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Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 7:11PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 30,667, Time of Game: 3:25
Tigers
8
75-67
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
6
76-66
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Max Scherzer (16-6)
L: Gavin Floyd (9-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  3  0   3  2  0    8 14  0
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  4  1    6  9  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Austin Jackson CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .309 .882 26 15 0.092 0.89 0.163 -0.070 1.3 2 0 2B,GDP
Andy Dirks LF 4 1 2 0 1 2 .319 .863 23 16 -0.004 0.72 0.041 -0.045 0.3 1 0
Miguel Cabrera 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .328 .983 18 11 0.133 0.94 0.163 -0.029 0.4 0 2 GDP
Prince Fielder 1B 5 1 1 3 0 1 .305 .921 19 12 0.042 1.11 0.144 -0.102 1.1 8 0 HR
Delmon Young DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .726 14 9 -0.074 0.59 0.002 -0.076 -0.8
Brennan Boesch RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .244 .669 21 12 0.043 0.71 0.070 -0.027 0.2 0 0
   Avisail Garcia RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .701 3 2 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 1 0
Jhonny Peralta SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 .252 .717 16 9 0.042 0.92 0.081 -0.039 0.5 0 2
Alex Avila C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .244 .735 10 8 -0.029 0.97 0.009 -0.038 0.8 11 1 2B,SH
Omar Infante 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .278 .728 10 8 -0.005 0.96 0.024 -0.029 -0.4 4 3
Max Scherzer P 0 0
   Brayan Villarreal P 0 0
   Joaquin Benoit P 0 0
   Jose Valverde P 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 14 8 3 8 .368 .915 160 102 0.238 0.84 0.697 -0.457 3.3 27 8
2B: A Jackson (24, off D Axelrod); A Avila (19, off D Axelrod).
HR: P Fielder (26, off L Septimo; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: A Avila (2, off G Floyd).
TB: A Jackson 4; P Fielder 4; M Cabrera 3; A Dirks 2; A Avila 2; D Young; O Infante; J Peralta; B Boesch.
GIDP: M Cabrera (28); A Jackson (8).
RBI: P Fielder 3 (98); A Jackson 2 (57); M Cabrera (118); O Infante (48); A Avila (41).
2-out RBI: P Fielder 3; M Cabrera; A Jackson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Peralta-O Infante-P Fielder.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alejandro De Aza LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .278 .744 25 16 -0.073 0.89 0.013 -0.086 0.5 0 0
Kevin Youkilis 3B 4 2 2 4 0 0 .236 .770 14 9 0.128 0.71 0.169 -0.041 2.7 0 5 2·HR
Dewayne Wise CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .276 .795 22 15 -0.060 0.62 0.012 -0.072 -0.6 4 0 CS
Paul Konerko 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .310 .873 17 11 0.000 0.53 0.032 -0.033 0.2 8 0
Alex Rios RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .832 16 11 -0.023 1.04 0.055 -0.079 -0.6 0 0 SB,GDP
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 .842 15 11 -0.095 0.92 0.000 -0.095 -0.7 8 0
Alexei Ramirez SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .272 .676 11 8 -0.086 0.83 0.000 -0.086 -0.5 2 3
Dan Johnson DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 .500 1.215 20 11 0.033 0.48 0.051 -0.018 0.4
   Ray Olmedo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .448 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Orlando Hudson 2B 3 1 0 0 1 3 .197 .554 27 16 -0.087 0.83 0.004 -0.092 -0.2 5 3
Gavin Floyd P 0 0
   Hector Santiago P 0 0
   Brian Omogrosso P 0 0
   Leyson Septimo P 0 0
   Dylan Axelrod P 0 0
   Donnie Veal P 0 0
   Brett Myers P 0 0
Team Totals 34 6 9 6 2 11 .265 .747 167 108 -0.263 0.76 0.336 -0.602 1.3 27 11
HR: K Youkilis 2 (18, 1 off J Benoit, 1 off M Scherzer; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: K Youkilis 8; P Konerko 2; D Johnson 2; A Rios; D Wise; A De Aza.
GIDP: A Rios (17).
RBI: K Youkilis 4 (56); A Ramirez (67); A De Aza (48).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. O Hudson-P Konerko; K Youkilis-O Hudson-P Konerko.
PB: A Pierzynski (8).
Baserunning
SB: A Rios (21, 2nd base off J Valverde/A Avila).
CS: D Wise (2, 2nd base by M Scherzer/A Avila).

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
Max Scherzer, W (16-6) 6 4 1 1 0 7 1 3.77 21 115 77 47 18 12 4 10 3 0 67 0.227 0.79 2.2
Brayan Villarreal 1.1 1 2 2 2 1 0 2.37 6 19 8 5 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.018 0.28 0.1
Joaquin Benoit 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 3.36 4 19 13 5 6 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 -0.026 0.43 -3.1
Jose Valverde, S (30) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.62 5 15 10 7 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.044 1.38 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 2 11 2 6.00 36 168 108 64 27 17 8 15 5 0 67 2 2 0.263 0.84 -1.3

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
Gavin Floyd, L (9-10) 4.2 4 3 3 1 7 0 4.59 19 69 44 22 13 9 8 3 1 0 50 -0.025 1.24 0.4
Hector Santiago 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 3.49 10 51 32 20 2 10 3 4 2 0 1 1 -0.041 0.87 0.1
Brian Omogrosso 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.75 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -0.014 0.61 -0.2
Leyson Septimo 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5.73 3 11 6 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 -0.153 0.69 -2.5
Dylan Axelrod 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.29 6 20 14 10 0 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 -0.013 0.07 -1.5
Donnie Veal 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.93 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.004 0.15 0.2
Brett Myers 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.71 2 6 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.10 0.3
Team Totals 9 14 8 8 3 8 1 8.00 42 160 102 60 18 24 17 14 9 0 50 4 3 -0.237 0.76 -3.3
B Omogrosso faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Brian Gorman.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 30,667.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 15mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Chicago White Sox
1 Austin Jackson CF 1 Alejandro De Aza LF
2 Andy Dirks LF 2 Kevin Youkilis 3B
3 Miguel Cabrera 3B 3 Dewayne Wise CF
4 Prince Fielder 1B 4 Paul Konerko 1B
5 Delmon Young DH 5 Alex Rios RF
6 Brennan Boesch RF 6 A.J. Pierzynski C
7 Jhonny Peralta SS 7 Alexei Ramirez SS
8 Alex Avila C 8 Dan Johnson DH
9 Omar Infante 2B 9 Orlando Hudson 2B
Max Scherzer P Gavin Floyd P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 3-1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  RRR DET P. Fielder L. Septimo 14% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Dirks Scores; Cabrera Scores
b4 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHW K. Youkilis M. Scherzer -13% 34% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 1-1 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R DET A. Jackson G. Floyd 12% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Peralta Scores
t5 2-1 2 12- 5,(1-2)  R DET M. Cabrera H. Santiago 11% 74% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Jackson Scores; Dirks to 2B
t5 0-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET J. Peralta G. Floyd 8% 49% Walk; Boesch to 2B

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' Gavin Floyd facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET A. Jackson G. Floyd 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Dirks G. Floyd -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET M. Cabrera G. Floyd 4% 54% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Jackson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O DET P. Fielder G. Floyd -4% 49% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Young G. Floyd -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Max Scherzer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. De Aza M. Scherzer 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW K. Youkilis M. Scherzer 2% 49% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  CHW D. Wise M. Scherzer -1% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW P. Konerko M. Scherzer 2% 50% Wise Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET B. Boesch G. Floyd -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Peralta G. Floyd -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Avila G. Floyd -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Max Scherzer facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW P. Konerko M. Scherzer 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rios M. Scherzer 2% 49% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Pierzynski M. Scherzer 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET O. Infante G. Floyd -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET A. Jackson G. Floyd -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O DET A. Dirks G. Floyd -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Max Scherzer facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Ramirez M. Scherzer 3% 47% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW D. Johnson M. Scherzer 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHW O. Hudson M. Scherzer 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Cabrera G. Floyd -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Fielder G. Floyd -2% 45% Popfly: 2B (Front of Home)
t4 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Young G. Floyd -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Max Scherzer facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW A. De Aza M. Scherzer 3% 47% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b4 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHW K. Youkilis M. Scherzer -13% 34% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b4 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW D. Wise M. Scherzer 2% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW P. Konerko M. Scherzer -1% 34% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 1-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rios M. Scherzer 2% 36% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET B. Boesch G. Floyd 5% 42% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t5 0-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET J. Peralta G. Floyd 8% 49% Walk; Boesch to 2B
t5 0-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET A. Avila G. Floyd -1% 49% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Boesch to 3B; Peralta to 2B
t5 0-1 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO DET O. Infante G. Floyd -0% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Boesch Scores; Peralta to 3B
t5 1-1 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R DET A. Jackson G. Floyd 12% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Peralta Scores
Hector Santiago replaces Gavin Floyd pitching
t5 2-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET A. Dirks H. Santiago 2% 63% Walk; Jackson to 2B
t5 2-1 2 12- 5,(1-2)  R DET M. Cabrera H. Santiago 11% 74% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Jackson Scores; Dirks to 2B
t5 3-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Fielder H. Santiago -3% 71% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Max Scherzer facing 6-7-8
b5 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski M. Scherzer 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b5 1-3 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez M. Scherzer 2% 76% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b5 1-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  CHW D. Johnson M. Scherzer -2% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b5 1-3 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  O CHW O. Hudson M. Scherzer 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Hector Santiago facing 5-6-7
t6 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Young H. Santiago -2% 76% Flyball: CF
t6 3-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  DET B. Boesch H. Santiago 2% 78% Walk
t6 3-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O DET J. Peralta H. Santiago -2% 76% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O DET A. Avila H. Santiago -2% 74% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Max Scherzer facing 1-2-3
b6 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. De Aza M. Scherzer 4% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW K. Youkilis M. Scherzer 2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 1-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW D. Wise M. Scherzer 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Hector Santiago facing 9-1-2
t7 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  DET O. Infante H. Santiago 2% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 3-1 0 1-- 9,(3-2)  OO DET A. Jackson H. Santiago -5% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  DET A. Dirks H. Santiago 1% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
Brian Omogrosso replaces Hector Santiago pitching
t7 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET M. Cabrera B. Omogrosso 1% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Dirks to 2B
Leyson Septimo replaces Brian Omogrosso pitching
t7 3-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Fielder L. Septimo 1% 82% Passed Ball; Dirks to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
t7 3-1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  RRR DET P. Fielder L. Septimo 14% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Dirks Scores; Cabrera Scores
t7 6-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Young L. Septimo 0% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 6-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Boesch L. Septimo -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Brayan Villarreal facing 4-5-6
Brayan Villarreal replaces Max Scherzer pitching
Avisail Garcia replaces Brennan Boesch playing RF batting 6th
b7 1-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW P. Konerko B. Villarreal -2% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b7 1-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHW A. Rios B. Villarreal 4% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b7 1-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW A. Pierzynski B. Villarreal 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, White Sox' Dylan Axelrod facing 7-8-9
Dylan Axelrod replaces Leyson Septimo pitching
t8 6-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET J. Peralta D. Axelrod 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 6-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R DET A. Avila D. Axelrod 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Peralta Scores
t8 7-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O DET O. Infante D. Axelrod -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 7-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R DET A. Jackson D. Axelrod 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Avila Scores
t8 8-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  DET A. Dirks D. Axelrod 0% 100% Single to P (Line Drive to Weak 3B); Jackson stays at 2B
t8 8-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO DET M. Cabrera D. Axelrod -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Tigers' Brayan Villarreal facing 7-8-9
b8 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Ramirez B. Villarreal 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b8 1-8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHW D. Johnson B. Villarreal -0% 99% Walk
b8 1-8 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHW O. Hudson B. Villarreal -0% 99% Walk; Johnson to 2B
Joaquin Benoit replaces Brayan Villarreal pitching
b8 1-8 1 12- 8,(3-2)  R CHW A. De Aza J. Benoit -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson Scores; Hudson to 3B
b8 2-8 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RRR CHW K. Youkilis J. Benoit -4% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hudson Scores; De Aza Scores
b8 5-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW D. Wise J. Benoit 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW P. Konerko J. Benoit 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, White Sox' Donnie Veal facing 4-5-6
Donnie Veal replaces Dylan Axelrod pitching
t9 8-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Fielder D. Veal -0% 96% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
Brett Myers replaces Donnie Veal pitching
t9 8-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Young B. Myers -0% 96% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 8-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET A. Garcia B. Myers -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers' Jose Valverde facing 5-6-7
Jose Valverde replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
b9 5-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Rios J. Valverde -5% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b9 5-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Pierzynski J. Valverde -1% 90% Rios Steals 2B
b9 5-8 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski J. Valverde 5% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Rios to 3B
b9 5-8 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO CHW A. Ramirez J. Valverde 4% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Rios Scores
b9 6-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW D. Johnson J. Valverde -3% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
Ray Olmedo pinch runs for Dan Johnson (DH) batting 8th
b9 6-8 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHW O. Hudson J. Valverde 5% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 6.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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