera F. Garcia 10% 20% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Polanco Scores; Ordonez Scores
t6 3-5 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O DET A. Huff F. Garcia -3% 16% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tigers' Alfredo Figaro facing 4-5-6
b6 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW P. Konerko A. Figaro 2% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW J. Dye A. Figaro 1% 19% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b6 5-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW C. Quentin A. Figaro 1% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, White Sox' Freddy Garcia facing 6-7-8
t7 3-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET C. Guillen F. Garcia 6% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 3-5 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge F. Garcia -5% 20% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET G. Laird F. Garcia 6% 26% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Guillen to 2B
t7 3-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R DET A. Everett F. Garcia 13% 39% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Guillen Scores; Laird to 2B
t7 4-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R DET C. Granderson F. Garcia 22% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive); Laird Scores; Everett to 3B
Tony Pena replaces Freddy Garcia pitching
t7 5-5 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R DET P. Polanco T. Pena 14% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Everett Scores; Granderson to 3B
t7 6-5 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  R DET M. Ordonez T. Pena 7% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Granderson Scores; Polanco to 2B
Clete Thomas pinch runs for Magglio Ordonez (RF) batting 3rd
t7 7-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET M. Cabrera T. Pena -2% 81% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul); Polanco to 3B; Thomas to 2B
Randy Williams replaces Tony Pena pitching
Marcus Thames pinch hits for Aubrey Huff (DH) batting 5th
t7 7-5 2 -23 4,(3-0)  DET M. Thames R. Williams 1% 81% Intentional Walk
t7 7-5 2 123 6,(3-2)  O DET C. Guillen R. Williams -5% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Tigers' Zach Miner facing 7-8-9
Zach Miner replaces Alfredo Figaro pitching
Ryan Raburn replaces Carlos Guillen playing LF batting 6th
Clete Thomas moves from PR to RF
b7 5-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rios Z. Miner 4% 80% Strikeout Swinging
Dewayne Wise pinch hits for Jayson Nix (2B) batting 8th
b7 5-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW D. Wise Z. Miner -5% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b7 5-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW T. Flowers Z. Miner 5% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW S. Podsednik Z. Miner 4% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, White Sox' Scott Linebrink facing 7-8-9
Scott Linebrink replaces Randy Williams pitching
Brent Lillibridge replaces Dewayne Wise (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t8 7-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Inge S. Linebrink -2% 84% Strikeout Looking
t8 7-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  DET G. Laird S. Linebrink 2% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 7-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET A. Everett S. Linebrink 1% 86% Laird Steals 2B
t8 7-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Everett S. Linebrink -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-5 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R DET C. Granderson S. Linebrink 8% 92% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Laird Scores
t8 8-5 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R DET P. Polanco S. Linebrink 4% 96% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Granderson Scores
t8 9-5 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  R DET C. Thomas S. Linebrink 2% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores
t8 10-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET M. Cabrera S. Linebrink 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Thomas to 2B
t8 10-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R DET M. Cabrera S. Linebrink 1% 99% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Thomas Scores
Jhonny Nunez replaces Scott Linebrink pitching
t8 11-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET M. Thames J. Nunez 0% 99% Walk; Cabrera to 2B
t8 11-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  DET R. Raburn J. Nunez 0% 99% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Cabrera to 3B; Thames to 2B
t8 11-5 2 123 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Inge J. Nunez -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 11, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-11, Tigers' Brandon Lyon facing 2-3-4
Brandon Lyon replaces Zach Miner pitching
b8 5-11 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW G. Beckham B. Lyon -1% 98% Walk
b8 5-11 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez B. Lyon 1% 99% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
Josh Fields pinch hits for Paul Konerko (1B) batting 4th
b8 5-11 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHW J. Fields B. Lyon 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-5, White Sox' Jhonny Nunez facing 8-9-1
Josh Fields moves from PH to 1B
t9 11-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET G. Laird J. Nunez 0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t9 11-5 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  DET A. Everett J. Nunez 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Laird to 3B
t9 11-5 0 --3 5,(2-2)  O DET A. Everett J. Nunez -0% 100% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t9 11-5 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R DET C. Granderson J. Nunez 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Laird Scores
t9 12-5 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  DET P. Polanco J. Nunez 0% 100% Walk; Granderson to 2B
t9 12-5 1 12- 6,(1-2)  O DET C. Thomas J. Nunez -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t9 12-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Cabrera J. Nunez -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 12, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-12, Tigers' Brandon Lyon facing 5-6-7
b9 5-12 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Dye B. Lyon 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b9 5-12 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW C. Quentin B. Lyon 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 5-12 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rios B. Lyon 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, White Sox 5.

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